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Capitulum

A thick head of flowers on a very short axis, as a clover top, or a dandelion; a composite flower. A capitulum may be either globular or flat.

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Crown 76% connected

of Crow

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Fruit 76% connected

Whatever is produced for the nourishment or enjoyment of man or animals by the processes of vegetable growth, as corn, grass, cotton, flax, etc.; --…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Spike 74% connected

A sort of very large nail; also, a piece of pointed iron set with points upward or outward.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Spike 74% connected

A sort of very large nail; also, a piece of pointed iron set with points upward or outward.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Corn 70% connected

A thickening of the epidermis at some point, esp. on the toes, by friction or pressure. It is usually painful and troublesome.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Maize 70% connected

A large species of American grass of the genus Zea (Z. Mays), widely cultivated as a forage and food plant; Indian corn. Also, its seed, growing on c…

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Ear 92% connected

The organ of hearing; the external ear.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Head 92% connected

The anterior or superior part of an animal, containing the brain, or chief ganglia of the nervous system, the mouth, and in the higher animals, the c…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Spike 92% connected

A sort of very large nail; also, a piece of pointed iron set with points upward or outward.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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