plants having seeds in a closed ovary
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any of a variety of plants grown indoors for decorative purposes
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(botany) a plant that completes its entire life cycle within the space of a year
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Nature and environment, Plants, Botany.(botany) a natural swelling or enlargement: at the base of the stalk or seta in certain mosses or on the cone scale of certain conifers
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Nature and environment, Plants, Botany.(botany) tissue that conducts synthesized food substances (e.g., from leaves) to parts where needed; consists primarily of sieve tubes
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Nature and environment, Plants, Botany.(botany) a plant having a life cycle that normally takes two seasons from germination to death to complete; flowering biennials usuall…
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Nature and environment, Plants, Botany.(botany) a swelling on a plant similar to that on the skin
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Nature and environment, Plants, Botany.(botany) an isolated thickening of tissue, especially a stiff protuberance on the lip of an orchid
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Nature and environment, Plants, Botany.(botany) the whorl of sepals of a flower collectively forming the outer floral envelope or layer of the perianth enclosing and support…
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Nature and environment, Plants, Botany.(botany) a usually terminal tuft of bracts (as in the pineapple) or tuft of hairs (especially on certain seeds)
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Nature and environment, Plants, Botany.(botany) the whorl of petals of a flower that collectively form an inner floral envelope or layer of the perianth; "we cultivate the f…
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Nature and environment, Plants, Botany.(botany) the trumpet-shaped or cup-shaped outgrowth of the corolla of a daffodil or narcissus flower
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Nature and environment, Plants, Botany.(botany) a minute rudimentary plant contained within a seed or an archegonium
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Nature and environment, Plants, Botany.any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by s…
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Nature and environment, Plants, Botany.plants having seeds in a closed ovary
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Nature and environment, Plants, Botany.(botany) a slender tubular outgrowth from a spore in germination
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Nature and environment, Plants, Botany.(botany) the small swelling that is the part of a plant stem from which one or more leaves emerge
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Nature and environment, Plants, Botany.(botany) any appendage to a plant that is shaped like a strap
Used in the same subject area: Biology, Nature and environment, Plants, Botany.(botany) either of the two parts of a bilabiate corolla or calyx
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the arts of decorative design and handicraft; "they sponsored arts and crafts in order to encourage craftsmanship in an age of mass pr…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: variety, plants, grown, indoors, decorative.A collection containing a variety of sorts or kinds adapted to various wants, demands, or purposes; as, an assortment of goods.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: variety, plants, grown, indoors, decorative.any of various leguminous plants grown for their edible seeds and pods
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: variety, plants, grown, indoors, decorative.A genus of plants, mostly of tropical America, many species of which are grown as ornamental plants. The leaves are curiously one-side…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: variety, plants, grown, indoors, decorative.A glass vessel, varying in size, open at the bottom and closed at the top like a bell, and having a knob or handle at the top for lift…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: variety, plants, grown, indoors, decorative.the use of plants or plant extracts for medicinal purposes (especially plants that are not part of the normal diet)
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: variety, plants, grown, indoors, decorative.A genus (Orobanche) of parasitic plants of Europe and Asia. They are destitute of chlorophyll, have scales instead of leaves, and spik…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: variety, plants, grown, indoors, decorative.A dark variety of sandstone, much used for building purposes.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: variety, plants, grown, indoors, decorative.any of a numerous plants grown for their five-petaled flowers; abundant in temperate regions; alleged to have medicinal properties
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: variety, plants, grown, indoors, decorative.a variety of mandarin orange that is grown around the Mediterranean and in South Africa
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: variety, plants, grown, indoors, decorative.any of various Old World tropical plants of the genus Coleus having multicolored decorative leaves and spikes of blue flowers
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: variety, plants, grown, indoors, decorative.A variety of cabbage (Brassica oleracea), cultivated for its seeds, which yield an oil valued for illuminating and lubricating purpose…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: variety, plants, grown, indoors, decorative.
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