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Acanthaceous
adjective · 78% connection
Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the family of plants of which the acanthus is the type.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, obtained, moonseed, menispermum, plants.
Amarantaceous
adjective · 78% connection
Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the family of plants of which the amaranth is the type.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, obtained, moonseed, menispermum, plants.
Amaryllideous
adjective · 78% connection
Of, pertaining to, or resembling, an order of plants differing from the lily family chiefly in having the ovary below the /etals. The…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, obtained, moonseed, menispermum, plants.
Arrowroot
noun · 78% connection
A nutritive starch obtained from the rootstocks of Maranta arundinacea, and used as food, esp. for children an invalids; also, a simil…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, obtained, moonseed, menispermum, plants.
Asclepiadaceous
adjective · 78% connection
Of, pertaining to, or resembling, plants of the Milkweed family.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, obtained, moonseed, menispermum, plants.
Bignoniaceous
adjective · 78% connection
Of pertaining to, or resembling, the family of plants of which the trumpet flower is an example.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, obtained, moonseed, menispermum, plants.
Bittern
adjective · 78% connection
A very bitter compound of quassia, cocculus Indicus, etc., used by fraudulent brewers in adulterating beer.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, obtained, moonseed, menispermum, plants.
Blood money
unknown · 78% connection
Money obtained as the price, or at the cost, of another's life; -- said of a reward for supporting a capital charge, of money obtained…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, obtained, moonseed, menispermum, plants.
Boraginaceous
adjective · 78% connection
Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a family of plants (Boraginaceae) which includes the borage, heliotrope, beggar's lice, and many pes…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, obtained, moonseed, menispermum, plants.
Bromeliaceous
adjective · 78% connection
Pertaining to, or resembling, a family of endogenous and mostly epiphytic or saxicolous plants of which the genera Tillandsia and Bill…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, obtained, moonseed, menispermum, plants.
Broom rape
unknown · 78% connection
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: pertaining, obtained, moonseed, menispermum, plants.
Calumba
noun · 78% connection
The root of a plant (Jateorrhiza Calumba, and probably Cocculus palmatus), indigenous in Mozambique. It has an unpleasantly bitter tas…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, obtained, moonseed, menispermum, plants.
Campanulaceous
adjective · 78% connection
Of pertaining to, or resembling, the family of plants (Camponulaceae) of which Campanula is the type, and which includes the Canterbur…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, obtained, moonseed, menispermum, plants.
Caprifoliaceous
adjective · 78% connection
Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the Honeysuckle family of plants (Caprifoliacae.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, obtained, moonseed, menispermum, plants.
Cocculus Indicus
noun · 78% connection
The fruit or berry of the Anamirta Cocculus, a climbing plant of the East Indies. It is a poisonous narcotic and stimulant.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, obtained, moonseed, menispermum, plants.
Convolvulaceous
adjective · 78% connection
Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the family of plants of which the bindweed and the morning-glory are common examples.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, obtained, moonseed, menispermum, plants.
Cruciferous
adjective · 78% connection
Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a family of plants which have four petals arranged like the arms of a cross, as the mustard, radish,…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, obtained, moonseed, menispermum, plants.
Cucurbitaceous
adjective · 78% connection
Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a family of plants of which the cucumber, melon, and gourd are common examples.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, obtained, moonseed, menispermum, plants.