plants having seeds in a closed ovary
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fragrant rootstock of various irises especially Florentine iris; used in perfumes and medicines
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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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a colorless volatile water-soluble liquid aldehyde used chiefly in the manufacture of acetic acid and perfumes and drugs
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: fragrant, rootstock, various, irises, florentine.A fragrant essential oil; esp., a volatile and highly fragrant essential oil obtained from the petals of roses.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: fragrant, rootstock, various, irises, florentine.A very fragrant tea rose with petals of various shades of pink.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: fragrant, rootstock, various, irises, florentine.To exhale; to emit, as breath; as, the flowers breathe odors or perfumes.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: fragrant, rootstock, various, irises, florentine.a box, or vase, with a perforated cover to emit perfumes.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: fragrant, rootstock, various, irises, florentine.A vessel for perfumes; esp. one in which incense is burned.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: fragrant, rootstock, various, irises, florentine.cat-like mammal typically secreting musk used in perfumes
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: fragrant, rootstock, various, irises, florentine.A place where medicines are prepared and dispensed; esp., a place where the poor can obtain medical advice and medicines gratuitously…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: fragrant, rootstock, various, irises, florentine.A species of rose (Rosa Eglanteria), with fragrant foliage and flowers of various colors.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: fragrant, rootstock, various, irises, florentine.a colorless volatile water-soluble liquid aldehyde used chiefly in the manufacture of acetic acid and perfumes and drugs
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: fragrant, rootstock, various, irises, florentine.a fragrant colorless flammable volatile liquid ester made from ethanol and acetic acid; used in flavorings and perfumes and as a solve…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: fragrant, rootstock, various, irises, florentine.One who makes or uses perfumes.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: fragrant, rootstock, various, irises, florentine.
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