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Anacardiaceous
adjective · 78% connection
Belonging to, or resembling, a family, or order, of plants of which the cashew tree is the type, and the species of sumac are well kno…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, resembling, natural, order, plants.
Artemisia
noun · 78% connection
A genus of plants including the plants called mugwort, southernwood, and wormwood. Of these A. absinthium, or common wormwood, is well…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, resembling, natural, order, plants.
Aurantiaceous
adjective · 78% connection
Pertaining to, or resembling, the Aurantiaceae, an order of plants (formerly considered natural), of which the orange is the type.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, resembling, natural, order, plants.
Bloodwort
noun · 78% connection
A plant, Rumex sanguineus, or bloody-veined dock. The name is applied also to bloodroot (Sanguinaria Canadensis), and to an extensive…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, resembling, natural, order, 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, resembling, natural, order, plants.
Celandine
noun · 78% connection
A perennial herbaceous plant (Chelidonium majus) of the poppy family, with yellow flowers. It is used as a medicine in jaundice, etc.,…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, resembling, natural, order, plants.
Chelerythrine
noun · 78% connection
An alkaloidal principle obtained from the celandine, and named from the red color of its salts. It is a colorless crystalline substanc…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, resembling, natural, order, plants.
Chelidonic
adjective · 78% connection
Of, pertaining to, or derived from, the celandine.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, resembling, natural, order, 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, resembling, natural, order, 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, resembling, natural, order, plants.
Cupuliferous
adjective · 78% connection
Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the family of plants of which the oak and the chestnut are examples, -- trees bearing a smooth, soli…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, resembling, natural, order, plants.
Glaucic
adjective · 78% connection
Of or pertaining to the Glaucium or horned poppy; -- formerly applied to an acid derived from it, now known to be fumaric acid.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, resembling, natural, order, plants.
Irideous
adjective · 78% connection
Pertaining to, or resembling, a large natural order of endogenous plants (Iridaceae), which includes the genera Iris, Ixia, Crocus, Gl…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, resembling, natural, order, plants.
Juncaceous
adjective · 78% connection
Of. pertaining to, or resembling, a natural order of plants (Juncaceae), of which the common rush (Juncus) is the type.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, resembling, natural, order, plants.
Labiate
adjective · 78% connection
Belonging to a natural order of plants (Labiatae), of which the mint, sage, and catnip are examples. They are mostly aromatic herbs.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, resembling, natural, order, plants.
Liliaceous
adjective · 78% connection
Of or pertaining to a natural order of which the lily, tulip, and hyacinth are well-known examples.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, resembling, natural, order, plants.
Magnoliaceous
adjective · 78% connection
Pertaining to a natural order (Magnoliaceae) of trees of which the magnolia, the tulip tree, and the star anise are examples.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, resembling, natural, order, plants.
Malpighiaceous
adjective · 78% connection
Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a natural order of tropical trees and shrubs (Malpighiaceae), some of them climbing plants, and thei…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: pertaining, resembling, natural, order, plants.