ilex |
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an evergreen oak native to Europe.
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squirting cucumber |
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a Mediterranean plant, /Ecballium elaterium/,
whose ripe fruit forcibly squirts seeds and juice.
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animated oat |
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a Mediterranean oat, /Avena sterilis/, whose
spikelets twist on sudden exposure to moisture.
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neep |
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(Brit. dial.) a turnip.
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fimble |
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the male hemp plant. [ME /femaille/ |female|].
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forb |
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an herb that is not a grass.
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scrog |
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(Scot.) a small bush or tree; /scrogs/ underbrush.
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dumb cane |
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a plant, /Dieffenbachia seguine/, of the West
Indies, whose leaves cause temporary
speechlessness when chewed. also
|mother-in-law plant|.
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pepo |
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the fruit of a plant in the gourd family.
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pelargonium |
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a plant of the geranium genus.
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cauliflorous |
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(bot.) bearing fruit or flowers directly on
the trunk or branches. [< /caulis/ stalk or stem]
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eddo |
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the taro's edible root.
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culm |
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a stalk, esp. of a grass.
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silique |
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(bot.) the seed vessel or pod of a cruciferous plant.
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encina |
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the live oak or California live oak.
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dionaea |
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Venus's flytrap.
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