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GERANIUM |
Cultivated plant |
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CROP |
Cultivated plant |
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CARNATION |
Cultivated plant |
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SORGHUM |
A plant cultivated as a source of syrup |
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SAINFOIN |
A leguminous plant (Onobrychis sativa) cultivated for
fodder. |
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NATCHNEE |
An annual grass (Eleusine coracona), cultivated in India
as a food plant. |
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FENUGREEK |
A plant (trigonella Foenum Graecum) cultivated for its
strong-smelling seeds, which are |
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COLEUS |
A plant of several species of the Mint family, cultivated
for its bright-colored or variegated leaves. |
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TULIP |
Any plant of the liliaceous genus Tulipa. Many varieties are
cultivated for their beautiful, often variegated flowers. |
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CARROT |
The esculent root of cultivated varieties of the plant,
usually spindle-shaped, and of a reddish yellow color. |
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LUCERN |
A leguminous plant (Medicago sativa), having bluish purple
cloverlike flowers, cultivated for fodder; -- called also alfalfa. |
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HOP |
A climbing plant (Humulus Lupulus), having a long, twining,
annual stalk. It is cultivated for its fruit (hops). |
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WOAD |
An herbaceous cruciferous plant (Isatis tinctoria). It was
formerly cultivated for the blue coloring matter derived from its
leaves. |
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CHUFA |
A sedgelike plant (Cyperus esculentus) producing edible
tubers, native about the Mediterranean, now cultivated in many regions;
the earth almond. |
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PEANUT |
The fruit of a trailing leguminous plant (Arachis
hypogaea); also, the plant itself, which is widely cultivated for its
fruit. |
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ANISE |
An umbelliferous plant (Pimpinella anisum) growing naturally
in Egypt, and cultivated in Spain, Malta, etc., for its carminative and
aromatic seeds. |
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ASTER |
A plant of the genus Callistephus. Many varieties (called
China asters, German asters, etc.) are cultivated for their handsome
compound flowers. |
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HELIOTROPE |
A plant of the genus Heliotropium; -- called also
turnsole and girasole. H. Peruvianum is the commonly cultivated species
with fragrant flowers. |
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TUBEROSE |
A plant (Polianthes tuberosa) with a tuberous root and a
liliaceous flower. It is much cultivated for its beautiful and fragrant
white blossoms. |
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SNAPDRAGON |
Any plant of the scrrophulariaceous genus Antirrhinum,
especially the cultivated A. majus, whose showy flowers are fancifully
likened to the face of a dragon. |
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COCHINEAL FIG |
A plant of Central and Southern America, of the Cactus
family, extensively cultivated for the sake of the cochineal insect,
which lives on it. |
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SELAGINELLA |
A genus of cryptogamous plants resembling Lycopodia,
but producing two kinds of spores; also, any plant of this genus. Many
species are cultivated in conservatories. |
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SNOWDROP |
A bulbous plant (Galanthus nivalis) bearing white
flowers, which often appear while the snow is on the ground. It is
cultivated in gardens for its beauty. |
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CANDYTUFT |
An annual plant of the genus Iberis, cultivated in
gardens. The name was originally given to the I. umbellata, first,
discovered in the island of Candia. |
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FENNEL |
A perennial plant of the genus Faeniculum (F. vulgare),
having very finely divided leaves. It is cultivated in gardens for the
agreeable aromatic flavor of its seeds. |