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TREES |
Large plants |
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OXEYE |
A genus of composite plants (Buphthalmum) with large yellow
flowers. |
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EUCHARIS |
A genus of South American amaryllidaceous plants with
large and beautiful white blossoms. |
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MACROSPORE |
One of the specially large spores of certain flowerless
plants, as Selaginella, etc. |
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DATURA |
A genus of solanaceous plants, with large funnel-shaped
flowers and a four-celled, capsular fruit. |
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SENECIO |
A very large genus of composite plants including the
groundsel and the golden ragwort. |
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POLYGONUM |
A genus of plants embracing a large number of species,
including bistort, knotweed, smartweed, etc. |
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MEGACEPHALOUS |
Large headed; -- applied to animals, and to plants
when they have large flower heads. |
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CAMPANULA |
A large genus of plants bearing bell-shaped flowers,
often of great beauty; -- also called bellflower. |
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CYPERACEOUS |
Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a large family of
plants of which the sedge is the type. |
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BUTCHER'S BROOM |
A genus of plants (Ruscus); esp. R. aculeatus, which
has large red berries and leaflike branches. See Cladophyll. |
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BOUGAINVILLAEA |
A genus of plants of the order Nyctoginaceae, from
tropical South America, having the flowers surrounded by large bracts. |
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DAY LILY |
A genus of plants (Funkia) differing from the last in
having ovate veiny leaves, and large white or blue flowers. |
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LIGULIFLOROUS |
Bearing only ligulate flowers; -- said of a large
suborder of composite plants, such as the dandelion, lettuce, hawkweed,
etc. |
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COBAEA |
A genus of climbing plants, native of Mexico and South
America. C. scandens is a conservatory climber with large bell-shaped
flowers. |
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PELARGONIUM |
A large genus of plants of the order Geraniaceae,
differing from Geranium in having a spurred calyx and an irregular
corolla. |
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CYPERUS |
A large genus of plants belonging to the Sedge family, and
including the species called galingale, several bulrushes, and the
Egyptian papyrus. |
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IRIDEOUS |
Pertaining to, or resembling, a large natural order of
endogenous plants (Iridaceae), which includes the genera Iris, Ixia,
Crocus, Gladiolus, and many others. |
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RADIANT |
Having a raylike appearance, as the large marginal flowers
of certain umbelliferous plants; -- said also of the cluster which has
such marginal flowers. |
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CENTAUREA |
A large genus of composite plants, related to the
thistles and including the cornflower or bluebottle (Centaurea Cyanus)
and the star thistle (C. Calcitrapa). |
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LEGUMINOUS |
Belonging to, or resembling, a very large natural order
of plants (Leguminosae), which bear legumes, including peas, beans,
clover, locust trees, acacias, and mimosas. |
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ZOOCYST |
A cyst formed by certain Protozoa and unicellular plants
which the contents divide into a large number of granules, each of
which becomes a germ. |
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CANNA |
A genus of tropical plants, with large leaves and often with
showy flowers. The Indian shot (C. Indica) is found in gardens of the
northern United States. |
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CONVOLVULUS |
A large genus of plants having monopetalous flowers,
including the common bindweed (C. arwensis), and formerly the
morning-glory, but this is now transferred to the genus Ipomaea. |
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MACROSPORANGIUM |
A sporangium or conceptacle containing only large
spores; -- opposed to microsporangium. Both are found in the genera
Selaginella, Isoctes, and Marsilia, plants remotely allied to ferns. |