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TREE |
Perennial plant |
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YARROW |
Perennial plant |
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DAHLIA |
Perennial plant |
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DANDELION |
Perennial plant |
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SHRUB |
Woody perennial plant |
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COMFREY |
A rough, hairy, perennial plant of several species, of the
genus Symphytum. |
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PERENNIAL |
Continuing more than two years; as, a perennial steam,
or root, or plant. |
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SARRACENIA |
A genus of American perennial herbs growing in bogs;
the American pitcher plant. |
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SEA HEATH |
A low perennial plant (Frankenia laevis) resembling heath,
growing along the seashore in Europe. |
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EDELWEISS |
A little, perennial, white, woolly plant (Leontopodium
alpinum), growing at high elevations in the Alps. |
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CIBOL |
A perennial alliaceous plant (Allium fistulosum), sometimes
called Welsh onion. Its fistular leaves areused in cookery. |
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BANANA |
A perennial herbaceous plant of almost treelike size (Musa
sapientum); also, its edible fruit. See Musa. |
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CHIVE |
A perennial plant (Allium Schoenoprasum), allied to the
onion. The young leaves are used in omelets, etc. |
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SAXIFRAGE |
Any plant of the genus Saxifraga, mostly perennial herbs
growing in crevices of rocks in mountainous regions. |
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MITERWORT |
Any plant of the genus Mitella, -- slender, perennial
herbs with a pod slightly resembling a bishop's miter; bishop's cap. |
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CORCHORUS |
The common name of the Kerria Japonica or Japan
globeflower, a yellow-flowered, perennial, rosaceous plant, seen in
old-fashioned gardens. |
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RUE |
A perennial suffrutescent plant (Ruta graveolens), having a
strong, heavy odor and a bitter taste; herb of grace. It is used in
medicine. |
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FEVERFEW |
A perennial plant (Pyrethrum, / Chrysanthemum,
Parthenium) allied to camomile, having finely divided leaves and white
blossoms; -- so named from its supposed febrifugal qualities. |
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CAUDEX |
The stem of a tree., esp. a stem without a branch, as of a
palm or a tree fern; also, the perennial rootstock of an herbaceous
plant. |
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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. |
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WALLFLOWER |
A perennial, cruciferous plant (Cheiranthus Cheiri),
with sweet-scented flowers varying in color from yellow to orange and
deep red. In Europe it very common on old walls. |
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ASPHODEL |
A general name for a plant of the genus Asphodelus. The
asphodels are hardy perennial plants, several species of which are
cultivated for the beauty of their flowers. |
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FLOWER-DE-LUCE |
A genus of perennial herbs (Iris) with swordlike
leaves and large three-petaled flowers often of very gay colors, but
probably white in the plant first chosen for the royal French emblem. |
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PEONY |
A plant, and its flower, of the ranunculaceous genus
Paeonia. Of the four or five species, one is a shrub; the rest are
perennial herbs with showy flowers, often double in cultivation. |
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CHICORY |
A branching perennial plant (Cichorium Intybus) with
bright blue flowers, growing wild in Europe, Asia, and America; also
cultivated for its ro... |