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EMBRYOS |
Plant seeds |
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SPORES |
Plant seeds |
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ANISE |
Plant with aromatic seeds |
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FENNEL |
Plant with aromatic seeds |
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ANGIOSPERM |
A plant which has its seeds inclosed in a pericarp. |
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FENUGREEK |
A plant (trigonella Foenum Graecum) cultivated for its
strong-smelling seeds, which are |
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RICININE |
A bitter white crystalline alkaloid extracted from the
seeds of the castor-oil plant. |
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DICOTYLEDON |
A plant whose seeds divide into two seed lobes, or
cotyledons, in germinating. |
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SPERMOPHYTE |
Any plant which produces true seeds; -- a term
recently proposed to replace ph/nogam. |
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SEED |
To sprinkle with seed; to plant seeds in; to sow; as, to
seed a field. |
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FRUCTIFICATION |
The collective organs by which a plant produces its
fruit, or seeds, or reproductive spores. |
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CHICHLING VETCH |
A leguminous plant (Lathyrus sativus), with broad
flattened seeds which are sometimes used for food. |
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PLANT |
To introduce and establish the principles or seeds of; as,
to plant Christianity among the heathen. |
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MOONSEED |
A climbing plant of the genus Menispermum; -- so called
from the crescentlike form of the seeds. |
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ROCOA |
The orange-colored pulp covering the seeds of the tropical
plant Bixa Orellana, from which annotto is prepared. See Annoto. |
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HEARTSEED |
A climbing plant of the genus Cardiospermum, having
round seeds which are marked with a spot like a heart. |
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DIBBLE |
A pointed implement used to make holes in the ground in
which no set out plants or to plant seeds. |
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GYMNOSPERM |
A plant that bears naked seeds (i. e., seeds not
inclosed in an ovary), as the common pine and hemlock. Cf. Angiosperm. |
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NOLI-ME-TANGERE |
Any plant of a genus of herbs (Impatiens) having
capsules which, if touched when ripe, discharge their seeds. -- See
Impatiens. |
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SABADILLA |
A Mexican liliaceous plant (Schoenocaulon officinale);
also, its seeds, which contain the alkaloid veratrine. It was formerly
used in medicine as an emetic and purgative. |
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LABURNUM |
A small leguminous tree (Cytisus Laburnum), native of the
Alps. The plant is reputed to be poisonous, esp. the bark and seeds. It
has handsome racemes of yellow blossoms. |
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CORIANDER |
An umbelliferous plant, the Coriandrum sativum, the
fruit or seeds of which have a strong smell and a spicy taste, and in
medicine are considered as stomachic and carminative. |
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ANGELICA |
An aromatic umbelliferous plant (Archangelica officinalis
or Angelica archangelica) the leaf stalks of which are sometimes
candied and used in ... |
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CUMIN |
A dwarf umbelliferous plant, somewhat resembling fennel
(Cuminum Cyminum), cultivated for its seeds, which have a bitterish,
warm taste, with a... |
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CARAWAY |
A biennial plant of the Parsley family (Carum Carui). The
seeds have an aromatic smell, and a warm, pungent taste. They are used
in cookery and... |