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MIMOSA |
Tropical plant |
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CANNA |
Tropical Plant |
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SESAME |
A tropical plant |
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TAROS |
Tropical Asian plant |
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LIANA |
Tropical climbing plant |
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STEPHANOTIS |
Tropical climbing plant |
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SARSAPARILLA |
Any plant of several tropical American species of
Smilax. |
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BAMBOO |
A plant of the family of grasses, and genus Bambusa,
growing in tropical countries. |
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SUPPLE-JACK |
A somewhat similar tropical American plant (Paullinia
Curassavica); also, a walking stick made from its stem. |
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SEA GRAPE |
A shrubby plant (Coccoloba uvifera) growing on the sandy
shores of tropical America, somewhat resembling the grapevine. |
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WATER LETTUCE |
A plant (Pistia stratiotes) which floats on tropical
waters, and forms a rosette of spongy, wedge-shaped leaves. |
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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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SOUARI NUT |
The large edible nutlike seed of a tall tropical American
tree (Caryocar nuciferum) of the same natural order with the tea plant;
-- also called butternut. |
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STERCULIACEOUS |
Of or pertaining to a natural order (Sterculiaceae)
of polypetalous exogenous plants, mostly tropical. The cacao (Theobroma
Cacao) is the most useful plant of the order. |
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ANGOLA PEA |
A tropical plant (Cajanus indicus) and its edible seed, a
kind of pulse; -- so called from Angola in Western Africa. Called also
pigeon pea and Congo pea. |
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PINEAPPLE |
A tropical plant (Ananassa sativa); also, its fruit; --
so called from the resemblance of the latter, in shape and external
appearance, to the ... |
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PLANTAIN |
...e plantain is a staple
article of food in most tropical countries, especially when cooked. ... |
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PEPPER |
...e genus Piper, widely
dispersed throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of the earth. ... |
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WATERMELON |
...ull of a sweet watery juice. It is a native
of tropical Africa, but is now cultivated in many countries. See
Illust. of Melon. ... |
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MANGROVE |
...ora (R.
Mangle, and R. mucronata, the last doubtfully distinct) inhabiting
muddy shores of tropical regions, where they spread by emitting aeria... |
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PAPAW |
A tree (Carica Papaya) of tropical America, belonging to the
order Passifloreae. It has a soft, spongy stem, eighteen or twenty feet
high, crow... |