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Any of several plants of the genus Streptocarpus. the Cape primroses.
"My grandmother's sunroom is filled with colorful streps, each with uniquely patterned leaves and vibrant flowers. "
To make stooks.
"After cutting the wheat, the farmer stooked the bundles to help them dry in the sun. "
A state of plants, usually at night, when their leaflets approach each other and the flowers close and droop, or are covered by the folded leaves.
"The plants in the greenhouse went into sleep during the cool night. "
Any of various trees and shrubs of the family Casuarinaceae growing in Australasia and parts of Asia.
"Sentence: "We sat in the shade of the she-oaks near the beach, enjoying the ocean breeze." "
Ulmus rubra, a North American elm tree with a mucilaginous and slightly aromatic inner bark.
"The hiker identified the slippery elms by their reddish-brown bark and fragrant, mucilaginous inner layer. "
Either of two unrelated flowering plants:
"The botanist studied both the common celandine and the greater celandine, noting their different flower shapes. "
Something added to the soil as a fertilizer etc.
"The gardener added organic dressings to the flower beds to improve the soil. "
Something twisted, intertwined, or curled.
"a wreath of smoke; a wreath of clouds"
A legume resembling a nut, the fruit of the plant Arachis hypogaea.
"My little brother loves to snack on goobers while watching cartoons. "
Any of many plants in the genus Crocosmia
"My grandmother loves to plant crocosmia in her garden because of their bright orange and red flowers. "
The leaf of a fern, especially a compound leaf.
"The gardener carefully trimmed the long, green fronds of the fern, making sure not to damage the delicate leaves. "
The outermost layer of the pericarp of fruits; the skin or epicarp
"The bright red exocarp of the apple makes it look appealing and easy to identify. "
To sow (seeds) by dribbling them along a furrow or in a row.
"The farmer is drilling wheat seeds into the freshly plowed field. "
Sequoiadendron giganteum, a coniferous evergreen tree formerly in the genus Sequoia, now placed in Sequoiadendron.
"While visiting Yosemite National Park, we were amazed by the size of the giant sequoias. "
A blister or tumor-like growth found on the surface of plants, caused by burrowing of insect larvae into the living tissues, especially that of the common oak gall wasp Cynips quercusfolii.
"The oak tree in my grandmother's garden had several galls on its leaves. "
The bayberry.
"My grandmother uses waxberry leaves to make a fragrant tea that tastes a little like Christmas. "
Any of various trees:
"The woodworker preferred using resin from turpentine trees like the slash pine because it produced the best varnish. "
Acorns and beech mast used as forage for pigs.
"In the autumn, the farmer allows his pigs to roam in the oak forest to fatten them up on the plentiful pannage. "
A small tree, Sambucus nigra, having white flowers in a cluster, and edible purple berries
"My grandmother's garden has a beautiful elder bush. "
Any of a number of naturally occurring insecticides extracted from the pyrethrum plant; unusual in having a cyclopropane ring.
"The gardener sprayed pyrethrin on the roses to kill the aphids. "
