Definition of plant

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Plant (n.) An oyster which has been bedded, in distinction from one of natural growth..

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Saltbush :: Saltbush (n.) An Australian plant (Atriplex nummularia) of the Goosefoot family.
Guttifer :: Guttifer (n.) A plant that exudes gum or resin.
Iris :: Iris (n.) A genus of plants having showy flowers and bulbous or tuberous roots, of which the flower-de-luce (fleur-de-lis), orris, and other species of flag are examples. See Illust. of Flower-de-luce..
Jugum :: Jugum (n.) A pair of the opposite leaflets of a pinnate plant.
Medulla :: Medulla (n.) A soft tissue, occupying the center of the stem or branch of a plant; pith..
Bearer :: Bearer (n.) A tree or plant yielding fruit; as, a good bearer..
Ironweed :: Ironweed (n.) A tall weed with purplish flowers (Vernonia Noveboracensis). The name is also applied to other plants of the same genus.
Snakewood :: Snakewood (n.) An East Indian climbing plant (Strychnos colubrina) having a bitter taste, and supposed to be a remedy for the bite of the hooded serpent..
Senna :: Senna (n.) The plants themselves, native to the East, but now cultivated largely in the south of Europe and in the West Indies..
Matico :: Matico (n.) A Peruvian plant (Piper, / Artanthe, elongatum), allied to the pepper, the leaves of which are used as a styptic and astringent..
Briar :: Briar (n.) A plant with a slender woody stem bearing stout prickles; especially, species of Rosa, Rubus, and Smilax..
Transplanter :: Transplanter (n.) One who transplants; also, a machine for transplanting trees..
Anophyte :: Anophyte (n.) A moss or mosslike plant which cellular stems, having usually an upward growth and distinct leaves..
Set :: Set (n.) A young plant for growth; as, a set of white thorn..
Exorhiza :: Exorhiza (n.) A plant Whose radicle is not inclosed or sheathed by the cotyledons or plumule.
Turacou :: Turacou (n.) Any one of several species of plantain eaters of the genus Turacus, native of Africa. They are remarkable for the peculiar green and red pigments found in their feathers..
Adventitious :: Adventitious (a.) Accidentally or sparingly spontaneous in a country or district; not fully naturalized; adventive; -- applied to foreign plants.
Acanthine :: Acanthine (a.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the plant acanthus..
Apheliotropism :: Apheliotropism (n.) The habit of bending from the sunlight; -- said of certain plants.
Trumpetweed :: Trumpetweed (n.) An herbaceous composite plant (Eupatorium purpureum), often having hollow stems, and bearing purplish flowers in small corymbed heads..
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