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Bloom :: Bloom (n.) The opening of flowers in general; the state of blossoming or of having the flowers open; as, the cherry trees are in bloom..

Gemma :: Gemma (n.) A leaf bud, as distinguished from a flower bud..

Homochromous :: Homochromous (a.) Having all the florets in the same flower head of the same color.

Sedum :: Sedum (n.) A genus of plants, mostly perennial, having succulent leaves and cymose flowers; orpine; stonecrop..

Bignonia :: Bignonia (n.) A large genus of American, mostly tropical, climbing shrubs, having compound leaves and showy somewhat tubular flowers. B. capreolata is the cross vine of the Southern United States. The trumpet creeper was formerly considered to be of this genus..

Expand :: Expand (v. t.) To lay open by extending; to open wide; to spread out; to diffuse; as, a flower expands its leaves..

Brownwort :: Brownwort (n.) A species of figwort or Scrophularia (S. vernalis), and other species of the same genus, mostly perennials with inconspicuous coarse flowers..

Catkin :: Catkin (n.) An ament; a species of inflorescence, consisting of a slender axis with many unisexual apetalous flowers along its sides, as in the willow and poplar, and (as to the staminate flowers) in the chestnut, oak, hickory, etc. -- so called from its resemblance to a cat's tail. See Illust. of Ament..

Plantain :: Plantain (n.) Any plant of the genus Plantago, but especially the P. major, a low herb with broad spreading radical leaves, and slender spikes of minute flowers. It is a native of Europe, but now found near the abode of civilized man in nearly all parts of the world..

Windflower :: Windflower (n.) The anemone; -- so called because formerly supposed to open only when the wind was blowing. See Anemone.

Ambiparous :: Ambiparous (a.) Characterized by containing the rudiments of both flowers and leaves; -- applied to a bud.

Mariet :: Mariet (n.) A kind of bellflower, Companula Trachelium, once called Viola Mariana; but it is not a violet..

Safflower :: Safflower (n.) An annual composite plant (Carthamus tinctorius), the flowers of which are used as a dyestuff and in making rouge; bastard, or false, saffron..

Groundnut :: Groundnut (n.) A leguminous, twining plant (Apios tuberosa), producing clusters of dark purple flowers and having a root tuberous and pleasant to the taste..

Loosestrife :: Loosestrife (n.) Any species of the genus Lythrum, having purple, or, in some species, crimson flowers..

Asparagus :: Asparagus (n.) A genus of perennial plants belonging to the natural order Liliaceae, and having erect much branched stems, and very slender branchlets which are sometimes mistaken for leaves. Asparagus racemosus is a shrubby climbing plant with fragrant flowers. Specifically: The Asparagus officinalis, a species cultivated in gardens..

Hepatica :: Hepatica (n.) A genus of pretty spring flowers closely related to Anemone; squirrel cup.

Vexillary :: Vexillary () Of or pertaining to the vexillum, or upper petal of papilionaceous flowers..

Santalum :: Santalum (n.) A genus of trees with entire opposite leaves and small apetalous flowers. There are less than a dozen species, occurring from India to Australia and the Pacific Islands. See Sandalwood..

Galea :: Galea (n.) The upper lip or helmet-shaped part of a labiate flower.

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