Plant-eating

  • 21Byblis (plant) — Taxobox name = Byblis image width = 250px image caption = Byblis liniflora regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Lamiales familia = Byblidaceae familia authority = Domin (1922) genus = Byblis genus authority =… …

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  • 22Cotton plant — Cotton Cot ton (k[o^]t t n), n. [F. coton, Sp. algodon the cotton plant and its wool, coton printed cotton, cloth, fr. Ar. qutun, alqutun, cotton wool. Cf. {Acton}, {Hacqueton}.] 1. A soft, downy substance, resembling fine wool, consisting of the …

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  • 23steroids, plant —    The previous subject is obviously an endless one, but as this is the glossary of an herbal nature, let me assure you, virtually no plants have a direct steroid hormone mimicking effect. There are a few notable exceptions with limited… …

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  • 24Squash (plant) — For other uses, see Squash. Yellow squash Summer squash Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz) Energy 69  …

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  • 25Prunella (plant) — Taxobox name = Prunella image width = 250px image caption = Prunella vulgaris (Common Self heal) regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Lamiales familia = Lamiaceae genus = Prunella subdivision ranks = Species… …

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  • 26fruit-eating bat — Fruit Fruit, n. [OE. fruit, frut, F. fruit, from L. fructus enjoyment, product, fruit, from frui, p. p. fructus, to enjoy; akin to E. brook, v. t. See {Brook}, v. t., and cf. {Fructify}, {Frugal}.] 1. Whatever is produced for the nourishment or… …

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  • 27Tutu (plant) — Tutu is a common name of Māori origin for plants in the genus Coriaria (Coriariaceae) found in New Zealand. Six New Zealand native species are known by the name: * Coriaria angustissima * Coriaria arborea * Coriaria lurida * Coriaria plumosa *… …

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  • 28sweet corn plant — noun a corn plant developed in order to have young ears that are sweet and suitable for eating • Syn: ↑sweet corn, ↑sugar corn, ↑green corn, ↑Zea mays rugosa, ↑Zea saccharata • Hypernyms: ↑corn, ↑maize, ↑ …

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  • 29fish-eating spider — the fen raft spider (Dolomedes plantarius) of Europe is known to catch small fishes such as sticklebacks. It dangles its front legs in the water from a plant to detect the vibrations of approaching prey …

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  • 30ethical eating — /ɛθɪkəl ˈitɪŋ/ (say ethikuhl eeting) noun the avoidance of food products that are the result of a method of treatment of land, plant, animal or human resources deemed to be unethical, especially from the perspective of the protection of animal… …