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dyer's-weed

(Encyclopedia) dyer's-weed, name for any of several plants from which dyestuffs are obtained. They include a mignonette, a broom, and species of goldenrod.

coleus

(Encyclopedia) coleuscoleuskōˈlēəs [key], common name for a genus of plants with large colorful leaves native to tropical Asia and Africa. Several species are grown as ornamentals. Plants of the…

heath, in botany

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Rhododendron, Rhododendron maximum, a member of the heath family heath, in botany, common name for some members of the Ericaceae, a family of chiefly evergreen shrubs with…

figwort

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Figwort, Scrophularia lanceolata figwort, common name for some members of the Scrophulariaceae, a family comprising chiefly herbs and small shrubs and distributed widely over…

frog

(Encyclopedia) frog, common name for an amphibian of the order Anura. Frogs are found all over the world, except in Antarctica. They require moisture and usually live in quiet freshwater or in the…

insect

(Encyclopedia) CE5 External anatomy of a female grasshopper, representative of the class Insecta insect, invertebrate animal of the class Insecta of the phylum Arthropoda. Like other arthropods,…

meadow beauty

(Encyclopedia) meadow beauty, any plant of the genus Rhexia, herbaceous perennials of wet places E of the Rockies, particularly damp pine barrens and sands along the southeast coast. A widespread…

Gnathustomulida

(Encyclopedia) GnathustomulidaGnathustomulidanāˌthyəstəmy&oomacr;ˈlĭdə [key], phylum of microscopic worms described in 1956 that have elongated bodies, cilia, and are hermaphroditic. The 80 known…

spiderwort

(Encyclopedia) spiderwort, common name for some members of the Commelinaceae, a family of tropical and subtropical succulent herbs found especially in Africa and the Americas. Species of the…

strangler fig

(Encyclopedia) strangler fig, common name for a number of tropical plant species, most of them are in the family Moraceae (fig family). They include the golden fig, Ficus aurea, of the SE United…