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Botany
   is the study of   
Plants
Science & Nature > Ologies


Batonophobia
   is an acute fear of   
Plants
Language > Phobias


Neoplasm
   means   
An Abnormal New Growth of Disorganized Tissue in Animals or Plants
Language > Interesting Words


715
   represents   
Woody Plants
Arts & Literature > Dewey Decimal System - The Arts


716
   represents   
Herbaceous Plants
Arts & Literature > Dewey Decimal System - The Arts


One Generation Plants the Trees
      
And the Other Gets the Shade
Language > Chinese Proverbs


Chlorophyll
   means   
Green Pigmentation of Plants
Bio Acts to turn sunlight into energy

Science & Nature > General Scientific Terms


Phytology
   is the study of   
Plants
Science & Nature > Ologies


Botanophobia
   is an acute fear of   
Plants
Language > Phobias


Acid Plant
   means   
Plants With Acid Saps, Normally Do to the Production of Ammonium Salts (malic and Oxalic Acid)
Science & Nature > Plant Morphology Terms


Actinomorphic
   means   
Parts of Plants That Are Radically Symmetrical in Arrangement
Science & Nature > Plant Morphology Terms


Cespitose
   means   
Forming Dense Tufts, Normally Applied to Small Plants
Science & Nature > Plant Morphology Terms


Ectogenesis
   means   
Variation in Plants Do to Conditions out Side of the Plants
Science & Nature > Plant Morphology Terms


Epigeic
   means   
Plants With Stolons on the Surface of the Ground
Science & Nature > Plant Morphology Terms


Evergreen
   means   
Remaining Green in the Winter or During the Normal Dormancy Period for Other Plants
Science & Nature > Plant Morphology Terms


Stolon
   means   
A Branch That Forms Near the Base of the Plant and Grows Horizontally and Roots and Produces New Plants at the Nodes or Apex
Science & Nature > Plant Morphology Terms


Stoloniferous
   means   
Plants Produce Stolons
Science & Nature > Plant Morphology Terms


Annual
   means   
Plants That Live, Reproduce and Die in One Growing Season
Science & Nature > Plant Morphology Terms


Biennial
   means   
Plants That Need Two Growing Seasons to Complete Their Life Cycle, Normally Vegetative Growth the First Year and Flowering the Second Year
Science & Nature > Plant Morphology Terms


Herbaceous
   means   
Plants With Shoot Systems That Die Back to Ground Each Year - Both Annual and Non-woody Perennial Plants
Science & Nature > Plant Morphology Terms


Herbaceous Perennial
   means   
Non-woody Plants That Live for More Than 2 Years and the Shoot System Dies Back to the Soil Level Each Year
Science & Nature > Plant Morphology Terms


Monocarpic
   means   
Plants That Live for a Number of Years then After Flowering and Seed Set Die
Science & Nature > Plant Morphology Terms


Haustorial
   means   
Specialized Roots That Invade Other Plants and Absorb Nutrients from Those Plants
Science & Nature > Plant Morphology Terms


Bloom
   means   
The Waxy Coating That Covers Some Plants
Science & Nature > Plant Morphology Terms


Bamboo Plants Can Grow up to 16 Inches in a Day
   is   
False
They can grow up to 36 inches a day!

Misc > True or False


Plants Grow Healthier when They Are Stroked
   is   
True
Misc > True or False


Ebb Tide
   has the opening line   
First the Tide Rushes in Plants a Kiss on the Shore
Then rolls out to sea And the sea is very still once more. So I rush to your side Like the oncoming tide With one burning thought Will your arms open wide? At last we're face to face And as we kiss through an embrace I can tell, I can feel You are love, you are real. Really mine in the rain In the dark, in the sun Like the tide at its ebb I'm at peace in the web of your arms. written by Carl Sigman and music by Robert Maxwell in 1953. a #5 hit in 1965 for The Righteous Brothers.

Music > Songs - Opening Lines


Ameretat
   is the Persian   
Goddess Protector of Plants
The month of May is dedicated to her

History & Mythology > Persian Mythology


Phytography
   is defined as   
The Description & Measurement of Plants
Descriptive botany. The branch of botany that studies plant measurement and plant taxonomy.

Language > Suffix - graphy


Collenchyma
   means   
Supportive Tissue of Plants
Language > Interesting Words


580
   is the sub-category for   
Plants (Botany)
Arts & Literature > Dewey Decimal System -- Sub-category Overview


Plants
   in Pilipino is   
Halaman
Language > English to Pilipino


Melvin Calvin
   won for   
Carbon Dioxide Assimilation in Plants
1961

Science & Nature > Nobel Prize for Chemistry


Botanomancy
   is divination by   
Using Burning Branches or Plants
Misc > Divination


Auxanometer
   is used for   
Measuring Growth of Plants
Science & Nature > Scientific Instruments


Crescograph
   is used for   
Measuring the Growth of Plants
Science & Nature > Scientific Instruments


Potometer
   is used for   
Measuring Rate at Which Plants Absorb Water
Science & Nature > Scientific Instruments


Ceres
   is the Roman God of   
Growing Plants
Goddess

History & Mythology > Roman Gods


Carbohydrates
   means   
The Major Energy Source Within Plants and Animals
Sugars, starches and glucose polymers.

Science & Nature > Biology Terms


Photo-synthesis
   means   
The Conversion of Water & Carbon-dioxide by Plants Into Glucose & Oxygen
Light is used as an energy source.

Science & Nature > Biology Terms


Herbivores
   means   
Animals That Only Eat Plants
E.g. cows and sheep

Science & Nature > Biology Terms


Omnivore
   means   
Animals That Eat Meat and Plants
E.g. marmosets

Science & Nature > Biology Terms


Chlorophyll
   means   
The Green Pigmentation of Plants
Acts to turn sunlight into energy

Science & Nature > Biology Terms


Phytomania
   is an obsession with   
Plants
Language > Manias








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