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(South Africa) Any of several, typically evening blooming, flowers related to the Iris, in particular of the genus Hesperantha.
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Entada rheedei or Entada rheedii, a large woody liana used in African traditional medicine to induce vivid dreams.
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A wild tropical plant of the Convolvulaceae family, very common in Cuba and which flowers at Easter and Christmas.
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Chlorogalum pomeridianum, soap plant, a California native plant used for soap
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(countable) A tropical American evergreen shrub, Bixa orellana; the lipstick tree; the fruit of the tree.
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Grass, of species Aristida oligantha, cultivated by the agricultural ants of Texas for the sake of its seed.
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A plant related to the thistle with enlarged flower heads eaten as a vegetable while immature, Cynara cardunculus var. scolymus.
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Asparagus aethiopicus, of southern Africa.
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Alternative form of aandblom [(South Africa) Any of several, typically evening blooming, flowers related to the Iris, in particular of the genus Hesperantha.]
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Any of those flowering plants of the genus Canavalia that are endemic to the Hawaiian Islands.
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A herb, Scutellaria baicalensis, used in Chinese herbal medicine for the treatment of dysentery and diarrhea etc.
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Any cactus with an approximately barrel-like shape.
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The wild basil, Clinopodium vulgare.
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Lathyrus littoralis (silky beach pea).
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A perennial herb native to Asia and Eastern Europe, introduced and invasive in arid regions elsewhere, Zygophyllum fabago
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(rare) A species of hogweed, Heracleum sphondylium
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Behen officinarum: Cucubalis behen or Oberna behen, synonyms for Silene vulgaris
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The plant Renealmia occidentalis.
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Colicroot, Aletris farinosa
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A herb named for its characteristic red or purple veins, used in moderate amounts in salads and as ornamental vegetable, Rumex sanguineus.
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(South Africa) Any of various flowering plants of the genus Schotia.
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Any of several plants of the genera Eupatorium and Ageratina.
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Beaucarnea, a palmlike tree of the asparagus family.
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Synonym of kousso (Hagenia abyssinica)
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Parsley piert (Aphanes arvensis)
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ramsons (Allium ursinum)
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Alternative form of broom bush [Various taxa of Genisteae traditionally used to make brooms.]
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Brachiaria ramosa (browntop millet)
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Phyllanthopsis phyllanthoides, maidenbrush
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Alternative spelling of buffalobur [Solanum rostrum]
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Alternative spelling of callaloo [Any of various tropical plants grown in the Americas, especially of the genera Amaranthus and Xanthosoma, cultivated for their edible leaves.]
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The spiny restharrow (Ononis spinosa subsp. maritima, syn. Ononis spinosa), a plant with long, hard, crooked roots.
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Dacryodes excelsa, of the Caribbean
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Wigandia caracasana, a species of ornamental plant.
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Cynara cardunculus, a prickly perennial plant related to the artichoke which has leaf stalks eaten as a vegetable.
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A Brazilian plant (Neoglaziovia variegata)
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A woody climbing plant of northern South America, Doliocarpus, which produces red berries.
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(uncountable) Tephrosia virginiana (goat's rue, devil's shoestring).
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A low glabrous weedy branching herb (Centunculus minimus) of the family Primulaceae, having short dry chaff-like leaves.
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(India) jasmine (Jasminum)
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Synonym of elderflower rose, Rosa cymosa.
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Amaranthus dubius, often bearing red or purple marks
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Ornithogalum thyrsoides, a flowering plant endemic to the Cape Province in South Africa.
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The false buckthorn, Bumelia Lanuginosa.
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Either of two types of grass related to lemongrass, Cymbopogon nardus and Cymbopogon winterianus.
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A plant, Thunbergia grandiflora.
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Any of the four cultivated plants which belong to the family Erythroxylaceae, native to western South America.
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A species of grass, Alloteropsis semialata, of tropical and subtropical Africa, Asia, and Australasia.
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Alternative form of cocklebur [Any of the coarse composite weeds of the genus Xanthium, with a prickly fruit.]
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Apocynum androsaemifolium (flytrap dogbane)
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Calluna vulgaris (ling, calluna, heather)
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Alternative form of coral bells [Heuchera sanguinea, a species of herbaceous perennial in the family Saxifragaceae, native to North America.]
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Andrographis paniculata, a plant native to the Indian subcontinent and used in the traditional medicine of parts of Asia.
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(botany) Glandora prostrata.
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Alternative form of cocklebur [Any of the coarse composite weeds of the genus Xanthium, with a prickly fruit.]
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The flowering plant Arum maculatum that has arrow-shaped leaves and a cluster of scarlet berries.
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Ipomoea quamoclit (cypress vine).
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A plant of the species Hesperis matronalis, native to Eurasia, naturalized elsewhere, often considered invasive.
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Any of the genus Thapsia of poisonous plants in the family Apiaceae.
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The vetch Acmispon glaber
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An open branching shrub (Cylindropuntia imbricata) with cylindrical joints, which are covered with short raised ridges like the plait of a rope.
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Ampelodesmos mauritanicus syn. Ampelodesmos tenax, a reedy grass used for cordage.
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A kind of peppergrass, Lepidium latifolium.
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The seed-pods of Caesalpinia coriaria, formerly used in tanning
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The plant Coccoloba diversifolia.
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Any of several trees, of the genus Dracaena, having a thick trunk, sword-shaped leaves and orange fruit, especially Dracaena draco, of the Canary Islands – the source of dragon's blood.
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(South Africa) Tribulus terrestris, a species of plant known for its sharp thorns.
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arum-leaved arrowhead (Sagittaria cuneata)
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Passiflora rubra, a species in the family Passifloraceae.
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Rachicallis americana (syn. Rachicallis rupestris)
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(cooking) The bulb, leaves, or stalks of the plant, eaten as a vegetable.
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A tall, herbaceous flowering plant, Descurainia sophia, related to mustard
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A type of bur-reed (Sparganium simplex) native to North America and Eurasia.
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garden chervil (Anthriscus cerefolium)
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A South American plant, Limnobium laevigatum.
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The soapwort (Saponaria officinalis), formerly used to remove stains from cloth.
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Wikstroemia canescens, a south Asian plant
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The umbelliferous plant Anthriscus cerefolium
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(South Africa) tribulosis
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Certain plants of genus Gomphrena, especially
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Sturt's desert pea (Swainsona formosa syn. Clianthus dampieri)
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Any legume (such as liquorice) of the genus Glycyrrhiza.
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The plant Bocconia frutescens.
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(medicine) The dried stems and leaves of tarweed (Grindelia), used as a remedy in asthma and bronchitis.
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Lithospermum arvense, a plant of the genus Lithospermum anciently used, because of its stony pericarp, in the cure of kidney stones.
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A perennial shrub, Petiveria alliacea, growing in tropical areas of Africa, South and Central America and the Caribbean, used to treat a large variety of medical conditions.
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The plant roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa).
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A large leafy Hawaiian plant, Gunnera petaloidea.
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Synonym of esparto (“North African grass”)
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Chlorophytum comosum, spider plant, a commonly cultivated houseplant in family Asparagaceae.
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Heliotropium anomalum, a heliotrope of the Pacific Islands.
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(US, archaic) Toxicoscordion venenosum (formerly Zigadenus venosus)
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Certain rushpeas, particularly Hoffmannseggia glauca (syn. Hoffmannseggia densiflora) Indian rushpea, of the Fabaceae.
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(botany) African sugar cane (Sorghum bicolor, syn. Holcus saccharatus and Andropogon saccharatus).
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A white myco-heterotrophic herb, Monotropa uniflora, of the family Ericaceae.
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Sagittaria latifolia (broadleaf arrowhead, duck potato), an aquatic plant native to North and South America.
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(US) Arisaema triphyllum
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psyllium (Plantago ovata syn. Plantago ispaghula and Plantago afra syn. Plantago psyllium)
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A plant, Coccinia grandis.
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An African grass, Hyparrhenia rufa, used as livestock feed.
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(US) Synonym of herb Robert
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(East India) A species of grassy tamarisk shrub, Tamarix indica, common in river-marshes.
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Ipomoea nil, an East Indian convolvulaceous plant.
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Alternative spelling of callaloo [Any of various tropical plants grown in the Americas, especially of the genera Amaranthus and Xanthosoma, cultivated for their edible leaves.]
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(South Africa) camelthorn
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(South Africa) camelthorn
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Water spinach (Ipomoea aquatica), grown for food in parts of Southeast Asia.
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The plant Visnaga daucoides (syn. Ammi visnaga).
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The African flowering plant Kigelia africana, sole species in its genus in the family Bignoniaceae.
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A variety of grass Rottboellia cochinchinensis.
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A tree of New Zealand, Fuchsia excorticata, bearing edible purple berries.
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(Hawaii) The fern Nephrolepis exaltata.
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Alternative form of kudzu [An Asian vine (several species in the genus Pueraria, but mostly Pueraria montans var. lobata, syn. Pueraria lobata in the US), grown as a root starch, and which is a notorious invasive weed in the United States.]
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(botany) An annual or biennial species of plant (Cardamine hirsuta) in the family Brassicaceae that is edible as a salad green.
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Synonym of birdsfoot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus).
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A perennial plant (Luzuriaga parviflora) from New Zealand
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Any weed present in a lawn, but especially Soliva sessilis
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A garland of flowers in Hawaii.
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The anise hyssop, Agastache foeniculum.
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Ischaemum timorense A grass of tropical Asia and the West Pacific.
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A type of planthopper from Central and South America, taxonomic name Fulgora laternaria
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Rubia tinctorum (common madder)
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A flowering Hawaiian vine (Alyxia stellata), of the genus Alyxia, used to make lei.
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Cyperus laevigatus, a species of sedge.
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Basella alba, an Asian vine with leaves that are used as spinach-like greens.
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The edible tuber of these plants, some of which have medicinal value.
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The plant Gastrolobium densifolium.
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manroot (Ipomoea leptophylla)
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(South Africa) Any of several edible plants of the Amaranthus genus, used locally in South Africa as spinach.
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Hordeum brachyantherum, a species of barley.
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Synonym of Jack-go-to-bed-at-noon (Tragopogon pratensis)
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Alternative spelling of melic [Any of various grasses, of the genus Melica, from north temperate regions.]
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(US, regional) The poison oak or poison ivy.
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Either of two docks (not true rhubarbs), Rumex alpinus (alpine dock) or Rumex patientia (patience dock).
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(now US, UK regional) Lunaria annua (greater moonwort); also known as Honesty and Actual Honesty.
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A plant, the staggerbush.
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A plant in the amaranth family used as a leaf vegetable, Atriplex hortensis.
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The root of F. moschata, formerly used in medicine and as a substitute for musk.
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Nardostachys jatamansi, a flowering plant of the valerian family that grows in the Himalayas, used as a perfume, an incense, a sedative, and an herbal medicine.
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An annual grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in India as a food plant.
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Alternative spelling of nopalery [(chiefly historical) A plantation of nopal (a prickly pear cactus of the genus Opuntia, especially Opuntia cochinellifera) used as food for the cochineal insect (Dactylopius coccus), which is raised to produce carmine dye.]
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Euphrasia cuneata, a species of New Zealand broomrape plant.
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in Hawaii: the lehua, Metrosideros polymorpha (native to Hawaii)
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Allium vineale, a wild herb native to Europe and western Asia, naturalised elsewhere; a common lawn weed.
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or Atriplex patula, found in dry habitats, that have edible leaves resembling spinach.
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Clerodendrum paniculatum, native from Papua New Guinea to Taiwan to Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.
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A tree of eastern India and Burma, Butea monosperma.
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Pellitory of the wall (Parietaria officinalis).
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A mescal button produced by the plant.
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The flowering plant Codonopsis pilosula.
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A leafless desert shrub of the US Southwest in the genus Ephedra, used to make an herbal tea
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Lactuca serriola, an annual or biennial plant in the dandelion tribe within the daisy family, the closest wild relative of cultivated lettuce.
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(New Zealand) thistle of the genus Sonchus
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winter purslane, miner's lettuce (Claytonia perfoliata)
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cow parsnip (Heracleum maximum)
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A tree of the genus Myroxylon, yielding balsam of Peru.
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the root of couch grass, once used medicinally
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(India) The tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa (now Agave amica).
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A plant, Allium ursinum, a wild relative of chives and garlic.
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Alternative form of rattlesnake master [Eryngium yuccifolium, a common herbaceous perennial plant native to the tallgrass prairies of North America.]
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(New Zealand) A species of reed, Typha orientalis; bulrush; cumbungi.
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Synonym of youlk (“the shrub Platysace deflexa”).
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The plant Arundinaria gigantea.
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rocket, arugula (plant Eruca sativa)
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A triploid hybrid banana cultivar from the Philippines (Musa acuminata × Musa balbisiana).
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Nolina microcarpa, a flowering plant in the asparagus family.
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(uncountable) The edible root of these plants.
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A plant of the species Dudleya caespitosa, succulent perennials native to California.
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Any of several species of sugarcane or sugarcane-like grasses found in India, of the genera Saccharum and Tripidium.
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The dried roots of these plants, or a flavoring material extracted from these roots.
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Honesty Lunaria annua subsp. annua
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jack-by-the-hedge; garlic mustard
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A tropical grassland with scattered trees
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Alternative spelling of savanna [A tropical grassland with scattered trees]
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A similar plant (Chamaerops humilis), native to Europe and north Africa
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The fruit of a West Indian palm (Manicaria plukenetii ⇒ ) Manicaria saccifera, often found floating in the sea.
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Pancratium maritimum, a coastal plant.
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Gossypium barbadense, a fine long-stapled variety of cotton grown on the Sea Islands, off the coast of South Carolina and Georgia.
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An edible weed, Capsella bursa-pastoris, family Brassicaceae, native to Europe but now found world-wide.
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lettuce (Lactuca sativa)
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A wood anemone (Anemone nemorosa).
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Variously the St. Thomas bean (Entada phaseoloides) or the African dream herb (Entada rheedei).
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Dodonaea viscosa, a flowering plant in the soapberry family.
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of species (Rumex acetosella)
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The mamoncillo (Melicoccus bijugatus).
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Obsolete form of asparagus. [Any of various perennial plants of the genus Asparagus having leaflike stems, scalelike leaves, and small flowers.]
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Alternative form of sparrowgrass [(dialect, nonstandard) Asparagus.]
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A South African shrub (Portulacaria afra), whose succulent leaves are used as fodder.
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Okinawan spinach (Gynura bicolor)
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Obsolete spelling of spinach [A particular edible plant, Spinacia oleracea, or its leaves.]
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Sicyos angulatus, an annual vine in the cucumber family, native to eastern North America.
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The plant cuckoopint, the tubers of which were once used to make starch
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Muntingia calabura in the family Malvaceae, native to the American tropics
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Peganum harmala (harmal)
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(medicine) The dried root of the dandelion once used as a tonic.
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Alternative form of teff [A love grass, Eragrostis tef, with small seeds, grown as a cereal and for forage in Ethiopia and parts of Arabia.]
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Codariocalyx motorius, a tropical Asian shrub, one of the few plants capable of rapid movement.
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(dated) Locust bean gum.
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Synonym of chaya (“leafy perennial Mexican shrub used as a leafy vegetable”)
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(South Africa) The edible bulb of certain plants.
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(Hawaii) The fern Dicranopteris linearis.
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Alternative form of curare [a plant, Strychnos toxifera, formerly used in arrow poisons in South America due to its D-tubocurarine content]
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A tree with edible flowers, of the species Sesbania grandiflora.
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Alternative form of vetiver (commonly the oil sense) [The grass Chrysopogon zizanioides ( <= Vetiveria zizanioides), which is native to India, but planted throughout the tropics for its fragrant roots and for erosion control.]
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Trichostema lanceolatum, an annual flowering herb of the mint family with an intensely pungent scent, native to western North America.
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(US, Canada) Broadleaf arrowhead (Sagittaria latifolia), or its edible bulbous root.
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A leafy ground cover, Tetragonia tetragonoides, that can be eaten as a vegetable.
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Ipomoea aquatica, a green leafy vegetable used as a food in several cuisines of East and Southeast Asia
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Any of various tiny aquatic flowering plants of the genus Wolffia.
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Echinocystis lobata, a species of gourd found throughout most of North America
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The plant Centaurea melitensis.
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Raphanus raphanistrum, the jointed charlock or white charlock.
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(South Africa) Burchellia bubalina, the wild pomegranate.
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(dated) Alternative form of wokas [(US, regional) A large yellow water lily (Nuphar polysepala) found in the northwestern United States.]
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Alternative form of wood sorrel [A white-flowered woodland plant, Oxalis acetosella.]
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Green bulrush (Scirpus atrovirens).
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(South Africa, rare) Dodonaea thunbergii; Dodonaea angustifolia.
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Alternative form of ysterbos [(South Africa, rare) Dodonaea thunbergii; Dodonaea angustifolia.]
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Any of several aquatic North American grasses, of the genus Zizania, grown for their edible grain; wild rice.
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