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The berry of the juniper, Juniperus communis.
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Alternative form of agarita [(US, dialectal) A rounded evergreen barberry, Mahonia trifoliolata, native to the United States and Mexico, or its berry.]
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A plant of the genus Agave, which includes the maguey or century plant (Agave americana), which produces a gigantic flower stem at maturity.
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A tree, Vitex agnus-castus, formerly believed to preserve chastity.
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An ornamental evergreen shrub (Rhamnus alaternus; Italian buckthorn).
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Alternative form of alatern [An ornamental evergreen shrub (Rhamnus alaternus; Italian buckthorn).]
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Other plants of the genus Alkanna.
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Panax quinquefolius, source of an herb used in traditional Chinese medicine as a tonic.
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(obsolete) Bromelia pinguin, a plant with edible fruit.
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Any flowering plant in the genus Arbutus: the strawberry tree.
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The Crataegus azarolus, a shrub of southern Europe related to hawthorn.
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(archaic) The red roselike flower of the pomegranate, having a bitter taste and sometimes used as an astringent in folk medicine.
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The lemon balm, Melissa officinalis
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A balsam fir Abies balsamea.
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The plant Gastrolobium parvifolium.
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an evergreen Indian creeping shrub, Piper betle, whose dried leaves are chewed with betel nut: the betel pepper
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Alternative form of bitter melon [A vine, Momordica charantia, which produces a bitter, though when properly prepared edible, fruit.]
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A stick or staff taken from this tree.
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Alternative form of box elder [Acer negundo, a North American maple.]
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A shrub with edible nuts, Corylus cornuta subsp. californica, native to the western edge of North America.
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toyon (Photinia arbutifolia, syn. Heteromeles arbutifolia)
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A fig (fruit) of the Calimyrna variety.
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A groundcherry (any of most species of Physalis).
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Synonym of leather leaf (“Chamaedaphne calyculata”)
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Uncaria rhynchophylla, a plant species used in traditional Chinese medicine
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Any tree of the genus Catalpa, in the family Bignoniaceae. The two North American species, the southern catalpa, Catalpa bignonioides, and the northern catalpa, Catalpa speciosa — along with the yellow catalpa, Catalpa ovata, from China — are often planted as ornamentals because of their showy flowers and decorative bean pods, though others regard the bean pods as a nuisance.
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A type of Asian tree with fragrant blossoms, Magnolia champaca
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A tropical vine used in traditional medicine (Combretum indicum).
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(botany) Having golden / yellow berries / fruit
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Szechuan lovage, a plant of the species Ligusticum striatum, formerly Ligustricum chuanxiong
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A tropical Asian grass, Cymbopogon nardus, that has citrus-scented leaves.
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A kind of hawthorn (Crataegus crus-galli).
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Buxus sempervirens, an evergreen shrub found from England and Morocco to Iran.
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The main European species of holly, English holly (Ilex aquifolium), which is native to western Europe and regions around the Mediterranean.
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The most common and widespread species of whitebeam in Europe and western Asia, Sorbus aria
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a cultivated variety of the common hazel, Corylus avellana 'Contorta', on which the trunk and branches grow in an irregular corkscrew-like manner.
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Any of several species of willow that grow in desert regions
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Alternative form of devil-in-the-bush (“the plant love-in-a-mist”) [love-in-a-mist (Nigella damascena)]
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A species of viburnum native to North America, Viburnum acerifolium.
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Any plant in the genus Apocynum, eponymous of the dogbane family Apocynaceae
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A small European herbaceous perennial elder, species Sambucus ebulus.
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Ilex aquifolium, a species of holly known for its use during Christmastime
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The tree Sorbus aucuparia, commonly called rowan.
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Franklinia alatamaha, a flowering tree native to the Altamaha River valley in Georgia, United States.
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Synonym of flannelbush (“any of various shrubs of the genus Fremontodendron”)
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Cape gooseberry (Physalis peruviana), indigenous to South America
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(uncountable) The wood of these plants.
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(archaic) A malformation on the branches of cocoa and other trees.
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Alternative spelling of hobblebush [A low bush of species Viburnum lantanoides, having long, straggling branches and pretty flowers, found in the northern United States.]
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Hagberry, bird cherry (Prunus padus)
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(with a qualifier) Any of several unrelated plant species likened to Ilex because of their prickly, evergreen foliage and/or round, bright-red berries
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Osmanthus heterophyllus, a flowering shrub or tree of the olive family native to East Asia
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Cuttsia viburnea, native elderberry, a plant species of rainforests in New South Wales and Queensland in Australia.
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Alternative form of honey locust [A North American deciduous tree (Gleditsia triacanthos) having fragrant flowers, hard red wood, and conspicuous thorns.]
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A tree (species not definitively identified) that features in ancient Sumerian myth.
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An ornamental shrub in the family Rosaceae, Rhaphiolepis indica
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(India) Lagerstroemia speciosa, a flowering plant native to tropical southern Asia.
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Any plant in the genus Ephedra.
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A small deciduous tree, Cercis siliquastrum, noted for its prolific display of deep-pink flowers in spring.
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The plant Hesperantha coccinea syn. Schizostylis coccinea in the Iridaceae family.
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The Natal orange. (Strychnos spinosa)
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Alternative form of laurestine [The Viburnum tinus, an evergreen shrub or tree of the south of Europe, which flowers during the winter months.]
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A shrub native to dry, scrubby areas in the southwestern US and Mexico, with thorny branches and an edible fruit, Ziziphus obtusifolia
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Any evergreen shrub or tree of the genus Arctostaphylos, especially Arctostaphylos manzanita, having smooth red or orange bark and stiff, twisting branches.
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A fruit-bearing flowering plant with poisonous roots, native to eastern North America, taxonomic name Podophyllum peltatum.
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Mediterranean medlar or azarole (Crataegus azarolus: family Rosaceae)
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American winterberry, Ilex verticillata.
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Any of various bushy evergreen shrubs of the genus Prostanthera, usually with strongly aromatic leaves.
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especially, Philadelphus coronarius, widely cultivated
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The fruit of Siraitia grosvenorii, a herbaceous perennial vine of the gourd family.
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(botany) Any tree of the genus Mora of large South American trees.
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The bur oak (Quercus macrocarpa)
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(Britain) The European species Sorbus aucuparia, commonly known as rowan or more specifically European rowan.
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The Chinese tree peony, Paeonia suffruticosa, a shrub with large flowers of various colours.
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Any of several trees, of the genus Morus, having edible fruits.
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(botany) Any member of the genus Myristica of nutmegs.
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Biancaea decapetala, a thorny evergreen shrub of India.
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The wood of Dracontomelon dao, the Pacific walnut.
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A plant related to lemongrass, but with a rose fragrance, Cymbopogon martini.
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A tree, Carica papaya, of tropical America, belonging to the order Brassicales, and producing dull orange-colored, melon-shaped fruit.
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(uncountable) The flesh of the edible fruit.
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Any shrub of the genus Clethra.
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Nyssa sylvatica, a medium-sized deciduous tree of North America.
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Alternative form of peyote [A small, spineless cactus (Lophophora williamsii) found from southwest United States to central Mexico that produces buttonlike tubercles that can be chewed for its psychedelic effect, primarily from the drug mescaline.]
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Any of the east Asian trees and shrubs in the genus Cephalotaxus.
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The plant Gynostemma pentaphyllum.
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Aralia spinosa, a plant native to eastern North America
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Any of many other (but not all) species in the genus Rubus.
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The plant roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa).
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A variety of brown rice with a deep purple color that was created by Rice Science Center, Kasetsart University, Thailand.
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Obsolete spelling of sassafras [(countable) A tree of species Sassafras albidum of the eastern United States and Asia having mitten-shaped leaves and red, aromatic heartwood.]
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An American shrub Baccharis salicifolia
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The bear's-foot (Helleborus foetidus).
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An East Asian plant related to ginger, Alpinia zerumbet, grown for its showy flowers, which are shell-pink on the outside and intensely orange and red on the inside.
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Alternative form of sloebush [The blackthorn.]
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(informal) The salak fruit (Salacca zalacca), which grows on a species of palm tree native to Indonesia.
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Amelanchier ovalis, also called the Savoy medlar.
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Of, or relating to the rowan tree (the sorb).
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(US) The common spicebush, Lindera benzoin, whose leaves have a distinctive strong citrusy aroma.
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An American shrub, the spicebush (Lindera benzoin), whose bark has a citrusy taste and odor.
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American winterberry, Ilex verticillata.
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Alternative spelling of sumac [Any of various shrubs or small trees of the genus Rhus and other genera in Anacardiaceae, particularly the elm-leaved sumac, Sicilian sumac, or tanner's sumac (Rhus coriaria).]
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Obsolete spelling of sumac [Any of various shrubs or small trees of the genus Rhus and other genera in Anacardiaceae, particularly the elm-leaved sumac, Sicilian sumac, or tanner's sumac (Rhus coriaria).]
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A poison made from this shrub.
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A large Mediterranean shrub, Rhus coriaria, formerly used for tanning hides due to the tannins in its bark, and with acidic fruits used as a tart seasoning in Middle Eastern food.
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Any of the genus Vernicia, especially Vernicia fordii (syn. Aleurites fordii), of east Asian trees or shrubs cultivated for their seeds which are a source of tung oil.
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A shrubby oak of the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, Quercus turbinella, with prickly gray-green, evergreen leaves.
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Magnolia tripetala, the umbrella magnolia.
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Any of various species of hawthorn (Crataegus crus-galli, etc.).
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Alternative spelling of wax myrtle [An evergreen bayberry, especially Morella cerifera (syn. Myrica cerifera) of the southern U.S., the wax covering its nutlets being used for making scented candles.]
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The European rowan tree.
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Bryoria fremontii, a dark-brown, hair-like lichen eaten by First Peoples in North America.
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The American herb Baptisia tinctoria, which yields a poor quality of indigo, as do several other species of the same genus.
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Alternative spelling of witch hazel [(US) Hamamelis virginiana (eastern North America)]
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Zanthoxylum flavum, a plant related to citrus.
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Xanthoceras sorbifolium, the Chinese flowering chestnut.
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(countable) The tree (Cananga odorata) on which ylang ylang flowers grow.
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Alternative spelling of ylang ylang [(countable) The fragrant flower of a tropical tree (Cananga odorata) native to southeast Asia.]
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(now less common) Alternative form of yaupon [The yaupon holly, Ilex vomitoria, an evergreen holly shrub with white flowers and red or yellow berries, found in the south-eastern United States.]
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The flower Camellia sasanqua, native to Japan and nearby islands.
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