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(Chester) The mullein (Verbascum thapsus).
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The plant Bowdichia virgilioides.
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Anchusa officinalis (common bugloss), a similar plant.
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fourleaf allseed (Polycarpon tetraphyllum)
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A pennyroyal-scented herb of eastern North America, Hedeoma pulegioides.
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Phytolacca americana, pokeweed.
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A number of plants of the genus Solanum, the nightshades.
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The water pepper plant, Persicaria hydropiper (formerly Polygonum hydropiper).
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An acrid herbaceous plant, Asarum europaeum, the leaves and roots of which are emetic and cathartic.
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A low-growing South Asian herb in the celery family, Centella asiatica, eaten as a green for flavor and used in traditional medicine
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Asparagus virgatus, of tropical and southern Africa.
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A perennial herb, Platycodon grandiflorus, from Asia, having ornamental blue star-shaped flowers.
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A flowering vine with large, hollow seedpod and round seeds featuring a heart-shaped mark; Cardiospermum halicacabum
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Trichostema setaceum (Trichostema lineare in older references), also native to the eastern US, which is usually qualified as linear-leaved or narrow bastard pennyroyal.
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Anagyris foetida, a leguminous shrub of southern Europe with trifoliate leaves.
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Anacyclus pyrethrum; bastard pellitory, pellitory of Spain.
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fennel flower or devil-in-the-bush (Nigella damascena)
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Alternative form of bittercress [Barbarea vulgaris (garden yellowrocket), a biennial herb native to Europe.]
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Barbarea vulgaris (garden yellowrocket), a biennial herb native to Europe.
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Bidens spp., from the family of Asteraceae
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(California) Any member of the species Salvia mellifera of aromatic sage native to California, which are an important nectar source for sage honey.
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Actaea racemosa, black cohosh
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Synonym of white rattlesnake root
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Saponaria officinalis, the common soapwort.
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(Australia) The plant Gastrolobium parviflorum.
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The plant Lobelia coronopifolia.
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A plant, Allium ursinum, also called ramson, wild garlic, or bear garlic.
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The plant sticktight, Hackelia virginiana.
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Triphysaria eriantha, a flowering plant native to North America; johnny-tuck.
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Abutilon theophrasti, velvetleaf, Indian mallow
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A fragrant perennial herb resembling mugwort native to western North America from Washington to northern Baja California, Artemisia douglasiana
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Venus' comb (Scandix pecten-veneris).
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A plant or weed that grows in rivers.
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An edible seed of Salvia hispanica, a flowering plant in the mint family native to Central America, or of the related Salvia columbariae of southwestern United States and Mexico.
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The flowering plant Sphenoclea zeylanica.
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A plant of the species Cichorium intybus
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Alternative form of cinchweed [(US) Any plant in the genus Pectis, especially Pectis papposa, a fragrant herb of deserts in the North American Southwest and related to the marigolds, used for flavoring and for traditional medicinal uses.]
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Synonym of cleavers (“the bedstraw”)
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Galium aparine, the plant called cleavers.
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(now rare) Symphyotrichum puniceum, red-stemmed aster, the roots of which were formerly used medicinally.
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A perennial American herb (Caulophyllum thalictroides), the rough rootstock of which is used in medicine.
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Cichorium intybus, a somewhat woody perennial herbaceous plant of the dandelion family, many varieties of which are cultivated for salad leaves.
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Verbascum thapsus; great mullein
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Rumex acetosa, a taxonomic species within the family Polygonaceae, garden sorrel, native in much of Europe.
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Vicia cracca, native to Europe and Asia.
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(US) ground ivy, Glechoma hederacea
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The plant Gastrolobium villosum.
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lady's smock (Cardamine pratensis)
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The related plant Arum italicum.
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The root of the herb Veronicastrum virginicum, used as a cathartic and emetic.
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The menispermaceous plant Calycocarpum lyonii.
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A European dwarf version of the elder, Sambucus ebulus, that has a bad smell
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An unrelated plant native to the northwestern US and western Canada, Achlys triphylla, which also has a vanilla-like fragrance.
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jimsonweed (Datura spp.)
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Conium maculatum, poison hemlock.
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Alternative form of ditch weed [Datura stramonium (jimsonweed).]
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A plant in the genus Chamaemelum.
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Lotus maritimus, a plant in the legume family.
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broadleaf arrowhead (Sagittaria latifolia)
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A plant of the genus Aristolochia.
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Toxicodendron radicans, the ivy-like species of Toxicodendron, common in the eastern United States, known for its ability to cause an itching rash and blistering for most people, through urushiol.
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Amaranthus tricolor, native to South America; widely cultivated.
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Nelumbo nucifera, the lotus flower.
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The horsetail (plant of genus Equisetum)
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bitter vetch, blister vetch (Vicia ervilia).
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A plant, (Rheum rhaponticum), whose appearance is somewhat like rhubarb.
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The flowering plant Gamochaeta ustulata in the sunflower family.
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A plant in the taxonomic genus Equisetum (horsetails); Equisetum arvense.
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northern firmoss, Huperzia selago.
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Lamb's quarters (especially Chenopodium album, syn. Atriplex alba), formerly also called orach.
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(uncountable) The pungent leaves of the plant, used in salads.
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The plant Gastrolobium rotundifolium.
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Creeping gloxinia (Lophospermum erubescens), in the family Plantaginaceae.
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Gilmania luteola, the only species of polygonaceous plant in the genus Gilmania.
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The plant Gastrolobium graniticum.
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A highly toxic herb (Gelsemium elegans), native to China, India, and southeast Asia, that yields poisons.
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The plant garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata)
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Medicago intertexta, the pods of which are armed with short spines.
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An American spikenard (Aralia spinosa).
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A small European plant, Trinia glauca, once thought to be a remedy for swellings.
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Especially, Carpobrotus edulis.
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(dated) Garden nasturtium, Tropaeolum majus.
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A type of arrow poison, made from the plant Strophanthus hispidus, used especially in the areas of Togo and Cameroon.
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Nectandra, of which several species are used medicinally.
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(apparently does not occur standalone for the genus per se) Plant of the genus Emex, also considered synonymous to Rumex, if not then containing two species lesser jack and little jack for Emex spinosa syn. Rumex spinosus, Australian English three-corner jack and prickly jack for Emex australis syn. Rumex hypogaeus.
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kudzu (Pueraria montana var. lobata)
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An upright herbaceous perennial plant, Aralia cordata, growing up to 2 to 3 metres in height and native to Japan, Korea, and eastern China.
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The prickly-leaved plant Ruscus aculeatus.
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Alternative spelling of jewelweed [(US) Impatiens, especially Impatiens capensis and Impatiens pallida.]
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Alternative spelling of jimsonweed [(US) A poisonous plant of the Datura stramonium species, part of the nightshade (Solanaceae) family. A hallucinogen occasionally ingested by those looking for a cheap high.]
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common mullein (Verbascum thapsus).
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(New Zealand) Any of various flowering plants in the genus Clianthus.
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Bunium bulbocastanum (black cumin) of the Apiaceae.
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A plant or herb with edible roots, in the genus Lomatium, used in traditional Native American foods and medicines.
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A slender climbing plant; dodder.
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The black bryony (Tamus communis).
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Indian cress, nasturtium, Tropaeolum majus
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Alternative spelling of locoweed [Any of several plants indigenous to the western United States, of genus Oxytropis or Astragalus.]
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Alternative spelling of locoweed [Any of several plants indigenous to the western United States, of genus Oxytropis or Astragalus.]
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A plant of the species Clematis vitalba, evergreen clematis, a vine, native to the chalk and limestone soils of Britain, often considered invasive and noxious elsewhere.
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The plant Brunfelsia uniflora, used in the treatment of gout and rheumatism.
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A plant in the taxonomic genus Equisetum (horsetails); Equisetum palustre.
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A plant, Hedysarum alpinum, whose edible root is consumed by the Inuit of Alaska.
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A perennial plant with tarragon-flavored leaves, Tagetes lucida, native to Mexico and Central America, used as a medicinal plant and as a culinary herb.
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Kudzu; Pueraria lobata; Pueraria montana var. lobata
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Alternative spelling of milk-vetch [Any of several species of flowering plants of the genus Astragalus.]
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A herbaceous biennial plant of the species Lunaria annua, grown for its attractive spring flowering and dried silver seed pod middles, native
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Seseli libanotis, a Eurasian herb of the carrot family.
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The plant Arnica montana.
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The plant Gastrolobium stenophyllum.
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Solanum rostratum, horse-nettle;
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(dated) Lamb's quarters: frost-blite (Chenopodium album) or another plant of the genus Chenopodium.
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The perennial herb Dorema ammoniacum, whose stem yields ammoniacum.
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A poisonous bulbous plant, Buphane toxicaria.
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A flowering plant of the genus Picris, especially Picris echioides, the bristly oxtongue.
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A small European annual herb (Aphanes arvensis, syn. Alchemilla arvensis) of the family Rosaceae, having fan-shaped 3-parted leaves with the divisions 2-cleft to 4-cleft and axillary greenish flowers
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Rumex patientia, a herbaceous perennial plant.
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The plant Gastrolobium stenophyllum.
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Synonym of pokeweed (“the plant Phytolacca americana”)
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Portulaca bicolor, of Australia
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The large tuberous root of a kind of milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa), used as a remedy for pleuritic and other diseases.
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Hoya carnosa (waxplant, honey plant)
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Thespesia populnea, a flowering plant of the mallow family, found especially in parts of India.
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The plant Gastrolobium spinosum.
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(India) The flowering plant Boerhavia diffusa.
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moss-rose purslane, moss rose (Portulaca grandiflora)
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Cichorium intybus, common chicory
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A tropical African asteraceous shrub (Guizotia abyssinica) cultivated for its seeds, which yield a valuable oil used for food and as an illuminant.
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A plant of the species Crassula muscosa, native to South Africa.
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Trillium erectum, native to eastern, northeastern North America.
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Lady's thumb or redleg (Persicaria maculosa), an herb in the buckwheat family.
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Ammannia, in family Lythraceae
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Alternative form of reedmace [A water plant, the cattail.]
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Anastatica hierochuntica, also known as the rose of Jericho, a plant species native to deserts of North Africa
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Baccharis sarothroides (desert broom)
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Any of several North American aromatic shrubs of the genus Artemisia, having silvery-grey, green leaves.
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A perennial herb in the rose family, Sanguisorba minor, grown for its cucumber-flavored leaves that are used in salads.
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Tragopogon porrifolius, a plant with linear leaves; cultivated for its light-skinned edible root and herbal properties. Known in particular as "white salsify" among other common names
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Bomarea edulis, an ornamental flowering plant bearing edible tubers.
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The plant Sarcobatus vermiculatus.
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Rumex acetosella, a species of sorrel.
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Senna obtusifolia, a legume used in folk medicine.
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Any of several American plants that have an offensive odour, but especially Croton texensis and Polemonium viscosum
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Members of genus Oxalis or family Oxalidaceae, woodsorrels.
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red spinach (Trianthema triquetra)
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Hedeoma pulegioides, the American pennyroyal.
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Certain other plants of genera Exallage and Stenaria, that have similar flowers.
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A medicinal herb, Staphis agria.
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The plant sticktight, Hackelia virginiana.
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The plant Crepis foetida.
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chicory (Cichorium intybus)
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Any weed that is found in, or commonly grows in, a swamp.
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The flowering plant Boerhavia diffusa.
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The fine grain of this plant.
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The mayflower, Epigaea repens, of eastern North America.
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Chaya or tree spinach (Cnidoscolus aconitifolius).
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Solanum carolinense, the Carolina horsenettle.
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A plant in the taxonomic genus Equisetum (horsetails); Equisetum variegatum.
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(US) A vine native to the eastern US and historically used as a medicinal herb, Aristolochia serpentaria
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(archaic) A plant, the burning bush, Euonymus atropurpureus.
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(rare, US, dialect) Nelumbo lutea, the American lotus, the water chinkapin.
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A water caltrop (Trapa natans).
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The Eurasian plantain (Plantago major).
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Sinapis alba, an annual mustard of the family Brassicaceae.
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common chicory, Cichorium intybus
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Chasmanthium latifolium, a grass, Indian woodoats
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The edible root of the flowering plant Boerhaavia diffusa.
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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 wolfsbane [Any of several poisonous perennial herbs of the genus Aconitum.]
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Reseda luteola (dyer's rocket), of Eurasia
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A form of peppergrass or pepperwort (Lepidium campestre)
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(US, Mississippi, dialect) Nelumbo lutea, the American lotus, the water chinkapin.
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(Australia) The plant Gastrolobium calycinum, toxic to foraging livestock.
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