babies' slippers: European forage plant having claw-shaped pods introduced in America


bacon and eggs: European forage plant having claw-shaped pods introduced in America


Lotus corniculatus: European forage plant having claw-shaped pods introduced in America


winged pea: sprawling European annual having a 4-winged edible pod


asparagus pea: sprawling European annual having a 4-winged edible pod


Lotus tetragonolobus: sprawling European annual having a 4-winged edible pod


Lupinus: herbs or shrubs: lupin


genus Lupinus: herbs or shrubs: lupin


lupine: any plant of the genus Lupinus; bearing erect spikes of usually purplish-blue flowers


lupin: any plant of the genus Lupinus; bearing erect spikes of usually purplish-blue flowers


white lupine: white-flowered Eurasian herb widely cultivated for forage and erosion control


field lupine: white-flowered Eurasian herb widely cultivated for forage and erosion control


wolf bean: white-flowered Eurasian herb widely cultivated for forage and erosion control


Egyptian lupine: white-flowered Eurasian herb widely cultivated for forage and erosion control


Lupinus albus: white-flowered Eurasian herb widely cultivated for forage and erosion control


tree lupine: evergreen shrub of the Pacific coast of the United States having showy yellow or blue flowers; naturalized in Australia


Lupinus arboreus: evergreen shrub of the Pacific coast of the United States having showy yellow or blue flowers; naturalized in Australia


yellow lupine: yellow-flowered European lupine cultivated for forage


Lupinus luteus: yellow-flowered European lupine cultivated for forage


wild lupine: stout perennial of eastern and central North America having palmate leaves and showy racemose blue flowers


sundial lupine: stout perennial of eastern and central North America having palmate leaves and showy racemose blue flowers


Indian beet: stout perennial of eastern and central North America having palmate leaves and showy racemose blue flowers


old-maid's bonnet: stout perennial of eastern and central North America having palmate leaves and showy racemose blue flowers


Lupinus perennis: stout perennial of eastern and central North America having palmate leaves and showy racemose blue flowers


bluebonnet: low-growing annual herb of southwestern United States (Texas) having silky foliage and blue flowers; a leading cause of livestock poisoning in the southwestern United States


buffalo clover: low-growing annual herb of southwestern United States (Texas) having silky foliage and blue flowers; a leading cause of livestock poisoning in the southwestern United States


Texas bluebonnet: low-growing annual herb of southwestern United States (Texas) having silky foliage and blue flowers; a leading cause of livestock poisoning in the southwestern United States


Lupinus subcarnosus: low-growing annual herb of southwestern United States (Texas) having silky foliage and blue flowers; a leading cause of livestock poisoning in the southwestern United States


Texas bluebonnet: closely resembles Lupinus subcarnosus; southwestern United States (Texas)


Lupinus texensis: closely resembles Lupinus subcarnosus; southwestern United States (Texas)


Macrotyloma: annual or perennial vines of Africa and India and Australia; plants often placed in genus Dolichos


genus Macrotyloma: annual or perennial vines of Africa and India and Australia; plants often placed in genus Dolichos


horse gram: twining herb of Old World tropics cultivated in India for food and fodder; sometimes placed in genus Dolichos


horse grain: twining herb of Old World tropics cultivated in India for food and fodder; sometimes placed in genus Dolichos


poor man's pulse: twining herb of Old World tropics cultivated in India for food and fodder; sometimes placed in genus Dolichos


Macrotyloma uniflorum: twining herb of Old World tropics cultivated in India for food and fodder; sometimes placed in genus Dolichos


Dolichos biflorus: twining herb of Old World tropics cultivated in India for food and fodder; sometimes placed in genus Dolichos


Medicago: a genus of herbs that resemble clover


genus Medicago: a genus of herbs that resemble clover


medic: any of several Old World herbs of the genus Medicago having small flowers and trifoliate compound leaves


medick: any of several Old World herbs of the genus Medicago having small flowers and trifoliate compound leaves


trefoil: any of several Old World herbs of the genus Medicago having small flowers and trifoliate compound leaves


moon trefoil: evergreen shrub of southern European highlands having downy foliage and a succession of yellow flowers throughout the summer followed by curious snail-shaped pods


Medicago arborea: evergreen shrub of southern European highlands having downy foliage and a succession of yellow flowers throughout the summer followed by curious snail-shaped pods


sickle alfalfa: European medic naturalized in North America having yellow flowers and sickle-shaped pods


sickle lucerne: European medic naturalized in North America having yellow flowers and sickle-shaped pods


sickle medick: European medic naturalized in North America having yellow flowers and sickle-shaped pods


Medicago falcata: European medic naturalized in North America having yellow flowers and sickle-shaped pods


Calvary clover: an annual of the Mediterranean area having spiny seed pods and leaves with dark spots


Medicago intertexta: an annual of the Mediterranean area having spiny seed pods and leaves with dark spots


Medicago echinus: an annual of the Mediterranean area having spiny seed pods and leaves with dark spots


black medick: prostrate European herb with small yellow flowers and curved black pods; naturalized in North America


hop clover: prostrate European herb with small yellow flowers and curved black pods; naturalized in North America


yellow trefoil: prostrate European herb with small yellow flowers and curved black pods; naturalized in North America


nonesuch clover: prostrate European herb with small yellow flowers and curved black pods; naturalized in North America


Medicago lupulina: prostrate European herb with small yellow flowers and curved black pods; naturalized in North America


alfalfa: important European leguminous forage plant with trifoliate leaves and blue-violet flowers grown widely as a pasture and hay crop


lucerne: important European leguminous forage plant with trifoliate leaves and blue-violet flowers grown widely as a pasture and hay crop


Medicago sativa: important European leguminous forage plant with trifoliate leaves and blue-violet flowers grown widely as a pasture and hay crop


genus Millettia: genus of trees and shrubs of the Old World tropics


millettia: any of several tropical trees or shrubs yielding showy streaked dark reddish or chocolate-colored wood


genus Mucuna: genus of tropical herbs and woody vines having trifoliate leaves and showy flowers in axillary clusters


Stizolobium: genus of tropical herbs and woody vines having trifoliate leaves and showy flowers in axillary clusters


genus Stizolobium: genus of tropical herbs and woody vines having trifoliate leaves and showy flowers in axillary clusters


mucuna: any of several erect or climbing woody plants of the genus Mucuna; widespread in tropics of both hemispheres


cowage: the annual woody vine of Asia having long clusters of purplish flowers and densely hairy pods; cultivated in southern United States for green manure and grazing


velvet bean: the annual woody vine of Asia having long clusters of purplish flowers and densely hairy pods; cultivated in southern United States for green manure and grazing


Bengal bean: the annual woody vine of Asia having long clusters of purplish flowers and densely hairy pods; cultivated in southern United States for green manure and grazing


Benghal bean: the annual woody vine of Asia having long clusters of purplish flowers and densely hairy pods; cultivated in southern United States for green manure and grazing


Florida bean: the annual woody vine of Asia having long clusters of purplish flowers and densely hairy pods; cultivated in southern United States for green manure and grazing


Mucuna pruriens utilis: the annual woody vine of Asia having long clusters of purplish flowers and densely hairy pods; cultivated in southern United States for green manure and grazing


Mucuna deeringiana: the annual woody vine of Asia having long clusters of purplish flowers and densely hairy pods; cultivated in southern United States for green manure and grazing


Mucuna aterrima: the annual woody vine of Asia having long clusters of purplish flowers and densely hairy pods; cultivated in southern United States for green manure and grazing


Stizolobium deeringiana: the annual woody vine of Asia having long clusters of purplish flowers and densely hairy pods; cultivated in southern United States for green manure and grazing


cowage: pods of the cowage plant or the stinging hairs covering them; used as a vermifuge when mixed with e.g. honey


Myroxylon: a genus of tropical American trees having pinnate leaves and white flowers


genus Myroxylon: a genus of tropical American trees having pinnate leaves and white flowers


tolu tree: medium-sized tropical American tree yielding tolu balsam and a fragrant hard wood used for high-grade furniture and cabinetwork


tolu balsam tree: medium-sized tropical American tree yielding tolu balsam and a fragrant hard wood used for high-grade furniture and cabinetwork


Myroxylon balsamum: medium-sized tropical American tree yielding tolu balsam and a fragrant hard wood used for high-grade furniture and cabinetwork


Myroxylon toluiferum: medium-sized tropical American tree yielding tolu balsam and a fragrant hard wood used for high-grade furniture and cabinetwork


Peruvian balsam: tree of South and Central America yielding an aromatic balsam


Myroxylon pereirae: tree of South and Central America yielding an aromatic balsam


Myroxylon balsamum pereirae: tree of South and Central America yielding an aromatic balsam


tolu: aromatic yellowish brown balsam from the tolu balsam tree used especially in cough syrups


balsam of tolu: aromatic yellowish brown balsam from the tolu balsam tree used especially in cough syrups


tolu balsam: aromatic yellowish brown balsam from the tolu balsam tree used especially in cough syrups


balsam of Peru: dark brown syrupy balsam from the Peruvian balsam tree used especially in dressing wounds and treating certain skin diseases


Onobrychis: genus of Old World herbs having pinnate leaves and pink or whites racemose flowers followed by flat unjointed pods


genus Onobrychis: genus of Old World herbs having pinnate leaves and pink or whites racemose flowers followed by flat unjointed pods


sainfoin: Eurasian perennial herb having pale pink flowers and curved pods; naturalized in Britain and North America grasslands on calcareous soils; important forage crop and source of honey in Britain


sanfoin: Eurasian perennial herb having pale pink flowers and curved pods; naturalized in Britain and North America grasslands on calcareous soils; important forage crop and source of honey in Britain


holy clover: Eurasian perennial herb having pale pink flowers and curved pods; naturalized in Britain and North America grasslands on calcareous soils; important forage crop and source of honey in Britain


esparcet: Eurasian perennial herb having pale pink flowers and curved pods; naturalized in Britain and North America grasslands on calcareous soils; important forage crop and source of honey in Britain


Onobrychis viciifolia: Eurasian perennial herb having pale pink flowers and curved pods; naturalized in Britain and North America grasslands on calcareous soils; important forage crop and source of honey in Britain


Onobrychis viciaefolia: Eurasian perennial herb having pale pink flowers and curved pods; naturalized in Britain and North America grasslands on calcareous soils; important forage crop and source of honey in Britain


Ononis: genus of European subshrubs or herbs having pink or purple or yellow solitary or clustered flowers: restharrow


genus Ononis: genus of European subshrubs or herbs having pink or purple or yellow solitary or clustered flowers: restharrow


restharrow: European woody plant having pink flowers and unifoliate leaves and long tough roots; spreads by underground runners


rest-harrow: European woody plant having pink flowers and unifoliate leaves and long tough roots; spreads by underground runners


Ononis repens: European woody plant having pink flowers and unifoliate leaves and long tough roots; spreads by underground runners


restharrow: Eurasian plant having loose racemes of pink or purple flowers and spiny stems and tough roots


rest-harrow: Eurasian plant having loose racemes of pink or purple flowers and spiny stems and tough roots


Ononis spinosa: Eurasian plant having loose racemes of pink or purple flowers and spiny stems and tough roots


Ormosia: genus of tropical shrubs and trees having usually odd-pinnate leaves with large leaflets and pink to reddish wood


genus Ormosia: genus of tropical shrubs and trees having usually odd-pinnate leaves with large leaflets and pink to reddish wood


necklace tree: a tree of the genus Ormosia having seeds used as beads


bead tree: small tree of West Indies and northeastern Venezuela having large oblong pointed leaflets and panicles of purple flowers; seeds are black or scarlet with black spots


jumby bean: small tree of West Indies and northeastern Venezuela having large oblong pointed leaflets and panicles of purple flowers; seeds are black or scarlet with black spots


jumby tree: small tree of West Indies and northeastern Venezuela having large oblong pointed leaflets and panicles of purple flowers; seeds are black or scarlet with black spots


Ormosia monosperma: small tree of West Indies and northeastern Venezuela having large oblong pointed leaflets and panicles of purple flowers; seeds are black or scarlet with black spots


jumby bead: West Indian tree similar to Ormosia monosperma but larger and having smaller leaflets and smaller seeds


jumbie bead: West Indian tree similar to Ormosia monosperma but larger and having smaller leaflets and smaller seeds


Ormosia coarctata: West Indian tree similar to Ormosia monosperma but larger and having smaller leaflets and smaller seeds


Oxytropis: large widely-distributed genus of evergreen shrubs or subshrubs having odd-pinnate leaves and racemose or spicate flowers each having a pea-like corolla with a clawed petal


genus Oxytropis: large widely-distributed genus of evergreen shrubs or subshrubs having odd-pinnate leaves and racemose or spicate flowers each having a pea-like corolla with a clawed petal


locoweed: any of several leguminous plants of western North America causing locoism in livestock


crazyweed: any of several leguminous plants of western North America causing locoism in livestock


crazy weed: any of several leguminous plants of western North America causing locoism in livestock


purple locoweed: tufted locoweed of southwestern United States having purple or pink to white flowers


purple loco: tufted locoweed of southwestern United States having purple or pink to white flowers


Oxytropis lambertii: tufted locoweed of southwestern United States having purple or pink to white flowers


tumbleweed: any plant that breaks away from its roots in autumn and is driven by the wind as a light rolling mass


Pachyrhizus: small genus of tropical vines having tuberous roots


genus Pachyrhizus: small genus of tropical vines having tuberous roots


yam bean: Central American twining plant with edible roots and pods; large tubers are eaten raw or cooked especially when young and young pods must be thoroughly cooked; pods and seeds also yield rotenone and oils


Pachyrhizus erosus: Central American twining plant with edible roots and pods; large tubers are eaten raw or cooked especially when young and young pods must be thoroughly cooked; pods and seeds also yield rotenone and oils


yam bean: twining plant of Amazon basin having large edible roots


potato bean: twining plant of Amazon basin having large edible roots


Pachyrhizus tuberosus: twining plant of Amazon basin having large edible roots


Parochetus: one species: shamrock pea


genus Parochetus: one species: shamrock pea


shamrock pea: trailing trifoliate Asiatic and African herb having cobalt blue flowers


Parochetus communis: trailing trifoliate Asiatic and African herb having cobalt blue flowers


Phaseolus: herbs of warm regions including most American beans


genus Phaseolus: herbs of warm regions including most American beans


bean: any of various leguminous plants grown for their edible seeds and pods


bean plant: any of various leguminous plants grown for their edible seeds and pods


bush bean: a bean plant whose bushy growth needs no supports


pole bean: a climbing bean plant that will climb a wall or tree or trellis


common bean: the common annual twining or bushy bean plant grown for its edible seeds or pods


common bean plant: the common annual twining or bushy bean plant grown for its edible seeds or pods


Phaseolus vulgaris: the common annual twining or bushy bean plant grown for its edible seeds or pods


kidney bean: the common bean plant grown for the beans rather than the pods (especially a variety with large red kidney-shaped beans)


frijol: the common bean plant grown for the beans rather than the pods (especially a variety with large red kidney-shaped beans)


frijole: the common bean plant grown for the beans rather than the pods (especially a variety with large red kidney-shaped beans)


green bean: a common bean plant cultivated for its slender green edible pods


haricot: a French variety of green bean plant bearing light-colored beans


wax bean: a common bean plant grown for its edible golden pod


scarlet runner: tropical American bean with red flowers and mottled black beans similar to Phaseolus vulgaris but perennial; a preferred food bean in Great Britain


scarlet runner bean: tropical American bean with red flowers and mottled black beans similar to Phaseolus vulgaris but perennial; a preferred food bean in Great Britain


Dutch case-knife bean: tropical American bean with red flowers and mottled black beans similar to Phaseolus vulgaris but perennial; a preferred food bean in Great Britain


runner bean: tropical American bean with red flowers and mottled black beans similar to Phaseolus vulgaris but perennial; a preferred food bean in Great Britain


Phaseolus coccineus: tropical American bean with red flowers and mottled black beans similar to Phaseolus vulgaris but perennial; a preferred food bean in Great Britain


Phaseolus multiflorus: tropical American bean with red flowers and mottled black beans similar to Phaseolus vulgaris but perennial; a preferred food bean in Great Britain


shell bean: a bean plant grown primarily for its edible seed rather than its pod


shell bean plant: a bean plant grown primarily for its edible seed rather than its pod


lima bean: bush or tall-growing bean plant having large flat edible seeds


lima bean plant: bush or tall-growing bean plant having large flat edible seeds


Phaseolus limensis: bush or tall-growing bean plant having large flat edible seeds


sieva bean: bush bean plant cultivated especially in southern United States having small flat edible seeds


butter bean: bush bean plant cultivated especially in southern United States having small flat edible seeds


butter-bean plant: bush bean plant cultivated especially in southern United States having small flat edible seeds


lima bean: bush bean plant cultivated especially in southern United States having small flat edible seeds


Phaseolus lunatus: bush bean plant cultivated especially in southern United States having small flat edible seeds


tepary bean: twining plant of southwestern United States and Mexico having roundish white or yellow or brown or black beans


Phaseolus acutifolius latifolius: twining plant of southwestern United States and Mexico having roundish white or yellow or brown or black beans


Pickeringia: one species: chaparral pea


genus Pickeringia: one species: chaparral pea


chaparral pea: spiny evergreen xerophytic shrub having showy rose and purple flowers and forming dense thickets; of dry rocky mountain slopes of California


stingaree-bush: spiny evergreen xerophytic shrub having showy rose and purple flowers and forming dense thickets; of dry rocky mountain slopes of California


Pickeringia montana: spiny evergreen xerophytic shrub having showy rose and purple flowers and forming dense thickets; of dry rocky mountain slopes of California


Piscidia: genus of shrubs or small trees having indehiscent pods with black seeds; roots and bark yield fish poisons


genus Piscidia: genus of shrubs or small trees having indehiscent pods with black seeds; roots and bark yield fish poisons


Jamaica dogwood: small tree of West Indies and Florida having large odd-pinnate leaves and panicles of red-striped purple to white flowers followed by decorative curly winged seedpods; yields fish poisons


fish fuddle: small tree of West Indies and Florida having large odd-pinnate leaves and panicles of red-striped purple to white flowers followed by decorative curly winged seedpods; yields fish poisons


Piscidia piscipula: small tree of West Indies and Florida having large odd-pinnate leaves and panicles of red-striped purple to white flowers followed by decorative curly winged seedpods; yields fish poisons


Piscidia erythrina: small tree of West Indies and Florida having large odd-pinnate leaves and panicles of red-striped purple to white flowers followed by decorative curly winged seedpods; yields fish poisons


Pisum: small genus of variable annual Eurasian vines: peas


genus Pisum: small genus of variable annual Eurasian vines: peas


pea: a leguminous plant of the genus Pisum with small white flowers and long green pods containing edible green seeds


pea plant: a leguminous plant of the genus Pisum with small white flowers and long green pods containing edible green seeds


pea: the fruit or seed of a pea plant


garden pea: plant producing peas usually eaten fresh rather than dried


garden pea plant: plant producing peas usually eaten fresh rather than dried


common pea: plant producing peas usually eaten fresh rather than dried


Pisum sativum: plant producing peas usually eaten fresh rather than dried


garden pea: the flattened to cylindric inflated multi-seeded fruit of the common pea plant


edible-pod pea: a variety of pea plant producing peas having soft thick edible pods lacking the fibrous inner lining of the common pea


edible-podded pea: a variety of pea plant producing peas having soft thick edible pods lacking the fibrous inner lining of the common pea


Pisum sativum macrocarpon: a variety of pea plant producing peas having soft thick edible pods lacking the fibrous inner lining of the common pea


snow pea: variety of pea plant producing peas having thin flat edible pods


sugar pea: variety of pea plant producing peas having thin flat edible pods


sugar snap pea: variety of pea plant producing peas having crisp rounded edible pods


snap pea: variety of pea plant producing peas having crisp rounded edible pods


field pea: variety of pea plant native to the Mediterranean region and North Africa and widely grown especially for forage


field-pea plant: variety of pea plant native to the Mediterranean region and North Africa and widely grown especially for forage


Austrian winter pea: variety of pea plant native to the Mediterranean region and North Africa and widely grown especially for forage


Pisum sativum arvense: variety of pea plant native to the Mediterranean region and North Africa and widely grown especially for forage


Pisum arvense: variety of pea plant native to the Mediterranean region and North Africa and widely grown especially for forage


field pea: seed of the field pea plant


Platylobium: small genus of Australian evergreen leguminous shrubs or subshrubs


genus Platylobium: small genus of Australian evergreen leguminous shrubs or subshrubs


flat pea: evergreen shrub having almost heart-shaped foliage and bright yellow pea-like flowers followed by flat pods with flat wings; Australia and Tasmania


Platylobium formosum: evergreen shrub having almost heart-shaped foliage and bright yellow pea-like flowers followed by flat pods with flat wings; Australia and Tasmania


common flat pea: low spreading evergreen shrub of southern Australia having triangular to somewhat heart-shaped foliage and orange-yellow flowers followed by flat winged pods


native holly: low spreading evergreen shrub of southern Australia having triangular to somewhat heart-shaped foliage and orange-yellow flowers followed by flat winged pods


Playlobium obtusangulum: low spreading evergreen shrub of southern Australia having triangular to somewhat heart-shaped foliage and orange-yellow flowers followed by flat winged pods


Platymiscium: genus of tropical American trees: quira


genus Platymiscium: genus of tropical American trees: quira


quira: any of several tropical American trees some yielding economically important timber


roble: large tree of Trinidad and Guyana having odd-pinnate leaves and violet-scented axillary racemes of yellow flowers and long smooth pods; grown as a specimen in parks and large gardens


Platymiscium trinitatis: large tree of Trinidad and Guyana having odd-pinnate leaves and violet-scented axillary racemes of yellow flowers and long smooth pods; grown as a specimen in parks and large gardens


Panama redwood tree: large erect shrub of Colombia having large odd-pinnate leaves with large leaflets and axillary racemes of fragrant yellow flowers


Panama redwood: large erect shrub of Colombia having large odd-pinnate leaves with large leaflets and axillary racemes of fragrant yellow flowers


Platymiscium pinnatum: large erect shrub of Colombia having large odd-pinnate leaves with large leaflets and axillary racemes of fragrant yellow flowers


Panama redwood: hard heavy red wood of a quira tree


quira: hard heavy red wood of a quira tree


Podalyria: genus of South African leguminous shrubs often placed in genus Sophora


genus Podalyria: genus of South African leguminous shrubs often placed in genus Sophora


Pongamia: one species: Indian beech


genus Pongamia: one species: Indian beech


Indian beech: evergreen Asiatic tree having glossy pinnate leaves and racemose creamy-white scented flowers; used as a shade tree


Pongamia glabra: evergreen Asiatic tree having glossy pinnate leaves and racemose creamy-white scented flowers; used as a shade tree


Psophocarpus: species of tropical Asian and African climbing herbs


genus Psophocarpus: species of tropical Asian and African climbing herbs


winged bean: a tuberous twining annual vine bearing clusters of purplish flowers and pods with four jagged wings; Old World tropics


winged pea: a tuberous twining annual vine bearing clusters of purplish flowers and pods with four jagged wings; Old World tropics


goa bean: a tuberous twining annual vine bearing clusters of purplish flowers and pods with four jagged wings; Old World tropics


goa bean vine: a tuberous twining annual vine bearing clusters of purplish flowers and pods with four jagged wings; Old World tropics


Manila bean: a tuberous twining annual vine bearing clusters of purplish flowers and pods with four jagged wings; Old World tropics


Psophocarpus tetragonolobus: a tuberous twining annual vine bearing clusters of purplish flowers and pods with four jagged wings; Old World tropics


Psoralea: widely distributed genus of herbs or shrubs with glandular compound leaves and spicate or racemose purple or white flowers


genus Psoralea: widely distributed genus of herbs or shrubs with glandular compound leaves and spicate or racemose purple or white flowers


breadroot: densely hairy perennial of central North America having edible tuberous roots


Indian breadroot: densely hairy perennial of central North America having edible tuberous roots


pomme blanche: densely hairy perennial of central North America having edible tuberous roots


pomme de prairie: densely hairy perennial of central North America having edible tuberous roots


Psoralea esculenta: densely hairy perennial of central North America having edible tuberous roots


Pterocarpus: genus of tropical trees or climbers having usually broadly winged pods


genus Pterocarpus: genus of tropical trees or climbers having usually broadly winged pods


bloodwood tree: deciduous South African tree having large odd-pinnate leaves and profuse fragrant orange-yellow flowers; yields a red juice and heavy strong durable wood


kiaat: deciduous South African tree having large odd-pinnate leaves and profuse fragrant orange-yellow flowers; yields a red juice and heavy strong durable wood


Pterocarpus angolensis: deciduous South African tree having large odd-pinnate leaves and profuse fragrant orange-yellow flowers; yields a red juice and heavy strong durable wood


padauk: tree native to southeastern Asia having reddish wood with a mottled or striped black grain


padouk: tree native to southeastern Asia having reddish wood with a mottled or striped black grain


amboyna: tree native to southeastern Asia having reddish wood with a mottled or striped black grain


Pterocarpus indicus: tree native to southeastern Asia having reddish wood with a mottled or striped black grain


amboyna: mottled curly-grained wood of Pterocarpus indicus


Andaman redwood: mottled curly-grained wood of Pterocarpus indicus


Burma padauk: tree of India and Burma yielding a wood resembling mahogany


Burmese rosewood: tree of India and Burma yielding a wood resembling mahogany


Pterocarpus macrocarpus: tree of India and Burma yielding a wood resembling mahogany


kino: East Indian tree yielding a resin or extract often used medicinally and in e.g. tanning


Pterocarpus marsupium: East Indian tree yielding a resin or extract often used medicinally and in e.g. tanning


East India kino: reddish or black juice or resin from certain trees of the genus Pterocarpus and used in medicine and tanning etc


Malabar kino: reddish or black juice or resin from certain trees of the genus Pterocarpus and used in medicine and tanning etc


kino gum: reddish or black juice or resin from certain trees of the genus Pterocarpus and used in medicine and tanning etc


red sandalwood: tree of India and East Indies yielding a hard fragrant timber prized for cabinetwork and dark red heartwood used as a dyewood


red sanders: tree of India and East Indies yielding a hard fragrant timber prized for cabinetwork and dark red heartwood used as a dyewood


red sanderswood: tree of India and East Indies yielding a hard fragrant timber prized for cabinetwork and dark red heartwood used as a dyewood


red saunders: tree of India and East Indies yielding a hard fragrant timber prized for cabinetwork and dark red heartwood used as a dyewood


Pterocarpus santalinus: tree of India and East Indies yielding a hard fragrant timber prized for cabinetwork and dark red heartwood used as a dyewood


ruby wood: hard durable wood of red sandalwood trees (Pterocarpus santalinus); prized for cabinetwork


red sandalwood: hard durable wood of red sandalwood trees (Pterocarpus santalinus); prized for cabinetwork


Pueraria: genus of woody Asiatic vines: kudzu


genus Pueraria: genus of woody Asiatic vines: kudzu


kudzu: fast-growing vine from eastern Asia having tuberous starchy roots and hairy trifoliate leaves and racemes of purple flowers followed by long hairy pods containing many seeds; grown for fodder and forage and root starch; widespread in the southern United States


kudzu vine: fast-growing vine from eastern Asia having tuberous starchy roots and hairy trifoliate leaves and racemes of purple flowers followed by long hairy pods containing many seeds; grown for fodder and forage and root starch; widespread in the southern United States


Pueraria lobata: fast-growing vine from eastern Asia having tuberous starchy roots and hairy trifoliate leaves and racemes of purple flowers followed by long hairy pods containing many seeds; grown for fodder and forage and root starch; widespread in the southern United States


Retama: small genus of Mediterranean shrubs; often included in genus Genista


genus Retama: small genus of Mediterranean shrubs; often included in genus Genista


retem: desert shrub of Syria and Arabia having small white flowers; constitutes the juniper of the Old Testament; sometimes placed in genus Genista


raetam: desert shrub of Syria and Arabia having small white flowers; constitutes the juniper of the Old Testament; sometimes placed in genus Genista


juniper bush: desert shrub of Syria and Arabia having small white flowers; constitutes the juniper of the Old Testament; sometimes placed in genus Genista


juniper: desert shrub of Syria and Arabia having small white flowers; constitutes the juniper of the Old Testament; sometimes placed in genus Genista


Retama raetam: desert shrub of Syria and Arabia having small white flowers; constitutes the juniper of the Old Testament; sometimes placed in genus Genista


Genista raetam: desert shrub of Syria and Arabia having small white flowers; constitutes the juniper of the Old Testament; sometimes placed in genus Genista


Robinia: deciduous flowering trees and shrubs


genus Robinia: deciduous flowering trees and shrubs


bristly locust: large shrub or small tree of the eastern United States having bristly stems and large clusters of pink flowers


rose acacia: large shrub or small tree of the eastern United States having bristly stems and large clusters of pink flowers


moss locust: large shrub or small tree of the eastern United States having bristly stems and large clusters of pink flowers


Robinia hispida: large shrub or small tree of the eastern United States having bristly stems and large clusters of pink flowers


black locust: large thorny tree of eastern and central United States having pinnately compound leaves and drooping racemes of white flowers; widely naturalized in many varieties in temperate regions


yellow locust: large thorny tree of eastern and central United States having pinnately compound leaves and drooping racemes of white flowers; widely naturalized in many varieties in temperate regions


Robinia pseudoacacia: large thorny tree of eastern and central United States having pinnately compound leaves and drooping racemes of white flowers; widely naturalized in many varieties in temperate regions


black locust: strong stiff wood of a black-locust tree; very resistant to decay


clammy locust: small rough-barked locust of southeastern United States having racemes of pink flowers and glutinous branches and seeds


Robinia viscosa: small rough-barked locust of southeastern United States having racemes of pink flowers and glutinous branches and seeds


Sabinea: small genus of deciduous West Indian trees or shrubs: carib wood


genus Sabinea: small genus of deciduous West Indian trees or shrubs: carib wood


carib wood: small Dominican tree bearing masses of large crimson flowers before the fine pinnate foliage emerges


Sabinea carinalis: small Dominican tree bearing masses of large crimson flowers before the fine pinnate foliage emerges


genus Sesbania: small genus of tropical and subtropical leguminous herbs or shrubs or trees


sesbania: any of various plants of the genus Sesbania having pinnate leaves and large showy pea-like flowers


Colorado River hemp: tall-growing annual of southwestern United States widely grown as green manure; yields a strong tough bast fiber formerly used by Indians for cordage


Sesbania exaltata: tall-growing annual of southwestern United States widely grown as green manure; yields a strong tough bast fiber formerly used by Indians for cordage


scarlet wisteria tree: a softwood tree with lax racemes of usually red or pink flowers; tropical Australia and Asia; naturalized in southern Florida and West Indies


vegetable hummingbird: a softwood tree with lax racemes of usually red or pink flowers; tropical Australia and Asia; naturalized in southern Florida and West Indies


Sesbania grandiflora: a softwood tree with lax racemes of usually red or pink flowers; tropical Australia and Asia; naturalized in southern Florida and West Indies


Sophora: cosmopolitan genus of trees and shrubs having odd-pinnate leaves and showy flowers; some species placed in genus Podalyria


genus Sophora: cosmopolitan genus of trees and shrubs having odd-pinnate leaves and showy flowers; some species placed in genus Podalyria


Japanese pagoda tree: handsome roundheaded deciduous tree having compound dark green leaves and profuse panicles of fragrant creamy-white flowers; China and Japan


Chinese scholartree: handsome roundheaded deciduous tree having compound dark green leaves and profuse panicles of fragrant creamy-white flowers; China and Japan


Chinese scholar tree: handsome roundheaded deciduous tree having compound dark green leaves and profuse panicles of fragrant creamy-white flowers; China and Japan


Sophora japonica: handsome roundheaded deciduous tree having compound dark green leaves and profuse panicles of fragrant creamy-white flowers; China and Japan


Sophora sinensis: handsome roundheaded deciduous tree having compound dark green leaves and profuse panicles of fragrant creamy-white flowers; China and Japan


mescal bean: shrub or small tree having pinnate leaves poisonous to livestock and dense racemes of intensely fragrant blue flowers and red beans


coral bean: shrub or small tree having pinnate leaves poisonous to livestock and dense racemes of intensely fragrant blue flowers and red beans


frijolito: shrub or small tree having pinnate leaves poisonous to livestock and dense racemes of intensely fragrant blue flowers and red beans


frijolillo: shrub or small tree having pinnate leaves poisonous to livestock and dense racemes of intensely fragrant blue flowers and red beans


Sophora secundiflora: shrub or small tree having pinnate leaves poisonous to livestock and dense racemes of intensely fragrant blue flowers and red beans


kowhai: shrub or small tree of New Zealand and Chile having pendulous racemes of tubular golden-yellow flowers; yields a hard strong wood


Sophora tetraptera: shrub or small tree of New Zealand and Chile having pendulous racemes of tubular golden-yellow flowers; yields a hard strong wood


Spartium: one species: Spanish broom


genus Spartium: one species: Spanish broom


Spanish broom: tall thornless shrub having pale yellow flowers and flexible rushlike twigs used in basketry; of southwestern Europe and Mediterranean; naturalized in California


weaver's broom: tall thornless shrub having pale yellow flowers and flexible rushlike twigs used in basketry; of southwestern Europe and Mediterranean; naturalized in California


Spartium junceum: tall thornless shrub having pale yellow flowers and flexible rushlike twigs used in basketry; of southwestern Europe and Mediterranean; naturalized in California


Strongylodon: genus of Polynesian or southeastern Asian shrubs or vines


genus Strongylodon: genus of Polynesian or southeastern Asian shrubs or vines


jade vine: vigorous Philippine evergreen twining liana; grown for spectacular festoons of green flowers that resemble lobster claws


emerald creeper: vigorous Philippine evergreen twining liana; grown for spectacular festoons of green flowers that resemble lobster claws


Strongylodon macrobotrys: vigorous Philippine evergreen twining liana; grown for spectacular festoons of green flowers that resemble lobster claws


Templetonia: genus of Australian shrubs or subshrubs: coral bush


genus Templetonia: genus of Australian shrubs or subshrubs: coral bush


coral bush: Australian shrub having simple obovate leaves and brilliant scarlet flowers


flame bush: Australian shrub having simple obovate leaves and brilliant scarlet flowers


Templetonia retusa: Australian shrub having simple obovate leaves and brilliant scarlet flowers


Tephrosia: genus of tropical and subtropical herbs or shrubs: hoary peas


genus Tephrosia: genus of tropical and subtropical herbs or shrubs: hoary peas


hoary pea: a plant of the genus Tephrosia having pinnate leaves and white or purplish flowers and flat hairy pods


bastard indigo: East Indian shrub


Tephrosia purpurea: East Indian shrub


catgut: perennial subshrub of eastern North America having downy leaves yellowish and rose flowers and; source of rotenone


goat's rue: perennial subshrub of eastern North America having downy leaves yellowish and rose flowers and; source of rotenone


wild sweet pea: perennial subshrub of eastern North America having downy leaves yellowish and rose flowers and; source of rotenone


Tephrosia virginiana: perennial subshrub of eastern North America having downy leaves yellowish and rose flowers and; source of rotenone


Thermopsis: genus of American and Asiatic showy rhizomatous herbs: bush peas


genus Thermopsis: genus of American and Asiatic showy rhizomatous herbs: bush peas


bush pea: any of various plants of the genus Thermopsis having trifoliate leaves and yellow or purple racemose flowers


false lupine: western United States bushy herb having yellow pea-like flowers


golden pea: western United States bushy herb having yellow pea-like flowers


yellow pea: western United States bushy herb having yellow pea-like flowers


Thermopsis macrophylla: western United States bushy herb having yellow pea-like flowers


Carolina lupine: eastern United States bush pea


Thermopsis villosa: eastern United States bush pea


Tipuana: one species: South American tree: tipu tree


genus Tipuana: one species: South American tree: tipu tree


tipu: semi-evergreen South American tree with odd-pinnate leaves and golden yellow flowers cultivated as an ornamental


tipu tree: semi-evergreen South American tree with odd-pinnate leaves and golden yellow flowers cultivated as an ornamental


yellow jacaranda: semi-evergreen South American tree with odd-pinnate leaves and golden yellow flowers cultivated as an ornamental


pride of Bolivia: semi-evergreen South American tree with odd-pinnate leaves and golden yellow flowers cultivated as an ornamental


Trigonella: Old World genus of frequently aromatic herbs


genus Trigonella: Old World genus of frequently aromatic herbs


bird's foot trefoil: Old World herb related to fenugreek


Trigonella ornithopodioides: Old World herb related to fenugreek


fenugreek: annual herb or southern Europe and eastern Asia having off-white flowers and aromatic seeds used medicinally and in curry


Greek clover: annual herb or southern Europe and eastern Asia having off-white flowers and aromatic seeds used medicinally and in curry


Trigonella foenumgraecum: annual herb or southern Europe and eastern Asia having off-white flowers and aromatic seeds used medicinally and in curry


Ulex: genus of Eurasian spiny shrubs: gorse


genus Ulex: genus of Eurasian spiny shrubs: gorse


gorse: very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers; common throughout western Europe


furze: very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers; common throughout western Europe


whin: very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers; common throughout western Europe


Irish gorse: very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers; common throughout western Europe


Ulex europaeus: very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers; common throughout western Europe


Vicia: widely distributed genus of annual or perennial and often climbing herbs


genus Vicia: widely distributed genus of annual or perennial and often climbing herbs


vetch: any of various climbing plants of the genus Vicia having pinnately compound leaves that terminate in tendrils and small variously colored flowers; includes valuable forage and soil-building plants


tare: any of several weedy vetches grown for forage


tufted vetch: common perennial climber of temperate regions of Eurasia and North America having dense elongate clusters of flowers


bird vetch: common perennial climber of temperate regions of Eurasia and North America having dense elongate clusters of flowers


Calnada pea: common perennial climber of temperate regions of Eurasia and North America having dense elongate clusters of flowers


Vicia cracca: common perennial climber of temperate regions of Eurasia and North America having dense elongate clusters of flowers


broad bean: Old World upright plant grown especially for its large flat edible seeds but also as fodder


broad-bean: Old World upright plant grown especially for its large flat edible seeds but also as fodder


broad-bean plant: Old World upright plant grown especially for its large flat edible seeds but also as fodder


English bean: Old World upright plant grown especially for its large flat edible seeds but also as fodder


European bean: Old World upright plant grown especially for its large flat edible seeds but also as fodder


field bean: Old World upright plant grown especially for its large flat edible seeds but also as fodder


Vicia faba: Old World upright plant grown especially for its large flat edible seeds but also as fodder


broad bean: seed of the broad-bean plant


fava bean: seed of the broad-bean plant


horsebean: seed of the broad-bean plant


bitter betch: European perennial toxic vetch


Vicia orobus: European perennial toxic vetch


spring vetch: herbaceous climbing plant valuable as fodder and for soil-building


Vicia sativa: herbaceous climbing plant valuable as fodder and for soil-building


bush vetch: European purple-flowered with slender stems; occurs as a weed in hedges


Vicia sepium: European purple-flowered with slender stems; occurs as a weed in hedges


hairy vetch: European vetch much cultivated as forage and cover crops


hairy tare: European vetch much cultivated as forage and cover crops


Vicia villosa: European vetch much cultivated as forage and cover crops


Vigna: genus of vines or erect herbs having trifoliate leaves and yellowish or purplish flowers; of warm or tropical regions; most species often placed in genus Phaseolus


genus Vigna: genus of vines or erect herbs having trifoliate leaves and yellowish or purplish flowers; of warm or tropical regions; most species often placed in genus Phaseolus


moth bean: East Indian legume having hairy foliage and small yellow flowers followed by cylindrical pods; used especially in India for food and forage and as a soil conditioner; sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus


Vigna aconitifolia: East Indian legume having hairy foliage and small yellow flowers followed by cylindrical pods; used especially in India for food and forage and as a soil conditioner; sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus


Phaseolus aconitifolius: East Indian legume having hairy foliage and small yellow flowers followed by cylindrical pods; used especially in India for food and forage and as a soil conditioner; sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus


adzuki bean: bushy annual widely grown in China and Japan for the flour made from its seeds


adsuki bean: bushy annual widely grown in China and Japan for the flour made from its seeds


Vigna angularis: bushy annual widely grown in China and Japan for the flour made from its seeds


Phaseolus angularis: bushy annual widely grown in China and Japan for the flour made from its seeds


snailflower: perennial tropical American vine cultivated for its racemes of showy yellow and purple flowers having the corolla keel coiled like a snail shell; sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus


snail-flower: perennial tropical American vine cultivated for its racemes of showy yellow and purple flowers having the corolla keel coiled like a snail shell; sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus


snail flower: perennial tropical American vine cultivated for its racemes of showy yellow and purple flowers having the corolla keel coiled like a snail shell; sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus


snail bean: perennial tropical American vine cultivated for its racemes of showy yellow and purple flowers having the corolla keel coiled like a snail shell; sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus


corkscrew flower: perennial tropical American vine cultivated for its racemes of showy yellow and purple flowers having the corolla keel coiled like a snail shell; sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus


Vigna caracalla: perennial tropical American vine cultivated for its racemes of showy yellow and purple flowers having the corolla keel coiled like a snail shell; sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus


Phaseolus caracalla: perennial tropical American vine cultivated for its racemes of showy yellow and purple flowers having the corolla keel coiled like a snail shell; sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus


mung: erect bushy annual widely cultivated in warm regions of India and Indonesia and United States for forage and especially its edible seeds; chief source of bean sprouts used in Chinese cookery; sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus


mung bean: erect bushy annual widely cultivated in warm regions of India and Indonesia and United States for forage and especially its edible seeds; chief source of bean sprouts used in Chinese cookery; sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus


green gram: erect bushy annual widely cultivated in warm regions of India and Indonesia and United States for forage and especially its edible seeds; chief source of bean sprouts used in Chinese cookery; sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus


golden gram: erect bushy annual widely cultivated in warm regions of India and Indonesia and United States for forage and especially its edible seeds; chief source of bean sprouts used in Chinese cookery; sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus


Vigna radiata: erect bushy annual widely cultivated in warm regions of India and Indonesia and United States for forage and especially its edible seeds; chief source of bean sprouts used in Chinese cookery; sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus


Phaseolus aureus: erect bushy annual widely cultivated in warm regions of India and Indonesia and United States for forage and especially its edible seeds; chief source of bean sprouts used in Chinese cookery; sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus


cowpea: sprawling Old World annual cultivated especially in southern United States for food and forage and green manure


cowpea plant: sprawling Old World annual cultivated especially in southern United States for food and forage and green manure


black-eyed pea: sprawling Old World annual cultivated especially in southern United States for food and forage and green manure


Vigna unguiculata: sprawling Old World annual cultivated especially in southern United States for food and forage and green manure


Vigna sinensis: sprawling Old World annual cultivated especially in southern United States for food and forage and green manure


cowpea: fruit or seed of the cowpea plant


black-eyed pea: fruit or seed of the cowpea plant


asparagus bean: South American bean having very long succulent pods


yard-long bean: South American bean having very long succulent pods


Vigna unguiculata sesquipedalis: South American bean having very long succulent pods


Vigna sesquipedalis: South American bean having very long succulent pods


Viminaria: one species: Australian leafless shrubs: swamp oak


genus Viminaria: one species: Australian leafless shrubs: swamp oak


swamp oak: Australian leafless shrub resembling broom and having small yellow flowers


Viminaria juncea: Australian leafless shrub resembling broom and having small yellow flowers


Viminaria denudata: Australian leafless shrub resembling broom and having small yellow flowers


Virgilia: genus of South African trees having pinnate leaves and rose-purple flowers followed by leathery pods


genus Virgilia: genus of South African trees having pinnate leaves and rose-purple flowers followed by leathery pods


keurboom: tree with odd-pinnate leaves and racemes of fragrant pink to purple flowers


Virgilia capensis: tree with odd-pinnate leaves and racemes of fragrant pink to purple flowers


Virgilia oroboides: tree with odd-pinnate leaves and racemes of fragrant pink to purple flowers


keurboom: fast-growing roundheaded tree with fragrant white to deep rose flowers; planted as an ornamental


Virgilia divaricata: fast-growing roundheaded tree with fragrant white to deep rose flowers; planted as an ornamental


genus Wisteria: Asiatic deciduous woody vine having large drooping racemes of white or bluish or purple or pinkish flowers and velvety pods; widely grown as an ornamental


wisteria: any flowering vine of the genus Wisteria


wistaria: any flowering vine of the genus Wisteria


Japanese wistaria: having flowers of pink to mauve or violet-blue


Wisteria floribunda: having flowers of pink to mauve or violet-blue


Chinese wistaria: having deep purple flowers


Wisteria chinensis: having deep purple flowers


American wistaria: an eastern United States native resembling the cultivated Japanese wisteria having pale purple-lilac flowers


American wisteria: an eastern United States native resembling the cultivated Japanese wisteria having pale purple-lilac flowers


Wisteria frutescens: an eastern United States native resembling the cultivated Japanese wisteria having pale purple-lilac flowers


silky wisteria: a wisteria of China having white flowers


Wisteria venusta: a wisteria of China having white flowers


Palmales: coextensive with the family Palmae: palms


order Palmales: coextensive with the family Palmae: palms


Palmae: chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines usually having a tall columnar trunk bearing a crown of very large leaves; coextensive with the order Palmales


family Palmae: chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines usually having a tall columnar trunk bearing a crown of very large leaves; coextensive with the order Palmales


Palmaceae: chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines usually having a tall columnar trunk bearing a crown of very large leaves; coextensive with the order Palmales


family Palmaceae: chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines usually having a tall columnar trunk bearing a crown of very large leaves; coextensive with the order Palmales


Arecaceae: chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines usually having a tall columnar trunk bearing a crown of very large leaves; coextensive with the order Palmales


family Arecaceae: chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines usually having a tall columnar trunk bearing a crown of very large leaves; coextensive with the order Palmales


palm family: chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines usually having a tall columnar trunk bearing a crown of very large leaves; coextensive with the order Palmales


palm: any plant of the family Palmae having an unbranched trunk crowned by large pinnate or palmate leaves


palm tree: any plant of the family Palmae having an unbranched trunk crowned by large pinnate or palmate leaves


sago palm: any of various tropical Asian palm trees the trunks of which yield sago


feather palm: palm having pinnate or featherlike leaves


fan palm: palm having palmate or fan-shaped leaves


palmetto: any of several low-growing palms with fan-shaped leaves


Acrocomia: Central and South American feather palms


genus Acrocomia: Central and South American feather palms


coyol: tropical American palm having edible nuts and yielding a useful fiber


coyol palm: tropical American palm having edible nuts and yielding a useful fiber


Acrocomia vinifera: tropical American palm having edible nuts and yielding a useful fiber


grugru: tropical American feather palm having a swollen spiny trunk and edible nuts


gri-gri: tropical American feather palm having a swollen spiny trunk and edible nuts


grugru palm: tropical American feather palm having a swollen spiny trunk and edible nuts


macamba: tropical American feather palm having a swollen spiny trunk and edible nuts


Acrocomia aculeata: tropical American feather palm having a swollen spiny trunk and edible nuts


genus Areca: a monocotyledonous genus of palm trees


areca: any of several tall tropical palms native to southeastern Asia having egg-shaped nuts


betel palm: southeastern Asian palm bearing betel nuts (scarlet or orange single-seeded fruit with a fibrous husk)


Areca catechu: southeastern Asian palm bearing betel nuts (scarlet or orange single-seeded fruit with a fibrous husk)


Arenga: a genus of tropical Asian and Malaysian palm trees


genus Arenga: a genus of tropical Asian and Malaysian palm trees


sugar palm: Malaysian feather palm with base densely clothed with fibers; yields a sweet sap used in wine and trunk pith yields sago


gomuti: Malaysian feather palm with base densely clothed with fibers; yields a sweet sap used in wine and trunk pith yields sago


gomuti palm: Malaysian feather palm with base densely clothed with fibers; yields a sweet sap used in wine and trunk pith yields sago


Arenga pinnata: Malaysian feather palm with base densely clothed with fibers; yields a sweet sap used in wine and trunk pith yields sago


Attalea: unarmed feather palms of central and northern South America


genus Attalea: unarmed feather palms of central and northern South America


piassava palm: Brazilian palm yielding fibers used in making ropes, mats, and brushes


pissaba palm: Brazilian palm yielding fibers used in making ropes, mats, and brushes


Bahia piassava: Brazilian palm yielding fibers used in making ropes, mats, and brushes


bahia coquilla: Brazilian palm yielding fibers used in making ropes, mats, and brushes


Attalea funifera: Brazilian palm yielding fibers used in making ropes, mats, and brushes


coquilla nut: nut having a hard hazel-brown shell used like vegetable ivory


Borassus: palmyra


genus Borassus: palmyra


palmyra: tall fan palm of Africa and India and Malaysia yielding a hard wood and sweet sap that is a source of palm wine and sugar; leaves used for thatching and weaving


palmyra palm: tall fan palm of Africa and India and Malaysia yielding a hard wood and sweet sap that is a source of palm wine and sugar; leaves used for thatching and weaving


toddy palm: tall fan palm of Africa and India and Malaysia yielding a hard wood and sweet sap that is a source of palm wine and sugar; leaves used for thatching and weaving


wine palm: tall fan palm of Africa and India and Malaysia yielding a hard wood and sweet sap that is a source of palm wine and sugar; leaves used for thatching and weaving


lontar: tall fan palm of Africa and India and Malaysia yielding a hard wood and sweet sap that is a source of palm wine and sugar; leaves used for thatching and weaving


longar palm: tall fan palm of Africa and India and Malaysia yielding a hard wood and sweet sap that is a source of palm wine and sugar; leaves used for thatching and weaving


Borassus flabellifer: tall fan palm of Africa and India and Malaysia yielding a hard wood and sweet sap that is a source of palm wine and sugar; leaves used for thatching and weaving


bassine: coarse leaf fiber from palmyra palms used in making brushes and brooms


genus Calamus: distinctive often spiny-stemmed palms found as climbers in tropical and subtropical forest


calamus: any tropical Asian palm of the genus Calamus; light tough stems are a source of rattan canes


rattan: climbing palm of Sri Lanka and southern India remarkable for the great length of the stems which are used for malacca canes


rattan palm: climbing palm of Sri Lanka and southern India remarkable for the great length of the stems which are used for malacca canes


Calamus rotang: climbing palm of Sri Lanka and southern India remarkable for the great length of the stems which are used for malacca canes


lawyer cane: tall scrambling spiny palm of northeastern Queensland, Australia


Calamus australis: tall scrambling spiny palm of northeastern Queensland, Australia


Caryota: fishtail palms


genus Caryota: fishtail palms


fishtail palm: attractive East Indian palm having distinctive bipinnate foliage


wine palm: fishtail palm of India to Malay Peninsula; sap yields a brown sugar (jaggery) and trunk pith yields sago


jaggery palm: fishtail palm of India to Malay Peninsula; sap yields a brown sugar (jaggery) and trunk pith yields sago


kitul: fishtail palm of India to Malay Peninsula; sap yields a brown sugar (jaggery) and trunk pith yields sago


kittul: fishtail palm of India to Malay Peninsula; sap yields a brown sugar (jaggery) and trunk pith yields sago


kitul tree: fishtail palm of India to Malay Peninsula; sap yields a brown sugar (jaggery) and trunk pith yields sago


toddy palm: fishtail palm of India to Malay Peninsula; sap yields a brown sugar (jaggery) and trunk pith yields sago


Caryota urens: fishtail palm of India to Malay Peninsula; sap yields a brown sugar (jaggery) and trunk pith yields sago


Ceroxylon: wax palms


genus Ceroxylon: wax palms


wax palm: palm of the Andes yielding a resinous wax which is mixed with tallow to make candles


Ceroxylon andicola: palm of the Andes yielding a resinous wax which is mixed with tallow to make candles


Ceroxylon alpinum: palm of the Andes yielding a resinous wax which is mixed with tallow to make candles


Cocos: coconut palms


genus Cocos: coconut palms


coconut: tall palm tree bearing coconuts as fruits; widely planted throughout the tropics


coconut palm: tall palm tree bearing coconuts as fruits; widely planted throughout the tropics


coco palm: tall palm tree bearing coconuts as fruits; widely planted throughout the tropics


coco: tall palm tree bearing coconuts as fruits; widely planted throughout the tropics


cocoa palm: tall palm tree bearing coconuts as fruits; widely planted throughout the tropics


coconut tree: tall palm tree bearing coconuts as fruits; widely planted throughout the tropics


Cocos nucifera: tall palm tree bearing coconuts as fruits; widely planted throughout the tropics


coir: stiff coarse fiber from the outer husk of a coconut


Copernicia: slow-growing tropical fan palms


genus Copernicia: slow-growing tropical fan palms


carnauba: Brazilian fan palm having an edible root; source of a useful leaf fiber and a brittle yellowish wax


carnauba palm: Brazilian fan palm having an edible root; source of a useful leaf fiber and a brittle yellowish wax


wax palm: Brazilian fan palm having an edible root; source of a useful leaf fiber and a brittle yellowish wax


Copernicia prunifera: Brazilian fan palm having an edible root; source of a useful leaf fiber and a brittle yellowish wax


Copernicia cerifera: Brazilian fan palm having an edible root; source of a useful leaf fiber and a brittle yellowish wax


carnauba wax: hard yellowish to brownish wax from leaves of the carnauba palm used especially in floor waxes and polishes


carnauba: hard yellowish to brownish wax from leaves of the carnauba palm used especially in floor waxes and polishes


caranday: South American palm yielding a wax similar to carnauba wax


caranda: South American palm yielding a wax similar to carnauba wax


caranda palm: South American palm yielding a wax similar to carnauba wax


wax palm: South American palm yielding a wax similar to carnauba wax


Copernicia australis: South American palm yielding a wax similar to carnauba wax


Copernicia alba: South American palm yielding a wax similar to carnauba wax


genus Corozo: a monocotyledonous genus of tropical American palm trees


corozo: any of several tropical American palms bearing corozo nuts


corozo palm: any of several tropical American palms bearing corozo nuts


Corypha: large fan palms of tropical Asia to Australia


genus Corypha: large fan palms of tropical Asia to Australia


gebang palm: large-leaved palm of Malay to Philippines and northern Australia; leaves used for thatching or plaiting into containers


Corypha utan: large-leaved palm of Malay to Philippines and northern Australia; leaves used for thatching or plaiting into containers


Corypha gebanga: large-leaved palm of Malay to Philippines and northern Australia; leaves used for thatching or plaiting into containers


latanier: fan palms of the southern United States and the Caribbean region


latanier palm: fan palms of the southern United States and the Caribbean region


talipot: tall palm of southern India and Sri Lanka with gigantic leaves used as umbrellas and fans or cut into strips for writing paper


talipot palm: tall palm of southern India and Sri Lanka with gigantic leaves used as umbrellas and fans or cut into strips for writing paper


Corypha umbraculifera: tall palm of southern India and Sri Lanka with gigantic leaves used as umbrellas and fans or cut into strips for writing paper


Elaeis: oil palms


genus Elaeis: oil palms


oil palm: pinnate-leaved palms of the genus Elaeis having dense clusters of crowded flowers and bright red fruit and yielding high quality palm oils


African oil palm: oil palm of Africa


Elaeis guineensis: oil palm of Africa


American oil palm: palm of Central and South America


Elaeis oleifera: palm of Central and South America


palm nut: seed of any oil palm


palm kernel: seed of any oil palm


Euterpe: a monocotyledonous genus of graceful palm trees in tropical America


genus Euterpe: a monocotyledonous genus of graceful palm trees in tropical America


cabbage palm: Brazilian palm of genus Euterpe whose leaf buds are eaten like cabbage when young


Euterpe oleracea: Brazilian palm of genus Euterpe whose leaf buds are eaten like cabbage when young


Livistona: fan palms of Asia and Australia and Malaysia


genus Livistona: fan palms of Asia and Australia and Malaysia


cabbage palm: Australian palm with leaf buds that are edible when young


cabbage tree: Australian palm with leaf buds that are edible when young


Livistona australis: Australian palm with leaf buds that are edible when young


Metroxylon: a genus of Malayan pinnate-leaved palm trees that flower and fruit once and then die


genus Metroxylon: a genus of Malayan pinnate-leaved palm trees that flower and fruit once and then die


true sago palm: Malaysian palm whose pithy trunk yields sago--a starch used as a food thickener and fabric stiffener; Malaya to Fiji


Metroxylon sagu: Malaysian palm whose pithy trunk yields sago--a starch used as a food thickener and fabric stiffener; Malaya to Fiji


Nipa: monotypic genus of palms of Australasia


genus Nipa: monotypic genus of palms of Australasia


Nypa: monotypic genus of palms of Australasia


genus Nypa: monotypic genus of palms of Australasia


nipa palm: any creeping semiaquatic feather palm of the genus Nipa found in mangrove swamps and tidal estuaries; its sap is used for a liquor; leaves are used for thatch; fruit has edible seeds


Nipa fruticans: any creeping semiaquatic feather palm of the genus Nipa found in mangrove swamps and tidal estuaries; its sap is used for a liquor; leaves are used for thatch; fruit has edible seeds


Orbignya: palms of southern Mexico to northern South America: babassu palm


genus Orbignya: palms of southern Mexico to northern South America: babassu palm


babassu: tall feather palm of northern Brazil with hard-shelled nuts yielding valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivory


babassu palm: tall feather palm of northern Brazil with hard-shelled nuts yielding valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivory


coco de macao: tall feather palm of northern Brazil with hard-shelled nuts yielding valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivory


Orbignya phalerata: tall feather palm of northern Brazil with hard-shelled nuts yielding valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivory


Orbignya spesiosa: tall feather palm of northern Brazil with hard-shelled nuts yielding valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivory


Orbignya martiana: tall feather palm of northern Brazil with hard-shelled nuts yielding valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivory


babassu nut: hard-shelled nut of the babassu palm


babassu oil: fatty oil from kernels of babassu nuts similar to coconut oil


babacu oil: fatty oil from kernels of babassu nuts similar to coconut oil


cohune palm: tropical American feather palm whose large nuts yield valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivory


Orbignya cohune: tropical American feather palm whose large nuts yield valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivory


cohune: tropical American feather palm whose large nuts yield valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivory


cohune nut: nut of the cohune palm having hard white shells like those of ivory nuts


cohune-nut oil: semisolid fat from nuts of the cohune palm; used in cooking and soap making


cohune oil: semisolid fat from nuts of the cohune palm; used in cooking and soap making


cohune fat: semisolid fat from nuts of the cohune palm; used in cooking and soap making


phoenicophorium: latanier palm


genus Phoenicophorium: latanier palm


phoenix: a large monocotyledonous genus of pinnate-leaved palms found in Asia and Africa


genus Phoenix: a large monocotyledonous genus of pinnate-leaved palms found in Asia and Africa


date palm: tall tropical feather palm tree native to Syria bearing sweet edible fruit


Phoenix dactylifera: tall tropical feather palm tree native to Syria bearing sweet edible fruit


phytelephas: small genus of South American feather palms


genus Phytelephas: small genus of South American feather palms


ivory palm: a stemless palm tree of Brazil and Peru bearing ivory nuts


ivory-nut palm: a stemless palm tree of Brazil and Peru bearing ivory nuts


ivory plant: a stemless palm tree of Brazil and Peru bearing ivory nuts


Phytelephas macrocarpa: a stemless palm tree of Brazil and Peru bearing ivory nuts


ivory nut: nutlike seed of a South American palm; the hard white shell takes a high polish and is used for e.g. buttons


vegetable ivory: nutlike seed of a South American palm; the hard white shell takes a high polish and is used for e.g. buttons


apple nut: nutlike seed of a South American palm; the hard white shell takes a high polish and is used for e.g. buttons


Raffia: feather palm of tropical Africa and Madagascar and Central and South America widely grown for commercial purposes


genus Raffia: feather palm of tropical Africa and Madagascar and Central and South America widely grown for commercial purposes


Raphia: feather palm of tropical Africa and Madagascar and Central and South America widely grown for commercial purposes


genus Raphia: feather palm of tropical Africa and Madagascar and Central and South America widely grown for commercial purposes


raffia palm: a large feather palm of Africa and Madagascar having very long pinnatisect fronds yielding a strong commercially important fiber from its leafstalks


Raffia farinifera: a large feather palm of Africa and Madagascar having very long pinnatisect fronds yielding a strong commercially important fiber from its leafstalks


Raffia ruffia: a large feather palm of Africa and Madagascar having very long pinnatisect fronds yielding a strong commercially important fiber from its leafstalks


raffia: fiber of a raffia palm used as light cordage and in making hats and baskets


jupati: a tall Brazilian feather palm with a terminal crown of very large leathery pinnatisect leaves rising from long strong stems used for structural purposes


jupaty: a tall Brazilian feather palm with a terminal crown of very large leathery pinnatisect leaves rising from long strong stems used for structural purposes


jupati palm: a tall Brazilian feather palm with a terminal crown of very large leathery pinnatisect leaves rising from long strong stems used for structural purposes


Raffia taedigera: a tall Brazilian feather palm with a terminal crown of very large leathery pinnatisect leaves rising from long strong stems used for structural purposes


bamboo palm: a palm of the genus Raffia


Raffia vinifera: a palm of the genus Raffia


Rhapis: genus of small clump-forming fan palms of China and Japan


genus Rhapis: genus of small clump-forming fan palms of China and Japan


lady palm: any of several small palms of the genus Rhapis; cultivated as houseplants


miniature fan palm: small graceful palm with reedlike stems and leaf bases clothed with loose coarse fibers


bamboo palm: small graceful palm with reedlike stems and leaf bases clothed with loose coarse fibers


fern rhapis: small graceful palm with reedlike stems and leaf bases clothed with loose coarse fibers


Rhapis excelsa: small graceful palm with reedlike stems and leaf bases clothed with loose coarse fibers


reed rhapis: Chinese lady palm with more slender stems and finer sheath fibers than Rhapis excelsa


slender lady palm: Chinese lady palm with more slender stems and finer sheath fibers than Rhapis excelsa


Rhapis humilis: Chinese lady palm with more slender stems and finer sheath fibers than Rhapis excelsa


Roystonea: a monocotyledonous genus of West Indian feather palms


genus Roystonea: a monocotyledonous genus of West Indian feather palms


royal palm: tall feather palm of southern Florida and Cuba


Roystonea regia: tall feather palm of southern Florida and Cuba


cabbage palm: West Indian palm with leaf buds that are edible when young


Roystonea oleracea: West Indian palm with leaf buds that are edible when young


Sabal: American dwarf fan palms


genus Sabal: American dwarf fan palms


cabbage palmetto: low-growing fan-leaved palm of coastal southern United States having edible leaf buds


cabbage palm: low-growing fan-leaved palm of coastal southern United States having edible leaf buds


Sabal palmetto: low-growing fan-leaved palm of coastal southern United States having edible leaf buds


Serenoa: one species: saw palmetto


genus Serenoa: one species: saw palmetto


saw palmetto: small hardy clump-forming spiny palm of southern United States


scrub palmetto: small hardy clump-forming spiny palm of southern United States


Serenoa repens: small hardy clump-forming spiny palm of southern United States


Thrinax: small to medium-sized fan palms


genus Thrinax: small to medium-sized fan palms


thatch palm: small palm of southern Florida and West Indies closely resembling the silvertop palmetto


thatch tree: small palm of southern Florida and West Indies closely resembling the silvertop palmetto


silver thatch: small palm of southern Florida and West Indies closely resembling the silvertop palmetto


broom palm: small palm of southern Florida and West Indies closely resembling the silvertop palmetto


Thrinax parviflora: small palm of southern Florida and West Indies closely resembling the silvertop palmetto


key palm: small stocky fan palm of southern Florida and Cuba


silvertop palmetto: small stocky fan palm of southern Florida and Cuba


silver thatch: small stocky fan palm of southern Florida and Cuba


Thrinax microcarpa: small stocky fan palm of southern Florida and Cuba


Thrinax morrisii: small stocky fan palm of southern Florida and Cuba


Thrinax keyensis: small stocky fan palm of southern Florida and Cuba


Plantaginales: coextensive with the family Plantaginaceae


order Plantaginales: coextensive with the family Plantaginaceae


Plantaginaceae: cosmopolitan family of small herbs and a few shrubs; most are troublesome weeds


family Plantaginaceae: cosmopolitan family of small herbs and a few shrubs; most are troublesome weeds


plantain family: cosmopolitan family of small herbs and a few shrubs; most are troublesome weeds


Plantago: type genus of the family Plantaginaceae; large cosmopolitan genus of mostly small herbs


genus Plantago: type genus of the family Plantaginaceae; large cosmopolitan genus of mostly small herbs


plantain: any of numerous plants of the genus Plantago; mostly small roadside or dooryard weeds with elliptic leaves and small spikes of very small flowers; seeds of some used medicinally


English plantain: an Old World plantain with long narrow ribbed leaves widely established in temperate regions


narrow-leaved plantain: an Old World plantain with long narrow ribbed leaves widely established in temperate regions


ribgrass: an Old World plantain with long narrow ribbed leaves widely established in temperate regions


ribwort: an Old World plantain with long narrow ribbed leaves widely established in temperate regions


ripple-grass: an Old World plantain with long narrow ribbed leaves widely established in temperate regions


buckthorn: an Old World plantain with long narrow ribbed leaves widely established in temperate regions


Plantago lanceolata: an Old World plantain with long narrow ribbed leaves widely established in temperate regions


broad-leaved plantain: common European perennial naturalized worldwide; a troublesome weed


common plantain: common European perennial naturalized worldwide; a troublesome weed


white-man's foot: common European perennial naturalized worldwide; a troublesome weed


whiteman's foot: common European perennial naturalized worldwide; a troublesome weed


cart-track plant: common European perennial naturalized worldwide; a troublesome weed


Plantago major: common European perennial naturalized worldwide; a troublesome weed


hoary plantain: widely distributed Old World perennial naturalized in North America having finely hairy leaves and inconspicuous white fragrant flowers


Plantago media: widely distributed Old World perennial naturalized in North America having finely hairy leaves and inconspicuous white fragrant flowers


fleawort: plantain of Mediterranean regions whose seeds swell and become gelatinous when moist and are used as a mild laxative


psyllium: plantain of Mediterranean regions whose seeds swell and become gelatinous when moist and are used as a mild laxative


Spanish psyllium: plantain of Mediterranean regions whose seeds swell and become gelatinous when moist and are used as a mild laxative


Plantago psyllium: plantain of Mediterranean regions whose seeds swell and become gelatinous when moist and are used as a mild laxative


rugel's plantain: North American plantain having reddish leafstalks and broad leaves


broad-leaved plantain: North American plantain having reddish leafstalks and broad leaves


Plantago rugelii: North American plantain having reddish leafstalks and broad leaves


hoary plantain: North American annual or biennial with long soft hairs on the leaves


Plantago virginica: North American annual or biennial with long soft hairs on the leaves


Polygonales: coextensive with the family Polygonaceae,


order Polygonales: coextensive with the family Polygonaceae,


Polygonaceae: a family of plants of order Polygonales chiefly of the north temperate zone; includes the buckwheats


family Polygonaceae: a family of plants of order Polygonales chiefly of the north temperate zone; includes the buckwheats


buckwheat family: a family of plants of order Polygonales chiefly of the north temperate zone; includes the buckwheats


Polygonum: diverse genus of herbs or woody subshrubs of north temperate regions


genus Polygonum: diverse genus of herbs or woody subshrubs of north temperate regions


silver lace vine: twining perennial vine having racemes of fragrant greenish flowers; western China to Russia


China fleece vine: twining perennial vine having racemes of fragrant greenish flowers; western China to Russia


Russian vine: twining perennial vine having racemes of fragrant greenish flowers; western China to Russia


Polygonum aubertii: twining perennial vine having racemes of fragrant greenish flowers; western China to Russia


Fagopyrum: buckwheat; in some classifications included in the genus Polygonum


genus Fagopyrum: buckwheat; in some classifications included in the genus Polygonum


buckwheat: a member of the genus Fagopyrum; annual Asian plant with clusters of small pinkish white flowers and small edible triangular seeds which are used whole or ground into flour


Polygonum fagopyrum: a member of the genus Fagopyrum; annual Asian plant with clusters of small pinkish white flowers and small edible triangular seeds which are used whole or ground into flour


Fagopyrum esculentum: a member of the genus Fagopyrum; annual Asian plant with clusters of small pinkish white flowers and small edible triangular seeds which are used whole or ground into flour


prince's-feather: annual with broadly ovate leaves and slender drooping spikes of crimson flowers; southeastern Asia and Australia; naturalized in North America


princess feather: annual with broadly ovate leaves and slender drooping spikes of crimson flowers; southeastern Asia and Australia; naturalized in North America


kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate: annual with broadly ovate leaves and slender drooping spikes of crimson flowers; southeastern Asia and Australia; naturalized in North America


prince's-plume: annual with broadly ovate leaves and slender drooping spikes of crimson flowers; southeastern Asia and Australia; naturalized in North America


Polygonum orientale: annual with broadly ovate leaves and slender drooping spikes of crimson flowers; southeastern Asia and Australia; naturalized in North America


genus Eriogonum: North American herbs of the buckwheat family


eriogonum: any plant of the genus Eriogonum with small clustered flowers


umbrella plant: late blooming perennial plant of shale barrens of Virginia having flowers in flat-topped clusters


Eriogonum allenii: late blooming perennial plant of shale barrens of Virginia having flowers in flat-topped clusters


wild buckwheat: low-growing shrub with spreading branches and flowers in loose heads; desert regions of western United States (California to Utah)


California buckwheat: low-growing shrub with spreading branches and flowers in loose heads; desert regions of western United States (California to Utah)


Erigonum fasciculatum: low-growing shrub with spreading branches and flowers in loose heads; desert regions of western United States (California to Utah)


Rheum: rhubarb


genus Rheum: rhubarb


rhubarb: plants having long green or reddish acidic leafstalks growing in basal clumps; stems (and only the stems) are edible when cooked; leaves are poisonous


rhubarb plant: plants having long green or reddish acidic leafstalks growing in basal clumps; stems (and only the stems) are edible when cooked; leaves are poisonous


Himalayan rhubarb: Asian herb (Himalayas)


Indian rhubarb: Asian herb (Himalayas)


red-veined pie plant: Asian herb (Himalayas)


Rheum australe: Asian herb (Himalayas)


Rheum emodi: Asian herb (Himalayas)


pie plant: long cultivated hybrid of Rheum palmatum; stems often cooked in pies or as sauce or preserves


garden rhubarb: long cultivated hybrid of Rheum palmatum; stems often cooked in pies or as sauce or preserves


Rheum cultorum: long cultivated hybrid of Rheum palmatum; stems often cooked in pies or as sauce or preserves


Rheum rhabarbarum: long cultivated hybrid of Rheum palmatum; stems often cooked in pies or as sauce or preserves


Rheum rhaponticum: long cultivated hybrid of Rheum palmatum; stems often cooked in pies or as sauce or preserves


Chinese rhubarb: long used for laxative properties


Rheum palmatum: long used for laxative properties


Rumex: docks: coarse herbs and shrubs mainly native to north temperate regions


genus Rumex: docks: coarse herbs and shrubs mainly native to north temperate regions


dock: any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine


sorrel: any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine


sour grass: any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine


sour dock: European sorrel with large slightly acidic sagittate leaves grown throughout north temperate zone for salad and spring greens


garden sorrel: European sorrel with large slightly acidic sagittate leaves grown throughout north temperate zone for salad and spring greens


Rumex acetosa: European sorrel with large slightly acidic sagittate leaves grown throughout north temperate zone for salad and spring greens


sheep sorrel: small plant having pleasantly acid-tasting arrow-shaped leaves; common in dry places


sheep's sorrel: small plant having pleasantly acid-tasting arrow-shaped leaves; common in dry places


Rumex acetosella: small plant having pleasantly acid-tasting arrow-shaped leaves; common in dry places


bitter dock: European dock with broad obtuse leaves and bitter rootstock common as a weed in North America


broad-leaved dock: European dock with broad obtuse leaves and bitter rootstock common as a weed in North America


yellow dock: European dock with broad obtuse leaves and bitter rootstock common as a weed in North America


Rumex obtusifolius: European dock with broad obtuse leaves and bitter rootstock common as a weed in North America


French sorrel: low perennial with small silvery-green ovate to hastate leaves


garden sorrel: low perennial with small silvery-green ovate to hastate leaves


Rumex scutatus: low perennial with small silvery-green ovate to hastate leaves


Xyridales: an order of monocotyledonous herbs


order Xyridales: an order of monocotyledonous herbs


Commelinales: an order of monocotyledonous herbs


order Commelinales: an order of monocotyledonous herbs


Xyridaceae: plants of tropical to temperate regions; usually in wet places


family Xyridaceae: plants of tropical to temperate regions; usually in wet places


yellow-eyed grass family: plants of tropical to temperate regions; usually in wet places


Xyris: chiefly American marsh plants, having usually yellow flowers


genus Xyris: chiefly American marsh plants, having usually yellow flowers


yellow-eyed grass: any of several rushlike plants, especially of the pine barrens of southern United States


tall yellow-eye: of Australia


Xyris operculata: of Australia


Commelinaceae: large widely distributed family of chiefly perennial herbs or climbers: spiderworts


family Commelinaceae: large widely distributed family of chiefly perennial herbs or climbers: spiderworts


spiderwort family: large widely distributed family of chiefly perennial herbs or climbers: spiderworts


genus Commelina: type genus of the Commelinaceae; large genus of herbs of branching or creeping habit: day flower; widow's tears


commelina: any plant of the genus Commelina


spiderwort: any plant of the family Commelinaceae


dayflower: any plant of the family Commelinaceae


St.-Bruno's-lily: a variety of spiderwort


Paradisea liliastrum: a variety of spiderwort


Tradescantia: spiderworts


genus Tradescantia: spiderworts


Bromeliaceae: a family of tropical American plants of order Xyridales including several (as the pineapple) of economic importance


family Bromeliaceae: a family of tropical American plants of order Xyridales including several (as the pineapple) of economic importance


pineapple family: a family of tropical American plants of order Xyridales including several (as the pineapple) of economic importance


Ananas: a genus of tropical American plants have sword-shaped leaves and a fleshy compound fruits composed of the fruits of several flowers (such as pineapples)


genus Ananas: a genus of tropical American plants have sword-shaped leaves and a fleshy compound fruits composed of the fruits of several flowers (such as pineapples)


pineapple: a tropical American plant bearing a large fleshy edible fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves; widely cultivated in the tropics


pineapple plant: a tropical American plant bearing a large fleshy edible fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves; widely cultivated in the tropics


Ananas comosus: a tropical American plant bearing a large fleshy edible fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves; widely cultivated in the tropics


Bromelia: the type genus of the family Bromeliaceae which includes tropical American plants with deeply cleft calyx


Tillandsia: large genus of epiphytic or terrestrial sparse-rooting tropical plants usually forming dense clumps or pendant masses


genus Tillandsia: large genus of epiphytic or terrestrial sparse-rooting tropical plants usually forming dense clumps or pendant masses


Spanish moss: dense festoons of greenish-grey hairlike flexuous strands anchored to tree trunks and branches by sparse wiry roots; southeastern United States and West Indies to South America


old man's beard: dense festoons of greenish-grey hairlike flexuous strands anchored to tree trunks and branches by sparse wiry roots; southeastern United States and West Indies to South America


black moss: dense festoons of greenish-grey hairlike flexuous strands anchored to tree trunks and branches by sparse wiry roots; southeastern United States and West Indies to South America


long moss: dense festoons of greenish-grey hairlike flexuous strands anchored to tree trunks and branches by sparse wiry roots; southeastern United States and West Indies to South America


Tillandsia usneoides: dense festoons of greenish-grey hairlike flexuous strands anchored to tree trunks and branches by sparse wiry roots; southeastern United States and West Indies to South America


Mayacaceae: a monocotyledonous family of bog plants of order Xyridales


family Mayacaceae: a monocotyledonous family of bog plants of order Xyridales


Mayaca: small genus of delicate mossy bog plants having white or violet flowers


genus Mayaca: small genus of delicate mossy bog plants having white or violet flowers


Rapateaceae: South American herbs somewhat resembling members of the Juncaceae


family Rapateaceae: South American herbs somewhat resembling members of the Juncaceae


Eriocaulaceae: chiefly tropical aquatic or bog herbs: pipeworts


family Eriocaulaceae: chiefly tropical aquatic or bog herbs: pipeworts


pipewort family: chiefly tropical aquatic or bog herbs: pipeworts


Eriocaulon: type genus of the Eriocaulaceae: rushlike aquatic or marginal perennials usually found in shallow waters of acid lakes and pools and bogs


genus Eriocaulon: type genus of the Eriocaulaceae: rushlike aquatic or marginal perennials usually found in shallow waters of acid lakes and pools and bogs


pipewort: aquatic perennial of North America and Ireland and Hebrides having translucent green leaves in a basal spiral and dense buttonlike racemes of minute white flowers


Eriocaulon aquaticum: aquatic perennial of North America and Ireland and Hebrides having translucent green leaves in a basal spiral and dense buttonlike racemes of minute white flowers


Pontederiaceae: aquatic or bog plants


family Pontederiaceae: aquatic or bog plants


pickerelweed family: aquatic or bog plants


Pontederia: pickerelweed


genus Pontederia: pickerelweed


pickerelweed: American plant having spikes of blue flowers and growing in shallow water of streams and ponds


pickerel weed: American plant having spikes of blue flowers and growing in shallow water of streams and ponds


wampee: American plant having spikes of blue flowers and growing in shallow water of streams and ponds


Pontederia cordata: American plant having spikes of blue flowers and growing in shallow water of streams and ponds


Eichhornia: water hyacinth; water orchid


genus Eichhornia: water hyacinth; water orchid


water hyacinth: a tropical floating aquatic plant having spikes of large blue flowers; troublesome in clogging waterways especially in southern United States


water orchid: a tropical floating aquatic plant having spikes of large blue flowers; troublesome in clogging waterways especially in southern United States


Eichhornia crassipes: a tropical floating aquatic plant having spikes of large blue flowers; troublesome in clogging waterways especially in southern United States


Eichhornia spesiosa: a tropical floating aquatic plant having spikes of large blue flowers; troublesome in clogging waterways especially in southern United States


Heteranthera: mud plantains


genus Heteranthera: mud plantains


water star grass: grassy-leaved North American aquatic plant with yellow star-shaped blossoms


mud plantain: grassy-leaved North American aquatic plant with yellow star-shaped blossoms


Heteranthera dubia: grassy-leaved North American aquatic plant with yellow star-shaped blossoms


Naiadales: an order of aquatic monocotyledonous herbaceous plants


order Naiadales: an order of aquatic monocotyledonous herbaceous plants


Alismales: an order of aquatic monocotyledonous herbaceous plants


order Alismales: an order of aquatic monocotyledonous herbaceous plants


Naiadaceae: monotypic family of aquatic plants having narrow leaves and small flowers


family Naiadaceae: monotypic family of aquatic plants having narrow leaves and small flowers


Najadaceae: monotypic family of aquatic plants having narrow leaves and small flowers


family Najadaceae: monotypic family of aquatic plants having narrow leaves and small flowers


naiad family: monotypic family of aquatic plants having narrow leaves and small flowers


Naias: sole genus of the family Naiadaceae


genus Naias: sole genus of the family Naiadaceae


Najas: sole genus of the family Naiadaceae


genus Najas: sole genus of the family Naiadaceae


naiad: submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers; of fresh or brackish water


water nymph: submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small flowers; of fresh or brackish water


Alismataceae: perennial or annual aquatic or marsh plants


family Alismataceae: perennial or annual aquatic or marsh plants


water-plantain family: perennial or annual aquatic or marsh plants


Alisma: small genus of aquatic or semiaquatic plants


genus Alisma: small genus of aquatic or semiaquatic plants


water plantain: marsh plant having clusters of small white or pinkish flowers and broad pointed or rounded leaves


Alisma plantago-aquatica: marsh plant having clusters of small white or pinkish flowers and broad pointed or rounded leaves


Sagittaria: genus of aquatic herbs of temperate and tropical regions having sagittate or hastate leaves and white scapose flowers


genus Sagittaria: genus of aquatic herbs of temperate and tropical regions having sagittate or hastate leaves and white scapose flowers


common arrowhead: a weed


ribbon-leaved water plantain: a variety of water plantain


narrow-leaved water plantain: a variety of water plantain


Hydrocharitaceae: simple nearly stemless freshwater aquatic plants; widely distributed


family Hydrocharitaceae: simple nearly stemless freshwater aquatic plants; widely distributed


Hydrocharidaceae: simple nearly stemless freshwater aquatic plants; widely distributed


family Hydrocharidaceae: simple nearly stemless freshwater aquatic plants; widely distributed


frogbit family: simple nearly stemless freshwater aquatic plants; widely distributed


frog's-bit family: simple nearly stemless freshwater aquatic plants; widely distributed


Hydrocharis: frogbit


genus Hydrocharis: frogbit


frogbit: European floating plant with roundish heart-shaped leaves and white flowers


frog's-bit: European floating plant with roundish heart-shaped leaves and white flowers


Hydrocharis morsus-ranae: European floating plant with roundish heart-shaped leaves and white flowers


genus Hydrilla: one species


hydrilla: submersed plant with whorled lanceolate leaves and solitary axillary flowers; Old World plant naturalized in southern United States and clogging Florida's waterways


Hydrilla verticillata: submersed plant with whorled lanceolate leaves and solitary axillary flowers; Old World plant naturalized in southern United States and clogging Florida's waterways


Limnobium: American frogbit


genus Limnobium: American frogbit


American frogbit: American plant with roundish heart-shaped or kidney-shaped leaves; usually rooted in muddy bottoms of ponds and ditches


Limnodium spongia: American plant with roundish heart-shaped or kidney-shaped leaves; usually rooted in muddy bottoms of ponds and ditches


Elodea: submerged freshwater perennials


genus Elodea: submerged freshwater perennials


pondweed: submerged freshwater perennials


ditchmoss: submerged freshwater perennials


waterweed: a weedy aquatic plant of genus Elodea


Canadian pondweed: North American waterweed; widely naturalized in Europe


Elodea canadensis: North American waterweed; widely naturalized in Europe


dense-leaved elodea: aquatic plant with deep green foliage useful to oxygenate an aquarium; sometimes placed in genus Egeria


Elodea densa: aquatic plant with deep green foliage useful to oxygenate an aquarium; sometimes placed in genus Egeria


Egeria densa: aquatic plant with deep green foliage useful to oxygenate an aquarium; sometimes placed in genus Egeria


Egeria: small genus of dioecious tropical aquatic plants


genus Egeria: small genus of dioecious tropical aquatic plants


Vallisneria: eelgrass; eel grass


genus Vallisneria: eelgrass; eel grass


tape grass: submerged aquatic plant with ribbonlike leaves; Old World and Australia


eelgrass: submerged aquatic plant with ribbonlike leaves; Old World and Australia


wild celery: submerged aquatic plant with ribbonlike leaves; Old World and Australia


Vallisneria spiralis: submerged aquatic plant with ribbonlike leaves; Old World and Australia


Potamogetonaceae: plants that grow in ponds and slow streams; sometimes includes family Zosteraceae


family Potamogetonaceae: plants that grow in ponds and slow streams; sometimes includes family Zosteraceae


pondweed family: plants that grow in ponds and slow streams; sometimes includes family Zosteraceae


pondweed: any of several submerged or floating freshwater perennial aquatic weeds belonging to the family Potamogetonaceae


Potamogeton: a large genus of aquatic herbs found in quiet waters in temperate regions; leaves usually float on the water


genus Potamogeton: a large genus of aquatic herbs found in quiet waters in temperate regions; leaves usually float on the water


curled leaf pondweed: European herb naturalized in the eastern United States and California


curly pondweed: European herb naturalized in the eastern United States and California


Potamogeton crispus: European herb naturalized in the eastern United States and California


variously-leaved pondweed: of Europe (except the Mediterranean area) and the northern United States


Potamogeton gramineous: of Europe (except the Mediterranean area) and the northern United States


loddon pondweed: pondweed with floating leaves; of northern United States and Europe


Potamogeton nodosus: pondweed with floating leaves; of northern United States and Europe


Potamogeton americanus: pondweed with floating leaves; of northern United States and Europe


Groenlandia: a monocotyledonous genus of the family Potamogetonaceae


genus Groenlandia: a monocotyledonous genus of the family Potamogetonaceae


frog's lettuce: very similar to Potamogeton; of western Africa, Asia, and Europe


Scheuchzeriaceae: a family of monocotyledonous bog herbs of order Naiadales


family Scheuchzeriaceae: a family of monocotyledonous bog herbs of order Naiadales


Juncaginaceae: a family of monocotyledonous bog herbs of order Naiadales


family Juncaginaceae: a family of monocotyledonous bog herbs of order Naiadales