Nouns denoting plants

Nelumbo nucifera

native to eastern Asia; widely cultivated for its large pink or white flowers

 

family Styracaceae

a widely distributed family of shrubs and trees of order Ebenales

 

caudex

persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant

 

yellowwood

any of various trees having yellowish wood or yielding a yellow extract

 

Quercus vaccinifolia

a low spreading or prostrate shrub of southwestern United States with small acorns and leaves resembling those of the huckleberry

 

Himalayan cedar

tall East Indian cedar having spreading branches with nodding tips; highly valued for its appearance as well as its timber

 

Eryngium maritimum

European evergreen eryngo with twisted spiny leaves naturalized on United States east coast; roots formerly used as an aphrodisiac

 

woad

any of several herbs of the genus Isatis

 

Torreya californica

California evergreen having a fruit resembling a nutmeg but with a strong turpentine flavor

 

Mesembryanthemum edule

low-growing South African succulent plant having a capsular fruit containing edible pulp

 

Prunus caroliniana

small flowering evergreen tree of southern United States

 

wild rye

any of several grasses of the genus Elymus

 

genus Viola

large genus of flowering herbs of temperate regions

 

huckleberry

any of various dark-fruited as distinguished from blue-fruited blueberries

 

genus Eranthis

winter aconite

 

Aster linarifolius

wiry tufted perennial of the eastern United States with stiff erect rough stems, linear leaves and large violet flowers

 

order Oleales

coextensive with the family Oleaceae; in some classifications included in the order Gentianales

 

Peruvian mastic tree

small Peruvian evergreen with broad rounded head and slender pendant branches with attractive clusters of greenish flowers followed by clusters of rose-pink fruits

 

genus Physostegia

genus of North American perennial herbs

 

madia oil

used as a substitute for olive oil