Nouns denoting plants

Saxifraga aizoides

tufted evergreen perennial having ciliate leaves and yellow corymbose flowers often spotted orange

 

genus Mitchella

creeping evergreen herbs of North America

 

genus Plagianthus

small genus of shrubs and trees of Australia and New Zealand

 

Ipomoea batatas

pantropical vine widely cultivated in several varieties for its large sweet tuberous root with orange flesh

 

European black currant

widely cultivated current bearing edible black aromatic berries

 

calyx

(botany) the whorl of sepals of a flower collectively forming the outer floral envelope or layer of the perianth enclosing and supporting the developing bud; usually green

 

genus Ixia

a monocotyledonous genus of the family Iridaceae

 

Gentiana saponaria

erect perennial of wet woodlands of North America having leaves and flower buds resembling those of soapwort

 

genus Logania

type genus of the Loganiaceae; Australian and New Zealand shrubs sometimes cultivated for their flowers

 

sneezeweed

any of various plants of the genus Helenium characteristically causing sneezing

 

Pyrus communis

Old World tree having sweet gritty-textured juicy fruit; widely cultivated in many varieties

 

order Chytridiales

simple aquatic fungi mostly saprophytic but some parasitic on higher plants or animals or fresh water fungi; sometimes placed in class Oomycetes

 

tulipwood

the variegated or showily striped ornamental wood of various tulipwood trees

 

genus Bambusa

tall tender clumping bamboos

 

genus Eustoma

small genus of herbs of warm regions of southern North America to northern South America

 

Japanese banana

Asiatic banana plant cultivated especially as a foliage plant in Japan

 

Cycas revoluta

dwarf palmlike cycad of Japan that yields sago

 

Clematis viorna

scandent subshrub of southeastern United States having large red-purple bell-shaped flowers with leathery recurved sepals

 

pasqueflower

any plant of the genus Pulsatilla; sometimes included in genus Anemone

 

Pongamia glabra

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