Nouns denoting plants

genus Buxus
type genus of the Buxaceae
 
order Piperales
Piperaceae; Saururaceae; Chloranthaceae
 
genus Xylomelum
small species of Australian trees or shrubs; grown for their fruit and flowers
 
catch crop
a crop that grows quickly (e.g. lettuce) and can be planted between two regular crops grown in successive seasons or between two rows of crops in the same season
 
Jerusalem artichoke
edible tuber of the Jerusalem artichoke
 
Corydalis claviculata
annual vine with decompound leaves and racemes of yellow and pink flowers
 
Strongylodon macrobotrys
vigorous Philippine evergreen twining liana; grown for spectacular festoons of green flowers that resemble lobster claws
 
Cardamine bulbosa
small white-flowered cress common in wet places in eastern North America
 
Amanita rubescens
yellowish edible agaric that usually turns red when touched
 
Lobelia siphilitica
tall erect and very leafy perennial herb of eastern North America having dense spikes of blue flowers
 
genus Spondias
tropical trees having one-seeded fruit
 
Artemisia vulgaris
European tufted aromatic perennial herb having hairy red or purple stems and dark green leaves downy white below and red-brown florets
 
Lilium canadense
common lily of the eastern United States having nodding yellow or reddish flowers spotted with brown
 
Cheilanthes alabamensis
southeastern United States to northern Mexico and Jamaica
 
weed
any plant that crowds out cultivated plants
 
Dioscorea alata
grown in Australasia and Polynesia for its large root with fine edible white flesh
 
Pterocarpus marsupium
East Indian tree yielding a resin or extract often used medicinally and in e.g. tanning
 
Sarcocephalus latifolius
a stout spreading or semi-climbing tropical shrub with round brownish-red warty fruit; Africa
 
Northern snow bedstraw
North American stoloniferous perennial having white flowers; sometimes used as an ornamental
 
cattail
tall erect herbs with sword-shaped leaves; cosmopolitan in fresh and salt marshes
 
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