Nouns denoting plants

genus Nuytsia
one species
 
Roystonea regia
tall feather palm of southern Florida and Cuba
 
Mentha aquatica
a European mint that thrives in wet places; has a perfume like that of the bergamot orange; naturalized in eastern North America
 
genus Phalaris
a genus of grasses with broad leaves and a dense spike of flowers
 
Polemonium reptans
erect or spreading perennial of the eastern United States
 
genus Palaquium
large genus of Malaysian trees with milky juice and leathery leaves
 
Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium
white-flowered pyrethrum of Balkan area whose pinnate leaves are white and silky-hairy below; source of an insecticide; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum
 
honey plant
a plant that furnishes nectar suitable for making honey
 
carissa
a shrub of the genus Carissa having fragrant white flowers and plumlike red to purple-black fruits
 
genus Hydrangea
type genus of Hydrangeaceae; large genus of shrubs and some trees and vines with white or pink or blue flower clusters; sometimes placed in family Saxifragaceae
 
genus Wolffia
minute rootless aquatic herbs having globular fronds floating on or near the water surface and bearing one flower per frond
 
Anemone nemorosa
European anemone with solitary white flowers common in deciduous woodlands
 
Veronica peregrina
North American annual with small white flowers widely naturalized as a weed in South America and Europe
 
gum elemi
fragrant resin obtain from trees of the family Burseraceae and used as incense
 
Microstrobos niphophilus
small shrub or Tasmania having short stiff branches
 
broom grass
any of several grasses of the genus Andropogon; used in broom making
 
Sporobolus cryptandrus
erect smooth grass of sandy places in eastern North America
 
family Rhyniaceae
primitive plants of the Paleozoic
 
genus Adonis
annual or perennial herbs
 
Fouquieria columnaris
candlewood of Mexico and southwestern California having tall columnar stems and bearing honey-scented creamy yellow flowers
 
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