(variety of edible seed)
21lentil — /len til, tl/, n. 1. a plant, Lens culinaris, of the legume family, having flattened, biconvex seeds used as food. 2. the seed itself. [1200 50; ME < OF lentille < VL *lenticula for L lenticula. See LENTICLE] * * * Small annual legume (Lens… …
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23List of domesticated plants — This map shows the sites of domestication for a number of crops. Places where crops were initially domesticated are called centres of origin This is a list of plants that have been domesticated by [humans]]. The list includes species or larger… …
24lima bean — /luy meuh/ 1. a bean, Phaseolus limensis, having a broad, flat, edible seed. 2. the seed, used for food. [1810 20; named after LIMA, Peru] * * * any of a variety of legumes of the species Phaseolus limensis widely cultivated for their… …
25sweet almond — n an almond that produces sweet edible seeds and forms a distinct variety (Prunus amygdalus dulcis) of the common almond also the edible seed of this tree * * * 1. Prunus dulcis var. dulcis. 2. the fruit or seed of P. dulcis var. dulcis; a source …
26sweet almond — noun small bushy deciduous tree native to Asia and North Africa having pretty pink blossoms and highly prized edible nuts enclosed in a hard green hull; cultivated in southern Australia and California • Syn: ↑almond, ↑Prunus dulcis, ↑Prunus… …
27water caltrop — noun a variety of water chestnut • Syn: ↑Jesuits nut, ↑Trapa natans • Hypernyms: ↑water chestnut, ↑water chestnut plant, ↑caltrop * * * noun 1 …
28Carob tree — Taxobox name = Carob Tree image width = 270px image caption = Carob pods ( top , unripe; bottom , ripe) image2 width = 270px image2 caption = Carob leaflets regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Fabales familia …
29Adena culture — ###@@@KEYEND@@@###The Adena culture was a Pre Columbian Native American culture that existed from 1000 BC to 200 BC, in a time known as the early Woodland Period. The Adena culture refers to what were probably a number of related Native American… …
30Life Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Zoology In 2008 several zoological studies provided new insights into how species life history traits (such as the timing of reproduction or the length of life of adult individuals) are derived in part as responses to… …
