a kind of water-plant
1Water crowfoot — Wa ter crow foot (Bot.) An aquatic kind of buttercup ({Ranunculus aquatilis}), used as food for cattle in parts of England. [1913 Webster] {Great water crowfoot}, an American water plant ({Ranunculus multifidus}), having deep yellow flowers.… …
2Water wheel — This article is about the machine for converting energy of flowing or falling water. For paddle wheels used to propel watercraft, see paddle wheel ship. For wheels used solely to lift water, see Noria. For factories or industries driven by water… …
3Plant senescence — is the study of aging in plants. It is a heavily studied subject just as it is in the other kingdoms of life. Plants, just like other forms of organisms seem to have both unintended and programmed aging. Leaf senescence is the cause of autumn… …
4Plant — Plant, n. [AS. plante, L. planta.] 1. A vegetable; an organized living being, generally without feeling and voluntary motion, and having, when complete, a root, stem, and leaves, though consisting sometimes only of a single leafy expansion, or a… …
5Plant bug — Plant Plant, n. [AS. plante, L. planta.] 1. A vegetable; an organized living being, generally without feeling and voluntary motion, and having, when complete, a root, stem, and leaves, though consisting sometimes only of a single leafy expansion …
6Plant cutter — Plant Plant, n. [AS. plante, L. planta.] 1. A vegetable; an organized living being, generally without feeling and voluntary motion, and having, when complete, a root, stem, and leaves, though consisting sometimes only of a single leafy expansion …
7Plant louse — Plant Plant, n. [AS. plante, L. planta.] 1. A vegetable; an organized living being, generally without feeling and voluntary motion, and having, when complete, a root, stem, and leaves, though consisting sometimes only of a single leafy expansion …
8Water rocket — Wa ter rock et 1. (Bot.) A cruciferous plant ({Nasturtium sylvestre}) with small yellow flowers. [1913 Webster] 2. A kind of firework to be discharged in the water. [1913 Webster] …
9Water plantain — Wa ter plan tain (Bot.) A kind of plant with acrid leaves. See under 2d {Plantain}. [1913 Webster] …
10plant development — Introduction a multiphasic process in which two distinct forms succeed each other in alternating generations. One form, created by the union of sexual cells (gametes (gamete)), contains two sets of similar chromosomes (diploid). At sexual… …
