egg plant
31garden egg — noun hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable • Syn: ↑eggplant, ↑aubergine, ↑brinjal, ↑eggplant bush, ↑mad apple, ↑Solanum melongena • Hypernyms: ↑her …
32herbaceous plant — noun a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests • Syn: ↑herb • Derivationally related forms: ↑herbal (for: ↑herb) • Hypernyms: ↑ …
33Chimera (plant) — Chimeras (or chimaeras) in botany are usually single organisms composed of two genetically different types of tissue. They occur in plants, on the same general basis as with animal chimeras. However, unlike animal chimeras, both types of tissues… …
34Byblis (plant) — Taxobox name = Byblis image width = 250px image caption = Byblis liniflora regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Lamiales familia = Byblidaceae familia authority = Domin (1922) genus = Byblis genus authority =… …
35Viola (plant) — Viola Viola odorata (type species) Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae …
36poached egg daisy — noun an Australian plant, Myriocephalus stuartii, with hairy stems and largish white and yellow flowers, widely distributed in sandy areas …
37eggplant — egg•plant [[t]ˈɛgˌplænt, ˌplɑnt[/t]] n. 1) pln a plant, Solanum melongena esculentum, of the nightshade family, cultivated for its edible, usu. dark purple fruit 2) pln coo the fruit of this plant used as a vegetable 3) a blackish purple color;… …
38eggplant — egg|plant [ˈegpla:nt US plænt] n [U and C] AmE a large vegetable with smooth purple skin British Equivalent: aubergine …
39eggplant — egg|plant [ eg,plænt ] noun count or uncount AMERICAN a vegetable with a smooth, dark purple skin …
40Biological pest control — Biological control of pests in agriculture is a method of controlling pests (including insects, mites, weeds and plant diseases) that relies on predation, parasitism, herbivory, or other natural mechanisms. It can be an important component of… …
