ornamentāls

  • 91Photinia — noun genus of deciduous and evergreen east Asian trees and shrubs widely cultivated as ornamentals for their white flowers and red fruits; in some classifications includes genus Heteromeles • Syn: ↑genus Photinia • Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot genus • …

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  • 92plum-yew — noun any of several evergreen trees and shrubs of eastern Asia resembling yew and having large seeds enclosed in a fleshy envelope; sometimes cultivated as ornamentals • Hypernyms: ↑conifer, ↑coniferous tree • Member Holonyms: ↑Cephalotaxus,… …

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  • 93Gentianaceae — prop. n. A natural family of chiefly herbaceous plants with showy flowers; some are cultivated as ornamentals. Syn: family {Gentianaceae}, gentian family. [WordNet 1.5] …

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  • 94horsebean — n. 1. The seed of the broad bean plant. Syn: broad bean, fava bean. [WordNet 1.5] 2. A large shrub or shrubby tree ({Parkinsonia aculeata}) having sharp spines and pinnate leaves with small deciduous leaflets and sweet scented racemose yellow… …

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  • 95Matthiola — prop. n. A genus of Old World plants grown as ornamentals. Syn: genus {Matthiola}. [WordNet 1.5] …

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  • 96Parkinsonia aculeata — horsebean horsebean n. 1. The seed of the broad bean plant. Syn: broad bean, fava bean. [WordNet 1.5] 2. A large shrub or shrubby tree ({Parkinsonia aculeata}) having sharp spines and pinnate leaves with small deciduous leaflets and sweet scented …

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  • 97Parkinsonia aculeata — horsebean horsebean n. 1. The seed of the broad bean plant. Syn: broad bean, fava bean. [WordNet 1.5] 2. A large shrub or shrubby tree ({Parkinsonia aculeata}) having sharp spines and pinnate leaves with small deciduous leaflets and sweet scented …

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  • 98araucaria — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Arauco Date: 1809 any of a genus (Araucaria of the family Araucariaceae, the araucaria family) of South American or Australian coniferous trees that resemble pines and are often grown as ornamentals; especially… …

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  • 99Australian pine — noun Date: 1891 any of several casuarinas (especially Casuarina equisetifolia) now widely grown as ornamentals in warm regions …

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  • 100azalea — noun Etymology: New Latin, genus name, from Greek, feminine of azaleos dry, from azein to parch, dry; akin to Hittite ḫat to dry up and probably to Latin ador emmer Date: 1760 any of a subgenus (Azalea) of rhododendrons with funnel shaped… …

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