plant gum
61sweet gum — 1. a tall, aromatic tree, Liquidambar styraciflua, of the eastern U.S., having star shaped leaves and fruits in rounded, burlike clusters. 2. the hard reddish brown wood of this tree, used for making furniture. 3. the amber balsam exuded by this… …
62guar gum — noun a gum from seeds of the guar plant; used to thicken foods and as sizing for paper and cloth • Hypernyms: ↑gum * * * noun : a gum consisting of the ground endosperm of guar seeds that swells and disperses in water and is used chiefly as a… …
63Springfield Nuclear Power Plant — is a fictional nuclear power plant in the television animated cartoon series The Simpsons . The plant, owned by Charles Montgomery Burns, is located at 100 Industrial Way. The plant has a monopoly on the city of Springfield s energy supply, and… …
64herbaceous 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: ↑ …
65Jumping plant louse — Taxobox name = Psyllidae image caption = Psylla alni image width = 250px regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda classis = Insecta ordo = Hemiptera subordo = Sternorrhyncha superfamilia = Psylloidea familia = Psyllidae subdivision ranks = Genera… …
66Hog gum — Hog Hog (h[o^]g), n. [Prob. akin to E. hack to cut, and meaning orig., a castrated boar; cf. also W. hwch swine, sow, Armor. houc h, hoc h. Cf. {Haggis}, {Hogget}, and {Hoggerel}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A quadruped of the genus {Sus}, and allied genera… …
67oleo-gum-resin — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: ole + gum + resin : a solid plant exudation (as asafetida or myrrh) consisting of a mixture of volatile oil, gum, and resin …
68Senna (plant) — Senna Senna alexandrina Scientific classification Kingdom: Pla …
69Blue gum — Blue Blue (bl[=u]), a. [Compar. {Bluer} (bl[=u] [ e]r); superl. {Bluest}.] [OE. bla, blo, blew, blue, livid, black, fr. Icel.bl[=a]r livid; akin to Dan. blaa blue, Sw. bl[*a], D. blauw, OHG. bl[=a]o, G. blau; but influenced in form by F. bleu,… …
70Sour gum — Sour Sour, a. [Compar. {Sourer}; superl. {Sourest}.] [OE. sour, sur, AS. s?r; akin to D. zuur, G. sauer, OHG. s?r, Icel. s?rr, Sw. sur, Dan. suur, Lith. suras salt, Russ. surovui harsh, rough. Cf. {Sorrel}, the plant.] 1. Having an acid or sharp …
