prostrate stem
91ster- — I. ster 1 Stiff. Derivatives include stare, starch, stork, starve, and torpedo. I. O grade form *stor . 1. Suffixed form *stor ē . stare, from …
92environment — environmental, adj. environmentally, adv. /en vuy reuhn meuhnt, vuy euhrn /, n. 1. the aggregate of surrounding things, conditions, or influences; surroundings; milieu. 2. Ecol. the air, water, minerals, organisms, and all other external factors… …
93Hinduism — /hin dooh iz euhm/, n. the common religion of India, based upon the religion of the original Aryan settlers as expounded and evolved in the Vedas, the Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita, etc., having an extremely diversified character with many… …
94pipsissewa — /pip sis euh weuh, waw /, n. any evergreen plant of the genus Chimaphila, esp. C. umbellata, the leaves of which are used medicinally for their tonic, diuretic, and astringent properties. Also called prince s pine. [1780 90, Amer.; perh. <… …
95procumbent — /proh kum beuhnt/, adj. 1. lying on the face; prone; prostrate. 2. Bot. (of a plant or stem) lying along the ground, but not putting forth roots. [1660 70; < L procumbent (s. of procumbens) bending forward, prp. of procumbere. See PRO ,… …
96Cucurbitaceae — ▪ plant family the gourd family of flowering plants, belonging to the order Cucurbitales and containing 118 genera and 845 species of food and ornamental plants. It includes the gourds, melons, squashes, and pumpkins. Most species are… …
97leafy liverwort — ▪ plant also called scale moss any of numerous species of liverworts (class Hepatopsida), generally of the order Jungermanniales, in which the plant body is prostrate and extends horizontally in leaflike form with an upper and lower… …
98The Byzantine Empire — The Byzantine Empire † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Byzantine Empire The ancient Roman Empire having been divided into two parts, an Eastern and a Western, the Eastern remained subject to successors of Constantine, whose capital was at …
99Chaenactis alpigena — Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots …
100Chorizanthe diffusa — Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eud …
