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Any living creature of the Kingdom Animalia constituting multi-celled organisms as well as single-celled organisms lacking chlorophyll and having the ability for spontaneous movement, such as protozoans.

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vriesea

Animals; Insects

Genus of about 250 species of rosette-forming, mostly epiphytic perennials, closely related to Tillandsia. They found in forested and rocky areas in Mexico, Central America, the ...

washingtonia

Animals; Insects

Genus of 2 species of single-stemmed palms from rocky, arid areas in S.W. US and N. Mexico. Washingtonia filifera & Washingtonia robusta may be used as a house plants.

xanthossoma

Animals; Insects

Genus of about 50 species of tuberous ir thick-stemmed perennials from forest clearing in tropical US and in Central and South America. They are grown for their edible, fleshy, ...

yucca

Animals; Insects

Genus of about 40 species of rosette-forming or woody-based perennials, evergreen shrubs, and erect, eventually spreading, evergreen trees from hot, dry places, such as desert, ...

zamioculcas

Animals; Insects

Zamioculcas zamiifolia looks and resembles the cycad - Zamia furfuracea or cardboard palm. The species name "zamiifolia" means "with Zamia-like leaves". It is slow growing plant. ...

zantedeschia

Animals; Insects

Genus of 6 species of perennials, with tuberous rhizomes, found in moist soils, swamps, or lake margins in Soothern and E. Africa. Zantedeschia bears its white trumpets on 3 ft ...

zebrina

Animals; Insects

Genus of about 4-5 species of evergreen perennials from S. US, Mexico, and Central America. Zebrina is closely related to Tradescantia but it is more colourful. The leaves are ...

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