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Plants
Any of various photosynthetic, eukaryotic, multicellular organisms of the kingdom Plantae characteristically producing embryos, containing chloroplasts, having cellulose cell walls, and lacking the power of locomotion.
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succulent
Plants; Horticulture
A fleshy plant that hold water in itself, usually in the leaves or stem. Thickened, juicy, fleshy tissues that are more or less soft in texture.
sucker
Plants; Horticulture
A vigorous shoot arising from a plant base or from below ground; also the adhering discs of a vine. A growth originating from the rootstock of a grafted plant
suffrutescent
Plants; Horticulture
A plant with stems that are woody at the base, usually dying back to the woody stems or even back to the ground after severe winters. Half- or sub-shrub.
summer annual
Plants; Horticulture
A one year plant that sows in spring and flowers in summer or fall.
suture
Plants; Horticulture
A line of dehiscence or groove marking a face of union. Superposed Said of extra buds that appear above the true axillary buds; usually flower buds.
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