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hop

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A plant ( Humulus lupulus ) belonging to the family Cannabaceae, also including nettles and hemp. The plant is a rough-stemmed, tall-twining dioecious perennial herb. It is ...

winged bean

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A plant ( Psophocarpus tetragonolobus ), also known as four-cornered bean, asparagus pea, goa bean, and manila bean, in the family Leguminosae. It is a climbing perennial that is ...

forest and forestry

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A plant community consisting predominantly of trees and other woody vegetation, growing closely together, is a forest. Forests cover about one-fourth of the land area on Earth. ...

Irish potato

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A plant of the genus Solanum in the nightshade family, Solanaceae; it is related to tomatoes and peppers. There are more than 2000 species of Solanum , of which about 150 bear ...

poppy

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A plant, Papaver somniferum (Papaveraceae), which is probably a native of Asia Minor. It is cultivated extensively in China, India, and elsewhere. This plant is the source of ...

timothy

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A plant, Phleum pratense , of the order Cyperales, long the most important hay grass for the cooler temperate humid regions. It is easily established and managed, produces seed ...

guava

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A plant, Psidium guajava , of tropical America that has long been in cultivation. It is a shrub or low tree which belongs to the myrtle family (Myrtaceae). The fruit (see ...

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