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broom

(Encyclopedia) broom, common name for plants of two closely related and similar Old World genera, Cytisus and Genista, of the family Leguminosae (pulse family). They are mostly twiggy leguminous…

ragweed

(Encyclopedia) ragweed, any plant of the genus Ambrosia, coarse, weedy herbs belonging to the family Asteraceae (aster family), most of which are native to America. They have inconspicuous greenish…

stilt

(Encyclopedia) stilt, common name for some members of the family Recurvirostridae, shore birds including the avocet. Stilts, as their name implies, have the longest legs of any bird except the…

privet

(Encyclopedia) privetprivetprĭvˈĭt [key], any plant of the genus Ligustrum, Old World shrubs or small trees of the family Oleaceae (olive family), some of which are common as hedge plants. Privet…

balsam, garden

(Encyclopedia) balsam, garden, common name for the species Impatiens balsamina, a member of the jewelweed family.

loblolly pine

(Encyclopedia) loblolly pine, common name for the pine species Pinus taeda, found in the SE United States.

running pine

(Encyclopedia) running pine, common name for the plant species Lycopodium clavatum, also called ground pine. See Lycopodiophyta.

sea gooseberry

(Encyclopedia) sea gooseberry, common name for some members of the phylum Ctenophora, whose members are also called comb jellies.

sea walnut

(Encyclopedia) sea walnut, common name for some members of the phylum Ctenophora, whose members are also called comb jellies.

robin

(Encyclopedia) robin or robin redbreast, common name for a migratory bird of the family Turdidae (thrush family).