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tupelo , in botany
(Encyclopedia)tupelo: see black gum.brake, in botany
(Encyclopedia)brake, in botany: see bracken.agave, in botany
(Encyclopedia)agave: see amaryllis.bitterroot, in botany
(Encyclopedia)bitterroot: see purslane.berry, in botany
(Encyclopedia)berry: see fruit.rape, in botany
(Encyclopedia)rape, in botany, annual herb (Brassica napus) of the family Cruciferae (or Brassicaceae; mustard family), belonging to the same genus as the cabbage, the mustard plant, and the turnip (which it resemb...stock, in botany
(Encyclopedia)stock, in botany, common name for any species of the genus Matthiola, for Malcomia maritima (Virginia stock), and for the wallflower, all belonging to the family Cruciferae (or Brassicaceae; mustard f...style, in botany
(Encyclopedia)style: see pistil.valerian, in botany
(Encyclopedia)CE5 Valerian, Valeriana officinalis valerian, common name for some members of the Valerianaceae, a family chiefly of herbs and shrubs of temperate and colder regions of the Northern Hemisphere; a ...bellflower, in botany
(Encyclopedia)bellflower or bluebell, name commonly used as a comprehensive term for members of the Campanulaceae, a family of chiefly herbaceous annuals or perennials of wide distribution, characteristically found...Browse by Subject
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