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larkspur, in botany
(Encyclopedia)larkspur, any north temperate, Old World annual of the genus Consolida of the buttercup family. Consolida species were formerly classified in the genus Delphinium, which includes similar annual, bienn...laurel, in botany
(Encyclopedia)CE5 Sassafras, Sassafras albidum, a member of the laurel family laurel, common name for the Lauraceae, a family of forest trees and shrubs found mainly in tropical SE Asia but also abundant in tro...artemisia, in botany
(Encyclopedia)artemisia: see wormwood.Arethusa, in botany
(Encyclopedia)Arethusa: see orchid.parsnip, in botany
(Encyclopedia)parsnip, garden plant (Pastinaca sativa) of the family Umbelliferae (parsley family), native to the Old World. It has been cultivated since Roman times for its long, fleshy, edible root. Wine and beer...rocket, in botany
(Encyclopedia)rocket, in botany, popular name for several plants of the family Cruciferae (or Brassicaceae; mustard family). The dame's, or damask, violet, damewort, or sweet rocket is Hesperis matronalis, a hardy,...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
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