Fossil fuel — Coal, one of the fossil fuels. Fossil fuels are fuels formed by natural processes such as anaerobic decomposition of buried dead organisms. The age of the organisms and their resulting fossil fuels is typically millions of years, and sometimes… … Wikipedia
plant disease — ▪ plant pathology Introduction an impairment of the normal state of a plant that interrupts or modifies its vital functions. All species of plants, wild and cultivated alike, are subject to disease. Although each species is… … Universalium
Fossil Creek — is a perennial river in central Arizona, located near the community of Strawberry. The headwaters of the creek begin at Fossil Springs , a rare and powerful spring in Arizona, which produces upwards of one million gallons of water per… … Wikipedia
Fossil Cycad National Monument — was a national monument in the U.S. state of South Dakota beginning in 1922. The site contained hundreds of fossil cycads, one of the world s greatest concentrations. Because vandals stole or destroyed all of the visible fossils, it was withdrawn … Wikipedia
Plant anatomy — or phytotomy is the general term for the study of the internal structure of plants. While originally it included plant morphology, which is the description of the physical form and external structure of plants, since the mid Twentieth Century the … Wikipedia
fossil — [fäs′əl] n. [Fr fossile < L fossilis, dug out, dug up < fossus, pp. of fodere, to dig up < IE * bhedh , to dig in the earth > Welsh bedd, grave, OE bedd, BED] 1. Obs. any rock or mineral dug out of the earth 2. any hardened remains or … English World dictionary
fossil — 1610s (n.) any thing dug up; 1650s (adj.) obtained by digging, from Fr. fossile (16c.), from L. fossilis dug up, from fossus, pp. of fodere to dig, from PIE root *bhedh to dig, pierce. Restricted noun sense of geological remains of a plant or… … Etymology dictionary
Fossil — Fos sil, n. 1. A substance dug from the earth. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Note: Formerly all minerals were called fossils, but the word is now restricted to express the remains of animals and plants found buried in the earth. Ure. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fossil — ► NOUN 1) the remains or impression of a prehistoric plant or animal embedded in rock and preserved in petrified form. 2) humorous an antiquated person or thing. DERIVATIVES fossiliferous adjective fossilization (also fossilisation) noun… … English terms dictionary
Fossil-fuel power station — A working coal plant in Rochester, Minnesota The St. Clair Power Plant, a large coal fired ge … Wikipedia
Fossil-fuel phase-out — A fossil fuel phase out are plans for transport electrification, decommissioning of operating fossil fuel fired power plants and prevention of the construction of new fossil fuel fired power stations. The purpose of this is to decrease the high… … Wikipedia