common indigo plant — Indigo In di*go, a. Having the color of, pertaining to, or derived from, indigo. [1913 Webster] {Indigo berry} (Bot.), the fruit of the West Indian shrub {Randia aculeata}, used as a blue dye. {Indigo bird} (Zo[ o]l.), a small North American… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Indigo plant — Indigo In di*go, a. Having the color of, pertaining to, or derived from, indigo. [1913 Webster] {Indigo berry} (Bot.), the fruit of the West Indian shrub {Randia aculeata}, used as a blue dye. {Indigo bird} (Zo[ o]l.), a small North American… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gum plant — noun any of various western American plants of the genus Grindelia having resinous leaves and stems formerly used medicinally; often poisonous to livestock • Syn: ↑gumweed, ↑tarweed, ↑rosinweed • Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant • Hyponyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
coal — coalless, adj. /kohl/, n. 1. a black or dark brown combustible mineral substance consisting of carbonized vegetable matter, used as a fuel. Cf. anthracite, bituminous coal, lignite. 2. a piece of glowing, charred, or burned wood or other… … Universalium
смолосодержащее растение — — [http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/alphabetic?langcode=en] EN resinous plant Plants yielding or producing resin. (Source: CED) [http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/alphabetic?langcode=en] Тематики охрана окружающей среды EN resinous plant… … Справочник технического переводчика
sapropelic coal — ▪ coal classification hydrogen rich coal, including cannel coal and boghead coal (see torbanite), derived from sapropels (loose deposits of sedimentary rock rich in hydrocarbons) and characterized by a dull black, sometimes waxy lustre.… … Universalium
asafoetida — n. (US asafetida) a resinous plant gum with a fetid ammoniac smell, formerly used in medicine, now as a herbal remedy and in Indian cooking. Etymology: ME f. med.L f. asa f. Pers. aza mastic + fetida (as FETID) * * * noun the brownish gum resin… … Useful english dictionary
Sapindales — ▪ plant order Introduction order of dicotyledonous flowering plants, containing 9 families, about 460 genera, and some 5,700 species of shrubs, woody vines, and trees. It includes the Citrus genus and other species important for their fruits.… … Universalium
Malvales — ▪ plant order Introduction medium sized order, known as the hibiscus or mallow order, mostly of woody plants, consisting of 10 families, 338 genera, and about 6,000 species. The plants grow in various habitats throughout much of the world, and a … Universalium
jatropha — ▪ plant (genus Jatropha), member of the spurge family (Euphorbiaceae), native in both New World and Old World tropics and containing about 175 species of milky juiced herbs, shrubs, and trees, some useful for their oils or as ornamental plants… … Universalium
Zygophyllales — ▪ plant order Introduction the creosote bush order of dicotyledonous flowering plants, consisting of 2 families (Zygophyllaceae and Krameriaceae), 27 genera, and about 300 species. Members are herbs or shrubs, rarely hemiparasites, and largely… … Universalium