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  • ...d covers over and contain a [[spadix]] ("Jack"), covered with tiny flowers of both sexes. The flowers are unisexual, in small plants most if not all the ...ing a plant with a single rounded leaf. Seedlings need three or more years of growth before they become large enough to flower.
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  • ...atorium]]'' has undergone taxonomic revision by [[botanist]]s and a number of the species once included there have been moved to other genera. ...issima (Linnaeus) R. M. King & H. Robinson var. altissima | work = [[Flora of North America]]}}</ref>
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  • ...[perennial plant]] in the family [[Berberidaceae]], native to wooded areas of eastern [[North America]].<ref>{{ITIS|ID=18850}}</ref> ...in open mesic woodlands. Individual shoots are often connected by systems of thick [[tubers]] and [[rhizomes]].<ref name = "Fondren"> {{cite web| last =
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  • ...in the family [[Papaveraceae]] and most closely related to ''[[Eomecon]]'' of eastern Asia. ...zome]], that grows shallowly under or at the soil surface. Over many years of growth, the branching rhizome can grow into a large colony. Plants start to
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  • ...nome Sciences |publisher=[[University of Maryland, Baltimore|University of Maryland Medical School]] |accessdate=2009-03-09}}</ref> Castor seed is the source of [[castor oil]], which has a wide variety of uses. The seeds contain between 40% and 60% oil that is rich in [[triglycer
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  • ...]] of [[Connecticut]] and [[Pennsylvania]]. It is the namesake of the city of [[Laurel, Mississippi]] (founded 1882). ...of pink, near red and maroon pigment. It blooms in May and June. All parts of the plant are [[poison]]ous. [[Root]]s are [[Fiber|fibrous]] and matted.<r
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  • ...me|ancient Romans]], including the wives of two Emperors, and by [[Macbeth of Scotland]] before he became a Scottish King. ...three [[Moirae|Fates]] in [[Greek mythology]] (the one who cuts the thread of life), and the name "atropa bella donna" is derived from an admonition in [
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  • ...ists of dried flowers and leaves of plants selected to produce high levels of THC. Various extracts including [[hashish]] and [[hash oil]] are also produ ...tor3-first = Postgate|editor3-last = Nicholas|title = A Concise Dictionary of Akkadian|edition = |series = SANTAG|volume = 5|place = |publication-place =
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  • | image_alt = A short green plant with many elliptical shaped leaves of arcuate venation ...[cloud forest]] in the isolated [[Sierra Madre de Oaxaca|Sierra Mazateca]] of [[Oaxaca]], Mexico, growing in shady and moist locations.<ref name=Reisfiel
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  • ...at is made by [[fermentation (food)|fermenting]] cow's milk with a variety of bacteria from the species ''[[Lactococcus lactis]]'' and ''[[Leuconostoc me ...thickening the final product. The bacteria also produce a limited amount of [[diacetyl]], which gives filmjölk its characteristic taste.<ref name="kul
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