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  • 121gesneriad — noun any of numerous tropical or subtropical small shrubs or treelets or epiphytic vines of the family Gesneriaceae: African violet; Cape primroses; gloxinia • Hypernyms: ↑woody plant, ↑ligneous plant • Member Holonyms: ↑Gesneriaceae, ↑family… …

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  • 122lespedeza — noun shrubby or herbaceous plants widely used for forage, soil improvement, and especially hay in southern United States • Syn: ↑bush clover • Hypernyms: ↑woody plant, ↑ligneous plant • Hyponyms: ↑bicolor lespediza, ↑ …

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  • 123lignosae — noun a category in some early taxonomies • Hypernyms: ↑woody plant, ↑ligneous plant * * * ligˈnō(ˌ)sē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, feminine plural of lignosus woody …

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  • 124lignum — noun woody tissue • Hypernyms: ↑plant tissue • Substance Holonyms: ↑woody plant, ↑ligneous plant …

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  • 125melilot — noun erect annual or biennial plant grown extensively especially for hay and soil improvement • Syn: ↑melilotus, ↑sweet clover • Hypernyms: ↑woody plant, ↑ligneous plant • Hyponyms: ↑white sweet clover, ↑ …

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  • 126melilotus — noun erect annual or biennial plant grown extensively especially for hay and soil improvement • Syn: ↑melilot, ↑sweet clover • Hypernyms: ↑woody plant, ↑ligneous plant • Hyponyms: ↑white sweet clover, ↑ …

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  • 127milk vetch — noun any of various plants of the genus Astragalus • Syn: ↑milk vetch • Hypernyms: ↑woody plant, ↑ligneous plant • Hyponyms: ↑wild licorice, ↑wild liquorice, ↑ …

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  • 128milk-vetch — noun any of various plants of the genus Astragalus • Syn: ↑milk vetch • Hypernyms: ↑woody plant, ↑ligneous plant • Hyponyms: ↑wild licorice, ↑wild liquorice, ↑ …

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