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conelike — adjective relating to or resembling a cone conical mountains conelike fruit • Syn: ↑conic, ↑conical, ↑cone shaped • Pertains to noun: ↑cone (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
conelike — adj. conical, shaped like a cone, resembling a cone … English contemporary dictionary
cone-shaped — adjective relating to or resembling a cone conical mountains conelike fruit • Syn: ↑conic, ↑conical, ↑conelike • Pertains to noun: ↑cone, ↑cone ( … Useful english dictionary
club moss — any plant of the genus Lycopodium. [1590 1600] * * * Any of about 200 species of primitive vascular plants that constitute the genus Lycopodium (order Lycopodiales), mainly native to tropical mountains but also common in northern forests of both… … Universalium
ginger — /jin jeuhr/, n. 1. a reedlike plant, Zingiber officinale, native to the East Indies but now cultivated in most tropical countries, having a pungent, spicy rhizome used in cookery and medicine. Cf. ginger family. 2. any of various related or… … Universalium
Ginger — /jin jeuhr/, n. a female given name, form of Virginia or Regina. * * * Herbaceous perennial plant (Zingiber officinale; family Zingiberaceae), probably native to South Asia, or its aromatic, pungent rhizome, which is used as a spice, flavouring,… … Universalium
tulip tree — a tall tree, Liriodendron tulipifera, of the magnolia family, native to the eastern U.S., having large, cup shaped, green and orange flowers: the state tree of Indiana, Kentucky, and Tennessee. Also called tulip poplar, yellow poplar. [1695 1705 … Universalium
Magnoliaceae — ▪ plant family magnolia family of the order Magnoliales that contains 7 genera and 227 species, including many handsome, fragrant flowering trees and shrubs. Most have simple leaves and an elongated conelike floral axis with flowers that… … Universalium
Coneflower — Cone flow er, n. 1. Any plant of the genus {Rudbeckia}; so called from the cone shaped disk of the flower head. They are cultivated for their large usually yellow daisies with prominent central cones. Also, any plant of the related genera… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pandanus — Pan*da nus, prop. n. [NL., fr. Malay pandan.] (Bot.) A genus of endogenous plants, native to tropical lands from Africa to Polynesia. See {Screw pine}. [1913 Webster] 2. Fiber from leaves of the pandanus tree; used for woven articles (such as… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
