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3 days ago · Apples, pears, cherries, apricots, plums, peaches. Flowering plants provide a diverse range of materials in the form of wood, paper, fibers such as cotton, flax, and hemp, medicines such as digoxin and opioids, and decorative and landscaping plants. Coffee and hot chocolate are beverages from flowering plants.
- Flowers
A flower, also known as a bloom or blossom, is the...
- Monocots
John Ray (1674), pp. 164, 166 Since this paper appeared a...
- Wolffia Arrhiza
Wolffia arrhiza is a species of flowering plant known by the...
- Flowers
2 days ago · The name Plantagenet is used by modern historians to identify four distinct royal houses: the Angevins, who were also counts of Anjou; the main line of the Plantagenets following the loss of Anjou; and the Houses of Lancaster and York, two of the Plantagenets cadet branches.
- 12th century
- Geoffrey V of Anjou
3 days ago · The soybean, soy bean, or soya bean ( Glycine max) [3] is a species of legume native to East Asia, widely grown for its edible bean, which has numerous uses. Traditional unfermented food uses of soybeans include soy milk, from which tofu and tofu skin are made. Fermented soy foods include soy sauce, fermented bean paste, nattō, and tempeh.
5 days ago · banana, fruit of the genus Musa, of the family Musaceae, one of the most important fruit crops of the world. The banana is grown in the tropics, and, though it is most widely consumed in those regions, it is valued worldwide for its flavour, nutritional value, and availability throughout the year.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
4 days ago · Citrus, genus of plants belonging to the rue family ( Rutaceae ), and yielding pulpy fruits covered with fairly thick skins.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
4 days ago · cannabis, (genus Cannabis ), genus of medicinal, recreational, and fibre plants belonging to the family Cannabaceae. By some classifications, the genus Cannabis comprises a single species, hemp ( Cannabis sativa ), a stout, aromatic, erect annual herb that originated in Central Asia and is now cultivated worldwide.
4 days ago · Plant Information. Century Plant. Agave americana. Native to North America, this giant agave can be found in the southwestern United States and Mexico. Century Plant is a hardy survivor, tolerating both heat and drought for long periods of time.
