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Plant Kingdom Flashcards

1
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A plant’s male organ

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Stamen

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2
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Rye and wheat hybrid

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Tritacale

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“stinging plant”

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stinging nettles

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4
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Term for how deciduous trees lose their leaves

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Abscession

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5
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“Quaking” tree

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Aspen

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6
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Largest hickory tree

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Pecan tree

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Madonna type of flower

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Lily

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8
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Digitalis source

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Foxglove

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9
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World’s most massive tree

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Giant Sequoia

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10
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Kentucky hybrid lettuce pioneer

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Bibb

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11
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Leaf openings

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stomata

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12
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Vanilla-flavoring flower

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Orchid

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13
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French “la prune” (fruit)

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Plum

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14
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Tangerine and grapefruit hybrid

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Tangelo

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15
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Tiny chinese orange

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Kumquat

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16
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Red-stalked vegetable

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Rhubarb

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17
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Chicory vegetable

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Radish

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18
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“Shasta” flower

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Daisy

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19
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Tree turpentine comes from

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Pine

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20
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Adriatic fruit

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fig

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21
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Jerusalem vegetable

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Artichoke

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22
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Vichysoisse vegetables

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Leeks and potatoes

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23
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Yellow pear shaped fruit

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Guava

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24
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Greening fruit

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Apple

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25
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Rose family fruit

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Quince

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26
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Bowling pin wood

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Maple

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27
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Rochester New York festival (flowers)

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Lilac festival

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28
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Florida tree with stilt-like roots

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Mangrove

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29
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Pomelo relative

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Grapefruit

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30
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Star fruit

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Carambola

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31
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French currant

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Raisin

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32
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Black and English type tree

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Walnut

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33
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Flowering plant

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angiosperm

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34
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Plant that lives for many years

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Perennial

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35
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Plant that tolerates salt

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Halophyte

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36
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Purple flower of Scotland

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Marigold

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37
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Chick peas - a.k.a.

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Garbanzo beans

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38
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“Bald” everglades tree

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Cypress

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39
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Fruit named for Moroccan city

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Tangerine

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40
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An oak’s main root

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Tap root

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41
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A plant’s female organ

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Pistil

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42
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Pascal vegetable

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Celery

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43
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Small golden fruit

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Apricot

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44
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Cymbidium - the flower of Thailand

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Orchid

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45
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Hubbard’s butternut or acorn vegetable

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Squash

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46
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Plant that lives for one year

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Annual

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47
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Long moss of American south

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Spanish moss

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48
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Morello - marasca - maraschino

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Cherries

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49
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Tropical fruit from which papain is obtained

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Papaya

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50
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Vine that grows 4 inches per day

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Kudzu

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51
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Seedless grape

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Thompsons’

52
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Kon Tiki raft material

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Balsa

53
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European aubergine

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Eggplant

54
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Baseball bat wood

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Ash

55
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Jelly grape

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Concord

56
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Oldest Living Tree

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Bristle Cone Pine (5100yrs)

57
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Clingstone and freestone fruit

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Peach

58
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Tree that the Bounty sought

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Breadfruit tree

59
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Chutney relish fruit - “the peach of the tropics”

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Mango

60
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Largest single family of succulents

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Cacti

61
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Carnation family

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Pink

62
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Common name for the Helianthus

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Sunflower

63
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Rope fiber plant

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Hemp

64
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Algae and fungus living as a single unit

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Lichen

65
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Tall flower grown for seeds

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Sunflower

66
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Silk coton tree

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Kapok

67
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Tree with many supporting roots and trunks

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Banyan tree

68
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Alligator pear

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Avocado

69
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Chicken Divan Vegetable

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Broccoli

70
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A plant’s fertilized ovule

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Seed

71
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Common name for the yellow daisy

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Black-eyed Susan

72
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Savoy or collard vegetable

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Cabbage

73
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Banyan tree fruit

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Fig

74
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Mexican potato

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Jicama

75
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Fruit used in peach Melba sauce

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Raspberry

76
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Lisbon fruit

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Lemon

77
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Crocus and gladiola family

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Iris

78
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Evaporation of water from leaves

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Transpiration

79
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Linzer tort fruit

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Raspberry

80
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Hawaiian root crop

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Taro

81
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World’s tallest tree

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California Redwood

82
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French “la raison” (fruit)

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Grape

83
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Tree on Lebanon’s flag

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Cedar

84
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Russian thistle

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Tumbleweed

85
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Sword lily type

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Gladiola

86
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King Alfred Narcissus type of flower

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Daffodil

87
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non-flowering plant

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Gymnosperm

88
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Trees that do not shed leaves

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Coniferous

89
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Plant that lives for two years

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Biennial

90
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Tallest cactus

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Saguaro

91
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Damson or greengage fruit

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Plum

92
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Cooking banana

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Plantain

93
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Lens shaped vegetable - highest in protein

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lentil

94
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“A la florentine” vegetable

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Spinach

95
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Violet dye plant

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Indigo

96
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Red dye plant

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Henna

97
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Tropical fruit with five-pound seeds

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Mango

98
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Heading vegetable

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Broccoli

99
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Sacred flower of Buddhism

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Lotus

100
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Flower used in codeine and morphine

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Poppy

101
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Miniature cabbage from Belgium

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Brussles sprouts

102
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Yellow turnip

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Rutabaga

103
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Pollen producer at the end of the stamen

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Anther

104
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Man who developed dozens of uses for peanuts

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George Washington Carver

105
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Japanese flower

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Chrysanthemum

106
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Botanist who developed the spineless cactus

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Luther Burbank

107
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Cactus fruit

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Prickly pear

108
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Traditional mother’s day flower

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Carnation

109
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Tree that sheds its leaves annually

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Deciduous

110
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Winesap - Baldwin and Northern Spy

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Apples

111
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Linseed oil is from this plant

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Flax

112
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Chinese fruite related to longan

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Lichi nut

113
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Blue gum tree

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Eucalyptus

114
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“Fuzzy” New Zealand fruit

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Kiwi

115
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Bigarade fruit

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Orange

116
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Gumbo vegetable

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Okra

117
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Chinese cabbage

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Bok Choy

118
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Man who planted apple trees throught the Ohio valley

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Johhny Appleseed

119
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Canoe wood

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Birch

120
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White carrot

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Parsnip

121
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Yukon gold vegetable

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Potato

122
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Fertility symbol (fruit)

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Pomegranate

123
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Fastest growing grass

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Bamboo

124
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Raspberry and Blackberry hybrid

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Loganberry

125
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Tropical pumpkin shaped melon

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Casaba

126
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Fruit measured in hands

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Banana

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