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bromeliad
(Encyclopedia) bromeliad, common name for plants of the family Bromeliaceae (pineapple family).jack-o'-lantern
(Encyclopedia) jack-o'-lantern, common name for the mushroom species Clitocybe illudens.cotton grass
(Encyclopedia) cotton grass, common name for sedges of the genus Eriophorum.ground pine
(Encyclopedia) ground pine, common name for several creeping plants, particularly species of club moss.ragweed
(Encyclopedia) ragweed, any plant of the genus Ambrosia, coarse, weedy herbs belonging to the family Asteraceae (aster family), most of which are native to America. They have inconspicuous greenish…stilt
(Encyclopedia) stilt, common name for some members of the family Recurvirostridae, shore birds including the avocet. Stilts, as their name implies, have the longest legs of any bird except the…privet
(Encyclopedia) privetprivetprĭvˈĭt [key], any plant of the genus Ligustrum, Old World shrubs or small trees of the family Oleaceae (olive family), some of which are common as hedge plants. Privet…life preserver
(Encyclopedia) life preserver, a personal flotation device (PFD) intended to keep the wearer afloat, particularly in case of shipwreck. A Type I PFD will keep even unconscious people afloat in a face…eye fly
(Encyclopedia) eye fly, common name for a group of small flies of the family Chloropidae. Eye flies are common in parts of California and in the S United States. They inhabit grasslands and meadows…greenling
(Encyclopedia) greenling, common name for any of several species of carnivorous, spiny-finned fishes of the family Hexagrammidae, common in the Pacific Ocean, especially in the waters N of Monterey,…Trending
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