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coreopsis

(Encyclopedia) coreopsiscoreopsiskōrēŏpˈsĭs [key], or tickseed, names for species of Coreopsis, a chiefly North American genus of the family Asteraceae (aster family). They are easily cultivated…

bur marigold

(Encyclopedia) bur marigold or sticktight, common name for any species of Bidens, a genus of chiefly weedy North American plants of the family Asteraceae (aster family) with two-pronged burlike…

gourd

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Wild balsam apple, Echinocystis Jobata, a member of the gourd family gourdgourdgôrd, g&oobreve;rd [key], common name for some members of the Cucurbitaceae, a family of…

dogtooth violet

(Encyclopedia) dogtooth violet, originally a name for the Old World plant Erythronium denscanis, now applied also to several North American species of the same genus of the family Liliaceae (lily…

genealogy

(Encyclopedia) genealogygenealogyjēˌnēŏlˈəjē, –ălˈ–, jĕ– [key], the study of family lineage. Genealogies have existed since ancient times. Family lineage was originally transmitted through oral…

fleabane

(Encyclopedia) fleabane, any plant of the genus Erigeron, widely distributed herbs of the family Asteraceae (aster family), especially abundant in temperate and mountainous regions of North America.…

Ater

(Encyclopedia) AterAterāˈtər [key], in the Bible. 1 Ancestor of a family that returned with Zerubbabel. 2 Ancestor of a family of porters.

bearberry

(Encyclopedia) bearberry, any plant of the northern and alpine genus Arctostaphylos of the family Ericaceae (heath family), especially A. uvaursi, a trailing evergreen sometimes cultivated as a…

watermelon

(Encyclopedia) watermelon, plant (Citrullus vulgaris) of the family Curcurbitaceae (gourd family) native to Africa and introduced to America by Africans transported as slaves. Watermelons are now…

blackthorn

(Encyclopedia) blackthorn or sloe, low, spreading, thorny bush or small tree (Prunus spinosa) of the plum genus of the family Rosaceae (rose family), having black bark, white flowers, and deep blue…