ligneous plant

a plant of the genus Cimicifuga having flowers in long racemes or panicles reported to be distasteful to insects

erect annual or biennial plant grown extensively especially for hay and soil improvement

any of various plants of the genus Aralia; often aromatic plants having compound leaves and small umbellate flowers

any of numerous shrubs or small trees of the genus Combretum having spikes of small flowers

giant treelike plant having edible nuts and leafstalks that yield a refreshing drink of clear watery sap; reputedly an emergency source of water for travelers

Australian plant of genus Pipturus whose fiber is used in making cloth

any of various plants of the genus Astragalus

any of several plants of the genus Baptisia

shrubby or herbaceous plants widely used for forage, soil improvement, and especially hay in southern United States

any plant of the genus Lupinus; bearing erect spikes of usually purplish-blue flowers

any woody plant of the family Bignoniaceae

any of numerous tropical or subtropical small shrubs or treelets or epiphytic vines of the family Gesneriaceae: African violet; Cape primroses; gloxinia

any of numerous tall coarse woodland plants of the genus Scrophularia

any of numerous shrubs or herbs or vines of the genus Solanum; most are poisonous though many bear edible fruit

a category in some early taxonomies

having the shape or characteristics of a tree

a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

any of various rough thorny shrubs or vines

a shrub that is cultivated by Arabs for its leaves which are chewed or used to make tea

jointed and nearly leafless desert shrub having reduced scalelike leaves and reddish fleshy seeds

any of various trees having yellowish wood or yielding a yellow extract

low wide-spreading coniferous shrub of New Zealand mountains

about the hardiest Podocarpaceae species; prostrate spreading shrub similar to mountain rimu; mountains of southern Chile

low-growing to prostrate shrub with slender trailing branches; New Zealand

small shrub or Tasmania having short stiff branches

source of most of the lancewood of commerce

tropical west African evergreen tree bearing pungent aromatic seeds used as a condiment and in folk medicine

any of numerous plants of the genus Berberis having prickly stems and yellow flowers followed by small red berries

tall herb of eastern North America and Asia having blue berrylike fruit and a thick knotty rootstock formerly used medicinally

ornamental evergreen shrub of Pacific coast of North America having dark green pinnate leaves and racemes of yellow flowers followed by blue-black berries

small shrub with grey-green leaves and yellow flowers followed by glaucous blue berries

deciduous shrubs having aromatic bark; eastern China; southwestern and eastern United States

deciduous Japanese shrub cultivated for its fragrant yellow flowers

deciduous shrub of the eastern United States having highly aromatic leaves and bark and yellow flowers followed by scarlet or yellow berries

any of several evergreen shrubs and small trees of the genus Illicium

bugbane of the eastern United States having erect racemes of white flowers

North American bugbane found from Maine and Ontario to Wisconsin and south to Georgia

bugbane of Siberia and eastern Asia having ill-smelling green-white flowers

South American evergreen tree yielding winter's bark and a light soft wood similar to basswood

evergreen shrub or small tree whose foliage is conspicuously blotched with red and yellow and having small black fruits

bog shrub of north temperate zone having bitter-tasting fragrant leaves

any shrub or small tree of the genus Myrica with aromatic foliage and small wax-coated berries

deciduous shrub of eastern North America with sweet scented fernlike leaves and tiny white flowers

very small deciduous dioecious tree or shrub of damp habitats in southeastern United States having extremely light wood

any of various trees or shrubs having mottled or striped wood

West Indian tree yielding a fine grade of green ebony

biennial plant; valuable honey plant

biennial yellow-flowered Eurasian plant having aromatic leaves used as carminative or flavoring agent; widely cultivated especially as green manure or cover crop

any of various tropical shrubs or trees of the genus Mimosa having usually yellow flowers and compound leaves

any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia

East Indian tree with racemes of yellow-white flowers; cultivated as an ornamental

any of numerous trees of the genus Albizia

Brazilian shrub having twice-pinnate leaves and small spicate flowers followed by flat or irregularly torulose pods; sometimes placed in genus Piptadenia

any of various shrubs and small trees valued for their fine foliage and attractive spreading habit and clustered white to deep pink or red flowers

tropical South American tree having a wide-spreading crown of bipinnate leaves and coiled ear-shaped fruits; grown for shade and ornament as well as valuable timber

any tree or shrub of the genus Inga having pinnate leaves and showy usually white flowers; cultivated as ornamentals

ornamental evergreen tree with masses of white flowers; tropical and subtropical America

tropical tree of Central America and West Indies and Puerto Rico having spikes of white flowers; used as shade for coffee plantations

low scrubby tree of tropical and subtropical North America having white flowers tinged with yellow resembling mimosa and long flattened pods

a tree of the West Indies and Florida and Mexico; resembles tamarind and has long flat pods

West Indian tree yielding a hard dark brown wood resembling mahogany in texture and value

any of several Old World tropical trees of the genus Parkia having heads of red or yellow flowers followed by pods usually containing edible seeds and pulp

common thorny tropical American tree having terminal racemes of yellow flowers followed by sickle-shaped or circinate edible pods and yielding good timber and a yellow dye and mucilaginous gum

erect shrub with small if any spines having racemes of white to yellow flowers followed by curved pointed pods and black shiny seeds; West Indies and Florida

any of several small spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Prosopis having small flowers in axillary cylindrical spikes followed by large pods rich in sugar

medium-sized shrubby tree of South Africa having thick leathery evergreen leaves and white or pink flowers and globose usually two-seeded purplish black fruits

evergreen shrub or tree of South Africa

South African shrub having a swollen succulent stem and bearing showy pink and white flowers after the leaves fall; popular as an ornamental in tropics

evergreen tree of eastern Asia and Philippines having large leathery leaves and small green-white flowers in compact cymes; bark formerly used medicinally

a shrub of the genus Carissa having fragrant white flowers and plumlike red to purple-black fruits

tropical Asian tree with hard white wood and bark formerly used as a remedy for dysentery and diarrhea

any of various tropical American deciduous shrubs or trees of the genus Plumeria having milky sap and showy fragrant funnel-shaped variously colored flowers

any shrub or small tree of the genus Rauwolfia having leaves in whorls and cymose flowers; yield substances used medicinally especially as emetics or purgatives or antihypertensives

any of various shrubs or small trees of the genus Strophanthus having whorled leaves and showy flowers of various colors in dense and corymbose clusters; some have poisonous seeds

tropical shrub having glossy foliage and fragrant nocturnal flowers with crimped or wavy corollas; northern India to Thailand

tropical American shrub or small tree having glossy dark green leaves and fragrant saffron yellow to orange or peach- colored flowers; all parts highly poisonous

small deciduous clump-forming tree or shrub of eastern United States

deciduous clump-forming Asian shrub or small tree; adventive in the eastern United States

similar to American angelica tree but less prickly; China

small roundheaded New Zealand tree having large resinous leaves and panicles of green-white flowers

erect evergreen shrub or small tree of Australia and northern New Guinea having palmately compound leaves

low-growing strong-smelling coastal shrub of warm parts of the New World having unisexual flowers in conelike spikes and thick succulent leaves

any of various shrubby plants of the genus Atriplex that thrive in dry alkaline soil

densely branched Eurasian plant; foliage turns purple-red in autumn

bushy annual weed of central North America having greenish flowers and winged seeds

bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash

prickly bushy Eurasian plant; a troublesome weed in central and western United States

low hardy much-branched spiny shrub common in alkaline soils of western America

small spiny West Indian tree

any of numerous plants of the genus Capparis

plant of southeastern Europe having yellow flowers like those of mustard and pods with open valves resembling bucklers

evergreen shrub of southwestern United States and Mexico often cultivated for its fragrant golden yellow flowers

low-growing plant found only in volcanic craters on Hawaii having rosettes of narrow pointed silver-green leaves and clusters of profuse red-purple flowers on a tall stem

any of various composite shrubs or herbs of the genus Artemisia having aromatic green or greyish foliage

a shrub of salt marshes of eastern and south central North America and West Indies; fruit is surrounded with white plumelike hairy tufts

California shrub with slender leafy shoots that are important browse for mule deer

widely spreading evergreen shrub of southwestern United States with flower heads in a leafy panicle

any of various much-branched yellow-flowered shrubs of the genus Chrysothamnus; western North America

western American shrubs having white felted foliage and yellow flowers that become red-purple

any of various plants of the genus Mutisia

any of various mostly Australian attractively shaped shrubs of the genus Olearia grown for their handsome and sometimes fragrant evergreen foliage and profusion of daisy flowers with white or purple or blue rays

a South African plant of the genus Othonna having smooth often fleshy leaves and heads of yellow flowers

branching aromatic Mediterranean shrub with woolly stems and leaves and yellow flowers

stiff much-branched perennial of the Mediterranean region having very white woolly stems and leaves

any of several Old World coarse prickly-leaved shrubs and subshrubs having milky juice and yellow flowers; widely naturalized; often noxious weeds in cultivated soil

shrub with coral-red berries; Japan to northern India

tropical American shrub or small tree with brown wood and dark berries

a plant of the genus Plumbago with blue flowers

small West Indian shrub or tree with hard glossy seeds patterned yellow and brown that are used to make bracelets

West Indian shrub or small tree having leathery saponaceous leaves and extremely hard wood

any of various Old World tropical palmlike trees having huge prop roots and edible conelike fruits and leaves like pineapple leaves

any of various plants of the family Malvaceae

erect bushy mallow plant or small tree bearing bolls containing seeds with many long hairy fibers

small tree or shrub of New Zealand having a profusion of axillary clusters of honey-scented paper-white flowers and whose bark is used for cordage

arborescent perennial shrub having palmately lobed furry leaves and showy red-purple flowers; southwestern United States

any of various evergreen plants of the genus Pavonia having white or yellow or purple flowers

deciduous New Zealand tree whose inner bark yields a strong fiber that resembles flax and is called New Zealand cotton

southern and western Australian shrub with unlobed or shallowly lobed toothed leaves and purple flowers; sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus

any of various trees yielding variously colored woods similar to true tulipwood

East Indian silk cotton tree yielding fibers inferior to kapok

evergreen tree with large leathery leaves and large pink to orange flowers; considered a link plant between families Bombacaceae and Sterculiaceae

tree of Mexico to Guatemala having densely hairy flowers with long narrow petals clustered at ends of branches before leaves appear

Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit

graceful deciduous shrub or small tree having attractive foliage and small red berries that turn black at maturity and are used for making wine

a fast-growing tropical American evergreen having white flowers and white fleshy edible fruit; bark yields a silky fiber used in cordage and wood is valuable for staves

West Indian timber tree having very hard wood

an Australian tree of the genus Brachychiton

any of various shrubs or small trees of the genus Dombeya grown for their rounded clusters of exquisite often sweet-scented flowers usually hanging beneath the leaves

deciduous tree widely grown in southern United States as an ornamental for its handsome maplelike foliage and long racemes of yellow-green flowers followed by curious leaflike pods

any of several handsome evergreen shrubs of California and northern Mexico having downy lobed leaves and showy yellow flowers

a tree or shrub of the genus Helicteres

African shrub having decumbent stems and slender yellow honey-scented flowers either solitary or in pairs

Indian tree having fragrant nocturnal white flowers and yielding a reddish wood used for planking; often grown as an ornamental or shade tree

Australian timber tree

large west African tree having large palmately lobed leaves and axillary cymose panicles of small white flowers and one-winged seeds; yields soft white to pale yellow wood

any of various deciduous trees of the genus Tilia with heart-shaped leaves and drooping cymose clusters of yellowish often fragrant flowers; several yield valuable timber

drought-resistant Asiatic treelike shrub bearing pleasantly acid small red edible fruits commonly used in sherbets

large shrub of South Africa having many conspicuously hairy branches with large hairy leaves and clusters of conspicuous white flowers

any tropical African shrub of the genus Protea having alternate rigid leaves and dense colorful flower heads resembling cones

any shrub or tree of the genus Banksia having alternate leathery leaves apetalous yellow flowers often in showy heads and conelike fruit with winged seeds

any of various shrubs of the genus Conospermum with panicles of mostly white woolly flowers

grown for outstanding display of brilliant usually scarlet-crimson flowers; Andes

Chilean shrub bearing coral-red fruit with an edible seed resembling a hazelnut

any shrub or tree of the genus Grevillea

tall straggling shrub with large globose crimson-yellow flowers; western Australia

large bushy shrub with pungent pointed leaves and creamy white flowers; central and eastern Australia

shrub with pungent rigid needle-shaped leaves and white flowers; eastern Australia

erect bushy shrub of eastern Australia having terminal clusters of red flowers yielding much nectar

small South African tree with long silvery silky foliage

any of various ornamental evergreens of the genus Lomatia having attractive fragrant flowers

Australian tree having alternate simple leaves (when young they are pinnate with prickly toothed margins) and slender axillary spikes of white flowers

any of numerous shrubs and small trees having hard narrow leaves and long-lasting yellow or white flowers followed by small edible but insipid fruits

eastern Australian tree widely cultivated as a shade tree and for its glossy leaves and circular clusters of showy red to orange-scarlet flowers

tree or tall shrub with shiny leaves and umbels of fragrant creamy-white flowers; yields hard heavy reddish wood

tall shrub of eastern Australia having oblanceolate to obovate leaves and red flowers in compact racemes

straggling shrub with narrow leaves and conspicuous red flowers in dense globular racemes

tree bearing pear-shaped fruit with a thick woody epicarp

any of various trees and shrubs of the genus Casuarina having jointed stems and whorls of scalelike leaves; some yield heavy hardwood

a low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae; has small bell-shaped pink or purple flowers

any of several shrubs of the genus Andromeda having leathery leaves and clusters of small flowers

any of several evergreen shrubs of the genus Arbutus of temperate Europe and America

chiefly evergreen subshrubs of northern to Arctic areas

chiefly evergreen shrubs of warm dry areas of western North America

procumbent Old World mat-forming evergreen shrub with racemes of pinkish-white flowers

north temperate bog shrub with evergreen leathery leaves and small white cylindrical flowers

low-growing evergreen shrub of eastern North America with leathery leaves and clusters of fragrant pink or white flowers

small evergreen shrub of Pacific coast of North America having edible dark purple grape-sized berries

any of several shrubs of the genus Gaylussacia bearing small berries resembling blueberries

any plant of the genus Kalmia

evergreen shrub of eastern North America having white or creamy bell-shaped flowers and dark green hairy leaves used for tea during American Revolution

a Rocky Mountain shrub similar to Ledum groenlandicum

bog shrub of northern and central Europe and eastern Siberia to Korea and Japan

low-growing evergreen shrub of New Jersey to Florida grown for its many white star-shaped flowers and glossy foliage

any plant of the genus Leucothoe; grown for their beautiful white flowers; glossy foliage contains a poisonous substance similar to that found in genus Kalmia

fast-growing evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having arching interlaced branches and racemes of white flowers

bushy deciduous shrub of the eastern United States with long racemes of pinkish flowers

creeping mat-forming evergreen shrub of high mountain regions of northern hemisphere grown for its rose-pink flowers

deciduous shrub of coastal plain of the eastern United States having nodding pinkish-white flowers; poisonous to stock

deciduous much-branched shrub with dense downy panicles of small bell-shaped white flowers

showy evergreen shrub of southeastern United States with shiny leaves and angled branches and clusters of pink to reddish flowers that resemble an umbel

straggling shrub of northwestern North America having foliage with a bluish tinge and umbels of small bell-shaped flowers

low shrub of the eastern United States with downy twigs

broad-leaved evergreen Asiatic shrub with glossy leaves and drooping clusters of white flowers

ornamental evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having small white bell-shaped flowers

any shrub of the genus Rhododendron: evergreen shrubs or small shrubby trees having leathery leaves and showy clusters of campanulate (bell-shaped) flowers

any of numerous shrubs of genus Vaccinium bearing cranberries

any of numerous shrubs of the genus Vaccinium bearing blueberries

shrub of eastern and southern coastal United States having beautiful racemes of spice-scented white flowers

creeping evergreen shrub having narrow overlapping leaves and early white star-shaped flowers; of the pine barrens of New Jersey and the Carolinas

any heathlike plant of the family Epacridaceae; most are of the Australian region

small prostrate or ascending shrub having scarlet flowers and succulent fruit resembling cranberries; sometimes placed in genus Styphelia

heathlike shrub of southwestern Australia grown for its sharply scented foliage and pink flowers followed by pentagonal fruit

any of several large deciduous trees with rounded spreading crowns and smooth grey bark and small sweet edible triangular nuts enclosed in burs; north temperate regions

any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in autumn; yield a hard wood and edible nuts in a prickly bur

a tree of the genus Castanopsis

small ornamental evergreen tree of Pacific Coast whose glossy yellow-green leaves are yellow beneath; bears edible nuts

evergreen shrub similar to golden chinkapin; mountains of California

evergreen tree of the Pacific coast area having large leathery leaves; yields tanbark

any of various beeches of the southern hemisphere having small usually evergreen leaves

a deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves

a low spreading or prostrate shrub of southwestern United States with small acorns and leaves resembling those of the huckleberry

any betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula having a thin peeling bark

north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and conelike fruit; bark is used in tanning and dyeing and the wood is rot-resistant

any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Carpinus

any of several trees resembling hornbeams with fruiting clusters resembling hops

any of various small decorative flowering trees or shrubs of the genus Chionanthus

any plant of the genus Forestiera

any of various early blooming oleaceous shrubs of the genus Forsythia; native to eastern Asia and southern Europe but widely cultivated for their branches of bright yellow bell-shaped flowers

any of various deciduous pinnate-leaved ornamental or timber trees of the genus Fraxinus

any of several shrubs and vines of the genus Jasminum chiefly native to Asia

any of various Old World shrubs having smooth entire leaves and terminal panicles of small white flowers followed by small black berries; many used for hedges

small tree of southern United States having panicles of dull white flowers followed by dark purple fruits

evergreen shrub with white flowers and olivelike fruits

any of various plants of the genus Syringa having large panicles of usually fragrant flowers

any of several shrubs or trees of the genus Hamamelis; bark yields an astringent lotion

any of several Asiatic deciduous shrubs cultivated for their nodding racemes of yellow flowers that appear before the leaves

any of several deciduous low-growing shrubs of the genus Fothergilla having showy brushlike spikes of white flowers in spring and fiery red and orange autumn color; grows from Alabama to the Allegheny Mountains

an Indian tree of the family Combretaceae that is a source of timber and gum

ornamental African shrub or climber with red flowers

evergreen tree or shrub with fruit resembling buttons and yielding heavy hard compact wood

shrub to moderately large tree that grows in brackish water along the seacoasts of western Africa and tropical America; locally important as a source of tannin

any of several shrubs of the genus Elaeagnus having silver-white twigs and yellow flowers followed by olivelike fruits

ornamental shrub from eastern India commonly planted in the southern United States

West Indian tree; source of bay rum

South American shrub having edible greenish plumlike fruit

any of various trees of the genera Eucalyptus or Liquidambar or Nyssa that are sources of gum

any of various tropical shrubs widely cultivated for their showy drooping purplish or reddish or white flowers; Central and South America and New Zealand and Tahiti

any of several ornamental shrubs with shiny mostly evergreen leaves and clusters of small bell-shaped flowers

deciduous shrub of eastern North America having tough flexible branches and pliable bark and small yellow flowers

evergreen spreading shrub of India and southeastern Asia having large purple flowers

a beautiful tropical evergreen epiphytic shrub grown for its lush foliage and huge panicles of pink flowers; Philippines

any of several Australasian evergreen vines widely cultivated in warm regions for their large bright yellow single flowers

any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum having shiny leathery leaves and lightweight hard wood

West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice

valuable timber tree of Panama

tropical American tree; valued for its hard durable wood

an aromatic tree of the genus Clusia having large white or yellow or pink flowers

a West Indies clusia having fig-shaped fruit

handsome East Indian evergreen tree often planted as an ornamental for its fragrant white flowers that yield a perfume; source of very heavy hardwood used for railroad ties

large evergreen shrub or small tree having white aromatic bark and leathery leaves and small purple to red flowers in terminal cymes

large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil

small shrubs of scrub and dry woodland regions of southern Europe and North Africa; grown for their showy flowers and soft often downy and aromatic evergreen foliage

any plant of the genus Helianthemum; vigorous plants of stony alpine meadows and dry scrub regions

tree of the family Dipterocarpaceae

small shrubby tree of Madagascar cultivated in tropical regions as a hedge plant and for its deep red acid fruits resembling small plums

vigorous South African spiny shrub grown for its round yellow juicy edible fruits

a small shrubby spiny tree cultivated for its maroon-purple fruit with sweet purple pulp tasting like gooseberries; Sri Lanka and India

East Indian tree with oily seeds yield chaulmoogra oil used to treat leprosy

leathery-leaved tree of western India bearing round fruits with brown densely hairy rind enclosing oily pulp that yields hydnocarpus oil

deciduous roundheaded Asiatic tree widely grown in mild climates as an ornamental for its heart-shaped leaves and fragrant yellow-green flowers followed by hanging clusters of fleshy orange-red berries

large much-branched shrub grown primarily for its evergreen foliage

shrub or small tree grown as an ornamental in mild climates for its neat evergreen foliage and fragrant late flowers; native of China

any of several resinous trees or shrubs often burned for light

shrub with narrow-elliptic glossy evergreen leaves and yellow flowers with leathery petaloid sepals

any shrub or small tree of the genus Tamarix having small scalelike or needle-shaped leaves and feathery racemes of small white or pinkish flowers; of mostly coastal areas with saline soil

Eurasian shrub resembling the tamarisk

any of several tall Australian trees of the genus Laportea

any plant of the genus Cannabis; a coarse bushy annual with palmate leaves and clusters of small green flowers; yields tough fibers and narcotic drugs

any moraceous tree of the tropical genus Ficus; produces a closed pear-shaped receptacle that becomes fleshy and edible when mature

any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees

any of various trees of the genus Celtis having inconspicuous flowers and small berrylike fruits

shrub with stiff flattened stems resembling leaves (cladophylls); used for making brooms

any of several Australian evergreen perennials having short thick woody stems crowned by a tuft of grasslike foliage and yielding acaroid resins

shrub with terminal tufts of elongated leaves used locally for thatching and clothing; thick sweet roots are used as food; tropical southeastern Asia, Australia and Hawaii

elegant tree having either a single trunk or a branching trunk each with terminal clusters of long narrow leaves and large panicles of fragrant white, yellow or red flowers; New Zealand

any of several evergreen plants of the genus Yucca having usually tall stout stems and a terminal cluster of white flowers; warmer regions of North America

tropical shrub having clusters of white or violet or yellow flowers

tropical tree with large prickly pods of seeds that resemble beans and are used for jewelry and rosaries

small thornless tree or shrub of tropical America whose seed pods are a source of tannin

spreading thorny shrub of tropical Asia bearing large erect racemes of red-marked yellow flowers

tropical tree with prickly trunk; its heavy red wood yields a red dye and is used for cabinetry

thornless tree yielding heavy wood

East Indian timber tree with hard durable wood used especially for tea boxes

shrub or small tree of Dutch Guiana having clusters of pink flowers streaked with purple

small shrubby African tree having compound leaves and racemes of small fragrant green flowers

any of various trees or shrubs of the genus Cassia having pinnately compound leaves and usually yellow flowers followed by long seedpods

a thorny shrub of the genus Cercidium that grows in dry parts of the southwestern United States and adjacent Mexico; has smooth light green bark and racemes of yellow flowers and small leaves

any of various hardwood trees of the family Leguminosae

handsome tree of central and eastern North America having large bipinnate leaves and green-white flowers followed by large woody brown pods whose seeds are used as a coffee substitute

large shrub or shrubby tree having sharp spines and pinnate leaves with small deciduous leaflets and sweet-scented racemose yellow-orange flowers; grown as ornamentals or hedging or emergency food for livestock; tropical America but naturalized in southern United States

densely branched spiny tree of southwestern United States having showy yellow flowers and blue-green bark; sometimes placed in genus Cercidium

erect shrub having large trifoliate leaves and dense clusters of yellow flowers followed by poisonous seeds; Yugoslavia; sometimes placed in genus Cytisus

any of various plants of the genus Senna having pinnately compound leaves and showy usually yellow flowers; many are used medicinally

any plant of the genus Amorpha having odd-pinnate leaves and purplish spicate flowers

shrub with trifoliate leaves and yellow flowers followed by backward curving seed pods; leaves foetid when crushed

any of several tropical American trees of the genus Andira

silvery hairy European shrub with evergreen foliage and pale yellow flowers

South African shrub having flat acuminate leaves and yellow flowers; leaves are aromatic when dried and used to make an herbal tea

European perennial

perennial of mountainous areas of Eurasia and North America

perennial of southern and western Europe having dense racemes of purple or violet flowers

small shrubby African tree with hard wood used as a dyewood yielding a red dye

wild indigo of the eastern United States having racemes of blue flowers

erect or spreading herb having racemes of creamy white flowers; the eastern United States

much-branched erect herb with bright yellow flowers; distributed from Massachusetts to Florida

East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye

tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods; much cultivated in the tropics

any plant of the genus Caragana having even-pinnate leaves and mostly yellow flowers followed by seeds in a linear pod

shrub of western United States having pink or crimson flowers; often forms thickets

shrub of Canary Islands having bristle-tipped oblanceolate leaves; used as cattle fodder

any of several small shrubs or twining vines having entire or lobed leaves and racemes of yellow to orange-red flowers; Australia

any of various shrubs or vines of the genus Clianthus having compound leaves and pea-like red flowers in drooping racemes

erect tropical Asian shrub whose small lateral leaflets rotate on their axes and jerk up and down under the influence of sunshine

yellow-flowered European shrub cultivated for its succession of yellow flowers and very inflated bladdery pods and as a source of wildlife food

any of various plants of the genus Coronilla having purple or pink or yellow flowers in long axillary heads or umbels

any of various shrubs of the genera Cytisus or Genista or Spartium having long slender branches and racemes of yellow flowers

any of those hardwood trees of the genus Dalbergia that yield rosewood--valuable cabinet woods of a dark red or purplish color streaked and variegated with black

East Indian tree whose leaves are used for fodder; yields a compact dark brown durable timber used in shipbuilding and making railroad ties

Brazilian tree yielding a handsome cabinet wood

a valuable timber tree of tropical South America

any of several hardwood trees yielding very dark-colored wood

greyish-green shrub of desert regions of southwestern United States and Mexico having sparse foliage and terminal spikes of bluish violet flowers; locally important as source of a light-colored honey of excellent flavor

any of several spiny shrubs of the genus Daviesia having yellow flowers and triangular seeds; Australia

any of various usually woody vines of the genus Derris of tropical Asia whose roots yield the insecticide rotenone; several are sources of native fish and arrow poisons

any of various shrubs or shrubby trees of the genus Erythrina having trifoliate leaves and racemes of scarlet to coral red flowers and black seeds; cultivated as an ornamental

any of various Australian evergreen shrubs of the genus Gastrolobium having whorled compound leaves poisonous to livestock and showy yellow to deep reddish-orange flowers followed by two-seeded pods

thorny shrub or small tree common in central Argentina having small orange or yellow flowers followed by edible berries

any of several small deciduous trees valued for their dark wood and dense racemes of nectar-rich pink flowers grown in great profusion on arching branches; roots and bark and leaves and seeds are poisonous

spiny shrub of the Caspian salt plains and Siberia having elegant silvery, downy young foliage and mildly fragrant pink-purple blooms

any of several attractive evergreen shrubs of Australia grown for their glossy deep green foliage and flowers in rich blues and intense violets

deciduous subshrub of southeastern Asia having pinnate leaves and clusters of red or purple flowers; a source of indigo dye

Asian shrub having conspicuous racemose rose-purple flowers widely used as an ornamental and in erosion control and as a source of feed for wild birds

an annual of tropical Asia naturalized in United States

annual native to Korea but widely cultivated for forage and hay in hot dry regions

perennial widely planted as for forage and as hay crop especially on poor land

white-flowered Eurasian herb widely cultivated for forage and erosion control

evergreen shrub of the Pacific coast of the United States having showy yellow or blue flowers; naturalized in Australia

yellow-flowered European lupine cultivated for forage

low-growing annual herb of southwestern United States (Texas) having silky foliage and blue flowers; a leading cause of livestock poisoning in the southwestern United States

closely resembles Lupinus subcarnosus; southwestern United States (Texas)

any of several tropical trees or shrubs yielding showy streaked dark reddish or chocolate-colored wood

any of several erect or climbing woody plants of the genus Mucuna; widespread in tropics of both hemispheres

medium-sized tropical American tree yielding tolu balsam and a fragrant hard wood used for high-grade furniture and cabinetwork

tree of South and Central America yielding an aromatic balsam

a tree of the genus Ormosia having seeds used as beads

spiny evergreen xerophytic shrub having showy rose and purple flowers and forming dense thickets; of dry rocky mountain slopes of California

small tree of West Indies and Florida having large odd-pinnate leaves and panicles of red-striped purple to white flowers followed by decorative curly winged seedpods; yields fish poisons

evergreen shrub having almost heart-shaped foliage and bright yellow pea-like flowers followed by flat pods with flat wings; Australia and Tasmania

low spreading evergreen shrub of southern Australia having triangular to somewhat heart-shaped foliage and orange-yellow flowers followed by flat winged pods

any of several tropical American trees some yielding economically important timber

evergreen Asiatic tree having glossy pinnate leaves and racemose creamy-white scented flowers; used as a shade tree

deciduous South African tree having large odd-pinnate leaves and profuse fragrant orange-yellow flowers; yields a red juice and heavy strong durable wood

tree native to southeastern Asia having reddish wood with a mottled or striped black grain

tree of India and Burma yielding a wood resembling mahogany

East Indian tree yielding a resin or extract often used medicinally and in e.g. tanning

tree of India and East Indies yielding a hard fragrant timber prized for cabinetwork and dark red heartwood used as a dyewood

desert shrub of Syria and Arabia having small white flowers; constitutes the juniper of the Old Testament; sometimes placed in genus Genista

large shrub or small tree of the eastern United States having bristly stems and large clusters of pink flowers

small Dominican tree bearing masses of large crimson flowers before the fine pinnate foliage emerges

a softwood tree with lax racemes of usually red or pink flowers; tropical Australia and Asia; naturalized in southern Florida and West Indies

handsome roundheaded deciduous tree having compound dark green leaves and profuse panicles of fragrant creamy-white flowers; China and Japan

shrub or small tree having pinnate leaves poisonous to livestock and dense racemes of intensely fragrant blue flowers and red beans

shrub or small tree of New Zealand and Chile having pendulous racemes of tubular golden-yellow flowers; yields a hard strong wood

Australian shrub having simple obovate leaves and brilliant scarlet flowers

semi-evergreen South American tree with odd-pinnate leaves and golden yellow flowers cultivated as an ornamental

very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers; common throughout western Europe

Australian leafless shrub resembling broom and having small yellow flowers

tree with odd-pinnate leaves and racemes of fragrant pink to purple flowers

fast-growing roundheaded tree with fragrant white to deep rose flowers; planted as an ornamental

any plant of the family Palmae having an unbranched trunk crowned by large pinnate or palmate leaves

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

any of various North American trees or shrubs having showy white flowers and edible blue-black or purplish fruit

Asiatic ornamental shrub with spiny branches and pink or red blossoms

any shrub of the genus Cotoneaster: erect or creeping shrubs having richly colored autumn foliage and many small white to pinkish flowers followed by tiny red or black fruits

a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus

ornamental evergreen treelike shrub of the Pacific coast of the United States having large white flowers and red berrylike fruits; often placed in genus Photinia

any of a numerous plants grown for their five-petaled flowers; abundant in temperate regions; alleged to have medicinal properties

frequently cultivated Eurasian evergreen shrub or small tree having showy clusters of white flowers and glossy foliage and yielding oil similar to bitter almond oil

small straggling American cherry growing on sandy soil and having minute scarcely edible purplish-black fruit

a thorny Eurasian bush with plumlike fruits

any of various thorny shrubs of the genus Pyracantha bearing small white flowers followed by hard red or orange-red berries

any prickly shrub of the genus Rubus bearing edible aggregate fruits

any rosaceous plant of the genus Spiraea; has sprays of small white or pink flowers

source of a tough elastic wood

evergreen climbing shrub of southern Florida and West Indies grown for its racemes of fragrant white to creamy flowers followed by globose white succulent berries

any of several small trees and shrubs native to the tropical Old World yielding coffee beans

any of several trees of the genus Cinchona

any of various shrubs and small trees of the genus Gardenia having large fragrant white or yellow flowers

any of several flowering tropical or subtropical shrubs of the genus Hamelia

large African forest tree yielding a strong hard yellow to golden brown lumber; sometimes placed in genus Sarcocephalus

ornamental shrub or small tree of swampy areas in southwestern United States having large pink or white sepals and yielding Georgia bark for treating fever

South African evergreen having hard tough wood

a stout spreading or semi-climbing tropical shrub with round brownish-red warty fruit; Africa

small deciduous tree of southern Africa having edible fruit

shrubby tree of Madagascar occasionally cultivated for its edible apple-shaped fruit

any of various deciduous or evergreen ornamental shrubs of the genus Abelia having opposite simple leaves and cymes of small white or pink or purplish flowers; Asia and Mexico

spreading bush of northeastern United States having small clusters of fragrant green and yellow flowers

bush honeysuckle of southeastern United States having large crowded clusters of sulfur-yellow flowers

Chinese deciduous shrub with yellow-throated pinkish flowers and bristly fruit; often cultivated as an ornamental

shrub honeysuckle with drooping spikes of purplish flowers

shrub or vine of the genus Lonicera

North American deciduous shrub cultivated for it abundant clusters of coral-red berrylike fruits

any of numerous shrubs or small trees of temperate and subtropical northern hemisphere having white flowers and berrylike fruit

deciduous North American shrub or small tree having three-lobed leaves and red berries

vigorous deciduous European treelike shrub common along waysides; red berries turn black

deciduous thicket-forming Old World shrub with clusters of white flowers and small bright red berries

deciduous shrub of eastern North America having blue-black berries and tough pliant wood formerly used to make arrows

closely related to southern arrow wood; grows in the eastern United States from Maine to Ohio and Georgia

upright deciduous shrub having frosted dark-blue fruit; east and east central North America

deciduous shrub widely cultivated for its white or pink or red flowers

a South American shrub whose leaves are chewed by natives of the Andes; a source of cocaine

a South American shrub whose leaves are a source of cocaine

any of various tropical trees of the family Burseraceae yielding fragrant gums or resins that are burned as incense

any of various tropical timber trees of the family Meliaceae especially the genus Swietinia valued for their hard yellowish- to reddish-brown wood that is readily worked and takes a high polish

tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern United States as a shade tree

large semi-evergreen tree of the East Indies; trunk exudes a tenacious gum; bitter bark used as a tonic; seeds yield an aromatic oil; sometimes placed in genus Melia

East Indian tree with valuable hard lustrous yellowish wood;

any of various timber trees of the genus Flindersia

East Indian tree bearing an edible yellow berry

tropical African timber tree with wood that resembles mahogany

any of numerous trees and shrubs grown for their beautiful glossy foliage and sweetly fragrant starry flowers

African tree often classified in other families; similar to the Costa Rican caracolito in wood structure as well as in fruit and flowers and leaves and seeds

large Costa Rican tree having light-colored wood suitable for cabinetry; similar to the African lepidobotrys in wood structure as well as in fruit and flowers and leaves and seeds; often classified in other families

deciduous tree of China and Manchuria having a turpentine aroma and handsome compound leaves turning yellow in autumn and deeply fissured corky bark

small fast-growing spiny deciduous Chinese orange tree bearing sweetly scented flowers and decorative but inedible fruit: used as a stock in grafting and for hedges

any of a number of trees or shrubs of the genus Zanthoxylum having spiny branches

any of various trees or shrubs of the family Simaroubaceae having wood and bark with a bitter taste

small African deciduous tree with spreading crown having leaves clustered toward ends of branches and clusters of creamy flowers resembling lilacs

perennial shrub of the eastern Mediterranean region and southwestern Asia having flowers whose buds are used as capers

desert shrub of southwestern United States and New Mexico having persistent resinous aromatic foliage and small yellow flowers

any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix

parasitic tree of Indonesia and Malaysia having fragrant close-grained yellowish heartwood with insect repelling properties and used, e.g., for making chests

Australian tree with edible flesh and edible nutlike seed

a small Hawaiian tree with hard dark wood

a tree of the genus Sapindus whose fruit is rich in saponin

evergreen shrubs or small trees

any small tree or twining shrub of the genus Celastrus

any shrubby trees or woody vines of the genus Euonymus having showy usually reddish berries

deciduous shrub having purple capsules enclosing scarlet seeds

upright deciduous plant with crimson pods and seeds; the eastern United States from New York to Florida and Texas

shrub or small tree of southeastern United States to West Indies and Brazil; grown for the slender racemes of white flowers and orange and crimson foliage

a low evergreen shrub with small purple flowers and black berrylike fruit

dense rounded evergreen shrub of China having spiny leaves; widely cultivated as an ornamental

any of several shrubs or shrubby trees of the genus Cotinus

small aromatic evergreen shrub of California having paniculate leaves and whitish berries; in some classifications included in genus Rhus

an evergreen shrub of the Mediterranean region that is cultivated for its resin

a shrub or tree of the genus Rhus (usually limited to the non-poisonous members of the genus)

small resinous tree or shrub of Brazil

small Peruvian evergreen with broad rounded head and slender pendant branches with attractive clusters of greenish flowers followed by clusters of rose-pink fruits

small Brazilian evergreen resinous tree or shrub having dark green leaflets and white flowers followed by bright red fruit; used as a street tree and lawn specimen

tropical tree of southern Asia having hard dark-colored heartwood used in cabinetwork

large Asiatic tree having hard marbled zebrawood

any shrub or small tree of the genus Bumelia

a tropical hardwood tree yielding balata gum and heavy red timber

one of several East Indian trees yielding gutta-percha

one of several East Indian trees yielding gutta-percha

tropical American tree having wood like mahogany and sweet edible egg-shaped fruit; in some classifications placed in the genus Calocarpum

any shrub or small tree of the genus Styrax having fragrant bell-shaped flowers that hang below the dark green foliage

Australian tree or shrub with red flowers; often used in Christmas decoration

any of various deciduous or evergreen shrubs of the genus Hydrangea

any of various chiefly deciduous ornamental shrubs of the genus Philadelphus having white sweet-scented flowers, single or in clusters; widely grown in temperate regions

climbing shrub with adhesive aerial roots having opposite leaves and small white flowers in terminal cymes; Himalayas to Taiwan and Japan

Chilean evergreen shrub having delicate spikes of small white flowers

any of various deciduous shrubs of the genus Ribes bearing currants

spiny Eurasian shrub having greenish purple-tinged flowers and ovoid yellow-green or red-purple berries

any of several trees of the genus Platanus having thin pale bark that scales off in small plates and lobed leaves and ball-shaped heads of fruits

tropical Old World shrub having purple or red tubular flowers and leaf markings resembling the profile of a human face

evergreen shrubby tree resembling a willow of dry regions of southwestern North America having showy purplish flowers and long seed pods

tropical American evergreen that produces large round gourds

tropical American timber tree

tropical plant having thick hairy somewhat toothed leaves and solitary or clustered yellow to scarlet flowers; many cultivated for their flowers and ornamental foliage

viscid evergreen shrub of western United States with white to deep lilac flowers; the sticky aromatic leaves are used in treating bronchial and pulmonary illnesses

small shrub of Apalachicola River area in southeastern United States having highly aromatic pinkish flowers; a threatened species

any of various Old World aromatic shrubs or subshrubs with usually mauve or blue flowers; widely cultivated

California plant with woolly stems and leaves and large white flowers

small East Indian shrubby mint; fragrant oil from its leaves is used in perfumes

low branching dark green shrub with bunches of brick-red flowers at ends of branches; coastal ranges and foothills of northern California

Australian annual sometimes cultivated for its racemes of purple flowers and edible yellow egg-shaped fruit

coarse prickly weed having pale yellow flowers and yellow berrylike fruit; common throughout southern and eastern United States

poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berries; widespread weed in North America

weedy nightshade with silvery foliage and violet or blue or white flowers; roundish berry widely used to curdle milk; central United States to South America

woolly-stemmed biennial arborescent shrub of tropical Africa and southern Asia having silvery-white prickly branches, clusters of blue or white flowers, and bright red berries resembling holly berries

Eurasian herb naturalized in America having white flowers and poisonous hairy foliage and bearing black berries that are sometimes poisonous but sometimes edible

small South American shrub cultivated as a houseplant for its abundant ornamental but poisonous red or yellow cherry-sized fruit

small perennial shrub cultivated in uplands of South America for its edible bright orange fruits resembling tomatoes or oranges

North American nightshade with prickly foliage and racemose yellow flowers

South American shrub or small tree widely cultivated in the tropics; not a true potato

West Indian shrub with fragrant showy yellowish-white flowers

a South American plant that is cultivated for its large fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers

South American plant cultivated for its very large nocturnally fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers

arborescent South American shrub having very large orange-red flowers

any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers

West Indian evergreen shrub having clusters of funnel-shaped white flowers that are fragrant by day

West Indian evergreen shrub having clusters of funnel-shaped yellow-white flowers that are fragrant by night

South American arborescent shrub having pale pink blossoms followed by egg-shaped reddish-brown edible fruit somewhat resembling a tomato in flavor

any of several plants of the genus Datura

Peruvian shrub with small pink to lavender tubular flowers; leaves yield a tonic and diuretic

any of various shrubs or vines of the genus Lycium with showy flowers and bright berries

spiny evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having spreading branches usually blue or mauve flowers and red berries

Mexican evergreen climbing plant having large solitary funnel-shaped fragrant yellow flowers with purple-brown ridges in the throat

evergreen South American shrub having showy trumpet-shaped orange flowers; grown as an ornamental or houseplant

a small to medium-sized tree growing in brackish water especially along the shores of the southwestern Pacific

an Australian tree resembling the black mangrove of the West Indies and Florida

tall East Indian timber tree now planted in western Africa and tropical America for its hard durable wood

any of numerous plants of the genus Euphorbia; usually having milky often poisonous juice

weedy herb of eastern North America

tropical Asiatic shrub; source of croton oil

grown in many varieties for their brightly colored foliage; widely cultivated as a houseplant

large shrub of tropical Africa and Asia having large palmate leaves and spiny capsules containing seeds that are the source of castor oil and ricin; widely naturalized throughout the tropics

any of several plants of the genus Manihot having fleshy roots yielding a nutritious starch

any of several tropical American shrubby succulent plants resembling cacti but having foot-shaped bracts

any of several shrubs or small evergreen trees having solitary white or pink or reddish flowers

a tropical evergreen shrub or small tree extensively cultivated in e.g. China and Japan and India; source of tea leaves

European evergreen eryngo with twisted spiny leaves naturalized on United States east coast; roots formerly used as an aphrodisiac

South American shrub or small tree having long shining evergreen leaves and panicles of green or yellow flowers

small New Zealand broadleaf evergreen tree often cultivated in warm regions as an ornamental

a dead tree that is still standing, usually in an undisturbed forest

any tree that is valued as a source of lumber or timber

a small tree

tree (as opposed to shrub)

any of several trees having seedpods as fruits

a tree with limbs cut back to promote a more bushy growth of foliage

young tree

a tree planted or valued chiefly for its shade from sunlight

any tree of the division Gymnospermophyta

any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary

any of several trees having leaves or bark used to allay fever or thought to indicate regions free of fever

a dwarfed ornamental tree or shrub grown in a tray or shallow pot

a low shrub

(Old Testament) the bush that burned without being consumed and from which God spoke to Moses

dwarf shrub

low-growing woody shrub or perennial with woody base

shrub noted primarily for its flowers

a shrub or shrubby tree of the genus Rhamnus; fruits are source of yellow dyes or pigments

any of several small to medium-sized trees of Florida and West Indies with thin scaly bark and heavy dark heartwood

spiny tree having dark red edible fruits

shrubby deciduous tree of the Mediterranean region

thorny Eurasian shrub with dry woody winged fruit

Australian tree grown especially for ornament and its fine-grained wood and bearing edible nuts

any of various evergreen climbing shrubs of the genus Stephanotis having fragrant waxy flowers

the biblical tree in the Garden of Eden whose forbidden fruit was tasted by Adam and Eve