Pflanze

Definitions of Pflanze
  1. noun
    (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
    synonyms: Gewächs
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    Hauspflanze, Zierpflanze
    any of a variety of plants grown indoors for decorative purposes
    Gartenpflanze
    any of a variety of plants usually grown especially in a flower or herb garden
    Gefäßpflanze
    green plant having a vascular system: ferns, gymnosperms, angiosperms
    Giftpflanze
    a plant that when touched or ingested in sufficient quantity can be harmful or fatal to an organism
    Samenpflanze
    plant that reproduces by means of seeds not spores
    Wegblume, Wiesenblume
    wild or uncultivated flowering plant
    Eisenhut, Sturmhut
    any of various usually poisonous plants of the genus Aconitum having tuberous roots and palmately lobed leaves and blue or white flowers
    Nieswurz
    any plant of the Eurasian genus Helleborus
    Oleander
    an ornamental but poisonous flowering shrub having narrow evergreen leaves and clusters of fragrant white to pink or red flowers: native to East Indies but widely cultivated in warm regions
    Hundsgiftgewächs
    smooth American swamp shrub with pinnate leaves and greenish flowers followed by greenish white berries; yields an irritating oil
    Schierling
    large branching biennial herb native to Eurasia and Africa and adventive in North America having large fernlike leaves and white flowers; usually found in damp habitats; all parts extremely poisonous
    Rebendolde, Rosskümmel, Roßkümmel, Wasserfenchel
    European poisonous herb having tuberous roots, yellow juice that stains the skin, yellow flowers and foliage resembling celery; all parts extremely poisonous
    Rebendolde, Rosskümmel, Roßkümmel, Wasserfenchel
    European poisonous herb with fibrous roots
    Unkraut
    any plant that crowds out cultivated plants
    Immergrün
    a plant having foliage that persists and remains green throughout the year
    Weinrebengewächs
    a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
    Schlingpflanze
    any plant (as ivy or periwinkle) that grows by creeping
    Holzpflanze
    a plant having hard lignified tissues or woody parts especially stems
    Moorpflanze, Sumpfpflanze, Wasserpflanze
    a plant that grows partly or wholly in water whether rooted in the mud, as a lotus, or floating without anchorage, as the water hyacinth
    Lilienblütiges Gewächs
    plant growing from a bulb
    type of:
    Kreatur, Lebewesen, Organismus, natürliches Lebewesen
    a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
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