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mata

Definitions of mata
  1. noun
    a grouping of a number of similar things
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    type of:
    aglomeración, aglomerado
    a jumbled collection or mass
  2. noun
    a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
    synonyms: arbusto
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    types:
    malagueta
    deciduous shrubs having aromatic bark; eastern China; southwestern and eastern United States
    nuez
    tropical shrub having glossy foliage and fragrant nocturnal flowers with crimped or wavy corollas; northern India to Thailand
    barrilla
    bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash
    artemisa
    any of various composite shrubs or herbs of the genus Artemisia having aromatic green or greyish foliage
    altea, malva
    any of various plants of the family Malvaceae
    algodonero, algodón
    erect bushy mallow plant or small tree bearing bolls containing seeds with many long hairy fibers
    brezo
    a low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae; has small bell-shaped pink or purple flowers
    madroño
    any of several evergreen shrubs of the genus Arbutus of temperate Europe and America
    rododendro
    any shrub of the genus Rhododendron: evergreen shrubs or small shrubby trees having leathery leaves and showy clusters of campanulate (bell-shaped) flowers
    duendecillo
    creeping evergreen shrub having narrow overlapping leaves and early white star-shaped flowers; of the pine barrens of New Jersey and the Carolinas
    forsitia
    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
    jazmín
    any of several shrubs and vines of the genus Jasminum chiefly native to Asia
    alheña, aligustre, ligustro
    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
    lila
    any of various plants of the genus Syringa having large panicles of usually fragrant flowers
    fucsia
    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
    jara
    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
    tamarisco
    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
    cáñamo
    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
    brusco
    shrub with stiff flattened stems resembling leaves (cladophylls); used for making brooms
    yuca
    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
    budleia
    tropical shrub having clusters of white or violet or yellow flowers
    sen
    any of various plants of the genus Senna having pinnately compound leaves and showy usually yellow flowers; many are used medicinally
    espantalobos
    yellow-flowered European shrub cultivated for its succession of yellow flowers and very inflated bladdery pods and as a source of wildlife food
    añil
    deciduous subshrub of southeastern Asia having pinnate leaves and clusters of red or purple flowers; a source of indigo dye
    enebro
    desert shrub of Syria and Arabia having small white flowers; constitutes the juniper of the Old Testament; sometimes placed in genus Genista
    aulaga, tojo
    very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers; common throughout western Europe
    rosa
    any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
    cambrón, espino, majoleto, majuelo, oxiacanta
    a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus
    cincoenrama
    any of a numerous plants grown for their five-petaled flowers; abundant in temperate regions; alleged to have medicinal properties
    endrina, endrino
    a thorny Eurasian bush with plumlike fruits
    gardenia
    any of various shrubs and small trees of the genus Gardenia having large fragrant white or yellow flowers
    madreselva
    shrub or vine of the genus Lonicera
    saúco
    any of numerous shrubs or small trees of temperate and subtropical northern hemisphere having white flowers and berrylike fruit
    boj
    evergreen shrubs or small trees
    zumaque
    a shrub or tree of the genus Rhus (usually limited to the non-poisonous members of the genus)
    hortensia
    any of various deciduous or evergreen shrubs of the genus Hydrangea
    grosellero
    any of various deciduous shrubs of the genus Ribes bearing currants
    agrazón
    spiny Eurasian shrub having greenish purple-tinged flowers and ovoid yellow-green or red-purple berries
    alhucema, espliego, lavanda, lavándula
    any of various Old World aromatic shrubs or subshrubs with usually mauve or blue flowers; widely cultivated
    pimiento
    any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers
    tártago
    any of numerous plants of the genus Euphorbia; usually having milky often poisonous juice
    cherva, ricino
    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
    camelia
    any of several shrubs or small evergreen trees having solitary white or pink or reddish flowers
    bardana, lampazo
    any of several erect biennial herbs of temperate Eurasia having stout taproots and producing burs
    ajenjo
    any of several low composite herbs of the genera Artemisia or Seriphidium
    estragón
    aromatic perennial of southeastern Russia
    centaura
    any plant of the genus Centaurea
    algodoncillo
    annual Eurasian sow thistle with soft spiny leaves and rayed yellow flower heads
    malvarrosa
    any of various tall plants of the genus Alcea; native to the Middle East but widely naturalized and cultivated for its very large variously colored flowers
    malvarrosa
    any of various plants of the genus Althaea; similar to but having smaller flowers than genus Alcea
    hibisco
    any plant of the genus Hibiscus
    mielero
    South African shrub whose flowers when open are cup-shaped resembling artichokes
    madreselva
    shrubby tree with silky foliage and spikes of cylindrical yellow nectarous flowers
    erica
    any plant of the genus Erica
    madroño
    small evergreen European shrubby tree bearing many-seeded scarlet berries that are edible but bland; of Ireland, southern Europe, Asia Minor
    adelfa, baladre
    late-spring-blooming rhododendron of eastern North America having rosy to pink-purple flowers
    azalea
    any of numerous ornamental shrubs grown for their showy flowers of various colors
    arándano, mirtilo
    erect European blueberry having solitary flowers and blue-black berries
    jara
    any of numerous varieties of helianthemums having small rose-like yellow or white or reddish flowers
    cannabis, marijuana, maría
    a strong-smelling plant from whose dried leaves a number of euphoriant and hallucinogenic drugs are prepared
    gualda
    small Eurasian shrub having clusters of yellow flowers that yield a dye; common as a weed in Britain and the United States; sometimes grown as an ornamental
    carmín, escaramujo
    prickly wild rose with delicate pink or white scentless flowers; native to Europe
    eglantina
    Eurasian rose with prickly stems and fragrant leaves and bright pink flowers followed by scarlet hips
    mayo
    thorny Eurasian shrub of small tree having dense clusters of white to scarlet flowers followed by deep red berries; established as an escape in eastern North America
    jeringuilla
    large hardy shrub with showy and strongly fragrant creamy-white flowers in short terminal racemes
    grosellero silvestre
    cultivated European current bearing small edible red berries
    pimienta de cayena
    plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red
    pimiento morrón
    plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers
    type of:
    planta leñosa
    a plant having hard lignified tissues or woody parts especially stems
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