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planta leñosa

Definitions of planta leñosa
  1. noun
    a plant having hard lignified tissues or woody parts especially stems
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    meliloto
    erect annual or biennial plant grown extensively especially for hay and soil improvement
    aralia
    any of various plants of the genus Aralia; often aromatic plants having compound leaves and small umbellate flowers
    astrágalo
    any of various plants of the genus Astragalus
    añil
    any of several plants of the genus Baptisia
    altramuz, chocho, lupino
    any plant of the genus Lupinus; bearing erect spikes of usually purplish-blue flowers
    dulcamara, dulzamara, hierba mora, solano
    any of numerous shrubs or herbs or vines of the genus Solanum; most are poisonous though many bear edible fruit
    lignosa
    a category in some early taxonomies
    planta arborescente
    having the shape or characteristics of a tree
    árbol
    a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
    arbusto, mata
    a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
    cambrón, zarza
    any of various rough thorny shrubs or vines
    malagueta
    deciduous shrubs having aromatic bark; eastern China; southwestern and eastern United States
    meliloto blanco
    biennial plant; valuable honey plant
    meliloto amarillo
    biennial yellow-flowered Eurasian plant having aromatic leaves used as carminative or flavoring agent; widely cultivated especially as green manure or cover crop
    acacia
    any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia
    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
    samba
    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
    limero, tila, tilo
    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
    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
    haya
    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
    castaña, castaño
    any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in autumn; yield a hard wood and edible nuts in a prickly bur
    roble
    a deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves
    abedul
    any betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula having a thin peeling bark
    aliso
    north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and conelike fruit; bark is used in tanning and dyeing and the wood is rot-resistant
    carpe
    any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Carpinus
    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
    fresno
    any of various deciduous pinnate-leaved ornamental or timber trees of the genus Fraxinus
    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
    cabrahigo
    a West Indies clusia having fig-shaped fruit
    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
    higuera
    any moraceous tree of the tropical genus Ficus; produces a closed pear-shaped receptacle that becomes fleshy and edible when mature
    olmo
    any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees
    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
    cañafístola, cañafístula
    any of various trees or shrubs of the genus Cassia having pinnately compound leaves and usually yellow flowers followed by long seedpods
    algarrobo
    any of various hardwood trees of the family Leguminosae
    sen
    any of various plants of the genus Senna having pinnately compound leaves and showy usually yellow flowers; many are used medicinally
    astrágalo alpino
    perennial of mountainous areas of Eurasia and North America
    añil
    much-branched erect herb with bright yellow flowers; distributed from Massachusetts to Florida
    espantalobos
    yellow-flowered European shrub cultivated for its succession of yellow flowers and very inflated bladdery pods and as a source of wildlife food
    palisandro
    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
    añil
    deciduous subshrub of southeastern Asia having pinnate leaves and clusters of red or purple flowers; a source of indigo dye
    altramuz, lupino blanco
    white-flowered Eurasian herb widely cultivated for forage and erosion control
    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
    palma, palmera
    any plant of the family Palmae having an unbranched trunk crowned by large pinnate or palmate leaves
    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
    zarza
    any prickly shrub of the genus Rubus bearing edible aggregate fruits
    café
    any of several small trees and shrubs native to the tropical Old World yielding coffee beans
    quino
    any of several trees of the genus Cinchona
    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
    caoba
    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
    satín
    East Indian tree with valuable hard lustrous yellowish wood;
    sauce
    any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix
    sándalo
    parasitic tree of Indonesia and Malaysia having fragrant close-grained yellowish heartwood with insect repelling properties and used, e.g., for making chests
    jaboncillo
    a tree of the genus Sapindus whose fruit is rich in saponin
    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)
    lentisco del Perú, pimentero falso, turbinto
    small Peruvian evergreen with broad rounded head and slender pendant branches with attractive clusters of greenish flowers followed by clusters of rose-pink fruits
    ébano
    tropical tree of southern Asia having hard dark-colored heartwood used in cabinetwork
    sapote, zapote
    a tropical hardwood tree yielding balata gum and heavy red timber
    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
    plátano
    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
    güira, jícaro
    tropical American evergreen that produces large round gourds
    alhucema, espliego, lavanda, lavándula
    any of various Old World aromatic shrubs or subshrubs with usually mauve or blue flowers; widely cultivated
    belladona
    poisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berries; widespread weed in North America
    pimiento
    any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers
    teca
    tall East Indian timber tree now planted in western Africa and tropical America for its hard durable wood
    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
    pimpollo, plantón
    young tree
    árbol gimnospermo
    any tree of the division Gymnospermophyta
    angiospermo
    any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary
    bonsai
    a dwarfed ornamental tree or shrub grown in a tray or shallow pot
    avellanero, avellano
    Australian tree grown especially for ornament and its fine-grained wood and bearing edible nuts
    type of:
    planta vascular
    green plant having a vascular system: ferns, gymnosperms, angiosperms
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