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plantgewas

Definitions of plantgewas
  1. noun
    (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
    synonyms: Flora, gewas, opstal, plant
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    types:
    fytoplankton
    photosynthetic or plant constituent of plankton; mainly unicellular algae
    sporenplant, sporeplant
    formerly recognized taxonomic group including all flowerless and seedless plants that reproduce by means of spores: ferns, mosses, algae, fungi
    zomergewas
    (botany) a plant that completes its entire life cycle within the space of a year
    biënnale
    (botany) a plant having a life cycle that normally takes two seasons from germination to death to complete; flowering biennials usually bloom and fruit in the second season
    embryo
    (botany) a minute rudimentary plant contained within a seed or an archegonium
    kamerplant
    any of a variety of plants grown indoors for decorative purposes
    vaatplant
    green plant having a vascular system: ferns, gymnosperms, angiosperms
    epifyt, gastplant, parasietplant, woekerplant
    plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and rain; usually grows on another plant but not parasitic on it
    rotsplant
    plant that grows on or among rocks or is suitable for a rock garden
    fanerogaam, zaaddrager, zaadplant
    plant that reproduces by means of seeds not spores
    anthurium, anturium
    any of various tropical American plants cultivated for their showy foliage and flowers
    kruid
    a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
    wasbloem
    epiphytic clusia of British Guiana
    halofyt
    plant growing naturally in very salty soil
    hondspeterselie
    European weed naturalized in America that resembles parsley but causes nausea and poisoning when eaten
    vetplant
    a plant adapted to arid conditions and characterized by fleshy water-storing tissues that act as water reservoirs
    cultivar
    a variety of a plant developed from a natural species and maintained under cultivation
    kweekplant
    plants that are grown for their produce
    onkruid
    any plant that crowds out cultivated plants
    stoppelgewas
    a crop that grows quickly (e.g. lettuce) and can be planted between two regular crops grown in successive seasons or between two rows of crops in the same season
    druivelaar, klimmer, klimplant, rank, wijnrank, wijnstok, wingerd
    a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
    kruiper
    any plant (as ivy or periwinkle) that grows by creeping
    woestijnplant, xerofiet
    plant adapted for life with a limited supply of water; compare hydrophyte and mesophyte
    mesofyt
    land plant growing in surroundings having an average supply of water; compare xerophyte and hydrophyte
    hydrofyt, waterplant
    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
    knolgewas
    plant growing from a tuber
    bolgewas
    plant growing from a bulb
    type of:
    organisme
    a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
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