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vaatplant

Definitions of vaatplant
  1. noun
    green plant having a vascular system: ferns, gymnosperms, angiosperms
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    fanerogaam, zaaddrager, zaadplant
    plant that reproduces by means of seeds not spores
    kruid
    a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
    halofyt
    plant growing naturally in very salty soil
    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
    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
    kiemplantje, poteling, zaailing
    young plant or tree grown from a seed
    bloem
    plants having seeds in a closed ovary
    hoornblad
    any aquatic plant of the genus Ceratophyllum; forms submerged masses in ponds and slow-flowing streams
    ranonkel
    plant of ponds and slow streams having submerged and floating leaves and white flowers; Europe and North America
    gouddraad
    low-growing perennial of North America woodlands having trifoliate leaves and yellow rootstock and white flowers
    honingklaver
    erect annual or biennial plant grown extensively especially for hay and soil improvement
    klaver
    a plant of the genus Trifolium
    maagdenpalm
    commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers
    aronskelk
    any plant of the family Araceae; have small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe
    ginseng
    Chinese herb with palmately compound leaves and small greenish flowers and forked aromatic roots believed to have medicinal powers
    bolderik
    European annual having large trumpet-shaped reddish-purple flowers and poisonous seed; a common weed in grainfields and beside roadways; naturalized in America
    amarant
    any of various plants of the genus Amaranthus having dense plumes of green or red flowers; often cultivated for food
    ganzenvoet, ganzevoet
    any of various weeds of the genus Chenopodium having small greenish flowers
    postelein
    a plant of the family Portulacaceae having fleshy succulent obovate leaves often grown as a potherb or salad herb; a weed in some areas
    kruisdrager
    any of various plants of the family Cruciferae
    mierikswortel, peperwortel
    coarse Eurasian plant cultivated for its thick white pungent root
    wede
    any of several herbs of the genus Isatis
    hoornbloem, judaspenning
    southeastern European plant cultivated for its fragrant purplish flowers and round flat papery silver-white seedpods that are used for indoor decoration
    Mariahartje, mariahartjes
    garden plant having deep-pink drooping heart-shaped flowers
    distel
    any of numerous plants of the family Compositae and especially of the genera Carduus and Cirsium and Onopordum having prickly-edged leaves
    saffloer
    thistlelike Eurasian plant widely grown for its red or orange flower heads and seeds that yield a valuable oil
    cichorei, cikorei
    perennial Old World herb having rayed flower heads with blue florets cultivated for its root and its heads of crisp edible leaves used in salads
    andijvie
    widely cultivated herb with leaves valued as salad green; either curly serrated leaves or broad flat ones that are usually blanched
    sla
    any of various plants of the genus Lactuca
    ossentong, ossetong
    widespread European weed with spiny tongue-shaped leaves and yellow flowers; naturalized in United States
    mariadistel
    tall Old World biennial thistle with large clasping white-blotched leaves and purple flower heads; naturalized in California and South America
    paardebloem
    any of several herbs of the genus Taraxacum having long tap roots and deeply notched leaves and bright yellow flowers followed by fluffy seed balls
    klokje
    any of various plants of the genus Campanula having blue or white bell-shaped flowers
    pimpernel
    any of several plants of the genus Anagallis
    melkkruid
    a small fleshy herb common along North American seashores and in brackish marshes having pink or white flowers
    wederik
    any of various herbs and subshrubs of the genus Lysimachia
    grafiet, potlood
    any plumbaginaceous plant of the genus Plumbago
    grasgewas
    cosmopolitan herbaceous or woody plants with hollow jointed stems and long narrow leaves
    egelskop
    marsh plant having elongated linear leaves and round prickly fruit
    kolokwint
    any vine of the family Cucurbitaceae that bears fruits with hard rinds
    heggenrank, heggerank
    a vine of the genus Bryonia having large leaves and small flowers and yielding acrid juice with emetic and purgative properties
    gombo
    tall coarse annual of Old World tropics widely cultivated in southern United States and West Indies for its long mucilaginous green pods used as basis for soups and stews; sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus
    melkweg, melkwegstelsel
    tufted evergreen perennial herb having spikes of tiny white flowers and glossy green round to heart-shaped leaves that become coppery to maroon or purplish in fall
    drakebloed, drakenbloed
    any of various plants of the family Haemodoraceae; roots contain a deep red coloring matter
    banaan
    any of several tropical and subtropical treelike herbs of the genus Musa having a terminal crown of large entire leaves and usually bearing hanging clusters of elongated fruits
    geelwortel, kurkuma
    widely cultivated tropical plant of India having yellow flowers and a large aromatic deep yellow rhizome; source of a condiment and a yellow dye
    kardemom
    rhizomatous herb of India having aromatic seeds used as seasoning
    brandnetel
    any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus Urtica or family Urticaceae)
    Narcissus
    bulbous plant having erect linear leaves and showy yellow or white flowers either solitary or in clusters
    aloë
    succulent plants having rosettes of leaves usually with fiber like hemp and spikes of showy flowers; found chiefly in Africa
    asperge
    plant whose succulent young shoots are cooked and eaten as a vegetable
    asparagus, aster
    a fernlike plant native to South Africa
    keizerskroon
    any liliaceous plant of the genus Fritillaria having nodding variously colored flowers
    tijloos
    bulbous autumn-flowering herb with white, purple or lavender-and-white flowers; native to western and central Europe
    kerstster
    any of several perennial plants of the genus Ornithogalum native to the Mediterranean and having star-shaped flowers
    hokjespeul
    any of various plants of the genus Astragalus
    galigaan
    tall bushy European perennial grown for its pinnate foliage and slender spikes of blue flowers; sometimes used medicinally
    drop, zoethout
    deep-rooted coarse-textured plant native to the Mediterranean region having blue flowers and pinnately compound leaves; widely cultivated in Europe for its long thick sweet roots
    hospik, hospitaalsoldaat
    any of several Old World herbs of the genus Medicago having small flowers and trifoliate compound leaves
    fenegriek
    annual herb or southern Europe and eastern Asia having off-white flowers and aromatic seeds used medicinally and in curry
    boekweit, boekweitbloem
    a member of the genus Fagopyrum; annual Asian plant with clusters of small pinkish white flowers and small edible triangular seeds which are used whole or ground into flour
    rabarber, rabarbermoes
    plants having long green or reddish acidic leafstalks growing in basal clumps; stems (and only the stems) are edible when cooked; leaves are poisonous
    zweetvos
    any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine
    ananas, anemoon
    a tropical American plant bearing a large fleshy edible fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leaves; widely cultivated in the tropics
    zeegras
    submerged aquatic plant with ribbonlike leaves; Old World and Australia
    zeegras
    submerged marine plant with very long narrow leaves found in abundance along North Atlantic coasts
    aardbei, zomerkoninkje
    any of various low perennial herbs with many runners and bearing white flowers followed by edible fruits having many small achenes scattered on the surface of an enlarged red pulpy berry
    pimpernel
    European garden herb with purple-tinged flowers and leaves that are sometimes used for salads
    kruidje-roer-mij-niet, springkruid
    North American annual plant with usually yellow or orange flowers; grows chiefly on wet rather acid soil
    geranium, ooievaarsbek
    any of numerous plants of the family Geraniaceae
    acanthus, acanthusblad, acantus, akant
    any plant of the genus Acanthus having large spiny leaves and spikes or white or purplish flowers; native to Mediterranean region but widely cultivated
    hondstong
    biennial shrub of Europe and western Asia having coarse tongue-shaped leaves and dark reddish-purple flowers
    hondstong
    perennial shrub of North America having coarse tongue-shaped leaves and pale-blue to purple flowers
    slangekop, slangenkop
    a coarse prickly European weed with spikes of blue flowers; naturalized in United States
    vergeet-mij-niet, vergeet-mij-nietje
    small perennial herb having bright blue or white flowers
    smeerwortel
    perennial herbs of Europe and Iran; make rapidly growing groundcover for shaded areas
    winde
    any of numerous plants of the genus Convolvulus
    dagbloem
    any of various twining vines having funnel-shaped flowers that close late in the day
    pijpje lak, pijpje-lak
    any plant of the genus Gesneria
    waterblad
    any of several plants of the genus Hydrophyllum
    hennepnetel
    coarse bristly Eurasian plant with white or reddish flowers and foliage resembling that of a nettle; common as a weed in United States
    hondsdraf
    trailing European aromatic plant of the mint family having rounded leaves and small purplish flowers often grown in hanging baskets; naturalized in North America; sometimes placed in genus Nepeta
    polei
    erect hairy branching American herb having purple-blue flowers; yields an essential oil used as an insect repellent and sometimes in folk medicine
    dovenetel
    any of various plants of the genus Lamium having clusters of small usually purplish flowers with two lips
    citroenmelisse
    bushy perennial Old World mint having small white or yellowish flowers and fragrant lemon-flavored leaves; a garden escapee in northern Europe and North America
    kruizemunt, kruizemuntkruid, munterij
    any north temperate plant of the genus Mentha with aromatic leaves and small mauve flowers
    basilicum, basiliekruid, bazielkruid
    any of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus Ocimum
    rosmarijn, rozemarijn
    widely cultivated for its fragrant grey-green leaves used in cooking and in perfumery
    salie, saliemelk, salvia
    any of various plants of the genus Salvia; a cosmopolitan herb
    sesam
    East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil
    ramshoorn, sjofar
    annual of southern United States to Mexico having large whitish or yellowish flowers mottled with purple and a long curving beak
    toorts
    any of various plants of the genus Verbascum having large usually woolly leaves and terminal spikes of yellow or white or purplish flowers
    nachtschade
    any of numerous shrubs or herbs or vines of the genus Solanum; most are poisonous though many bear edible fruit
    aubergine
    hairy upright herb native to southeastern Asia but widely cultivated for its large glossy edible fruit commonly used as a vegetable
    aardappel, aardbei, pieper
    annual native to South America having underground stolons bearing edible starchy tubers; widely cultivated as a garden vegetable; vines are poisonous
    wolfskers
    perennial Eurasian herb with reddish bell-shaped flowers and shining black berries; extensively grown in United States; roots and leaves yield atropine
    tomaat
    native to South America; widely cultivated in many varieties
    mandragora
    a plant of southern Europe and North Africa having purple flowers, yellow fruits and a forked root formerly thought to have magical powers
    kerftabak, shag
    aromatic annual or perennial herbs and shrubs
    schermbloem
    any of numerous aromatic herbs of the family Umbelliferae
    engelwortel
    any of various tall and stout herbs of the genus Angelica having pinnately compound leaves and small white or greenish flowers in compound umbels
    kervel
    aromatic annual Old World herb cultivated for its finely divided and often curly leaves for use especially in soups and salads
    bladselderij, bleekselderij
    widely cultivated herb with aromatic leaf stalks that are eaten raw or cooked
    knolselder, knolselderie, knolselderij, raapselderie, raapselderij, selderieknol, selderijknol
    grown for its thickened edible aromatic root
    karwij, karwijzaad, komijn, komijnzaad, kummel
    a Eurasian plant with small white flowers yielding caraway seed
    koriander
    Old World herb with aromatic leaves and seed resembling parsley
    wortel, worteltje
    perennial plant widely cultivated as an annual in many varieties for its long conical orange edible roots; temperate and tropical regions
    peterselie, pieterselie
    annual or perennial herb with aromatic leaves
    anijs
    native to Egypt but cultivated widely for its aromatic seeds and the oil from them used medicinally and as a flavoring in cookery
    breukkruid, heelkruid
    a plant of the genus Sanicula having palmately compound leaves and unisexual flowers in panicled umbels followed by bristly fruit; reputed to have healing powers
    leiplant
    a vine or climbing plant that readily grows up a support or over other plants
    boom, leest, schoenleest
    a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
    punch, rumpunch, struik
    a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
    moerasplant
    a semiaquatic plant that grows in soft wet land; most are monocots: sedge, sphagnum, grasses, cattails, etc; possibly heath
    druif, druivelaar, fluistercampagne, geruchtenmolen, roddelcircuit, wijndruif, wijnstok, wingerd
    any of numerous woody vines of genus Vitis bearing clusters of edible berries
    melkplant
    any of numerous plants of the genus Asclepias having milky juice and pods that split open releasing seeds with downy tufts
    type of:
    Flora, gewas, opstal, plant, plantgewas
    (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
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