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a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
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vascular plant, tracheophyte go
green plant having a vascular system: ferns, gymnosperms, angiosperms
green plant having a vascular system: ferns, gymnosperms, angiosperms
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bush, shrub
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
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304 Subcategories
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Catha edulis go
a shrub that is cultivated by Arabs for its leaves which are chewed or used to make tea
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ephedra, joint fir go
jointed and nearly leafless desert shrub having reduced scalelike leaves and reddish fleshy seeds
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alpine totara, Podocarpus nivalis go
low wide-spreading coniferous shrub of New Zealand mountains
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Chilean rimu, Lepidothamnus fonkii go
about the hardiest Podocarpaceae species
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mountain rimu, Lepidothamnus laxifolius, Dacridium laxifolius go
low-growing to prostrate shrub with slender trailing branches
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Tasman dwarf pine, Microstrobos niphophilus go
small shrub or Tasmania having short stiff branches
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barberry go
any of numerous plants of the genus Berberis having prickly stems and yellow flowers followed by small red berries
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blue cohosh, blueberry root, papooseroot, papoose root, squawroot, squaw root, Caulophyllum thalictrioides, Caulophyllum thalictroides go
tall herb of eastern North America and Asia having blue berrylike fruit and a thick knotty rootstock formerly used medicinally
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Oregon grape, Oregon holly grape, hollygrape, mountain grape, holly-leaves barberry, Mahonia aquifolium go
ornamental evergreen shrub of Pacific coast of North America having dark green pinnate leaves and racemes of yellow flowers followed by blue-black berries
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Oregon grape, Mahonia nervosa go
small shrub with grey-green leaves and yellow flowers followed by glaucous blue berries
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allspice go
deciduous shrubs having aromatic bark
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Japan allspice, Japanese allspice, winter sweet, Chimonanthus praecox go
deciduous Japanese shrub cultivated for its fragrant yellow flowers
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spicebush, spice bush, American spicebush, Benjamin bush, Lindera benzoin, Benzoin odoriferum go
deciduous shrub of the eastern United States having highly aromatic leaves and bark and yellow flowers followed by scarlet or yellow berries
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pepper shrub, Pseudowintera colorata, Wintera colorata go
evergreen shrub or small tree whose foliage is conspicuously blotched with red and yellow and having small black fruits
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sweet gale, Scotch gale, Myrica gale go
bog shrub of north temperate zone having bitter-tasting fragrant leaves
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wax myrtle go
any shrub or small tree of the genus Myrica with aromatic foliage and small wax-coated berries
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sweet fern, Comptonia peregrina, Comptonia asplenifolia go
deciduous shrub of eastern North America with sweet scented fernlike leaves and tiny white flowers
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corkwood, corkwood tree, Leitneria floridana go
very small deciduous dioecious tree or shrub of damp habitats in southeastern United States having extremely light wood
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mimosa go
any of various tropical shrubs or trees of the genus Mimosa having usually yellow flowers and compound leaves
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Anadenanthera colubrina, Piptadenia macrocarpa go
Brazilian shrub having twice-pinnate leaves and small spicate flowers followed by flat or irregularly torulose pods
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calliandra go
any of various shrubs and small trees valued for their fine foliage and attractive spreading habit and clustered white to deep pink or red flowers
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sabicu, Lysiloma sabicu go
West Indian tree yielding a hard dark brown wood resembling mahogany in texture and value
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cat's-claw, catclaw, black bead, Pithecellodium unguis-cati go
erect shrub with small if any spines having racemes of white to yellow flowers followed by curved pointed pods and black shiny seeds
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mesquite, mesquit go
any of several small spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Prosopis having small flowers in axillary cylindrical spikes followed by large pods rich in sugar
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winter sweet, poison arrow plant, Acocanthera oblongifolia, Acocanthera spectabilis go
medium-sized shrubby tree of South Africa having thick leathery evergreen leaves and white or pink flowers and globose usually two-seeded purplish black fruits
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bushman's poison, ordeal tree, Acocanthera oppositifolia, Acocanthera venenata go
evergreen shrub or tree of South Africa
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impala lily, mock azalia, desert rose, kudu lily, Adenium obesum, Adenium multiflorum go
South African shrub having a swollen succulent stem and bearing showy pink and white flowers after the leaves fall
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carissa go
a shrub of the genus Carissa having fragrant white flowers and plumlike red to purple-black fruits
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frangipani, frangipanni go
any of various tropical American deciduous shrubs or trees of the genus Plumeria having milky sap and showy fragrant funnel-shaped variously colored flowers
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rauwolfia, rauvolfia go
any shrub or small tree of the genus Rauwolfia having leaves in whorls and cymose flowers
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strophanthus go
any of various shrubs or small trees of the genus Strophanthus having whorled leaves and showy flowers of various colors in dense and corymbose clusters
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Adam's apple, crape jasmine, crepe jasmine, crepe gardenia, pinwheel flower, East Indian rosebay, Nero's crown, coffee rose, Tabernaemontana divaricate go
tropical shrub having glossy foliage and fragrant nocturnal flowers with crimped or wavy corollas
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yellow oleander, Thevetia peruviana, Thevetia neriifolia go
tropical American shrub or small tree having glossy dark green leaves and fragrant saffron yellow to orange or peach- colored flowers
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American angelica tree, devil's walking stick, Hercules'-club, Aralia spinosa go
small deciduous clump-forming tree or shrub of eastern United States
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Japanese angelica tree, Aralia elata go
deciduous clump-forming Asian shrub or small tree
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Chinese angelica, Chinese angelica tree, Aralia stipulata go
similar to American angelica tree but less prickly
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umbrella tree, Schefflera actinophylla, Brassaia actinophylla go
erect evergreen shrub or small tree of Australia and northern New Guinea having palmately compound leaves
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saltwort, Batis maritima go
low-growing strong-smelling coastal shrub of warm parts of the New World having unisexual flowers in conelike spikes and thick succulent leaves
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saltbush go
any of various shrubby plants of the genus Atriplex that thrive in dry alkaline soil
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belvedere, summer cypress, burning bush, fire bush, fire-bush, Bassia scoparia, Kochia scoparia go
densely branched Eurasian plant
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tumbleweed, winged pigweed, Cycloloma atriplicifolium go
bushy annual weed of central North America having greenish flowers and winged seeds
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saltwort, barilla, glasswort, kali, kelpwort, Salsola kali, Salsola soda go
bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves
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tumbleweed, Russian thistle, Russian tumbleweed, Russian cactus, Salsola kali tenuifolia go
prickly bushy Eurasian plant
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greasewood, black greasewood, Sarcobatus vermiculatus go
low hardy much-branched spiny shrub common in alkaline soils of western America
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caper go
any of numerous plants of the genus Capparis
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buckler mustard, Biscutalla laevigata go
plant of southeastern Europe having yellow flowers like those of mustard and pods with open valves resembling bucklers
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bush poppy, tree poppy go
evergreen shrub of southwestern United States and Mexico often cultivated for its fragrant golden yellow flowers
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silversword, Argyroxiphium sandwicense go
low-growing plant found only in volcanic craters on Hawaii having rosettes of narrow pointed silver-green leaves and clusters of profuse red-purple flowers on a tall stem
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artemisia go
any of various composite shrubs or herbs of the genus Artemisia having aromatic green or greyish foliage
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groundsel tree, groundsel bush, consumption weed, cotton-seed tree, Baccharis halimifolia go
a shrub of salt marshes of eastern and south central North America and West Indies
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mule fat, Baccharis viminea go
California shrub with slender leafy shoots that are important browse for mule deer
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coyote brush, coyote bush, chaparral broom, kidney wort, Baccharis pilularis go
widely spreading evergreen shrub of southwestern United States with flower heads in a leafy panicle
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goldenbush go
any of various much-branched yellow-flowered shrubs of the genus Chrysothamnus
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hoary golden bush, Hazardia cana go
western American shrubs having white felted foliage and yellow flowers that become red-purple
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mutisia go
any of various plants of the genus Mutisia
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daisybush, daisy-bush, daisy bush go
any of various mostly Australian attractively shaped shrubs of the genus Olearia grown for their handsome and sometimes fragrant evergreen foliage and profusion of daisy flowers with white or purple or blue rays
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othonna go
a South African plant of the genus Othonna having smooth often fleshy leaves and heads of yellow flowers
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lavender cotton, Santolina chamaecyparissus go
branching aromatic Mediterranean shrub with woolly stems and leaves and yellow flowers
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dusty miller, Senecio cineraria, Cineraria maritima go
stiff much-branched perennial of the Mediterranean region having very white woolly stems and leaves
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milk thistle, sow thistle go
any of several Old World coarse prickly-leaved shrubs and subshrubs having milky juice and yellow flowers
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spiceberry, coralberry, Ardisia crenata go
shrub with coral-red berries
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marlberry, Ardisia escallonoides, Ardisia paniculata go
tropical American shrub or small tree with brown wood and dark berries
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leadwort, Plumbago europaea go
a plant of the genus Plumbago with blue flowers
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bracelet wood, Jacquinia armillaris go
small West Indian shrub or tree with hard glossy seeds patterned yellow and brown that are used to make bracelets
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barbasco, joewood, Jacquinia keyensis go
West Indian shrub or small tree having leathery saponaceous leaves and extremely hard wood
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mallow go
any of various plants of the family Malvaceae
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cotton, cotton plant go
erect bushy mallow plant or small tree bearing bolls containing seeds with many long hairy fibers
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velvetleaf, velvet-leaf, tree mallow, Lavatera arborea go
arborescent perennial shrub having palmately lobed furry leaves and showy red-purple flowers
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pavonia go
any of various evergreen plants of the genus Pavonia having white or yellow or purple flowers
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bush hibiscus, Radyera farragei, Hibiscus farragei go
southern and western Australian shrub with unlobed or shallowly lobed toothed leaves and purple flowers
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makomako, New Zealand wine berry, wineberry, Aristotelia serrata, Aristotelia racemosa go
graceful deciduous shrub or small tree having attractive foliage and small red berries that turn black at maturity and are used for making wine
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dombeya go
any of various shrubs or small trees of the genus Dombeya grown for their rounded clusters of exquisite often sweet-scented flowers usually hanging beneath the leaves
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flannelbush, flannel bush, California beauty go
any of several handsome evergreen shrubs of California and northern Mexico having downy lobed leaves and showy yellow flowers
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screw tree go
a tree or shrub of the genus Helicteres
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honey bell, honeybells, Hermannia verticillata, Mahernia verticillata go
African shrub having decumbent stems and slender yellow honey-scented flowers either solitary or in pairs
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phalsa, Grewia asiatica go
drought-resistant Asiatic treelike shrub bearing pleasantly acid small red edible fruits commonly used in sherbets
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African hemp, Sparmannia africana go
large shrub of South Africa having many conspicuously hairy branches with large hairy leaves and clusters of conspicuous white flowers
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protea go
any tropical African shrub of the genus Protea having alternate rigid leaves and dense colorful flower heads resembling cones
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banksia go
any shrub or tree of the genus Banksia having alternate leathery leaves apetalous yellow flowers often in showy heads and conelike fruit with winged seeds
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smoke bush go
any of various shrubs of the genus Conospermum with panicles of mostly white woolly flowers
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Chilean firebush, Chilean flameflower, Embothrium coccineum go
grown for outstanding display of brilliant usually scarlet-crimson flowers
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Chilean nut, Chile nut, Chile hazel, Chilean hazelnut, Guevina heterophylla, Guevina avellana go
Chilean shrub bearing coral-red fruit with an edible seed resembling a hazelnut
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grevillea go
any shrub or tree of the genus Grevillea
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cushion flower, pincushion hakea, Hakea laurina go
tall straggling shrub with large globose crimson-yellow flowers
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needlewood, needle-wood, needle wood, Hakea leucoptera go
large bushy shrub with pungent pointed leaves and creamy white flowers
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needlebush, needle-bush, needle bush, Hakea lissosperma go
shrub with pungent rigid needle-shaped leaves and white flowers
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mountain devil, honeyflower, honey-flower, Lambertia formosa go
erect bushy shrub of eastern Australia having terminal clusters of red flowers yielding much nectar
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lomatia go
any of various ornamental evergreens of the genus Lomatia having attractive fragrant flowers
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geebung go
any of numerous shrubs and small trees having hard narrow leaves and long-lasting yellow or white flowers followed by small edible but insipid fruits
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waratah, Telopea Oreades go
tall shrub of eastern Australia having oblanceolate to obovate leaves and red flowers in compact racemes
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waratah, Telopea speciosissima go
straggling shrub with narrow leaves and conspicuous red flowers in dense globular racemes
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native pear, woody pear, Xylomelum pyriforme go
tree bearing pear-shaped fruit with a thick woody epicarp
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heath go
a low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae
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andromeda go
any of several shrubs of the genus Andromeda having leathery leaves and clusters of small flowers
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arbutus go
any of several evergreen shrubs of the genus Arbutus of temperate Europe and America
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bearberry go
chiefly evergreen subshrubs of northern to Arctic areas
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manzanita go
chiefly evergreen shrubs of warm dry areas of western North America
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bryanthus go
procumbent Old World mat-forming evergreen shrub with racemes of pinkish-white flowers
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leatherleaf, Chamaedaphne calyculata go
north temperate bog shrub with evergreen leathery leaves and small white cylindrical flowers
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trailing arbutus, mayflower, Epigaea repens go
low-growing evergreen shrub of eastern North America with leathery leaves and clusters of fragrant pink or white flowers
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salal, shallon, Gaultheria shallon go
small evergreen shrub of Pacific coast of North America having edible dark purple grape-sized berries
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huckleberry go
any of several shrubs of the genus Gaylussacia bearing small berries resembling blueberries
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kalmia go
any plant of the genus Kalmia
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Labrador tea, crystal tea, Ledum groenlandicum go
evergreen shrub of eastern North America having white or creamy bell-shaped flowers and dark green hairy leaves used for tea during American Revolution
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trapper's tea, glandular Labrador tea go
a Rocky Mountain shrub similar to Ledum groenlandicum
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wild rosemary, marsh tea, Ledum palustre go
bog shrub of northern and central Europe and eastern Siberia to Korea and Japan
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sand myrtle, Leiophyllum buxifolium go
low-growing evergreen shrub of New Jersey to Florida grown for its many white star-shaped flowers and glossy foliage
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leucothoe go
any plant of the genus Leucothoe
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dog laurel, dog hobble, switch-ivy, Leucothoe fontanesiana, Leucothoe editorum go
fast-growing evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having arching interlaced branches and racemes of white flowers
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sweet bells, Leucothoe racemosa go
bushy deciduous shrub of the eastern United States with long racemes of pinkish flowers
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alpine azalea, mountain azalea, Loiseleuria procumbens go
creeping mat-forming evergreen shrub of high mountain regions of northern hemisphere grown for its rose-pink flowers
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staggerbush, stagger bush, Lyonia mariana go
deciduous shrub of coastal plain of the eastern United States having nodding pinkish-white flowers
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maleberry, male berry, privet andromeda, he-huckleberry, Lyonia ligustrina go
deciduous much-branched shrub with dense downy panicles of small bell-shaped white flowers
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fetterbush, fetter bush, shiny lyonia, Lyonia lucida go
showy evergreen shrub of southeastern United States with shiny leaves and angled branches and clusters of pink to reddish flowers that resemble an umbel
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false azalea, fool's huckleberry, Menziesia ferruginea go
straggling shrub of northwestern North America having foliage with a bluish tinge and umbels of small bell-shaped flowers
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minniebush, minnie bush, Menziesia pilosa go
low shrub of the eastern United States with downy twigs
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andromeda, Japanese andromeda, lily-of-the-valley tree, Pieris japonica go
broad-leaved evergreen Asiatic shrub with glossy leaves and drooping clusters of white flowers
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fetterbush, mountain fetterbush, mountain andromeda, Pieris floribunda go
ornamental evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having small white bell-shaped flowers
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rhododendron go
any shrub of the genus Rhododendron: evergreen shrubs or small shrubby trees having leathery leaves and showy clusters of campanulate (bell-shaped) flowers
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cranberry go
any of numerous shrubs of genus Vaccinium bearing cranberries
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blueberry, blueberry bush go
any of numerous shrubs of the genus Vaccinium bearing blueberries
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sweet pepperbush, pepper bush, summer sweet, white alder, Clethra alnifolia go
shrub of eastern and southern coastal United States having beautiful racemes of spice-scented white flowers
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pixie, pixy, pyxie, Pyxidanthera barbulata go
creeping evergreen shrub having narrow overlapping leaves and early white star-shaped flowers
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Australian heath go
any heathlike plant of the family Epacridaceae
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groundberry, ground-berry, native cranberry, cranberry heath, Astroloma humifusum, Styphelia humifusum go
small prostrate or ascending shrub having scarlet flowers and succulent fruit resembling cranberries
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pink fivecorner, Styphelia triflora go
heathlike shrub of southwestern Australia grown for its sharply scented foliage and pink flowers followed by pentagonal fruit
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dwarf golden chinkapin, Chrysolepis sempervirens go
evergreen shrub similar to golden chinkapin
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huckleberry oak, Quercus vaccinifolia go
a low spreading or prostrate shrub of southwestern United States with small acorns and leaves resembling those of the huckleberry
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forestiera go
any plant of the genus Forestiera
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forsythia go
any of various early blooming oleaceous shrubs of the genus Forsythia
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jasmine go
any of several shrubs and vines of the genus Jasminum chiefly native to Asia
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privet go
any of various Old World shrubs having smooth entire leaves and terminal panicles of small white flowers followed by small black berries
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mock privet go
evergreen shrub with white flowers and olivelike fruits
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lilac go
any of various plants of the genus Syringa having large panicles of usually fragrant flowers
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witch hazel, wych hazel, witch hazel plant, wych hazel plant go
any of several shrubs or trees of the genus Hamamelis
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winter hazel, flowering hazel go
any of several Asiatic deciduous shrubs cultivated for their nodding racemes of yellow flowers that appear before the leaves
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fothergilla, witch alder go
any of several deciduous low-growing shrubs of the genus Fothergilla having showy brushlike spikes of white flowers in spring and fiery red and orange autumn color
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hiccup nut, hiccough nut, Combretum bracteosum go
ornamental African shrub or climber with red flowers
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oleaster go
any of several shrubs of the genus Elaeagnus having silver-white twigs and yellow flowers followed by olivelike fruits
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crape myrtle, crepe myrtle, crepe flower, Lagerstroemia indica go
ornamental shrub from eastern India commonly planted in the southern United States
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feijoa, feijoa bush go
South American shrub having edible greenish plumlike fruit
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fuchsia go
any of various tropical shrubs widely cultivated for their showy drooping purplish or reddish or white flowers
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daphne go
any of several ornamental shrubs with shiny mostly evergreen leaves and clusters of small bell-shaped flowers
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leatherwood, moosewood, moose-wood, wicopy, ropebark, Dirca palustris go
deciduous shrub of eastern North America having tough flexible branches and pliable bark and small yellow flowers
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Indian rhododendron, Melastoma malabathricum go
evergreen spreading shrub of India and southeastern Asia having large purple flowers
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Medinilla magnifica go
a beautiful tropical evergreen epiphytic shrub grown for its lush foliage and huge panicles of pink flowers
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guinea gold vine, guinea flower go
any of several Australasian evergreen vines widely cultivated in warm regions for their large bright yellow single flowers
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wild cinnamon, white cinnamon tree, Canella winterana, Canella-alba go
large evergreen shrub or small tree having white aromatic bark and leathery leaves and small purple to red flowers in terminal cymes
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rockrose, rock rose go
small shrubs of scrub and dry woodland regions of southern Europe and North Africa
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helianthemum, sunrose, sun rose go
any plant of the genus Helianthemum
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governor's plum, governor plum, Madagascar plum, ramontchi, batoko palm, Flacourtia indica go
small shrubby tree of Madagascar cultivated in tropical regions as a hedge plant and for its deep red acid fruits resembling small plums
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kei apple, kei apple bush, Dovyalis caffra go
vigorous South African spiny shrub grown for its round yellow juicy edible fruits
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wild peach, Kiggelaria africana go
large much-branched shrub grown primarily for its evergreen foliage
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xylosma, Xylosma congestum go
shrub or small tree grown as an ornamental in mild climates for its neat evergreen foliage and fragrant late flowers
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candlewood go
any of several resinous trees or shrubs often burned for light
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bird's-eye bush, Ochna serrulata go
shrub with narrow-elliptic glossy evergreen leaves and yellow flowers with leathery petaloid sepals
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tamarisk go
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
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false tamarisk, German tamarisk, Myricaria germanica go
Eurasian shrub resembling the tamarisk
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cannabis, hemp go
any plant of the genus Cannabis
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butcher's broom, Ruscus aculeatus go
shrub with stiff flattened stems resembling leaves (cladophylls)
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ti, Cordyline terminalis go
shrub with terminal tufts of elongated leaves used locally for thatching and clothing
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yucca go
any of several evergreen plants of the genus Yucca having usually tall stout stems and a terminal cluster of white flowers
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butterfly bush, buddleia go
tropical shrub having clusters of white or violet or yellow flowers
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Mysore thorn, Caesalpinia decapetala, Caesalpinia sepiaria go
spreading thorny shrub of tropical Asia bearing large erect racemes of red-marked yellow flowers
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butterfly flower, Bauhinia monandra go
shrub or small tree of Dutch Guiana having clusters of pink flowers streaked with purple
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paloverde go
a thorny shrub of the genus Cercidium that grows in dry parts of the southwestern United States and adjacent Mexico
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Jerusalem thorn, horsebean, Parkinsonia aculeata go
large shrub or shrubby tree having sharp spines and pinnate leaves with small deciduous leaflets and sweet-scented racemose yellow-orange flowers
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Dalmatian laburnum, Petteria ramentacea, Cytisus ramentaceus go
erect shrub having large trifoliate leaves and dense clusters of yellow flowers followed by poisonous seeds
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senna go
any of various plants of the genus Senna having pinnately compound leaves and showy usually yellow flowers
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amorpha go
any plant of the genus Amorpha having odd-pinnate leaves and purplish spicate flowers
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bean trefoil, stinking bean trefoil, Anagyris foetida go
shrub with trifoliate leaves and yellow flowers followed by backward curving seed pods
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silverbush, silver-bush, Jupiter's beard, Anthyllis barba-jovis go
silvery hairy European shrub with evergreen foliage and pale yellow flowers
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rooibos, Aspalathus linearis, Aspalathus cedcarbergensis go
South African shrub having flat acuminate leaves and yellow flowers
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cajan pea, pigeon pea, dahl, pigeon-pea plant, catjang pea, red gram, dhal, Cajanus cajan go
tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods
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pea tree, caragana go
any plant of the genus Caragana having even-pinnate leaves and mostly yellow flowers followed by seeds in a linear pod
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western redbud, California redbud, Cercis occidentalis go
shrub of western United States having pink or crimson flowers
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tagasaste, Chamaecytisus palmensis, Cytesis proliferus go
shrub of Canary Islands having bristle-tipped oblanceolate leaves
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flame pea go
any of several small shrubs or twining vines having entire or lobed leaves and racemes of yellow to orange-red flowers
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glory pea, clianthus go
any of various shrubs or vines of the genus Clianthus having compound leaves and pea-like red flowers in drooping racemes
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telegraph plant, semaphore plant, Codariocalyx motorius, Desmodium motorium, Desmodium gyrans go
erect tropical Asian shrub whose small lateral leaflets rotate on their axes and jerk up and down under the influence of sunshine
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bladder senna, Colutea arborescens go
yellow-flowered European shrub cultivated for its succession of yellow flowers and very inflated bladdery pods and as a source of wildlife food
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coronilla go
any of various plants of the genus Coronilla having purple or pink or yellow flowers in long axillary heads or umbels
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broom go
any of various shrubs of the genera Cytisus or Genista or Spartium having long slender branches and racemes of yellow flowers
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smoke tree, Dalea spinosa go
greyish-green shrub of desert regions of southwestern United States and Mexico having sparse foliage and terminal spikes of bluish violet flowers
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bitter pea go
any of several spiny shrubs of the genus Daviesia having yellow flowers and triangular seeds
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derris go
any of various usually woody vines of the genus Derris of tropical Asia whose roots yield the insecticide rotenone
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poison bush, poison pea, gastrolobium go
any of various Australian evergreen shrubs of the genus Gastrolobium having whorled compound leaves poisonous to livestock and showy yellow to deep reddish-orange flowers followed by two-seeded pods
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chanar, chanal, Geoffroea decorticans go
thorny shrub or small tree common in central Argentina having small orange or yellow flowers followed by edible berries
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salt tree, Halimodendron halodendron, Halimodendron argenteum go
spiny shrub of the Caspian salt plains and Siberia having elegant silvery, downy young foliage and mildly fragrant pink-purple blooms
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hovea, purple pea go
any of several attractive evergreen shrubs of Australia grown for their glossy deep green foliage and flowers in rich blues and intense violets
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indigo, indigo plant, Indigofera tinctoria go
deciduous subshrub of southeastern Asia having pinnate leaves and clusters of red or purple flowers
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tree lupine, Lupinus arboreus go
evergreen shrub of the Pacific coast of the United States having showy yellow or blue flowers
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mucuna go
any of several erect or climbing woody plants of the genus Mucuna
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chaparral pea, stingaree-bush, Pickeringia montana go
spiny evergreen xerophytic shrub having showy rose and purple flowers and forming dense thickets
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flat pea, Platylobium formosum go
evergreen shrub having almost heart-shaped foliage and bright yellow pea-like flowers followed by flat pods with flat wings
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common flat pea, native holly, Playlobium obtusangulum go
low spreading evergreen shrub of southern Australia having triangular to somewhat heart-shaped foliage and orange-yellow flowers followed by flat winged pods
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juniper, retem, raetam, juniper bush, Retama raetam, Genista raetam go
desert shrub of Syria and Arabia having small white flowers
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bristly locust, rose acacia, moss locust, Robinia hispida go
large shrub or small tree of the eastern United States having bristly stems and large clusters of pink flowers
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coral bush, flame bush, Templetonia retusa go
Australian shrub having simple obovate leaves and brilliant scarlet flowers
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whin, gorse, furze, Irish gorse, Ulex europaeus go
very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers
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swamp oak, Viminaria juncea, Viminaria denudata go
Australian leafless shrub resembling broom and having small yellow flowers
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rose, rosebush go
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
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serviceberry, Juneberry, service tree, shadbush, shadblow go
any of various North American trees or shrubs having showy white flowers and edible blue-black or purplish fruit
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flowering quince go
Asiatic ornamental shrub with spiny branches and pink or red blossoms
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cotoneaster go
any shrub of the genus Cotoneaster: erect or creeping shrubs having richly colored autumn foliage and many small white to pinkish flowers followed by tiny red or black fruits
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haw, hawthorn go
a spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus
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toyon, tollon, Christmasberry, Christmas berry, Heteromeles arbutifolia, Photinia arbutifolia go
ornamental evergreen treelike shrub of the Pacific coast of the United States having large white flowers and red berrylike fruits
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cinquefoil, five-finger go
any of a numerous plants grown for their five-petaled flowers
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cherry laurel, laurel cherry, Prunus laurocerasus go
frequently cultivated Eurasian evergreen shrub or small tree having showy clusters of white flowers and glossy foliage and yielding oil similar to bitter almond oil
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sand cherry, Prunus pumila, Prunus pumilla susquehanae, Prunus susquehanae, Prunus cuneata go
small straggling American cherry growing on sandy soil and having minute scarcely edible purplish-black fruit
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sloe, blackthorn, Prunus spinosa go
a thorny Eurasian bush with plumlike fruits
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Pyracantha, pyracanth, fire thorn, firethorn go
any of various thorny shrubs of the genus Pyracantha bearing small white flowers followed by hard red or orange-red berries
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spirea, spiraea go
any rosaceous plant of the genus Spiraea
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blolly, West Indian snowberry, Chiococca alba go
evergreen climbing shrub of southern Florida and West Indies grown for its racemes of fragrant white to creamy flowers followed by globose white succulent berries
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gardenia go
any of various shrubs and small trees of the genus Gardenia having large fragrant white or yellow flowers
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hamelia go
any of several flowering tropical or subtropical shrubs of the genus Hamelia
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fever tree, Georgia bark, bitter-bark, Pinckneya pubens go
ornamental shrub or small tree of swampy areas in southwestern United States having large pink or white sepals and yielding Georgia bark for treating fever
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negro peach, Sarcocephalus latifolius, Sarcocephalus esculentus go
a stout spreading or semi-climbing tropical shrub with round brownish-red warty fruit
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abelia go
any of various deciduous or evergreen ornamental shrubs of the genus Abelia having opposite simple leaves and cymes of small white or pink or purplish flowers
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bush honeysuckle, Diervilla lonicera go
spreading bush of northeastern United States having small clusters of fragrant green and yellow flowers
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bush honeysuckle, Diervilla sessilifolia go
bush honeysuckle of southeastern United States having large crowded clusters of sulfur-yellow flowers
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beauty bush, Kolkwitzia amabilis go
Chinese deciduous shrub with yellow-throated pinkish flowers and bristly fruit
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Himalaya honeysuckle, Leycesteria formosa go
shrub honeysuckle with drooping spikes of purplish flowers
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honeysuckle go
shrub or vine of the genus Lonicera
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coralberry, Indian currant, Symphoricarpos orbiculatus go
North American deciduous shrub cultivated for it abundant clusters of coral-red berrylike fruits
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elder, elderberry bush go
any of numerous shrubs or small trees of temperate and subtropical northern hemisphere having white flowers and berrylike fruit
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cranberry bush, cranberry tree, American cranberry bush, highbush cranberry, Viburnum trilobum go
deciduous North American shrub or small tree having three-lobed leaves and red berries
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wayfaring tree, twist wood, twistwood, Viburnum lantana go
vigorous deciduous European treelike shrub common along waysides
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cranberry tree, guelder rose, European cranberrybush, European cranberry bush, crampbark, Viburnum opulus go
deciduous thicket-forming Old World shrub with clusters of white flowers and small bright red berries
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arrow wood, southern arrow wood, Viburnum dentatum go
deciduous shrub of eastern North America having blue-black berries and tough pliant wood formerly used to make arrows
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arrow wood, Viburnum recognitum go
closely related to southern arrow wood
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black haw, Viburnum prunifolium go
upright deciduous shrub having frosted dark-blue fruit
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weigela, Weigela florida go
deciduous shrub widely cultivated for its white or pink or red flowers
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coca, Erythroxylon coca, coca plant go
a South American shrub whose leaves are chewed by natives of the Andes
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Erythroxylon truxiuense go
a South American shrub whose leaves are a source of cocaine
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bean caper, Syrian bean caper, Zygophyllum fabago go
perennial shrub of the eastern Mediterranean region and southwestern Asia having flowers whose buds are used as capers
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creosote bush, coville, hediondilla, Larrea tridentata go
desert shrub of southwestern United States and New Mexico having persistent resinous aromatic foliage and small yellow flowers
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box, boxwood go
evergreen shrubs or small trees
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staff tree go
any small tree or twining shrub of the genus Celastrus
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spindle tree, spindleberry, spindleberry tree go
any shrubby trees or woody vines of the genus Euonymus having showy usually reddish berries
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wahoo, burning bush, Euonymus atropurpureus go
deciduous shrub having purple capsules enclosing scarlet seeds
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wahoo, strawberry bush, Euonymus americanus go
upright deciduous plant with crimson pods and seeds
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leatherwood, cyrilla, white titi, Cyrilla racemiflora go
shrub or small tree of southeastern United States to West Indies and Brazil
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crowberry go
a low evergreen shrub with small purple flowers and black berrylike fruit
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Chinese holly, Ilex cornuta go
dense rounded evergreen shrub of China having spiny leaves
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smoke bush, smoke tree go
any of several shrubs or shrubby trees of the genus Cotinus
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laurel sumac, Malosma laurina, Rhus laurina go
small aromatic evergreen shrub of California having paniculate leaves and whitish berries
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mastic, mastic tree, lentisk, Pistacia lentiscus go
an evergreen shrub of the Mediterranean region that is cultivated for its resin
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sumac, sumach, shumac go
a shrub or tree of the genus Rhus (usually limited to the non-poisonous members of the genus)
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buckthorn go
any shrub or small tree of the genus Bumelia
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styrax go
any shrub or small tree of the genus Styrax having fragrant bell-shaped flowers that hang below the dark green foliage
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hydrangea go
any of various deciduous or evergreen shrubs of the genus Hydrangea
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philadelphus go
any of various chiefly deciduous ornamental shrubs of the genus Philadelphus having white sweet-scented flowers, single or in clusters
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climbing hydrangea, Schizophragma hydrangeoides go
climbing shrub with adhesive aerial roots having opposite leaves and small white flowers in terminal cymes
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bridal wreath, bridal-wreath, Francoa ramosa go
Chilean evergreen shrub having delicate spikes of small white flowers
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currant, currant bush go
any of various deciduous shrubs of the genus Ribes bearing currants
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gooseberry, gooseberry bush, Ribes uva-crispa, Ribes grossularia go
spiny Eurasian shrub having greenish purple-tinged flowers and ovoid yellow-green or red-purple berries
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caricature plant, Graptophyllum pictum go
tropical Old World shrub having purple or red tubular flowers and leaf markings resembling the profile of a human face
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desert willow, Chilopsis linearis go
evergreen shrubby tree resembling a willow of dry regions of southwestern North America having showy purplish flowers and long seed pods
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columnea go
tropical plant having thick hairy somewhat toothed leaves and solitary or clustered yellow to scarlet flowers
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yerba santa, Eriodictyon californicum go
viscid evergreen shrub of western United States with white to deep lilac flowers
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Apalachicola rosemary, Conradina glabra go
small shrub of Apalachicola River area in southeastern United States having highly aromatic pinkish flowers
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lavender go
any of various Old World aromatic shrubs or subshrubs with usually mauve or blue flowers
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pitcher sage, Lepechinia calycina, Sphacele calycina go
California plant with woolly stems and leaves and large white flowers
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patchouli, patchouly, pachouli, Pogostemon cablin go
small East Indian shrubby mint
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red shrubby penstemon, redwood penstemon go
low branching dark green shrub with bunches of brick-red flowers at ends of branches
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naranjilla, Solanum quitoense go
small perennial shrub cultivated in uplands of South America for its edible bright orange fruits resembling tomatoes or oranges
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potato tree, Brazilian potato tree, Solanum wrightii, Solanum macranthum go
South American shrub or small tree widely cultivated in the tropics
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lady-of-the-night, Brunfelsia americana go
West Indian shrub with fragrant showy yellowish-white flowers
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angel's trumpet, maikoa, Brugmansia arborea, Datura arborea go
a South American plant that is cultivated for its large fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers
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angel's trumpet, Brugmansia suaveolens, Datura suaveolens go
South American plant cultivated for its very large nocturnally fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers
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red angel's trumpet, Brugmansia sanguinea, Datura sanguinea go
arborescent South American shrub having very large orange-red flowers
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pepper, capsicum, capsicum pepper plant go
any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers
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day jessamine, Cestrum diurnum go
West Indian evergreen shrub having clusters of funnel-shaped white flowers that are fragrant by day
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night jasmine, night jessamine, Cestrum nocturnum go
West Indian evergreen shrub having clusters of funnel-shaped yellow-white flowers that are fragrant by night
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tree tomato, tamarillo go
South American arborescent shrub having pale pink blossoms followed by egg-shaped reddish-brown edible fruit somewhat resembling a tomato in flavor
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thorn apple go
any of several plants of the genus Datura
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pichi, Fabiana imbricata go
Peruvian shrub with small pink to lavender tubular flowers
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matrimony vine, boxthorn go
any of various shrubs or vines of the genus Lycium with showy flowers and bright berries
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Christmasberry, Christmas berry, Lycium carolinianum go
spiny evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having spreading branches usually blue or mauve flowers and red berries
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trumpet flower, cupflower, chalice vine, Solandra guttata go
Mexican evergreen climbing plant having large solitary funnel-shaped fragrant yellow flowers with purple-brown ridges in the throat
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fire bush, fire-bush, marmalade bush, Streptosolen jamesonii go
evergreen South American shrub having showy trumpet-shaped orange flowers
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spurge go
any of numerous plants of the genus Euphorbia
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three-seeded mercury, Acalypha virginica go
weedy herb of eastern North America
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croton, Croton tiglium go
tropical Asiatic shrub
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croton, Codiaeum variegatum go
grown in many varieties for their brightly colored foliage
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castor-oil plant, castor bean plant, palma christi, palma christ, Ricinus communis go
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
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cassava, casava go
any of several plants of the genus Manihot having fleshy roots yielding a nutritious starch
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slipper spurge, slipper plant go
any of several tropical American shrubby succulent plants resembling cacti but having foot-shaped bracts
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camellia, camelia go
any of several shrubs or small evergreen trees having solitary white or pink or reddish flowers
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tea, Camellia sinensis go
a tropical evergreen shrub or small tree extensively cultivated in e.g. China and Japan and India
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sea holly, sea holm, sea eryngium, Eryngium maritimum go
European evergreen eryngo with twisted spiny leaves naturalized on United States east coast
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puka, Griselinia lucida go
South American shrub or small tree having long shining evergreen leaves and panicles of green or yellow flowers
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kapuka, Griselinia littoralis go
small New Zealand broadleaf evergreen tree often cultivated in warm regions as an ornamental
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undershrub go
a low shrub
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burning bush go
(Old Testament) the bush that burned without being consumed and from which God spoke to Moses
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shrublet go
dwarf shrub
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subshrub, suffrutex go
low-growing woody shrub or perennial with woody base
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flowering shrub go
shrub noted primarily for its flowers
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buckthorn go
a shrub or shrubby tree of the genus Rhamnus
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jujube, Jerusalem thorn, jujube bush, Christ's-thorn, Ziziphus jujuba go
spiny tree having dark red edible fruits
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lotus tree, Ziziphus lotus go
shrubby deciduous tree of the Mediterranean region
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Jerusalem thorn, Christ's-thorn, Paliurus spina-christi go
thorny Eurasian shrub with dry woody winged fruit
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stephanotis go
any of various evergreen climbing shrubs of the genus Stephanotis having fragrant waxy flowers