oewn-kola-n oewn-kola_nut-n oewn-kola_nut_tree-n oewn-goora_nut-n oewn-Cola_acuminata-n

tree bearing large brown nuts containing e.g. caffeine; source of cola extract


bitter brown seed containing caffein; source of cola extract


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


oewn-Chinese_parasol_tree-n oewn-Chinese_parasol-n oewn-Japanese_varnish_tree-n oewn-phoenix_tree-n oewn-Firmiana_simplex-n

deciduous tree widely grown in southern United States as an ornamental for its handsome maplelike foliage and long racemes of yellow-green flowers followed by curious leaflike pods


oewn-Fremontodendron-n oewn-genus_Fremontodendron-n oewn-Fremontia-n oewn-genus_Fremontia-n


any of several handsome evergreen shrubs of California and northern Mexico having downy lobed leaves and showy yellow flowers


genus of shrubs and small trees of tropical America and Asia having cylindrical fruits spirally twisted around one another


East Indian shrub often cultivated for its hairy leaves and orange-red flowers


oewn-Heritiera-n oewn-genus_Heritiera-n oewn-Terrietia-n oewn-genus_Terrietia-n

small genus of timber trees of eastern Asia, Australasia and tropical Africa that form large buttresses


oewn-red_beech-n oewn-brown_oak-n oewn-booyong-n oewn-crow-ap-s_foot-n oewn-stave_wood-n oewn-silky_elm-n oewn-Heritiera_trifoliolata-n oewn-Terrietia_trifoliolata-n


large evergreen tree of India and Burma whose leaves are silvery beneath


small tree of coastal regions of Old World tropics whose leaves are silvery beneath


genus of African herbs and subshrubs having honey-scented bell-shaped flowers


oewn-honey_bell-n oewn-honeybells-n oewn-Hermannia_verticillata-n oewn-Mahernia_verticillata-n

African shrub having decumbent stems and slender yellow honey-scented flowers either solitary or in pairs


genus of tropical Asian trees and shrubs


Indian tree having fragrant nocturnal white flowers and yielding a reddish wood used for planking; often grown as an ornamental or shade tree


small genus of east Asian and Australian timber trees


oewn-cacao-n oewn-cacao_tree-n oewn-chocolate_tree-n oewn-Theobroma_cacao-n

tropical American tree producing cacao beans


small genus of tropical African trees with maplelike leaves


oewn-obeche-n oewn-obechi-n oewn-arere-n oewn-samba-n oewn-Triplochiton_scleroxcylon-n

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


the wood of an African obeche tree; used especially for veneering


chiefly trees and shrubs of tropical and temperate regions of especially southeastern Asia and Brazil; genera Tilia, Corchorus, Entelea, Grewia, Sparmannia


deciduous trees with smooth usually silver-grey bark of North America and Europe and Asia: lime trees, lindens, basswood


oewn-linden-n oewn-linden_tree-n oewn-basswood-n oewn-lime-n oewn-lime_tree-n

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


soft light-colored wood of any of various linden trees; used in making crates and boxes and in carving and millwork


large American shade tree with large dark green leaves and rounded crown


large spreading European linden with small dark green leaves; often cultivated as an ornamental


American basswood of the Allegheny region


medium-sized tree of Japan used as an ornamental


large tree native to eastern Europe and Asia Minor having leaves with white tomentum on the under side; widely cultivated as an ornamental


a genus of evergreen shrub that grows in New Zealand


widely distributed genus of tropical herbs or subshrubs; especially Asia


any of various plants of the genus Corchorus having large leaves and cymose clusters of yellow flowers; a source of jute


a genus of tropical and subtropical Old World climbers or shrubs or trees


drought-resistant Asiatic treelike shrub bearing pleasantly acid small red edible fruits commonly used in sherbets


large shrub of South Africa having many conspicuously hairy branches with large hairy leaves and clusters of conspicuous white flowers


a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests


any of various herbaceous plants cultivated for an edible part such as the fruit or the root of the beet or the leaf of spinach or the seeds of bean plants or the flower buds of broccoli or cauliflower


any herbaceous plant having medicinal properties


a group of trees and shrubs and herbs mostly with polypetalous flowers; contains 108 families including Rosaceae, Crassulaceae, Myrtaceae, Melastomaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Umbelliferae


plants having umbels or corymbs of uniovulate flowers; includes the Umbelliferae (chiefly herbs) and Cornaceae (chiefly trees or shrubs)


large family of Australian and South African shrubs and trees with leathery leaves and clustered mostly tetramerous flowers; constitutes the order Proteales


a living fossil or so-called `green dinosaur'; genus or subfamily of primitive nut-bearing trees thought to have died out 50 million years ago; a single specimen found in 1994 on Mount Bartle Frere in eastern Australia; not yet officially named


type genus of Proteaceae; tropical African shrubs


any tropical African shrub of the genus Protea having alternate rigid leaves and dense colorful flower heads resembling cones


South African shrub whose flowers when open are cup-shaped resembling artichokes


Australian shrub whose flowers yield honey copiously


important genus of Australian evergreen shrubs or trees with alternate leathery leaves and yellowish flowers


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


oewn-honeysuckle-n oewn-Australian_honeysuckle-n oewn-coast_banksia-n oewn-Banksia_integrifolia-n

shrubby tree with silky foliage and spikes of cylindrical yellow nectarous flowers


Australian shrubs (some trees) with flowers in dense spikes: smoke bush


any of various shrubs of the genus Conospermum with panicles of mostly white woolly flowers


small genus of South American evergreen shrubs or small trees with long willowy branches and flowers in flamboyant terminal clusters


grown for outstanding display of brilliant usually scarlet-crimson flowers; Andes


oewn-Chilean_nut-n oewn-Chile_nut-n oewn-Chile_hazel-n oewn-Chilean_hazelnut-n oewn-Guevina_heterophylla-n oewn-Guevina_avellana-n

Chilean shrub bearing coral-red fruit with an edible seed resembling a hazelnut


large genus of Australian shrubs and trees having usually showy orange or red flowers


any shrub or tree of the genus Grevillea


any of several Australian timber trees having usually fernlike foliage and mottled wood used in cabinetry and veneering


tall shrub with cylindrical racemes of red flowers and pinnatifid leaves silky and grey beneath; eastern Australia


small slender tree with usually entire grey-green pendulous leaves and white or cream-colored flowers; northern Australia


medium to tall fast-growing tree with orange flowers and feathery bipinnate leaves silky-hairy beneath; eastern Australia


Australian shrubs and small trees with evergreen usually spiny leaves and dense clusters of showy flowers


tall straggling shrub with large globose crimson-yellow flowers; western Australia


oewn-needlewood-n oewn-needle-wood-n oewn-needle_wood-n oewn-Hakea_leucoptera-n

large bushy shrub with pungent pointed leaves and creamy white flowers; central and eastern Australia


oewn-needlebush-n oewn-needle-bush-n oewn-needle_bush-n oewn-Hakea_lissosperma-n

shrub with pungent rigid needle-shaped leaves and white flowers; eastern Australia


small genus of trees or shrubs of New Zealand and New Caledonia


slender elegant tree of New Zealand having racemes of red flowers and yielding valuable mottled red timber


oewn-honeyflower-n oewn-honey-flower-n oewn-mountain_devil-n oewn-Lambertia_formosa-n

erect bushy shrub of eastern Australia having terminal clusters of red flowers yielding much nectar


large genus of evergreen trees and shrubs having silvery white leaves and solitary terminal flowers with conspicuous silvery bracts


small South African tree with long silvery silky foliage


small genus of low-growing evergreens of Chile and Australia; some yield dyes


any of various ornamental evergreens of the genus Lomatia having attractive fragrant flowers


trees or shrubs; Madagascar to Australia


medium-sized tree of eastern Australia having creamy-white flowers


small Australian tree with racemes of pink flowers; widely cultivated (especially in Hawaii) for its sweet edible nuts


small genus of Australian shrubs or trees


Australian tree having alternate simple leaves (when young they are pinnate with prickly toothed margins) and slender axillary spikes of white flowers


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


small genus of timber trees; Australia to Malaysia


eastern Australian tree widely cultivated as a shade tree and for its glossy leaves and circular clusters of showy red to orange-scarlet flowers


tree or tall shrub with shiny leaves and umbels of fragrant creamy-white flowers; yields hard heavy reddish wood


tall shrub of eastern Australia having oblanceolate to obovate leaves and red flowers in compact racemes


straggling shrub with narrow leaves and conspicuous red flowers in dense globular racemes


small species of Australian trees or shrubs; grown for their fruit and flowers


tree bearing pear-shaped fruit with a thick woody epicarp


order of chiefly Australian trees and shrubs comprising the casuarinas; 1 family: Casuarinaceae


genus of trees and shrubs widely naturalized in southern United States and West Indies; coextensive with the family Casuarinaceae and order Casuarinales


any of various trees and shrubs of the genus Casuarina having jointed stems and whorls of scalelike leaves; some yield heavy hardwood


any of several Australian trees of the genus Casuarina


any of several Australian trees of the genus Casuarina yielding heavy hard red wood used in cabinetwork


common Australian tree widely grown as an ornamental in tropical regions; yields heavy hard red wood


any of several heavy hard reddish chiefly tropical woods of the families Casuarinaceae and Proteaceae; some used for cabinetwork


Ericaceae, Clethraceae, Diapensiaceae, Epacridaceae, Lennoaceae, Pyrolaceae, Monotropaceae


a low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae; has small bell-shaped pink or purple flowers


large genus of low much-branched woody evergreens ranging from prostrate subshrubs to trees: true heaths


oewn-tree_heath-n oewn-briar-n oewn-brier-n oewn-Erica_arborea-n

evergreen treelike Mediterranean shrub having fragrant white flowers in large terminal panicles and hard woody roots used to make tobacco pipes


hard woody root of the briar Erica arborea


wood from the hard woody root of the briar Erica arborea; used to make tobacco pipes


dwarf European shrub with very early blooming bell-shaped red flowers


oewn-bell_heather-n oewn-heather_bell-n oewn-fine-leaved_heath-n oewn-Erica_cinerea-n

common low European shrub with purple-red flowers


dwarf European shrub with rose-colored flowers


bushy shrub having pink to white flowers; common on the moors of Cornwall and in southwestern Europe; cultivated elsewhere


erect dense shrub native to western Iberian peninsula having profuse white or pink flowers; naturalized in southwestern England


South African shrub grown for its profusion of white flowers


low-growing shrubs of northern regions of Northern Hemisphere


any of several shrubs of the genus Andromeda having leathery leaves and clusters of small flowers


wiry evergreen shrub having pendent clusters of white or pink flowers; of wet acidic areas in Arctic and Canada to northeastern United States


erect to procumbent evergreen shrub having pendent clusters of white or pink flowers; of sphagnum peat bogs and other wet acidic areas in northern Europe


large evergreen shrubs and trees of southern Europe and western North America: strawberry tree; madrona


any of several evergreen shrubs of the genus Arbutus of temperate Europe and America


oewn-madrona-n oewn-madrono-n oewn-manzanita-n oewn-Arbutus_menziesii-n

evergreen tree of the Pacific coast of North America having glossy leathery leaves and orange-red edible berries; wood used for furniture and bark for tanning


small evergreen European shrubby tree bearing many-seeded scarlet berries that are edible but bland; of Ireland, southern Europe, Asia Minor


chiefly evergreen subshrubs of northern to Arctic areas


oewn-common_bearberry-n oewn-red_bearberry-n oewn-wild_cranberry-n oewn-mealberry-n oewn-hog_cranberry-n oewn-sand_berry-n oewn-sandberry-n oewn-mountain_box-n oewn-bear-ap-s_grape-n oewn-creashak-n oewn-Arctostaphylos_uva-ursi-n

evergreen mat-forming shrub of North America and northern Eurasia having small white flowers and red berries; leaves turn red in autumn


deciduous creeping shrub bright red in autumn having black or blue-black berries; alpine and circumpolar


chiefly evergreen shrubs of warm dry areas of western North America


erect California shrub having leaves with heart-shaped lobes at the base


erect treelike shrub forming dense thickets and having drooping panicles of white or pink flowers and red berrylike drupes; California


erect openly branched California shrub whose twigs are woolly when young


a genus containing only one species: spike heath


small evergreen mat-forming shrub of southern Europe and Asia Minor having stiff stems and terminal clusters of small bell-shaped flowers


a genus allied to and once included in genus Phyllodoce


procumbent Old World mat-forming evergreen shrub with racemes of pinkish-white flowers


a genus containing the species Calluna vulgaris (Calluna)


oewn-heather-n oewn-ling-n oewn-Scots_heather-n oewn-broom-n oewn-Calluna_vulgaris-n

common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the Northern Hemisphere


low tufted evergreen shrubs of colder parts of north temperate regions having moss-like foliage and nodding white or pink flowers


heath of mountains of western United States having bell-shaped white flowers


north temperate bog shrub with evergreen leathery leaves and small white cylindrical flowers


a dicotyledonous genus of the family Ericaceae


low straggling evergreen shrub of western Europe represented by several varieties with flowers from white to rose-purple


small creeping evergreen shrubs: trailing arbutus


low-growing evergreen shrub of eastern North America with leathery leaves and clusters of fragrant pink or white flowers


widely distributed genus of creeping or upright evergreen shrubs


oewn-creeping_snowberry-n oewn-moxie_plum-n oewn-maidenhair_berry-n oewn-Gaultheria_hispidula-n

slow-growing procumbent evergreen shrublet of northern North America and Japan having white flowers and numerous white fleshy rough and hairy seeds


oewn-teaberry-n oewn-wintergreen-n oewn-checkerberry-n oewn-mountain_tea-n oewn-groundberry-n oewn-ground-berry-n oewn-creeping_wintergreen-n oewn-Gaultheria_procumbens-n

creeping shrub of eastern North America having white bell-shaped flowers followed by spicy red berrylike fruit and shiny aromatic leaves that yield wintergreen oil


small evergreen shrub of Pacific coast of North America having edible dark purple grape-sized berries


deciduous or evergreen shrubs of North America: black huckleberries


any of several shrubs of the genus Gaylussacia bearing small berries resembling blueberries


low shrub of the eastern United States bearing shiny black edible fruit; best known of the huckleberries


huckleberry of the eastern United States with pink flowers and sweet blue fruit


creeping evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having small shiny boxlike leaves and flavorless berries


oewn-mountain_laurel-n oewn-wood_laurel-n oewn-American_laurel-n oewn-calico_bush-n oewn-Kalmia_latifolia-n

a North American evergreen shrub having glossy leaves and white or rose-colored flowers


oewn-swamp_laurel-n oewn-bog_laurel-n oewn-bog_kalmia-n oewn-Kalmia_polifolia-n

laurel of bogs of northwestern United States having small purple flowers and pale leaves that are glaucous beneath


oewn-sheep_laurel-n oewn-pig_laurel-n oewn-lambkill-n oewn-Kalmia_angustifolia-n

North American dwarf shrub resembling mountain laurel but having narrower leaves and small red flowers; poisonous to young stock


evergreen shrubs of north temperate regions


evergreen shrub of eastern North America having white or creamy bell-shaped flowers and dark green hairy leaves used for tea during American Revolution


a Rocky Mountain shrub similar to Ledum groenlandicum


bog shrub of northern and central Europe and eastern Siberia to Korea and Japan


low-growing evergreen shrub of New Jersey to Florida grown for its many white star-shaped flowers and glossy foliage


American and Asiatic deciduous and evergreen shrubs


any plant of the genus Leucothoe; grown for their beautiful white flowers; glossy foliage contains a poisonous substance similar to that found in genus Kalmia


oewn-dog_laurel-n oewn-dog_hobble-n oewn-switch-ivy-n oewn-Leucothoe_fontanesiana-n oewn-Leucothoe_editorum-n

fast-growing evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having arching interlaced branches and racemes of white flowers


bushy deciduous shrub of the eastern United States with long racemes of pinkish flowers


creeping mat-forming evergreen shrub of high mountain regions of Northern Hemisphere grown for its rose-pink flowers


evergreen or deciduous shrubs or small trees of United States to Antilles and eastern Asia to the Himalaya


deciduous shrub of coastal plain of the eastern United States having nodding pinkish-white flowers; poisonous to stock


oewn-maleberry-n oewn-male_berry-n oewn-privet_andromeda-n oewn-he-huckleberry-n oewn-Lyonia_ligustrina-n

deciduous much-branched shrub with dense downy panicles of small bell-shaped white flowers


oewn-fetterbush-n oewn-fetter_bush-n oewn-shiny_lyonia-n oewn-Lyonia_lucida-n

showy evergreen shrub of southeastern United States with shiny leaves and angled branches and clusters of pink to reddish flowers that resemble an umbel


deciduous shrubs of North America and eastern Asia


straggling shrub of northwestern North America having foliage with a bluish tinge and umbels of small bell-shaped flowers


low shrub of the eastern United States with downy twigs


oewn-sorrel_tree-n oewn-sourwood-n oewn-titi-n oewn-Oxydendrum_arboreum-n

deciduous shrubby tree of eastern North America having deeply fissured bark and sprays of small fragrant white flowers and sour-tasting leaves


small genus of evergreen Arctic and alpine shrubs


small shrub with tiny evergreen leaves and pink or purple flowers; Alpine summits and high ground in Asia and Europe and United States


semi-prostrate evergreen herb of western United States


decorative evergreen shrubs of woody vines


oewn-andromeda-n oewn-Japanese_andromeda-n oewn-lily-of-the-valley_tree-n oewn-Pieris_japonica-n

broad-leaved evergreen Asiatic shrub with glossy leaves and drooping clusters of white flowers


oewn-fetterbush-n oewn-mountain_fetterbush-n oewn-mountain_andromeda-n oewn-Pieris_floribunda-n

ornamental evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having small white bell-shaped flowers


large genus of evergreen shrubs native to cooler regions of the Northern Hemisphere having showy flowers


any shrub of the genus Rhododendron: evergreen shrubs or small shrubby trees having leathery leaves and showy clusters of campanulate (bell-shaped) flowers


medium-sized rhododendron of Pacific coast of North America having large rosy brown-spotted flowers


late-spring-blooming rhododendron of eastern North America having rosy to pink-purple flowers


oewn-swamp_azalea-n oewn-swamp_honeysuckle-n oewn-white_honeysuckle-n oewn-Rhododendron_viscosum-n

shrub growing in swamps throughout the eastern United States and having small white to pinkish flowers resembling honeysuckle


group of evergreen or deciduous shrubs formerly considered a separate genus; now included in the genus Rhododendron


any of numerous ornamental shrubs grown for their showy flowers of various colors


evergreen or deciduous berry-bearing shrubs of Northern Hemisphere: cranberries; blueberries


any of numerous shrubs of genus Vaccinium bearing cranberries


small red-fruited trailing cranberry of Arctic and cool regions of the Northern Hemisphere


any of numerous shrubs of the genus Vaccinium bearing blueberries


any of various dark-fruited as distinguished from blue-fruited blueberries


shrub or small tree of eastern United States having black inedible berries


oewn-low-bush_blueberry-n oewn-low_blueberry-n oewn-Vaccinium_angustifolium-n oewn-Vaccinium_pennsylvanicum-n

low-growing deciduous shrub of northeastern North America having flowers in compact racemes and bearing sweet dark blue berries


oewn-rabbiteye_blueberry-n oewn-rabbit-eye_blueberry-n oewn-rabbiteye-n oewn-Vaccinium_ashei-n

shrub of southeastern United States grown commercially especially for canning industry


low-growing tufted deciduous shrub of northern and alpine North America having pink to coral-red flowers followed by sweet blue berries


oewn-high-bush_blueberry-n oewn-tall_bilberry-n oewn-swamp_blueberry-n oewn-Vaccinium_corymbosum-n

high-growing deciduous shrub of eastern North America bearing edible blueish to blackish berries with a distinct bloom; source of most cultivated blueberries


shrub of the eastern United States having shining evergreen leaves and bluish-black fruit


stiff bushy evergreen shrub of western North America having sour black berries and glossy green foliage used in floral arrangements


oewn-bilberry-n oewn-thin-leaved_bilberry-n oewn-mountain_blue_berry-n oewn-Viccinium_membranaceum-n

erect blueberry of western United States having solitary flowers and somewhat sour berries


oewn-bilberry-n oewn-whortleberry-n oewn-whinberry-n oewn-blaeberry-n oewn-Viccinium_myrtillus-n

erect European blueberry having solitary flowers and blue-black berries


oewn-bog_bilberry-n oewn-bog_whortleberry-n oewn-moor_berry-n oewn-Vaccinium_uliginosum_alpinum-n


low deciduous shrub of the eastern United States bearing dark blue sweet berries


oewn-grouseberry-n oewn-grouse-berry-n oewn-grouse_whortleberry-n oewn-Vaccinium_scoparium-n

shrub of northwestern North America bearing red berries


small branching blueberry common in marshy areas of the eastern United States having greenish or yellowish unpalatable berries reputedly eaten by deer


oewn-cowberry-n oewn-mountain_cranberry-n oewn-lingonberry-n oewn-lingenberry-n oewn-lingberry-n oewn-foxberry-n oewn-Vaccinium_vitis-idaea-n

low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries


type and sole genus of the Clethraceae; deciduous shrubs or small trees: white alder, summer-sweet


oewn-sweet_pepperbush-n oewn-pepper_bush-n oewn-summer_sweet-n oewn-white_alder-n oewn-Clethra_alnifolia-n

shrub of eastern and southern coastal United States having beautiful racemes of spice-scented white flowers


north temperate low evergreen plants; in some classifications placed in its own order Diapensiales


used in some classifications: coextensive with family Diapensiaceae


any boreal low-growing evergreen plant of the genus Diapensia


evergreen herbs of southeastern United States


oewn-galax-n oewn-galaxy-n oewn-wandflower-n oewn-beetleweed-n oewn-coltsfoot-n oewn-Galax_urceolata-n

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


one species: pyxie; the eastern United States


oewn-pyxie-n oewn-pixie-n oewn-pixy-n oewn-Pyxidanthera_barbulata-n

creeping evergreen shrub having narrow overlapping leaves and early white star-shaped flowers; of the pine barrens of New Jersey and the Carolinas


evergreen perennial herbs of North America and eastern Asia: oconee bells


any plant of the genus Shortia; evergreen perennial herbs with smooth leathery basal leaves and showy white solitary flowers


plant of southeastern United States having solitary white funnel-shaped flowers flushed with pink and large glossy green leaves that turn bronze-red in fall


any heathlike plant of the family Epacridaceae; most are of the Australian region


type genus of the Epacridaceae: Australian heath


any heathlike evergreen shrub of the genus Epacris grown for their showy and crowded spikes of small bell-shaped or tubular flowers


spindly upright shrub of southern Australia and Tasmania having white to rose or purple-red flowers


small erect shrub of Australia and Tasmania with fragrant ivory flowers


small shrub of southern and western Australia having pinkish to rosy purple tubular flowers


evergreen shrubs of Australia and Tasmania


oewn-native_cranberry-n oewn-groundberry-n oewn-ground-berry-n oewn-cranberry_heath-n oewn-Astroloma_humifusum-n oewn-Styphelia_humifusum-n

small prostrate or ascending shrub having scarlet flowers and succulent fruit resembling cranberries; sometimes placed in genus Styphelia


evergreen trees or shrubs of mountains of Australia and Tasmania


stout Australian shrub with narrow leaves crowded at ends of branches and terminal clusters of white or pink flowers


gaunt Tasmanian evergreen shrubby tree with slender tapering leaves 3 to 5 feet long


heathlike shrub of southwestern Australia grown for its sharply scented foliage and pink flowers followed by pentagonal fruit


family of fleshy parasitic herbs lacking green foliage and having heads of small flowers; California and Mexico


evergreen herbs of temperate regions: genera Pyrola, Chimaphila, Moneses, Orthilia


short-stemmed perennial herbs of cool or temperate regions: wintergreen; shinleaf


any of several evergreen perennials of the genus Pyrola


evergreen of eastern North America with leathery leaves and numerous white flowers


the common wintergreen having many-flowered racemes of pink-tinged white flowers; Europe and North America


North American evergreen with small pinkish bell-shaped flowers and oblong leaves used formerly for shinplasters


evergreen with rounded leaves and very fragrant creamy-white flowers; widely distributed in northern parts of Old and New Worlds


a shrubby perennial rhizomatous evergreen herb; grows in damp coniferous woodlands in northern temperate regions


small genus of evergreen herbs with long creeping rootstocks and shining leaves; North America, Europe, east Asia


any of several plants of the genus Chimaphila


oewn-love-in-winter-n oewn-western_prince-ap-s_pine-n oewn-Chimaphila_umbellata-n oewn-Chimaphila_corymbosa-n

Eurasian herb with white or pinkish flowers in a terminal corymb


one species: one-flowered wintergreen; sometimes included in genus Pyrola


oewn-one-flowered_wintergreen-n oewn-one-flowered_pyrola-n oewn-Moneses_uniflora-n oewn-Pyrola_uniflora-n

delicate evergreen dwarf herb of north temperate regions having a solitary white terminal flower; sometimes placed in genus Pyrola


used in some classification for saprophytic herbs sometimes included in the family Pyrolaceae: genera Monotropa and Sarcodes


leafless fleshy saprophytic plants; in some classifications placed in the family Pyrolaceae


small waxy white or pinkish-white saprophytic woodland plant having scalelike leaves and a nodding flower; turns black with age


term used in some classifications for the pinesaps, which are usually included in the genus Monotropa


fleshy tawny or reddish saprophytic herb resembling the Indian pipe and growing in woodland humus of eastern North America; in some classifications placed in a separate genus Hypopitys


snow plant; in some classifications placed in family Pyrolaceae


a fleshy bright red saprophytic plant of the mountains of western North America that appears in early spring while snow is on the ground


an order of dicotyledonous trees of the subclass Hamamelidae


chiefly monoecious trees and shrubs: beeches, chestnuts, oaks; genera Castanea, Castanopsis, Chrysolepis, Fagus, Lithocarpus, Nothofagus, Quercus


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


wood of any of various beech trees; used for flooring and containers and plywood and tool handles


large European beech with minutely-toothed leaves; widely planted as an ornamental in North America


oewn-copper_beech-n oewn-purple_beech-n oewn-Fagus_sylvatica_atropunicea-n oewn-Fagus_purpurea-n oewn-Fagus_sylvatica_purpurea-n

variety of European beech with shining purple or copper-colored leaves


oewn-American_beech-n oewn-white_beech-n oewn-red_beech-n oewn-Fagus_grandifolia-n oewn-Fagus_americana-n

North American forest tree with light green leaves and edible nuts


variety of European beech with pendulous limbs


a beech native to Japan having soft light yellowish-brown wood


any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in autumn; yield a hard wood and edible nuts in a prickly bur


wood of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea


oewn-European_chestnut-n oewn-sweet_chestnut-n oewn-Spanish_chestnut-n oewn-Castanea_sativa-n

wild or cultivated throughout southern Europe, northwestern Africa and southwestern Asia


a small tree with small sweet nuts; wild or naturalized in Korea and China


a spreading tree of Japan that has a short trunk


oewn-Allegheny_chinkapin-n oewn-eastern_chinquapin-n oewn-chinquapin-n oewn-dwarf_chestnut-n oewn-Castanea_pumila-n

shrubby chestnut tree of southeastern United States having small edible nuts


oewn-Ozark_chinkapin-n oewn-Ozark_chinquapin-n oewn-chinquapin-n oewn-Castanea_ozarkensis-n

shrubby tree closely related to the Allegheny chinkapin but with larger leaves; southern midwestern United States


evergreen trees and shrubs of warm regions valued for their foliage; southeastern United States and eastern Australia and northern New Zealand


oewn-giant_chinkapin-n oewn-golden_chinkapin-n oewn-Chrysolepis_chrysophylla-n oewn-Castanea_chrysophylla-n oewn-Castanopsis_chrysophylla-n

small ornamental evergreen tree of Pacific Coast whose glossy yellow-green leaves are yellow beneath; bears edible nuts


evergreen shrub similar to golden chinkapin; mountains of California


evergreen tree of the Pacific coast area having large leathery leaves; yields tanbark


bark rich in tannin; bruised and cut in pieces to use for tanning; spent tanbark used as a ground covering


beeches of temperate Southern Hemisphere except Africa: southern beech


any of various beeches of the Southern Hemisphere having small usually evergreen leaves


Chilean evergreen whose leafy boughs are used for thatching


any of several tall New Zealand trees of the genus Nothofagus; some yield useful timber


New Zealand beech with usually pale silvery bark


large Chilean timber tree yielding coarse lumber


tall New Zealand tree yielding very hard wood


fruit of the oak tree: a smooth thin-walled nut in a woody cup-shaped base


cup-shaped structure of hardened bracts at the base of an acorn


a deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves


the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring


oak given a weathered appearance by exposure to fumes of ammonia; used for cabinetwork


highly variable often shrubby evergreen oak of coastal zone of western North America having small thick usually spiny-toothed dark-green leaves


any of numerous Old World and American oaks having 6 to 8 stamens in each floret, acorns that mature in one year and leaf veins that never extend beyond the margin of the leaf


large slow-growing deciduous tree of the eastern United States having stout spreading branches and leaves with usually 7 rounded lobes; yields strong and durable hard wood


semi-evergreen shrub or small tree of Arizona and New Mexico having acorns with hemispherical cups


large deciduous oak of the eastern United States with a flaky bark and leaves that have fewer lobes than other white oaks; yields heavy strong wood used in construction; thrives in wet soil


large deciduous tree of central and southern Europe and Asia Minor having lanceolate leaves with spiked lobes


oewn-canyon_oak-n oewn-canyon_live_oak-n oewn-maul_oak-n oewn-iron_oak-n oewn-Quercus_chrysolepis-n

medium-sized evergreen of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico with oblong leathery often spiny-edged leaves


medium-large deciduous tree with a thick trunk found in the eastern United States and southern Canada and having close-grained wood and deeply seven-lobed leaves turning scarlet in autumn


small to medium deciduous oak of east central North America; leaves have sharply pointed lobes


any of numerous American oaks having 4 stamens in each floret, acorns requiring two years to mature and leaf veins usually extending beyond the leaf margin to form points or bristles


oewn-southern_red_oak-n oewn-swamp_red_oak-n oewn-turkey_oak-n oewn-Quercus_falcata-n

large round-topped deciduous tree with spreading branches having narrow falcate leaves with deeply sinuate lobes and wood similar to that of northern red oaks; New Jersey to Illinois and southward


oewn-Oregon_white_oak-n oewn-Oregon_oak-n oewn-Garry_oak-n oewn-Quercus_garryana-n

small deciduous tree of western North America with crooked branches and pale grey bark


oewn-holm_oak-n oewn-holm_tree-n oewn-holly-leaved_oak-n oewn-evergreen_oak-n oewn-Quercus_ilex-n

evergreen oak of southern Europe having leaves somewhat resembling those of holly; yields a hard wood


shrubby oak of southeastern United States usually forming dense thickets


small deciduous tree of eastern and central United States having leaves that shine like laurel; wood is used in western states for shingles


small semi-evergreen shrubby tree of southeastern United States having hairy young branchlets and leaves narrowing to a slender bristly point


large deciduous tree of the Pacific coast having deeply parted bristle-tipped leaves


small slow-growing deciduous shrubby tree of dry sandy barrens of southeastern United States having leaves with bristle-tipped lobes resembling turkey's toes


large nearly semi-evergreen oak of southeastern United States; thrives in damp soil


oewn-California_white_oak-n oewn-valley_oak-n oewn-valley_white_oak-n oewn-roble-n oewn-Quercus_lobata-n

tall graceful deciduous California oak having leathery leaves and slender pointed acorns


medium-large deciduous timber tree of central and southern United States; acorns deeply immersed in the cup and mature in first year


oewn-bur_oak-n oewn-burr_oak-n oewn-mossy-cup_oak-n oewn-mossycup_oak-n oewn-Quercus_macrocarpa-n

medium to large deciduous oak of central and eastern North America with ovoid acorns deeply immersed in large fringed cups; yields tough close-grained wood


any of various chiefly American small shrubby oaks often a dominant form on thin dry soils sometimes forming dense thickets


oewn-blackjack_oak-n oewn-blackjack-n oewn-jack_oak-n oewn-Quercus_marilandica-n

a common scrubby deciduous tree of central and southeastern United States having dark bark and broad three-lobed (club-shaped) leaves; tends to form dense thickets


medium to large deciduous tree of moist areas of southeastern United States similar to the basket oak


oak with moderately light fine-grained wood; Japan


an oak having leaves resembling those of chestnut trees


oewn-chinquapin_oak-n oewn-chinkapin_oak-n oewn-yellow_chestnut_oak-n oewn-Quercus_muehlenbergii-n

medium-sized deciduous tree of the eastern United States that yields a strong durable wood


small evergreen shrub or tree of southeastern United States; often forms almost impenetrable thickets in sandy coastal areas


relatively tall deciduous water oak of southeastern United States often cultivated as a shade tree; thrives in wet soil


similar to the pin oak; grows in damp sites in Mississippi River basin


deciduous European oak valued for its tough elastic wood


oewn-basket_oak-n oewn-cow_oak-n oewn-Quercus_prinus-n oewn-Quercus_montana-n

medium to large deciduous tree of the eastern United States; its durable wood is used as timber or split and woven into baskets or chair seats


fast-growing medium to large pyramidal deciduous tree of northeastern United States and southeastern Canada having deeply pinnatifid leaves that turn bright red in autumn; thrives in damp soil


medium to large deciduous oak of the eastern United States having long lanceolate leaves and soft strong wood


oewn-dwarf_chinkapin_oak-n oewn-dwarf_chinquapin_oak-n oewn-dwarf_oak-n oewn-Quercus_prinoides-n

deciduous shrubby tree of northeastern and central United States having a sweet edible nut and often forming dense thickets


oewn-common_oak-n oewn-English_oak-n oewn-pedunculate_oak-n oewn-Quercus_robur-n

medium to large deciduous European oak having smooth leaves with rounded lobes; yields hard strong light-colored wood


large symmetrical deciduous tree with rounded crown widely distributed in eastern North America; has large leaves with triangular spiny tipped lobes and coarse-grained wood less durable than that of white oaks


large deciduous red oak of southern and eastern United States having large seven-lobed to nine-lobed elliptical leaves, large acorns and medium hard coarse-grained wood


oewn-post_oak-n oewn-box_white_oak-n oewn-brash_oak-n oewn-iron_oak-n oewn-Quercus_stellata-n

small deciduous tree of eastern and central United States having dark green lyrate pinnatifid leaves and tough moisture-resistant wood used especially for fence posts


medium-sized evergreen oak of southern Europe and northern Africa having thick corky bark that is periodically stripped to yield commercial cork


small deciduous tree having the trunk branched almost from the base with spreading branches; Texas and southern Oklahoma


a low spreading or prostrate shrub of southwestern United States with small acorns and leaves resembling those of the huckleberry


medium to large deciduous tree of China, Japan, and Korea having thick corky bark


oewn-black_oak-n oewn-yellow_oak-n oewn-quercitron-n oewn-quercitron_oak-n oewn-Quercus_velutina-n

medium to large deciduous timber tree of the eastern United States and southeastern Canada having dark outer bark and yellow inner bark used for tanning; broad five-lobed leaves are bristle-tipped


medium-sized evergreen native to eastern North America to the east coast of Mexico; often cultivated as shade tree for it wide-spreading crown; extremely hard tough durable wood once used in shipbuilding


a small shrubby evergreen tree of western North America similar to the coast live oak but occurring chiefly in foothills of mountain ranges removed from the coast; an important part of the chaparral


nuts of forest trees (as beechnuts and acorns) accumulated on the ground


monoecious trees and shrubs (including the genera Betula and Alnus and Carpinus and Corylus and Ostrya and Ostryopsis)


a genus of trees of the family Betulaceae (such as birches)


any betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula having a thin peeling bark


hard close-grained wood of any of various birch trees; used especially in furniture and interior finishes and plywood


tree of eastern North America with thin lustrous yellow or grey bark


oewn-American_white_birch-n oewn-paper_birch-n oewn-paperbark_birch-n oewn-canoe_birch-n oewn-Betula_cordifolia-n oewn-Betula_papyrifera-n

small American birch with peeling white bark often worked into e.g. baskets or toy canoes


oewn-grey_birch-n oewn-gray_birch-n oewn-American_grey_birch-n oewn-American_gray_birch-n oewn-Betula_populifolia-n

medium-sized birch of eastern North America having white or pale grey bark and valueless wood; occurs often as a second-growth forest tree


oewn-silver_birch-n oewn-common_birch-n oewn-European_white_birch-n oewn-Betula_pendula-n

European birch with silvery white peeling bark and markedly drooping branches


European birch with dull white to pale brown bark and somewhat drooping hairy branches


oewn-black_birch-n oewn-river_birch-n oewn-red_birch-n oewn-Betula_nigra-n

birch of swamps and river bottoms throughout the eastern United States having reddish-brown bark


oewn-sweet_birch-n oewn-cherry_birch-n oewn-black_birch-n oewn-Betula_lenta-n

common birch of the eastern United States having spicy brown bark yielding a volatile oil and hard dark wood used for furniture


Alaskan birch with white to pale brown bark


oewn-swamp_birch-n oewn-water_birch-n oewn-mountain_birch-n oewn-Western_paper_birch-n oewn-Western_birch-n oewn-Betula_fontinalis-n

birch of western United States resembling the paper birch but having brownish bark


small shrub of colder parts of North America and Greenland


north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and conelike fruit; bark is used in tanning and dyeing and the wood is rot-resistant


wood of any of various alder trees; resistant to underwater rot; used for bridges etc


oewn-common_alder-n oewn-European_black_alder-n oewn-Alnus_glutinosa-n oewn-Alnus_vulgaris-n

medium-sized tree with brown-black bark and woody fruiting catkins; leaves are hairy beneath


native to Europe but introduced in America


shrub or small tree of southeastern United States having soft light brown wood


large tree of Pacific coast of North America having hard red wood much used for furniture


common shrub of Canada and northeastern United States having shoots scattered with rust-colored down


common shrub of the eastern United States with smooth bark


North American shrub with light green leaves and winged nuts


used in some classification systems for the genera Carpinus, Ostryopsis, and Ostryopsis


mostly deciduous monoecious trees or shrubs: hornbeams; sometimes placed in subfamily Carpinaceae


any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Carpinus


medium-sized Old World tree with smooth grey bark and leaves like beech that turn yellow-orange in autumn


tree or large shrub with grey bark and blue-green leaves that turn red-orange in autumn


deciduous monoecious trees of Europe and Asia and America; sometimes placed in subfamily or family Carpinaceae


any of several trees resembling hornbeams with fruiting clusters resembling hops


medium-sized hop hornbeam of southern Europe and Asia Minor


oewn-Eastern_hop_hornbeam-n oewn-ironwood-n oewn-ironwood_tree-n oewn-Ostrya_virginiana-n

medium-sized hop hornbeam of eastern North America


deciduous monoecious shrubs of China and Mongolia resembling trees of the genus Ostrya; sometimes placed in subfamily or family Carpinaceae


used in some classification systems for the genus Corylus


deciduous monoecious nut-bearing shrubs of small trees: hazel; sometimes placed in the subfamily or family Corylaceae


any of several shrubs or small trees of the genus Corylus bearing edible nuts enclosed in a leafy husk


the fine-grained wood of a hazelnut tree (genus Corylus) and the hazel tree (Australian genus Pomaderris)


nut-bearing shrub of eastern North America


oewn-cobnut-n oewn-filbert-n oewn-Corylus_avellana-n oewn-Corylus_avellana_grandis-n

small nut-bearing tree much grown in Europe


hazel of western United States with conspicuous beaklike involucres on the nuts


an order of dicotyledonous plants having gamopetalous flowers, Gentianaceae, Apocynaceae, Asclepiadaceae, Loganiaceae, Oleaceae,  Salvadoraceae


chiefly herbaceous plants with showy flowers; some are cultivated as ornamentals


genus of low-growing herbs mostly of Northern Hemisphere having flowers with protruding spirally twisted anthers


any of various plants of the genus Centaurium


erect plant with small clusters of pink trumpet-shaped flowers of southwestern United States


common European glabrous annual centaury with flowers in dense cymes


tufted perennial of western Europe and Azores having bright pink to white flowers


a variety of centaury found at the seaside


small genus of herbs of warm regions of southern North America to northern South America


oewn-prairie_gentian-n oewn-tulip_gentian-n oewn-bluebell-n oewn-Eustoma_grandiflorum-n

one of the most handsome prairie wildflowers having large erect bell-shaped bluish flowers; of moist places in prairies and fields from eastern Colorado and Nebraska south to New Mexico and Texas


genus of tropical Asiatic and African plants: especially Persian violets


perennial cultivated especially as a houseplant for its fragrant bluish to dark lavender flowers


genus of North American herbs: columbo; includes some species sometimes placed in genus Swertia


oewn-columbo-n oewn-American_columbo-n oewn-deer-ap-s-ear-n oewn-deer-ap-s-ears-n oewn-pyramid_plant-n oewn-American_gentian-n

any of various tall perennial herbs constituting the genus Frasera; widely distributed in warm dry upland areas of California, Oregon, and Washington


tall herb with panicles of white flowers flushed with green; northwestern United States; sometimes placed in genus Swertia


type genus of the Gentianaceae; cosmopolitan genus of herbs nearly cosmopolitan in cool temperate regions; in some classifications includes genera Gentianopsis and Gentianella


any of various plants of the family Gentianaceae especially the genera Gentiana and Gentianella and Gentianopsis


low-growing alpine plant cultivated for its dark glossy green leaves in basal rosettes and showy solitary bell-shaped blue flowers


oewn-closed_gentian-n oewn-blind_gentian-n oewn-bottle_gentian-n oewn-Gentiana_andrewsii-n

gentian of eastern North America having tubular blue or white flowers that open little if at all


tufted sometimes sprawling perennial with blue flowers spotted with green; western North America


similar to Gentiana andrewsii but with larger flowers


robust European perennial having clusters of yellow flowers


perennial Eurasian gentian with sky-blue funnel-shaped flowers of damp open heaths


erect perennial of wet woodlands of North America having leaves and flower buds resembling those of soapwort


a perennial marsh gentian of eastern North America


genus of herbs with flowers that resemble gentian; in some classifications included in genus Gentiana


oewn-agueweed-n oewn-ague_weed-n oewn-five-flowered_gentian-n oewn-stiff_gentian-n oewn-Gentianella_quinquefolia-n oewn-Gentiana_quinquefolia-n

gentian of eastern North America having clusters of bristly blue flowers


gentian of Europe and China having creamy white flowers with fringed corollas


genus of fringed gentians; in some classifications included in genus Gentiana


any of various herbs of the genus Gentianopsis having the margins of the corolla lobes fringed; sometimes included in genus Gentiana


tall widely distributed fringed gentian of eastern North America having violet-blue or white fringed flowers


medium-tall fringed gentian with pale-blue to blue-purple flowers; circumboreal in distribution


small blue-flowered fringed gentian of east central North America


small blue-flowered fringed gentian of western United States (Rocky Mountains) especially around hot springs in Yellowstone National Park


small blue-flowered fringed gentian of Sierra Nevada mountains


genus of herbs of Eurasia and the Americas: spurred gentians


any of various plants of the genus Halenia having flowers with spurred lobes


genus of smooth slender North American herbs with showy flowers


any of various plants of the genus Sabbatia having usually pink cymose flowers; occur from acid bogs to brackish marshes


oewn-marsh_pink-n oewn-rose_pink-n oewn-bitter_floom-n oewn-American_centaury-n oewn-Sabbatia_stellaris-n oewn-Sabbatia_Angularis-n

any of several pink-flowered marsh plant of the eastern United States resembling a true centaury


prairie herb with solitary lilac-colored flowers


genus of herbs of mountains of North America and Eurasia and Africa


perennial of damp places in mountains of Eurasia and North America having dull-colored blue or violet flowers


a family of Old World shrubs and trees of order Gentianales; related to Oleaceae but having four stamens and four petals


genus of evergreen trees or shrubs; fruit is a drupe; grows in Africa through Arabia to India and China


glabrous or pubescent evergreen shrub or tree of the genus Salvadora; twigs are fibrous and in some parts of the world are bound together in clusters and used as a toothbrush; shoots are used as camel fodder; plant ash provides salt


trees and shrubs having berries or drupes or capsules as fruits; sometimes placed in the order Oleales: olive, ash, jasmine, privet, lilac


coextensive with the family Oleaceae; in some classifications included in the order Gentianales


evergreen trees and shrubs having oily one-seeded fruits


a tree of the genus Olea cultivated for its fruit


hard yellow often variegated wood of an olive tree; used in cabinetwork


evergreen tree cultivated in the Mediterranean region since antiquity and now elsewhere; has edible shiny black fruits


small ovoid fruit of the European olive tree; important food and source of oil


northern Zealand tree having dense hard light-brown wood


small New Zealand tree having red pulpy one-seeded fruit


any of various small decorative flowering trees or shrubs of the genus Chionanthus


small bushy tree of southeastern United States having profuse clusters of white flowers


genus of often spiny American shrubs and trees


spiny branching deciduous shrub of southwestern United States having clusters of insignificant yellow-white flowers appearing before leaves followed by attractive black berrylike fruits


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


any of various deciduous pinnate-leaved ornamental or timber trees of the genus Fraxinus


strong elastic wood of any of various ash trees; used for furniture and tool handles and sporting goods such as baseball bats


spreading American ash with leaves pale green or silvery beneath and having hard brownish wood


small ash of swampy areas of southeastern United States


shrubby ash of southwestern United States having fragrant white flowers


shrubby California ash with showy off-white flowers


tall ash of Europe to the Caucasus having leaves shiny dark-green above and pale downy beneath


timber tree of western North America yielding hard light wood; closely related to the red ash


oewn-black_ash-n oewn-basket_ash-n oewn-brown_ash-n oewn-hoop_ash-n oewn-Fraxinus_nigra-n

vigorous spreading North American tree having dark brown heavy wood; leaves turn gold in autumn


southern Mediterranean ash having fragrant white flowers in dense panicles and yielding manna


smallish American tree with velvety branchlets and lower leaf surfaces


a variety of red ash having glossy branchlets and lower leaf surfaces


ash of central and southern United States with bluish-green foliage and hard brown wood


timber tree of central and southeastern United States having hairy branchlets and a swollen trunk base


small shrubby ash of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico


shrubs and woody climbers mostly of tropical and temperate Old World: jasmine; jessamine


any of several shrubs and vines of the genus Jasminum chiefly native to Asia


evergreen rambling yellow-flowered shrub of western China


deciduous rambling shrub widely cultivated for its winter-blooming yellow flowers


oewn-common_jasmine-n oewn-true_jasmine-n oewn-jessamine-n oewn-Jasminum_officinale-n

a climbing deciduous shrub with fragrant white or yellow or red flowers used in perfume and to flavor tea


East Indian evergreen vine cultivated for its profuse fragrant white flowers


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


eastern Asian shrub cultivated especially for its persistent foliage


fast-growing and tightly branched hybrid of Ligustrum ovalifolium and Ligustrum obtusifolium


evergreen shrub of Japan and Korea having small dark leaves and flowers in loose panicles; related to but smaller than Chinese privet


erect evergreen treelike shrub of China and Korea and Japan having acuminate leaves and flowers in long erect panicles; resembles Japanese privet


small deciduous shrub having graceful arching branches and luxuriant foliage


semi-evergreen Japanese shrub having malodorous flowers; used extensively for hedges because more likely to stay green that common privet


deciduous semi-evergreen shrub used for hedges


widely distributed genus of evergreen shrubs or trees of southern United States and Middle East and China and Japan


small tree of southern United States having panicles of dull white flowers followed by dark purple fruits


small genus of evergreen shrubs of the Mediterranean region


evergreen shrub with white flowers and olivelike fruits


genus of Old World shrubs or low trees having fragrant flowers in showy panicles: lilacs


any of various plants of the genus Syringa having large panicles of usually fragrant flowers


robust upright shrub of mountains of northern India having oblong-elliptic leaves and pale lilac or white malodorous flowers


central European upright shrub having elliptic leaves and upright clusters of lilac or deep violet flowers


small densely branching Asiatic shrub having lanceolate leaves and panicles of fragrant lilac flowers


small tree of Japan having narrow pointed leaves and creamy-white flowers


lilac of northern China having ovate leaves and profuse early summer rose-lilac flowers


large European lilac naturalized in North America having heart-shaped ovate leaves and large panicles of highly fragrant lilac or white flowers


hardened sugary exudation of various trees


any of various plants of the family Haemodoraceae; roots contain a deep red coloring matter


genus of monocotyledonous plants with curious woolly flowers on sturdy stems above a fan of sword-shaped leaves; includes kangaroo's paw and Australian sword lily; sometimes placed in family Amaryllidaceae


oewn-kangaroo_paw-n oewn-kangaroo-ap-s_paw-n oewn-kangaroo-ap-s-foot-n oewn-kangaroo-foot_plant-n oewn-Australian_sword_lily-n oewn-Anigozanthus_manglesii-n

sedgelike spring-flowering herb having clustered flowers covered with woolly hairs; Australia


a group of chiefly woody plants considered among the most primitive of angiosperms; perianth poorly developed or lacking; flowers often unisexual and often in catkins and often wind pollinated; contains 23 families including the Betulaceae and Fagaceae (includes the Amentiferae); sometimes classified as a superorder


used in some classification systems for plants that bear catkins


genus of fossil plants of the Oligocene having flowers resembling those of the witch hazel; found in Baltic region


genus of fossil plants having wood identical with or similar to that of the witch hazel


genus of fossil plants having leaves similar to those of the witch hazel


comprises genera Hamamelis, Corylopsis, Fothergilla, Liquidambar, Parrotia, and other small genera


deciduous shrubs or small trees: witch hazel


oewn-witch_hazel-n oewn-witch_hazel_plant-n oewn-wych_hazel-n oewn-wych_hazel_plant-n

any of several shrubs or trees of the genus Hamamelis; bark yields an astringent lotion


common shrub of eastern North America having small yellow flowers after the leaves have fallen


fragrant shrub of lower Mississippi valley having very small flowers from midwinter to spring


small genus of deciduous shrubs of temperate regions of Asia


any of several Asiatic deciduous shrubs cultivated for their nodding racemes of yellow flowers that appear before the leaves


small genus of deciduous shrubs of the southeastern United States


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; grows from Alabama to the Allegheny Mountains


oewn-sweet_gum-n oewn-sweet_gum_tree-n oewn-bilsted-n oewn-red_gum-n oewn-American_sweet_gum-n oewn-Liquidambar_styraciflua-n

a North American tree of the genus Liquidambar having prickly spherical fruit clusters and fragrant sap


aromatic exudate from the sweet gum tree


oewn-sweet_gum-n oewn-satin_walnut-n oewn-hazelwood-n oewn-red_gum-n

reddish-brown wood and lumber from heartwood of the sweet gum tree used to make furniture


oewn-iron_tree-n oewn-iron-tree-n oewn-ironwood-n oewn-ironwood_tree-n

a small slow-growing deciduous tree of northern Iran having a low domed shape


exceptionally tough or hard wood of any of a number of ironwood trees


one species: deciduous tree of the Himalaya Mountains


coextensive with the family Juglandaceae


trees having usually edible nuts: butternuts, walnuts, hickories, pecans


any of various trees of the genus Juglans


hard dark-brown wood of any of various walnut trees; used especially for furniture and paneling


medium-sized tree with somewhat aromatic compound leaves and edible nuts


oewn-butternut-n oewn-butternut_tree-n oewn-white_walnut-n oewn-Juglans_cinerea-n

North American walnut tree having light-brown wood and edible nuts; source of a light-brown dye


oewn-black_walnut-n oewn-black_walnut_tree-n oewn-black_hickory-n oewn-Juglans_nigra-n

North American walnut tree with hard dark wood and edible nut


oewn-English_walnut-n oewn-English_walnut_tree-n oewn-Circassian_walnut-n oewn-Persian_walnut-n oewn-Juglans_regia-n

Eurasian walnut valued for its large edible nut and its hard richly figured wood; widely cultivated


genus of large deciduous nut-bearing trees; United States and China


American hardwood tree bearing edible nuts


valuable tough heavy hardwood from various hickory trees


oewn-water_hickory-n oewn-bitter_pecan-n oewn-water_bitternut-n oewn-Carya_aquatica-n

hickory of southern United States having many narrow leaflets and rather bitter nuts


oewn-pignut-n oewn-pignut_hickory-n oewn-brown_hickory-n oewn-black_hickory-n oewn-Carya_glabra-n

an American hickory tree having bitter nuts


oewn-bitternut-n oewn-bitternut_hickory-n oewn-bitter_hickory-n oewn-bitter_pignut-n oewn-swamp_hickory-n oewn-Carya_cordiformis-n

hickory of the eastern United States having a leaves with 7 or 9 leaflets and thin-shelled very bitter nuts


oewn-pecan-n oewn-pecan_tree-n oewn-Carya_illinoensis-n oewn-Carya_illinoinsis-n

tree of southern United States and Mexico cultivated for its nuts


oewn-big_shellbark-n oewn-big_shellbark_hickory-n oewn-big_shagbark-n oewn-king_nut-n oewn-king_nut_hickory-n oewn-Carya_laciniosa-n

hickory of the eastern United States resembling the shagbark but having a much larger nut


hickory of southern United States and Mexico having hard nutmeg-shaped nuts


oewn-shagbark-n oewn-shagbark_hickory-n oewn-shellbark-n oewn-shellbark_hickory-n oewn-Carya_ovata-n

North American hickory having loose grey shaggy bark and edible nuts


oewn-mockernut-n oewn-mockernut_hickory-n oewn-black_hickory-n oewn-white-heart_hickory-n oewn-big-bud_hickory-n oewn-Carya_tomentosa-n

smooth-barked North American hickory with 7 to 9 leaflets bearing a hard-shelled edible nut


any tree of the genus Pterocarya; fruit is a small winged nutlet; Caucasus to southeastern Asia


medium-sized Caucasian much-branched tree distinguished from other walnut trees by its winged fruit


oewn-Myrtales-n oewn-order_Myrtales-n oewn-Thymelaeales-n oewn-order_Thymelaeales-n

Myrtaceae, Combretaceae, Elaeagnaceae, Haloragidaceae, Melastomaceae, Lecythidaceae, Lythraceae, Rhizophoraceae, Onagraceae, Lecythidaceae, Punicaceae


a family of tropical trees and shrubs of the order Myrtales


an Indian tree of the family Combretaceae that is a source of timber and gum


type genus of the Combretaceae: tropical and subtropical small shrubs and trees


any of numerous shrubs or small trees of the genus Combretum having spikes of small flowers


ornamental African shrub or climber with red flowers


small deciduous tree of the Transvaal having spikes of yellow flowers


small South African tree having creamy yellow fragrant flowers usually growing on stream banks


monotypic genus of tropical American trees: button tree


evergreen tree or shrub with fruit resembling buttons and yielding heavy hard compact wood


shrub to moderately large tree that grows in brackish water along the seacoasts of western Africa and tropical America; locally important as a source of tannin


any of several shrubs of the genus Elaeagnus having silver-white twigs and yellow flowers followed by olivelike fruits


erect shrub or climber of India and China with red olivelike fruit


oewn-silverberry-n oewn-silver_berry-n oewn-silverbush-n oewn-silver-bush-n oewn-Elaeagnus_commutata-n

deciduous unarmed North American shrub with silvery leaves and fruits


deciduous shrubby tree of Europe and western Asia having grey leaves and small yellow fruits covered in silvery scales; sometimes spiny


oewn-Haloragidaceae-n oewn-family_Haloragidaceae-n oewn-Haloragaceae-n oewn-family_Haloragaceae-n oewn-water-milfoil_family-n

a family of dicotyledonous plants of the order Myrtales


chiefly monoecious and usually aquatic herbs (as the milfoils)


an aquatic plant of the genus Myriophyllum having feathery underwater leaves and small inconspicuous flowers


large tropical trees bearing large fruits with woody skins


West Indian tree bearing edible fruit resembling mango


tall South American tree bearing brazil nuts


herbs and shrubs and small trees with pink or purple flowers


any of numerous herbs and subshrubs of the genus Lythrum


marsh herb with a long spike of purple flowers; originally of Europe but now rampant in eastern United States


annual with small solitary pink flowers; originally of Europe but widely naturalized in moist areas


shrubs or small trees of tropical Asia and Africa usually with showy white, pink, or purplish flowers


oewn-crape_myrtle-n oewn-crepe_myrtle-n oewn-crepe_flower-n oewn-Lagerstroemia_indica-n

ornamental shrub from eastern India commonly planted in the southern United States


native to Asia, Australia, and East Indies, where it provides timber called pyinma; used elsewhere as an ornamental for its large showy flowers


relatively hard durable timber from the Queen's crape myrtle; light reddish brown, smooth and lustrous


trees and shrubs yielding a fragrant oil


any evergreen shrub or tree of the genus Myrtus


European shrub with white or rosy flowers followed by black berries


oewn-bayberry-n oewn-bay-rum_tree-n oewn-Jamaica_bayberry-n oewn-wild_cinnamon-n oewn-Pimenta_acris-n


oewn-allspice-n oewn-allspice_tree-n oewn-pimento_tree-n oewn-Pimenta_dioica-n

aromatic West Indian tree that produces allspice berries


tropical American tree having small white flowers and aromatic berries


tropical trees and shrubs with aromatic leaves and often valuable hard wood


tree of extreme southern Florida and West Indies having thin scaly bark and aromatic fruits and seeds and yielding hard heavy close-grained zebrawood


Brazilian tree with spicy red fruit; often cultivated in California and Florida


oewn-rose_apple-n oewn-rose-apple_tree-n oewn-jambosa-n oewn-Eugenia_jambos-n

tropical tree of the East Indies cultivated for its edible fruit


South American shrub having edible greenish plumlike fruit


used in some classifications for rose apples (Eugenia jambos)


a genus of tropical American trees and shrubs of the myrtle family


small evergreen tropical tree native to Brazil and West Indies but introduced into southern United States; grown in Brazil for its edible tough-skinned purple grapelike fruit that grows all along the branches


oewn-guava-n oewn-true_guava-n oewn-guava_bush-n oewn-Psidium_guajava-n

small tropical American shrubby tree; widely cultivated in warm regions for its sweet globular yellow fruit


oewn-guava-n oewn-strawberry_guava-n oewn-yellow_cattley_guava-n oewn-Psidium_littorale-n

small tropical shrubby tree bearing small yellowish fruit


oewn-cattley_guava-n oewn-purple_strawberry_guava-n oewn-Psidium_cattleianum-n oewn-Psidium_littorale_longipes-n

small tropical shrubby tree bearing deep red oval fruit


South American tree having fruit similar to the true guava


any of various trees of the genera Eucalyptus or Liquidambar or Nyssa that are sources of gum


wood or lumber from any of various gum trees especially the sweet gum


tall trees native to the Australian region; source of timber and medicinal oils from the aromatic leaves


wood of any of various eucalyptus trees valued as timber


any of several Australian gum trees growing on moist or alluvial soil


any of several low-growing Australian eucalypts


any of several Australian eucalypts having fibrous inner bark


any of several Australian eucalypts having the bark smooth except at or near the base of the trunk


oewn-red_gum-n oewn-peppermint-n oewn-peppermint_gum-n oewn-Eucalyptus_amygdalina-n


oewn-river_red_gum-n oewn-river_gum-n oewn-Eucalyptus_camaldulensis-n oewn-Eucalyptus_rostrata-n

somewhat crooked red gum tree growing chiefly along rivers; has durable reddish lumber used in heavy construction


medium-sized swamp gum of New South Wales and Victoria


oewn-snow_gum-n oewn-ghost_gum-n oewn-white_ash-n oewn-Eucalyptus_coriacea-n oewn-Eucalyptus_pauciflora-n

small to medium-sized tree of Australia and Tasmania having smooth white to light-grey bark shedding in patches or strips


tall timber tree with hard heavy pinkish or light brown wood


large tree with dark compact bark on lower trunk but smooth and white above; yields lumber similar to that of European or American ashes


tall fast-growing timber tree with leaves containing a medicinal oil; young leaves are bluish


very tall tree of Queensland and New South Wales


similar to but smaller than the spotted gum and having lemon-scented leaves


oewn-black_mallee-n oewn-black_sally-n oewn-black_gum-n oewn-Eucalytus_stellulata-n

a small mallee with rough dark-colored bark toward the butt; yields a red eucalyptus kino gum


tall tree of Queensland and New South Wales and Victoria


tree having wood similar to the alpine ash; tallest tree in Australia and tallest hardwood in the world


reddish-brown dried gummy exudation from any of several trees of the genus Eucalyptus especially Eucalyptus camaldulensis


a tropical evergreen tree of the myrtle family native to the East Indies but cultivated elsewhere


oewn-clove-n oewn-clove_tree-n oewn-Syzygium_aromaticum-n oewn-Eugenia_aromaticum-n oewn-Eugenia_caryophyllatum-n

moderate sized very symmetrical red-flowered evergreen widely cultivated in the tropics for its flower buds which are source of cloves


aromatic flower bud of a clove tree; yields a spice


oewn-Nyssaceae-n oewn-family_Nyssaceae-n oewn-sour-gum_family-n oewn-tupelo_family-n

a family of dicotyledonous trees of order Myrtales that includes the sour gum trees


tupelos: deciduous trees of moist habitats especially swamps and beside ponds


any of several gum trees of swampy areas of North America


columnar swamp tree of southeastern to midwestern North America yielding pale soft easily worked wood


oewn-sour_gum-n oewn-black_gum-n oewn-pepperidge-n oewn-Nyssa_sylvatica-n

columnar tree of eastern North America having horizontal limbs and small leaves that emerge late in spring and have brilliant color in early fall


pale soft wood of a tupelo tree especially the water gum


a large and widely distributed family of plants of the order Myrtales


any of several erect perennial rhizomatous herbs of the genus Circaea having white flowers that open at dawn; Northern Hemisphere


an Alpine variety of enchanter's nightshade


tall evening primrose with inconspicuous flowers


large widely distributed genus of herbs and subshrubs of especially western North America and Arctic areas


a plant of the genus Epilobium having pink or yellow flowers and seeds with silky hairs


oewn-fireweed-n oewn-giant_willowherb-n oewn-rosebay_willowherb-n oewn-wickup-n oewn-Epilobium_angustifolium-n

tall North American perennial with creeping rootstocks and narrow leaves and spikes of pinkish-purple flowers occurring in great abundance in burned-over areas or recent clearings; an important honey plant


oewn-California_fuchsia-n oewn-humming_bird-ap-s_trumpet-n oewn-Epilobium_canum_canum-n oewn-Zauschneria_californica-n

shrublet of southwestern United States to Mexico having brilliant scarlet flowers


plant of Europe and Asia having purplish-red flowers and hairy stems and leaves; introduced into North America


large genus of decorative tropical shrubs with pendulous tetramerous flowers


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


oewn-lady-ap-s-eardrop-n oewn-ladies-ap--eardrop-n oewn-lady-ap-s-eardrops-n oewn-ladies-ap--eardrops-n oewn-Fuchsia_coccinea-n

erect or climbing shrub of Brazil with deep pink to red flowers


oewn-konini-n oewn-tree_fuchsia-n oewn-native_fuchsia-n oewn-Fuchsia_excorticata-n

erect deciduous shrub or tree to 10 feet with maroon flowers; New Zealand


chiefly North American herbs with usually nocturnal flowers


any of several plants of the family Onagraceae


a coarse biennial of eastern North America with yellow flowers that open in the evening; naturalized in Europe


a day-flowering biennial or perennial of the genus Oenothera


evening-opening primrose of south central United States


shrub or small tree native to southwestern Asia having large red many-seeded fruit


trees and shrubs that usually form dense jungles along tropical seacoasts


type genus of the Rhizophoraceae; a small genus of tropical trees and shrubs


a tropical tree or shrub bearing fruit that germinates while still on the tree and having numerous prop roots that eventually form an impenetrable mass and are important in land building


family of trees and shrubs and herbs having tough bark that are found especially in Australia and tropical Africa


any of several ornamental shrubs with shiny mostly evergreen leaves and clusters of small bell-shaped flowers


widely cultivated low evergreen shrub with dense clusters of fragrant pink to deep rose flowers


bushy Eurasian shrub with glossy leathery oblong leaves and yellow-green flowers


small European deciduous shrub with fragrant lilac-colored flowers followed by red berries on highly toxic twigs


deciduous shrub of North America: leatherwood


oewn-leatherwood-n oewn-moosewood-n oewn-moose-wood-n oewn-wicopy-n oewn-ropebark-n oewn-Dirca_palustris-n

deciduous shrub of eastern North America having tough flexible branches and pliable bark and small yellow flowers


family comprising solely the genus Trapa; in some classifications treated as a subfamily or tribe of the family Onagraceae


small genus of Eurasian aquatic perennial herbs: water chestnut


a plant of the genus Trapa bearing spiny four-pronged edible nutlike fruits


water chestnut whose spiny fruit has two rather than 4 prongs


oewn-Melastomataceae-n oewn-family_Melastomataceae-n oewn-Melastomaceae-n oewn-family_Melastomaceae-n oewn-meadow-beauty_family-n

a family of trees and bushes and herbs of order Myrtales; many are cultivated as ornamentals


type genus of Melastomataceae; Asiatic shrubs with leathery leaves and large purple flowers followed by edible fleshy black berries


evergreen spreading shrub of India and southeastern Asia having large purple flowers


tropical Old World ornamental evergreen shrubs having fleshy leaves and large panicles of white pink flowers


a beautiful tropical evergreen epiphytic shrub grown for its lush foliage and huge panicles of pink flowers; Philippines


any of several plants of the genus Rhexia usually having pink-purple to magenta flowers; eastern North America


type and sole genus of the Cannaceae: perennial lily-like herbs of New World tropics


any plant of the genus Canna having large sheathing leaves and clusters of large showy flowers


plants grown for their large bright yellow to red flowers


oewn-achira-n oewn-indian_shot-n oewn-arrowroot-n oewn-Canna_indica-n oewn-Canna_edulis-n

canna grown especially for its edible rootstock from which arrowroot starch is obtained


tropical perennial herbs with usually starchy rhizomes


any of numerous herbs of the genus Maranta having tuberous starchy roots and large sheathing leaves


oewn-arrowroot-n oewn-American_arrowroot-n oewn-obedience_plant-n oewn-Maranta_arundinaceae-n

white-flowered West Indian plant whose root yields arrowroot starch


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


low-growing Asian banana tree cultivated especially in the West Indies for its clusters of edible yellow fruit


Asiatic banana plant cultivated especially as a foliage plant in Japan


a banana tree bearing hanging clusters of edible angular greenish starchy fruits; tropics and subtropics


widely cultivated species of banana trees bearing compact hanging clusters of commercially important edible yellow fruit


Philippine banana tree having leafstalks that yield Manila hemp used for rope and paper etc


oewn-Abyssinian_banana-n oewn-Ethiopian_banana-n oewn-Ensete_ventricosum-n oewn-Musa_ensete-n

large evergreen arborescent herb having huge paddle-shaped leaves and bearing inedible fruit that resemble bananas but edible young flower shoots; sometimes placed in genus Musa


woody plants with erect stems of tropical South America and South Africa and Madagascar; in some classifications included in the family Musaceae


small genus of large perennial evergreen herbs having leaves resembling those of banana plants; sometimes placed in family Musaceae


ornamental plant of tropical South Africa and South America having stalks of orange and purplish-blue flowers resembling a bird


woody tropical plants with tall trunks; sometimes placed in family Musaceae


oewn-traveler-ap-s_tree-n oewn-traveller-ap-s_tree-n oewn-ravenala-n oewn-Ravenala_madagascariensis-n

giant treelike plant having edible nuts and leafstalks that yield a refreshing drink of clear watery sap; reputedly an emergency source of water for travelers


a family of tropical monocotyledonous plants of order Musales


tropical Asiatic and Polynesian perennial plants: ginger


perennial plants having thick branching aromatic rhizomes and leafy reedlike stems


oewn-common_ginger-n oewn-Canton_ginger-n oewn-stem_ginger-n oewn-Zingiber_officinale-n

tropical Asian plant widely cultivated for its pungent root; source of gingerroot and powdered ginger


widely cultivated tropical plant of India having yellow flowers and a large aromatic deep yellow rhizome; source of a condiment and a yellow dye


oewn-Alpinia-n oewn-genus_Alpinia-n oewn-genus_Zerumbet-n oewn-genus_Languas-n

perennial rhizomatous herbs of Asia and Australia and Polynesia having ginger-scented rhizomes


southeastern Asian perennial with aromatic roots


Chinese perennial with pyramidal racemes of white flowers and pungent aromatic roots used medicinally and as flavoring


an ornamental ginger native to Pacific islands


oewn-shellflower-n oewn-shall-flower-n oewn-shell_ginger-n oewn-Alpinia_Zerumbet-n oewn-Alpinia_speciosa-n oewn-Languas_speciosa-n

cultivated for its shining oblong leaves and arching clusters of white flowers with pink shading and crinkled yellow lips with variegated magenta stripes


an African genus of plants of the family Zingiberaceae


oewn-grains_of_paradise-n oewn-Guinea_grains-n oewn-Guinea_pepper-n oewn-melagueta_pepper-n oewn-Aframomum_melegueta-n

West African plant bearing pungent peppery seeds


rhizomatous herb of India having aromatic seeds used as seasoning


a group of families of more or less advanced trees and shrubs and herbs having either polypetalous or gamopetalous corollas and often with ovules attached to the walls of the ovary; contains 69 families including Ericaceae and Cruciferae and Malvaceae; sometimes classified as a superorder


oewn-Parietales-n oewn-order_Parietales-n oewn-Hypericales-n oewn-order_Hypericales-n

a large order of dicotyledonous plants of subclass Dilleniidae


used in some classifications; coextensive with Parietales


monoecious succulent herbs or shrubs of tropical and warm regions especially America


large genus of tropical succulent plants widely cultivated


any of numerous plants of the genus Begonia grown for their attractive glossy asymmetrical leaves and colorful flowers in usually terminal cymes or racemes


any of numerous begonias having fibrous rather than tuberous or rhizomatous roots


any of numerous begonias having large tuberous roots


any of numerous begonias having prominent shaggy creeping stems or rhizomes


hybrid winter-blooming begonia grown for its many large pink flowers


South American fibrous-rooted begonias having prominent basal leaf lobes suggesting angels' wings and racemes of coral-red flowers


tuberous or semi-tuberous South African begonia having shallowly lobed ovate leaves and small white flowers


oewn-beefsteak_begonia-n oewn-kidney_begonia-n oewn-Begonia_erythrophylla-n oewn-Begonia_feastii-n

rhizomatous begonia with roundish fleshy leaves reddish colored beneath


rhizomatous begonia having leaves with pointed lobes suggestive of stars and pink flowers


oewn-rex_begonia-n oewn-king_begonia-n oewn-painted-leaf_begonia-n oewn-beefsteak_geranium-n oewn-Begonia_rex-n

any of numerous usually rhizomatous hybrid begonias derived from an East Indian plant having rough-textured leaves patterned in silver and bronze and purple and red-brown with inconspicuous flowers


hybrid fibrous-rooted begonia having broad-ovate green to bronze-red leaves and small clusters of white or pink or red flowers; widely used as a bedding plant


semi-tuberous begonia having peltate leaves and rose-pink flowers; Yemen


any of numerous hybrid begonias having tuberous roots and variously colored flowers


chiefly tropical shrubs and trees and climbers having leathery leaves or flattened leaflike stems: genera Dillenia and Hibbertia


East Indian and Australian shrubs and trees having panicles of large white or yellow flowers


any of several evergreen trees or shrubs of the genus Dillenia grown for their foliage and nodding flowers resembling magnolias which are followed by fruit that is used in curries and jellies and preserves


evergreen heathlike or scandent shrubs of Madagascar, Australasia, Polynesia


any of several Australasian evergreen vines widely cultivated in warm regions for their large bright yellow single flowers


oewn-Guttiferae-n oewn-family_Guttiferae-n oewn-Clusiaceae-n oewn-family_Clusiaceae-n oewn-St_John-ap-s_wort_family-n

widely distributed family of chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines that produce oils and resins and some usable timber


any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum having shiny leathery leaves and lightweight hard wood


wood of any poon tree; used for masts and spars


West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice


tropical American tree; valued for its hard durable wood


East Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers; coastal areas southern India to Malaysia


tropical American aromatic trees or shrubs; often epiphytic; some stranglers


an aromatic tree of the genus Clusia having large white or yellow or pink flowers


a West Indies clusia having fig-shaped fruit


oewn-pitch_apple-n oewn-strangler_fig-n oewn-Clusia_rosea-n oewn-Clusia_major-n

a common tropical American clusia having solitary white or rose flowers


East Indian tree with thick leathery leaves and edible fruit


oewn-gamboge_tree-n oewn-Garcinia_hanburyi-n oewn-Garcinia_cambogia-n oewn-Garcinia_gummi-gutta-n

low spreading tree of Indonesia yielding an orange to brown gum resin (gamboge) used as a pigment when powdered


used in some classification systems for plants usually included among the Guttiferae


large almost cosmopolitan genus of evergreen or deciduous shrubs and herbs with often showy yellow flowers; cosmopolitan except tropical lowlands and Arctic or high altitudes and desert regions


any of numerous plants of the genus Hypericum having yellow flowers and transparently dotted leaves; traditionally gathered on St John's eve to ward off evil


deciduous bushy Eurasian shrub with golden yellow flowers and reddish-purple fruits from which a soothing salve is made in Spain


perennial shrub having large star-shaped yellow flowers in narrowly pyramidal cymes


creeping evergreen shrub with bright yellow star-shaped summer flowers; useful as ground cover


oewn-orange_grass-n oewn-nitweed-n oewn-pineweed-n oewn-pine-weed-n oewn-Hypericum_gentianoides-n

annual wiry-stemmed North American weed with minute scalelike leaves and small yellow flowers


shrubby plant having yellow to apricot flowers with four petals arranged in a cross; southeastern United States: New York to Texas


low shrubby plant having yellow flowers with four petals arranged in a cross; Bermuda and southeastern United States to West Indies and eastern Mexico


yellow-flowered perennial common in fields and waste places but a weed in rangelands


stiff shrub having oblong entire leaves and dense cymes of yellow flowers


European perennial St John's wort; Ireland and France to western Siberia


perennial marsh herb with pink to mauve flowers; southeastern United States


American and Asiatic trees having edible one-seeded fruit


oewn-mammee_apple-n oewn-mammee-n oewn-mamey-n oewn-mammee_tree-n oewn-Mammea_americana-n

tropical American tree having edible fruit with a leathery rind


genus of tropical Asiatic trees having large solitary flowers


oewn-rose_chestnut-n oewn-ironwood-n oewn-ironwood_tree-n oewn-Mesua_ferrea-n

handsome East Indian evergreen tree often planted as an ornamental for its fragrant white flowers that yield a perfume; source of very heavy hardwood used for railroad ties


small Asiatic woody vine bearing many-seeded fruit


climbing Asiatic vine having long finely serrate leaves and racemes of white flowers followed by greenish-yellow edible fruit


oewn-Chinese_gooseberry-n oewn-kiwi-n oewn-kiwi_vine-n oewn-Actinidia_chinensis-n oewn-Actinidia_deliciosa-n

climbing vine native to China; cultivated in New Zealand for its fuzzy edible fruit with green meat


ornamental vine of eastern Asia having yellow edible fruit and leaves with silver-white markings


one genus: aromatic tropical trees of eastern Africa and Florida to West Indies


a genus containing the species Canella winterana (Canella)


oewn-wild_cinnamon-n oewn-white_cinnamon_tree-n oewn-Canella_winterana-n oewn-Canella-alba-n

large evergreen shrub or small tree having white aromatic bark and leathery leaves and small purple to red flowers in terminal cymes


highly aromatic inner bark of the Canella winterana used as a condiment and a tonic


trees native to tropical America and Africa with milky juice and large palmately lobed leaves


type genus of the Caricaceae; tropical American trees: papayas


oewn-papaya-n oewn-papaia-n oewn-pawpaw-n oewn-papaya_tree-n oewn-melon_tree-n oewn-Carica_papaya-n

tropical American shrub or small tree having huge deeply palmately cleft leaves and large oblong yellow fruit


small genus of tropical South American trees


type genus of the Caryocaraceae; South American trees yielding strong fine-grained wood and edible nuts


oewn-souari-n oewn-souari_nut-n oewn-souari_tree-n oewn-Caryocar_nuciferum-n

large South American evergreen tree having trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil


shrubs or woody herbs of temperate regions especially Mediterranean


small to medium-sized evergreen shrubs of southern Europe and North Africa


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


compact white pubescent shrub of southwestern Europe having pink flowers


shrub having white flowers and viscid stems and leaves yielding a fragrant oleoresin used in perfumes especially as a fixative


a soft blackish-brown resinous exudate from various rockroses used in perfumes especially as a fixative


widely distributed evergreen or semi-evergreen shrublets; America, Europe and North Africa to Asia Minor and central Asia


any plant of the genus Helianthemum; vigorous plants of stony alpine meadows and dry scrub regions


oewn-frostweed-n oewn-frost-weed-n oewn-frostwort-n oewn-Helianthemum_canadense-n oewn-Crocanthemum_canadense-n

perennial of the eastern United States having early solitary yellow flowers followed by late petalless flowers; so-called because ice crystals form on it during first frosts


any of numerous varieties of helianthemums having small rose-like yellow or white or reddish flowers


woody yellow-flowered perennial of southeastern United States


small evergreen subshrubs of North America


North American decumbent evergreen heathlike plant with yellow flowers


small heathlike plant covered with white down growing on beaches in northeastern North America


chiefly tropical Asian trees with two-winged fruits; yield valuable woods and aromatic oils and resins


genus of Indonesian and Malaysian timber trees rich in resin


hard heavy red wood of the red lauan tree; often sold as Philippine mahogany


often spiny trees or shrubs of tropical Asia and Africa


oewn-governor-ap-s_plum-n oewn-governor_plum-n oewn-Madagascar_plum-n oewn-ramontchi-n oewn-batoko_palm-n oewn-Flacourtia_indica-n

small shrubby tree of Madagascar cultivated in tropical regions as a hedge plant and for its deep red acid fruits resembling small plums


small genus of sometimes spiny shrubs or small trees; Africa, India, Sri Lanka


vigorous South African spiny shrub grown for its round yellow juicy edible fruits


oewn-ketembilla-n oewn-kitembilla-n oewn-kitambilla-n oewn-ketembilla_tree-n oewn-Ceylon_gooseberry-n oewn-Dovyalis_hebecarpa-n

a small shrubby spiny tree cultivated for its maroon-purple fruit with sweet purple pulp tasting like gooseberries; Sri Lanka and India


oewn-Hydnocarpus-n oewn-genus_Hydnocarpus-n oewn-Taraktagenos-n oewn-genus_Taraktagenos-n oewn-Taraktogenos-n oewn-genus_Taraktogenos-n

medium to large Indonesian and Malaysian trees


oewn-chaulmoogra-n oewn-chaulmoogra_tree-n oewn-chaulmugra-n oewn-Hydnocarpus_kurzii-n oewn-Taraktagenos_kurzii-n oewn-Taraktogenos_kurzii-n

East Indian tree with oily seeds yield chaulmoogra oil used to treat leprosy


leathery-leaved tree of western India bearing round fruits with brown densely hairy rind enclosing oily pulp that yields hydnocarpus oil


oil from seeds of trees of the genus Hydnocarpus especially Hydnocarpus wightiana (Hydnocarpus laurifolia)


a genus containing the species Idesia polycarpa (Idesia)


deciduous roundheaded Asiatic tree widely grown in mild climates as an ornamental for its heart-shaped leaves and fragrant yellow-green flowers followed by hanging clusters of fleshy orange-red berries


small genus of South African shrubs or small trees


large much-branched shrub grown primarily for its evergreen foliage


genus of tropical American and Asiatic spiny evergreen trees and shrubs


shrub or small tree grown as an ornamental in mild climates for its neat evergreen foliage and fragrant late flowers; native of China


small family of spiny shrubs or trees of southwestern United States


any of several resinous trees or shrubs often burned for light


resinous succulent trees or shrubs of desert and semidesert regions of southwestern United States that are leafless most of the year


oewn-ocotillo-n oewn-coachwhip-n oewn-Jacob-ap-s_staff-n oewn-vine_cactus-n oewn-Fouquieria_splendens-n

desert shrub of southwestern United States and Mexico having slender naked spiny branches that after the rainy season put forth foliage and clusters of red flowers


oewn-boojum_tree-n oewn-cirio-n oewn-Fouquieria_columnaris-n oewn-Idria_columnaris-n

candlewood of Mexico and southwestern California having tall columnar stems and bearing honey-scented creamy yellow flowers


family of tropical evergreen trees and shrubs with thick shining parallel-veined leaves


type genus of Ochnaceae; evergreen trees and shrubs of Old World tropics


shrub with narrow-elliptic glossy evergreen leaves and yellow flowers with leathery petaloid sepals


any of various chiefly tropical American vines some bearing edible fruit


Brazilian passionflower cultivated for its deep purple fruit


tropical American passionflower yielding the large granadilla fruit


of southern United States; having an insipid berry the size of a hen egg


West Indian passionflower; cultivated for its yellow edible fruit


West Indian passionflower with edible apple-sized fruit


oewn-love-in-a-mist-n oewn-running_pop-n oewn-wild_water_lemon-n oewn-Passiflora_foetida-n

tropical American passion flower with finely dissected bracts; stems malodorous when crushed


Old World genus of herbs having racemose flowers: mignonette; dyer's rocket


Mediterranean woody annual widely cultivated for its dense terminal spikelike clusters greenish or yellowish white flowers having an intense spicy fragrance


oewn-dyer-ap-s_rocket-n oewn-dyer-ap-s_mignonette-n oewn-weld-n oewn-Reseda_luteola-n

European mignonette cultivated as a source of yellow dye; naturalized in North America


family of desert shrubs and trees (mostly halophytes and xerophytes)


genus of deciduous shrubs or small trees of eastern Mediterranean regions and tropical Asia


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


small genus of deciduous shrubs or subshrubs of southern Europe to Siberia and China; tolerant of chalky soil


plant growing naturally in very salty soil


a family of order Parietales including the genera Viola, Hybanthus, Hymenanthera, Melicytus


large genus of flowering herbs of temperate regions


any of the numerous plants of the genus Viola


any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers


common Old World viola with creamy often violet-tinged flowers


violet of eastern North America having pale violet to white flowers


oewn-sweet_white_violet-n oewn-white_violet-n oewn-woodland_white_violet-n oewn-Viola_blanda-n

short-stemmed violet of eastern North America having fragrant purple-veined white flowers


oewn-Canada_violet-n oewn-tall_white_violet-n oewn-white_violet-n oewn-Viola_canadensis-n

tall North American perennial with heart-shaped leaves and white flowers with purple streaks


Old World leafy-stemmed blue-flowered violet


European viola with an unusually long corolla spur


violet of Pacific coast of North America having white petals tinged with yellow and deep violet


oewn-sweet_violet-n oewn-garden_violet-n oewn-English_violet-n oewn-Viola_odorata-n

European violet typically having purple to white flowers; widely naturalized


oewn-bird-ap-s-foot_violet-n oewn-pansy_violet-n oewn-Johnny-jump-up-n oewn-wood_violet-n oewn-Viola_pedata-n

common violet of the eastern United States with large pale blue or purple flowers resembling pansies


violet of eastern North America having softly pubescent leaves and stems and clear yellow flowers with brown-purple veins


violet of eastern North America having lilac-purple flowers with a long slender spur


oewn-pale_violet-n oewn-striped_violet-n oewn-cream_violet-n oewn-Viola_striata-n

leafy-stemmed violet of eastern North America having large white or creamy flowers faintly marked with purple


oewn-hedge_violet-n oewn-wood_violet-n oewn-Viola_sylvatica-n oewn-Viola_reichenbachiana-n

common European violet that grows in woods and hedgerows


large-flowered garden plant derived chiefly from the wild pansy of Europe and having velvety petals of various colors


oewn-wild_pansy-n oewn-Johnny-jump-up-n oewn-heartsease-n oewn-love-in-idleness-n oewn-pink_of_my_John-n oewn-Viola_tricolor-n

a common and long cultivated European herb from which most common garden pansies are derived


a genus of herbs and small shrubs with white or purple flowers; grows in tropical or subtropical regions


a genus of slender evergreen shrubs; grow in Australia and New Zealand


a genus of deciduous shrubs or trees; fruit is a berry; grow in New Zealand and Fiji and Solomon Islands


an order of dicotyledonous plants including Moraceae and Urticaceae and Ulmaceae


a family of plants of order Urticales including many nettles with stinging hairs


any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus Urtica or family Urticaceae)


perennial Eurasian nettle established in North America having broad coarsely toothed leaves with copious stinging hairs


annual European nettle with stinging foliage and small clusters of green flowers


any of several flowering weeds of the genus Boehmeria lacking stinging hairs


oewn-ramie-n oewn-ramee-n oewn-Chinese_silk_plant-n oewn-China_grass-n oewn-Boehmeria_nivea-n

tall perennial herb of tropical Asia with dark green leaves; cultivated for the fiber from its woody stems that resembles flax


oewn-Helxine-n oewn-genus_Helxine-n oewn-Soleirolia-n oewn-genus_Soleirolia-n

one species; a dwarf creeping mat-forming evergreen herb


oewn-baby-ap-s_tears-n oewn-baby_tears-n oewn-Helxine_soleirolia-n oewn-Soleirolia_soleirolii-n

prostrate or creeping Corsican herb with moss-like small round short-stemmed leaves


mostly tropical stinging herbs or trees: nettle


American perennial herb found in rich woods and provided with stinging hairs; provides fibers used for textiles


any of several tall Australian trees of the genus Laportea


oewn-pellitory-of-the-wall-n oewn-wall_pellitory-n oewn-pellitory-n oewn-Parietaria_difusa-n

herb that grows in crevices having long narrow leaves and small pink apetalous flowers


low-growing tropical perennials grown for their stingless foliage


oewn-richweed-n oewn-clearweed-n oewn-dead_nettle-n oewn-Pilea_pumilla-n

a plants of the genus Pilea having drooping green flower clusters and smooth translucent stems and leaves


tropical American stingless nettle that discharges its pollen explosively


oewn-friendship_plant-n oewn-panamica-n oewn-panamiga-n oewn-Pilea_involucrata-n

low stingless nettle of Central and South America having velvety brownish-green toothed leaves and clusters of small green flowers


an Australian genus of woody plants of the family Urticaceae


Australian plant of genus Pipturus whose fiber is used in making cloth


Hawaiian tree of genus Pipturus having a bark (tapa) from which tapa cloth is made


two genera of erect or twining herbs that are pollinated by the wind, including the genera Cannabis and Humulus; term not used in all classifications; in some the genus Cannabis is placed in the family Moraceae and the genus Humulus in the family Urticaceae


hemp: genus of coarse annuals native to central Asia and widely naturalized in north temperate regions; in some classifications included in the family Moraceae


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


oewn-marijuana-n oewn-marihuana-n oewn-ganja-n oewn-Cannabis_sativa-n

a strong-smelling plant whose dried leaves can be smoked for a pleasant effect or pain reduction


source of e.g. bhang and hashish as well as fiber


hops: hardy perennial vines of Europe, North America and central and eastern Asia producing a latex sap; in some classifications included in the family Urticaceae


twining perennials having cordate leaves and flowers arranged in conelike spikes; the dried flowers of this plant are used in brewing to add the characteristic bitter taste to beer


oewn-common_hop-n oewn-common_hops-n oewn-bine-n oewn-European_hop-n oewn-Humulus_lupulus-n

European twining plant whose flowers are used chiefly to flavor malt liquors; cultivated in America


native American plant sometimes confused with the European hop


ornamental vine native to eastern Asia; cultivated for its variegated foliage


trees or shrubs having a milky juice; in some classifications includes genus Cannabis


any of several trees of the genus Morus having edible fruit that resembles the blackberry


Asiatic mulberry with white to pale red fruit; leaves used to feed silkworms


European mulberry having dark foliage and fruit


North American mulberry having dark purple edible fruit


oewn-osage_orange-n oewn-bow_wood-n oewn-mock_orange-n oewn-Maclura_pomifera-n

small shrubby deciduous yellowwood tree of south central United States having spines, glossy dark green leaves and an inedible fruit that resembles an orange; its hard orange-colored wood used for bows by Native Americans; frequently planted as boundary hedge


evergreen Asiatic trees now grown through the tropics: breadfruit; jackfruit


oewn-breadfruit-n oewn-breadfruit_tree-n oewn-Artocarpus_communis-n oewn-Artocarpus_altilis-n

native to Pacific islands and having edible fruit with a texture like bread


East Indian tree cultivated for its immense edible fruit and seeds


Philippine tree similar to the breadfruit tree bearing edible fruit


large genus of tropical trees or shrubs or climbers including fig trees


any moraceous tree of the tropical genus Ficus; produces a closed pear-shaped receptacle that becomes fleshy and edible when mature


oewn-fig-n oewn-common_fig-n oewn-common_fig_tree-n oewn-Ficus_carica-n

Mediterranean tree widely cultivated for its edible fruit


wild variety of the common fig used to facilitate pollination of certain figs


oewn-golden_fig-n oewn-Florida_strangler_fig-n oewn-strangler_fig-n oewn-wild_fig-n oewn-Ficus_aurea-n

a strangler tree native to southern Florida and West Indies; begins as an epiphyte eventually developing many thick aerial roots and covering enormous areas


oewn-banyan-n oewn-banyan_tree-n oewn-banian-n oewn-banian_tree-n oewn-Indian_banyan-n oewn-East_Indian_fig_tree-n oewn-Ficus_bengalensis-n

East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks


oewn-pipal-n oewn-pipal_tree-n oewn-pipul-n oewn-peepul-n oewn-sacred_fig-n oewn-bo_tree-n oewn-Ficus_religiosa-n

fig tree of India noted for great size and longevity; lacks the prop roots of the banyan; regarded as sacred by Buddhists


oewn-India-rubber_tree-n oewn-India-rubber_plant-n oewn-India-rubber_fig-n oewn-rubber_plant-n oewn-Assam_rubber-n oewn-Ficus_elastica-n

large tropical Asian tree frequently dwarfed as a houseplant; source of Assam rubber