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(Encyclopedia)snow plant: see Indian pipe.soap plant
(Encyclopedia)soap plant, any of various plants having cleansing properties. A few are of commercial importance, but most soap plants are used locally, as in early times, for toilet and laundry purposes. The soapba...woody plant
(Encyclopedia)woody plant: see herbaceous plant. ...rubber plant
(Encyclopedia)rubber plant, name for any plant that yields rubber, specifically the India-rubber tree (Ficus elastica), an Asian fig. See also Pará rubber tree. ...sensitive plant
(Encyclopedia)sensitive plant: see mimosa.resurrection plant
(Encyclopedia)resurrection plant, name for several plants, usually of arid regions, that may apparently be brought back to life after they are dead. In reality they have hygroscopic qualities which cause them to cu...insectivorous plants
(Encyclopedia)insectivorous plants: see bladderwort; pitcher plant; Venus's-flytrap. ...carnivorous plants
(Encyclopedia)carnivorous plants: see bladderwort; pitcher plant; Venus's-flytrap. ...cutch, plant extract
(Encyclopedia)cutch: see catechu.rice-paper plant
(Encyclopedia)rice-paper plant: see ginseng.Browse by Subject
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