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21The Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom — is a book on evolution in plants by Charles Darwin, first published in 1876. In this book Darwin provides experimental evidence for a hypothesis stated in his famed book of 1859, Origin of Species, that ... in none [i.e. plant] [...] can self… …
22vegetative — /ˈvɛdʒəteɪtɪv/ (say vejuhtaytiv) adjective 1. growing or developing as or like plants; vegetating. 2. of, relating to, or connected with vegetation or vegetable growth. 3. denoting the parts of a plant not specialised for sexual reproduction. 4.… …
23Vegetation — Veg e*ta tion, n. [Cf. F. v[ e]g[ e]tation, L. vegetatio an enlivening. See {Vegetable}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act or process of vegetating, or growing as a plant does; vegetable growth. [1913 Webster] 2. The sum of vegetable life; vegetables or …
24Vegetation of salts — Vegetation Veg e*ta tion, n. [Cf. F. v[ e]g[ e]tation, L. vegetatio an enlivening. See {Vegetable}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act or process of vegetating, or growing as a plant does; vegetable growth. [1913 Webster] 2. The sum of vegetable life;… …
25plant — plantable, adj. plantless, adj. plantlike, adj. /plant, plahnt/, n. 1. any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that… …
26vegetation — 1. The process of growth in plants. 2. A condition of sluggishness, comparable to the inactivity of plant life. 3. A growth or excrescence of any sort. 4. Specifically, a clot, composed largely of fused blood platelets, fibrin, and sometimes… …
27Spalding, Lincolnshire — infobox UK place country = England latitude= 52.7858 longitude= 0.1529 official name= Spalding population = 30,000 shire district= South Holland shire county = Lincolnshire region= East Midlands constituency westminster= South Holland and The… …
28vegetation — n. 1. Vegetable growth, process of vegetating. 2. Plants, vegetables, the sum of vegetable life …
29Agate — For other uses, see Agate (disambiguation). Agate Banded agate (agate like onyx); the specimen is 2.5 cm (1 inch) wide General Category …
30vegetative — vegetatively, adv. vegetativeness, n. /vej i tay tiv/, adj. 1. growing or developing as or like plants; vegetating. 2. of, pertaining to, or concerned with vegetation or vegetable growth. 3. of or pertaining to the plant kingdom. 4. noting the… …
