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  • 91grapefruit — noun (plural same) 1》 a large round yellow citrus fruit with an acid juicy pulp. 2》 the tree which bears grapefruit. [Citrus paradisi.] Origin C19: from grape + fruit (prob. because the fruits grow in clusters) …

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  • 92hen-and-chickens — hen′ and chick′ens n. pl. hens and chickens pln any of several succulent plants of the stonecrop family, esp. of the genus Sempervivum, that grow in clusters formed by runners or offshoots • Etymology: 1785–95 …

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  • 93grapefruit — ► NOUN (pl. same) ▪ a large round yellow citrus fruit with an acid juicy pulp. ORIGIN from GRAPE(Cf. ↑grapey) + FRUIT(Cf. ↑fruit), probably because the fruits grow in clusters …

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  • 94hen-and-chickens — /hen euhn chik euhnz/, n., pl. hens and chickens. any of several succulent plants that grow in clusters or colonies formed by runners or offshoots, as those of the genera Echeveria and Sempervivum. Cf. houseleek. [1785 95] * * * henˈ and… …

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  • 95cosmos — /koz meuhs, mohs/, n., pl. cosmos, cosmoses for 2, 4. 1. the world or universe regarded as an orderly, harmonious system. 2. a complete, orderly, harmonious system. 3. order; harmony. 4. any composite plant of the genus Cosmos, of tropical… …

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  • 96angiosperm — /an jee euh sperrm /, n. Bot. a plant having its seeds enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant. Cf. gymnosperm. [ANGIO + SPERM] * * * ▪ plant Introduction       any member of the more than 300,000 species of flowering plants (division Anthophyta) …

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  • 97fern — fernless, adj. fernlike, adj. /ferrn/, n. any seedless, nonflowering vascular plant of the class Filicinae, of tropical to temperate regions, characterized by true roots produced from a rhizome, triangular fronds that uncoil upward and have a… …

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  • 98Fern — /ferrn/, n. a female given name. * * * Any of about 10,000–12,000 species (division Filicophyta) of nonflowering vascular plants that have true roots, stems, and complex leaves and reproduce by spores. Though ferns were once classified with the… …

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  • 99fungus — fungic /fun jik/, adj. funguslike, adj. /fung geuhs/, n., pl. fungi /fun juy, fung guy/, funguses, adj. n. 1. any of a diverse group of eukaryotic single celled or multinucleate organisms that live by decomposing and absorbing the organic… …

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  • 100Vine training — Vines are trained into a variety of styles that aid the growers in managing the canopy and controlling yields. The use of vine training systems in viticulture is aimed primarily to assist in canopy management with finding the balance in enough… …

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