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- noun a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
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- Angelica
- Angelique
- Arnica
- Arum
- Aspidistra
- Australian pitcher plant
- Campanula
- Chinese parsley
- Coleus
- Coreopsis
- Crotalaria
- Madagascar periwinkle
- Nasturtium
- Oxalis
- Pia
- Polemonium
- Primula
- Sedum
- Virginia bluebell
- Virginia cowslip
- Yerba Buena
- abelmoschus esculentus
- abyssinian banana
- acanthus
- achillea
- acinos arvensis
- aframomum melegueta
- ageratina altissima
- agrimonia
- agrimony
- agueweed
- alecost
- alexander
- alexanders
- alpine coltsfoot
- alumbloom
- alumroot
- amaranth
- amaranthus spinosus
- american columbo
- american gentian
- american ginseng
- american licorice
- american liquorice
- american pennyroyal
- amsinckia grandiflora
- amsinckia intermedia
- anacyclus pyrethrum
- ananas comosus
- anchusa
- andryala
- anemopsis californica
- anethum graveolens
- anigozanthus manglesii
- anise
- anise plant
- antennaria dioica
- antennaria plantaginifolia
- anthemis nobilis
- anthriscus cereifolium
- anthriscus sylvestris
- anthyllis vulneraria
- apium graveolens
- apium graveolens dulce
- apium graveolens rapaceum
- apple of peru
- argemone
- armoracia rusticana
- arnoseris minima
- aroid
- arugula
- asarum shuttleworthii
- asclepiad
- asparagus
- asparagus fern
- asparagus officinales
- asparagus pea
- asparagus plumosus
- asparagus setaceous
- aspidistra elatio
- astilbe
- astrantia
- atropa belladonna
- aubergine
- aureolaria pedicularia
- aureolaria virginica
- australian sword lily
- ayapana
- ayapana triplinervis
- baby-blue-eyes
- ballota nigra
- balsam herb
- balsamroot
- banana
- banana tree
- bar-room plant
- barilla
- barrenwort
- basil
- basil balm
- basil thyme
- beaked parsley
- bedstraw
- bee balm
- beebalm
- beefsteak plant
- beetleweed
- belladonna
- belladonna plant
- bellflower
- bells of ireland
- benne
- benni
- benny
- bergenia
- berteroa incana
- bible leaf
- bird of paradise
- bird's-foot trefoil
- bishop's cap
- bishop's hat
- black archangel
- black henbane
- black horehound
- black lovage
- black salsify
- black saltwort
- bladderpod
- bleeding heart
- blessed thistle
- bloodroot
- bloodwort
- blowball
- blue devil
- blue pimpernel
- blue skullcap
- blue thistle
- blueweed
- bog hemp
- bog rhubarb
- boneset
- borage
- borago officinalis
- bowiea volubilis
- boys-and-girls
- breadroot
- breakstone
- brinjal
- buckwheat
- bugle
- bugleweed
- bur reed
- burnet bloodwort
- burning bush
- bush pea
- butter-flower
- butterbur
- buttercup
- butterflower
- butterweed
- button snakeroot
- cacalia javanica
- cacalia lutea
- cakile maritima
- calamint
- california yellow bells
- camomile
- camphor dune tansy
- canna
- cape dagga
- cape periwinkle
- caraway
- cardamom
- cardamon
- carnivorous plant
- carrion flower
- carrot
- carthamus tinctorius
- carum carvi
- caryophyllaceous plant
- cassia marilandica
- cast-iron plant
- cat's feet
- cat's-foot
- catharanthus roseus
- catmint
- catnip
- cayenne jasmine
- celandine
- celeriac
- celery
- celery root
- celosia argentea
- celosia argentea cristata
- celosia cristata
- cephalotus follicularis
- chaenactis
- chamaemelum nobilis
- chamois cress
- chamomile
- chervil
- chickweed
- chicory
- chicory plant
- chinese forget-me-not
- chrysanthemum balsamita
- chrysanthemum cinerariifolium
- chrysanthemum parthenium
- cichorium endivia
- cichorium intybus
- cilantro
- clammy chickweed
- clammyweed
- cleome
- climbing onion
- clinopodium vulgare
- clover
- cnidoscolus urens
- cockscomb
- collinsonia canadensis
- coltsfoot
- columbo
- comfrey
- common amsinckia
- common cockscomb
- common devil's claw
- common unicorn plant
- conopodium denudatum
- coolwart
- coptis groenlandica
- coptis trifolia groenlandica
- coral necklace
- coriander
- coriander plant
- coriandrum sativum
- corn mayweed
- corn salad
- costmary
- costusroot
- cottonweed
- cow parsley
- cow parsnip
- crambe maritima
- creeping zinnia
- crowfoot
- crucifer
- cruciferous plant
- cultivated carrot
- cultivated celery
- cumfrey
- cumin
- cuminum cyminum
- cupflower
- curcuma domestica
- curcuma longa
- cushion calamint
- cynoglossum amabile
- cynoglossum officinale
- cynoglossum virginaticum
- dagga
- dalmatia pyrethrum
- dalmatian pyrethrum
- dandelion
- darmera peltata
- daucus carota sativa
- day lily
- dayflower
- dead nettle
- deadly nightshade
- deer's-ear
- deer's-ears
- descurainia pinnata
- desmanthus ilinoensis
- devil nettle
- devil's apples
- devil's claw
- devil's fig
- dicentra canadensis
- dicentra cucullaria
- dicentra spectabilis
- dictamnus alba
- digitalis
- dill
- diplotaxis erucoides
- diplotaxis muralis
- diplotaxis tenuifolia
- dittany
- dock
- dog fennel
- dog mercury
- dog's mercury
- draba
- dracocephalum parviflorum
- dragon's head
- dragonhead
- drypis
- dutchman's breeches
- dwarf nipplewort
- earthnut
- echium vulgare
- edible asparagus
- eggplant
- eggplant bush
- egyptian henbane
- elephant's-foot
- elephant-tusk
- elettaria cardamomum
- elsholtzia
- emilia coccinea
- emilia flammea
- emilia javanica
- emilia sagitta
- emmanthe penduliflora
- endive
- ensete ventricosum
- epimedium grandiflorum
- eranthis hyemalis
- eruca sativa
- eruca vesicaria sativa
- eryngium aquaticum
- esparcet
- ethiopian banana
- eupatorium aya-pana
- eupatorium cannabinum
- eupatorium capillifolium
- eupatorium maculatum
- eupatorium perfoliatum
- eupatorium purpureum
- eupatorium rugosum
- evening primrose
- fagopyrum esculentum
- false bugbane
- false foxglove
- false gromwell
- false miterwort
- false mitrewort
- false nettle
- false rue
- false rue anemone
- false saffron
- feabane mullet
- fennel
- fenugreek
- fetid horehound
- feverfew
- feverroot
- fiesta flower
- flame nettle
- flameflower
- flannel leaf
- flax
- fleabane
- foamflower
- forget-me-not
- foxglove
- frasera speciosa
- fraxinella
- fringepod
- fumaria officinalis
- fumeroot
- fumewort
- fumitory
- galax
- galax urceolata
- galaxy
- galega officinalis
- galeopsis tetrahit
- gall-of-the-earth
- garden balm
- garden egg
- garden forget-me-not
- garden rocket
- gas plant
- geranium
- gerardia pedicularia
- gerardia virginica
- german chamomile
- gesneria
- giant buttercup
- giant hyssop
- ginger
- ginseng
- gipsywort
- glasswort
- glaux maritima
- globe thistle
- globeflower
- glycyrrhiza glabra
- glycyrrhiza lepidota
- goat rue
- goat's rue
- goldcup
- golden groundsel
- golden ragwort
- golden thread
- goldenseal
- goldthread
- goosefoot
- grains of paradise
- graminaceous plant
- gramineous plant
- greek clover
- green gentian
- gromwell
- ground cherry
- guinea grains
- guinea pepper
- gum plant
- gumbo
- gumweed
- gypsywort
- haastia pulvinaris
- halogeton
- halogeton glomeratus
- halogeton souda
- hawkweed
- heal all
- heartleaf
- hedeoma pulegioides
- hedge mustard
- hedge nettle
- helmetflower
- hemp agrimony
- hemp nettle
- henbane
- hepatica
- heracleum sphondylium
- herb mercury
- herb of grace
- herb paris
- herbage
- herbs mercury
- hibiscus esculentus
- hoary alison
- hoary alyssum
- hoary puccoon
- hogweed
- holy clover
- holy thistle
- homogyne alpina
- honesty
- horehound
- horse balm
- horse gentian
- horse parsley
- horse-radish
- horseweed
- hound's-tongue
- hugueninia tanacetifolia
- husk tomato
- hydrastis canadensis
- hyoscyamus muticus
- hyoscyamus niger
- hyssop
- hyssopus officinalis
- illecebrum verticullatum
- impatiens capensis
- indian arrowroot
- indian breadroot
- indian lettuce
- indian paint
- indian plantain
- indian rhubarb
- inula
- ironweed
- isopyrum biternatum
- jatropha stimulosus
- jatropha urens
- jewelweed
- joe-pye weed
- kangaroo paw
- kangaroo's paw
- kangaroo's-foot
- kangaroo-foot plant
- kidney vetch
- kingcup
- kniphofia
- knob celery
- krigia
- laccopetalum giganteum
- lacepod
- ladies' tobacco
- lady's earrings
- lady's thistle
- lady's tobacco
- lady's-finger
- lamb succory
- large-flowered fiddleneck
- legume
- leguminous plant
- lemon balm
- leonotis leonurus
- leonotis nepetaefolia
- leonotis nepetifolia
- leonurus cardiaca
- leopard plant
- leopard's bane
- leopardbane
- lepidium alpina
- lettuce
- levisticum officinale
- licorice
- lion's foot
- lion's-ear
- liquorice
- lithospermum canescens
- lithospermum caroliniense
- lithospermum officinale
- liverleaf
- loasa
- lobelia
- loosestrife
- lotus tetragonolobus
- lovage
- love apple
- lunaria annua
- lycopersicon esculentum
- lycopus americanus
- lycopus europaeus
- lycopus virginicus
- lyreflower
- mad-apple
- mad-dog skullcap
- mad-dog weed
- mandragora officinarum
- mandrake
- maranta
- marsh felwort
- marsh milkweed
- martynia
- martynia annua
- martynia arenaria
- martynia fragrans
- masterwort
- matricaria chamomilla
- matricaria inodorum
- matricaria matricarioides
- matricaria oreades
- matricaria recutita
- matricaria tchihatchewii
- may apple
- mayapple
- medic
- medick
- melagueta pepper
- melissa officinalis
- mercurialis annua
- mercurialis perennis
- mertensia virginica
- micromeria chamissonis
- micromeria douglasii
- micromeria juliana
- milk thistle
- milkweed
- mint
- mint geranium
- miterwort
- mitrewort
- molucca balm
- molucella laevis
- monarda
- monardella lanceolata
- moneses uniflora
- money plant
- moon carrot
- mother-of-thyme
- motherwort
- mountain mint
- mouse eared chickweed
- mouse-ear
- mouse-ear chickweed
- mullein
- musa ensete
- mustang mint
- myosotis scorpiodes
- myosotis sylvatica
- myrrhis odorata
- nabalus serpentarius
- nemophila
- nemophila aurita
- nemophila menziesii
- nepeta cataria
- new zealand spinach
- nicandra physaloides
- nierembergia
- nin-sin
- okra
- okra plant
- old maid
- one-flowered pyrola
- one-flowered wintergreen
- onobrychis viciaefolia
- onobrychis viciifolia
- orach
- orache
- orange balsam
- origanum
- our lady's mild thistle
- oyster plant
- packera aurea
- panax ginseng
- panax pseudoginseng
- panax quinquefolius
- panax schinseng
- parietaria difussa
- paris quadrifolia
- parochetus communis
- parsley
- parsnip
- pastinaca sativa
- pasturage
- pellitory
- pellitory-of-spain
- pellitory-of-the-wall
- peltiphyllum peltatum
- pennyroyal
- peperomia
- perilla frutescens crispa
- periwinkle
- petasites fragrans
- petasites hybridus
- petasites sagitattus
- petasites vulgaris
- petroselinum crispum
- phlox
- pholistoma auritum
- physostegia
- pica-pica
- pickaback plant
- piggyback plant
- pimpernel
- pimpinella anisum
- pineapple
- pineapple plant
- pineapple weed
- pipsissewa
- plantain
- plantain lily
- plumbago
- podophyllum peltatum
- pokeweed
- polanisia dodecandra
- polanisia graveolens
- polygonum fagopyrum
- pomme blanche
- pomme de prairie
- poterium sanguisorba
- prairie mimosa
- prenanthes purpurea
- prenanthes serpentaria
- prickle-weed
- prickly poppy
- primrose
- prince's pine
- pritzelago alpina
- proboscidea arenaria
- proboscidea fragrans
- proboscidea louisianica
- proboscis flower
- prunella vulgaris
- psoralea esculenta
- pteropogon
- pteropogon humboltianum
- puccoon
- pulicaria dysenterica
- purple boneset
- purslane
- pussytoes
- pyramid plant
- pyrethrum
- pyrola
- pyrola uniflora
- ram's horn
- raoulia australis
- raoulia lutescens
- rattlebox
- rattlesnake root
- rayless chamomile
- red cole
- red dagga
- red fox
- red periwinkle
- redroot
- reseda
- rhubarb
- rhubarb plant
- richweed
- rock purslane
- rocket
- rocket salad
- rockfoil
- root celery
- roquette
- rose periwinkle
- rosemary
- rosinweed
- rosmarinus officinalis
- rue
- ruta graveolens
- safflower
- sage
- sainfoin
- salad burnet
- salicornia europaea
- salpiglossis
- salsify
- salvia
- samphire
- sand devil's claw
- sanfoin
- sang
- sanguinaria canadensis
- sanicle
- sanvitalia procumbens
- satin flower
- satinpod
- satureja acinos
- satureja douglasii
- satureja vulgaris
- saussurea costus
- saussurea lappa
- savory
- saw-wort
- saxifrage
- scentless camomile
- scentless false camomile
- scentless hayweed
- scentless mayweed
- scopolia carniolica
- scorzonera
- scorzonera hispanica
- scutellaria lateriflora
- sea cole
- sea kale
- sea milkwort
- sea trifoly
- sea-rocket
- self-heal
- senecio aureus
- senna marilandica
- serratula tinctoria
- sesame
- sesamum indicum
- shamrock pea
- sheep plant
- shoo fly
- silkweed
- silver dollar
- silybum marianum
- simple
- sison amomum
- sisymbrium officinale
- sisymbrium tanacetifolia
- skullcap
- smyrnium olusatrum
- snakeroot
- sneezeweed
- solanum melongena
- sorrel
- sour grass
- spiderflower
- spiderwort
- spotted joe-pye weed
- spurge nettle
- squirrel corn
- stachys palustris
- stachys sylvatica
- stapelia
- starfish flower
- stevia
- stickweed
- stinking horehound
- stinking nightshade
- stone cress
- stone parsley
- stonecress
- stoneroot
- strawberry
- strelitzia reginae
- succory
- suksdorfia
- sweet balm
- sweet cicely
- sweet coltsfoot
- sweet false chamomile
- sweet unicorn plant
- swertia perennia
- swertia speciosa
- tacca leontopetaloides
- tacca pinnatifida
- tailwort
- tanacetum balsamita
- tanacetum camphoratum
- tanacetum cinerariifolium
- tanacetum parthenium
- tansy mustard
- tansy-leaved rocket
- tarweed
- tassel flower
- teasel
- teasle
- teazel
- tetragonia expansa
- tetragonia tetragonioides
- tetterwort
- thorny amaranth
- thoroughwort
- thyme
- tiarella cordifolia
- tick-weed
- tickseed
- tickweed
- tinker's root
- tobacco
- tobacco plant
- tolmiea menziesii
- tomato
- tomato plant
- touch-me-not
- tragopogon porrifolius
- trautvetteria carolinensis
- tread-softly
- trefoil
- trigonella foenumgraecum
- trigonella ornithopodioides
- trilisa odoratissima
- triostium perfoliatum
- tripleurospermum inodorum
- tripleurospermum oreades tchihatchewii
- tripleurospermum tchihatchewii
- tritoma
- trumpetweed
- turfing daisy
- turmeric
- turmeric root
- turnip-rooted celery
- tussilago alpina
- tussilago farfara
- umbellifer
- umbelliferous plant
- umbrella plant
- vegetable
- vegetable oyster
- vegetable sheep
- velvet plant
- vernonia
- vinca rosea
- viola
- viper's bugloss
- viper's grass
- wall pellitory
- wall rocket
- wandflower
- wasabi
- water horehound
- waterleaf
- whispering bells
- white rocket
- white sanicle
- white snakeroot
- white thistle
- wild basil
- wild bergamot
- wild celery
- wild chamomile
- wild chervil
- wild coffee
- wild ginger
- wild licorice
- wild liquorice
- wild mandrake
- wild senna
- wild vanilla
- wilde dagga
- willow-herb
- winged pea
- winter aconite
- winter heliotrope
- wintergreen
- witloof
- woad
- wood mint
- wood sorrel
- wort
- yellow bells
- yellowroot
- yerba mansa
- youth-on-age
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