alivingthing that usuallyproducesseedsandtypicallyhas astem,leaves,roots, and sometimesflowers:
Webroughtahouseplant as agiftwhen wespenttheweekendwithourfriendSylvia.
plantnoun(GROUP)
[U]biology
one of fivekingdoms(=groups)into whichlivingthings aredivided, themembersof which have manycells, areunabletocontroltheirownmovement, and gettheirenergyfrom thelightof thesun
plantnoun(FACTORY)
[C]us/plænt/
afactoryand themachineryin it used toproduceorprocesssomething:
The typhoon in 1994 was suciently late for that planting to curtail but not to annul net returns to the rain shelters.
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The mineral nutrition of wild plants revisited: a re-evaluation of processes and patterns.
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Thus, the door of a burning furnace stood in for the steelplant, and a couple of drainpipes represented a construction site.
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Since the palms were planted in equilateral triangles, canopy closure could be calculated from the planting density and approximate crown radius.
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Between 1996 and 1998, 229 plants died and 629 stems recruited into the 30 cm size class.
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It seems that these enzymes played integral roles in the protection of plants from oxidative stress.
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The chapter onplantresponses to herbicides reminds the reader that stresses can be anthropogenic.
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However, given its convenience and the accessibility to surrounding plants, it may be an effective method for pre-planting applications.
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Then it is straightforward to show that land tenure institutions affect tree planting through their effects on land rights.
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In the present study, tunnel length in maize tended to increase with age of theplant, while larval weight per cm tunnel produced decreased.
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These modest changes should be sufficient for the book to remain valuable for training a new generation of students to become professionalplantbreeders.
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The common assumption that if there is national deforestation, then there is a felt need toplanttrees, needs to be reexamined.
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To enforce incentives toplanttrees, afforestation responsibility was decentralized to local leaders in 1984.
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Each table entry is the trigger price at which the decision-maker would find it advantageous toplantthe corresponding share of land to mango trees.
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If households willplant, at what level of fuelwood scarcity will they decide that planting trees for fuel is a worthwhile investment?
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Collocationswithplant
plant
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alien plant
Reproductive characteristics are crucial for the invasive success of any alien plant.
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aquatic plant
Ranking the effects of site exposure, plant growth form, water depth and transparency on aquatic plant biomasses.
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bottling plant
Sterile and cleaned steel coupons were placed on selected sites at the bottling plant.
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