cup plant

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• cup plant — noun : a tall yellow flowered herb (Silphium perfoliatum) of the United States whose upper leaves are connate at the base and form a cup around the stem * * * a hardy composite plant, Silphium perfoliatum, of eastern North America, having large… …   Useful english dictionary

• cup-plant — geltonžiedis legėstas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Astrinių šeimos vaistinis augalas (Silphium perfoliatum), paplitęs Šiaurės Amerikoje. atitikmenys: lot. Silphium perfoliatum angl. cup plant šaltinis Valstybinės lietuvių kalbos… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

• cup plant — a hardy composite plant, Silphium perfoliatum, of eastern North America, having large yellow flower heads and opposite leaves that envelop the stem, forming a cup. [1840 50, Amer.] * * * …   Universalium

• Cup — A cup is any of a variety of drinkware used to consume food or beverage. Cup or cups may also refer to: In archaeology For Cup and ring marks, the cup refers to a type of carved hole in petroglyphs In cooking: Measuring cup, a measuring… …   Wikipedia

• Cup and saucer — may refer to: Cup and Saucer Creek, a storm drain located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Cup and saucer plant (Holmskioldia sanguinea), a plant species Cup and Saucer Stakes, a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race held annually in October at… …   Wikipedia

• cup-and-saucerplant — cup and sau·cer plant (kŭpʹən sôʹsər) n. A tendril bearing Mexican vine (Cobaea scandens) cultivated for its showy flowers. Also called Mexican ivy vine. * * * …   Universalium

• plant development — Introduction       a multiphasic process in which two distinct forms succeed each other in alternating generations. One form, created by the union of sexual cells (gametes (gamete)), contains two sets of similar chromosomes (diploid). At sexual… …   Universalium

• plant organ — noun a functional and structural unit of a plant or fungus • Hypernyms: ↑plant part, ↑plant structure • Hyponyms: ↑reproductive structure, ↑septum, ↑nectary, ↑honey gland, ↑archegoni …   Useful english dictionary

• cup — I. noun Etymology: Middle English cuppe, from Old English, from Late Latin cuppa cup, alteration of Latin cupa tub more at hive Date: before 12th century 1. an open usually bowl shaped drinking vessel 2. a. a drinking vessel and its contents b.… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Plant milk — A cup of amazake (traditional Japanese rice milk) …   Wikipedia

• cup fungus — any small, often brightly colored mushroom of the family Pezizaceae, characterized by a fruiting body resembling a cup. [1905 10] * * *       any member of a large group of fungi (kingdom Fungi) in the order Pezizales (phylum Ascomycota) and… …   Universalium