spice plant

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• Spice — A spice is a dried seed, fruit, root, bark or vegetative substance used in nutritionally insignificant quantities as a food additive for the purpose of flavoring, and sometimes as a preservative by killing or preventing the growth of harmful… …   Wikipedia

• spice and herb — Dried parts of various plants cultivated for their aromatic, savory, medicinal, or otherwise desirable properties. Spices are the fragrant or pungent products of such tropical or subtropical species as cardamom, cinnamon, clove, ginger, and… …   Universalium

• spice — [[t]spa͟ɪs[/t]] spices, spicing, spiced 1) N MASS A spice is a part of a plant, or a powder made from that part, which you put in food to give it flavour. Cinnamon, ginger, and paprika are spices. ...herbs and spices. ...a row of spice jars. 2)… …   English dictionary

• Plant stem — Stem showing internode and nodes plus leaf petioles A stem is one of two main structural axes of a vascular plant. The stem is normally divided into nodes and internodes, the nodes hold buds which grow into one or more leaves, inflorescence… …   Wikipedia

• spice — 1. noun /spaɪs/ a) Plant matter (usually dried) used to season or flavour food. b) Any variety of spice. 2. verb /spaɪs/ To add spice or spices to …   Wiktionary

• spice — [spaɪs] noun I 1) [C/U] a substance made from a plant and added to food to give it flavour 2) [U] extra interest or excitement II verb spice [spaɪs] spice sth up …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• spice — [13] Spice is ultimately the same word as species. It comes via Old French espice from Latin speciēs ‘appearance, kind’. In late Latin its plural came to be used for ‘goods, wares’, spick and span 472 probably from the notion of a particular… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• spice — [13] Spice is ultimately the same word as species. It comes via Old French espice from Latin speciēs ‘appearance, kind’. In late Latin its plural came to be used for ‘goods, wares’, spick and span 472 probably from the notion of a particular… …   Word origins

• Edible plant stems — Edible plant parts= Most plants are made up of roots, stems, leaves, flowers, buds and produce fruits containing seeds. We most commonly eat the seeds (e.g. maize, wheat, coffee and various nuts), fruit (e.g. tomato and apple), leaves (e.g.… …   Wikipedia

• Mustard plant — For the prepared condiment, see Mustard (condiment). For other uses of the term mustard , see Mustard (disambiguation). Mustard Indian mustard flower (Brassica juncea L. Czern) Scientific classification …   Wikipedia

• Pond spice — Pond Pond, n. [Probably originally, an inclosed body of water, and the same word as pound. See {Pound} an inclosure.] A body of water, naturally or artificially confined, and usually of less extent than a lake. Through pond or pool. Milton. [1913 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English