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  2. Glossary of botanical terms - Wikipedia

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    The protective external layer of tissue on the stem s and root s of woody trees and shrubs; includes all of the living and non-living tissue external to the cambium. basal Situated or attached at or close to the base (of a plant or a phylogenetic tree diagram). basifixed Something attached by its base, e.g. an anther attached to the filament.

  3. Shrubbery - Wikipedia

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    A shrubbery was a feature of 19th-century gardens in the English manner, or the gardenesque style [9] of the early part of the century. A shrubbery [10] was a collection of hardy shrubs, quite distinct from a flower garden, which was also a cutting garden to supply flowers in the house. The shrubbery was arranged as a walk, ideally a winding ...

  4. Thesaurus - Wikipedia

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    A thesaurus (pl.: thesauri or thesauruses), sometimes called a synonym dictionary or dictionary of synonyms, is a reference work which arranges words by their meanings (or in simpler terms, a book where one can find different words with similar meanings to other words), [1] [2] sometimes as a hierarchy of broader and narrower terms, sometimes simply as lists of synonyms and antonyms.

  5. Shrub - Wikipedia

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    Shrubland is the natural landscape dominated by various shrubs; there are many distinct types around the world, including fynbos, maquis, shrub-steppe, shrub swamp and moorland. In gardens and parks, an area largely dedicated to shrubs (now somewhat less fashionable than a century ago) is called a shrubbery , shrub border or shrub garden.

  6. Shrubland - Wikipedia

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    Tall shrubs are mostly 2–8 m high, small shrubs 1–2 m high and subshrubs less than 1 m high. [ 3 ] There is a descriptive system widely adopted in Australia to describe different types of vegetation is based on structural characteristics based on plant life-form , as well as the height and foliage cover of the tallest stratum or dominant ...

  7. Glossary of geography terms (A–M) - Wikipedia

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    Low-lying, woody, often dense vegetation or plant debris, e.g. scrub; a thicket of small trees and shrubs, or the plant community characterized by vegetation dominated by shrubs. built environment The human-made spaces that provide the setting for human activity, in which people live, work, and recreate on a day-to-day basis. burgh

  8. Toxicodendron - Wikipedia

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    Toxicodendron succedaneum (L.) Kuntze (synonym Rhus succedanea) – Wax tree is native of Asia, although it has been planted elsewhere, most notably in Australia and New Zealand. It is a large shrub or tree, up to 8 m tall, somewhat similar to a sumac tree.

  9. List of trees and shrubs by taxonomic family - Wikipedia

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    Mimetes: pagoda bushes; Mimetes cucullatus: common pagoda bush Proteaceae (protea family) Persoonia: geebungs; Persoonia levis: smooth geebung; broad-leaved geebung Proteaceae (protea family) Persoonia linearis: narrow-leaved geebung; geebung pine Proteaceae (protea family) Protea: protea trees and shrubs; Protea afra: common protea Proteaceae ...