amaranth family
— Noun
– English
～ cosmopolitan family of herbs and shrubs
aloe family
— Noun
– English
～ one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted
amaryllis family
— Noun
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～ snowdrop; narcissus; daffodil; in some classification systems considered a subfamily of the Liliaceae
arum family
— Noun
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～ anthurium; calla lily; jack-in-the-pulpit; philodendron
arrowroot family
— Noun
– English
～ tropical perennial herbs with usually starchy rhizomes
acanthus family
— Noun
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～ widely distributed herbs and shrubs and trees; sometimes placed in the order Scrophulariales
aster family
— Noun
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～ plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinnia
asterid dicot family
— Noun
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～ family of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs
alluvial fan
— Noun
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～ a fan-shaped deposit where a fast flowing stream flattens out
attic fan
— Noun
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～ a fan that blows heated air out of the attic of a building
animal fancier
— Noun
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～ a person who breeds animals
Al Faran
— Noun
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～ an Islamic fundamentalist group in Pakistan that fought the Soviet Union in Afghanistan in the 1980s; now operates as a terrorist organization primarily in Kashmir and seeks Kashmir's accession by Pakistan
Aletris farinosa
— Noun
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～ colicroot having a scurfy or granuliferous perianth and white flowers; southeastern United States
Alessandro Farnese
— Noun
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～ Italian pope from 1534 to 1549 who excommunicated Henry VIII of England in 1538 and initiated the Council of Trent in 1545; was active in the Counter Reformation and promoted the Society of Jesus for this purpose (1468-1549)
Acacia farnesiana
— Noun
– English
～ tropical American thorny shrub or small tree; fragrant yellow flowers used in making perfumery