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  • 31plum — plum1 plumlike, adj. /plum/, n., adj., plummer, plummest. n. 1. the drupaceous fruit of any of several trees belonging to the genus Prunus, of the rose family, having an oblong stone. 2. the tree itself. 3. any of various other trees bearing a… …

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  • 32Plum — /plum/, n. a city in SW Pennsylvania. 25,390. * * * Any of various trees in the genus Prunus of the rose family, and their edible fruits. In the U.S. and Europe, plums are the most extensively distributed of the stone (drupe) fruits, most varied… …

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  • 33genetically modified organism — Introduction  organism whose genome has been engineered in the laboratory in order to favour the expression of desired physiological traits or the production of desired biological products. In conventional livestock production, crop farming, and… …

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  • 34fruit — 1. noun /fɹuːt/ a) The seed bearing part of a plant, often edible, colourful/colorful and fragrant, produced from a floral ovary after fertilization. While cucumber is technically a fruit, one would not usually use it to make jam. b) Any sweet,… …

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  • 35vegetable — 1. A plant, specifically one used for food. 2. Relating to plants, as distinguished from animals or minerals. SYN: vegetal (1). [M.E., fr. L. vegetabilis (see vegetation)] * * * veg·e·ta·ble vej tə bəl, vej ət ə adj 1 a) of, relating to,… …

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  • 36vegetable — /ˈvɛdʒtəbəl / (say vejtuhbuhl) noun 1. any herbaceous plant, annual, biennial, or perennial, whose fruits, seeds, roots, tubers, bulbs, stems, leaves, or flower parts are used as food, as tomato, bean, beet, potato, asparagus, cabbage, etc. 2.… …

  • 37vegetable — [vej′tə bəl, vej′ə təbəl] adj. [ME < ML vegetabilis, vegetative, capable of growth < LL, animating, enlivening < L vegetare: see VEGETATE] 1. of, or having the nature of, plants in general [the vegetable kingdom] 2. of, having the nature …

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  • 38Cereal — Grain redirects here. For other uses, see Grain (disambiguation). This article is about grains in general. For breakfast cereal, see Breakfast cereal. Oats, barley, and some food products made from cereal grains. Cereals are grasses (members of… …

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  • 39Peach — This article is about the tree and its fruit. For other uses, see Peach (disambiguation). Peach Autumn Red Peaches, cross section Scientific classification Kingdom …

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  • 40Prunus — cerasus (Sour Cherry) in bloom Scientific classification Kingdom …

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