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DefinitionStinking Cassia scientifically known as Senna Tora (originally described by Linnaeus as Cassia tora) is a plant species belonging to the family Fabaceae and the subfamily...
DefinitionStinking goosefoot scientifically known as Chenopodium vulvaria is a foul-smelling plant or weed. The plant is a member of the family Chenopodiaceae, which also contains other...
DefinitionStinking Toe Fruit or Jatoba is scientifically known as Hymenaea courbaril is a huge canopy tree, growing to 30 m in height. Although it is occasionally...
DefinitionStone Breaker scientifically known as Phyllanthus niruri with many common names including Stonebreaker, Phyllanthus Plant, Child Pick-a-back, Gulf Leafflower, Black Catnip, Meniran, Chanca Piedra, Shatterstone, Quebra Pedra,...
DefinitionStraw Mushroom/Volvariella volvacea (also known as paddy straw mushroom or straw mushroom) is a species of edible mushroom cultivated throughout East and Southeast Asia and used extensively in Asian cuisines. They are often available fresh in regions...
DefinitionStyphnolobium japonicum (previously Sophora japonica) popularly known as the Japanese pagoda tree, Chinese scholar tree or pagoda tree is a species of plant in the subfamily...
DefinitionSweet Clover experimentally known as Melilotus officinalis is an erect, yearly, unreservedly extended plant of the vegetable, or Leguminosae, family. The plant is local to North...
DefinitionSweet Fern scientifically known as Comptonia peregrina is a species of flowering plant in the Bayberry family Myricaceae. It is the only extant (living) species in...
DefinitionSweet Gale scientifically known as Myrica gale is a deciduous shrub belonging to Myricaceae (Bayberry family). The plant is native throughout western and northern Europe, from...
DefinitionCrotalaria verrucosa commonly known as blue rattlepod is a species of flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae. This shrub belongs to the sub-family Faboideae. The...
DefinitionSweet peppers and chilies are both derived from the same species, Capsicum annuum. The pepper plant is a member of the Solanaceae or “nightshade” family, which...
