Plantae
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Plantae
< New Latin, Latin: plural of planta plant
Example Sentences
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In 1743, Dr. Colden published Plantae Coldenghamae, which described the plants on his land, with the help of his daughter, Jane, aged 19.
From Salon
An ethnobotanist based at Emory University in Atlanta, Quave, 38, has an unabashed fondness for all citizens of the kingdom plantae.
From New York Times
‘Only plantae’ means trees containing only sequences from green algae and/or red algae and/or glaucophytes; algal origin therefore cannot be inferred with confidence.
From Nature
‘Only plantae’ means trees containing only sequences from green algae and/or red algae and/or glaucophytes; algal origin therefore cannot be inferred with confidence.
From Nature
Many kingdoms make up its three domains, but only two of those kingdoms within the domain Eukaryota, the Plantae and Animalia, appear to merit conservation biologists' attention.
From Slate
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