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a succulent shrub, Crassula argentea, of the stonecrop family, native to southern Africa, having fleshy, oval leaves, often grown as a houseplant.

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Mississippi’s nickname comes from the magnificent trees that grow there. What is it?

His most recommended plant was tree ivy—its juices sprayed up the nostrils.
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There was Petr Miller, a forgeman from the Prague ČKD plant.
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His first feature film, Jellyfish Eyes, debuted last year and was set in a town near a threatening nuclear power plant.
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Same for driveway pavers and meat and poultry plant workers.
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Some of those songs now have names other than Page and Robert Plant in their credits.
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As there are still many varieties of the plant grown in America, so there doubtless was when cultivated by the Indians.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
The plant as a whole remains green until late in the autumn.
How to Know the Ferns|S. Leonard Bastin
The Smooth Naked Horsetail is a common plant, specially by the sides of streams and pools.
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The relation existing between the balmy plant and the commerce of the world is of the strongest kind.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
Tobacco is a strong growing plant resisting heat and drought to a far (p. 018) greater extent than most plants.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.