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3 days ago · The word Kartoffel has its roots in the Italian “ tartufo ”, meaning truffles, which like potatoes also grow in the ground. In Austria, Switzerland, and even parts of Bavaria, however, the potato is more popularly referred to as " der Erdapfel " (literally, "Earth apple"). This word has the same root as the French “ pomme de terre ...
2 days ago · This glossary of botanical terms is a list of definitions of terms and concepts relevant to botany and plants in general. Terms of plant morphology are included here as well as at the more specific Glossary of plant morphology and Glossary of leaf morphology.
2 days ago · The meanings of these words do not always correspond to Germanic cognates, and occasionally the specific meaning in the list is unique to English. Those Germanic words listed below with a Frankish source mostly came into English through Anglo-Norman, and so despite ultimately deriving from Proto-Germanic, came to English through a Romance language (and many have cognates in modern Romance ...
1 day ago · Key points. The people-pleaser's central job is pleasing others, possibly at great cost to the authentic self. The people-pleaser usually fears abandonment, abuse, or a deep sense of unworthiness ...
5 days ago · Graft, in horticulture, the act of placing a portion of one plant, such as a bud or scion, into or on a stem, root, or branch of another plant (the stock) in such a way that a union will be formed and the partners will continue to grow. Grafting is an important form of plant propagation.
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12 hours ago · Today, more people are paying attention not only to what they eat, but also how they can contribute to the Earth as the top of the food chain. For humans, a vital part of the culinary sector is to ...
5 days ago · noun. man· a· ca root ˈman-ə-kə-ˌrüt. : the dried root of a shrub (Brunfelsia hopeana) of Brazil and the West Indies that has been used to treat rheumatism and syphilis. called alsomanaca, vegetable mercury.
