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a South American shrub, Colletia cruciata, of the buckthorn family, having flattened green branches and yellowish-white flowers.
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anchor plant — noun Etymology: so called from the shape of the branches : a So. American shrub (Colletia cruciata) with flattened branches and creamy white flowers * * * a South American shrub, Colletia cruciata, of the buckthorn family, having flattened green… … Useful english dictionary
Plant physiology — is a subdiscipline of botany concerned with the function, or physiology, of plants.Salisbury, Frank B. Cleon W. Ross, 1992. Plant physiology , 4th ed. (Belmont, California: Wadsworth Publishing). ISBN 0 534 15162 0] Closely related fields include … Wikipedia
Anchor Hocking — Glass Corporation is a manufacturer of glassware that merged the AnchorCap and Closure Corporations with the Hocking Glass Company in 1937. Anchor Hocking is located in Lancaster, Ohio (Plant #44 is located in Monaca, Pennsylvania). The first… … Wikipedia
anchor — [n] something used to hold another thing securely ballast, bower, comfort, defense, fastener, foothold, grapnel, grappling iron, grip, hold, hook, kedge, mainstay, mooring, mud hook, pillar, protection, safeguard, security, staff, stay, support;… … New thesaurus
Anchor Point, Newfoundland and Labrador — Infobox Settlement official name = Anchor Point other name = native name = nickname = settlement type = Town motto = imagesize = image caption = Anchor Point s south side flag size = image seal size = image shield = shield size = city logo =… … Wikipedia
plant — plantable, adj. plantless, adj. plantlike, adj. /plant, plahnt/, n. 1. any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that… … Universalium
Anchor (brand) — Infobox Company name = Anchor type = Private foundation = 1886 location city = Auckland location country = New Zealand industry = Dairy parent = Fonterra agricultural co operative homepage = [http://www.anchor.co.nz/ www.anchor.co.nz] intl =… … Wikipedia
anchor — [[t]æ̱ŋkə(r)[/t]] anchors, anchoring, anchored 1) N COUNT An anchor is a heavy hooked object that is dropped from a boat into the water at the end of a chain in order to make the boat stay in one place. 2) V ERG When a boat anchors or when you… … English dictionary
anchor — Synonyms and related words: Baldt anchor, Navy anchor, Northill anchor, affix, anchorage, annex, attach, batten, batten down, belay, berth, billet at, bind, bivouac, bower, bridle, burrow, camp, cast anchor, catch, cement, chain, cinch, clamp,… … Moby Thesaurus
anchor shot — Grapple Grap ple, n. [See Grapple, v. t., and cf. Crapple.] 1. A seizing or seizure; close hug in contest; the wrestler s hold. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. (a) An instrument, usually with hinged claws, for seizing and holding fast to an object; a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
