vegetative growth

1. concerned with growth and with nutrition. 2. functioning involuntarily or unconsciously, as the vegetative nervous system. 3. resting; denoting the portion of a cell cycle ...

growth

Natural environment; Coral reefs

An increase in cell size or cell number, or both.

growth

Economy; Economics

What economic activity is all about, but how can it be made to happen? Economists have plenty of theories, but none of them has all the answers. Adam Smith attributed growth to ...

nectar

Plants; Flowers

A sweet liquid that is made by flowers. Insects and birds use nectar as food, and bees use nectar to make honey.

pod

Plants; Flowers

The part of a flowering plant that contains the seeds and splits open to release them. Peas have pods.

bleeding heart

Plants; Flowers

This native eastern Asia and North America plant produces spectacular white, pink or red heart-shaped blooms on long, arching stems. The flower enjoys slightly acidic, moist soil ...

bachelor button

Plants; Flowers

Also called cornflower, this plant is more frost-hardy than most annuals, and produce small, multi-petaled flowers. Sow seeds in the garden in early spring in a sunny ...

blue water lily

Plants; Flowers

Named as the native flower of Sri Lanka fairly recently, the blue water lily, or nil manel, flowers between 7am and 5pm. Most likely originating from Egypt, the flower is now ...

cockscomb

Plants; Flowers

So named because the flower resembles that of a cock's head, cockscomb is a herbacious plant of tropical origin. Growing well in both humid and arid conditions, and their flowers ...

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Big Splash

Big Splash (Hong Dong in Chinese) is the name of an 11-month-old red Tibetan Mastiff which has became the most expensive dog in the world setting a ...