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Ecology

Greensand

Biology; Ecology

An organic source of potassium: 7% potash plus trace elements.

Pollen

Biology; Ecology

Dustlike microspores that carry a seed plant's male sex cell.

Living mulch

Biology; Ecology

Ground vegetation grown to shelter a crop from pests or weeds.

Holdfast

Biology; Ecology

An anchor or "foot" used by an organism to stick to a surface.

Oxbow lake

Biology; Ecology

A bend in a stream cut off from the rest of the water by erosion.

Gymnosperm

Biology; Ecology

A plant (e.g., a conifer) that bears naked seeds. See Angiosperm.

Haplotype

Biology; Ecology

A chunk of DNA that moves down the generations as a single unit.

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