ilex                    an evergreen oak native to Europe.
squirting cucumber      a Mediterranean plant, /Ecballium elaterium/,
                        whose ripe fruit forcibly squirts seeds and juice.
animated oat            a Mediterranean oat, /Avena sterilis/, whose
                        spikelets twist on sudden exposure to moisture.
neep                    (Brit. dial.) a turnip.
fimble                  the male hemp plant.  [ME /femaille/ |female|].
forb                    an herb that is not a grass.
scrog                   (Scot.) a small bush or tree; /scrogs/ underbrush.
dumb cane               a plant, /Dieffenbachia seguine/, of the West
                        Indies, whose leaves cause temporary
                        speechlessness when chewed.  also
                        |mother-in-law plant|.
pepo                    the fruit of a plant in the gourd family.
pelargonium             a plant of the geranium genus.
cauliflorous            (bot.) bearing fruit or flowers directly on
                        the trunk or branches.  [< /caulis/ stalk or stem]
eddo                    the taro's edible root.
culm                    a stalk, esp. of a grass.
silique                 (bot.) the seed vessel or pod of a cruciferous plant.
encina                  the live oak or California live oak.
dionaea                 Venus's flytrap.