Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Kristen's Second 10 Collected Items

1. Thorn: a sharp excrescence on a plant, esp. a sharp-pointed aborted branch; spine; prickle.

2. Pollen: the fertilizing element of flowering plants, consisting of fine, powdery, yellowish grains or spores, sometimes in masses.

3. Pine Cone- Female: the cone or strobile of a pine tree, the female being longer and narrower then the male.


4. Parasite: an organism that lives on or in an organism of another species, known as the host, from the body of which it obtains nutriment. For example, this dog could be the host for the parasite.




5. Stem: the ascending axis of a plant, whether above or below ground, which ordinarily grows in an opposite direction to the root or descending axis.


6. Root: a part of the body of a plant that develops, typically, from the radicle and grows downward into the soil, anchoring the plant and absorbing nutriment and moisture.


7. Leaf: one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.


8. Gastropod: any mollusk of the class Gastropoda, comprising the snails, whelks, slugs, etc.


9. Frond: an often large, finely divided leaf, esp. as applied to the ferns and certain palms.


10. Arthropod: any invertebrate of the phylum Arthropoda, having a segmented body, jointed limbs, and usually a chitinous shell that undergoes moltings, including the insects, spiders and other arachnids, crustaceans, and myriapods.

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