| FAEES | fatty acid ethyl ester synthase |
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| FAME | fatty acid methyl ester |
| FE | fatty ester; fecal emesis; fetal erythroblastosis; fetal erythrocyte; fluid extract; fluorescent ery... |
| GEH | glycerol ester hydrolase |
| MTBE | meningeal tick-borne encephalitis; methyl tert-butyl ester |
| short-day plant | A plant requiring less than 12 hours of daylight in order for flowering to occur. (09 Oct 1997) |
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| submersed plant | Plants growing with their root, stems, and leaves completely under the surface of the water. (09 Oct 1997) |
| day neutral plant | <botany> Plants that flower regardless of day length. (09 Oct 1997) |
| DNA, plant | Deoxyribonucleic acid that makes up the genetic material of plants. (12 Dec 1998) |
| dove plant | <botany> A Central American orchid (Peristeria elata), having a flower stem five or six feet high, with numerous globose white fragrant flowers. The column in the center of the flower resembles a dove. Synonym: Holy Spirit plant. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| ice plant | <botany> A plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum), sprinkled with pellucid, watery vesicles, which glisten like ice. It is native along the Mediterranean, in the Canaries, and in South Africa. Its juice is said to be demulcent and diuretic; its ashes are used in Spain in making glass. Ice skate = a shoe with a metal runner (called a blade) attached to permit the wearer to glide on ice Ice-skater = one who skates on ice wearing an ice skate; especially. An athlete who performs athletic or artistic movements on a sheet of ice, wearing ice skates; including speed skater and figure skater Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| indicator plant | Plant species indicating some specific characteristic of a certain locality. (09 Oct 1997) |
| emersed plant | Plants growing with their roots and a portion of the shoot below the water and the remainder of the shoot above the surface of the water. (09 Oct 1997) |
| transgenic plant | Genetically engineered plantor offspring of genetically engineered plants. The transgenic plant usually contains material from at least one unrelated organisms, such as from a virus, animal, or other plant. (09 Oct 1997) |
| flax-plant | <botany> A plant in new Zealand (Phormium tenax), allied to the lilies and aloes. The leaves are two inches wide and several feet long, and furnish a fibre which is used for making ropes, mats, and coarse cloth. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| long-day plant | <botany> A plant that requires more than 12 hours of daylight before flowering will occur. (09 Oct 1997) |
| administration, oral | The giving of drugs, chemicals, or other substances by mouth. (12 Dec 1998) |
| cancer, oral | Cancer of the mouth area. A sore in the mouth that does not heal can be a warning sign of oral cancer. A biopsy is the only to know whether as abnormal area in the oral cavity is cancer. Oral cancer is caused by tobacco (smoking and chewing) and alcohol use. Surgery to remove the tumour in the mouth is the usual treatment for patients with oral cancer. (12 Dec 1998) |
| candidiasis, oral | Infection of the mucous membranes of the mouth by a fungus of the genus candida. (12 Dec 1998) |
| canine oral papilloma | Warts affecting mucous membranes of young dogs; caused by a papillomavirus. (05 Mar 2000) |