| ALA | American Laryngological Association; American Lung Association; aminolevulinic acid; axiolabial |
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| AMM | agnogenic myeloid metaplasia; ammonia; antibody to murine cardiac myosin; World Medical Association ... |
| AMWA | American Medical Women's Association; American Medical Writers' Association |
| APHA | American Protestant Hospital Association; American Public Health Association |
| ASA | acetylsalicylic acid; active systemic anaphylaxis; Adams-Stokes attack; American Society of Anesthes... |
| indicator plant | Plant species indicating some specific characteristic of a certain locality. (09 Oct 1997) |
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| 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) |