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| assai2 |
a small slender palm tree native to Brazil that bears edible fleshy purple fruit. [1/2 definitions] |
| backside |
(informal) the fleshy portion of the body upon which one sits; buttocks. [1/2 definitions] |
| banana |
the long, curved, fleshy fruit of any of several tropical treelike plants. [1/2 definitions] |
| baneberry |
a plant of the buttercup family that bears white flowers and fleshy poisonous red or white berries. [1/2 definitions] |
| baobab |
a large African tree with a trunk up to thirty feet thick and large, gourd-like, fleshy-centered fruits. |
| beet |
a plant whose leaves and fleshy dark red root can be eaten. |
| berry |
in botany, a fleshy fruit with a seed or seeds embedded in the pulp, such as the grape, currant, or tomato. [1/5 definitions] |
| bitterroot |
a plant found in western North America that bears showy pink or white flowers and has a fleshy edible root. |
| bloodroot |
a North American spring wildflower that bears a single white flower and has a fleshy red root that yields a toxic red sap. |
| breast |
either of two fleshy protuberances on the human chest, usu. more pronounced on females than on males, having a nipple at the center. [1/6 definitions] |
| bryony |
any of several perennial vines of the gourd family, having fleshy roots and bearing greenish flowers, the juice of which has been used to cause vomiting and bowel movement. |
| buttock |
(usually plural) the rounded, fleshy part of the human body behind the hips; rear end. |
| cactus |
a leafless, fleshy-stemmed, often prickly plant that grows in hot, dry regions of America. |
| capsicum |
any of numerous pepper plants related to nightshade that bear fleshy green, yellow, or red edible pods in many varieties from mild to hot. [1/2 definitions] |
| century plant |
a desert agave, once believed to flower only once in a century, with fleshy leaves and a very tall stem on which greenish flowers appear every ten to twenty years. |
| cere |
a waxy, fleshy, often brightly colored area at the upper part of the beak in certain birds, such as some parrots, eagles, or hawks, that contains the nostrils. |
| Christmas cactus |
a Brazilian cactus with flat fleshy spineless stems that is widely cultivated as a houseplant for its showy red flowers. |
| comb |
the fleshy crest on the head of chickens and other birds. It is easiest to notice on male birds, such as roosters. [1/5 definitions] |
| dieffenbachia |
any of various poisonous tropical plants, grown as houseplants, characterized by fleshy jointed stems and large dark green leaves with white spots. |
| dock2 |
the solid or fleshy part of an animal's tail, or the part remaining after the tail has been clipped. [1/3 definitions] |
| drupe |
any of numerous fleshy fruits, such as the apricot, cherry, peach, or almond, usu. having one hard stone. |
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