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| cactus |
a leafless, fleshy-stemmed, often prickly plant that grows in hot, dry regions of America. |
| coralroot |
any of various leafless orchids with roots that resemble coral. |
| defoliate |
having lost all leaves; leafless. [1/4 definitions] |
| devil's paintbrush |
a common perennial weed found in Europe and North America that bears a cluster of orange-red flowers atop a leafless stalk. |
| Indian pipe |
an almost leafless waxy white plant, related to heath, that lives on decayed organic matter, bears a single white flower on each stalk, and looks like a tobacco pipe. |
| paloverde |
any of several spiny, nearly leafless shrubs of southwestern North America that bear bright yellow flowers. |
| pinedrops |
a leafless parasitic plant that grows under pine trees, bearing small white flowers. |
| scape |
a leafless flower stem growing straight up from the crown in certain plants. [1/2 definitions] |
| tendril |
a long, thin, leafless twining stem or extension with which some climbing plants attach themselves to a support. [1/2 definitions] |
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