| ageratum |
any of various low-growing, cultivated American plants of the aster family, with violet-blue or white flowers. |
| ancient Rome |
a civilization cultivated by the city-state of Rome from the 8th century B.C.E. through its development as a republic and its collapse as an empire in the 5th century A.D. |
| anthurium |
any of several tropical plants, often cultivated for their colorful leaves and flowers. |
| arable |
of land, capable of yielding crops when cultivated. [1/2 definitions] |
| arum |
any of several cultivated plants related to the arum, such as the calla lily. [1/2 definitions] |
| asparagus |
a tall branching plant related to the lily, whose young shoots are cultivated and eaten as a vegetable. |
| aspidistra |
a plant with broad, smooth evergreen leaves growing from the base of the stem, often cultivated as a houseplant. |
| aubergine |
(chiefly British) a plant cultivated for its fruit, or the dark purple, ovoid fruit itself, which is eaten as a vegetable; an eggplant. [1/2 definitions] |
| azalea |
any of several shrubs related to the rhododendron, often cultivated for its brightly colored flowers. |
| beet |
a cultivated plant whose leaves and fleshy, usu. dark red root are edible. (See sugar beet.) [1/2 definitions] |
| begonia |
a tropical plant of which some species are cultivated as houseplants, bearing bright, waxy flowers of various colors and having leaves that are often varicolored or veined. |
| bilberry |
any of several woody wild or cultivated North American plants that produce edible dark blue berries. [1/2 definitions] |
| bird of paradise |
any of several brightly colored African plants, esp. a perennial cultivated for its large brilliant orange or yellow blue-tongued flower that resembles a bird. [1/2 definitions] |
| blue gum |
a tall eucalyptus tree native to Australia and widely cultivated in California, with aromatic leaves and a smooth bark that peels off in shreds. |
| Boston fern |
a fern commonly cultivated as a houseplant, with opposing staggered leaflets on long arched drooping stems. |
| bouvardia |
any of several tropical American plants cultivated for their showy red or white flowers. |
| broccoli |
a cultivated subspecies of the cabbage, or the green flower buds and flowering stalk of this plant used for food. |
| broomcorn |
a cultivated grass variety with stiff-branched flower stalks used in making brooms and brushes. |
| Canterbury bells |
(used with a sing. or pl. verb) a plant of the bellflower family, cultivated for its blue, pink, or white flowers. |
| carrot |
a plant cultivated for its edible orange root. [1/3 definitions] |
| Catawba |
a light red grape cultivated in the eastern United States, or the dry white wine made from it. [1/3 definitions] |