Bulbo Tuber - Law Dictionary Search Results
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Jalap
The tubers of the Mexican plant Ipomoeliga purga or Exogonium purga of the family Convolvulaceae a climber much like the morning glory The abstract extract and powder prepared from the tubers are well known purgative cathartic medicines and are also called jalap Other species of Ipomoeliga yield several inferior kinds of jalap as the Ipomoeliga Orizabensis and Ipomoeliga tuberosa...
maple leaf begonia
A tuberous or semi tuberous South African begonia Begonia dregei having shallowly lobed ovate leaves and small white flowers...
patent
patent [Anglo-French, from Latin patent- patens, from present participle of patēre to be open] 1 a : open to public inspection see also letters patent at letter b : secured or protected by a patent [a nonexclusive license to produce and sell the product] [sought to enforce her rights against infringement] 2 : of, relating to, or concerned with the granting of patents esp. for inventions [a lawyer] [involved in litigation] 3 : readily seen, discovered, or understood [a defect] [if no bad faith or abuse is ] compare latent pat·ent·ly adv [pat-nt] n 1 : an official document conferring a right or privilege : letters patent at letter 2 a : the right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention or products made by an invented process that is granted to an inventor and his or her heirs or assigns for a term of years see also intellectual property at property compare copyright, trademark NOTE: A patent may be granted for a process, act, or method t...
Bull brier
A species of Smilax Smilax Pseudo China growing from New Jersey to the Gulf of Mexico which has very large tuberous and farinaceous rootstocks formerly used by the Indians for a sort of bread and by the negroes as an ingredient in making beer called also bamboo brier and China brier...
Chufa
A sedgelike plant Cyperus esculentus producing edible tubers native about the Mediterranean now cultivated in many regions the earth almond...
Colocasia
a small genus of perennial tuberous herbs of the arum family of tropical Asia and the Pacific islands including the taro Colocasia esculente...
day lily
any plant of a genus of plants Hemerocallis closely resembling true lilies but having tuberous rootstocks instead of bulbs The common species have long narrow leaves and either yellow or tawny orange flowers which often bloom for only one day...
Dioscoreaceae
a natural family of tuberous plants including the yams...
Earthnut
A name given to various roots tubers or pods grown under or on the ground...
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