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(ecology) Now specifically, a multicellular eukaryote that includes chloroplasts in its cells, which have a cell wall.

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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK

(ecology) Now specifically, a multicellular eukaryote that includes chloroplasts in its cells, which have a cell wall.

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  • “hiding spare keys under the welcome mat or in a potted plant is such a common trope in media do you think anyone still does it for real”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “The Perfect Plant For A Privacy Hedge That Brings Tropical Vibes https://flip.it/hLjGyQ”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “🌋 Vulcan starts construction of downstream processing plant for geothermal lithium project 📰 via thinkgeoenergy #Geothermal #Energy”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Is anyone in DC a plant doctor? My ZZ plant is struggling and my peace plant is not thriving. I need someone to diagnose and advise action.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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#2·Apr 27, 2026UK

(botany) An organism of the kingdom '', and now specifically, a living organism of the Embryophyta (land plants) or of the Chlorophyta'' (green algae), a eukaryote that includes double-membraned chloroplasts in its cells containing chlorophyll a and b, or any organism closely related to such an organism.

In plants, the ability to recognize self from nonself plays an important role in fertilization, because self-fertilization will result in less diverse offspring than fertilization with pollen from another individual. Many genes with repr…
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#3·Apr 27, 2026UK

(botany) An organism that is not an animal, especially an organism capable of photosynthesis, and typically a small or herbaceous organism of this kind, rather than a tree.

The garden had a couple of trees, and a cluster of colourful plants around the border.
Origin: From , from , from , from . Broader sense of "any vegetable life, vegetation generally" is from . (borrowed through Celtic languages) and (directly from Latin). The verb is from , from , from , later influenced by . Compare also , , , . The factory and machinery senses comes from the Latin sense of "any vegetable production that serves to propagate the species," which refers to something that produces. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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  • “A Ukrainian missile struck a Defence plant in Cheboksary The plant produces "Kometa" navigation modules for Russian drones, cruise and ballistic missiles. The last photo shows an attacked refinery in the Leningrad region.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “Turn it over and salt the earth, plant menacing earthworks, and a landscape of thorns, no esteemed deed is commemorated here”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “💥A FP-5 Flamingo missile struck the VNIIR-Progress plant in Cheboksary. The facility produces navigation systems used in Ruzzian missiles and Shahed drones.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • ““Increasing carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere alter plant development by speeding growth and boosting sugars while disrupting their ability to absorb key minerals, like zinc and iron.” Climate change is bad news in every way.”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
  • “As part of the NRP 84 “Plant Breeding Innovation”, we are continuing to test the variation in field trials @agroscope.bsky.social @snsf.ch sf.ch @uzh-ch.bsky.social”

    — Bluesky· May 2026
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