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plant a seedTo do something that will produce results or change in the future.Rate it:

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plant your feet firmly on the ground!Assume a firm stand, become resolute, reject intimidation.Rate it:

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soap plantUsed other than as an idiom: see soap, plant.Rate it:

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plant outTo put into the ground outside, from a greenhouse or a plant pot.Rate it:

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plant the seedsTo start something in motion; to begin an idea; to catalyze an action.Rate it:

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soap plantAny plant of the genus Chlorogalum, endemic to western North America, especially Chlorogalum pomeridianum, the most widespread species.Rate it:

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spill one's seedTo masturbate or to ejaculate when the penis has been withdrawn from one's partner.Rate it:

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onion seedUsed other than as an idiom: A seed produced by an onion plant.Rate it:

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rye seedCaraway seed, used whole as a flavoring in the best-known type of rye bread- often mistakenly assumed to be the rye itself.Rate it:

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"ignorance is a seed that bears no fruit."IgnoranceRate it:

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"the determined seed grows regardless of the opinion of trees that do not bear fruit."SeedRate it:

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go to seedTo deteriorate; to decline into an unkempt or debased condition.Rate it:

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go to seedTo pass from flowering or ripening to the formation of seeds.Rate it:

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onion seedThe strong-flavored seed of black caraway or nigella, Nigella sativa, which is deep black with flat sides, like those of the onion.Rate it:

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rye seedUsed other than as an idiom. The seed of ryeRate it:

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water canAny of several species of Nuphar; the yellow frog lily; so called from the shape of the seed vessel.Rate it:

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space outTo plant seedlings etc at regular intervals with a calculated space between them.Rate it:

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bed outTo transfer a young plant from an inside location such as a greenhouse to an outdoors flower bed.Rate it:

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paper flowerA plant, Psilostrophe cooperi, and its flower.Rate it:

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bear fruitTo succeed in some task; literally, of a tree or plant bearing fruit; figuratively in relation to any attempted task.Rate it:

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elephant earAny of several plants in tribe Colocasieae or Caladieae.A taro plant.Caladium.Rate it:

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arbores serere (De Sen. 7. 24)to plant trees.Rate it:

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boomshankaA wish of happiness. Purportedly a literal translation (from an unknown language) is, "May the seed of your loin be fruitful in the belly of your woman"Rate it:

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cat's clawUncaria tomentosa, a plant species found in the tropical jungles of South and Central AmericaRate it:

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cat's clawAny of several species of plant having parts resembling the claw of a cat.Acacia greggii, a tree species native to the southwestern United States and northern MexicoAcacia plumosa, a medicinal plant species native to BrazilCarpobrotus edulis, or uña de gato (Spanish: "cat's claw"), a plant species in the Aizoaceae familyDolichandra unguis-cati, or cat's claw creeper, a Central American climbing vine of the Bignoniaceae familyGrevillea alpina, a shrub species native to AustraliaMartynia annua, a plant species endemic to BrazilMimosa nuttallii (formerly Schrankia nuttalli), a plant native to the Midwestern United StatesUncaria guianensis, a plant species found in GuyanaUncaria rhynchophylla, a plant species used in traditional Chinese medicineUncaria tomentosa, a plant species found in the tropical jungles of South and Central AmericaRate it:

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cat's clawUncaria rhynchophylla, a plant species used in traditional Chinese medicineRate it:

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cat's clawUncaria guianensis, a plant species found in GuyanaRate it:

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cat's clawMimosa nuttallii (formerly Schrankia nuttalli), a plant native to the Midwestern United StatesRate it:

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cat's clawMartynia annua, a plant species endemic to BrazilRate it:

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cat's clawAcacia plumosa, a medicinal plant species native to BrazilRate it:

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cat's clawCarpobrotus edulis, or uña de gato (Spanish: "cat's claw"), a plant species in the Aizoaceae familyRate it:

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ces plantes sont montées en graineThose plants have run to seed.Rate it:

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elephant earA taro plant.Rate it:

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golden showerThe flowering plant Cassia fistulaRate it:

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kiss my assTo plant lips on one's buttocksRate it:

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leaves of three let it beDon't touch a plant with a cluster of three leaves because it might be poison ivy.Rate it:

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nip in the budTo remove a bud from a plant to prevent flower and fruit from forming.Rate it:

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paper flowerA plant, Bougainvillea glabra, and its flower head, so called for the papery bracts.Rate it:

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paper flowerA plant, the peach-leaved bellflower, Campanula persicifolia, and its flower.Rate it:

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pinch outTo remove the shoots of a plant: the leading shoot in order to encourage a bushy habit a plant's side shootsRate it:

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pitA seed inside a fruit.Rate it:

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pitA shell in a drupe containing a seed.Rate it:

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pitA seed inside a fruit; a stone or pip inside a fruit.Rate it:

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Spanish flagThe flowering plant Lantana camara.Rate it:

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stock downTo sow, as ploughed land, with grass seed.Rate it:

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venus flytrapinsect-eating plantRate it:

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