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“Yes, this is a type of rose. It’s deep pink in color. It was bred in France in the late 1800s then introduced (and renamed) in America. It was very popular during the Gilded Age of the early 1900s. Roses were a recurring motif in the movie American Beauty , though I feel like the color was…”
“This is a flowering plant that grows around the Mediterranean. It has a flavor similar to black licorice, and it often used for that specific flavoring. The flavor comes from a compound called anethole, which it shares with fennel. In my experience, the Greek liquor Ouzo is heavily flavored with…”
“ This is like a botanical garden for trees. In some usages, it’s not a building or formal place, it’s just a large tract of land filled with trees that people visit specifically to view the trees. ”
“ Yes. It’s a hybrid vegetable, formed by mixing broccoli and a leafy Asian vegetable called Gai Lan. ”
“This is a plant (usually a flower) that turns itself to face the sun as it moves across the sky. ‘Helio’ is Greek for ‘sun’ and ‘trope’ is derived from the Greek word for ‘turn.’ However, the effect is more accurately known as ‘phototropism,’ because the flowers are actually tracking light , not…”
“ This is a colloquial term for an ‘old-growth forest,’ which is a forest that has never been logged or disturbed artificially. It’s estimated that only 21% of the world’s original virgin forests remain. ”