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... plant , and black berries . Bryonia cretica was former- ly used as a cathartic and as a diuretic . The plant contains the poisonous alkaloid bryonin . Bryophyllum , a genus of succulent plants native chiefly to Africa . Certain species ...
... plant , and black berries . Bryonia cretica was former- ly used as a cathartic and as a diuretic . The plant contains the poisonous alkaloid bryonin . Bryophyllum , a genus of succulent plants native chiefly to Africa . Certain species ...
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... plants . The male plant has one clamshell- shaped , leaflike structure that protects the sex organ . The female plant bears a few phyllids ( leaves ) at the base of the long seta ( stalk ) supporting the bug - shaped capsule ( spore ...
... plants . The male plant has one clamshell- shaped , leaflike structure that protects the sex organ . The female plant bears a few phyllids ( leaves ) at the base of the long seta ( stalk ) supporting the bug - shaped capsule ( spore ...
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... plant family of the order Theales . classification and general features 18 : 211b ; illus . 209 Caryophanales , order of bacteria , members of which are found in the oral cavities , diges- tive systems , and excreta of many arthropods ...
... plant family of the order Theales . classification and general features 18 : 211b ; illus . 209 Caryophanales , order of bacteria , members of which are found in the oral cavities , diges- tive systems , and excreta of many arthropods ...
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