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* Some plants have bracts that subtend the inflorescence, where the flowers are on branched stalks ; the bracts are not connected to the stalks holding the flowers, but are adnate or attached to the main stem ( Adnate describes the fusing together of different unrelated parts.
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Some plants go overboard on one type of fringe -- say a liberal retirement plan -- and find themselves vulnerable elsewhere.
Some of the species of Allium are important food plants for example onions ( Allium cepa ), chives ( A. schoenoprasum ), garlic ( A. sativum and A. scordoprasum ), and leeks ( A. porrum ).
Some of the plants are herbs that produce enough scent to possibly dilute the odours of nearby plants, or the pheromones emitted by insects that find those plants, which would otherwise attract more pests.
Some home sewage treatment systems use biological treatment, usually beds of plants and aquaria, that absorb nutrients and bacteria and convert greywater and sewage to clear water.
Some examples of cruciferous food plants are the cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, turnip, rapeseed, mustard, radish, horseradish, cress, wasabi, and watercress.
Some other organisms form beneficial relationships with plants, called mutualisms, for example with mycorrhizal fungi that provide nutrients, and honey bees that pollinate flowers.
Some beers today, such as Fraoch by the Scottish Heather Ales company and Cervoise Lancelot by the French Brasserie-Lancelot company, use plants other than hops for flavouring.
Some Mahayana Buddhists in China, Japan and Vietnam specifically avoid eating strong-smelling plants, traditionally garlic, Allium chinense, asafoetida, shallot, and mountain leek, and refer to these as wǔ hūn ( 五荤, or ' Five Acrid and Strong-smelling Vegetables ') or wǔ xīn ( 五辛 or ' Five Spices ') as they tend to excite senses.
Some plants of the completely unrelated genus Viburnum are sometimes inaccurately called " highbush cranberries " ( Viburnum trilobum ).
Some are non-specialist detritus feeders, breaking down animal and plant debris ; some feed on particular kinds of carrion such as flesh or hide ; some feed on wastes such as dung ; some feed on fungi, some on particular species of plants, others on a wide range of plants.
Some carnivorous plants, such as pitcher plants of the genus Nepenthes, obtain nourishment from the feces of commensal animals.
Some plants and animals thought to be extinct on surrounding islands can still be found in Dominica's forests.
Some South American plants formerly thought of as Daturas are now treated as belonging to the distinct genus Brugmansia ( Brugmansia differs from Datura in that it is woody, making shrubs or small trees, and in that it has pendulous flowers, rather than erect ones ).
Some food is obtained directly from plants ; but even animals that are used as food sources are raised by feeding them food derived from plants.
Some specialists recommend using seaweed mulch or spray on the plants and minimize the insect habitat by cleaning the garden area of debris and weeds.
Some scientists hope that the approval process of cisgenic plants might be simpler than that of proper transgenics, but it remains to be seen.
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Some painters have less interest in the experience of the moment, with its attendant urgencies and ambiguities, than in looking beyond the flux of particular impressions to a higher, more serene level of truth.
Some of the earlier episodes have touches of the supernatural, as suited to the legendary background.
Some historians have found his point of view not to their taste, others have complained that he makes the Tory tradition appear `` contemptible rather than intelligible '', while a sympathetic critic has remarked that the `` intricate interplay of social dynamics and political activity of which, at times, politicians are the ignorant marionettes is not a field for the exercise of his talents ''.
Some have felt that Washington Irving comes out rather slimly, but let them look at the title of the book ''.
Some of the stumps are as much as three feet long, but most of them have been flattened by the pressure of the overlying sediments.
Some families already have held weekend rehearsals in their home shelters to learn the problems and to determine for themselves what supplies they would need.
Some weapons systems have become obsolescent while still in production, and some while still under development.
Some offices have very broad responsibilities, touching on almost all aspects of a university's instructional program.
Some recreation features, such as scenic values and water interest, also have greater overall value than other interests.
-- Some areas may already have been improved and contain buildings, roads, utilities, cleared land, etcetera which may raise the cost of the site.
Some distribution costs are kept up by competitive pressure, some by the fact that the customers have come to expect certain niceties and flourishes.
Some agents have been shown to be much more toxic or infectious to experimental animals when exposed to aerosols of optimum particle size than by the natural portal.
Some of those who question the value of BW have assumed that the only potential would be in the establishment of epidemics.
Some members of the bee family have become idlers, social parasites that live at the expense of their hardworking relatives.
Some investigators have found a parallelism between remissions and return of the sympathetic reactivity of the hypothalamus to the normal level as indicated by the Mecholyl test and, conversely, between clinical impairment and increasing deviation of this test from the norm.
Some of the oldest, most persistent, and most cohesive forms of social groupings have grown out of religion.
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