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Buying a Greenhouse
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barbatus
Meaning: bearded; bearing tufts of hair
Example:
Dianthus barbatus
— sweet William
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bicolor
Meaning: two-colored flowers or foliage
Example:
Iris bicolor
— two-tone iris
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brevifolia
Meaning: short-leaved
Example:
Yucca brevifolia
— Joshua tree
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bulbosa
Meaning: bulb-forming
Example:
Allium bulbosum
— bulb onion
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