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Is a tree trunk a plant?

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When is spinach harvested?

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What parts of the marsh mallow plant are used for medicinal purposes?

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yes, they prepare food for the whole plant through photosynthesis.


What part of the plant makes the whole part?

the stem and the leaves=haha!=


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What parts of the chicory plant are used for medicinal purposes?

The dried leaves and roots of the chicory plant are collected in autumn for medicinal purposes. When flowering, the whole plant is collected and dried.


Where does a plant lose water but not a cactus?

inside the leaves there is a little whole for any exess things to come out including water


What part of the tree makes food?

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How do you get rid of fungus on azaleas?

To get rid of fungus on azaleas you have to remove the infected leaf. If all the leaves have fungus on them, you will need to remove the whole plant.


What is scientific name of the leaf of ocimum tenuiflorum?

The leaf of the plant has the same scientific name as the plant itself. Scientific names are given to organisms as a whole, so leaves, stems, varying appendages in animals, etc., do not have different scientific names than the organism as a whole.


How does waterlily it protect itself from being carried away?

The bulb of a waterlily is rooted in the soft silt of the pond in which it is growing. If the flowers, leaves and stems are pulled up, the plant will sprout new flowers, leaves and stems. If the whole bulb is pulled up (usually by a human!) then the plant is lost.


What part of a plant does a rhubarb come from?

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What are the 2 functions of the vein of the leaves?

i think it is to get the water and oxygen to the whole plant. but im only in sixth grade so im sorry if i got the answer wrong.