Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In decorative design, a motive or type taken from a plant; a phyllomorph.
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Examples
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The seeds of some alien plant-form reach Earth, germinate in a few hours and quickly blanket the planet, or worse, hybridize with humans.
Why We Must Learn to Love Weeds Richard Mabey 2011
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New and ongoing research provides exciting insights into the importance of a well-functioning skeletal system, the broader range of nutrients than calcium needed to form healthy bones, and the probable advantages of plant-form sources of minerals rich in calcium, magnesium, and a wide range of other naturally occurring cofactors.
Forever Young M.D. Nicholas Perricone 2010
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One step higher in the scale stands the plant-form called _Volvox_, near the border-line between the one-celled and the many-celled organisms.
The Doctrine of Evolution Its Basis and Its Scope Henry Edward Crampton
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It is interesting to note the extreme caution with which the great naturalist speculates upon the mode by which the varied members of the sun-dew order became modified from an ordinary plant-form to such a remarkable degree.
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The term "dealing" in this case applies to those who manufacture, produce, ship, transport or import into Kansas, or possess more than 28 grams of marijuana (processed or in plant-form), one gram of a controlled substance, or 10 or more dosage units of a controlled substance.
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Where lies the chief interest, -- in the plant-form or in the bloom?] [Illustration: 29.
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