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==Plant (vegetation)==
A woody or fiberous thing, that undergoes photosynthesis.
A '''plant''' is a woody or fibrous thing, that undergoes photosynthesis.


Plants were useful to medieval people as:
Plants were useful to [[medieval]] people as:
*[[food]]stuffs, [[herb]]s and [[spice]]s
*foodstuffs, herbs and spices
*dyestuffs and paints
*[[dye]]stuffs and [[paint]]s
*source of wood for woodworking and combustion
*source of [[wood]] for [[woodworking]] and combustion
*source of fibres
*source of [[fibre]]s
*[[medicine]]s
*medicines
*ingredients for perfumes, cosmetics and bleaching and colouring agents
*ingredients for [[perfume]]s, [[cosmetics]] and [[bleach]]ing and [[colour]]ing agents

===Types of Plants===
* [[herb]]s
* [[vegetable]]s
* [[tree]]s

See also:
* [[fungi]]
* [[mould]]

==Plant ([[brewing]])==

When making [[ginger beer]], the starting culture of [[ginger]], [[sugar]] and [[yeast]] is known as the '''plant'''.


==Types of Plants==
* [[herbs]]
* [[vegetables]]
* [[trees]]


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Latest revision as of 15:35, 10 February 2005

Plant (vegetation)

A plant is a woody or fibrous thing, that undergoes photosynthesis.

Plants were useful to medieval people as:

Types of Plants

See also:

Plant (brewing)

When making ginger beer, the starting culture of ginger, sugar and yeast is known as the plant.



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