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simple - any herbaceous plant having medicinal properties |
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herb,
herbaceous plant aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities
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archaicism,
archaism the use of an archaic expression
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simple - (botany) of leaf shapes; of leaves having no divisions or subdivisions |
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unsubdivided |
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compound composed of more than one part; "compound leaves are composed of several lobes; "compound flower heads"
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simple unornamented; "a simple country schoolhouse"; "her black dress--simple to austerity"
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smooth lacking obstructions or difficulties; "the bill's path through the legislature was smooth and orderly"
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botany,
phytology the branch of biology that studies plants
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acerate,
acerose,
acicular,
needle-shaped narrow and long and pointed; as pine leaves
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acuminate (of a leaf shape) narrowing to a slender point
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apiculate (of a leaf shape) having a short sharply pointed tip
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caudate having a tail or taillike appendage
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cordate,
cordiform,
heart-shaped (of a leaf) shaped like a heart
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cuneate,
wedge-shaped (of a leaf shape) narrowly triangular, wider at the apex and tapering toward the base
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deltoid triangular or suggesting a capital delta, with a point at the apex
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dolabrate,
dolabriform having the shape of the head of an ax or cleaver
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elliptic characterized by extreme economy of expression or omission of superfluous elements; "the dialogue is elliptic and full of dark hints"; "the explanation was concise, even elliptical to the verge of obscurity"- H.O.Taylor
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bladelike,
ensiform,
sword-shaped,
swordlike shaped like a sword blade; "the iris has an ensiform leaf"
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hastate,
spearhead-shaped (of a leaf shape) like a spear point, with flaring pointed lobes at the base
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lancelike,
lanceolate (of a leaf shape) shaped like a lance head; narrow and tapering to a pointed apex
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elongate,
linear having notably more length than width; being long and slender; "an elongate tail tapering to a point"; "the old man's gaunt and elongated frame"
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lyrate (of a leaf shape) having curvature suggestive of a lyre
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needled of trees whose leaves are acerate
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two-needled (of conifers) having two needles
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three-needled (of conifers) having three needles
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four-needled (of conifers) having four needles
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five-needled (of conifers) having five needles
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obtuse lacking in insight or discernment; "too obtuse to grasp the implications of his behavior"; "a purblind oligarchy that flatly refused to see that history was condemning it to the dustbin"- Jasper Griffin
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oblanceolate (of a leaf shape) having a broad rounded apex and a tapering base
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oblong deviating from a square or circle or sphere by being elongated in one direction
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obovate (of a leaf shape) egg-shaped with the narrower end at the base
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orbicular,
orbiculate circular or nearly circular
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ovate of a leaf shape; egg-shaped with the broader end at the base
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fiddle-shaped,
pandurate,
panduriform (of a leaf shape) having rounded ends and a contracted center
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peltate,
shield-shaped (of a leaf shape) round, with the stem attached near the center of the lower surface rather than the margin (as a nasturtium leaf for example)
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perfoliate (of a leaf) having the base united around (and apparently pierced by) the stem
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kidney-shaped,
reniform (of a leaf or bean shape) resembling the shape of kidney
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arrow-shaped,
sagittate,
sagittiform (of a leaf shape) like an arrow head without flaring base lobes
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spatula-shaped,
spatulate (of a leaf shape) having a broad rounded apex and a narrow base
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unlobed without lobes
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simple - having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved; "a simple problem"; "simple mechanisms"; "a simple design"; "a simple substance" |
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complex complicated in structure; consisting of interconnected parts; "a complex set of variations based on a simple folk melody"; "a complex mass of diverse laws and customs"
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easy obtained with little effort or sacrifice, often obtained illegally; "easy money"
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plain lacking embellishment or ornamentation; "a plain hair style"; "unembellished white walls"; "functional architecture featuring stark unornamented concrete"
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simple,
unsubdivided unornamented; "a simple country schoolhouse"; "her black dress--simple to austerity"
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complexity,
complexness the quality of being intricate and compounded; "he enjoyed the complexity of modern computers"
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simplex allowing communication in only one direction at a time, or in telegraphy allowing only one message over a line at a time; "simplex system"
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simplistic characterized by extreme and often misleading simplicity; "a simplistic theory of the universe"; "simplistic arguments of the ruling party"
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unanalyzable,
undecomposable representing the furthest possible extent of analysis or division into parts; "a feeling is a simple and undecomposable mental state"- G.S.Brett; "this weight of evidence is something mystical and unanalyzable"-M.R.Cohen
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uncomplicated,
unsophisticated lacking complexity; "small and uncomplicated cars for those really interested in motoring"; "an unsophisticated machine"
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simple - unornamented; "a simple country schoolhouse"; "her black dress--simple to austerity" |
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plain lacking embellishment or ornamentation; "a plain hair style"; "unembellished white walls"; "functional architecture featuring stark unornamented concrete"
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