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beginning with letter H
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haustorium
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noun (haustoria)
  1. A root of a parasitic plant modified to take nourishment from its host.
heterothallic
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adjective
  1. (context, of some algae and fungi) Producing male and female reproductive structures in different plants.
hilum
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noun (plural hila)
  1. The eye of a bean or other seed; the mark or scar at the point of attachment of an ovule or seed to its base or support.
  2. The nucleus of a starch grain.
  3. (anatomy) A depression or fissure through which ducts, nerves, or blood vessels enter and leave a gland or organ. Also called porta.
homothallic
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adjective
  1. (context, of some algae and fungi) Producing male and female reproductive structures in the same plant.
horn of plenty
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noun
  1. The cornucopia.
  2. An edible chanterelle, Craterellus cornucopiodes.
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