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Black pepper (Piper nigrum) is a flowering vine in the family Piperaceae, cultivated for its fruit (the peppercorn), which is usually dried and used as a spice and seasoning. The fruit is a drupe (stonefruit) which is about 5 mm (0.20 in) in diameter (fresh and fully mature), dark red, and contains a stone which encloses a single pepper seed .
Dennettia tripetala. (Baker f.) Synonyms [2] Uvariopsis tripetala (Baker f.) G.E.Schatz (2003) Dennettia tripetala is a species of flowering plant in the Annonaceae family. It is a shrub or tree native to western and west-central tropical Africa, including Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria, and Cameroon. [2] It is threatened by habitat loss.
Piper, the pepper plants or pepper vines, is an economically and ecologically important genus in the family Piperaceae. It contains about 1,000–2,000 species of shrubs, herbs, and lianas, many of which are dominant species in their native habitat. The diversification of this taxon is of interest to understanding the evolution of plants.
A selection of dried pulses and fresh legumes. Legumes (/ ˈlɛɡjuːm, ləˈɡjuːm /) are plants in the family Fabaceae (or Leguminosae), or the fruit or seeds of such plants. When used as a dry grain for human consumption, the seeds are also called pulses. Legumes are grown agriculturally, primarily for human consumption, but also as ...
Seventeen countries grew a total of 55.2 million hectares of genetically modified maize and fifteen grew 23.9 hectares of genetically modified cotton. Nine million hectares of genetically modified canola was grown with 8 million of those in Canada. Other GM crops grown in 2014 include Alfalfa (862 000 ha), sugar beet (494 000 ha) and papaya (7 ...
Schinus molle is a quick growing evergreen tree that grows up to 15 meters (50 feet) tall and wide. [ 6 ] It is the largest of all Schinus species and potentially the longest lived. [ 10 ] The upper branches of the tree tend to droop. [ 6 ] The tree's pinnately compound leaves measure 8–25 cm long × 4–9 cm wide and are made up of 19–41 ...
Tony Tony Chopper (トニートニー・チョッパー, Tonī Tonī Choppā), otherwise known as " Cotton Candy Lover ", is a fictional character in the manga series One Piece created by Eiichiro Oda. He is the sixth member to join and the doctor of the Straw Hat Pirates. Chopper is frequently featured on official merchandise, serving as a ...
(Reuters) -U.S. oilfield services firm Halliburton said on Tuesday an unauthorized third party had accessed and removed data from its systems, providing details regarding the cyberattack in August ...