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backbonenoun(countable) The series of vertebrae, separated by disks, that encloses and protects the spinal cord, and runs down the middle of the back in vertebrate animals.
centrepiecenounAn ornament to be placed in the centre, as of a table, ceiling, etc.
lynchpinnounAlternative form of linchpin. [A pin inserted through holes at the end of an axle or shaft, so as to secure a wheel or shaft-mounted device.]
fulcrumnoun(mechanics) The support about which a lever pivots.
linchpinnoun(figuratively) A central cohesive source of stability and security; a person or thing that is critical to a system or organisation.
pivotnoun(figuratively, by extension) Something or someone having a paramount significance in a certain situation.
hubnounA point where many routes meet and traffic is distributed, dispensed, or diverted.
mainstaynounA chief support.
stolonsnoun(botany) A shoot that grows along the ground and produces roots at its nodes; a runner.
rhizomesnoun(botany) A horizontal, underground stem of some plants that sends out roots and shoots (scions) from its nodes.
flower stalknounerect leafless flower stalk growing directly from the ground as in a tulip
petiolesnoun(botany) The stalk of a leaf, attaching the blade to the stem.
flower budnouna bud from which only a flower or flowers develop
rootletsnounOne of the smallest roots, hair roots.
culmsnounWaste coal, used as a poor quality fuel.
cotyledonsnoun(botany) The leaf of the embryo of a seed-bearing plant; after germination it becomes the first leaves of the seedling.
swamp milkweednounAsclepias incarnata, native to eastern and central North America.
red osier dogwoodnounA dogwood shrub of species Cornus sericea, native to northern North America.
bulbilsnoun(botany) A bulb-shaped bud in the place of a flower or in a leaf axil.
sphagnumnounAny of various widely distributed mosses, of genus Sphagnum, which slowly decompose to form peat.

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