Antarctic Pearlwort
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flavonoid (n.): a group of chemicals in plants that can act as pigments or microogranisms such as detoxifying agents, stimulants, antixodiants, etc. or give flavor. [Source:
http://www.dietaryfiberfood.com/antioxidants/plant-flavonoids.php
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vascular (adj.): a plant which possesses a well-developed system of conducting tissue to transport water, mineral salts and sugars. [Source:
http://www.biology-online.org/dictionary/Vascular_plants
]
perennial (adj.): lives from year to year [Source:
http://www.biology-online.org/dictionary/Perennial
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photosynthesis (n.): the process green plants perform that involves turning sunlight into glucose
respiration (n.): the process where energy is released from food