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mabolo persimmon..........Diospyros discolor
maca..........Lepidium meyenii
macachi..........Arjona tuberosa
macarandiba..........Lucuma procera
macaranduba..........Manilkara elata
macaw..........Acrocomia lasiospatha
Macaw-fat..........Elaeis guineensis
macaya..........Acrocomia aculeata
mace..........Myristica fragrans
maceron..........Smyrnium olusatrum
macha wheat..........Triticum macha
machari..........Rheedia acuminata
mache..........Valerianella locusta
mache d'italie..........Valerianella eriocarpa
macongee-congee..........Nymphaea stellata
macoucou..........Chrysophyllum macoucou
macu..........Calathea allouia
macucu..........Pachyrrhizus erosus
mad apple..........Solanum melongena
Madagascar bean..........Phaseolus lunatus var microcarpus
Madagascar cardamom..........Aframomum angustifolium
Madagascar clove nutmeg..........Ravensara aromatica
Madagascar groundnut..........Voandzeia subterranea
Madagascar plum..........Flacourtia ramontchi
Madagascar potato..........Solanum anguivi
madar..........Calotropis gigantea
madder..........Rubia tinctorium
mad-dog weed..........Alisma plantago
Madeira nut..........Juglans regia
madeira vine..........Boussingaultia baselloides
madeira whortleberry..........Vaccinium maderense
madi..........Madia sativa
madia-oil plant..........Madia sativa
madivilcun..........Madia sativa
Madras bean..........Macrotyloma uniflorum
madre de cacao..........Gliricidia sepium
madrone..........Arbutus menziesii
madrono..........Aliberta edulis
madrono..........Rheedia acuminata
madruno..........Rheedia madruno
madruno..........Rheedia acuminata
maeru..........Maerua crassifolia
mafai..........Baccaurea ramiflora
magadascar fig..........Ficus sakalavarum
magalis..........Chrysophyllum magalis
magellan barberry..........Berberis buxifolia
magellan raspberry..........Rubus geoides
magey..........Agave cantala
maghreb hops..........Origanum glandulaosum
maglia..........Solanum maglia
magnolia..........Magnolia grandiflora
magnoxigill..........Cornus stolonifera
maguey..........Agave americana
maguey..........Yucca acaulis
maguey..........Agave sisalana
maguey gigante..........Agave tecta
magyi..........Tamarindus indica
mahapangiri..........Cymbopogon winterianus
mahoe..........Melicytus ramiflorus
mahogany birch..........Betula lenta
mahonia..........Berberis nepalensis
mahonia..........Berberis aquifolium
mahoua..........Bassia latifolia
mahpgany pine..........Podocarpus totara
mahua..........Madhuca butyracea
mahua..........Madhuca longifolia var longifolia
mahwa..........Bassia longifolia
mahwa..........Madhuca longifolia var longifolia
mahwa..........Bassia latifolia
maiden plum..........Comocladia integrifolia
maidenhair tree..........Gingko biloba
maiden's gum..........Eucalyptus globulus subsp maidenii
maigang..........Eugenia polycephaloides
maingayi..........Dialium maingayi
mais silvestre..........Zea mays subsp mexicana
mait-brand..........Atropa acuminata
makimbeira..........Neoglaziovia variegata
malabaila..........Malabaila pumila
malabar cardamon..........Amomum xanthioides
malabar chestnut..........Pachira aquatica
malabar gourd..........Cucurbita ficifolia
Malabar nightshade..........Basella alba
Malabar plum..........Eugenia jambos
malabar spinach..........Basella alba
malacca yam..........Dioscorea atropurpurea
malagueta da guine..........Xylopia aethiopica
malagueto..........Pimenta dioica
Malay apple..........Eugenia malaccensis
Malay rose apple..........Eugenia malaccensis
Malayan alocasia..........Alocasia odora
malayan cardamom..........Amomum dealbatum
Malaysian sunplant..........Solanum ferox
male bamboo..........Dendrocalamus strictus
male fern..........Dryopteris filixmas
male kola..........Cola nitida
malicia de mulher..........Mimosa invisa var inermis
malinjo..........Gnetum gnemon
malla..........Olax zeylanica
mallee..........Eucalyptus dumosa
mallee..........Eucalyptus oleosa
mallow..........Malva rotundifolia
maloo creeper..........Bauhinia vahlii
malukang..........Polygala butyracea
maluko..........Pisonia alba
malva..........Urena lobata
mambee..........Colubrina reclinata
mamee sapote..........Calocarpum mammosum
mamey..........Calocarpum mammosum
mamey..........Mammea americana
mamey colorado..........Pouteria domingensis
mamey colorado..........Calocarpum mammosum
mamey sapote..........Calocarpum mammosum
mami..........Mammea americana
mamma grass..........Glyceria fruitans
mammee apple..........Mammea americana
mammey sapote..........Calocarpum mammosum
mammey-apple..........Mammea americana
mammi apfel..........Mammea americana
mamon..........Carica papaya
mamon..........Melicocca bijinga
mamon silvestre..........Carica quercifolia
mamoncillo..........Melicocca bijinga
manaca..........Orbignya cohune
manchu cherry..........Prunus tomentosa
Manchurian walnut..........Juglans mandschurica
mandara..........Erythrina variegata var orientalis
mandera cucumber..........Cucumis sacleuxii
mandioca..........Manihot esculenta
mandioka..........Manihot esculenta
mandioquina do mato..........Manihot tripartita
mandioquinha..........Arracacia xanthorrhiza
mandiu..........Manihot esculenta
mandrake..........Tamus communis
mandrake..........Podophyllum peltatum
mandubi d'angola..........Voandzeia subterranea
maned barley..........Hordeum jubatum
mangaba..........Hancornia speciosa
mangabeira..........Haucornia speciosa
mangarito..........Xanthosoma sagittifolium
mangels..........Beta vulgaris var crassa
mangis..........Garcinia mangostana
mango ginger..........Curcuma amada
mango plum..........Spondias mangifera
mango plums..........Bouea macrophylla
mangostan..........Amaranthus mangostanus
mangosteen..........Diospyros discolor
mangosteen..........Garcinia mangostana
mangrove cutch..........Rhizophora mucronata
mangustan (India)..........Garcinia mangostana
manicoba..........Manihot glazovii
manicola..........Euterpe edulis
Manila bean..........Voandzeia subterranea
Manila copal..........Agathis dammara
Manila elemi..........Canarium luzonicum
Manila hanf..........Agave cantala
Manila hemp..........Musa textilis
Manila maquey..........Agave cantala
Manila tamarind..........Pithecellobium dulce
manioc..........Manihot esculenta
manioc bean..........Pachyrrhizus erosus
maniok..........Manihot esculenta
manjistha..........Rubia cordifolia
manjit..........Rubia cordifolia
mankil..........Eugenia javanica
manna ash..........Fraxinus ornus
manna plant..........Alhagi camelorum
manna plant..........Tamarix gallica
mann's cherimoya..........Annona mannii
man-of-the-earth..........Ipomoea leptophylla
man-root..........Ipomoea leptophylla
manzana de agua..........Eugenia malaccensis
manzana del diabolo..........Ximenia americana
manzanilla..........Anthemis nobilis
manzanilla..........Crataegus stipulosa
manzanilla..........Ximenia americana
manzanita..........Arctostaphylos glauca
manzanita..........Arctostaphylos manzanita
manzanita..........Arctostaphylos tomentosa
maota..........Cyrtosperma chamissonis
mao-yang tao..........Actinidia deliciosa
maple service..........Pyrus torminalis
mapuey..........Dioscorea trifida
maracaibo balsam..........Copaifera officinalis
maracaju..........Passiflora caerulea
maracock..........Passiflora incarnata
maracuja..........Passiflora edulis var edulis
maracuja..........Passiflora laurifolia
maracuja grande..........Passiflora quadrangularis
maraja palm..........Bactris maraja
marama bean..........Bauhinia esculenta
marang..........Artocarpus odoratissima
marangaba..........Psidium pigmeum
marant..........Canna edulis
maranta..........Clinogyne dichotoma
marante..........Maranta arundinaceae
marapa..........Spondias mombin
marble pea..........Vigna catjang
margoas tree..........Antelaea azadirachta
margosa..........Antelaea azadirachta
marguerite..........Chrysanthemum leucanthemum
maria..........Calophyllum brasiliense
marigold..........Calendula officinalis
maripa..........Maximiliana maripa
mariposa lily..........Calochortum spp
maritime pine..........Pinus pinaster
marjolaine..........Origanum majorana
marjolaine sauvage..........Origanum vulgare
marking-nut tree..........Semecarpus anacardium
marmalade box..........Genipa americana
marmalade plum..........Calocarpum mammosum
marmalade tree..........Calocarpum mammosum
marmite de singe..........Lecythis elliptica
marmottes..........Prunus brigantiaca
maromera..........Crotalaria anagyroides
marram grass..........Ammophila arenaria
marrow..........Cucurbita pepo
marrowleaf cat tail..........Typha angustifolia
marsh cress..........Nasturtium palustre
marsh hog's fennel..........Peucedanum palustre
marsh mallow..........Malva sylvestris
marsh marigold..........Caltha palustris
marsh rosemary..........Ledum palustre
marsh rush..........Scirpus paludosus
marsh samphire..........Salicornia herbacea
marsh trefoil..........Menyanthes trifoliata
marsh woodwort..........Stachys palustris
marshmallow..........Althaea officinalis
martinique cherry..........Flacourtia inermis
martin's grape..........Ampelocissus martini
martisia..........Matisia cordata
martynia..........Martynia proboscidea
maruga..........Crotalaria anagyroides
marumi kumquat..........Fortunella japonica
marumia..........Marumia muscosa
marvel of peru..........Mirabilis expansa
marvola nut..........Sclerocarya caffra
masato..........Bactris gasipaes
mascade de calabash..........Monodora myristica
mashua..........Tropaeolum tuberosum
massaranduba..........Manilkara elata
massarubee..........Gynandropsis gynandra
masterwort..........Archangelica atropurpurea
masterwort..........Peucedanum ostruthium
mastic tree..........Pistacia atlantica
mastic tree..........Pistacia lentiscus
mat bean..........Vigna aconitifolia
mat rush..........Juncus effusus var decipiens
mata raton..........Gliricidia sepium
mate tea..........Ilex paraguariensis
matei (China)..........Eleocharis dulcis
mato..........Eugenia pongens
maubi..........Colubrina reclinata
mauka..........Mirabilis expansa
maurissi..........Byrsonima crassifolia
Mauritania jujube..........Zizyphus mauritania
Mauritius bean..........Mucuna nivea
Mauritius hemp..........Fourcraea foetida
Mauritius raspberry..........Rubus rosaefolius
may apple..........Podophyllum peltatum
may hawthorn..........Crataegus oxyacantha
mayenne..........Solanum melongena
mayflower..........Cardamine pratensis
maypops..........Passiflora incarnata
mazzard..........Prunus avium
mbocaya palm..........Acrocomia totai
m'choonchoo..........Balanites aegyptica
m'choowee..........Sclerocarya birroea
meadow bright..........Caltha palustris
meadow cress..........Cardamine pratensis
meadow leek..........Allium canadense
meadow parsley..........Oenanthe pimpinelloides
meadow saxifrage..........Silaus flavescens
meadow sweet..........Spiraea filipendula
meagre oat..........Avena strigosa
mecca myrrh..........Commiphora opobalsamum
medlar..........Mimusops elengi
medlar..........Pyrus germanica
mee..........Bassia longifolia
meepampa shea butter..........Butyrospermum parkii
meiwa kumquat..........Fortunella crassifolia
melegueta pepper..........Aframomum melegueta
melegueta pepper..........Amomum melegueta
melilot..........Melilotus officinalis
melilot blanc..........Melilotus alba
meliloto branco..........Melilotus alba
melisse..........Melissa officinalis
melist..........Melilotus officinalis
melloca..........Ullucus tuberosus
melloco..........Ullucus tuberosus
melocoton..........Sicana odorifera
melon cactus..........Melocactus communis
melon de odor..........Sicana odorifera
melon pear..........Solanum muricatum
melon tree..........Carica papaya
melongene..........Solanum melongena
melori..........Pandanus lerum
melosa..........Madia sativa
membrillo..........Cydonia oblonga
membrillo macho..........Gustavia superba
menow-weed..........Ruellia tuberosa
menthe poivree..........Mentha x piperita
menthe verte..........Mentha spicata
meredic..........Armoracia rusticana
merkus..........Cryptosperma merkusii
mertenisa..........Mertensia maritima
mertensia..........Mertensia maritima
mesa dropseed..........Sporobolus flexuosus
mescal..........Agave parryi
mescal buttons..........Lophophora williamsii
mesona..........Mesona palustris
mesquite..........Prosopis juliflora
metcalf bean..........Phaseolus retusus
methi (India)..........Trigonella foenum-graecum
metuliferus cucumber..........Cucumis metuliferus
Mexican apple..........Solanum piliferum
Mexican apple..........Casimiroa edulis
Mexican blueberry..........Vaccinium leucanthum
Mexican chaste tree..........Vitex mollis
Mexican elder..........Sambucus mexicana
Mexican fig..........Ficus involuta
Mexican gru-gru palm..........Acrocomia mexicana
Mexican guayule..........Parthenium argentatum
Mexican hawthorn..........Crataegus mexicana
Mexican husk tomato..........Physalis philadelphica
Mexican jujube..........Zizyphus endlichii
Mexican juniper..........Juniperus tetragona
Mexican oregano..........Lippia graveolens
Mexican pinon..........Pinus cembroides
Mexican sage..........Lippia graveolens
Mexican sapodilla..........Lucuma palmeri
Mexican sisal..........Agave fourcroydes
Mexican strawberry..........Echinocereus stramineus
Mexican sunflower..........Tithonia diversifolia
Mexican tango flower..........Tithonia diversifolia
Mexican tea..........Chenopodium ambrosioides var anthelminticum
micauba..........Acrocomia aculeata
michino..........Chrysophyllum michino
mignonette..........Boussingaultia baselloides
mijao..........Anacardium rhinocarpus
mijo comun..........Panicum miliaceum
mijo perla..........Pennisetum americanum
mild mate..........Ilex fertilis
miles lotononis..........Lotononis bainesii
milk parsley..........Peucedanum palustre
milk thistle..........Silybum marianum
milk tree..........Brosimum utile
milk-hedge..........Euphorbia tirucalli
milkweed..........Acslepias incarnata
milkweed..........Asclepias subulata
milkweed..........Asclepias syriaca
milkwort..........Polygala vulgaris
millet..........Panicum colonum
millet a chandelle..........Pennisetum americanum
millet des oiseaux..........Setaria italica
millmi..........Amaranthus mantegazzianus
milo..........Sorghum subglabrescens
milpesos..........Jessenia bataua
miltomate..........Physalis philadelphica
miltomatle..........Physalis philadelphica
mimbo wine..........Raphia hookeri
mindanao plum..........Flacourtia euphlebia
minette..........Medicago lupulina
mint..........Mentha canadensis
mioga ginger..........Zingiber mioga
miraa..........Catha edulis
mirabel..........Celosia argentea
miraculous berry..........Sideroxylon dulcificum
mirita..........Mauritia flexuosa
miriti..........Mauritia flexuosa
missouri currant..........Ribes aureum
missouri gooseberry..........Ribes setosum
mist flower..........Eupatorium riparium
mistol jujube..........Zizyphus mistol
mitchell's capers..........Capparis mitchellii
mithi..........Salvadora indica
m'nyemvee..........Mimusops kummel
moa tree..........Madhuca longifolia var longifolia
mobola plum..........Parinarium mobola
mock maple..........Acer pseudoplatanus
mockernut..........Carya tomentosa
moco-moco..........Montrichardia arborescens
moha..........Setaria italica
mohave yucca..........Yucca mohavensis
molasses grass..........Mellinis minutiflora
mo-le-hwa..........Jasminum sambac
molina..........Lucuma bifera
molka..........Rubus chamaemorus
molle..........Schinus molle
molle seed..........Schinus molle
molucca albizia..........Albizzia falcataria
molucca berry..........Rubus moluccanus
mombin jaune..........Spondias mombin
mombin rouge..........Spondias purpurea
mombin-pflaume..........Spondias purpurea
monantha vetch..........Vicia monanthos
mondbohne..........Phaseolus lunatus var microcarpus
monkey apple..........Licania platypus
monkey apple..........Anisophyllea laurina
monkey apple..........Annona palustris
monkey bread..........Adansonia digitata
monkey cap palm..........Manicaria saccifera
monkey jack..........Artocarpus rigidus
monkey nut..........Anacardium humile
monkey pot..........Lecythis elliptica
monkey puzzle..........Araucaria imbricata
monk's rhubarb..........Rumex patientia
monk's rhubarb..........Rumex alpinus
monkshood..........Aconitum napellus
mono..........Hyptis spicigera
monox..........Empetrum nigrum
montana grass..........Oryzopsis hymenoides
monthly rose..........Rosa semperflorens
montia..........Montia fontana
moo-laam..........Canarium pimela
moonflower..........Ipomoea leptophylla
moonflower..........Ipomoea bona-nox
m'oooomboo..........Odina schimperi
moorberry..........Vaccinium uligonosum
mooroola..........Sclerocarya caffra
mora comun..........Rubus adenotrichos
mora de castilla..........Rubus glaucus
mora de rocoto..........Rubus roseus
morama bean..........Bauhinia esculenta
morang..........Artocarpus odoratissima
morchserdag..........Ranunculus edulis
morel..........Atropa belladonna
morella de quito..........Solanum quitoense
morelle noire..........Solanum nigrum
moreth bay chestnut..........Castanospermum australe
moreton bay chestnut..........Castanospermum australe
moriche..........Mauritia flexuosa
moro..........Morus nigra
moroccan ash..........Fraxinus oxyphylla
Morocco gum..........Acacia gummifera
Morocco iron-wood..........Argania sideroxylon
morowo..........Crassocephalum biafrae
morro..........Crescentia alata
mortino..........Vaccinium mortinia
mortog..........Polygonum viviparum
moschuskurbis..........Cucurbita moschata
mosibe..........Copaifera hymenaeifolia
mossberry..........Oxycoccus palustris
mossberry..........Moneses grandiflora
moth bean..........Vigna aconitifolia
mother's heart..........Capsella bursa-pastoris
moujet mango..........Mangifera laurina
mountain apple..........Eugenia malaccensis
mountain ash..........Sorbus aucuparia
mountain ash..........Pyrus aucuparia
mountain avens..........Dryas octopetala
mountain blackberry..........Rubus allegheniensis
mountain blueberry..........Vaccinium erythrocarpum
mountain box..........Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
mountain cherry..........Prunus angustifolia
mountain cherry..........Prunus chicasa
mountain currant..........Aristotelia maqui
mountain ebony..........Bauhinia variegata
mountain grape..........Vitis monticola
mountain grape..........Vitis rupestris
mountain hickory..........Acacia penninervis
mountain holly..........Nemopanthus fascicularis
mountain holly..........Prunus ilicifolia
mountain lettuce..........Saxifraga erosa
mountain long pepper..........Piper sylvaticum
mountain luzon..........Rubus elmeri
mountain maize..........Ombrophytum spp
mountain papaya..........Carica pubescens
mountain papaya..........Carica chrysophylla
mountain pea..........Lathyrus montanus
mountain phellotrope..........Phellotropus montanus
mountain plum..........Ximenia americana
mountain rhubarb..........Rumex alpinus
mountain rice..........Oryzopsis asperifolia
mountain rose..........Antigonum leptopus
mountain rye..........Secale montanum
mountain sorrel..........Oxyria digyna
mountain sorrel..........Rumex paucifolius
mountain soursop..........Annona montana
mountain sow-thistle..........Lactuca alpina
mountain spinach..........Atriplex hortensis
mountain sumach..........Rhus copallina
mountain sweet..........Ceanothus americanus
moureiller..........Byrsonima crassifolia
mouseberry viburnum..........Viburnum pauciflorum
moutain grape..........Berberis aquifolium
moutain laurel..........Umbellularia californica
mowara..........Madhuca longifolia var longifolia
mucuja palm..........Acrocomia lasiospatha
mucuja palm..........Acrocomia sclerocarpa
mucuna..........Mucuna nivea
mugan..........Vigna trilobata
mugwort..........Artemisia vulgaris
mukute..........Syzygium guineense
mulberry-leaved raspberry..........Rubus morifolius
multiplier onion..........Allium ascalonicum
mundu..........Garcinia dulcis
mungani..........Vigna trilobata
murici..........Byrsonima crassifolia
murier a papier..........Broussonetia papyrifera
murier noir..........Morus nigra
murmura..........Astrocaryum murumuru
murmuru palm..........Astrocaryum murumuru
murta..........Eugenia floribunda
murumuru..........Astrocaryum murumuru
murungai..........Moringa oleifera
murungu..........Catha edulis
murutungo bean..........Phaseolus flavescens
muscadine grape..........Vitis rotundifolia
musk lime..........Citrus microcarpa
musk mallow..........Abelmoschus moschatus
muskmelon..........Cucumis melo var reticulatus
mustard tree..........Salvadora persica
muya muya..........Sagittaria sagittifolia subsp leucopetala
myall wood..........Acacia homalophylla
myoga..........Zingiber mioga
myouk-nee..........Dioscorea atropurpurea
myrabolans..........Terminalia chebula
myrica..........Myrica cordifolia
myrobalan..........Phyllanthus emblica
myrobalans..........Terminalia chebula
myrrh..........Myrrhis odorata
myrsinites..........Gaultheria myrsinites
myrtle..........Myrtus communis
myrtle blueberry..........Vaccinium myrtoides
myrtle flag..........Acorus calamis
mysore raspberry..........Rubus lasiocarpus
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