Plant ally

Plant ally

Plant allies are plants grown near crop plants for the purpose of providing some benefit to the crop. Frequently these benefits involve helping with pest control, sometimes by being a more attractive host for the pest, sometimes by attracting predators, and sometimes by producing chemicals that repel or kill pests.


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  • ally — [ə lī′, alī′; ] also, and for n. usually [, al′ī] vt. allied, allying [ME alien < OFr alier < L alligare < ad , to + ligare, to bind: see LIGATURE] 1. to unite or associate for a specific purpose, as families by marriage, nations by… …   English World dictionary

  • -ally — suffix forming adverbs from adjectives in al (cf. AL, LY(2), ICALLY). * * * (ə)lē, (ə)li adverb suffix Etymology: al (I) + ly : ly II semantically in adverbs formed from adjectives in …   Useful english dictionary

  • ally — alliable, adj. v. /euh luy /; n. /al uy, euh luy /, v., allied, allying, n., pl. allies. v.t. 1. to unite formally, as by treaty, league, marriage, or the like (usually fol. by with or to): Russia allied itself to France. 2. to associate or… …   Universalium

  • ally — I. verb (allied; allying) Etymology: Middle English allien, from Anglo French alier, from Latin alligare to bind to, from ad + ligare to bind more at ligature Date: 14th century transitive verb to unite or form a connection or relation between ;… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • ally — al•ly n. [[t]ˈæl aɪ, əˈlaɪ[/t]] v. [[t]əˈlaɪ[/t]] n. pl. lies 1) gov a nation, group, or person that is associated with another or others for some common cause or purpose: Canada and the United States were allies in World War II[/ex] 2) bio a… …   From formal English to slang

  • Fern ally — is a general term covering a somewhat diverse group of vascular plants that are not flowering plants and not true ferns. Like ferns, these plants disperse by shedding spores to initiate an alternation of generations. There were originally three… …   Wikipedia

  • resurrection plant — noun 1. densely tufted fern ally of southwestern United States to Peru; curls up in a tight ball when dry and expands and grows under moist conditions • Syn: ↑rose of Jericho, ↑Selaginella lepidophylla • Hypernyms: ↑spikemoss, ↑spike moss,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • nonflowering plant — noun plants having vascular tissue and reproducing by spores • Syn: ↑pteridophyte • Hypernyms: ↑vascular plant, ↑tracheophyte • Hyponyms: ↑fern, ↑fern ally …   Useful english dictionary

  • fern ally — noun pteridophytes of other classes than Filicopsida • Hypernyms: ↑pteridophyte, ↑nonflowering plant • Hyponyms: ↑whisk fern, ↑horsetail, ↑club moss, ↑club moss, ↑lycopod, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • List of Shaman King characters — Joco redirects here. For the similarly nicknamed musician, see Jonathan Coulton. The following is a list of characters in the manga and anime series Shaman King: Contents 1 Creation and Conception 1.1 Yoh Asakura 1.2 …   Wikipedia

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