Plants that start with D

Dis forDaffodil

A daffodil is a type of plant that grows yellow flowers in the spring. Daffodils grow from a bulb under the ground, similar to the way an onion grows. However, daffodil bulbs are poisonous, and you should not eat them.

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Dis forDaikon radish

Brassicas, Vegetables

Daikon radish is a type of radish that grows as long white roots.

Daikon radish is often eaten raw in salads or sliced into thin pieces. It can also be pickled or cooked in soups and stir fries. It has a mild, slightly spicy taste and a crunchy texture.

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Dis forDaisy

Plants

The daisy family is the largest group of plants, and different daisies are found all over the world. Daisies come in many thousands of different colours and sizes. The most common daisy colours are white and pink. The largest daisy is the sunflower.

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Plants

Dandelions are a small plant with yellow flowers. Most people consider them to be weeds. The seeds of the dandelion are spread by the wind, so they are light and fluffy. Some people say if you can blow all the dandelion seeds off at once, you are granted a wish.

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Dis forDate (Food)

Fruit

Dates are the fruit of the date palm. Dates are about 2 inches long, and very sweet. They are usually sold dried, with their seed removed. Dates are common in Middle Eastern food, and are the main ingredient of sticky date pudding.

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Dis forDill

Herbs & spices, Plants

Dill is a feathery herb that can grow up to a metre tall. It can be grown easily from seed in spring and summer. It grows so easily from seed that once you have a dill plant go to seed once you will have dill everywhere!
Dill can be used in lots of different types of cooking but goes best with fish and potatoes. The fresh leaves are usually used, cut up finely and sprinkled over food.

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Dis forDragon fruit

Tropical fruit

Dragon fruit grow on a vine-like cactus. They are native to Mexico, Central America, and South America but are grown in a number of Asian countries and even Australia. Their flowers open at night and have a nice smell.
The pulpy center of the fruit is eaten raw, and the juice can be drank or used to make wine. Dragon fruit has a very mild taste.

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Dis forDragon's blood tree

Plants

The dragon's blood tree is found only on the island of Socotra in Yemen. It has dark red sap, like dragon's blood.

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Dis forDrupe

Plant parts

A drupe is a kind of fruit that has a single seed in a hard shell in the middle of the fruit. Examples of drupes are cherries, plums, olives and apricots.

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Tropical fruit, Spikey

Durians are a large, heavy, prickly fruit from Malaysia and Indonesia. They have a very strong smell that some people find disgusting and other people really like. The taste is described as like custard with almonds.
Durians are used in many dishes in Malaysia, especially sweet desserts.

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