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a person who does not eat animal flesh, but does usually include milk and eggs in their diet....

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the forming new plants asexually (without the production of seeds or spores).

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a heart chamber that pumps blood from the heart to the body or lungs.

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is the gaining of a plant's ability to flower or germinate in the spring after exposure to the...

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small fluid-filled sacs that store, transport, or digest cellular products and waste.

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