Results for “grow out”

mound spring

Natural, isolated, relict artesian springs found in arid, outback Queensland and South Australia. Water stored in deep aquifers seeps to the surface through fault lines in the rock, and the sediments and salts within the spring water form elevated mounds as it evaporates. Most such springs support marginal plant growth that help stabilise the sediment and provide shelter for animals. In South Australia mound springs form an arc of about 400km along the south-western edge of the Great Artesian Basin, although many have disappeared in the last 100 years as a result of water extraction.

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native

Originating in a specific place or area; living or growing naturally in a particular region; indigenous.

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non-native

Used in reference to a species occurring, living, or growing in a region outside its natural geographic range; non-indigenous.

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nuchal hump

A protruding growth of tissue found on the head in sexually-mature, usually male, specimens of certain fishes.

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nursery

A place or area where young animals, including fishes, grow or are cared for.

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organism

An individual life form that can react to stimuli, reproduce, grow, and maintain homeostasis. There are five main groups, or kingdoms: prokaryotes, protists, fungi, plants, and animals.

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rhizome

Horizontally-orientated plant stem growing under or along the ground surface from which new roots and shoots often arise.

stunt

To impede the growth or development of.

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stunting

The process of impeding the growth or development of.

tankbuster

Vernacular term applied to fish species which grow to large for the vast majority of home aquaria. Most commonly appear in the trade at a small, and therefore more saleable, size.

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