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Falcate Sickle shaped.
Falls The outer whorl of petals of an iris flower, often broader than the inner petals and often drooping or flexuous.
Fasciated Much flattened or cockscomb-like growth; seemingly several units fused together.

 


falx, a sickle) curved like a sickle.farinaceous search for term- a. (L. farina, meal) containing flour; starchy; mealy.farinose search for term- a., full of meal; mealy; covered with a white, powdery substance.

proper state, it is necessary to discriminate between the ripeness of the straw and the ripeness of the grain; for, in some seasons, the straw dies upwards, under which circumstance a field, to the eye, may appear to be completely fit for the sickle, ...

When it is time to harvest, you can cut your grain with a sickle. Hold the wheat in one hand and carefully swing the sickle at the base of the wheat stalks. Lay the wheat in piles, making sure the grain all faces the same direction.

Known variously as knapweed and hurt sickle, they were introduced from Europe, and they crowd out more desirable native plants.

Be sure to regularly sharpen rotary mower blades, which operate on the principle of a sickle. It's advisable to have an extra blade on hand so a replacement is available when you detect poor cutting.

The larvae are narrowly oval with two sickle-shaped mouthparts that pierce the prey and extract fluids. Often the larvae are covered with "trash" which is actually the bodies of their prey and other debris.

Usually refers to a leaf that's shaped like the blade of a sickle.
Falls
1) The drooping outer petal of a flower, such as on an iris.

The two-wheel tractor unit can be made into a year-round power tool with the help of these attachments: shredder, chipper, snowthrower, sickle bar mower, log splitter, adapta cart, aerator, generator, water pump, furrowing plow, cultivator prongs, ...

1. Just after harvest, cut off all the leaves with a scythe, sickle, or lawnmower set high enough not to hit the crowns.

Cut off the whole plant about 2 inches above the ground with pruners or a sickle. Be sure to wear gloves and long sleeves when harvesting comfrey, as some people find it irritates their skin.

Images of him show him to be ugly, small in stature, but with enormous genitals and carrying a sickle or a pruning knife. By Roman times, he seems to have become a scarecrow to frighten away thieves, birds and naughty boys.

See also: Plant, Soil, Flower, Spring, Cutting