generic name applied to weft-knitted fabrics involving the controlled knitting of two ends of yarn such that each yarn takes up a definite position within the stitch. Note 1 to entry: Plating usually involves the knitting of two yams of different colour, different lustre, different structure, or different composition.
Meet the Rhino Horn Plantain, a hybrid banana cultivar originating in Africa that bears fruit up to 2 feet (60cm) long â though average specimens range from 12 to 14 inches (about 32cm).
The largest plant on Earth is a tree called the Giant Sequoia. They are a tree native to the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada mountains, and grow an average of 165 to 280 feet tall, with a trunk diameter of 18 to 24 feet. The record holding Giant Sequoia is 311 feet tall, and the largest individual plant on Earth.