Good Question: Is It ISIS, ISIL, Or The Islamic State? MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) â Throughout his speech Wednesday evening, President Barack Obama referred to the militant terror group as ISIL. But, often, the media refers to that same group as ISIS or the Islamic State. Surveys have shown these names can cause confusion about the terrorist group that split off from al-Qaeda and has taken over large parts of Iraq and Syria.
Definition of ANCHOR PLANT. : a South American shrub (Colletia cruciata) with flattened branches and creamy-white flowers.ADVERTISEMENT. so called from the shape of the branches.efinition of ANCHOR PLANT. : a South American shrub (Colletia cruciata) with flattened branches and creamy-white flowers. ADVERTISEMENT. so called from the shape of the branches.
Noun. 1. bract-a modified leaf or leaflike part just below and protecting an inflorescence. inflorescence-the flowering part of a plant or arrangement of flowers on a stalk.