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chia: Facts & Related Content

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Also Known As	Salvia hispanica • salba chia • Mexican chia

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seed pseudocereal salvia quinoa rosemary amaranth diviner’s sage buckwheat sage cocoa bean pine nut Job’s tears poppy seed

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Chef tossing vegetables in a frying pan over a burner (skillet, food).

What’s on the Menu? Vocabulary Quiz

Venus's-flytrap. Venus's-flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) one of the best known of the meat-eating plants. Carnivorous plant, Venus flytrap, Venus fly trap

Plants: From Cute to Carnivorous

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Plant seedlings emerging from rich fertile soil

Do Plants Feel Pain?