Unlike a thorn, a prickle can be easily broken off the plant because it is really a feature of the outer layers rather than part of the wood, like a thorn.

与刺不同，皮刺能够被轻易地从植物茎上剥落，因为它仅仅是植物外层的一种特征，而不像刺那样是树木的一部分。

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Advanced biofuels from cellulosic material - plant waste and wood - are better, because they don't compete directly with food, but they still need reasonably fertile land in which to grow.

来自纤维素质的先进生物燃料-植物废物和木头-更好，因为他们不直接同食物竞争，但他们仍然需要适度肥沃的土地来生长。

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Other than releasing oxygen in the air, money plant can also eliminate formaldehyde from the air that is commonly released by cigarette smoke and adhesives (used with wood furnishings).

绿萝——除了向空气中释放氧气，绿萝还能消除空气中的甲醛(通常来自香烟燃烧产生的烟雾或木制家具的黏合剂)。

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So taxpayers funded a 40 MGY wood-based ethanol plant and they are instead getting a 4 MGY wood-based methanol plant.

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Fire crews are still visiting a wood recycling plant in Hertfordshire, more than two months after a blaze at the site.

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He reports that Essen, Germany-based power company RWE commissioned a wood pellet plant in Georgia to produce 750, 000 metric tons annually for RWE power stations in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.

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