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See in the wild and wild cards.
wild
1. (of animals) living independently of man; not domesticated or tame
2. (of plants) growing in a natural state; not cultivated
3. living in a savage or uncivilized way
4. (of a card, such as a joker or deuce in some games) able to be given any value the holder pleases
5. a desolate, uncultivated, or uninhabited region


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The wild sunflower has approximately 67 different species (and various subspecies), all of which can be found in the United States.
Are There Different Breeds or Kinds of Sunflowers? by Ryan J Bell / Home improvement and landscaping community
The Nevada desert is not at all like that - it's alive with colour, mile upon mile of wild sunflowers grow along the roadside and yucca, aloe vera and Joshua trees grow in the sandy soil above acres of bright yellow flowers that give the whole landscape a golden glow.
Even at night, it felt like being inside a fan oven and it was far ... by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
For example, in 1998, Randal Linder of the University of Texas at Austin and his colleagues, including Snow, reported their study of wild sunflower patches that had grown near farmed sunflowers for up to 40 years.
When genes escape: does it matter to crops and weeds? by Milius, Susan / Science News
 
 
 
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