This term is used especially for plants like herbs that produce new growth year after year from the same root structure.

VOA: special.2009.07.21

Arcade Fire starting opening in concerts for major bands like U2 and working with big names like David Bowie.

VOA: special.2010.08.13

However you like them, for best results, beets should be picked when the roots are two and one-half centimeters around.

VOA: special.2010.03.02

The advice came from experts who are appointed by the government to develop guidelines for preventive services, like mammograms.

VOA: special.2009.11.25

There are rules for companies that supply utilities like electricity and water to let competitors use their wires or pipes.

VOA: special.2010.03.19

"It's a passion for the sport, it's like,you can be that rock god for a minute, without playing anything.

VOA: special.2009.08.14

Last year, an American study showed such a link between Parkinson's and pesticides, like those used for killing insects.

VOA: special.2009.04.07

Now customers can also use their M-Pesa accounts to pay bills, make purchases or pay for services like taxis.

VOA: special.2009.11.02

These include political, religious and service clubs, as well as groups for activities like singing,dancing,cooking, even learning how to juggle.

VOA: special.2009.08.07

"Somebody like Michael Jackson who's done so much for the world and stuff, you think almost like he's invincible."

VOA: special.2009.06.27

A stopper device on the tube-like container held food for the ants as they traveled to their new homes.

VOA: special.2011.02.15

"In Mexico we're used to like for, for more for couples, not like so for friends and stuff.

VOA: special.2010.02.08

The White House garden marks a victory for people like Professor Michael Pollan of the University of California,Berkeley.

VOA: special.2009.03.31

Dogs are often used in search and rescue operations and to sniff for things like drugs and explosives.

VOA: special.2011.01.17