bark
/ˈbɑɹk/
nounthe hard outer covering of a tree
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1. Dogs are barking.
2. My dogs are barking.
3. My dogs are barking.
4. A jackal barks an alarm.
5. -Their dogs are barking.
blossom
/ˈbɫɑsəm/
nouna flower or a lot of flowers, particularly on a bush or a fruit tree
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1. The adults just blossomed.
2. Love is blossoming.
3. Soon, a relationship blossomed.
4. Life for me, is blossoming.
5. Blossom is primarily nocturnal.
bulb
/ˈbəɫb/
nounthe ball-shaped root of some plants that grows anew every year
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1. Other inventors created bulbs with platinum filaments or other carbonized materials.
2. Bulb, I have a fancy bulb.
3. Next, install the bulbs.
4. Check the bulbs occasionally.
5. Use another bulb.
cane
/ˈkeɪn/
nounthe stiff and hollow stem of some tall plants such as sugar cane or bamboo
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1. Bring out the cane!
2. - I wagered stun cane.
3. - Greg's mom gave him a cane.
4. In fact, one subject threw away his cane.
5. For instance, carrying a cane.
crown
/ˈkɹaʊn/
nounthe top part of a tree or other plant
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1. Her samba school was crowned champion 22 times.
2. I love crowns.
3. Uh, sway crown.
4. The baby is crowning.
5. The only real sharp part is that crown around their head.
cutting
/ˈkətɪŋ/
nouna part of a plant that is cut off so that it can be grown into a new plant
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1. The third step involves cutting.
2. Mini gardeners make cuttings from store-bought potatoes.
3. Blindfolded cucumber cutting.
4. Cutting is only one of these.
5. My sides need cutting.
petal
/ˈpɛtəɫ/
nounany of the parts of a flower that is very soft and is usually colored
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1. Release the rose petals.
2. My little boy Buddy, okay, and this is Petal.
3. Throw petals at him.
4. Arrange the petals around a silicone hemisphere mold.
5. They're petals.
timber
/ˈtɪmbɝ/
nountrees grown to be used in carpentry or construction
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1. -Pálinka me timbers.
2. My timbers are shiv-vereda.
3. Shiver me timbers.
4. Timber companies want their land at all costs.
5. Shiver me timbers!
genus
/ˈdʒinəs/
noun(biology) any of the groups that plants, animals, etc. with similar characteristics are divided into, which is larger than a species and smaller than a family
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1. Female Photuris fireflies mimic the flashes of females from another genus, the Photinus fireflies.
2. A genus of freshwater fish that can get up to nearly 10 feet, or 3 meters in length.
3. Bring in the unknown genus.
4. like, take the chromatic genus.
5. the Prosplecta genus has taken its dress-up one step further.
algae
/ˈæɫdʒi/
nounplants without true roots, leaves, or stems, which grow in or near a body of water, such as seaweeds
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1. Algae grows quickly.
2. These vibrant green dots, microscopic living organisms, are algae.
3. Algae is everywhere.
4. My friends at Whole Foods sprinkle algae on the smoothie.
5. The things on the ground are algae.
seaweed
/ˈsiˌwid/
nouna type of plant that grows in or near the sea
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1. Like many reef fish, these colorful creatures eat seaweed.
2. - I hate seaweed.
3. - I got seaweed.
4. I smell seaweed.
5. - I got seaweed.
fungus
/ˈfəŋɡəs/
nouna plant-like organism that often grows on organic matter and has no flowers or leaves, such as moulds and mushrooms
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1. But fungi do have a kinship with horror stories.
2. Basically any natural habitat was going to have mushrooms another fungi.
3. I love fungi.
4. - Mushrooms are fungus.
5. They only feed fungus.
maple
/ˈmeɪpəɫ/
nouna tall tree, growing in northern countries, with leaves that have five points that turn gold or red in the fall
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1. Is that maple?
2. so, the second round was actually maple?
3. - Maple the force.
4. - Maple the force.
5. - Maple everything.
needle
/ˈnidəɫ/
nouna pine tree's leaf that is thin and hard
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1. I hate needles.
2. Pine needles were hitting the roof.
3. Yeah, protect needle first.
4. Then add the needles back onto the syringe.
5. Stick a needle.
lush
/ˈɫəʃ/
adjective(of vegetation) growing densely and looking strong and healthy
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1. The plants around you are losing their green lush.
2. The island looks like the picture of a true paradise: lush green trees, crystal blue waters, and white sand.
3. Or lush?
4. Regions in the middle of Pangea would have lush rainforests along their borders.
5. This one is, lush? -
pod
/ˈpɑd/
nouna long and narrow casing filled with seeds that grows on some specific plants, such as beans and peas
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1. Firing pod 0401.
2. Do you guys have nap pods here?
3. pods delivered to you for only $599. -
4. That word is "POD."
5. People use pods one single time.
vegetation
/ˌvɛdʒəˈteɪʃən/
nountrees and plants in general, particularly those of a specific habitat or area
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1. Vegetation which makes its way into your house and ultimately into your mouth.
2. That also dries out vegetation.
3. It has vegetation.
4. This vegetation also supports the whole ecosystem.
5. Even wet vegetation would have a chance at burning.
window box
/wˈɪndoʊ bˈɑːks/
nouna decorative container placed outside a window in which people grow flowers and other plants
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to pollinate
/ˈpɑɫəˌneɪt/
verbto deposit pollen on a plant or flower so that it can produce new seeds
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1. Bees also pollinate the coffee plant.
2. He pollinates the flowers.
3. Tomato growers often pollinate their tomato flowers with a hand-held vibrator.
4. Our bees pollinate food crops.
5. In deserts bats pollinate cactus plants.
pollination
/ˌpɑɫəˈneɪʃən/
noun(biology) the process of producing plant seeds by transferring a powdery substance from one plant to the other
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1. Decomposition, pollination, photosynthesis, days, seasons, rock cycle, nitrogen cycle, carbon cycle, photosynthesis, said that one already!
2. That’s pollination!
3. This whole process is called pollination.
4. Excess pollination will create lots of brown webbing.
5. This one needs cross pollination.
shoot
/ˈʃut/
nouna new growth on a tree or plant; the part of a plant that starts to appear above the ground because it is growing
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1. Body shot!
2. These missiles shoot 20 kilometers?
3. The other gunmen shot Stillwell’s corpse some more for good measure.
4. Kid: Shoot lasers eyes out of my eyes.
5. Police shot out the engine of the boat.
reed
/ˈɹid/
nouna tall grass-like plant that grows in water or near it
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1. Annette Gordon-Reed: But a person who sees himself as Jeffersonian.
2. Annette Gordon-Reed: Which he did, though.
3. Annette Gordon-Reed: Orchestrating it all.
4. Really, this question is for Reed.
5. - Reed, thanks for calling, man. -
dahlia
/ˈdæɫjə/
nouna large Mexican garden plant with brightly colored flowers, which usually has the shape of a ball
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1. Just add one dahlia like.
2. Today, we're prepping dahlias for bouquets.
3. With these simple steps, dahlias can last up to a week in a vase.
4. Tell Dahlia.
5. - I love Dahlia.
dogwood
/ˈdɔˌɡwʊd/
nouna small tree or bush with red stems and pink or red berries; the hard timber of this tree
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1. It turns out, that plant was a dogwood tree.
2. Our dogwood uses its sticky latex, but lots of plants have other creative defenses as well.
3. And sell it as dogwood.
4. Including the redbuds and the dogwood trees?
5. And, in fact, several courses use redbuds and dogwood trees throughout the nation.
honeysuckle
/ˈhəniˌsəkəɫ/
nouna climbing plant with fragrant flowers that are pink, white, or yellow in color
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1. Like honeysuckles might remind you of your grandmother or something like that.
2. The honeysuckle has improved the lives of other native plants, too, like nightshade.
3. Honeysuckle - is evil!
4. Heart notes include nutmeg, honeysuckle, carnation, violetwood, sandalwood, jasmine, cedar, lily of the valley.
5. One side was dense honeysuckle.
iris
/ˈaɪɹəs/, /ˈaɪɹɪs/
nouna plant with long narrow leaves and large yellow or purple flowers
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1. The answer to Part One is iris.
2. My name is Iris.
3. Mr. Phillips's wife Iris died three years ago of lung cancer.
4. - Iris scans are way more individual than fingerprints.
5. Right now, the irises are still pretty pale.
magnolia
/mæɡˈnoʊɫjə/
nouna shrub or tree with purple, white, or pink flowers that are large in size and are also pleasant-smelling
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1. And the magnolia in her design ended up as the centerpiece of the new flag.
2. Was it "Magnolia?"
3. My name is Magnolia, welcome young trainers.
4. Magnolia grows with a buds like eggs.
5. That's not Magnolia.
mimosa
/mɪˈmoʊsə/
nouna plant whose leaves droop when touched
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1. Who wants another mimosa?
2. A mimosa is with orange juice.
3. You guys ever do White Claw mimosas?
4. I get that mimosa!
5. Oh, I said mimosas!
myrtle
/ˈmɝtəɫ/
nouna small tree with shiny leaves, blue-black berries and fragrant white flowers
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1. She may even wear her myrtle crown.
2. - Like those are crepe myrtles over there. -
3. So that's the death of Myrtle at the hand of Daisy.
4. Go, Myrtle!
5. That's Myrtle.
quince
/ˈkwɪns/
nouna West Asian small tree with pink flowers and pear-shaped fruit
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1. - I wanna say quince.
2. - I wanna say quince as well.
3. - Quinces the stallion.
4. - I had a quince.
5. Every girl should have a quince.
snowdrop
/snˈoʊdɹɑːp/
nouna small plant that starts producing white flowers in early spring
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1. If you've ever thought roses are overpriced, you obviously haven't heard of the giant snowdrop.
2. The Galanthus Woronowii, or the Elizabeth Harrison giant snowdrop, is a springtime flower found in the UK, and is lauded because of its distinct gold markings and rarity.
