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Monchee (United States of America)
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  1. kohlrabi
    plant cultivated for its enlarged fleshy turnip-shaped edible stem
  2. foliage
    the collective amount of leaves of one or more plants
  3. aureate
    elaborately or excessively ornamented
  4. equinox
    when the sun crosses the plane of the earth's equator
  5. sycamore
    any of several trees of the genus Platanus having thin pale bark that scales off in small plates and lobed leaves and ball-shaped heads of fruits
  6. courgette
    marrow squash plant whose fruit are eaten when small
  7. opossum
    nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail found from southern North America to northern South America
  8. powwow
    a council of or with Native Americans
  9. potlatch
    a ceremonial feast held by some Native American tribes
  10. succotash
    fresh corn and lima beans with butter or cream
  11. mallard
    wild dabbling duck from which domestic ducks are descended
  12. fay
    a small, mythological creature with wings and magical powers
  13. cinnamon
    tropical Asian tree with aromatic yellowish-brown bark
  14. roe
    eggs of female fish
  15. pumpkin
    a coarse vine widely cultivated for its large pulpy round orange fruit with firm orange skin and numerous seeds; subspecies of Cucurbita pepo include the summer squashes and a few autumn squashes
  16. cardamom
    herb of India having aromatic seeds used as seasoning
  17. persimmon
    any of several tropical trees of the genus Diospyros
  18. quahog
    Atlantic coast round clams with hard shells
  19. carotenoid
    any of a class of highly unsaturated yellow to red pigments occurring in plants and animals
  20. russet
    a reddish brown homespun fabric
  21. tangelo
    hybrid between grapefruit and mandarin orange
  22. sassafras
    yellowwood tree with brittle wood and aromatic leaves and bark; source of sassafras oil; widely distributed in eastern North America
  23. cornucopia
    a horn filled with fruit and grain symbolizing prosperity
  24. streusel
    a crumbly topping for a pastry
Created on Thu Nov 28 04:08:07 EST 2013 (updated Thu Nov 28 04:10:57 EST 2013)

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