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  1. annual
    occurring every year
  2. aquatic plant
    a plant that grows partly or wholly in water whether rooted in the mud, as a lotus, or floating without anchorage, as the water hyacinth
  3. bark
    the sound made by a dog
  4. barley
    a plant grown for forage and grain
  5. barren
    completely wanting or lacking
  6. blossom
    a flower or cluster of flowers on a plant
  7. bore
    make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool
  8. botanic
    of or relating to plants or botany
  9. botany
    the branch of biology that studies plants
  10. bough
    any of the larger branches of a tree
  11. branch
    a division of a stem arising from the main stem of a plant
  12. bud
    a partially opened flower
  13. bush
    a woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
  14. cabbage
    a vegetable grown for its edible leaves or flowers
  15. camellia
    any of several shrubs or small evergreen trees having solitary white or pink or reddish flowers
  16. canopy
    a covering (usually of cloth) that shelters an area
  17. carnation
    Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties and many colors
  18. chlorophyll
    any of green pigments found in photosynthetic organisms
  19. chrysanthemum
    any of numerous perennial Old World herbs having showy brightly colored flower heads of the genera Chrysanthemum, Argyranthemum, Dendranthema, Tanacetum; widely cultivated
  20. club moss
    primitive evergreen moss-like plant with spores in club-shaped strobiles
  21. cluster
    a grouping of a number of similar things
  22. column
    a line of units following one after another
  23. coniferous tree
    any gymnospermous tree or shrub bearing cones
  24. corn
    tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times
  25. crossbreed
    the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock
  26. elm
    any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees
  27. evergreen
    a plant having foliage that persists and remains green throughout the year
  28. everlasting
    continuing forever or indefinitely
  29. fade
    become less clearly visible or distinguishable
  30. fern
    a flowerless, seedless plant with fronds that uncurl upward
  31. foliage
    the collective amount of leaves of one or more plants
  32. heliotrope
    green chalcedony with red spots that resemble blood
  33. herb
    a plant lacking a permanent woody stem
  34. horsetail
    perennial rushlike flowerless herbs with jointed hollow stems and narrow toothlike leaves that spread by creeping rhizomes; tend to become weedy; common in northern hemisphere; some in Africa and South America
  35. horticulture
    the cultivation of plants
  36. husk
    material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
  37. jasmine
    any of several shrubs and vines of the genus Jasminum chiefly native to Asia
  38. jungle
    an impenetrable equatorial forest
  39. juniper
    desert shrub of Syria and Arabia having small white flowers
  40. larch
    any of numerous conifers of the genus Larix all having deciduous needlelike leaves
  41. lawn
    a field of cultivated and mowed grass
  42. leaflet
    a small book usually having a paper cover
  43. leafstalk
    the slender stem that supports the blade of a leaf
  44. lettuce
    any of various plants of the genus Lactuca
  45. lily
    any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers
  46. maize
    corn
  47. malnourished
    not being provided with adequate food or nutrients
  48. meadow
    a field where grass or alfalfa is grown to be made into hay
  49. moss
    tiny leafy-stemmed flowerless plants
  50. necrosis
    the localized death of living cells
  51. nectar
    a sweet liquid secretion that is attractive to pollinators
  52. nutrition
    the organic process of nourishing or being nourished
  53. oat
    annual grass of Europe and North Africa
  54. orchid
    any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors
  55. organ
    a structure in an animal specialized for some function
  56. parasitic plant
    plant living on another plant and obtaining organic nutriment from it
  57. peel
    the rind of a fruit or vegetable
  58. perennial
    lasting an indefinitely long time
  59. petal
    part of the perianth that is usually brightly colored
  60. photosynthesis
    formation of compounds in plants aided by radiant energy
  61. pine
    a coniferous tree
  62. pollen
    fine spores produced by flowers to fertilize other flowers
  63. pollinate
    fertilize by transferring spores from one plant to another
  64. prairie
    a treeless grassy plain
  65. protein
    an organic compound essential to living cells
  66. 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
  67. redwood
    a large redwood tree native to the US West Coast
  68. rhododendron
    any shrub of the genus Rhododendron: evergreen shrubs or small shrubby trees having leathery leaves and showy clusters of campanulate (bell-shaped) flowers
  69. root
    underground plant organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes
  70. rose
    any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
  71. rosette
    an ornament or pattern resembling a rose that is worn as a badge of office or as recognition of having won an honor
  72. rye
    hardy annual cereal grass widely cultivated in northern Europe where its grain is the chief ingredient of black bread and in North America for forage and soil improvement
  73. seed
    small, hard part of a plant from which a new plant can grow
  74. sequoia
    a large redwood tree native to the US West Coast
  75. shrivel
    wither, as with a loss of moisture
  76. shrub
    a low woody plant usually having several stems
  77. sprout
    produce buds or branches; germinate
  78. spruce
    a tall evergreen tree that produces cones
  79. stalk
    a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant
  80. stem
    cylinder forming a long narrow part of something
  81. sunflower
    any plant of the genus Helianthus having large flower heads with dark disk florets and showy yellow rays
  82. symbiosis
    the relation between two interdependent species of organisms
  83. symbiotic
    of organisms living together, especially to mutual advantage
  84. system
    a group of independent elements comprising a unified whole
  85. tissue
    part of an organism consisting of an aggregate of cells
  86. tomato
    mildly acid red or yellow pulpy fruit eaten as a vegetable
  87. trunk
    the main stem of a tree
  88. twig
    a small branch or division of a branch
  89. verdant
    characterized by abundance of vegetation and green foliage
  90. vitamin
    an organic substance essential to normal metabolism
  91. walnut
    a tree bearing hard-shelled, edible seeds
  92. water lily
    an aquatic plant of the family Nymphaeaceae
  93. wheat
    annual or biennial grass having erect flower spikes and light brown grains
  94. wither
    lose freshness, vigor, or vitality
Created on Thu Jun 02 01:39:05 EDT 2011 (updated Thu Jun 02 01:39:28 EDT 2011)

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