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Plants & Trees — Lesson 5

celery
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celery

celery
ˈsɛləri
widely cultivated herb with aromatic leaf stalks that are eaten raw or cooked
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chess
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chess

chess
tʃes
weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat
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chestnut
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chestnut

chestnut
tʃˈesnʌt
wood of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea
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cranberry
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cranberry

cranberry
ˈkrænbəri
any of numerous shrubs of genus Vaccinium bearing cranberries
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cucumber
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cucumber

cucumber
ˈkuːˌkʌmbɚ
a long green vegetable often eaten in salads.
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dandelion
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dandelion

dandelion
ˈdændɪlaɪən
any of several herbs of the genus Taraxacum having long tap roots and deeply notched leaves and bright yellow flowers followed by fluffy seed balls
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hazel
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hazel

hazel
ˈheɪzəl
Australian tree grown especially for ornament and its fine-grained wood and bearing edible nuts
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acorn
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acorn

acorn
ˈeɪkɔːrn
fruit of the oak tree: a smooth thin-walled nut in a woody cup-shaped base
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acorns
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acorns

acorns
ˈeɪkɔːrnz
fruit of the oak tree: a smooth thin-walled nut in a woody cup-shaped base
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acumen
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acumen

acumen
ˈæk.jə.mən
a tapering point
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alder
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alder

alder
ˈɑːldɚ
wood of any of various alder trees; resistant to underwater rot; used for bridges etc
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alfalfa
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alfalfa

alfalfa
ælˈfælfə
important European leguminous forage plant with trifoliate leaves and blue-violet flowers grown widely as a pasture and hay crop
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