▸ Specimen Drawer

Plants & Trees — Lesson 7

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artichoke

ˈɑːrtɪtʃoʊk

Mediterranean thistlelike plant widely cultivated for its large edible flower head

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aspen

ˈæspən

any of several trees of the genus Populus having leaves on flattened stalks so that they flutter in the lightest wind

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azalea

əˈzeɪliə

any of numerous ornamental shrubs grown for their showy flowers of various colors

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balsa

ˈbɔlsə

strong lightweight wood of the balsa tree used especially for floats

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balsam

ˈbɔlsəm

any seed plant yielding balsam

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bananas

any of several tropical and subtropical treelike herbs of the genus Musa having a terminal crown of large entire leaves and usually bearing hanging clusters of elongated fruits

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banyan

ˈbænjən

East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks

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baobab

ˈbeɪoʊbæb

African tree having an exceedingly thick trunk and fruit that resembles a gourd and has an edible pulp called monkey bread

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bark

bɑrk

tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants

The dog barks at strangers.

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barks

bɑːrks

tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants

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basil

ˈbeɪzəl

any of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus Ocimum

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beech

biːtʃ

any of several large deciduous trees with rounded spreading crowns and smooth grey bark and small sweet edible triangular nuts enclosed in burs; north temperate regions

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