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Glossary
bark: the outer layer of the trunk, stem, and roots of woody plants
like trees
coniferous: any tree or shrub bearing cones
cones: an organ on plants, which bears seeds or pollen
deciduous: a tree or shrub from which the leaves fall seasonally
disperse: to scatter, to distribute
evergreen: a plant that has leaves all year round
fibrous: having, consisting of, or resembling fibres, which are
threads of tissues.
furrowed: wrinkled
heartwood: wood that has died and become resistant to decay
herb: a plant that is valued for qualities such as medicinal properties,
flavour, scent and so on.
leaflet: a part of a leaf,which may look like an entire leaf but isn’t one
leafstalk: the stalk supporting a leaf
midrib: the central vein of a leaf
regenerate: forming again
seedpod: a pouch like form on a plant with seeds inside
shrub: a low woody perennial plant usually having several
major stems
tubular: shaped like a tube
tapering: gradually narrowing toward a point
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bark: the outer layer of the trunk, stem, and roots of woody plants
like trees
coniferous: any tree or shrub bearing cones
cones: an organ on plants, which bears seeds or pollen
deciduous: a tree or shrub from which the leaves fall seasonally
disperse: to scatter, to distribute
evergreen: a plant that has leaves all year round
fibrous: having, consisting of, or resembling fibres, which are
threads of tissues.
furrowed: wrinkled
heartwood: wood that has died and become resistant to decay
herb: a plant that is valued for qualities such as medicinal properties,
flavour, scent and so on.
leaflet: a part of a leaf,which may look like an entire leaf but isn’t one
leafstalk: the stalk supporting a leaf
midrib: the central vein of a leaf
regenerate: forming again
seedpod: a pouch like form on a plant with seeds inside
shrub: a low woody perennial plant usually having several
major stems
tubular: shaped like a tube
tapering: gradually narrowing toward a point
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