Gardening & Horticulture

Growing plants, tending gardens, improving soil, and caring for cultivated landscapes.

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A1 (4)

/bɛd/ A piece of furniture that you sleep on. M S

/triː/ A tall plant with a wooden trunk, branches, and leaves. M S

/ˈɡɑɹd(ə)n/ An area of ground, usually next to a house, where flowers, vegetables, or other plants are grown. M S

/ˈflaʊ.ɚ/ The colourful part of a plant that produces seeds, often with a pleasant smell. M S

A2 (10) Pro

/plænt/ A living thing that grows in the ground and has leaves and roots, such as a flower or tree. M S

/kleɪ/ A mineral substance made up of small crystals of silica and alumina, that is ductile when moist; the material of pre-fired ceramics. M S

/bʊʃ/ A low woody plant with many stems, smaller than a tree. M S

/ɹuːt/ The part of a plant that grows underground and takes in water and nutrients. M S

/ˈsiːd/ a small part of a plant from which a new plant grows M S

/ˈhɑɹ.vəst/ The crops that are gathered in, or the amount gathered. M S

/bluːm/ To produce flowers; to open into flower. M S

/kənˈteɪnɚ/ An object such as a box, jar, or bottle used to hold or store things. M S

/ˈɪn.sɛkt/ A small animal with six legs and a hard outer shell, and usually one or two pairs of wings, such as an ant, fly, or beetle. M S

/ˈbʌlb/ The glass part of an electric lamp that gives out light M S

B1 (19) Pro

/pɑt/ A deep round container used for cooking or for growing plants. M S

/ˈbɔə.də/ The line that separates two countries or regions. M S

/ˈsænd/ Tiny loose grains of worn rock that form beaches and deserts. M S

/sɔɪl/ The top layer of earth in which plants grow. M S

/liːf/ The flat, usually green part of a plant that grows from a stem or branch. M S

/ˈæn.ju.əl/ Happening once every year. M S

/tɹænsˈplænt/ to move an organ, tissue, or living cells to another part of a body or into another body M S

/fɹɔst/ A thin layer of tiny ice crystals that forms on cold surfaces. M S

/ˈraɪp/ Fully grown and ready to be picked or eaten. M S

/stɛm/ The main upright part of a plant that supports the leaves and flowers. M S

/tɹɪm/ To cut a small amount off something to make it neat or shorter. M S

/ˈɡɑɹ.dən.ɪŋ/ The activity of growing plants and looking after a garden. M S

/ˈɡɹːnˌ(h)aʊs/ A glass building where plants are grown and protected from cold weather. M S

/ˈkʌltɪveɪt/ To prepare and use land to grow crops or plants. M S

/ˈklaɪmɚ/ A person who climbs mountains or rocks, often as a sport. M S

/ˌɪrəˈɡeɪʃən/ the artificial supply of water to land so that crops and other plants can grow M S

/ˈpet̬.əl/ one of the usually colored, leaflike parts that form the corolla of a flower M S

/ˌkʌltɪˈveɪʃən/ (agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops (especially on a large scale) M S

/ˈplæntə(ɹ)/ a decorative pot for house plants M S

B2 (17) Pro

/bʌd/ A small swelling on a plant that grows into a leaf or flower M S

/steɪk/ A share or financial interest in a business or situation. M S

/wiːd/ A wild plant growing where it is not wanted, especially among crops or in a garden. M S

/lɔn/ An area of short, regularly cut grass, usually around a house or in a garden. M S

/hoʊz/ a long flexible tube used to carry water, gas, or another fluid M S

/ˈnɝsəɹi/ A place where young children are looked after while their parents work. M S

/ˈblɑ.səm/ A flower or mass of flowers, especially on a fruit tree. M S

/ˈɡɑɹd.n̩.ɚ/ A person who grows plants and takes care of a garden, as a job or hobby. M S

/ˈhed͡ʒ/ A row of bushes or small trees that forms a boundary or fence. M S

/məˈnʊɹ/ To cultivate by manual labor; to till; hence, to develop by culture. M S

/ˈdɹeɪnɪdʒ/ the process of removing excess liquid or allowing it to flow away M S

/ˈʍil.bæɹ.oʊ/ a small cart with one wheel at the front and two handles, pushed by a person to carry loads M S

/ˈkɑmpoʊst/ decayed organic material used to fertilize soil and improve its structure M S

/ˈraɪ.pən/ to become ripe and ready to eat or harvest M S

/loʊm/ fertile soil containing a balanced mixture of sand, silt, and clay, often with organic matter M S

horticultural B2

/ˌhɔɹ.təˈkʌl.tʃɚ.əl/ relating to the science or practice of growing fruit, vegetables, flowers, or ornamental plants M S

/ˈtuːbɚ/ a thickened underground plant stem or root that stores nutrients and can produce new growth M S

C1 (14) Pro

/ˈkʌtɪŋ/ A small piece cut from a plant and used to grow a new one. M S

/sɑd/ a piece or layer of grass-covered surface soil held together by its roots M S

/vaɪn/ a plant whose weak stem climbs, twines around supports, or trails along the ground, especially a grape plant M S

/sneɪl/ A small slow-moving animal with a soft body and a spiral shell on its back. M S

/ˈpɑlən/ the fine powder produced by flowers that contains male reproductive cells M S

/ɡɹæft/ To join part of one plant onto another so they grow together as one. M S

/spɹaʊt/ To begin to grow; to produce new shoots or leaves. M S

/ˈfoʊliɪd͡ʒ/ The leaves of plants. M S

/ʃɹʌb/ a woody plant smaller than a tree, usually with several stems rising at or near the ground M S

/ˈtraʊəl/ a mason's hand tool with a flat metal blade, used to spread and shape mortar or plaster M S

/pɹɑpəˈɡeɪʃən/ The multiplication or natural increase in a population. M S

/ˈtrɛl.ɪs/ a framework or lattice of wood, metal, or another material used to support climbing plants M S

/ˈsiːdlɪŋ/ A young plant that has just grown from a seed. M S

/mʌlt͡ʃ/ material spread over soil to retain moisture, suppress weeds, or protect plants M S

C2 (6) Pro

/tɝf/ the surface layer of earth held together by grass and roots M S

/soʊ/ introduce into an environment M S

/speɪ̯d/ a digging tool with a flat blade and a handle M S

/hoʊ/ dig with a hoe M S

/ˈfɜː(ɹ)tɪlaɪz/ provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to M S

/ˈɹaɪzoʊm/ a stem that usually grows horizontally underground and produces roots and new shoots from its nodes M S

C2+ (14) Pro

/ˈɛvərˌɡrin/ retaining green leaves year-round; perennially fresh or relevant M S

/pɛst/ a destructive insect or animal, or an annoying person M S

/dɪˈsɪdʒuəs/ of trees, shedding leaves yearly; not permanent M S

/ˈhɑrdi/ robust and capable of enduring difficult conditions M S

/pəˈrɛniəl/ lasting or recurring through many years; a plant living for years M S

/baɪˈɛniəl/ happening every two years, or lasting for two years M S

/ˈkripɚ/ a plant that grows along the ground or up surfaces by clinging M S

/ˈdʒɜrmɪneɪt/ to begin to grow or sprout, as a seed; to develop M S

/reɪk/ a toothed tool for gathering leaves or smoothing soil M S

germination C2+

/ˌdʒɚmɪˈneɪʃən/ the process by which a seed begins to grow and develop M S

horticulture C2+

/ˈhɔrtəˌkʌltʃɚ/ the art and science of cultivating gardens, fruits, vegetables, and flowers M S

insecticide C2+

/ɪnˈsɛktəˌsaɪd/ a substance used to kill insects M S

/prun/ to trim a plant by cutting branches, or a dried plum M S

/slʌɡ/ a slimy shell-less mollusk; also a hard blow or a bullet M S

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