Plants & Agriculture

Crops, gardens, farming, trees, flowers, and plant life.

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/triː/ A tall plant with a wooden trunk, branches, and leaves. Meaning Off Sound Off

/fɑɹm/ An area of land and buildings used for growing crops or raising animals. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈflaʊ.ɚ/ The colourful part of a plant that produces seeds, often with a pleasant smell. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈlɪli/ A tall garden flower with large, showy, often trumpet-shaped blooms. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈkɔɹn/ A tall plant that produces yellow grains on a cob; maize. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈfɑɹ.mɚ/ A person who owns or works on a farm. Meaning Off Sound Off

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

/bʊʃ/ A low woody plant with many stems, smaller than a tree. Meaning Off Sound Off

/bɹænt͡ʃ/ A part of a tree that grows out from the trunk. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ɹuːt/ The part of a plant that grows underground and takes in water and nutrients. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈsiːd/ a small part of a plant from which a new plant grows Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈhɑɹ.vəst/ The crops that are gathered in, or the amount gathered. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈbi(ː)n/ A seed or seedpod from certain plants, eaten as a vegetable. Meaning Off Sound Off

/oʊk/ A large tree with strong wood and seeds called acorns. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈɡɑɹlɪk/ A plant with a strong-tasting bulb, used to add flavour to food. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈflaʊ̯.ɚ/ A fine powder made by grinding wheat or other grain, used to make bread, cakes, and pastry. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈsʌn.flaʊ.əɹ/ A tall plant with a very large yellow flower and edible seeds, which turns to face the sun. Meaning Off Sound Off

/biːt/ a plant, Beta vulgaris, grown for its edible leaves or swollen root and in some varieties for sugar Meaning Off Sound Off

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/ˈstɪk/ A thin piece of wood, especially one that has fallen from a tree. Meaning Off Sound Off

/sɔɪl/ The top layer of earth in which plants grow. Meaning Off Sound Off

/lɔɡ/ A thick piece of a tree trunk that has been cut. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈdeɪzi/ A small wild flower with white petals and a yellow center. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈd͡ʒɪnd͡ʒɚ/ A spicy root used to flavor food and drinks. Meaning Off Sound Off

/liːf/ The flat, usually green part of a plant that grows from a stem or branch. Meaning Off Sound Off

/stɹɔ/ The dry, yellow stems of cut grain plants like wheat. Meaning Off Sound Off

/təˈbæk.oʊ/ The dried leaves of the tobacco plant, prepared for smoking or chewing. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ɡɹeɪn/ The seeds of food crops such as wheat, corn, and rice, used for food. Meaning Off Sound Off

/kɹɑp/ A plant that farmers grow in large amounts for food or other use. Meaning Off Sound Off

/spaɪs/ A strong-tasting or aromatic part of a plant, usually dried, used to flavor food. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈpɑpi/ a plant with showy, delicate flowers, especially one of the genus Papaver; some species produce edible seeds or opium Meaning Off Sound Off

/mɔs/ A small, soft, green plant with no flowers that grows in thick patches on damp ground, trees and stones. Meaning Off Sound Off

/stɛm/ The main upright part of a plant that supports the leaves and flowers. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈsɪnəmən/ the aromatic brown bark of a tropical Asian tree, used whole or ground as a spice Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈlɛt.ɪs/ A plant with large green leaves that are eaten raw in salads. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈæɡ.ɹɪˌkʌl.tʃɚ/ The practice of farming, including growing crops and raising animals. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈmæɪpəl/ A tree with broad leaves and winged seeds, common in cooler regions. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈsiwid/ A plant or alga that grows in the sea. Meaning Off Sound Off

/jæm/ an edible starchy tuber of a tropical climbing plant in the genus Dioscorea, or the plant that produces it Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈpet̬.əl/ one of the usually colored, leaflike parts that form the corolla of a flower Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈfɑːɹmlænd/ Land that is used or suitable for growing crops and raising animals. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈkɔɹnˌfild/ a field in which corn or another cereal crop is growing, especially a field of maize in North American English Meaning Off Sound Off

/oʊt/ a grain from the cereal plant Avena sativa, used as food and animal feed and usually referred to in the plural as oats Meaning Off Sound Off

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/ɹoʊz/ A flower with a sweet smell and a thorny stem, often given as a sign of love. Meaning Off Sound Off

/bʌd/ A small swelling on a plant that grows into a leaf or flower Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈhɑli/ an evergreen shrub or small tree of the genus Ilex, typically with glossy prickly leaves and red berries Meaning Off Sound Off

/tɹʌŋk/ The thick main stem of a tree. Meaning Off Sound Off

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

/ɹiːd/ A tall, thin plant with a hollow stem that grows in or near water. Meaning Off Sound Off

/mɪl/ A building or factory where grain is crushed into flour, or where materials like cloth or paper are made. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈpaɪn/ A tall evergreen tree with long thin needles instead of leaves. Meaning Off Sound Off

/wiːt/ A cereal grain grown for food and used to make flour for bread, pasta, and other foods. Meaning Off Sound Off

/heɪ/ Grass that is cut and dried to feed animals. Meaning Off Sound Off

/(h)ɝb/ A plant whose leaves or seeds are used to add flavour to food. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈdʒæz.mɪn/ a shrub or climbing plant of the genus Jasminum, known for its fragrant white or yellow flowers Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈblɑ.səm/ A flower or mass of flowers, especially on a fruit tree. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈloʊtəs/ a large-flowered aquatic plant of the genus Nelumbo, especially the sacred lotus of Asia Meaning Off Sound Off

/θɔːrn/ a hard, sharp-pointed growth on a plant, botanically often a modified stem or branch Meaning Off Sound Off

/pɪp/ a small, hard seed inside an apple, orange, or similar fruit, chiefly in British English Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈlɪnɪn/ A strong cloth or thread made from the flax plant. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈlævəndɚ/ an aromatic Mediterranean plant with narrow leaves and spikes of small purple flowers Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈɔɹ.kɪd/ A plant with unusually shaped flowers in beautiful colours, popular as a houseplant. Meaning Off Sound Off

/stɔk/ a plant's main stem, or another slender structure that supports an attached part Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈɑːl.mənd/ the edible oval seed of the almond tree, commonly treated as a nut Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈwɔlnət/ An edible nut with a hard, wrinkled shell and a brain-shaped seed inside. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈbɑɹli/ A grain crop used as food and for making beer and whisky. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈtulɪp/ A garden plant that grows from a bulb and produces a single, brightly coloured, cup-shaped flower in spring. Meaning Off Sound Off

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/ˈkʌtɪŋ/ A small piece cut from a plant and used to grow a new one. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈhɛðɚ/ a low evergreen plant with small purple, pink, or white flowers, common on moorland Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈfɑsl̩/ the preserved remains or shape of a plant or animal that lived long ago Meaning Off Sound Off

/vaɪn/ a plant whose weak stem climbs, twines around supports, or trails along the ground, especially a grape plant Meaning Off Sound Off

/ɹaɪ/ A grain used extensively in Europe for making bread, beer, and (now generally) for animal fodder. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈæs.pən/ a poplar tree whose leaves tremble readily because they grow on flattened stalks Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈɛmbɹi.oʊ/ a plant, animal, or human in the earliest stages of development Meaning Off Sound Off

/stɑɹtʃ/ a complex carbohydrate stored by plants and found abundantly in foods such as grain and potatoes Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈwɪk.ɚ/ flexible twigs, cane, or similar plant material woven to make baskets, furniture, and other objects, or the woven work itself Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈprɪmˌroʊz/ a low-growing plant of the genus Primula, typically bearing pale yellow flowers early in spring Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˌælˈfælfə/ a perennial legume, Medicago sativa, grown widely for hay, animal feed, and soil improvement Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈmænəˌtiː/ a large, slow-moving, plant-eating aquatic mammal of the genus Trichechus, with paddle-like flippers and a broad rounded tail Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˌpoʊ.pʊˈriː/ a fragrant mixture of dried flower petals, herbs, and spices used to scent a room Meaning Off Sound Off

/ʃɹʌb/ a woody plant smaller than a tree, usually with several stems rising at or near the ground Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈsiːdlɪŋ/ A young plant that has just grown from a seed. Meaning Off Sound Off

/pɪˈmɛntoʊ/ allspice: the dried aromatic berry of the tropical tree Pimenta dioica, or the tree itself Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈpɛpɚkɔɹn/ a dried berry of the pepper plant, used whole or ground as a spice Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈlaɪbɚ/ the living inner bark of a plant, especially the tissue that conducts food; phloem Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈsteɪmən/ the pollen-producing male organ of a flower, typically consisting of an anther on a filament Meaning Off Sound Off

/daɪˈdʒestər/ a sealed vessel in which plant, animal, or other material is broken down by heat, pressure, chemicals, or enzymes Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈsɛpəl/ one of the usually green, leaflike parts that enclose a flower bud and together form the calyx Meaning Off Sound Off

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/ˈaɪ.ɹɪs/ A plant of the genus Iris, common in the northern hemisphere, and generally having attractive blooms (See Iris (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia ). Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈheɪzəl/ A tree or shrub of the genus Corylus, bearing edible nuts called hazelnuts or filberts. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈmɝːtəl/ an evergreen shrub or small tree of the genus Myrtus, with aromatic leaves and white or pink flowers Meaning Off Sound Off

/bɝ/ a rough or prickly seed case, husk, or flower head that clings to fur or clothing Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈseləri/ a cultivated plant, Apium graveolens, whose crisp leaf stalks are eaten as a vegetable Meaning Off Sound Off

/mɔlt/ grain, usually barley, that has been soaked, allowed to germinate, and dried for brewing or food Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈdæljə/ a tuberous flowering plant of the genus Dahlia, native to Mexico and cultivated for its large, brightly colored flower heads Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈroʊzˌwʊd/ a dense, dark reddish or purplish hardwood with a strongly marked grain, valued for furniture and decorative work Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈmɪsəlˌtoʊ/ an evergreen plant that grows parasitically on trees and bears white berries Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈhaɪəsɪnθ/ a bulbous garden plant with a dense spike of fragrant, brightly colored flowers Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈhɛnə/ a reddish-brown dye made from the powdered leaves of the henna plant, used to color hair or decorate skin Meaning Off Sound Off

/koʊˈɑːlə/ a tree-dwelling Australian marsupial with thick grey fur, rounded ears, and a diet consisting mainly of eucalyptus leaves Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈruːbɑːrb/ a garden plant with large leaves and long, thick, sour-tasting stalks that are cooked with sugar as food Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˌmæɡˈnoʊliə/ a tree or shrub of the genus Magnolia, typically bearing large, fragrant flowers Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈd͡ʒunɪpɚ/ an evergreen shrub or small tree of the genus Juniperus, with needlelike or scalelike leaves and aromatic berrylike cones Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈroʊzˌbʌd/ the unopened or partly opened flower bud of a rose Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈhɛmˌlɒk/ poisonous drug derived from an Eurasian plant of the genus Conium Meaning Off Sound Off

/biːt͡ʃ/ A tree of the genus Fagus having a smooth, light grey trunk, oval, pointed leaves, and many branches. Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈsaɪprəs/ An evergreen coniferous tree with flattened shoots bearing small scale-like leaves, whose dark foliage is sometimes associated with mourning, in family Cupressaceae, especially the genera Cupressus and Chamaecyparis. Meaning Off Sound Off

/hæʃˈiːʃ/ a concentrated cannabis preparation made from the plant's compressed or purified resin Meaning Off Sound Off

/kɑɹˈneɪ.ʃən/ a cultivated Eurasian plant with fragrant, usually ruffled flowers in white, pink, red, or other colors Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈmændreɪk/ a Mediterranean plant of the genus Mandragora with a thick often forked root and toxic tropane alkaloids Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈkɝ.nəl/ a single whole grain of a cereal Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈmɑrtən/ a slender, agile, tree-climbing mammal of the weasel family, especially one of the genus Martes Meaning Off Sound Off

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/ɑːmˈbuː/ a massive, fast-growing South American plant, Phytolacca dioica, with a broad trunk of soft water-rich tissue and a wide evergreen crown Meaning Off Sound Off

/əˈlɝːsə/ a very large, long-lived evergreen tree of southern Chile and Argentina, Fitzroya cupressoides, valued for its durable reddish wood Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈɜrɡəˌtɪzəm/ poisoning caused by eating fungus-infected grain, causing convulsions or gangrene Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈkænəbɪs/ a plant whose dried parts are used as a drug and for fiber Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈblumər/ a stupid mistake; also a plant that flowers Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈbʌtərˌkʌp/ a yellow-flowered wild plant of the genus Ranunculus Meaning Off Sound Off

/sɔɪ/ the soybean plant or products made from it Meaning Off Sound Off

/əˈnænəs/ a pineapple, or the plant bearing it Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈbɑrliˌkɔrn/ a grain of barley; an old unit of length equal to one third of an inch Meaning Off Sound Off

/tʃæf/ the husks of grain separated from the seed; worthless matter; to tease Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈkripɚ/ a plant that grows along the ground or up surfaces by clinging Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈɡruəl/ a thin porridge of oatmeal or other grain boiled in water Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈlætɚˌmæθ/ a second crop of grass cut after the first mowing; an aftermath Meaning Off Sound Off

/pɪθ/ the essential or central part of something; spongy plant tissue Meaning Off Sound Off

/pɑd/ a seed case of certain plants, or a small detachable compartment Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈpɑlɚd/ a tree cut back to the trunk to promote dense growth, or to prune thus Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈsæplɪŋ/ a young, slender tree Meaning Off Sound Off

/ʃɔ/ a small wood or thicket; the leafy tops of root vegetables Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈæftərˌɡræs/ grass that grows after the first crop of hay is cut Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈæroʊˌhɛd/ the pointed striking head of an arrow, or a marsh plant with arrow-shaped leaves Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈbeɪkənˌwid/ a common name for goosefoot, a weedy edible plant Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈbæsˌwʊd/ the American linden tree or its soft, pale timber Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈbaɪndwid/ a twining climbing plant with trumpet-shaped flowers, often a pernicious weed Meaning Off Sound Off

/ˈbaɪtʃip/ dialectal name for a plant or condition causing sheep to bite or fret, or a rough pasture Meaning Off Sound Off

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