Plants & Agriculture

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

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A1 (15)

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

/ɡɹoʊ/ To get bigger in size over time, as living things do naturally. M S

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

/fɑɹm/ An area of land and buildings used for growing crops or raising animals. M S

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

/ɹaɪs/ Small white or brown grains that are cooked and eaten as food. M S

[fɹʉwʔ] The sweet, soft part of a plant that contains seeds and is eaten as food. M S

/ˈlɪli/ A tall garden flower with large, showy, often trumpet-shaped blooms. M S

/ˈæp.əl/ A round fruit with red, green, or yellow skin and crisp white flesh. M S

/ˈpiŋk/ A pale red colour, like that of many flowers. M S

/ˈkɔɹn/ A tall plant that produces yellow grains on a cob; maize. M S

/ˈfɑɹ.mɚ/ A person who owns or works on a farm. M S

/bəˈnæ.nə/ A long curved tropical fruit with a yellow skin and soft sweet flesh. M S

/təˈmeɪ.toʊ/ A soft, round red fruit eaten raw or cooked, used as a vegetable. M S

/ˈvɛt͡ʃ.tə.bəl/ A plant or part of a plant, such as a carrot or potato, that is eaten as food. M S

A2 (19) Pro

/pɪk/ To choose one or more things from a group. M S

/ˈfi(ː)ld/ An area of open land, especially one used for crops or grazing. M S

/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

/nʊt/ A small, hard fruit or seed with a tough shell, such as a peanut or walnut. 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

/ˈbi(ː)n/ A seed or seedpod from certain plants, eaten as a vegetable. M S

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

/ˈʌn.jɪn/ A round vegetable with a strong smell and taste, made of layers and used in cooking. M S

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

/ˈsɪɹ.i.əl/ A breakfast food made from grain, usually eaten with milk. M S

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

/piː/ A small round green seed eaten as a vegetable. M S

/pɛɹ/ A sweet, juicy fruit that is narrow at the top and round at the bottom. M S

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

/ˈtɜːrnɪp/ a round root vegetable with white flesh and purple, red, or greenish skin, eaten as a vegetable M S

B1 (25) Pro

/ˈpɪt/ A large hole in the ground. M S

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

/ɪˈlɛktɹɪkəl/ Connected with or operated by electricity. M S

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

/stɹɔ/ The dry, yellow stems of cut grain plants like wheat. M S

/təˈbæk.oʊ/ The dried leaves of the tobacco plant, prepared for smoking or chewing. M S

/ɡɹeɪn/ The seeds of food crops such as wheat, corn, and rice, used for food. M S

/fæɪd/ To slowly lose color or brightness. M S

/kɹɑp/ A plant that farmers grow in large amounts for food or other use. M S

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

/ˈfɑɹmɪŋ/ The work of growing crops and raising animals on a farm. M S

/ˈpaɪnæpəl/ A large sweet tropical fruit with rough brown skin, juicy yellow flesh, and stiff leaves on top. M S

/ˈæɡ.ɹɪˌkʌl.tʃɚ/ The practice of farming, including growing crops and raising animals. M S

/ˈskɛrˌkroʊ/ a human-shaped figure placed in a field to frighten birds away from crops M S

/ˈbɹɑ.kə.li/ A green vegetable with a thick stalk and tight clusters of small flower buds M S

/ˈblækˌbɛri/ a soft, dark purple-black edible fruit made up of many small juicy segments 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

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

/ˈfætən/ make fat or plump M S

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

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

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

/ˈɡroʊɚ/ a person or business that cultivates a particular crop, usually for sale M S

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B2 (50) Pro

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

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

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

/ˈɹænt͡ʃ/ a large farm or tract of land used primarily for raising cattle, sheep, horses, or other livestock M S

/wiːt/ A cereal grain grown for food and used to make flour for bread, pasta, and other foods. M S

/piːl/ To remove the skin or outer covering from a fruit or vegetable. M S

/piːt͡ʃ/ A soft, round, juicy fruit with sweet yellow flesh and a fuzzy reddish-yellow skin. M S

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

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

/ˈloʊtəs/ a large-flowered aquatic plant of the genus Nelumbo, especially the sacred lotus of Asia M S

/θɔːrn/ a hard, sharp-pointed growth on a plant, botanically often a modified stem or branch M S

/ˈkoʊn/ A solid shape with a round flat base and a point at the top. M S

/pɪp/ a small, hard seed inside an apple, orange, or similar fruit, chiefly in British English M S

/ˈbæɹən/ Having poor soil where few plants can grow; empty and bare. M S

/ˈmæ̞ŋɡəʊ̯/ A sweet, juicy tropical fruit with yellow or orange flesh and a large seed. M S

/ˈriːpər/ a person who cuts and gathers a crop, especially grain M S

/ˈlævəndɚ/ an aromatic Mediterranean plant with narrow leaves and spikes of small purple flowers M S

/stɔk/ a plant's main stem, or another slender structure that supports an attached part M S

/ʌnˈnoʊtɪst/ not noticed M S

/ˈwɔlnət/ An edible nut with a hard, wrinkled shell and a brain-shaped seed inside. M S

/ˈbɑɹli/ A grain crop used as food and for making beer and whisky. M S

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

/fɝ/ an evergreen conifer, especially a tree of the genus Abies with needlelike leaves and upright cones M S

/ɛlm/ a tall deciduous tree of the genus Ulmus, often grown for shade or timber M S

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C1 (47) Pro

/ɹɪk/ a stack of hay, straw, or similar material stored outdoors, often under thatch M S

/ˈhɛðɚ/ a low evergreen plant with small purple, pink, or white flowers, common on moorland M S

/kɹiːp/ To move slowly, quietly, and carefully. M S

/ˈpɛzənt/ A poor farmer or farm worker, especially in the past or in poorer countries. M S

/ˈoʊ.pi.əm/ A yellow-brown, addictive narcotic drug obtained from the dried juice of unripe pods of the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum, and containing alkaloids such as morphine, codeine, and papaverine. M S

/hiːθ/ A tract of level uncultivated land with sandy soil and scrubby vegetation; heathland. M S

/ˈvaɪəbəl/ Able to be done successfully; workable. M S

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

/ˈstjuː.əːd/ A ship's officer who is in charge of making dining arrangements and provisions. M S

/ˈɔɹ.t͡ʃɚd/ An area of land where fruit or nut trees are grown. M S

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

/ˈɹiːp/ To get or receive something as a result of your actions. M S

/ˈɹoʊ.teɪt/ To turn or spin around a central point. M S

/moʊ/ to cut grass or a standing crop with a machine or bladed tool M S

/ˌdɑːməˈneɪʃən/ Control or power over others through strength, influence, or resources. M S

/ˈsiːdɚ/ a tall evergreen conifer, especially a true cedar of the genus Cedrus or one of several similar trees M S

/ˈɡɹeɪpfɹut/ A large round citrus fruit with a thick yellow or pink skin and a slightly sour, juicy inside. M S

/ˈæs.pən/ a poplar tree whose leaves tremble readily because they grow on flattened stalks M S

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

/ˈpæn.zi/ a small garden plant of the violet family with rounded, often multicolored petals M S

/ˈkæm.əˌmaɪl/ any of several aromatic daisy-like plants whose flowers are used in herbal preparations M S

/bəˈtænɪkəl/ relating to plants or to the scientific study of plants M S

/dɪˈskɹepənsi/ An inconsistency between facts or sentiments. M S

/ˈmʌlˌbɛri/ a sweet edible berry, usually dark purple or red, that resembles a blackberry M S

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C2 (294) Pro

/ˈbɹændi/ distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice M S

/ʃɪn/ The front part of the leg below the knee; the front edge of the shin bone: Shinbone on Wikipedia.Wikipedia M S

/stɹoʊl/ a leisurely walk, usually in some public place M S

/hʌl/ The main body or frame of a ship or boat. M S

/kuːp/ a small enclosure or shelter for poultry or other small animals M S

/ˈɹoʊzˌmɛɹi/ an aromatic evergreen shrub with narrow leaves, grown as a culinary and medicinal herb M S

/tɑɹ/ coat with tar M S

/ˈɑːfɑː(ɹ)/ A member of the people who speak this language and reside in these regions. M S

/ˈwɒtʃmən/ A man set to watch: a man who keeps guard, especially one who guards a building, or the streets of a city, by night; (loosely) any such person of any sex or gender. M S

/stʌmp/ remove tree stumps from M S

/ˈmɛd.əl/ To interfere in or with; to concern oneself with unduly. M S

/ˈvɪn.jɚd/ A grape plantation, especially one used in the production of wine. M S

/fɝn/ Any of a group of some twenty thousand species of vascular plants classified in the division Pteridophyta that lack seeds and reproduce by shedding spores to initiate an alternation of generations. M S

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

/ˈpæs.t͡ʃɚ/ bulky food like grass or hay for browsing or grazing horses or cattle M S

/bɝ/ a rough or prickly seed case, husk, or flower head that clings to fur or clothing M S

/bɝt͡ʃ/ to whip with a birch twig M S

/sʌp/ a small amount of liquid food M S

/ˈfɹæ.ɡɹənt/ Sweet-smelling; having a pleasant (usually strong) scent or fragrance. M S

/plaʊ/ a farm tool used to cut and turn over soil before planting M S

/beɪl/ a large quantity of material compressed and tightly bound for storage or transport M S

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

/hoʊ/ dig with a hoe M S

/ˈmɪsəlˌtoʊ/ an evergreen plant that grows parasitically on trees and bears white berries M S

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/(ˌ)ɑːˈmɛn/ Certainly; verily. M S

/ˈɛɹənd/ A journey undertaken to accomplish some task. M S

/ˈmɛd.oʊ̯/ A field or pasture; a piece of land either intentionally cultivated with grass or (especially) naturally covered with grass, especially one that is intended to be mown for hay or to be grazed. M S

/skælp/ the skin that covers the top of the head M S

/ɪnˈtɚ/ To bury in a grave. M S

/ʌˈkɪn/ Of persons, of the same kin; related by blood. M S

/ˈwɪɡwɑːm/ Any more or less similar dwelling used by indigenous people in other parts of the world. M S

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

/ˈkaʊˌpæθ/ a path made or regularly used by cows, especially between pasture and barnyard M S

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

/ˈmʌkˌhiːp/ a pile of manure, refuse, or other decaying farmyard waste M S

/ˈɜrɡəˌtɪzəm/ poisoning caused by eating fungus-infected grain, causing convulsions or gangrene M S

/bɪˈreɪ/ to befoul, defile, or soil thoroughly M S

/bɪˈsmɝtʃ/ to soil or to damage someone's reputation or honor M S

/ɛnˈlɑrdʒ/ to make or grow larger; to expand M S

/bɪˈfɪlθ/ to make filthy; to soil thoroughly M S

/bɪˈmʌd/ to soil or bespatter with mud M S

/ˈblumər/ a stupid mistake; also a plant that flowers M S

/ˈbʌtərˌkʌp/ a yellow-flowered wild plant of the genus Ranunculus M S

/ˈɛɡplænt/ a purple-skinned fruit eaten as a vegetable; the aubergine M S

eradicative C2+

/ɪˈrædɪkeɪtɪv/ tending or serving to eradicate or root out completely M S

/sɔɪ/ the soybean plant or products made from it M S

/əˈnænəs/ a pineapple, or the plant bearing it M S

/tʃæf/ the husks of grain separated from the seed; worthless matter; to tease M S

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