Plants & Agriculture

amen C2+

/(ˌ)ɑːˈmɛn/ Certainly; verily. M S

errand C2+

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

meadow C2+

/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

scalp C2+

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

inter C2+

/ɪnˈtɚ/ To bury in a grave. M S

akin C2+

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

wigwam C2+

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

ombu C2+

/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

cowpath C2+

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

alerce C2+

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

muckheap C2+

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

ergotism C2+

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

beray C2+

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

besmirch C2+

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

enlarge C2+

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

befilth C2+

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

bemud C2+

/bɪˈmʌd/ to soil or bespatter with mud M S

bloomer C2+

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

buttercup C2+

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

eggplant C2+

/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

soy C2+

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

ananas C2+

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

chaff C2+

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

engraft C2+

/ɛnˈɡræft/ to insert a shoot into another plant, or to fix firmly into something M S

germinate C2+

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

rake C2+

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

terminology C2+

/ˌtɜrməˈnɑlədʒi/ the specialized vocabulary of a particular field M S

accrete C2+

/əˈkrit/ to grow or form by gradual accumulation or adherence M S

agriculturalist C2+

/ˌæɡrɪˈkʌltʃərəlɪst/ a person who studies or practices agriculture; a farmer or expert M S

bedrock C2+

/ˈbɛdˌrɑk/ the solid rock beneath soil; figuratively, a fundamental basis M S

bindweed C2+

/ˈbaɪndwid/ a twining climbing plant with trumpet-shaped flowers, often a pernicious weed M S

brassica C2+

/ˈbræsɪkə/ a plant of the cabbage genus, including cabbage, mustard, and turnip M S

canker C2+

/ˈkæŋkɚ/ a spreading ulcer or plant sore; a corrupting influence M S

coneflower C2+

/ˈkoʊnˌflaʊɚ/ a daisy-like plant with a raised central cone, such as echinacea M S

cornflower C2+

/ˈkɔrnˌflaʊɚ/ a blue-flowered plant that grows in cornfields; bachelor's button M S

cultivar C2+

/ˈkʌltɪˌvɑr/ a plant variety produced by selective breeding in cultivation M S

dibble C2+

/ˈdɪbəl/ a pointed tool for making holes for seeds; to plant with one M S

drumhead C2+

/ˈdrʌmhɛd/ the tightly stretched membrane of a drum; summary, as in a field trial M S

fester C2+

/ˈfɛstɚ/ to become infected and suppurate, or to grow steadily worse M S

fig C2+

/fɪɡ/ the soft sweet fruit of the fig tree, or a thing of trivial value M S

germination C2+

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

helianthus C2+

/ˌhiːliˈænθəs/ a plant of the sunflower genus, with large radiate flower heads M S

husbandman C2+

/ˈhʌzbəndmən/ a farmer or tiller of the soil M S

larkspur C2+

/ˈlɑrkˌspɜr/ a tall plant bearing spurred flowers, often blue or purple M S

lime C2+

/laɪm/ a green citrus fruit; a calcium compound; or to treat soil with lime M S

nomenclature C2+

/ˈnoʊmənˌkleɪtʃər/ a system of names used in a particular field M S

pawpaw C2+

/ˈpɔpɔ/ a North American tree or its edible fruit; also a name for the papaya M S

pomato C2+

/pəˈmeɪtoʊ/ a grafted plant bearing both potatoes and tomatoes M S

prune C2+

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

rootle C2+

/ˈrutl/ to dig or rummage with or as if with the snout; to root about M S

soya C2+

/ˈsɔɪə/ the soybean plant or its protein-rich seed, used for food and oil M S

starken C2+

/ˈstɑrkən/ to make or grow stark, stiff, or harsh (archaic/dialectal) M S

lichenous C2+

/ˈlaɪkənəs/ covered with or bearing lichen M S

etiolate C2+

/ˈiː.ti.əˌleɪt/ to make a plant pale, weak, and abnormally elongated by depriving it of light M S

highbush blueberry C2+

/ˈhaɪˌbʊʃ ˈbluːˌbɛri/ a tall, moisture-loving North American blueberry shrub (Vaccinium corymbosum), the principal source of cultivated blueberries M S

laetation C2+

/liːˈteɪʃən/ obsolete: manure or other material used to fertilize soil M S

John's wort C2+

/ˈdʒɑːnzˌwɝːt/ any of numerous herbs or shrubs of the genus Hypericum, typically bearing yellow five-petaled flowers M S

cycadaceous C2+

/ˌsaɪkəˈdeɪʃəs/ of, relating to, or resembling cycads, especially plants of the family Cycadaceae M S

upas tree C2+

/ˈjuːpəs ˌtriː/ a tall tropical Asian tree (Antiaris toxicaria) whose poisonous latex has been used to prepare arrow poison M S

jacitara C2+

/ˌdʒæsəˈtɑːrə/ a spiny Brazilian climbing palm of the genus Desmoncus, whose hooked leaflets help its stem scramble up trees M S

alburnum C2+

/ælˈbɝnəm/ sapwood: the younger, usually paler outer wood of a tree trunk, between the cambium and heartwood M S

tacsonia C2+

/tækˈsoʊniə/ a chiefly Andean passionflower formerly placed in the genus Tacsonia and now classified within Passiflora, typically with a long floral tube M S

manurance C2+

/məˈnʊrəns/ the cultivation, occupation, or working of land; archaic M S

coelospermous C2+

/ˌsiːloʊˈspɝməs/ having a seed or seedlike fruit whose inner face is hollowed or incurved M S

orthospermous C2+

/ˌɔrθoʊˈspɝməs/ having a seed or seedlike fruit whose inner face is straight rather than hollowed or incurved M S

peloria C2+

/pəˈlɔɹiə/ the abnormal development of radial symmetry in a flower that is normally bilaterally symmetrical M S

phyllodineous C2+

/ˌfɪləˈdɪniəs/ having phyllodes, or relating to plants in which flattened leafstalks perform the function of leaf blades M S

auricula C2+

/ɔˈrɪkjələ/ a cultivated Alpine primrose with clusters of often brightly coloured flowers M S

palm leaf C2+

/ˈpɑm ˌliːf/ a leaf or frond of a palm tree, especially one used for thatching, weaving, fibre, or decoration M S

pinweed C2+

/ˈpɪnˌwiːd/ any of several slender North American herbs of the genus Lechea, with many small leaves and tiny flowers M S

algarroba C2+

/ˌælɡəˈroʊbə/ the carob tree or its long, sweet, edible pod M S

dogfennel C2+

/ˈdɔɡˌfɛnəl/ any of several strong-smelling, fennel-like plants, especially the North American weed Eupatorium capillifolium M S

champac C2+

/ˈtʃæm.pæk/ a tropical Asian evergreen tree, Magnolia champaca, cultivated for its strongly fragrant yellow or orange flowers M S

digitated C2+

/ˈdɪdʒɪteɪtɪd/ divided into fingerlike lobes or leaflets that spread from one point, especially in botany M S

dichogamous C2+

/daɪˈkɑːɡəməs/ having male and female reproductive organs that mature at different times, reducing self-fertilization in a hermaphroditic organism M S

floriculturist C2+

/ˌflɔr.ɪˈkʌl.tʃɚ.ɪst/ a specialist who cultivates flowering and ornamental plants, especially as a profession M S

antherozoid C2+

/ˌænθərəˈzoʊɪd/ botany: a motile male gamete produced in an antheridium by algae, bryophytes, ferns, and certain other plants M S

dispetal C2+

/dɪsˈpɛtəl/ to strip the petals from a flower M S

seedhead C2+

/ˈsiːdˌhɛd/ the seed-bearing part of a plant that remains after flowering M S