English Vocabulary
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potamogeton
C2
/ˌpɑtəmoʊˈdʒiːtɑn/
a submerged or floating-leaved aquatic plant of the genus Potamogeton; a pondweed
algarroba
C2+
/ˌælɡəˈroʊbə/
the carob tree or its long, sweet, edible pod
dogfennel
C2+
/ˈdɔɡˌfɛnəl/
any of several strong-smelling, fennel-like plants, especially the North American weed Eupatorium capillifolium
elecampane
C2
/ˌɛləkæmˈpeɪn/
a tall Eurasian plant of the daisy family, Inula helenium, formerly valued for its aromatic medicinal root
champac
C2+
/ˈtʃæm.pæk/
a tropical Asian evergreen tree, Magnolia champaca, cultivated for its strongly fragrant yellow or orange flowers
digitated
C2+
/ˈdɪdʒɪteɪtɪd/
divided into fingerlike lobes or leaflets that spread from one point, especially in botany
fucus
C2
/ˈfjuːkəs/
a brown seaweed of the genus Fucus, common on rocky seashores and including bladderwrack
perianth
C2
/ˈperiænθ/
the non-reproductive outer parts of a flower, comprising the sepals and petals or, when they are not distinct, the tepals
dichogamous
C2+
/daɪˈkɑːɡəməs/
having male and female reproductive organs that mature at different times, reducing self-fertilization in a hermaphroditic organism
floriculturist
C2+
/ˌflɔr.ɪˈkʌl.tʃɚ.ɪst/
a specialist who cultivates flowering and ornamental plants, especially as a profession
antherozoid
C2+
/ˌænθərəˈzoʊɪd/
botany: a motile male gamete produced in an antheridium by algae, bryophytes, ferns, and certain other plants
dispetal
C2+
/dɪsˈpɛtəl/
to strip the petals from a flower
seedhead
C2+
/ˈsiːdˌhɛd/
the seed-bearing part of a plant that remains after flowering