Plants, trees and flowers: 24 examples
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- bamboo nounThe hard woody stems of bamboo plants; used in construction and crafts and fishing poles.
- cherry nounWood of any of various cherry trees especially the black cherry.
- clover nounA plant of the genus Trifolium.
- corn nounTall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times.
- daisy nounAny of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl.
- evergreen nounA plant having foliage that persists and remains green throughout the year.
- fern nounAny of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores.
- fruit nounThe ripened reproductive body of a seed plant.
- hawthorn nounA spring-flowering shrub or small tree of the genus Crataegus.
- kernel nounThe inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain or nut or fruit stone.
- linden nounSoft light-colored wood of any of various linden trees; used in making crates and boxes and in carving and millwork.
- mandarin nounShrub or small tree having flattened globose fruit with very sweet aromatic pulp and thin yellow-orange to flame-orange rind that is loose and easily removed; native to southeastern Asia.
- mulberry nounAny of several trees of the genus Morus having edible fruit that resembles the blackberry.
- oak nounThe hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring.
- pine nounA coniferous tree.
- poppy nounAnnual or biennial or perennial herbs having showy flowers.
- reed nounTall woody perennial grasses with hollow slender stems especially of the genera Arundo and Phragmites.
- root noun(botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground.
- sesame nounEast Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil.
- shrub nounA low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems.
- spruce nounLight soft moderately strong wood of spruce trees; used especially for timbers and millwork.
- stump nounThe base part of a tree that remains standing after the tree has been felled.
- truffle nounAny of various highly prized edible subterranean fungi of the genus Tuber; grow naturally in southwestern Europe.
- tulip nounAny of numerous perennial bulbous herbs having linear or broadly lanceolate leaves and usually a single showy flower.
About this list
We built this list by taking every plants, trees and flower in WordNet whose main meaning fits the theme, then checking it by hand to remove rare senses (for example, "chat" is also the name of a bird, but nobody means that). It works well for garden ideas, science lessons and drawing prompts.
| Words in this list | 132 |
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| Easy / medium / hard | 9 / 68 / 55 |
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| Average length | 5.8 letters |
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| Average syllables | 1.9 |
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| Longest common one | evergreen (9 letters) |
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