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Plants
Photo: Plant in bloom. Santa Cruz, CA. May, 2006. Taken by Alice L. Folkins. Used with permission. Photo: Crape Myrtle Bonsai. Longwood Garden, PA. April, 2009. Taken by Alice L. Folkins. Used with permission.
Acorn (a·∙corn)
Photo: Acorns falling on ground. Unknown date.© 2011byMuffet in en:wikimedia. Some rights reserved CC-‐BY-‐2.0(www.creaSvecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0).
Bloom (bloom)
Photo: A field of tulips at Longwood Gardens in Pennsylvania. April, 2009. Taken by Alice L Folkins. Used with permission.
DefiniSon: (n) The flower of a plant. (v) To produce or yield the flower of a plant Example: The yard is in bloom with lots of tulips.
Breathe (breathe)
Photo: Susan Rapp competes in a swimming event at the 1984 Summer Olympics. August, 1984. Taken by Ken Hackman. Released into public domain by the United States Air Force.
DefiniSon: To take in air through the nostrils to the lungs and then to expel air through the nostrils from the lungs. Example: The swimmers raise their head out of the water to breathe.
Cactus (cac·∙tus)
Photo: Cactus by a window. September, 2009. ©2009 by Tamorlan. Some rights reserved www.creaSvecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0. Photo: Saguaro Cactus located in AZ. The man in the photo is 5'11. May, 2007. Released into public domain by Sullynyflhi in en:wikipedia.
Carbon Dioxide (car·∙bon di·∙ox·∙ide)
DefiniSon: Gas released when people and animals breathe out Example: When we blow up a balloon, we are filling it with carbon dioxide.
Photo: InflaSng a beach ball for local children along the Tagas River. Tabaco City, Philippines. June, 2007. Taken by Mass CommunicaSon Specialist 2nd Class Kerryl Cacho. Released into public domain by the United States Navy.
Desert (des·∙ert)
Photo: DesiccaSon cracks and Sand Dunes in Death Valley NaSonal Park, CA. October, 2007. ©2007 by Mila Zinkova. Some rights reserved www.creaSvecommons.org/licenses/by-‐sa/3.0.
Lil·∙y (Lily)
Photo: Stargazer lily bloom. July, 2010. ©2010 by Tiffany825 in en:wikipedia. Some rights reserved www.creaSvecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0 Photo: Waterlilly at sunrise. December, 2002. Released into public domain by Bryan Shrode.
Mineral (min·∙er·∙al)
DefiniSon: A natural substance such as coal, rock, or salt that is present in the earth Example: People and plants need minerals to live and grow.
Photo: Hands sijing through pokng soil in a garden bed. March, 2009. Released into public domain by M Tulloles in en:wikipedia. Photo: Aquamarine mineral. November, 2007. Released into public domain by Géry Parent. Photo: Iodized salt with folic acid and fluorine. The folic acid gives a light yellow color to the salt. 2007. Released into public domain by Garitzko in en:wikipedia.
Orchid (or·∙chid)
Photo: Orchid growing in a greenhouse at Longwood Garden in PA. March, 2010. Taken by Alice L Folkins. Used with permission. Photo: Dancing Clown Orchid. January, 2008. ©2008 by Coolphotolibrary. CC-‐BY-‐SA-‐3.0-‐2.5-‐2.0-‐1.0. Photo: Cymbidium culSvar orchid. May, 2008. Released into public domain by Marlith.
Oxygen (ox·∙y·∙gen)
Photo: Pilot in a jet wearing appropriate flight gear to include an MBU-‐20 oxygen mask, helmet, flight suit, flight gloves, and parachute. January, 2009. ©2009 by JoJan in en:wikipedia. Some rights reserved www.creaSvecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0.
DefiniSon: A gas in the air that has no color, smell, or taste and that all plants and animals need in order to live. Example: Pilots wear an oxygen mask to help them breathe when they fly high in the sky.
Pollen (pol·∙len)
Photo: This image shows the stamens of a Hippeastrum flower (amaryllis). March, 2005. ©2005 by André Karwath. Some rights reserved www.creaSvecommons.org/licenses/by-‐sa/2.5. Photo: PollinaSon of Dandelion by a bee -‐ it can seen the polen carryed by the bee on its body. April, 2007. ©2007 by Guérin Nicolas. Some rights reserved hlp://creaSvecommons.org/licenses/by-‐sa/3.0/deed.en.
DefiniSon: A powder produced by flowers, which is carried by wind or insects to make other flowers of the same type to produce seeds Example: As a bee flies from flower to flower, it gets covered in pollen.
Pollinate (pol·∙li·∙nate)
Photo: Hummingbird Clearwing. Dyers Bay, Ontario, Canada. June, 2008. ©2008 by Mdf in en:wikipedia. Some rights reserved hlp://creaSvecommons.org/licenses/by-‐sa/3.0/deed.en
DefiniSon: To process of spreading pollen from flower to flower and/or plant to plant for the purpose making seeds. Example: This hummingbird moth is another kind of insect that can also pollinate flowers.
Poisonous (poi·∙son·∙ous)
Photo: A Black Widow Spider (Latrodectus mactans) suspended in its web. Johnston Co, NC. May, 2006. Released into public domain by Ken Thomas. Photo: Rhubarb plant. May, 2006. ©2006 by benefit of hindsight in flickr. Some rights reserved hlps://creaSvecommons.org/licenses/by-‐nc-‐nd/2.0/
DefiniSon: Something that is full or contains poison Example: Don’t eat the leaves on a rhubarb plant! They’re poisonous.
Potato (po·∙ta·∙to)
Photo: HarvesSng potatoes. July, 2006. ©2006 by Rasbak in en:wikipedia. Some rights reserved hlp://creaSvecommons.org/licenses/by-‐sa/3.0/deed.en
Powder (pow·∙der)
Photo: A bee loaded with pumpkin flower pollen. July, 2009. ©2009 by Eli Shany. Some rights reserved www.creaSvecommons.org/licenses/by-‐sa/3.0.
DefiniSon: A dry substance in the form of very small grains Example: The yellow powder on the bee is pollen.
Species (spe·∙cies)
DefiniSon: A group of animals or plants of the same kind that breed together to produce young animals or plants. Example: Tigers are one of the many species of big cats.
Lej: Elena walking. July, 2011.©2011 by Tambako the Jaguar in en:Flickr. Some rights reserved CC-‐BY-‐ND-‐2.0 (hlp://creaSvecommons.org/licenses/by-‐nd/2.0/deed.en). Right: Staying near mom. July, 2011.©2011 by Tambako the Jaguar in en:Flickr. Some rights reserved CC-‐BY-‐ND-‐2.0 (hlp://creaSvecommons.org/licenses/by-‐nd/2.0/deed.en)
Sugarcane (sug·∙ar·∙cane)
Top lej: Large depth of field. June, 2011.©2011 by Jenny Mealing. Some rights reserved CC-‐BY-‐2.0 (hlp://creaSvecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en).Bolom right: Venezuelan sugar cane. Unknown date. ©2006 by Rufino Uribe. Some rights reserved CC-‐BY-‐SA-‐2.0(hlp://creaSvecommons.org/licenses/by-‐sa/2.0/deed.en)
Sunflower (sun·∙flow·∙er)
Photo: Sunflowers. July, 2009. Taken by Alice L. Folkins. Used with permission.
Sunlight (sun·∙light)
Photo: This is a beauSful picture of sunlight shining through sequoia trees in Muir Woods. January, 2007. Released into public domain by Richs5812 in en:wikipedia. Photo: Poled sage growing in the sunlight. Longwood Garden, PA. April, 2009. Taken by Alice L. Folkins. Used with permission.
DefiniSon: Natural light that comes from the Sun. Example: Plants need sunlight to grow.
Thorny (thorn·∙y)
Photo: Thorns on a rose stalk. October, 2010. ©2010 by Xosema. Some rights reserved www.creaSvecommons.org/licenses/by-‐sa/3.0. Photo: Echinocactus grusonii (golden barrel cactus). United States Botanical Gardens. May, 2005. ©2005 by Phyzome in en:wikipedia. Some rights reserved hlp://creaSvecommons.org/licenses/by-‐sa/3.0/deed.en
Underground (un·∙der·∙ground)
Photo: Close up of the top a termite mound in Tamil Nadu, India. August, 2009. ©2009 by தகவலுழவன் in en:wikipedia. Some rights reserved hlp://creaSvecommons.org/licenses/by-‐sa/3.0/deed.en