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Plants & Trees — Lesson 9

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blossoms

ˈblɑːsəmz

Reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts — the apple tree has many blossoms.

The cherry blossoms are beautiful in spring.

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bluebell

ˈbluːbɛl

Sometimes placed in genus Scilla — the bluebells are blooming in the forest.

The bluebells are blooming in the forest.

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bluebells

ˈbluːbelz

Sometimes placed in genus Scilla — bluebells bloom in April and May.

The bluebells in the forest create a beautiful blue carpet every spring.

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blueberries

ˈbluːbɛriz

Any of numerous shrubs of the genus Vaccinium bearing blueberries — blueberries are full of antioxidants.

I put blueberries on my cereal every morning.

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bluebottle

ˈbluːˌbɑːtəl

A type of large, shiny blue fly commonly found near rubbish or decaying food — there's a bluebottle in the kitchen.

There's a bluebottle in the kitchen.

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boll

boʊl

The rounded seed-bearing capsule of a cotton or flax plant — each boll contains several cotton seeds wrapped in fluffy fibers.

The cotton bolls were ready for harvest in late autumn.

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bough

baʊ

Any of the larger branches of a tree — the bird perched on a high bough and sang sweetly.

The ancient oak had thick boughs that stretched across the garden.

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boughs

baʊz

Any of the larger branches of a tree — birds built their nests high in the boughs.

The ancient oak's boughs stretched far across the garden.

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bracken

ˈbrækən

Fern of southeastern Asia; not hardy in cold temperate regions — foxes often hide their cubs in bracken beds.

The hikers pushed through dense bracken to reach the summit.

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bract

brækt

A modified leaf or leaflike part just below and protecting an inflorescence — the red parts of a poinsettia are not petals but bracts.

The red parts of a poinsettia are not petals but bracts.

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bramble

ˈbræmbəl

Any of various rough thorny shrubs or vines — be careful of the thorns on the bramble when you walk through the woods.

We gathered blackberries from the bramble growing near the old stone wall.

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brambles

ˈbræmbəlz

Any of various rough thorny shrubs or vines — he cleared the brambles from the garden fence.

We picked blackberries from the brambles along the path.

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