Coconut

Question 1

coconut trunk

Answer 1

Thân cây dừa
up to 30 metres
timber for houses & furniture construction

Question 2

leaf, leaves

Answer 2

Lá dừa
up to 6 metres long
make brushes

Question 3

flower

Answer 3

hoa dừa
at the top of the trunk
stems provide sap, for drink or a source of sugar

Question 4

fruit: outer layer

Answer 4

vỏ

Question 5

middle layer (coir fibres)

Answer 5

Xơ dừa

Question 6

Inner layer (shell)

Answer 6

Gáo dừa
a source of charcoal
bowls

Question 7

coconut water

Answer 7

nước dừa
a source of hormones for other plants

Question 8

Coconut flesh, meat

Answer 8

oil, milk for cooking and cosmetics
glycerine (an ingredient in dynamite)

Question 9

reduce (v)

Answer 9

cô đặc
Eg: Reduce the sauce by boiling for five minutes

Question 10

fibre

Answer 10

vải sợi, chất xơ

Question 11

innermost

Answer 11

nearest to the centre/ inside of something

Question 12

charcoal

Answer 12

than chì
I prefer sketchinf in charcoal to pencil

Question 13

Flesh

Answer 13

Thịt, cơm các loại trái cây
Cut the melon in half and scoop out the flesh

Question 14

derivative (n)

Answer 14

a word or thing that has been developed or produced from another word or thing
Eg: Crack is a highly potent (tác dụng mạnh) and addictive derivative of cocaine

Question 15

germinate

Answer 15

nảy mầm

Question 16

dia’metrically

Answer 16

hoàn toàn, tuyệt đối
diametrically opposed, opposite, different - completely different

Question 17

disperse

Answer 17

phân tán
The seeds are dispersed by the wind

Question 18

exotic

Answer 18

from, in another country, especially a tropical one
seeming exciting and unusual cuz it seems to be connected with foreign countries
Eg: brightly-coloured exotic flowers/plants/birds