Lesson 6 The Green Thumb Flashcards

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1
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A person who studies the structure growth and diseases of Plants

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Botanist

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2
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Produce a raise plants or animals

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Breed

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3
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Plants that have thick, leafless, often spiny stems and grow in hot dry places, such as deserts

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Cacti

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A tree that bares cones, such as an evergreen or a pine

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Conifer

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Falling off at the end of the season or growing period, such as a tree’s shedding leaves

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Deciduous

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6
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From another of world; foreign

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Exotic

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7
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Plant leaves, especially tree leaves

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Foliage

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8
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The science of raising and caring for plants, especially flowers, fruits, and vegetables

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Horticulture

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9
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He growing of plants in special solutions containing nutrients, rather than growing them in soil

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Hydroponics

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10
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A place where plants are raise for sale or research

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Nursery

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11
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Fertilize a flower or plant

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Pollinate

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12
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Having small sharp points, such as thorns

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Prickly

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13
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A young plant that is grown from a seed

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Seedling

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One of the tender coiling parts of a climbing plant that helps the plant cling to its support, such as a wall or stick

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Tendril

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15
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Layer of soil at the surface of the ground

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Topsoil

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