Plant Flashcards
root
n.根 ；（壞事的）根源，根由，原因
What is/lies at the root of the problem is their lack of interest.
這一問題的根本原因是他們缺乏興趣。
verb.翻找，翻尋
She rooted through/among the papers on her desk.
她在桌上的文件中翻來翻去地找東西。
stem
n.莖；杯腳
Champagne glasses usually have long stems.
香檳酒杯通常有長長的杯腳。
verb.阻擋、阻止、遏制 ; 堵住、止住（出血等）
She tied a handkerchief around the wound to stem the flow of blood.
她用手帕綁住傷口來止血。
leaf
noun. /liːf/葉，葉片，葉子，樹葉; （紙張的）頁，片，張
dandelion
noun /ˈdæn.dɪ.laɪ.ən/蒲公英
chickweed
noun/ˈtʃɪk.wiːd/繁縷
a low wild plant with small leaves and white flowers that is often considered as a weed, but is also used as food and in traditional medicine
Nettles
noun /ˈnet.əl/蕁麻
a wild plant with heart-shaped leaves that are covered in hairs that sting (= cause a painful reaction when touched)
Docks
Docks (Rumex spp.) are easily recognised with their large leaves and distinctive seedheads. These leaves are edible and used for herbal remedies and dyeing. They are common weeds in gardens and difficult to eradicate.
bindweed
noun /ˈbaɪnd.wiːd/旋花屬
a wild plant with white and pink flowers that twists itself around other plants as it grows
vegetation
noun ./ˌvedʒ.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/（總稱）植物；植被，植物群落
Creeping buttercup
匍枝毛茛The glossy, bright yellow flowers of creeping buttercup
bacterium
noun /bækˈtɪə.ri.əm/細菌
soil
noun/sɔɪl/泥土，土壤
absorb
verb /əbˈzɔːb/（尤指逐漸）吸收
Plants absorb carbon dioxide.
植物吸收二氧化碳。
Towels absorb moisture.
毛巾吸收水汽。
rot
verb /rɒt/to (cause something to) decay
（使）腐敗;（使）腐爛;（使）腐朽
The fruit had been left to rot on the trees.
水果無人採摘，爛在了樹上。
noun 腐敗;腐爛;腐朽
decay
verb/dɪˈkeɪ/to become gradually damaged, worse, or less; to cause something to do this
腐蝕;（使）衰敗，（使）衰弱
Sugar makes your teeth decay.
糖能引起蛀牙。
noun腐蝕;衰敗，衰弱
