Wind Pollination Flashcards
primitive
relating to human society at a very early stage of development, with people living in a simple way without machines or a writing system
blown
to move and make currents of air, or to be moved or make something move on a current of air
drawback
a disadvantage or the negative part of a situation
armful
the amount that a person can carry in one or both arms
dominant
more important, strong, or noticeable than anything else of the same type
temperate
neither very hot nor very cold
scattered
covering a wide area
solitary
A solitary person or thing is the only person or thing in a place
dispensed
to give something to people, especially in fixed amounts
petal
any of the usually brightly coloured parts that together form most of a flower
impediment
something that makes progress, movement, or achieving something difficult or impossible
catkin
a group of small flowers hanging like short pieces of string from the branches of particular trees in the spring
Birch
a tree with smooth, often white bark (= outer covering) and thin branches
hazel
a small tree that produces nuts that can be eaten
grains
a seed or seeds from a plant, especially a plant like a grass such as rice or wheat
deciduous
A deciduous tree loses its leaves in autumn and grows new ones in the spring
conifer
one of various types of evergreen tree
shed
to get rid of something that you no longer need or want verb
dangling
to hang or swing loosely, or to make something do this
snatch
to take hold of something suddenly and roughly
vagaries
unexpected changes in a situation or someone’s behaviour, that you cannot control but which have an effect on your life
borne
in something
windborne = in wind
smooth
having a surface or consisting of a substance that is perfectly regular and has no holes, lumps
prone
likely to show a particular characteristic, usually a negative one, or to be affected by something bad
