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Vocabulary of Nature

 

 

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1. Azalea

 

 

 

 

 

 

Azalea

 

 

any of numerous shrubs belonging to a particular group (Azalea) of the genus Rhododendron, of the heath family, comprising species with handsome flower clusters of various colors, some of which are familiar in cultivation: the group was formerly the botanical genus Azalea but is now a horticultural classification

 

 

 

 

 

2.Bouquet

 

 

 

 

Bouquet

 

 

 

 

A small cluster or arrangement of flowers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. Bud

 

 

 

 

 

Capullo

 

 

 

a small axillary or terminal protuberance on a plant, containing rudimentary foliage (leaf bud), the rudimentary inflorescence (flower bud), or both (mixed bud).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. Cactus

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cactus

 

 

 

 

any of numerous succulent plants of the family Cactaceae, of warm, arid regions of the New World, having fleshy, leafless, usually spiny stems, and typically having solitary, showy flowers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

5. Camellia

 

 

 

 

 

Camelia

 

 

 

Any of several evergreen shrubs or small trees of the genus Camellia native to eastern Asia, especially C. japonica, having shiny leaves and showy roselike flowers that are usually red, white, or pink

 

 

 

 

 

 

6. Bay

 

 

 

 

 

Bahia

 

 

 

 

a body of water forming an indentation of the shoreline, larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf.

 

 

 

 

 

7.Brook

 

 

 

 

Arroyo

 

 

 

 

a small, natural stream of fresh water

 

 

 

 

 

 

8.Cliff

 

 

 

 

 

Acantilado

 

 

 

 

 

a high steep face of a rock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9. Coast

 

 

 

 

 

Costa

 

 

 

 

the land next to the sea; seashore: the rocky coast of Maine.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10. Creek

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Riachuelo

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a stream smaller than a river.

 

 

 

 

 

 

11.Desert

 

 

 

 

 

Desierto

 

 

 

 

any area in which few forms of life can exist because of lack of water, permanent frost, or absence of soil.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

12. Dunes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dunas

 

 

 

 

 

 

A hill or ridge of wind-blown sand. Dunes are capable of moving by the motion of their individual grains but usually keep the same shape

 

 

 

 

 

13. Forest

 

 

 

 

Bosque, selva

 

 

 

 

a large tract of land covered with trees and underbrush; woodland.

 

 

 

 

 

 

14.Gorge

 

 

 

 

 

Caño, desfiladero

 

 

 

 

a narrow cleft with steep, rocky walls, esp. one through which a stream runs.

 

15.Hills

Colinas

A well-defined natural elevation smaller than a mountain

 

 

 

 

 

 

16.Lagoon

 

 

 

 

 

Laguna

 

 

 

 

 

an area of shallow water separated from the sea by low sandy dunes. Compare

 

 

 

 

 

 

17.Marsh

 

 

 

 

 

Pantano

 

 

 

 

a tract of low wet land, often treeless and periodically inundated, generally characterized by a growth of grasses, sedges, cattails, and rushes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  18. Oak

 

 

 

 

 

 

Roble

 

 

 

 

 

 

any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Quercus, of the beech family, bearing the acorn as fruit.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19. Olive tree

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Olivo

 

 

 

 

 

 

any tree or shrub belonging to the genus Quercus, of the beech family, bearing the acorn as fruit.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

20.Shrub

 

 

 

Arbusto

 

 

a woody plant smaller than a tree, usually having multiple permanent stems branching from or near the ground.