a small, round, dark-blue berry with a sweet-tart flavor, grown on shrubs native to North America
noun
Examples:
• She stirred blueberries into her morning yogurt.
• The muffins were packed with fresh blueberries.
a soft, red (or occasionally black or yellow) berry made of many small drupelets, with a sweet-tart flavor
noun
Examples:
• He drizzled honey over a bowl of fresh raspberries.
• The tart was filled with raspberry jam and topped with cream.
a dark purple-black wild or cultivated berry made of small drupelets, with a sweet-tart flavor
noun
Examples:
• They picked wild blackberries along the hiking trail.
• The blackberry pie had a deep purple filling and a flaky golden crust.
a fungus with a round cap and a stem, many varieties of which are edible and used in cooking
noun
Examples:
• She sautéed the mushrooms with butter and thyme.
• The risotto was enriched with dried mushroom and a splash of white wine.
a plant whose leaves, stems, or flowers are used for flavoring food, making medicine, or their fragrance
noun
Examples:
• She snipped fresh herbs from her garden to season the roasted chicken.
• Basil is an herb commonly used in Italian cooking.
a large area of land densely covered with trees and undergrowth
noun
Examples:
• They hiked for hours through the ancient forest before reaching the clearing.
• The Amazon forest is home to an extraordinary diversity of plant and animal species.
a woody perennial plant with a trunk and branches
noun
Examples:
• The old oak tree stood in the middle of the field.
• They planted trees along the street.
a large hardwood tree that produces acorns; the wood of this tree
noun
Examples:
• The old oak tree had stood for over two hundred years.
• The floor was made of solid oak.
an evergreen coniferous tree with needle-like leaves and woody cones
noun
Examples:
• The mountainside was covered with towering pine trees.
• The cabin was built entirely from pine wood.
to feel a longing or yearning for someone or something
verb
Examples:
• She pined for home during her first year abroad.
• He pined for his lost youth.
a small, soft, flowerless plant that forms dense green mats on moist surfaces such as rocks, tree bark, and soil
noun
Examples:
• The old stone wall was covered in thick green moss after years of rain.
• He sat down on a log padded with soft moss at the edge of the stream.
a flowerless plant with feathery green fronds that reproduces via spores and typically grows in shaded, moist environments
noun
Examples:
• The forest floor was carpeted with lush ferns that swayed in the breeze.
• She planted a fern in the corner of her bathroom where little sunlight reached.
a small roundish juicy fruit; in botany, a fleshy fruit with seeds embedded in the pulp
noun
Examples:
• She picked wild berries in the forest.
• Blueberries and strawberries are her favorite berries.
a way or track laid down for walking
noun
Examples:
• They followed the path through the forest.
• There's a narrow path along the cliff edge.
a path or track through a wild area
noun
Examples:
• We hiked along the mountain trail for hours.
• The trail leads through a dense forest.
the small, oval nut of an oak tree, with a hard shell and a cup-shaped base
noun
Examples:
• Squirrels collect acorns in autumn to store as food for winter.
• She picked up an acorn from the ground and put it in her pocket.
a smooth, shiny brown nut that grows inside a spiky green casing on a chestnut tree
noun
Examples:
• They roasted chestnuts over an open fire on a cold winter evening.
• The market stall was selling freshly roasted chestnuts in paper bags.
the part of a plant that grows underground, absorbing water and nutrients
noun
Examples:
• The roots of the tree spread deep into the soil.
• You need to pull the weed out by the root.
the basic cause, source, or origin of something
noun
Examples:
• We need to get to the root of the problem.
• Poverty is the root of many social issues.
the tough outer covering of the trunk and branches of a tree
noun
Examples:
• The rough bark of the old oak was covered in moss.
• She carved their initials into the bark of the tree.
to make the short, loud sound that a dog produces; also the sound itself
verb
Examples:
• The dog began to bark loudly when a stranger approached the gate.
• We heard a sharp bark from the neighbor's yard.
a flat, typically green structure of a plant attached to a stem
noun
Examples:
• Autumn leaves turn brilliant shades of red and orange before falling.
• She pressed a maple leaf between the pages of her journal.
a single page of a book or manuscript
noun
Examples:
• He turned the leaf of the old manuscript very carefully.
• Each leaf of the ancient codex was examined under ultraviolet light.
a flower that grows naturally in the wild without being planted or cultivated by people
noun
Examples:
• The meadow was covered in colorful wildflowers in late spring.
• She picked a small bouquet of wildflowers along the hiking trail.