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1 root crop
(plants with roots that are grown for food: The farm has three fields of root crops.) rótarávöxtur -
2 wither
['wiðə]((of plants etc) to (cause to) fade, dry up, or decay: The plants withered because they had no water; The sun has withered my plants.) skrælna, visna -
3 corn
I [ko:n] noun1) (the seeds of cereal plants, especially (in Britain) wheat, or (in North America) maize.) korn; maís2) ((American grain) the plants themselves: a field of corn.) maískorn•- corned beef
- cornflakes
- cornflour
- cornflower II [ko:n] noun(a little bump of hard skin found on the foot: I have a corn on my little toe.) líkþorn -
4 green
[ɡri:n] 1. adjective1) (of the colour of growing grass or the leaves of most plants: a green hat.) grænn2) (not ripe: green bananas.) óþroskaður3) (without experience: Only someone as green as you would believe a story like that.) grænn, reynslulaus, barnalegur4) (looking as if one is about to be sick; very pale: He was green with envy (= very jealous).) fölur, grænn2. noun1) (the colour of grass or the leaves of plants: the green of the trees in summer.) græna; grænn litur2) (something (eg paint) green in colour: I've used up all my green.) grænn litur3) (an area of grass: a village green.) grasflöt, grænt svæði4) (an area of grass on a golf course with a small hole in the centre.) (golf)flöt5) (concerned with the protection of the environment: green issues; a green political party.)•- greenish- greens
- greenfly
- greengage
- greengrocer
- greenhouse
- greenhouse effect
- the green light -
5 plant
1. noun1) (anything growing from the ground, having a stem, a root and leaves: flowering/tropical plants.) planta, jurt2) (industrial machinery: engineering plant.) vélakostur3) (a factory.) verksmiðja2. verb1) (to put (something) into the ground so that it will grow: We have planted vegetables in the garden.) planta2) (to make (a garden etc); to cause (a garden etc) to have (plants etc) growing in it: The garden was planted with shrubs; We're going to plant an orchard.) rækta3) (to place heavily or firmly: He planted himself between her and the door.) planta (sér), koma tryggilega fyrir4) (to put in someone's possession, especially as false evidence: He claimed that the police had planted the weapon on his brother.) planta (e-u), koma fyrir•- planter -
6 root
I 1. [ru:t] noun1) (the part of a plant that grows under the ground and draws food and water from the soil: Trees often have deep roots; Carrots and turnips are edible roots.) rót2) (the base of something growing in the body: the roots of one's hair/teeth.) rót3) (cause; origin: Love of money is the root of all evil; We must get at the root of the trouble.) rót, orsök4) ((in plural) family origins: Our roots are in Scotland.) uppruni, rætur2. verb(to (make something) grow roots: These plants aren't rooting very well; He rooted the plants in compost.) (láta) skjóta rótum- root crop
- root out
- take root II [ru:t] verb1) (to poke about in the ground: The pigs were rooting about for food.) róta í2) (to search by turning things over etc: She rooted about in the cupboard.) róta -
7 vegetation
[ve‹i-]noun (plants in general; plants of a particular region or type: tropical vegetation.) gróður -
8 algae
noun, plural(alga ['ælɡə] singular a group of simple plants which includes seaweed.) -
9 aphid
['eifid](a very small insect that lives on plants, especially a greenfly.) blaðlús -
10 aquatic
[ə'kwætik](living, growing, or taking place in water: aquatic plants/sports.) vatns-, vatna-, lagar- -
11 assimilate
[ə'siməleit](to take in and digest: Plants assimilate food from the earth; I can't assimilate all these facts at once.) melta; tileinka sér -
12 bean
[bi:n]1) (any one of several kinds of pod-bearing plant or its seed: black beans; green beans; red beans.) baunagras/-planta2) (the bean-like seed of other plants: coffee beans.) baun, fræ -
13 biennial
((of plants etc) lasting for two years: Wallflowers are biennial; a biennial plant.) tvíær -
14 blight
(a disease in plants that withers them: potato blight.) gróðurplága -
15 botanic(al) gardens
noun singular or plural (a public park for the growing of native and foreign plants.) plöntugarður, grasagarður -
16 botanic(al) gardens
noun singular or plural (a public park for the growing of native and foreign plants.) plöntugarður, grasagarður -
17 botany
['botəni](the scientific study of plants.) grasafræði- botanical- botanic
- botanist
- botanical gardens
- botanic gardens -
18 browse
1. verb1) ((of animals) to feed (on shoots or leaves of plants).)2) ((of people) to glance through a book etc casually: I don't want to buy a book - I'm just browsing.)3) (to search computer material, especially on a worldwide network.)2. noun1) (shoots, twigs or leaves as food for cattle.)2) (an act of browsing.) -
19 bulb
1) (the ball-shaped part of the stem of certain plants, eg onions, tulips etc, from which their roots grow.)2) ((also light bulb) a pear-shaped glass globe surrounding the element of an electric light.)3) (the pear-shaped end of a thermometer.)•- bulbous -
20 caterpillar
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