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OAKS |
Large trees |
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FORESTS |
Large areas of trees |
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FOREST |
Large dense growth of trees |
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SPHERE |
Large area covered with trees |
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UNDERGROWTH |
That which grows under trees; specifically, shrubs or
small trees growing among large trees. |
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UNDERBRUSH |
Shrubs, small trees, and the like, in a wood or forest,
growing beneath large trees; undergrowth. |
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WOOD |
A large and thick collection of trees; a forest or grove; --
frequently used in the plural. |
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MAGNOLIA |
A genus of American and Asiatic trees, with aromatic bark
and large sweet-scented whitish or reddish flowers. |
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UNDERWOOD |
Small trees and bushes that grow among large trees;
coppice; underbrush; -- formerly used in the plural. |
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DOGWOOD |
The Cornus, a genus of large shrubs or small trees, the
wood of which is exceedingly hard, and serviceable for many purposes. |
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MELANORRHOEA |
An East Indian genus of large trees. Melanorrh/a
usitatissima is the lignum-vitae of Pegu, and yelds a valuable black
varnish. |
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LEGUMINOUS |
Belonging to, or resembling, a very large natural order
of plants (Leguminosae), which bear legumes, including peas, beans,
clover, locust trees, acacias, and mimosas. |
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WEBFORM |
Any one of various species of moths whose gregarious
larvae eat the leaves of trees, and construct a large web to which they
retreat when not feeding. |
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MYRCIA |
A large genus of tropical American trees and shrubs, nearly
related to the true myrtles (Myrtus), from which they differ in having
very few seeds in each berry. |
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PROMETHEA |
A large American bombycid moth (Callosamia promethea).
Its larva feeds on the sassafras, wild cherry, and other trees, and
suspends its cocoon from a branch by a silken band. |
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YACCA |
A West Indian name for two large timber trees (Podocarpus
coriaceus, and P. Purdicanus) of the Yew family. The wood, which is
much used, is pale brownish with darker streaks. |
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HORNTAIL |
Any one of family (Uroceridae) of large hymenopterous
insects, allied to the sawflies. The larvae bore in the wood of trees.
So called from the long, stout ovipositors of the females. |
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HORNBUG |
A large nocturnal beetle of the genus Lucanus (as L.
capreolus, and L. dama), having long, curved upper jaws, resembling a
sickle. The grubs are found in the trunks of old trees. |
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GRUGRU WORM |
The larva or grub of a large South American beetle
(Calandra palmarum), which lives in the pith of palm trees and sugar
cane. It is eaten by the natives, and esteemed a delicacy. |
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MYRTACEOUS |
Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a large and important
natural order of trees and shrubs (Myrtaceae), of which the myrtle is
the type. It incl... |
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CASUARINA |
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branchlets of a rushlike appearance, mostly natives of Australia. Some
of them are large, producing hard and heavy timber of excellent
qual... |
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TSCHEGO |
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chimpanzee, and by some considered only a variety of the chimpanzee. It
is noted for building large, umbrella-shaped nests in trees. Call... |
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HIBISCUS |
A genus of plants (herbs, shrubs, or trees), some species
of which have large, showy flowers. Some species are cultivated in
India for their fi... |
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VICEROY |
A large and handsome American butterfly (Basilarchia, /
Limenitis, archippus). Its wings are orange-red, with black lines along
the nervures an... |
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TREMEX |
A genus of large hymenopterous insects allied to the
sawflies. The female lays her eggs in holes which she bores in the
trunks of trees with he... |