*orchid
n. 兰科植物;兰花;淡紫色
*violet
adj. 紫罗兰色的 n. 紫罗兰
*posy
n. (小的)花束(bouquet)
*fig
n. 无花果;一点儿(a trifling amount; a little bit)
*luxuriant
adj. 繁茂的,多产的
【记】luxur(丰富)+iant→多产的
**kernel
n. 果仁;核心(the central; most important part; essence)
【记】kern(=corn种子)+el→核心
**chestnut
n. 栗树;栗子
*reed
n. 芦苇(a grasslike plant);簧片(a thin piece of wood or metal in a musical instrument)
【派】reedy(adj. 芦苇状的;细长的;芦苇做的;似笛声的)
**germinal
adj. 幼芽的,胚种的;原始的,根源的(pertaining to a germ; creative)
【例】The middle germinal layer of an early embryo consists of undifferentiated cells destined to become the mesoderm. ∥Such an idea is germinal; I am certain that it will influence thinkers and philosophers for many generations.
**starch
n. 淀粉
**stem
n. 茎,干
*fern
n. 蕨类植物
**truffle
n. 块菌(一种食用菌)(a type of edible fungus that grows underground and is enjoyed for its rich flavour)
*germ
n. 种子;胚芽;芽孢(the embryo with the scutellum of a cereal grain);微生物;细菌
*pollen
n. 花粉 vt. 传授花粉给…
*pollinate
vt. 对…授粉
【例】Many crops require bees to pollinate them.
*cypress
n. 柏树(a coniferous tree)
【记】发音似“杉柏立世”→像杉树、柏树一样挺立在世界上→柏树
*redwood
n. 红杉
*twig
n. 小树枝(small branch)
【记】和wig(n. 假发)一起记
【例】Some insects will mime a twig when in danger.
*flax
n. 亚麻
【记】和flex(v. 弯曲)一起记;亚麻做成的布叫linen(亚麻布)
*transplantation
n. 移植
【记】来自transplant(v. 移植);trans(转移)+plant(种)+ation→转移种过去→移植
*elm
n. 榆树(a kind of deciduous tree)
*flora
n. (某一地区或某一时期的)植物群
【记】flor(花草)+a→植物群
**botanist
n. 植物学家
*grapefruit
n. 葡萄柚(large round yellow citrus fruit with acid juicy flesh)
【例】grapefruit juice
*cedar
n. 雪松(a tall evergreen coniferous tree);雪松木材(用以制造箱子、家具、铅笔等)(its hard red sweet-smelling wood, used for making boxes, furniture, pencils, etc.)
【例】a cedar chest