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� Amphibious�At home equally on land and in water

� Gregarious�Living or moving in flocks or herds

� Hibernation�the dormant condition in which the plants and animals pass the winter

� Deciduous�trees which lose their leaves annually

� Ruminant�A cud-chewing animals (e.g. a cow)

� Rodent�A gnawing animal e.g. a rat

� Quadruped�A four-footed animal

� Marsupials�Animals which carry their young in a pouch e.g. kangaroo

� Humus�Soil composed largely of decayed vegetable matter

� Alluvium�Soil washed down or carried away by rivers

� Insecticide�A preparation for killing insects

� Parasite�A plant or animal growing on another

� Annual�Lasting for a single year

� Biennial�Lasting for two years

� Perennial�Lasting for many years

� Embryo�That part of the seed which develops into the plant

� Germ� That part of the seed which develops into the plant

� Radicle�That part of the embryo which develops into the root

� Plumule� That part of the embryo which develops into the stem

� Germination�The process by which the young plant begins to grow

� Transpiration�The process by which the plants excess water through their leaves

� Assimilation�The process by which the plants manufacture food

� Respiration�The process by which the plants and the animals breathe

� Absorption�The process by which the plants take up mineral salts in solution through their roots

� Stomata�Tiny opening on the under surface of leaves through which the plants breathe

� Chlorophyll�The green coloring matter in the leaves of plants

� Cambium�A slimy substance between wood and bark of a stem

� Stipules�A two leaf-like appendages at the base of few leaves

� Tendril�A spiral shoots of a plant which winds itself round another body for support

� Pollination�The process by which the pollen dust is transferred

� Fertilization�The entrance of pollen grains into the ovules in the ovary

� Dibble�An instrument for making holes in the soil for seeds

� Naturalist�One who studies plants and animal life

� Offal�The parts of animal killed for foods which are rejected waste

� Ore�Rock from which metal is extracted

� Spoor�The track of a wild animal

� Venison�The meat of deer

� Mutton�The meat of Sheep

� Inflorescence�A cluster of flowers on a branch

� Cotyledon�The seed-leaves of the embryo

� Mono-cotyledonous�Plants with one seed-leaf e.g. corn

� Di-cotyledonous�Plants with two seed-leaf e.g. lime

� Rhizome�A thick underground stem

� Vertebrate�An animal with back-bone

� Invertebrate�An animal without back-bone

� Kernel�That which is in inside of the nuts

� Core�the central part of a fruit

� Fauna�The animal of a certain region

� Flora�The plants and other vegetation of a certain region

� Chrysalis�The last through which an insect passes before it becomes a perfect insect

� Drought�Absence of rain for a long time Vocabulary-Nature is the list of words related to Nature.

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