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20 Cards in this Set
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orchid |
a flowering plant; some types grow on other plants |
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bromeliad |
a tropical plant with fleshy leaves; often grows on other plants |
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blossoms |
flowering part of a plant |
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preserve |
treat or store something to protect it; keep it from breaking apart |
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solution |
two or more substances mixed together; used to preserve a specimen |
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three-dimensional form (3-D) |
an object that has height, weight, and volume |
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acid-free |
paper that doesn't use acid; helps specimens last longer |
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herbarium |
a plant library |
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pluck |
remove; pull; pick at; grasp |
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sailed |
glided; floated; moved smoothly |
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aloft |
high above; in the air; up |
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ascent |
climb; move upward |
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trapeze |
a bar attache to the ends of two ropes |
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foliage |
plant life |
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inflatable |
able to be filled with air |
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marvelous |
amazing; spectacular; wonderful |
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sorts |
places into categories; arranges; classifies |
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specimens |
examples; samples; a type of something |
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collection |
a set of objects; a group of items |
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permit |
a licence allowing something; giving permission |
