Group 2: The Gardener’s Year (Farming & Gardening)#

Theme: The actions involved in growing food and flowers.

horticulture /ˈhɔːtɪkʌltʃə(r)/ noun

1. Horticulture is the study or activity of growing plants.

arable /ˈærəbl/ adjective

1. Arable land is land that can be used for growing crops.

reclaim /rɪˈkleɪm/ verb

1. If you reclaim something, you get it back.
2. To reclaim land means to make it suitable for farming or building.

plough /plaʊ/ noun verb

1. A plough is a large farming tool with sharp blades, pulled by a tractor or animal to turn over the soil.
2. When a farmer ploughs the land, they turn over the soil using a plough.

spade /speɪd/ noun

1. A spade is a tool used for digging, with a flat metal blade and a long handle.

rake /reɪk/ noun verb

1. A rake is a garden tool with a row of metal or plastic teeth at the end of a long handle.
2. If you rake leaves or ground, you move a rake over it.

cultivate /ˈkʌltɪveɪt/ verb

1. If you cultivate land or crops, you prepare the land and grow crops on it.
2. If you cultivate an attitude, image, or skill, you try hard to develop it.

sow /səʊ/ verb

1. If you sow seeds or sow an area of land with seeds, you plant them in the ground.

seed /siːd/ noun

1. A seed is the small, hard part of a plant from which a new plant grows.

germinate /ˈdʒɜːmɪneɪt/ verb

1. If a seed germinates or if it is germinated, it starts to grow.

burgeon /ˈbɜːdʒən/ verb

1. If something burgeons, it grows or develops rapidly.

bud /bʌd/ noun

1. A bud is a small pointed lump that appears on a tree or plant and develops into a leaf or flower.

flower /ˈflaʊə(r)/ noun

1. A flower is the coloured part of a plant from which the seed or fruit develops.

blossom /ˈblɒsəm/ verb noun

1. Blossom is the flowers that appear on a tree before the fruit.
2. When a tree blossoms, it produces blossom.

bloom /bluːm/ noun

1. A bloom is the flower on a plant.
2. If a plant or tree is in bloom, it has flowers on it.

pollen /ˈpɒlən/ noun

1. Pollen is a fine powder produced by flowers which fertilizes other flowers of the same species so that they produce seeds.

scent /sent/ noun

1. Scent is the pleasant smell that something has.

aromatic /ˌærəˈmætɪk/ adjective

1. Something that is aromatic has a strong, pleasant smell.

ripen /ˈraɪpən/ verb

1. When crops ripen or when the sun ripens them, they become ripe.

fruit /fruːt/ verb

1. When a plant fruits, it produces fruit.

yield /jiːld/ verb noun

1. If you yield to something, you accept that you have been defeated.
2. A yield is the amount of food or profit that is produced.
3. If an area of land yields a particular amount of a crop, this is the amount that is produced.

harvest /ˈhɑːvɪst/ verb noun

1. The harvest is the time when crops are gathered from the fields.
2. When you harvest a crop, you gather it in.

pluck /plʌk/ verb

1. If you pluck a fruit, flower, or leaf, you take it between your fingers and pull it in order to remove it from its stalk.

pick /pɪk/ verb

1. If you pick flowers or fruit, you take them off the plant or tree.

rear /rɪə(r)/ verb

1. If you rear children or young animals, you look after them until they are adults.

fluctuate /ˈflʌktʃueɪt/ verb

1. If something fluctuates, it changes frequently in size, amount, quality, etc.

seasonal /ˈsiːzənl/ adjective

1. Seasonal means occurring at or dependent on a particular season.

short-day /ʃɔːt deɪ/ adjective

1. (of a plant) requiring a long period of darkness to flower.

shade-tolerant /ʃeɪd ˈtɒlərənt/ adjective

1. (of a plant) able to grow in low light conditions.

vase /vɑːz/ noun

1. A vase is a jar used for holding cut flowers or as an ornament.

bunch /bʌntʃ/ noun

1. A bunch of things is a number of things of the same kind which are fastened or growing together.

bundle /ˈbʌndl/ noun

1. A bundle of things is a number of them that are tied together or wrapped in a cloth or bag.