nightcap oak
A proteaceous tree (not related to the true oaks), endemic to the Nightcap Range in New South Wales.

petrophile
Any organism that thrives in rocky environments.

petrophiles
plural of petrophile

prickly hakea
Hakea amplexicaulis, a thorny species of bush.

proteas
plural of protea

silk-oak
Alternative form of silky oak.

silky oak
Any of various trees and large shrubs in the family Proteaceae, especially Grevillea robusta or Cardwellia sublimis.
The wood of these trees.

silver tree
Leucadendron argenteum, a tree with striking silvery leaves, endemic to a small area of the Cape Peninsula in South Africa.

silvertree
Alternative form of silver tree.

silvertrees
plural of silvertree

skunk tree
A toxic, malodorous tree, of species Sterculia foetida, of Africa, Southeast Asia, Australia, and Hawaii.

spiderhead
Serruria, a South African flowering plant.

spinning top
A toy with a tapering point that can be made to spin on its axis, either with a built-in pump-action handle, with the fingers or with a string.

sugarbush
A wooded area with sugar maples or other trees tapped for sugaring.
Protea repens (common sugarbush)
Protea spp.

sugarbushes
plural of sugarbush

synaphea
The metrical continuity between one colon and another.
Mutual connection of all the verses in a system, so that they are scanned as one verse, as in anapaestics.
Elision or synalepha, at the end of a line, of the final vowel of a dactylic hexameter before the initial vowel of the next.

synapheas
plural of synaphea

synapheia
Alternative form of synaphea.

waboom
Synonym of wagenboom.

wabooms
plural of waboom

wagon tree
Synonym of wagenboom.

waratah
Any of several species of plants in the genus Telopea, native to southeastern Australia.
A Y-shaped steel fencing post or stake.

waratahs
plural of waratah

warratau
Alternative form of waratah (“Australian plant”).

warrataus
plural of warratau

wild almond
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see wild, almond.
A wild-growing almond tree (Prunus amygdalus, syn. Prunus dulcis), native to the Middle East and South Asia.
A tree of any of several species, similar in fruit to P. amygdalus
A tree of any of several species, similar in fruit to P. amygdalus
A tree of any of several species, similar in fruit to P. amygdalus
A tree of any of several species, similar in fruit to P. amygdalus
A tree of any of several species, similar in fruit to P. amygdalus

ailantus
Any member of the tree genus Ailanthus.

ailantuses
plural of ailantus

bitterwood
quassia (Quassia amara)
Jamaica quassia Picrasma excelsa, native to the Caribbean
paradise tree Simarouba glauca, native to Florida, the Caribbean and Central America

bitterwoods
plural of bitterwood

copal tree
Protium copal, a species of tree endemic to Mexico and Central America, of which its dried sap is known as copal.
Synonym of tree of heaven
Synonym of copal (“certain trees of the genus Bursera”).

corkwood
Any of numerous plants with bark or wood resembling cork, of diverse orders:
Any of numerous plants with bark or wood resembling cork, of diverse orders:
Any of numerous plants with bark or wood resembling cork, of diverse orders:
Any of numerous plants with bark or wood resembling cork, of diverse orders:
Any of numerous plants with bark or wood resembling cork, of diverse orders:
Any of numerous plants with bark or wood resembling cork, of diverse orders:
Any of numerous plants with bark or wood resembling cork, of diverse orders:
Any of numerous plants with bark or wood resembling cork, of diverse orders:
Any of numerous plants with bark or wood resembling cork, of diverse orders:
Any of numerous plants with bark or wood resembling cork, of diverse orders:
Any of numerous plants with bark or wood resembling cork, of diverse orders:
Any of numerous plants with bark or wood resembling cork, of diverse orders:
The wood of Quercus suber (cork oak).

corkwoods
plural of corkwood

heavenwood
Synonym of tree of heaven

quassia
Any of several tropic trees, of the genus Quassia, having scarlet flowers.
The bitter substance quassin extracted from its bark.

quassias
plural of quassia

simaruba
Alternative form of simarouba.

simarubas
plural of simaruba

tree of heaven
An Asiatic tree, Ailanthus altissima, having foliage similar to that of the sumacs and ill-scented staminate flowers, much used in traditional Chinese medicine, but considered invasive and often subject to control efforts.

tree-of-heaven
Alternative form of tree of heaven

varnish tree
Any of several species of trees that exude a resinous juice used in varnishing or lacquering.
Any of several species of trees that exude a resinous juice used in varnishing or lacquering.
Any of several species of trees that exude a resinous juice used in varnishing or lacquering.
Any of several species of trees that exude a resinous juice used in varnishing or lacquering.

bullrush
Alternative spelling of bulrush.

bur-reed
A group (genus Sparganium) of widespread flowering perennial marsh plants widespread in wet areas in temperate regions.

bur-reeds
plural of bur-reed

cattail
Any of several perennial herbs, of the genus Typha, that have long flat leaves, and grow in marshy places.
A cat-o'-nine-tails.

cattails
plural of cattail

massula
A union of pollen microspores.

massulae
plural of massula

read
To look at and interpret letters or other information that is written.
To look at and interpret letters or other information that is written.
To look at and interpret letters or other information that is written.
To speak aloud words or other information that is written. (often construed with a to phrase or an indirect object)
To interpret, or infer a meaning, significance, thought, intention, etc., from.
To consist of certain text.
To substitute a corrected piece of text in place of an erroneous one; used to introduce an emendation of a text.
To substitute a corrected piece of text in place of an erroneous one; used to introduce an emendation of a text.
To be able to hear what another person is saying over a radio connection.
To observe and comprehend (a displayed signal).
To study (a subject) at a high level, especially at university.
To fetch data from (a storage medium, etc.).
To recognise (someone) as being transgender.
To call attention to the flaws of (someone) in a playful, taunting, or insulting way.
To imagine sequences of potential moves and responses without actually placing stones.
To think, believe; to consider (that).
To advise; to counsel. See rede.
To tell; to declare; to recite.

readcount
Alternative form of read count.

readcounts
plural of readcount

readlength
Alternative form of read length.

readlengths
plural of readlength

reed
Any of various types of tall stiff perennial grass-like plants growing together in groups near water.
The hollow stem of these plants.
Part of an aerophone musical instrument, comprising a thin piece of wood or metal, which vibrates to produce sound when air passes through it.
Short for reed instrument.
A comb-like part of a beater for beating the weft when weaving.
A piece of whalebone or similar for stiffening the skirt or waist of a woman's dress.
Reeding.
A tube containing the train of powder for igniting the charge in blasting.
Straw prepared for thatching a roof.
A missile weapon.
A measuring rod.
A measuring rod.

reedbed
Alternative spelling of reed bed.

reedbeds
plural of reedbed

reede
Obsolete form of reed.

reeded
Covered with reeds; reedy.
Formed with channels and ridges like reeds, as the edge of a coin.
Of a wind instrument, having a reed to produce sound.

reedes
plural of reede

reeding
Thatching.
Decorative moulding of parallel strips that resemble reeds.
Milling on the edge of a coin.

reedings
plural of reeding

reedpipe
Alternative form of reed pipe.

reedpipes
plural of reedpipe

reeds
plural of reed

reedstop
Alternative form of reed stop.

reedstops
plural of reedstop

sparganium
Any of the plants of the genus Sparganium.