bark
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the hard substance that covers a tree
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a part of a tree that grows out of its trunk (=main stem) with leaves, flowers, or fruit growing on it. A very small branch is called a twig
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a long soft group of small flowers that hangs from the branches of willows and some other trees
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a part of a plant cell that contains chlorophyll and where photosynthesis takes place
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a small round part at the base of the stem in some plants that stores food underground to use for growing new plants the next year
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a leaf from a fig tree. You often see a fig leaf covering the sex organs of people in paintings.
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the part of a tree that is left above the ground after it has been cut through near the base
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using the Internet where you work, during working hours, for activities which are not work-related
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… to reveal a small part of your intentions in order to attract support, without actually committing yourself to doing anything
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