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noun (countable and uncountable)
- (countable) (mostly in botany and forestry) The wood from any dicotyledonous tree, without regard to its hardness.
- Balsa is a , but a soft hardwood.
- (countable) (in more general use) As the preceding but limited to those that are commercial timbers, and are at least average in hardness.
- In the USA, ash, hickory and oak are some of the most prominent domestic hardwoods.
- (countable) (forestry) The tree or tree species that yields the preceding.
- This has been planted extensively throughout the hills here.
- (uncountable) A joint term for the commercial timbers, without distinguishing which.
- You should have used for this window sill instead of this junk.
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| Haw |
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proper noun
- (rivers) A river in the US state of North Carolina.
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| hawthorn |
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noun
- (botany) Any of various shrubs and small trees of the genus Crataegus having small, apple-like fruits and thorny branches.
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| Hazel |
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proper noun
- (given name, female) from the English noun hazel
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| hazelnut |
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noun
- fruit of the hazel tree
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| heartsease |
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noun
- A common European wild flower, Viola tricolor; the wild pansy.
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| heath |
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noun
- any small evergreen shrub of the genus Erica
- a tract of level uncultivated land with sandy soil and scrubby vegetation; heathland
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| Heather |
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proper noun
- (given name, female) from the English noun heather
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| hellebore |
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noun Hellebore
- A common garden flowering plant, Ranunculaceae helleborus, having supposed medicinal properties.
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| hemlock |
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noun
- Any of several coniferous trees, of the genus Tsuga, that grow in North America; the wood of such trees
- Any of several poisonous umbelliferous plants, of the genera Conium and Cicuta; the poison obtained from these plants
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| hemp |
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noun - A tall annual herb, Cannabis sativa, native to Asia.
- Various products of this plant, including fibres and the drug cannabis.
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| henna |
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noun
- A reddish plant substance used for temporary tattoos and hair coloring. Hair colorings range from bright red to earth brown to near black.
- (colour) a rich reddish-brown colour.
- <table><tr><td>henna colour: </td><td bgcolor="
- 882D17" width="80"> </td></tr></table>
adjective
- (colour) of a rich reddish-brown colour.
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| hepatic |
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noun (plural: hepatics)
- Any compound that acts on the liver.
compound
- Japanese: ����� (�������, kanz� ni kiku)
adjective (no (compar) or (superl))
- Of or relating to the liver.
- Acting on or occurring in the liver.
- (colour) of a deep brownish-red color like that of liver.
- <table><tr><td>hepatic colour: </td><td bgcolor="
- 674C47" width="80"> </td></tr></table>
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| hepatica |
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noun - a genus of herbaceous perennial plants belonging to the buttercup family, Ranunculaceae
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| Herb |
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proper noun - A short form of the male given name Herbert.
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| hickory |
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noun (hickor, ies)
- Any of various deciduous hardwood trees of the genus Carya or Annamocarya.
- (uncountable) The wood of this tree.
adjective
- Of or pertaining to the hickory tree or its wood.
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| hip |
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noun
- (anatomy) The outward-projecting parts of the pelvis and top of the femur and the overlying tissue.
- The fruit of a rose.
adjective (hipper, hippest)
- (slang) aware
- (slang) trendy.
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| Holly |
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proper noun
- A female given name, from the name of the tree.
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| holly oak |
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noun
- holm oak
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| holm oak |
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noun
- An evergreen tree, Quercus ilex, native to the Mediterranean region
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| honesty |
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noun
- The act, quality, or condition of being honest; to be truthful
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| honeydew |
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noun
- a sweet sticky substance deposited on leaves by insects.
- a sweet sticky substance produced by the leaves of some plants.
- (colour) a light bluish green colour, like that of a honeydew melon.
- <table><tr><td>honeydew colour: </td><td bgcolor="
- C9DFA8?" width="80"> </td></tr></table>
- a melon with sweet green flesh, with a smooth greenish-white exterior.
adjective
- (colour) of a light bluish green colour, like that of a honeydew melon.
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| honeysuckle |
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noun
- Any of the many species of arching shrubs and climbing vines of the genus Lonicera in the Caprifoliaceae family, many with sweet smelling, bell shaped flowers.
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| hop |
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noun
- a short jump, a short journey
- the plant (w:Hop (plant), Humulus lupulus) from whose flowers, beer or ale is brewed
- (plural) the w:Hops, flowers of the plant, dried & used to brew beer etc.
- a dance
- a narcotic drug, usually opium
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| horehound |
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noun
- A herb, Marrubium vulgare, of the mint family. Traditionally used to make a powerful cough remedy.
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| hornbeam |
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noun
- A tree of the genus Carpinus (Carpinus Americana), having a smooth gray bark and a ridged trunk, the wood being white and very hard. It is common along the banks of streams in the United States, and is also called ironwood. The English hornbeam is Carpinus betulus. The American is called also blue beech and water beech.
- The wood of this tree.
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| hornwort |
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noun
- A bryophyte with a leafless thallus characterized by a dominant gametophyte stage of the life cycle and a sporophyte stage shaped like a horn.
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| horseradish |
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noun
- A plant of the mustard family, Armoracia rusticana.
- A pungent condiment made from the root of the plant.
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| horsetail |
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noun
- Any of various simple vascular plants, of the family Equisetaceae, that have hollow stems and produce spores.
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| houseleek |
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noun
- Any of several succulent plants, of the genus Sempervivum, having a rosette of fleshy leaves
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| huckleberry |
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noun (huckleberries)
- A small round fruit of a dark blue color. The fruit is somewhat smaller than the blueberry which it resembles in look and taste. The fruit grows in small clumps on a bush that typically ranges in height between three and ten feet.
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| hydrangea |
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noun
- Any of several shrubs, of the genus Hydrangea, having large clusters of white, pink or blue flowers
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