One word substitution–31
Continuing our tryst with our exploration of ‘one word substitution‘ list, we present more words as they keep coming. These words are intended to give the exact meaning of a sentence by a single word. These types of lists come pretty handy if you want to improve your vocabulary in English language.
| The process of fusing male and female sexual cells to produce young ones. | Fertilisation |
| Generic scientific name for plants. | Flora |
| The process by which a young plant begins to grow. | Germination |
| The dormant condition in which plants and vegetables. | Hibernation |
| Soil composed largely of decayed plants and vegetables. | Humus |
| A cluster of flowers on a branch. | Inflorescence |
| A liquid or powder preparation for killing insects. | Insecticide |
| Animals without backbone. | Invertebrates |
| To supply land with water by artificial means. | Irrigate |
| The inside of a nut. | Kernel |
| Animals which carry their young in a pouch,e.g. Kangaroo | Marsupials |
| Plants with one seed-leaf,e.g. Corn | Mono-cotyledonous |
| The flesh of sheep/goats. | Mutton |
| One who studies plant and animal life. | Naturalist |
| The parts of an animal killed for food which are rejected or considered waste. | Offal |
| Rock from which metal is extracted. | Ore |
| A plant or animal living on another. | Parasite |
| The part of the embryo of a plant which forms the stem. | Plumule |
| The process by which pollen dust is transferred from the stamen to the pistil. | Pollination |
| A four-footed animal. | Qurdruped |
| The part of the embryo of a plant which forms the root. | Radicle |
| The process by means of which plants and animals breathe. | Respiration |
| A thick,horizontal,underground stem,e.g. Ginger | Rhizome |
| A gnawing animal,e.g. Rat | Rodent |
| A cud-chewing animal,e.g. Cow | Ruminant |
| The dead skin cast off by a snake. | Slough |
| The track of a wild animal. | Spoor |
| Two leaf-like appendages at the base of some leaves. | Stipules |
| Tiny openings on the under-surface of leaves through which the plant breathes. | Stomata |
| A spiral shoot of a plant which winds itself round another body for support. | Tendril |
| The process by which plants give off excess water through their leaves. | Transpiration |
| The meet of deer. | Venison |
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