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 |
