Stone-fruit

  • 81stone — I UK [stəʊn] / US [stoʊn] noun Word forms stone : singular stone plural stones *** 1) a) [uncountable] the hard substance that rocks are made of, often used for building grey stone b) [only before noun] made of stone a stone wall 2) [countable] a …

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  • 82stone — 1 noun 1 ON THE GROUND (C) a small piece of rock of any shape, found on the ground: Round, flat stones are the best for skimming across water. 2 ROCK (U) a hard mineral substance or rock: honey colored stone | stone statues 3 JEWELLERY (C) a… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 83stone — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English stān; akin to Old High German stein stone, Old Church Slavic stěna wall, and perhaps to Sanskrit styāyate it hardens more at steato Date: before 12th century 1. a concretion of earthy or mineral …

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  • 84stone — stone1 [ stoun ] noun *** 1. ) uncount the hard substance that rocks are made of, often used for building: gray stone a ) only before noun made of stone: a stone wall b ) count a small piece of rock: Children threw stones at him. c ) count a… …

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  • 85Fruit anatomy — Longitudinal section of female flower of squash (courgette), showing ovary, ovules, pistil, and petals. Fruit anatomy is the internal structure of fruit, the mature ovary or ovaries from one or more flowers. In fleshy fruits, the outer and often… …

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  • 86fruit — I UK [fruːt] / US [frut] noun Word forms fruit : singular fruit plural fruit or fruits *** 1) [countable/uncountable] Word forms fruit : plural fruit or fruits a type of food that grows on trees or plants. It tastes sweet and contains seeds or a… …

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  • 87Fruit tree pruning — Pruning fruit trees is a technique that is employed by gardeners to control growth, remove dead or diseased wood or stimulate the formation of flowers and fruit buds. The most economical pruning is done early in the season, when buds begin to… …

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  • 88stone — stonable, stoneable, adj. stoneless, adj. stonelessness, n. stonelike, adj. stoner, n. /stohn/, n., pl. stones for 1 5, 7 19, stone for 6, adj., adv., v., stoned, stoning. n …

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  • 89fruit — fruit1 W2S2 [fru:t] n plural fruit or fruits [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: Latin fructus, from frui to enjoy, have the use of ] 1.) [U and C] something that grows on a plant, tree, or bush, can be eaten as a food, contains seeds or a… …

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  • 90fruit — [[t]fru͟ːt[/t]] ♦♦ fruits, fruiting, fruited (The plural form is usually fruit, but can also be fruits.) 1) N VAR Fruit or a fruit is something which grows on a tree or bush and which contains seeds or a stone covered by a substance that you can… …

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