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| alcove |
any similar space, as in a garden. [1/2 definitions] |
| alley1 |
a path or walkway between garden beds, trees, or other landscape elements, as in a park. [1/5 definitions] |
| bleeding heart |
any of several flowering plants, esp. a common garden variety with drooping red or deep pink, heart-shaped flowers. [1/2 definitions] |
| botanical garden |
a garden in which many species of plants, esp. exotic or rare specimens, are displayed for enjoyment and scientific study. |
| cockscomb |
any of several common garden plants with brightly colored spiky flowers. [1/3 definitions] |
| compost |
a mixture of decaying leaves, vegetables, or manure that is used to improve garden soil. |
| composter |
a bin or similar large container with an opening at the top and near the bottom, used to create compost from food scraps, garden waste, and certain types of paper and other organic material. [1/2 definitions] |
| coreopsis |
any of several garden plants that bear yellow, red, or maroon daisylike flowers. |
| cornflower |
a garden plant native to Eurasian grasslands, bearing bluish white to purplish or pink flowers; bluebottle; bachelor's button. [1/2 definitions] |
| dahlia |
any of several garden plants having tuberous roots and large showy flowers in a variety of colors. [1/2 definitions] |
| Eden |
the garden where the first humans lived, according to the Old Testament in the Bible; Garden of Eden. [1/2 definitions] |
| fernery |
a planting of ferns, as in a garden or a display. [1/2 definitions] |
| forbidden fruit |
in the Bible, the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil in the garden of Eden, which had been forbidden to Adam and Eve by God. [1/2 definitions] |
| four-o'clock |
any of several common flowering garden plants that bear tubular varicolored blooms that open late in the day. |
| garden |
to plant or take care of a garden. [3/2 definitions] |
| gardening |
the activity of planting or cultivating a garden. |
| gazebo |
a small roofed structure, usu. round or polygonal and without sides, built in a garden, on a hill, or the like for relaxing or picnicking. |
| geranium |
a garden plant with red, pink, or white flowers that grow in bunches. |
| gladiolus |
a garden plant that has long leaves and colorful flowers growing on tall stems. It is a member of the iris family. |
| green pepper |
any immature, unripened garden pepper. [1/2 definitions] |
| harvest |
to gather (ripe crops) from a field or garden. [1/3 definitions] |
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