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| figwort |
any of various woodland plants that bear loose, branched clusters of small green or purple flowers. [1/2 definitions] |
| goldenseal |
a North American woodland plant of the buttercup family, having large round leaves and a thick yellow rootstock and bearing small greenish white flowers. [1/2 definitions] |
| greenwood |
a woodland that is lush with green foliage. |
| herb Paris |
a European woodland wildflower related to the lily and similar to the trillium, but having four leaves and bearing a four-part, yellow-green flower. |
| May apple |
a perennial woodland plant of eastern North America producing a single white flower, a roundish edible fruit, and roots, leaves, and seeds that are poisonous. [1/2 definitions] |
| pewee |
either of two small North American woodland flycatchers. |
| Virginia cowslip |
a woodland perennial of eastern North America bearing clusters of blue or purple bell-shaped flowers; Virginia bluebell. |
| wood duck |
a brightly colored North American duck that nests in trees, often near woodland ponds or lakes. |
| woodnote |
a natural musical sound, such as the cry of a woodland bird or hum of an insect. |
| wood sorrel |
any of various related, creeping, woodland plants of Europe and North America that have heart-shaped compound leaves, containing oxalic acid, and bear white, pink, or yellow flowers. |
| wood thrush |
a large common North American woodland thrush with a reddish head and large dark spots on a white breast, noted for its beautiful song. |
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