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| A place where an extensive variety of woody plants are cultivated for scientific, educational, and ornamental purposes |
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| A large enclosure for holding birds in confinement. |
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a. The science or study of plants.
b. A book or scholarly work on this subject.
2. The plant life of a particular area: the botany of the Ohio River valley.
3. The characteristic features and biology of a particular kind of plant or plant group. |
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| 1. Any of various tropical Old World lizards of the family Chamaeleonidae, characterized by their ability to change color. |
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a. To improve and prepare (land), as by plowing or fertilizing, for raising crops; till.
b. To loosen or dig soil around (growing plants).
2. To grow or tend (a plant or crop).
3. To promote the growth of (a biological culture).
4. To nurture; foster. See Synonyms at nurture.
5. To form and refine, as by education.
6. To seek the acquaintance or goodwill of; make friends with. |
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1. The area or environment where an organism or ecological community normally lives or occurs: a marine habitat.
2. The place where a person or thing is most likely to be found.
3. A structure that affords a controlled environment for living in extremely inhospitable locations, such as an underwater research laboratory |
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1. Something that nourishes; sustenance.
2. The act of bringing up.
3. Biology The sum of environmental influences and conditions acting on an organism.
tr.v. nurtured, nurturing, nurtures
1. To nourish; feed.
2. To educate; train.
3. To help grow or develop; cultivate: nurture a student's talent. |
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a. The claw of a bird of prey.
b. The similar claw of a predatory animal.
2. Something similar to or suggestive of an animal's claw.
3. The part of a lock that the key presses in order to shoot the bolt.
4. Games The part of the deck of cards in certain card games left on the table after the deal.
5. Architecture An ogee molding. |
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| A small enclosure or closed container in which selected living plants and sometimes small land animals, such as turtles and lizards, are kept and observed. |
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1. The branch of biology that deals with animals and animal life, including the study of the structure, physiology, development, and classification of animals.
2. The animal life of a particular area or period: the zoology of Alaska; the zoology of the Pleistocene.
3. The characteristics of a particular animal group or category: the zoology of mammals.
4. A book or scholarly work on zoology. |
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