A collection of words for forests, plants, and the natural world — from everyday vocabulary to rare and beautiful gems.
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petrichor
noun
The pleasant, earthy smell that accompanies the first rain after a long dry period.
chrysalism
The amniotic tranquility of being indoors during a thunderstorm.
yugen
A profound, mysterious sense of the beauty of the universe that triggers a deep emotional response.
apricity
The warmth of the sun in winter.
psithurism
The sound of wind through trees; the whispering of leaves.
selcouth
adjective
Unfamiliar, rare, strange, and yet marvellous.
sylvan
Consisting of or associated with woods; pleasantly rural and unspoilt.
susurrus
A whispering or murmuring sound.
dwarf
A plant or animal that is atypically small
parent
An organism (plant or animal) from which younger ones are obtained
plant
(botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
plant life
matter
That which has mass and occupies space; "physicists study both the nature of matter and the forces which govern it"
valet parking
A service provided (at a club or restaurant or airport etc.) whereby a patron leaves a car at the entrance and an attendant parks and retrieves it
diagnosis
Identifying the nature or cause of some phenomenon
diagnosing
fell
The act of felling something (as a tree)
plant closing
Act of shutting down operation of a plant
trimming
The act of adding decoration; "the children had to be in bed before it was time for the trimming of the tree"
etiolation
(botany) the act of causing a plant to develop without chlorophyll by growing it without exposure to sunlight; "the etiolation of celery"
defoliation
Causing the leaves of trees and other plants to fall off (as by the use of chemicals)
ecotourism
Tourism to exotic or threatened ecosystems to observe wildlife or to help preserve nature
transplant
The act of removing something from one location and introducing it in another location; "the transplant did not flower until the second year"; "too frequent transplanting is not good for families"; "she returned to Alabama because she could not bear transplantation"
transplantation
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