plant noun [ˈplænt]

• a living thing that grows in the ground, usually has leaves or flowers, and needs sun and water to survive
• a building or factory where something is made
• the land, buildings, and equipment of an organization

point noun [ˈpoɪnt]

• an idea that you try to make other people accept or understand
• a particular detail of an idea or argument
• the main or most important idea of something that is said or written

torment noun [ˈtoɚˌmɛnt]

• extreme physical or mental pain
• something that causes extreme physical or mental pain

petal noun [ˈpɛtl̟]

• one of the soft, colorful parts of a flower

hammer noun [ˈhæmɚ]

• a tool that has a heavy metal head attached to a handle and that is used for hitting nails or breaking things apart
• a similar tool made usually of wood and used especially for hitting a surface to make a loud noise
• the part of a gun that strikes a charge causing the gun to shoot

meditation noun [ˌmɛdəˈteɪʃən]

• the act or process of spending time in quiet thought : the act or process of meditating
• an expression of a person's thoughts on something—often + on or upon —often plural

silent adjective [ˈsaɪlənt]

• not speaking or making noise : quiet
• tending not to talk much
• not having or making any sound or noise

sad adjective [ˈsæd]

• not happy : feeling or showing grief or unhappiness
• causing a feeling of grief or unhappiness
• causing feelings of disappointment or pity

noon noun [ˈnuːn]

• the middle of the day : 12 o'clock in the daytime —often used before another noun

France [ˈfræns]

• country in Europe

lesson noun [ˈlɛsn̩]

• an activity that you do in order to learn something; also : something that is taught
• a single class or part of a course of instruction
• something learned through experience

catastrophe noun [kəˈtæstrəfi]

• a terrible disaster

spread verb [ˈsprɛd]

• to open, arrange, or place (something) over a large area —often + out
• to place (things) over a large area
• to become larger or to affect a larger area : to move into more places

infest verb [ɪnˈfɛst]

• to be in or over (a place, an animal, etc.) in large numbers —often used as (be) infested

destroy verb [dɪˈstroɪ]

• to cause (something) to end or no longer exist : to cause the destruction of (something) : to damage (something) so badly that it cannot be repaired
• to kill (an animal) especially because it is sick, injured, or dangerous
• to defeat (someone or something) easily or completely

sprig noun [ˈsprɪg]

• a small twig or stem that has leaves or flowers on it

radish noun [ˈrædɪʃ]

• a small, round vegetable that is red or white, is eaten raw in salads, and has a sharp spicy taste; also : the plant that produces this vegetable

among preposition [əˈmʌŋ]

• in or through (a group of people or things)
• in the presence of (a group of people)
• —used to talk about the opinions, feelings, etc., of a group of people

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information noun [ˌɪnfɚˈmeɪʃən]

• knowledge that you get about someone or something : facts or details about a subject
• a service that telephone users can call to find out the telephone number for a specified person or organization : directory assistance