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Glossary
Glossary
algae (AL-gee) a kind of nectar (NEK-tur) a sweet liquid
nonflowering plant, such as seaweed, produced by plants
that lives in water
nutrient (NOO-tree-uhnt) a
aquatic (uh-KWOT-ik) relating to substance needed by plants to grow
water and stay healthy
engulf (en-GUHLF) to cover or parasite (PA-ruh-site) a living thing
swallow up someone or something that gets food by living on or in
another living thing
erosion (ih-ROH-zhuhn) the wearing
away of soil by water or wind pollen (POL-uhn) tiny yellow grains
that are part of a plant’s process of
existence (ig-ZI-stuhns) the state or reproduction
fact of being alive
prolific (pruh-LIF-ik) producing
host (HOHST) a living thing on or in something in large quantities
which another organism called a
parasite grows stagnates (STAG-nayts) to become
stale or foul, such as water
invading (in-VAYD-ing) trying to take
over an area tubers (TOO-buhrz) the thick
underground stems of certain plants
native (NAY-tiv) living or growing
naturally in a place
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