rhizome - oddenek

noun - the side underground growth of some plants that can be used to start a new plant

 

probe - zjišťovat informace, zkoumat

verb - to ask questions carefully and not directly in order to find out secret or some information

 

petition - zažádat (oficiálně)

verb - to make an official request to a law court for some legal action to be taken

 

maturation - zrání, dozrávání

noun, formal - the process of leaving something, such as wine or cheese, for some time to become tastier

 

mould - ovlivňovat, utvářet

verb - to influence someone or something for some time so that they develop in a particular way

 

needles - jehličí

noun - a kind of stiff, thin, pointy leaves of some trees (such as a spruce, pine etc.)

pod - lusk, tobolka

noun - a long thin part of some plants with the seeds in it, especially peas, beans etc.

 

starch - škrob

noun - fine powder that you can use to make something stiff; a substance found in some plants

diet - držet dietu

verb - to eat only some kinds of food because you are ill or trying to lose weight

drop - kapka, kapička, krůpěj

noun - a small amount of water or some other liquid, usually shaped like a very small ball

flipper - ploutev (tuleně apod.)

noun - one of the two flat arms of some animals (e.g seals) that is used for swimming

 

crash - přespat

verb, informal - to sleep somewhere (at someone's house) for just one night, usually because of some unexpected circumstances

mould - plíseň

noun, British English - a fungus that grows on the surface of some (usually organic) things, especially in damp conditions

 

elk - wapiti, jelen wapiti

noun, American English - a large kind of deer that lives in North America and in some parts of Asia

 

wasteful - nehospodárný, plný plýtvání, rozhazovačný

adjective - using something carelessly and ineffficiently so that some of it may not be saved or used later