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ber

/bɛə/

Meanings
noun
A fruit-bearing tree, Ziziphus mauritiana; the jujube.

Examples :

"The children climbed the ber tree in the garden to pick the sweet, small fruits. "
fruit plant food agriculture biology

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Illustration jujube

jujube noun

/ˈdʒuː.dʒuː.biː/

The sweet and edible drupes (fruits) of several Mediterranean and African species of small trees.

"My grandmother loves to dry jujube from her garden to make sweet tea. "

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pick noun

/pɪk/

A tool used for digging; a pickaxe.

"The construction worker used the pick to break up the hard concrete. "

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tree noun

/tɹiː/ /tɹi/

Fast growing function based on Kruskal's tree theorem.

"The algorithm used to find the quickest route through the city's subway system is a fast-growing tree. "

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garden noun

/ˈɡɑːdn̩/ /-n̩/

An outdoor area containing one or more types of plants, usually plants grown for food or ornamental purposes.

"a vegetable garden  a flower garden"

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Illustration children

children noun

[ˈt͡ʃʊld̠ɹ̠ ̝ʷən] [ˈt͡ʃɪl.d̠ɹ̠ ̝ʷən] [tʃɪl.ɹən]

A person who has not yet reached adulthood, whether natural (puberty), cultural (initiation), or legal (majority)

"Go easy on him: he is but a child."

Illustration climbed

climbed verb

/klaɪmd/

To ascend; rise; to go up.

"Prices climbed steeply."

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bearing verb

/ˈbɛə̯ɹɪŋ/ /ˈbɛɹɪŋ/

To endeavour to depress the price of, or prices in.

"to bear a railroad stock"

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fruit noun

/fɹuːt/ /fɹut/

(often in the plural) In general, a product of plant growth useful to man or animals.

"The fruit from the farmer's market was delicious and healthy. "

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small noun

/smoːl/ /smɑl/ /smɔːl/ /smɔl/

Any part of something that is smaller or slimmer than the rest, now usually with anatomical reference to the back.

"The child's small was sore after carrying his heavy backpack to school. "

Illustration sweet

sweet noun

/swiːt/ /swit/

The basic taste sensation induced by sugar.

"The sweet in the lemonade was very noticeable. "

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fruits noun

/fɹuːts/

(often in the plural) In general, a product of plant growth useful to man or animals.

"The farmer harvested many fruits, like apples and oranges, to sell at the market. "