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cassia

/ˈkæʃə/ /ˈkæsiə/

Meanings
noun
The spice made from the bark of members of the genus Cinnamomum other than true cinnamon (C. verum), when they are distinguished from cinnamon.

Examples :

"My mom prefers to use cassia in her apple pie recipe because it has a stronger, spicier flavor than regular cinnamon. "
food plant

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greenhouse noun

/ˈɡɹiːnˌhaʊs/

A building used to grow plants, particularly one with large glass windows or plastic sheeting to trap heat from sunlight even in intemperate seasons or climates.

"My grandfather built a greenhouse in his backyard to grow tomatoes even during the cold winter months. "

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particularly adverb

/pəˈtɪkjəli/ /pəˈtɪkjəlɚli/

(focus) Especially, extremely.

"The apéritifs were particularly stimulating."

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grandmother noun

/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðə(r)/ /ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌmʌðɚ/

A mother of someone's parent.

"My grandmother taught me how to bake cookies when I was a child. "

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cinnamon noun

/ˈsɪn.ə.mən/

A small evergreen tree native to Sri Lanka and southern India, Cinnamomum verum or Cinnamomum zeylanicum, belonging to the family Lauraceae.

"The spice shop owner carefully selected cinnamon branches from the Cinnamomum tree. "

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/ˈɒzmənθəs/

A plant or shrub of the olive family, with fragrant white or yellow flowers, grown in tropical and subtropical regions.

"The sweet scent of osmanthus filled the air."

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themselves pronoun

/ðəmˈsɛlvz/

The reflexive case of they, the third-person plural personal pronoun. The group of people, animals or objects previously mentioned, as the object of a verb or following a preposition (also used for emphasis).

"They are going to try climbing Mount Everest themselves."

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sometimes adjective

/ˈsʌmtaɪmz/

Former; sometime.

"My sometimes neighbor, a retired teacher, still visits the school occasionally. "

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distinguished verb

/dɪsˈtɪŋɡwɪʃt/

To recognize someone or something as different from others based on its characteristics.

"The teacher distinguished the students' excellent essays from the others based on their insightful analysis. "

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stronger adjective

/ˈstɹɑŋɡɚ/ /stɹɒŋɡə/ /stɹɔŋɡɚ/

Capable of producing great physical force.

"a big strong man; Jake was tall and strong"

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leguminous adjective

/ləˈɡjuːmənəs/ /lɛˈɡjuːmənəs/

Of the Leguminosae family of peas, beans etc

"The farmer planted leguminous crops like soybeans to improve the soil's nitrogen content. "

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beautiful noun

/ˈbjuːtɪfəl/

Someone who is beautiful. Can be used as a term of address.

"Hey, beautiful!"

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countable adjective

[ˈkʰaʊn(ɾ)əbɫ̩]

Capable of being counted; having a quantity.

"The number of students in my class is countable; there are exactly 25. "