From Longman Dictionary wa‧ter‧cress /ˈwɔːtəkres $ ˈwɒːtər-, ˈwɑː-/ noun [uncountable] a small green plant with strong-tasting leaves that grows in water Example Thus creating a succulently flavoured ham that goes perfectly with a watercress and avocado salad and a few slices of brown bread Put lettuce, endive and watercress on two plates and pour over half…
From Longman Dictionary string ˈbean noun [countable] a type of long thin green bean
From Longman Dictionary spud /spʌd/ noun [countable] informal a potato Example The gas spuds drillings are arranged to achieve flame stability Chips have lots of vitamin C and gherkins are fat-free, but mix with jacket spuds and calorie-free salads But she went down like a sack of spuds and cracked her head open Gib Sparling had…
From Longman Dictionary spring ˈonion noun [countable] a strong tasting onion with a small white round part and a long green stem, usually eaten raw Example Continue to sow salads like lettuce, radish and spring onion for cropping in late summer
From Longman Dictionary soya bean British English, soybean /ˈsɔɪbiːn/ American English noun [countable] the bean of an Asian plant from which oil and food containing a lot of protein are produced Example By 1959 four-fifths of wheat and nine-tenths of soya bean oil exports were paid for in this way They pull toy boats made out of old soya…
From Longman Dictionary soy‧a /ˈsɔɪə/ British English, soy /sɔɪ/ American English noun [uncountable] soya beans Example She made touching things for the children called mock devil’s-food-cakes, concocted out of cocoa, golden syrup, carrots and soya flour It is made from fermented soya beans and the whole process of producing the sauce should take at…
From Longman Dictionary scal‧lion /ˈskæljən/ noun [countable] American English a type of young onion with a small round end and a long green stem Example Add scallions and cook another minute He went to his death proudly, defiantly, For the Communists, like scallions, could not…
From Longman Dictionary root1 /ruːt/ ●●● S2 W2 noun [countable] the part of a plant or tree that grows under the ground and gets water from the soil the main cause of a problem the origin or main part…
From Longman Dictionary pulse1 /pʌls/ ●○○ noun the regular beat that can be felt, for example at your wrist, as your heart pumps blood around your body a strong regular beat in music an amount of sound, light, or electricity that continues for a…
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