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Book: High Tide in Hawaii
Words & Phrases

Here are some animals and plants that Jack and Annie find in the African rain forest:

  Noun Picture Meaning
1. craters
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craters Circular-shaped holes produced by a volcanic eruption
2. canoes
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canoes Lightweight boats with a narrow, pointed end
3. gourds
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gourds Large fruits with a hard shell, that are often used as containers.
4. hula
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hula A Hawaiian dance involving swaying the hips
5. mulberry tree
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mulberry tree A kind of tree with small soft purple fruits
6. taro plant
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taro plant Atropical plant which has a root that is cooked and eaten
7. surfboards
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surfboards Long narrow boards made of wood or plastic that are used for riding on waves
8. tsunamis
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tsunamis Extremely large destructive ocean waves caused by an underwater earthquake

Reference: Collins Cobuild Advanced Learner's English Dictionary, MSN Encarta Dictionary