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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| overstory | /xxx | Noun, Noun |
| vegetation | xx/x | Noun |
| coniferous | x/xx | Noun |
| forbs | x | Noun |
| deciduous | x/xx | Adjective |
| longleaf | /x | Noun |
| forest | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| undergrowth | /xx | Noun |
| mesic | /x | Noun |
| underbrush | /xx | Noun |
| shrubby | /x | Adjective |
| successional | x/xx | Adjective |
| chaparral | xx/ | Noun |
| shrubs | / | Noun |
| grasses | /x | Noun |
| thickets | /x | Noun |
| canopy | /xx | Noun |
| bottomland | /xx | Noun |
| tussock | /x | Noun |
| savannas | x/x | Noun |
| foliage | /x | Noun |
| grassland | /x | Noun |
| rainforest | /xx | Noun |
| ferns | / | Noun |
| plantings | /x | Noun |
| evergreens | /xx | Noun |
| bracken | /x | Noun |
| gorse | / | Noun |
| shrubbery | /xx | Noun |
| eucalypt | xx/ | Noun |
| broadleaf | /x | Noun |
| trees | / | Noun |
| herbage | /x | Noun |
| replanting | x/x | Noun |
| clearings | /x | Noun |
| leafless | /x | Adjective |
| silviculture | /xxx | Noun |
| pines | / | Noun |
| perennials | x/xx | Noun |
| vegetative | xx/x | Adjective |
| arboreal | x/xx | Adjective |
| forestland | /xx | Noun |
| rangeland | /xx | Noun |
| woodland | /x | Noun |
| boreal | /xx | Noun |
| riparian | //xx | Adjective |
| aspen | /x | Noun |
| coppice | /x | Noun |
| alders | /x | Noun |
| oaks | / | Noun |
| bramble | /x | Noun |
| afforestation | xxx/x | Noun |
| revegetation | xxx/x | Noun |
| cropland | /x | Noun |
| layer | /x | Noun |
| umbrage | /x | Noun |
| shroud | / | Noun |
| vert | / | Noun |
| stratification | xxx/x | Noun |
| seedling | /x | Noun |
| sheath | / | Noun |
| forestry | /xx | Noun |
| down | / | Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| root | / | Noun |
| outcropping | //x | Noun |
| litter | /x | Noun |
| leaf mold | // | Phrase, Noun |
| sapling | /x | Noun |
| emergent | x/x | Adjective |
| cambium | /xx | Noun |
| offset | x/ | Verb |
| terrestrial | x/xx | Adjective |
| mangrove | /x | Noun |
| palmetto | x/x | Noun |
| rhododendron | xx/x | Noun |
| brushy | /x | Adjective |
| herbaceous | x/x | Adjective |
| laurel | /x | Noun |
| hardwoods | /x | Noun |
| maple | /x | Noun |
| lush | / | Adjective |
| sparse | / | Adjective |
| fir | / | Noun |
| dense | / | Adjective |
| grassy | /x | Adjective |
| shaded | /x | Adjective |
| shady | /x | Adjective |
| woody | /x | Adjective |
| stands | / | Noun |
| tangled | /x | Adjective |
| dominated | /xxx | Verb |
| gaps | / | Noun |
| thick | / | Adjective |
| woods | / | Noun |
| grows | / | Verb |
| algal | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| aquatic | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| benthic | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| biotic | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| brushwood | /x | Noun |
| carpet | /x | Noun, Verb |
| cover | /x | Verb, Noun, Adjective |
| epiphytic | x//x | Adjective, Noun |
| ground | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| hedgerows | /xx | Noun |
| mycorrhizal | xxx/ | Adjective |
| rug | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| scrub | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
| weed | / | Noun, Verb |
| gloss | / | Noun, Verb |
| daylight | /x | Noun, Verb |
| grape | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| closet | /x | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| idiomatic | xxx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| bundle | /x | Noun, Verb |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| pidgin | /x | Noun |
| pigeon | /x | Noun, Verb |
| aisle | / | Noun |
| butt | / | Noun, Verb |
| salad | /x | Noun |
| dicky | /x | Name, Adjective |
| backwater | /xx | Noun, Verb |
| bog | / | Noun, Verb, Adjective |
