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Alternate
adjective · 78% connection
Being or succeeding by turns; one following the other in succession of time or place; by turns first one and then the other; hence, re…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: thorny, evergreen, shrub, ulex, europaeus.
Anastrophe
noun · 78% connection
An inversion of the natural order of words; as, echoed the hills, for, the hills echoed.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: thorny, evergreen, shrub, ulex, europaeus.
Andromeda
noun · 78% connection
A northern constellation, supposed to represent the mythical Andromeda.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: thorny, evergreen, shrub, ulex, europaeus.
Briar
noun · 78% connection
Same as Brier.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: thorny, evergreen, shrub, ulex, europaeus.
Brier
noun · 78% connection
Alt. of Briar
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: thorny, evergreen, shrub, ulex, europaeus.
Chain
noun · 78% connection
A series of links or rings, usually of metal, connected, or fitted into one another, used for various purposes, as of support, of rest…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: thorny, evergreen, shrub, ulex, europaeus.
Chain of mountains
noun · 78% connection
a series of hills or mountains; "the valley was between two ranges of hills"; "the plains lay just beyond the mountain range"
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: thorny, evergreen, shrub, ulex, europaeus.
Citron
noun · 78% connection
A fruit resembling a lemon, but larger, and pleasantly aromatic. The thick rind, when candied, is the citron of commerce.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: thorny, evergreen, shrub, ulex, europaeus.
Citrus
noun · 78% connection
A genus of trees including the orange, lemon, citron, etc., originally natives of southern Asia.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: thorny, evergreen, shrub, ulex, europaeus.
Compare
verb · 78% connection
To examine the character or qualities of, as of two or more persons or things, for the purpose of discovering their resemblances or di…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: thorny, evergreen, shrub, ulex, europaeus.
Crowberry
noun · 78% connection
A heathlike plant of the genus Empetrum, and its fruit, a black, scarcely edible berry; -- also called crakeberry.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: thorny, evergreen, shrub, ulex, europaeus.
Epacris
noun · 78% connection
A genus of shrubs, natives of Australia, New Zealand, etc., having pretty white, red, or purple blossoms, and much resembling heaths.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: thorny, evergreen, shrub, ulex, europaeus.
Globeflower
noun · 78% connection
A plant of the genus Trollius (T. Europaeus), found in the mountainous parts of Europe, and producing handsome globe-shaped flowers.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: thorny, evergreen, shrub, ulex, europaeus.
Gooseberry
adjective · 78% connection
Any thorny shrub of the genus Ribes; also, the edible berries of such shrub. There are several species, of which Ribes Grossularia is…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: thorny, evergreen, shrub, ulex, europaeus.
Hawthorn
noun · 78% connection
A thorny shrub or tree (the Crataegus oxyacantha), having deeply lobed, shining leaves, small, roselike, fragrant flowers, and a fruit…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: thorny, evergreen, shrub, ulex, europaeus.
Heath
noun · 78% connection
A low shrub (Erica, / Calluna, vulgaris), with minute evergreen leaves, and handsome clusters of pink flowers. It is used in Great Bri…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: thorny, evergreen, shrub, ulex, europaeus.
Hyperbaton
noun · 78% connection
A figurative construction, changing or inverting the natural order of words or clauses; as, "echoed the hills" for "the hills echoed."
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: thorny, evergreen, shrub, ulex, europaeus.
Intervale
noun · 78% connection
A tract of low ground between hills, or along the banks of a stream, usually alluvial land, enriched by the overflowings of the river,…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: thorny, evergreen, shrub, ulex, europaeus.
