photosynthesisnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌfəʊ.təʊˈsɪn.θə.sɪs/us/ˌfoʊ.t̬oʊˈsɪn.θə.sɪs/the process by which a plant uses the energy from the light of the sun to produce its own food
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Flowers - general words
- -petalled
- abscission
- be in blossom idiom
- bloom
- catkin
- come
- come out
- double
- ear
- efflorescence
- floral
- flowery
- head
- in flower idiom
- may
- petal
- root
- rosebud
- sepal
- stigma
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photosynthesize
verb [ I or T ] UK usually photosynthesise uk/ˌfəʊ.təʊˈsɪn.θə.saɪz/us/ˌfoʊ.t̬oʊˈsɪn.θə.saɪz/