Important Words: Getting to Know Plants | EVS Class 3: The World around us (Our Wondrous World) PDF Download

Hello, Class!

Welcome to our exciting word adventure! In Chapter 4, Getting to Know Plants, we joined Gopu, Simmi, and Raj as they explored trees, shrubs, herbs, and more on their way to school. Some words in this chapter might be new or tricky. Don’t worry! This list of important words comes with meanings and examples to make learning fun and easy. 

Important Words and Meanings

1. Exclaimed
   Meaning: Said something loudly with excitement or surprise.
   Example: Gopu exclaimed, “Isn’t nature just amazing?” when he saw the plants.

2. Bushy
   Meaning: Growing thickly with many branches, like a shrub.
   Example: Simmi saw a bushy shrub with pretty red flowers.

3. Curvy
   Meaning: Having smooth, rounded bends or shapes.
   Example: Raj said some plants are thin and curvy, not straight.

4. Shiny
   Meaning: Bright and reflective, like a polished surface.
   Example: The jamun tree’s leaves were thick and shiny.

5. Plucking
   Meaning: Picking or pulling fruits or flowers from a plant.
   Example: Raj and his friends enjoyed plucking purple jamun fruits.

6. Trunk
   Meaning: The thick, main stem of a tree that supports branches.
   Example: Trees have a big trunk of wood with many branches.

7. Roots
   Meaning: The parts of a plant that grow underground to hold it in place.
   Example: Tree roots go deep into the soil to keep the tree strong.

8. Shrubs
   Meaning: Medium-sized plants with many woody stems near the ground.
   Example: Simmi’s tulsi plant at home is a shrub.

9. Woody
   Meaning: Hard and tough like wood, not soft.
   Example: Shrubs have brown, woody stems, unlike soft herbs.

10. Tender
    Meaning: Soft and delicate, easily bent or broken.
    Example: Herbs like mint have tender, green stems.

11. Herbs
    Meaning: Small plants with soft, green stems that don’t become woody.
    Example: Raj grows herbs like mint and tomato at home.

12. Grasses
    Meaning: Plants with thin, flat leaves and hollow stems, often growing in groups.
    Example: Simmer pointed to the different grasses with long, thin leaves.

13. Hollow
    Meaning: Empty inside, like a tube.
    Example: The stems of grasses are hollow, not solid like trees.

14. Climbers
    Meaning: Plants with thin stems that grow by climbing on other plants or objects.
    Example: The money plant is a climber that winds up walls.

15. Creepers
    Meaning: Plants that spread along the ground with thin, flexible stems.
    Example: The pumpkin plant is a creeper, spreading on the ground.

16. Flexible
    Meaning: Able to bend easily without breaking.
    Example: Climbers and creepers have flexible stems that twist and turn.

17. Texture
    Meaning: The feel of a surface, like smooth or rough.
    Example: Raj described the texture of leaves as rough or smooth.

18. Bark
    Meaning: The hard, outer covering of a tree trunk.
    Example: Gopu rubbed a paper on the tree’s bark to see its pattern.

19. Germinated
    Meaning: When a seed starts to grow into a plant.
    Example: The pulses like moong and urad are germinated seeds of shrubs.

20. Rangoli
    Meaning: A colorful pattern made on the ground with leaves or flowers.
    Example: Simmi made a rangoli with fallen leaves to look like animals.

Let’s Be Word Friends!

Just like Gopu, Simmi, and Raj explore plants, these words are your friends too. Keep practicing them, and you’ll be amazing at EVS! Happy Learning!
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