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 secateurs secateurs /ˈseɪkətɝz/

noun

  1. [British] Small pruning shears with a spring that holds the handles open and a single blade that closes against a flat surface  ( secateurs [British] )
    small pruning shears with a spring that holds the handles open and a single blade that closes against a flat surface
     I need to use my secateurs to prune the dead branches on my fruit trees
    I need to use my secateurs to prune the dead branches on my fruit trees


 Celastric articulatus Celastric articulatus /sɪˈlæstrɪk ɑːrtɪˈkjuːlətəs/

noun

  1. Ornamental Asiatic vine with showy orange-yellow fruit with a scarlet aril; naturalized in North America  ( Celastric articulatus , Celastrus orbiculatus , Japan bittersweet , Japanese bittersweet , oriental bittersweet )
    ornamental Asiatic vine with showy orange-yellow fruit with a scarlet aril; naturalized in North America


 witloof witloof /ˈwɪtˌluf/

noun

  1. Young broad-leaved endive plant deprived of light to form a narrow whitish head  ( Belgian endive , French endive , witloof )
    young broad-leaved endive plant deprived of light to form a narrow whitish head
  2. Widely cultivated herb with leaves valued as salad green; either curly serrated leaves or broad flat ones that are usually blanched  ( Cichorium endivia , endive , witloof )
    widely cultivated herb with leaves valued as salad green; either curly serrated leaves or broad flat ones that are usually blanched


 Frank Harris Frank Harris /frænk ˈhærɪs/

noun

  1. Irish writer noted for his sexually explicit but unreliable autobiography (1856-1931)  ( Frank Harris , Harris , James Thomas Harris )
    Irish writer noted for his sexually explicit but unreliable autobiography (1856-1931)