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- 3. a nut with a hard shell containing a green seed that can be eaten (pl.)
- 5. a small, dark brown dried flower of an evergreen tree, used as a spice (pl.)
- 7. the oval edible nutlike seed (kernel) of the almond tree, growing in a woody shell, widely used as food (pl.)
- 10. the bark of a tropical tree, or a brown powder made from this, used as a spice to give a particular taste to food, especially sweet food
- 14. a nut with a slightly bitter taste, a series of folds in it, and a hard shell (pl.)
- 15. the leaves of the coriander plant, used to add flavour to food
- 16. a red powder used as a spice to give a slightly hot flavour to food, especially in meat dishes
- 17. a swamp grass which is widely cultivated as a source of food, especially in Asia
- 18. a yellow powder, used as a spice to flavour particular foods, especially curry, and give them a yellow colour. It is made from the root of an Asian plant
- 19. a plant whose leaves or seeds are added to food to give a special flavour
- 21. a round, white nut that grows on an Australian tropical tree (pl.)
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- 1. a round brown hard-shelled nut that is the edible fruit of the hazel (pl.)
- 2. a herb whose dried leaves are used in cooking to add flavour, especially in Italian cooking
- 3. a type of long nut with a rough surface and a smooth reddish-brown shell (pl.)
- 4. an Old World cereal plant with a loose, branched cluster of florets, cultivated in cool climates and widely used for animal feed (pl.)
- 5. a spice consisting of the pleasant-smelling seeds of a plant or a powder made from these seeds, used especially in South Asian and Western Asian cooking, or the plant itself
- 6. the seeds of a South American plant that are cooked and eaten as food
- 8. the hard fruit of a tropical tree, or a brown powder made from this, used as a spice to add flavour to food
- 9. a bush whose leaves are used to add flavour in cooking and are used in some perfumes, or the leaves themselves
- 10. plants, such as wheat, maize, oats, and barley, that can be used to produce flour
- 11. a herb with a sweet smell that is used to add flavour in cooking
- 12. the spicy root of a tropical plant that is used in cooking or preserved in sugar, or a powder made from this root, used as a spice
- 13. a tall plant like grass with long, straight hairs growing from the head of each stem, or the grain from this plant, used for food and for making beer and whisky
- 14. a cereal which is the most important kind grown in temperate countries, the grain of which is ground to make flour for bread, pasta, pastry, etc
- 20. a Mediterranean plant with small, yellowish-white flowers and seeds that taste of liquorice, used to give this flavour to food and drink
- 21. a herb whose leaves have a strong, fresh smell and taste and are used for giving flavour to food