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bud¹	A bud is a small thing that grows and sticks out of a stem or branch of a plant. A bud is the beginning of a new leaf or flower.
cell	Cells are very, very small living things that make up every part of your body. Your skin, your bones, and your muscles, for example, are all made out of cells. Cells are also the building blocks of all other living things. A leaf, a tiger's tooth, a seed, the fur of a dog, an elephant's ear--every living thing you can think of is made out of cells.
green	Green is the color of grass or a young leaf. [1/2 definitions]
leaf	A leaf is a part of a plant. A leaf is flat and usually green. Leaves grow from a branch or from the long, tall part of the plant called the stem.
leaves	Leaves is the word we use when we are talking about more than one leaf.
spade²	A spade is a shape that you see on some playing cards. It is black and looks like a leaf with a short stem.

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