(al jē): Simple, plantlike organism.

(ka nə pē): A protective covering, such as the uppermost spreading branchy layer of a forest.

(kän(t) sǝl tā shǝn): A meeting held to talk things over.

(di grād): To make the quality of something worse.

(en de mik): Originating or growing or found especially and often only in a certain locality or region.

(ik stiŋk shən): The state of no longer existing.

(füd chān): A sequence of organisms in which each depends on the next, and usually lower, member as a source of food.

(jər mə nāt): To cause to sprout or develop.

(ir i plā sə bəl): Not replaceable.

(mī grǝ tȯr ē): Of, relating to, or characterized by moving, usually periodically, from one region or climate to another for feeding or breeding.

(mä nə tər): To watch, keep track of, or check usually for a special purpose.

(ȯr ga nik): Of, relating to, or obtained from living things.

(pə ri mə tər): A line or strip bounding or protecting an area.

(prak si mǝ tē): The quality or state of being physically close.

(rā shē ō): The relationship in quantity, amount, or size between two or more things.

(sēd liŋ): A young plant grown from a seed.

(sǝ stān): (1) To give support or relief to; (2) to keep up.