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unsuspecting

​not suspecting that anything is wrong; not aware of danger or of something bad

forage

food for horses and cows

secondary metabolite

organic compounds produced by organisms that are not essential for basic growth, development, or reproduction but instead help them interact with their environment—often for defense, competition, or signaling.

puffball

a fungus with a round brown head, that bursts (= breaks open) when it is ready to release its seeds

drip

a piece of equipment that passes liquid food, medicine or blood very slowly through a tube into a patient’s vein

gritty

containing or like very small pieces of stone or sand

granule

​a small, hard piece of something; a small grain

luminescence

a quality in something that produces light

dune

a small hill of sand formed by the wind, near the sea or in a desert

pluck

to play a musical instrument, especially a guitar, by pulling the strings with your fingers

breastplate

a piece of armour worn by soldiers in the past to protect the upper front part of the body

scarab

a large black beetle (= an insect with a hard shell); a design showing a scarab beetle

aqueduct

a structure for carrying water, usually one built like a bridge across a valley or low ground

quartz

a hard mineral, often in crystal form, that is used to make very accurate clocks and watches

dredge

[transitive, intransitive] to remove mud, stones, etc. from the bottom of a river, canal, etc. using a boat or special machine, to make it deeper or to search for something