Hotei (proper noun): A Japanese god of happiness and contentment.

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Seedling: A stage in plant development that lies between germination and full photomorphogenesis.

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Aesculus hippocastanum: The Latin name of the Horse Chestnut or conker tree.

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Cruft (n): A jargon term for a tangle of computer cables or pile of unused computer hardware originating from a hackers’ expression for obsolete code.

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Ganoderma (n): A genus of fungi that grows on wood.

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Foraging (v): The act of collecting edible foodstuffs from hedgerows or the countryside.

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Patisserie (n): Term of French origin for a fancy cake shop.

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Prunus (n): A genus of trees and shrubs including plum, cherry, peach, apricot and almond.

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Disconnected (adj): Describing a broken connection, a break in supply or a wrongly-constructed object.

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Reflection (n): A physical phenomenon in which a change in direction of a wavefront occurs at an interface between two different media so that the wavefront returns into the medium from which it originated.

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Memorial (n): The preservation or commemoration of an event or person; a permanent record that endures after their death.

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Decoy duck: A wooden or plastic painted replica originally designed to lure wildfowl into the range of hunters. They are now highly collectable.

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Bunting: Paper or fabric decorations, usually hung on a string, and often used outdoors to indicate a celebration or special occasion.

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Nimbostratus (n): A species of cloud that forms wide, uniform sheets across the sky, is associated with rain and is generally dark grey in colour.

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Leadlight (n): A window constructed from small panes of glass fixed in lead cames.

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Balsa (n): A tropical American tree that provides the extremely lightweight wood used for modelling.

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Blossom: The mass of flowery blooms commonly found on fruit trees in early spring.

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Perspective: A phenomenon that makes objects seem smaller the more distant they are.

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Roosting: Behaviour exhibited by birds at dusk as they settle for the night, often accompanied by noisy calling.

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Primavera: The term for the season of spring in Romance languages including Italian and Spanish.

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