Florist Dendrite Portfolio Florid Rhododendron Flourish ots Growing Your Vocabulary: Hee yaiaenele ak mekeKe-aneer urova el dendrChapter t: f Chapter t: Rewer fewer on Flower Power Flowers and plants are all around us, so it's no wonder that some words we use today originally came from words that named plants and plant parts. In this chapter, youll learn some of these words Roots to Learn: Words to Learn: flourish. foil florist portfolio florid rhododendron foliage dendrite flor dendr foli/foil The Latin word FLOS, FLORIS means"flower"The root FLOR comes from the word FLOS, FLORIS. FLOR is the root of many other words, To FLOURISH means'‘to blossom, thrive, or grow very well” The word FLOURISH can be used to describe flowers and plants, but itis also used to describe other things that graw and thrive. For example, schools, businesses, communities, and even ideas can all flourish. A FLORIST is someone who sells flowers and other plants. Many people give flowers as gifts on birthdays or holideys.They visit a FLORIST?S shop to get the perfect bouquet. Now, how- ever, ike most things, florists sell their goods online. Would you rather see a flower in person, or order one without being able to ‘even smell it in person? “When schools flourish, all flourishes."-—Masres Lunae SUFFIX ALARM! ‘The suffix’—ist means “one who makes or studies.” Examples novel + ~ist = novelist—one who writes novels biology — y + -ist = biologist—one who studies biology Growing Your Vocabulary: Learning from Latin and Greek Roots @Chapter t: FLORID means “red in color"; a second meaning is “too flowery, fancy, or overdeveloped How do you think the word FLORID could relate to the name of the state where Disney World is located? There certainly are thousands of plants there! Some parts of the United States have beautiful fal foliage The artist is painting a florid sunset. ‘The Latin word FOLIUM means "leaf!" The roots FOLI and FOIL come from the word FOLIUM. FOLIAGE is the leaves of a plant. In the parts of the United States that experience autumn, some of the FOLIAGE changes color What makes the fo- liage change color on some trees? Leaves contain chemicals called pigments. The pigments give leaves their colors The green of foliage comes from the pigment chlorophyll Chlo- rophyll absorbs the sunlight that trees use to make their own food, In autumn, as daytime grows shorter and there is less sunlight, the chlorophyll breaks down. Less chlorophyll means less green color in the leaves. Without chlorophyll to mask them, the red, orange, yellow, and purple pigments be- come visible. These pigments are responsible for the bright colors of fall Growing Your Vocabulary: Learning from Latin and Greek Roots iitChapter t: Flower Power FOIL is a thin sheet of metal ‘that is very flexible. The common usage of FOIL to mean “food wrap" started in the 1940s. How are a sheet of aluminum foil and a leaf alike? How is Aluminum Foil Used? Many people use aluminum foil to wrap food, but did you know that lots of other food is already wrapped in foil? Many candy bars and other snack foods have foil in their packaging. And aluminum foil can be used for things other ‘than for wrapping food. TVs and computers have foil parts. Some air conditioners and heaters do, too, Foil even provides strong yet lightweight support to aircrafts How do you use aluminum foil? and satellites! The Latin root PORT means “carry"Think about the meanings of PORT and FOLL See if you can find clues about the meaning of PORTFOLIO in the paragraph below. A PORTFOLIO is a case for carrying loose sheets of paper it can also be a collection of work that an artist or writer has created Leah loved to paint and draw. One day her art teacher told her about a contest for young artists in which the person with the best portfolio would win a prize. Leah decided to enter the contest and began working on her portfolio. She painted a picture of flowers in a glass jar and put it in her portfolio. She drew a picture of her cousins and carried it in her portfolio. She added other artwork to her case and A briefcase is @ kind of portfolio. then mailed it off to the contest judges. Soon after, a huge envelope appeared in the mailbox. Leah's portfolio won the top prize—the chance to take painting lessons with her favorite artist . Growing Your Vocabulary: Learning from Latin and Greek Roots } \Chapter t: Flower Power The Greek word DENDRON means “tree” or "branch." From this word, we get the root DENDR. A RHODODENDRON 6s 2 kind of shrub that is known for its green leaves and clusters of flowers Every state has a state flower The RHODODENDRON 5s the state flower of West Virginia The hard wood of the rhododendron plant can be used to make decorative objects and handles for tools, Both of these items were essential to people when West Virginia became a state, Most people don't know it, but ‘the leaves of the rhododendron are poisonous to cattle and deer ‘There are over 100 species of rhododendron. A DENDRITE has a shape like branches on a tree “There are two main types of DENDRITES. Your NEuRons HAVE SOMETHING ) mineral deposits shaped lke trees, and 2) X in COMMON witH branches of a brain cell that reach out like the THIS MINERAL. lranches of a tree, S Did You Know? On cold momings, frost sometimes makes crystals on windowpanes, Because these crystals look like little 2 trees, they are called dendrites. The dendrites in your brain also resem THEY goTH HAVE DENDRITES / ble tiny trees They branch out to = carry electric signals from one brain cell to another: Can you match each picture of a dendrite with its correct definition? © Growing Your Vocabulary: Learning from Latin and Greek Roots