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The study of the origin, structure, development, growth, function, genetics, and reproduction of plants. (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/cgi/mesh/2010/MB_cgi?mode=&index=1817&field=all&HM=&II=&PA=&form=&input=)

Rogue, freak, or killer waves are those waves which are greater than twice the size of surrounding waves, are very unpredictable, and often come unexpectedly from directions other than prevailing wind and waves. (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 2024. What is a rogue wave? https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/roguewaves.html)

The Antarctic Treaty defines the entire area south of 60° latitude South as 'the Antarctic', that is, the continent (‘Antarctica’), its islands and the ocean. The Antarctic is the common name for the land and sea areas around the Earth's South Pole. (Adapted from The Umweltbundesamt, 2023 The geography of the Antarctic https://www.umweltbundesamt.de/en/the-geography-of-the-antarctic and https://snl.no/Antarktis)

Woodworking is the skill of making items from wood, and includes cabinetry, furniture making, wood carving, joinery, carpentry, and woodturning. (Wikipedia, 2024. Woodworking. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodworking)

Any form of ice found at sea which has originated from the freezing of sea water (https://library.wmo.int/doc_num.php?explnum_id=4651)

Treatment or reaction with ammonia. (https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ammoniation)

Halophytes are a group of plants that are naturally equipped with the mechanisms to survive under highly saline and arid conditions and produce high biomass. (M.A. Khan, M. Ozturk, B. Gul, & M.Z. Ahmed (Eds). 2016. Halophytes for Food Security in Dry Lands. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-801854-5.00001-7)

A general term covering a number of very different methods, which all have in common the use of an electric current flowing through the water to impress on the fish within the space affected a common pattern of reaction, leading to their capture. (FAO. 1980. Guidelines for sampling fish in inland waters, EIFAC Technical Paper No. 33,)

Amount of work needed to move a unit of electric charge from a reference point the specific point in an electric field. (Salman, M., Abdelfattah, A., Ahmad, W., Simongini, C. 2022. The use of solar energy in irrigated agriculture: A sourcebook for irrigation water management with alternative energy solutions. Rome. https://doi.org/10.4060/cb8459en)

Cereal banks are community-based institutions that buy, store and sell basic food grains. Most cereal banks offer farmers the opportunity to store their harvest in a community warehouse and to wait until prices increase before selling their surplus in the market. (ECHOcommunity.org. nd. Tearfund Learn - A Practical Guide to Cereal Banks http://edn.link/tpddt6)

Cyanosis is defined as the bluish or purplish discolouration of the skin or mucous membranes due to the tissues near the skin surface having low oxygen saturation. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyanosis)