California Indian Acorn Culture (page 13 and 14)

Second paragraph:

bulb

- a plant or flower grows out of it (a bulb), this part is usually buried in the earth

fibrous

-knotty or stringily

bundled

-tie together or pack together

Third paragraph:

staple

-most important food or basic foods

amino acids

-biologically organic substance or compound, it's an ingredient and important for your body

(Julia)

subsistent
-living, staying alive

seasoning
- things to make food taste better

gasshopper
- an insect that has long back legs for jumping and that makes short loud noises

locale
- the place where something happens

portion
- a part of something larger, especially a part different from the other parts

(Ashley)


the third paragraph:
reside
-In this article, it means someone live there or stay there if they reside in sp.. It also has another meaning, representing exist or something has this quality.

tannic acid
-It's a kind of chemical. It can be extracted from oak wood or acorn sometimes. It is unedible but can be used in medication.

leach out
-It means to remove or be removed from a substance by percolating liquid. Then the bigger one will stay and the smaller will dissolve in the liquid.

mush
-In this article, it means a kind of food. You mix more flour with less water then you can get a bow of flour mush. It is soft, sticky paste.


the forth paragraph:
rodent
- It is a kind of small mammals which all have big front teeth sticking out of their mouth. Mice, rats, squirrels and beavers are all rodents.

(Rebecca)


All in the forth paragraph:
granary
- a large building for storing wheat or other similar crops (from CALD3)

wormwood
- a plant with a bitter flavor, used in making alcoholic drinks and medicines (from OALD7)

crack
- to break something so that it does not separate, but very thin lines appear on its surface, or to become broken in this way (from CALD3)

kernel
- the part of a nut that is inside the shell and can be eaten (from CALD3)

mortar
- a hard strong bowl in which substances are crushed into a powder by hitting or rubbing them with a pestle (= heavy tool) (from CALD3)

(Addison) 


the forth paragraph:
sift
-separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements

dilute
-lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture;

coarse
-of texture; large-grained or rough to the touch;

the sixth paragraph
bough
-A bough is a large branch of a tree

the second paragraph
reciprocal
-concerning each of two or more persons or things; especially given or done in return;



(KENNY)