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Scientists reach the treetops in many ways. They use ladders, raised walkways, hot air balloons, helicopters, floating rafts, even hang-gliders. I use a portable wooden platform.


bromeliad: a plant with stiff leaves shaped like a pineapple top


Wordwise


canopy: the high, dense treetops of the cloud forest


epiphyte: a plant that often grows on other plants and gets nutrients and moisture from air and rain


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