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Do you know that flowers can be eaten as well? Many flowers are cooked as vegetables. - Environmental Studies

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Do you know that flowers can be eaten as well? Many flowers are cooked as vegetables.

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Yes, I know that some flowers are eaten and some flowers are also made into vegetables.

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The Valley of Flowers
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Chapter 11: The Valley of Flowers - Flowers are even eaten! [Page 90]

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NCERT Environmental Studies - Looking Around [English] Class 4
Chapter 11 The Valley of Flowers
Flowers are even eaten! | Q 1.2 | Page 90

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