| ascolichen | (noun) a lichen in which the fungus component is an ascomycete | - |
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| broccoli | (noun) branched green undeveloped flower heads | - |
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| (noun) plant with dense clusters of tight green flower buds | Synonyms: Brassica oleracea italica |
| bucolic | (noun) a short poem descriptive of rural or pastoral life | Synonyms: eclogue, idyl, idyll |
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| (noun) a country person | Synonyms: peasant, provincial |
| caracolito | (noun) large Costa Rican tree having light-colored wood suitable for cabinetry; similar to the African lepidobotrys in wood structure as well as in fruit and flowers and leaves and seeds; often classified in other families | Synonyms: Ruptiliocarpon caracolito |
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| colic | (noun) acute abdominal pain (especially in infants) | Synonyms: gripes, griping, intestinal colic |
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| colicroot | (noun) any of several perennials of the genus Aletris having grasslike leaves and bitter roots reputed to cure colic | Synonyms: colic root, crow corn, star grass, unicorn root |
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| coliphage | (noun) a bacteriophage that infects the bacterium Escherichia coli | - |
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| coliseum | (noun) an oval large stadium with tiers of seats; an arena in which contests and spectacles are held | Synonyms: amphitheater, amphitheatre |
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| colitis | (noun) inflammation of the colon | Synonyms: inflammatory bowel disease |
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| crocolite | (noun) a rare lead chromite mineral that forms bright orange crystals | - |
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| scolion | (noun) a song (sometimes improvised) sung by guests at a banquet | Synonyms: banquet song |
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| scoliosis | (noun) an abnormal lateral curve to the vertebral column | - |
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| stercolith | (noun) a hard mass of fecal matter | Synonyms: coprolith, faecalith, fecalith |
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