algarobilla | (noun) mesquite pod used in tanning and dyeing | Synonyms: algarroba, algarrobilla |
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algarrobilla | (noun) mesquite pod used in tanning and dyeing | Synonyms: algarobilla, algarroba |
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armilla | (noun) (archeology) a bracelet worn around the wrist or arm | - |
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(noun) a celestial globe consisting of metal hoops; used by early astronomers to determine the positions of stars | Synonyms: armillary sphere |
axilla | (noun) the hollow under the arm where it is joined to the shoulder | Synonyms: armpit, axillary cavity, axillary fossa |
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banderilla | (noun) a decorated dart that is implanted in the neck or shoulders of the bull during a bull fight | - |
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barilla | (noun) Algerian plant formerly burned to obtain calcium carbonate | Synonyms: Halogeton souda |
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(noun) bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash | Synonyms: glasswort, kali, kelpwort, Salsola kali, Salsola soda, saltwort |
calabazilla | (noun) perennial vine of dry parts of central and southwestern United States and Mexico having small hard mottled green inedible fruit | Synonyms: buffalo gourd, Cucurbita foetidissima, Missouri gourd, prairie gourd, prairie gourd vine, wild pumpkin |
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camarilla | (noun) a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue | Synonyms: cabal, faction, junto |
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candelilla | (noun) wax-coated shrub of northern Mexico and southwestern United States | Synonyms: Euphorbia antisyphilitica |
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(noun) wax-coated Mexican shrub related to Euphorbia antisyphilitica | Synonyms: Pedilanthus bracteatus, Pedilanthus pavonis |
cascarilla | (noun) West Indian shrub with aromatic bark | Synonyms: Croton eluteria |
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cedilla | (noun) a diacritical mark (,) placed below the letter c to indicate that it is pronounced as an s | - |
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chinchilla | (noun) small rodent with soft pearly grey fur; native to the Andes but bred in captivity for fur | Synonyms: Chinchilla laniger |
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(noun) a thick twilled fabric of wool and cotton | - |
(noun) the expensive silvery grey fur of the chinchilla | - |
coronilla | (noun) any of various plants of the genus Coronilla having purple or pink or yellow flowers in long axillary heads or umbels | - |
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cyrilla | (noun) shrub or small tree of southeastern United States to West Indies and Brazil; grown for the slender racemes of white flowers and orange and crimson foliage | Synonyms: Cyrilla racemiflora, leatherwood, white titi |
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flotilla | (noun) a fleet of small craft | - |
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(noun) a United States Navy fleet consisting of two or more squadrons of small warships | - |
fothergilla | (noun) any of several deciduous low-growing shrubs of the genus Fothergilla having showy brushlike spikes of white flowers in spring and fiery red and orange autumn color; grows from Alabama to the Allegheny Mountains | Synonyms: witch alder |
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gorilla | (noun) largest anthropoid ape; terrestrial and vegetarian; of forests of central west Africa | Synonyms: Gorilla gorilla |
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granadilla | (noun) the egg-shaped edible fruit of tropical American vines related to passionflowers | - |
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(noun) tropical American passionflower yielding the large granadilla fruit | Synonyms: giant granadilla, Passiflora quadrangularis |
(noun) Brazilian passionflower cultivated for its deep purple fruit | Synonyms: Passiflora edulis, purple granadillo |
(noun) considered best for fruit | Synonyms: Passiflora ligularis, sweet granadilla |
guerilla | (noun) a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment | Synonyms: guerrilla, insurgent, irregular |
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guerrilla | (noun) a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment | Synonyms: guerilla, insurgent, irregular |
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hediondilla | (noun) desert shrub of southwestern United States and New Mexico having persistent resinous aromatic foliage and small yellow flowers | Synonyms: coville, creosote bush, Larrea tridentata |
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hydrilla | (noun) submersed plant with whorled lanceolate leaves and solitary axillary flowers; Old World plant naturalized in southern United States and clogging Florida's waterways | Synonyms: Hydrilla verticillata |
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ketembilla | (noun) maroon-purple gooseberry-like fruit of India having tart-sweet purple pulp used especially for preserves | Synonyms: kitambilla, kitembilla |
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(noun) a small shrubby spiny tree cultivated for its maroon-purple fruit with sweet purple pulp tasting like gooseberries; Sri Lanka and India | Synonyms: Ceylon gooseberry, Dovyalis hebecarpa, ketembilla tree, kitambilla, kitembilla |
kitambilla | (noun) maroon-purple gooseberry-like fruit of India having tart-sweet purple pulp used especially for preserves | Synonyms: ketembilla, kitembilla |
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(noun) a small shrubby spiny tree cultivated for its maroon-purple fruit with sweet purple pulp tasting like gooseberries; Sri Lanka and India | Synonyms: Ceylon gooseberry, Dovyalis hebecarpa, ketembilla, ketembilla tree, kitembilla |
kitembilla | (noun) maroon-purple gooseberry-like fruit of India having tart-sweet purple pulp used especially for preserves | Synonyms: ketembilla, kitambilla |
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(noun) a small shrubby spiny tree cultivated for its maroon-purple fruit with sweet purple pulp tasting like gooseberries; Sri Lanka and India | Synonyms: Ceylon gooseberry, Dovyalis hebecarpa, ketembilla, ketembilla tree, kitambilla |
mamilla | (noun) the small projection of a mammary gland | Synonyms: mammilla, nipple, pap, teat, tit |
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mammilla | (noun) the small projection of a mammary gland | Synonyms: mamilla, nipple, pap, teat, tit |
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manilla | (noun) a strong paper or thin cardboard with a smooth light brown finish made from e.g. Manila hemp | Synonyms: manila, manila paper, manilla paper |
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mantilla | (noun) a woman's silk or lace scarf | - |
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(noun) short cape worn by women | Synonyms: mantelet |
maravilla | (noun) leafy wildflower having fragrant slender white or pale pink trumpet-shaped flowers; southwestern United States and northern Mexico | Synonyms: Mirabilis longiflora, sweet four o'clock |
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(noun) wildflower having vibrant deep pink tubular evening-blooming flowers; found in sandy and desert areas from southern California to southern Colorado and into Mexico | Synonyms: Colorado four o'clock, desert four o'clock, Mirabilis multiflora |
maxilla | (noun) the jaw in vertebrates that is fused to the cranium | Synonyms: maxillary, upper jaw, upper jawbone |
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myofibrilla | (noun) one of many contractile filaments that make up a striated muscle fiber | Synonyms: myofibril, sarcostyle |
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naranjilla | (noun) small perennial shrub cultivated in uplands of South America for its edible bright orange fruits resembling tomatoes or oranges | Synonyms: Solanum quitoense |
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papilla | (noun) a small projection of tissue at the base of a hair or tooth or feather | - |
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(noun) a small nipple-shaped protuberance concerned with taste, touch, or smell | - |
(noun) (botany) a tiny outgrowth on the surface of a petal or leaf | - |
quesadilla | (noun) a tortilla that is filled with cheese and heated | - |
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rosilla | (noun) a sneezeweed of southwestern United States especially southern California | Synonyms: Helenium puberulum |
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salsilla | (noun) tropical vine having pink-and-yellow flowers spotted purple and edible roots sometimes boiled as a potato substitute; West Indies to northern South America | Synonyms: Bomarea edulis |
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(noun) tropical vine having umbels of small purple flowers and edible roots sometimes boiled as a potato substitute; Colombia | Synonyms: Bomarea salsilla |
sapodilla | (noun) tropical fruit with a rough brownish skin and very sweet brownish pulp | Synonyms: sapodilla plum, sapota |
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(noun) large tropical American evergreen yielding chicle gum and edible fruit; sometimes placed in genus Achras | Synonyms: Achras zapota, Manilkara zapota, sapodilla tree |
sarsaparilla | (noun) carbonated drink flavored with an extract from sarsaparilla root or with birch oil and sassafras | - |
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(noun) any of various prickly climbing plants of the tropical American genus Smilax having aromatic roots and heart-shaped leaves | - |
scilla | (noun) an Old World plant of the genus Scilla having narrow basal leaves and pink or blue or white racemose flowers | Synonyms: squill |
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scintilla | (noun) a sparkling glittering particle | - |
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(noun) a tiny or scarcely detectable amount | Synonyms: iota, shred, smidge, smidgen, smidgeon, smidgin, tittle, whit |
spirilla | (noun) any flagellated aerobic bacteria having a spirally twisted rodlike form | Synonyms: spirillum |
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squilla | (noun) a kind of mantis shrimp | Synonyms: mantis prawn |
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submaxilla | (noun) the jaw in vertebrates that is hinged to open the mouth | Synonyms: jawbone, jowl, lower jaw, lower jawbone, mandible, mandibula, mandibular bone |
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tetanilla | (noun) clinical neurological syndrome characterized by muscular twitching and cramps and (when severe) seizures; associated with calcium deficiency (hypoparathyroidism) or vitamin D deficiency or alkalosis | Synonyms: apyretic tetanus, intermittent cramp, intermittent tetanus, tetany |
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tonsilla | (noun) either of two masses of lymphatic tissue one on each side of the oral pharynx | Synonyms: faucial tonsil, palatine tonsil, tonsil |
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tortilla | (noun) thin unleavened pancake made from cornmeal or wheat flour | - |
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vanilla | (noun) a distinctive fragrant flavor characteristic of vanilla beans | - |
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(noun) a flavoring prepared from vanilla beans macerated in alcohol (or imitating vanilla beans) | Synonyms: vanilla extract |
(noun) any of numerous climbing plants of the genus Vanilla having fleshy leaves and clusters of large waxy highly fragrant white or green or topaz flowers | - |
villa | (noun) pretentious and luxurious country residence with extensive grounds | - |
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(noun) country house in ancient Rome consisting of residential quarters and farm buildings around a courtyard | - |
(noun) detached or semidetached suburban house | - |