| agora | (noun) 100 agorot equal 1 shekel in Israel | - |
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| (noun) a place of assembly for the people in ancient Greece | Synonyms: public square |
| (noun) the marketplace in ancient Greece | - |
| amora | (noun) one of a group of rabbis (active AD 250-500) who discussed the Mishnaic law in the law schools of Palestine and Mesopotamia where they explained and applied earlier teachings and whose discussions are recorded in the Talmud; they emphasized the study of Torah and the importance of personal action and the fulfillment of the commandments | - |
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| amphora | (noun) an ancient jar with two handles and a narrow neck; used to hold oil or wine | - |
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| anaphora | (noun) using a pronoun or similar word instead of repeating a word used earlier | - |
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| (noun) repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses | Synonyms: epanaphora |
| aurora | (noun) an atmospheric phenomenon consisting of bands of light caused by charged solar particles following the earth's magnetic lines of force | - |
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| (noun) the first light of day | Synonyms: break of day, break of the day, cockcrow, dawn, dawning, daybreak, dayspring, first light, morning, sunrise, sunup |
| diaspora | (noun) the dispersion or spreading of something that was originally localized (as a people or language or culture) | - |
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| (noun) the body of Jews (or Jewish communities) outside Palestine or modern Israel | - |
| epanaphora | (noun) repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses | Synonyms: anaphora |
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| epiphora | (noun) repetition of the ends of two or more successive sentences, verses, etc. | Synonyms: epistrophe |
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| fedora | (noun) a hat made of felt with a creased crown | Synonyms: felt hat, homburg, Stetson, trilby |
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| flora | (noun) (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion | Synonyms: plant, plant life |
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| (noun) all the plant life in a particular region or period | Synonyms: botany, vegetation |
| lecanora | (noun) any lichen of the genus Lecanora; some used in dyeing; some used for food | - |
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| mantichora | (noun) a mythical monster having the head of man (with horns) and the body of a lion and the tail of a scorpion | Synonyms: manticora, manticore, mantiger |
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| manticora | (noun) a mythical monster having the head of man (with horns) and the body of a lion and the tail of a scorpion | Synonyms: mantichora, manticore, mantiger |
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| maquiladora | (noun) an assembly plant in Mexico (near the United States border); parts are shipped into Mexico and the finished product is shipped back across the border | - |
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| microflora | (noun) microscopic plants; bacteria are often considered to be microflora | - |
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| multiflora | (noun) vigorously growing rose having clusters of numerous small flowers; used for hedges and as grafting stock | Synonyms: baby rose, Japanese rose, multiflora rose, Rosa multiflora |
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| plethora | (noun) extreme excess | Synonyms: embarrassment, overplus, superfluity |
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| rariora | (noun) (plural) rare collector's items | - |
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| remora | (noun) marine fishes with a flattened elongated body and a sucking disk on the head for attaching to large fish or moving objects | Synonyms: suckerfish, sucking fish |
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| signora | (noun) an Italian title of address equivalent to Mrs. when used before a name | - |
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