| abaya | (noun) (Arabic) a loose black robe from head to toe; traditionally worn by Muslim women | - |
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| baya | (noun) common Indian weaverbird | Synonyms: Ploceus philippinus |
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| buckleya | (noun) parasitic shrub of the eastern United States having opposite leaves and insignificant greenish flowers followed by oily dull green olivelike fruits | Synonyms: Buckleya distichophylla |
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| calisaya | (noun) Peruvian shrub or small tree having large glossy leaves and cymes of fragrant yellow to green or red flowers; cultivated for its medicinal bark | Synonyms: Cinchona calisaya, Cinchona ledgeriana, Cinchona officinalis |
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| cattleya | (noun) any orchid of the genus Cattleya characterized by a three-lobed lip enclosing the column; among the most popular and most extravagantly beautiful orchids known | - |
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| cherimoya | (noun) large tropical fruit with leathery skin and soft pulp; related to custard apples | Synonyms: cherimolla |
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| (noun) small tropical American tree bearing round or oblong fruit | Synonyms: Annona cherimola, cherimoya tree |
| dombeya | (noun) any of various shrubs or small trees of the genus Dombeya grown for their rounded clusters of exquisite often sweet-scented flowers usually hanging beneath the leaves | - |
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| hoya | (noun) any plant of the genus Hoya having fleshy leaves and usually nectariferous flowers | - |
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| jambalaya | (noun) spicy Creole dish of rice and ham, sausage, chicken, or shellfish with tomatoes, peppers, onions, and celery | - |
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| ouguiya | (noun) the basic unit of money in Mauritania | - |
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| papaya | (noun) large oval melon-like tropical fruit with yellowish flesh | - |
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| (noun) tropical American shrub or small tree having huge deeply palmately cleft leaves and large oblong yellow fruit | Synonyms: Carica papaya, melon tree, papaia, papaya tree, pawpaw |
| pitahaya | (noun) highly colored edible fruit of pitahaya cactus having bright red juice; often as large as a peach | - |
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| (noun) cactus of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico having edible juicy fruit | Synonyms: Acanthocereus pentagonus, Acanthocereus tetragonus, pitahaya cactus |
| polynya | (noun) a stretch of open water surrounded by ice (especially in Arctic seas) | - |
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| praya | (noun) colonial siphonophore of up to 130 ft long | - |
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| pya | (noun) 100 pyas equal 1 kyat in Myanmar | - |
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| rajanya | (noun) the second highest of the four varnas: the noble or warrior category | - |
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| rya | (noun) a shag rug made in Sweden | Synonyms: rya rug |
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| soya | (noun) the most highly proteinaceous vegetable known; the fruit of the soybean plant is used in a variety of foods and as fodder (especially as a replacement for animal protein) | Synonyms: soy, soya bean, soybean |
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| (noun) erect bushy hairy annual herb having trifoliate leaves and purple to pink flowers; extensively cultivated for food and forage and soil improvement but especially for its nutritious oil-rich seeds; native to Asia | Synonyms: Glycine max, soja, soja bean, soy, soya bean, soybean, soybean plant |
| vaisya | (noun) the third of the four varnas: the commoners or yeoman farmers or mercantile and professional category | - |
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