cyclamen | (noun) Mediterranean plant widely cultivated as a houseplant for its showy dark green leaves splotched with silver and nodding white or pink to reddish flowers with reflexed petals | Synonyms: Cyclamen purpurascens |
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duramen | (noun) the older inactive central wood of a tree or woody plant; usually darker and denser than the surrounding sapwood | Synonyms: heartwood |
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examen | (noun) a detailed inspection of your conscience (as done daily by Jesuits) | Synonyms: examination |
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(noun) a critical study (as of a writer's work) | - |
flamen | (noun) a priest who served a particular deity in ancient Rome | - |
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foramen | (noun) a natural opening or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure | Synonyms: hiatus |
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putamen | (noun) the outer reddish part of the lenticular nucleus | - |
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stamen | (noun) the male reproductive organ of a flower | - |
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