calliandra | (noun) any of various shrubs and small trees valued for their fine foliage and attractive spreading habit and clustered white to deep pink or red flowers | - |
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cathedra | (noun) a throne that is the official chair of a bishop | Synonyms: bishop's throne |
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clepsydra | (noun) clock that measures time by the escape of water | Synonyms: water clock, water glass |
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dichondra | (noun) a creeping perennial herb with hairy stems and orbicular to reniform leaves and small white to greenish flowers; used as a grass substitute in warm regions | Synonyms: Dichondra micrantha |
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ephedra | (noun) jointed and nearly leafless desert shrub having reduced scalelike leaves and reddish fleshy seeds | Synonyms: joint fir |
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hydra | (noun) small tubular solitary freshwater hydrozoan polyp | - |
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(noun) trouble that cannot be overcome by a single effort because of its many aspects or its persistent and pervasive quality | - |
matsyendra | (noun) (Hinduism) a religious posture | - |
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mudra | (noun) ritual hand movement in religion or religious dancing, particularly in Hinduism or Buddhism | - |
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pachysandra | (noun) any plant of the genus Pachysandra; low-growing evergreen herbs or subshrubs having dentate leaves and used as ground cover | - |
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shudra | (noun) the lowest of the four varnas: the servants and workers of low status | Synonyms: sudra |
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sudra | (noun) the lowest of the four varnas: the servants and workers of low status | Synonyms: shudra |
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tundra | (noun) a vast treeless plain in the Arctic regions where the subsoil is permanently frozen | - |
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