achillea | (noun) any of several plants of the genus Achillea native to Europe and having small white flowers in flat-topped flower heads | - |
---|
aculea | (noun) small spiny outgrowth on the wings of certain insects | - |
---|
azalea | (noun) any of numerous ornamental shrubs grown for their showy flowers of various colors | - |
---|
bougainvillea | (noun) any of several South American ornamental woody vines of the genus Bougainvillea having brilliant red or purple flower bracts; widely grown in warm regions | - |
---|
cochlea | (noun) the snail-shaped tube (in the inner ear coiled around the modiolus) where sound vibrations are converted into nerve impulses by the organ of Corti | - |
---|
counterplea | (noun) a plaintiff's reply to a defendant's plea | - |
---|
flea | (noun) any wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap | - |
---|
galea | (noun) an organ shaped like a helmet; usually a vaulted and enlarged petal as in Aconitum | - |
---|
grevillea | (noun) any shrub or tree of the genus Grevillea | - |
---|
lea | (noun) a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock | Synonyms: grazing land, ley, pasture, pasture land, pastureland |
---|
(noun) a unit of length of thread or yarn | - |
plea | (noun) an answer indicating why a suit should be dismissed | - |
---|
(noun) a humble request for help from someone in authority | Synonyms: supplication |
(noun) (law) a defendant's answer by a factual matter (as distinguished from a demurrer) | - |