antebellum | (adjective) belonging to a period before a war especially the American Civil War | - |
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cerebellum | (noun) a major division of the vertebrate brain; situated above the medulla oblongata and beneath the cerebrum in humans | - |
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epiphyllum | (noun) any cactus of the genus Epiphyllum having flattened jointed irregularly branching stems and showy tubular flowers | Synonyms: orchid cactus |
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flagellum | (noun) a lash-like appendage used for locomotion (e.g., in sperm cells and some bacteria and protozoa) | - |
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(noun) a whip used to inflict punishment | Synonyms: scourge |
paleocerebellum | (noun) the anterior lobe of the cerebellum which was one of the earliest parts of the hindbrain to develop in mammals | - |
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spathiphyllum | (noun) any of various plants of the genus Spathiphyllum having a white or green spathe and a spike of fragrant flowers and often cultivated as an ornamental | Synonyms: peace lily, spathe flower |
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spirillum | (noun) any flagellated aerobic bacteria having a spirally twisted rodlike form | Synonyms: spirilla |
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(noun) spirally twisted elongate rodlike bacteria usually living in stagnant water | - |
vellum | (noun) fine parchment prepared from the skin of a young animal e.g. a calf or lamb | - |
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(noun) a heavy creamy-colored paper resembling parchment | - |
whatchamacallum | (noun) something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known | Synonyms: dojigger, doodad, doohickey, gimmick, gismo, gizmo, gubbins, thingamabob, thingamajig, thingmabob, thingmajig, thingumabob, thingumajig, thingummy, whatchamacallit, whatsis, widget |
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