| coca
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(noun) a South American shrub whose leaves are chewed by natives of the Andes; a source of cocaine |
Synonyms:
Erythroxylon coca,
coca plant |
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| (noun) dried leaves of the coca plant (and related plants that also contain cocaine); chewed by Andean people for their stimulating effect |
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| cocain
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(noun) a narcotic (alkaloid) extracted from coca leaves; used as a surface anesthetic or taken for pleasure; can become powerfully addictive |
Synonyms:
cocaine |
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| cocaine
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(noun) a narcotic (alkaloid) extracted from coca leaves; used as a surface anesthetic or taken for pleasure; can become powerfully addictive |
Synonyms:
cocain |
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| cocainise
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(verb) anesthetize with cocaine |
Synonyms:
cocainize |
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| cocainize
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(verb) anesthetize with cocaine |
Synonyms:
cocainise |
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| cocarboxylase
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(noun) a coenzyme important in respiration in the Krebs cycle |
Synonyms:
thiamine pyrophosphate |
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| coccal
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(adjective) of or pertaining to or resembling a coccus |
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| cocci
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(noun) any spherical or nearly spherical bacteria |
Synonyms:
coccus |
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| coccidioidomycosis
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(noun) an infection of the lungs and skin characterized by excessive sputum and nodules |
Synonyms:
desert rheumatism,
valley fever,
coccidiomycosis |
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| coccidiomycosis
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(noun) an infection of the lungs and skin characterized by excessive sputum and nodules |
Synonyms:
desert rheumatism,
valley fever,
coccidioidomycosis |
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| coccidiosis
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(noun) (veterinary medicine) infestation with coccidia |
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| coccidium
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(noun) parasitic on the digestive epithelium of vertebrates and higher invertebrates |
Synonyms:
eimeria |
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| coccobacillus
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(noun) a bacterial cell intermediate in morphology between a coccus and a bacillus; a very short bacillus |
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| coccoid
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(adjective) spherical; like a coccus |
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| coccus
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(noun) any spherical or nearly spherical bacteria |
Synonyms:
cocci |
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| coccygeal
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(adjective) of or relating to or near the coccyx |
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| coccyx
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(noun) the end of the vertebral column in humans and tailless apes |
Synonyms:
tail bone |
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| cochin
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(noun) Asian breed of large fowl with dense plumage and feathered legs |
Synonyms:
cochin china |
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| cochineal
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(noun) a red dyestuff consisting of dried bodies of female cochineal insects |
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| (noun) Mexican red scale insect that feeds on cacti; the source of a red dye |
Synonyms:
Dactylopius coccus,
cochineal insect |
| cochlea
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(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 |
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| cochlear
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(adjective) of or relating to the cochlea of the ear |
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| cock
|
(verb) tilt or slant to one side |
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| (verb) set the trigger of a firearm back for firing |
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| (verb) to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others |
Synonyms:
ruffle,
prance,
sashay,
strut,
swagger,
tittup |
| (noun) obscene terms for penis |
Synonyms:
shaft,
prick,
tool,
dick,
pecker,
putz |
| (noun) faucet consisting of a rotating device for regulating flow of a liquid |
Synonyms:
stopcock,
turncock |
| (noun) the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled |
Synonyms:
hammer |
| (noun) adult male chicken |
Synonyms:
rooster |
| (noun) adult male bird |
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| cockade
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(noun) an ornament (such as a knot of ribbon or a rosette) usually worn on the hat |
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| cockamamie
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(adjective) informal term for ridiculous and implausible |
Synonyms:
cockamamy |
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| cockamamy
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(adjective) informal term for ridiculous and implausible |
Synonyms:
cockamamie |
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| cockateel
|
(noun) small grey Australian parrot with a yellow crested head |
Synonyms:
Nymphicus hollandicus,
cockatiel,
cockatoo parrot |
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| cockatiel
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(noun) small grey Australian parrot with a yellow crested head |
Synonyms:
Nymphicus hollandicus,
cockateel,
cockatoo parrot |
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| cockatoo
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(noun) white or light-colored crested parrot of the Australian region; often kept as cage birds |
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| cockatrice
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(noun) monster hatched by a reptile from a cock's egg; able to kill with a glance |
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| cockchafer
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(noun) any of various large European beetles destructive to vegetation as both larvae and adult |
Synonyms:
May beetle,
May bug,
Melolontha melolontha |
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| cockcrow
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(noun) the first light of day |
Synonyms:
sunrise,
aurora,
morning,
dawn,
dawning,
daybreak,
dayspring,
sunup,
break of day,
break of the day,
first light |
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| cocker
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(verb) treat with excessive indulgence |
Synonyms:
indulge,
mollycoddle,
pamper,
spoil,
coddle,
cosset,
baby,
featherbed |
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| (noun) a small breed with wavy silky hair; originally developed in England |
Synonyms:
English cocker spaniel,
cocker spaniel |
| cockerel
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(noun) a young domestic cock; not older than one year |
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| cockeyed
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(adjective) turned or twisted toward one side |
Synonyms:
wonky,
skew-whiff,
askew,
awry,
lopsided |
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| (adjective) so unreasonable as to invite derision |
Synonyms:
ridiculous,
nonsensical,
idiotic,
derisory,
preposterous,
absurd,
laughable,
ludicrous |
| (adjective) very drunk |
Synonyms:
pie-eyed,
pissed,
pixilated,
plastered,
wet,
slopped,
sloshed,
smashed,
soaked,
soused,
sozzled,
squiffy,
stiff,
crocked,
besotted,
blind drunk,
blotto,
fuddled,
tight,
loaded |
| cockfight
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(noun) a match in a cockpit between two fighting cocks heeled with metal gaffs |
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| cockfighting
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(noun) participation in the sport of matching gamecocks in a cockfight |
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| cockhorse
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(noun) anything used as a toy horse (such as a rocking horse or one knee of an adult) |
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| cockiness
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(noun) offensive boldness and assertiveness |
Synonyms:
pushiness,
bumptiousness,
forwardness |
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| cockle
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(verb) stir up (water) so as to form ripples |
Synonyms:
riffle,
ripple,
ruffle,
undulate |
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| (verb) to gather something into small wrinkles or folds |
Synonyms:
crumple,
rumple,
pucker,
knit |
| (noun) common edible European bivalve |
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| (noun) common edible, burrowing European bivalve mollusk that has a strong, rounded shell with radiating ribs |
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| cocklebur
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(noun) any coarse weed of the genus Xanthium having spiny burrs |
Synonyms:
cockle-bur,
cockle-burr,
cockleburr |
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| (noun) burdock having heart-shaped leaves found in open woodland, hedgerows and rough grassland of Europe (except extreme N) and Asia Minor; sometimes cultivated for medicinal and culinary use |
Synonyms:
great burdock,
greater burdock,
Arctium lappa |
| cockleburr
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(noun) any coarse weed of the genus Xanthium having spiny burrs |
Synonyms:
cockle-bur,
cockle-burr,
cocklebur |
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| cockleshell
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(noun) a small light flimsy boat |
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| cockloft
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(noun) a small loft or garret |
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| cockney
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(adjective) characteristic of Cockneys or their dialect |
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| (noun) the nonstandard dialect of natives of the east end of London |
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| cockpit
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(noun) compartment where the pilot sits while flying the aircraft |
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| (noun) a pit for cockfights |
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| (noun) seat where the driver sits while driving a racing car |
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| cockroach
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(noun) any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects; some are domestic pests |
Synonyms:
roach |
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| cockscomb
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(noun) garden annual with featherlike spikes of red or yellow flowers |
Synonyms:
Celosia argentea cristata,
Celosia cristata,
common cockscomb |
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| (noun) a conceited dandy who is overly impressed by his own accomplishments |
Synonyms:
coxcomb |
| (noun) a cap worn by court jesters; adorned with a strip of red |
Synonyms:
coxcomb |
| (noun) the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds |
Synonyms:
comb,
coxcomb |
| cocksfoot
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(noun) widely grown stout Old World hay and pasture grass |
Synonyms:
Dactylis glomerata,
orchard grass,
cockspur |
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| cockspur
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(noun) widely grown stout Old World hay and pasture grass |
Synonyms:
Dactylis glomerata,
orchard grass,
cocksfoot |
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| (noun) small spiny West Indian tree |
Synonyms:
Pisonia aculeata |
| cocksucker
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(noun) a person who performs fellatio |
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| (noun) insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous |
Synonyms:
prick,
shit,
bastard,
asshole,
mother fucker,
motherfucker,
dickhead,
whoreson,
SOB,
son of a bitch |
| cocksure
|
(adjective) marked by excessive confidence |
Synonyms:
positive,
overconfident |
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| cocksureness
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(noun) total certainty or greater certainty than circumstances warrant |
Synonyms:
overconfidence,
certitude |
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| cocktail
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(noun) a short mixed drink |
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| (noun) an appetizer served as a first course at a meal |
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| cockup
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(noun) something badly botched or muddled |
Synonyms:
mess-up,
balls-up,
ballup |
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| cocky
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(adjective) overly self-confident or self-assertive |
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| coco
|
(noun) tall palm tree bearing coconuts as fruits; widely planted throughout the tropics |
Synonyms:
coconut,
Cocos nucifera,
coco palm,
cocoa palm,
coconut palm,
coconut tree |
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| cocoa
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(noun) a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot |
Synonyms:
hot chocolate,
drinking chocolate,
chocolate |
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| (noun) powder of ground roasted cacao beans with most of the fat removed |
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| cocoanut
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(noun) large hard-shelled oval nut with a fibrous husk containing thick white meat surrounding a central cavity filled (when fresh) with fluid or milk |
Synonyms:
coconut |
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| cocobolo
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(noun) a valuable timber tree of tropical South America |
Synonyms:
Dalbergia retusa |
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| coconspirator
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(noun) a member of a conspiracy |
Synonyms:
plotter,
machinator,
conspirator |
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| coconspire
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(verb) conspire together |
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| coconut
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(noun) the edible white meat of a coconut; often shredded for use in e.g. cakes and curries |
Synonyms:
coconut meat |
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| (noun) large hard-shelled oval nut with a fibrous husk containing thick white meat surrounding a central cavity filled (when fresh) with fluid or milk |
Synonyms:
cocoanut |
| (noun) tall palm tree bearing coconuts as fruits; widely planted throughout the tropics |
Synonyms:
Cocos nucifera,
coco,
coco palm,
cocoa palm,
coconut palm,
coconut tree |
| cocoon
|
(verb) retreat as if into a cocoon, as from an unfriendly environment |
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| (verb) wrap in or as if in a cocoon, as for protection |
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| (noun) silky envelope spun by the larvae of many insects to protect pupas and by spiders to protect eggs |
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| cocooning
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(noun) retreating to the seclusion of your home (as for privacy or escape) |
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| cocoswood
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(noun) wood of the granadilla tree used for making musical instruments especially clarinets |
Synonyms:
granadilla wood,
cocuswood |
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| cocotte
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(noun) a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money |
Synonyms:
tart,
harlot,
prostitute,
whore,
woman of the street,
working girl,
sporting lady,
cyprian,
bawd,
fancy woman,
lady of pleasure |
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| (noun) a small casserole in which individual portions can be cooked and served |
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| cocoyam
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(noun) edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants |
Synonyms:
dasheen,
taro,
eddo |
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| (noun) tropical starchy tuberous root |
Synonyms:
dasheen,
edda,
taro,
taro root |
| cocozelle
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(noun) squash plant having dark green fruit with skin mottled with light green or yellow |
Synonyms:
Italian vegetable marrow |
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| (noun) squash resembling zucchini |
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| cocuswood
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(noun) wood of the granadilla tree used for making musical instruments especially clarinets |
Synonyms:
granadilla wood,
cocoswood |
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