EPIGLOTTAL | • epiglottal adj. Pertaining to the epiglottis. • epiglottal adj. (Phonetics) Produced using the epiglottis. • epiglottal n. (Phonetics) An epiglottal consonant. |
MULTIPLANT | • multiplant adj. Of or pertaining to more than one plant (factory or industrial building). • MULTIPLANT adj. consisting of many plants. |
PAILLETTES | • paillettes n. Plural of paillette. • PAILLETTE n. (French) a piece of foil used in enamel painting; a spangle. |
PASTELLIST | • pastellist n. (Art) An artist who works in pastels. • PASTELLIST n. an artist who works in pastel, also PASTELIST. |
PETULANTLY | • petulantly adv. In a petulant manner. • PETULANT adv. peevish. |
PISTILLATE | • pistillate adj. (Botany) Having functional pistils. • PISTILLATE adj. having a pistil or pistils; usually said of flowers having pistils but no stamens. |
PLATTELAND | • platteland n. (South Africa) country, countryside. • PLATTELAND n. (South African) rural districts. |
PLATTERFUL | • platterful n. As much as a platter will hold. • PLATTERFUL n. the contents of a platter. |
PLUTOLATRY | • plutolatry n. The worship of money; excessive fondness or greed for wealth. • PLUTOLATRY n. excessive devotion to wealth. |
POLLUTANTS | • pollutants n. Plural of pollutant. • POLLUTANT n. a substance causing pollution. |
POSTILLATE | • postillate v. To write postils; to comment. • postillate v. To preach by expounding Scripture verse by verse, in regular order. • POSTILLATE v. to explain by marginal notes. |
POTENTILLA | • potentilla n. Any of many shrubs and herbs of the genus Potentilla; the cinquefoils. • Potentilla prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Rosaceae – the cinquefoils. • POTENTILLA n. any of various chiefly yellow-flowered plants of the genus Potentilla. |
STIPELLATE | • stipellate adj. (Botany) Having stipels. • STIPELLATE adj. having stipels. |
TOPGALLANT | • topgallant adj. (Nautical) Situated above the topmast and below the royal mast. • topgallant adj. Of the most superior quality; the best of its kind. • topgallant n. (Nautical) The sail suspended from the topmost section of a mast. |
TRIPLETAIL | • tripletail n. Any fish of the genus Lobotes. • triple-tail n. Alternative form of tripletail (Lobotes spp.). • TRIPLETAIL n. a large marine bony fish, common on the southern and middle coasts of the United States. |