COTTONWOOD | • cottonwood n. A tree from one of number of species of tree in the genus Populus (poplars), typically growing along… • cottonwood n. Populus sect. Aigeiros, a taxonomic section of the poplar genus. • cottonwood n. A flowering shrub or tree, the cottonwood hibiscus (Talipariti tiliaceum, syn. Hibiscus tiliaceus)… |
DOORNBOOMS | • DOORNBOOM n. (South African) a kind of acacia tree. |
HOMOGONOUS | • homogonous adj. (Botany) Having all the flowers alike in terms of the stamens and pistils. • HOMOGONOUS adj. exhibiting homogony, the condition of having flowers of equal size. |
HOMOTONOUS | • homotonous adj. Of the same tenor or tone; equable; without variation. • HOMOTONOUS adj. of the same tenor or tone, also HOMOTONIC. |
HOROLOGION | • horologion n. A liturgical book in the Eastern Church, containing the daily offices corresponding to the Western breviary. • HOROLOGION n. a horologe, also HOROLOGE, HOROLOGIUM. |
KOMONDOROK | • Komondorok n. Plural of Komondor. • KOMONDOR n. (Hungarian) a large, shaggy-coated dog. |
LOCOMOTION | • locomotion n. (Uncountable) The ability to move from place to place, or the act of doing so. • locomotion n. (Biology, uncountable) Self-powered motion by which a whole organism changes its location through walking… • locomotion n. (Countable, often preceded by definite article) A dance, originally popular in the 1960s, in which the… |
MELOCOTOON | • melocotoon n. Alternative form of melocoton. • MELOCOTOON n. (obsolete) a kind of large peach, also MALAKATOONE, MELICOTTON, MELOCOTON. |
MONOTOCOUS | • monotocous adj. (Botany) Bearing fruit only once; monocarpic. • monotocous adj. (Zoology) Laying a single egg; uniparous. • MONOTOCOUS adj. producing only one offspring at any one time; fruiting once only. |
MONOTONOUS | • monotonous adj. Having an unvarying pitch or tone. • monotonous adj. Tedious, repetitious, or lacking in variety. • MONOTONOUS adj. uttered or sounded in one unvarying tone. |
ODONTOLOGY | • odontology n. The study of the structure and development of teeth. • odontology n. The branch of dentistry dealing with abnormalities of teeth. • ODONTOLOGY n. the study of teeth. |
OMOPHORION | • omophorion n. A band of brocade originally of wool decorated with crosses and worn on the neck and around the shoulders… • OMOPHORION n. an Eastern bishop's vestment like the pallium. |
POGONOTOMY | • pogonotomy n. The cutting of beards; shaving. • POGONOTOMY n. shaving. |
POISONWOOD | • poisonwood n. Metopium toxiferum, a species of tree found in the American neotropics known for producing the irritant urushiol. • POISONWOOD n. a poisonous tree of the cashew family native to Florida. |
PROTOZOONS | • PROTOZOON n. any member of the Protozoa, also PROTOZOAN. |
SHONGOLOLO | • shongololo n. (South Africa) A millipede. • SHONGOLOLO n. (Nguni) a kind of millipede, having a hard shiny dark brown segmented exoskeleton, also SONGOLOLO. |
SONGOLOLOS | • songololos n. Plural of songololo. • SONGOLOLO n. (Nguni) a kind of millipede, having a hard shiny dark brown segmented exoskeleton, also SHONGOLOLO. |
SPOONHOOKS | • spoonhooks n. Plural of spoonhook. • spoon-hooks n. Plural of spoon-hook. • spoon␣hooks n. Plural of spoon hook. |