| ALBATAS | • ALBATA n. (Latin) a variety of German silver. |
| ALTHAEA | • althaea n. (Botany) Any plant of the genus Althaea. • Althaea prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Malvaceae – whose best-known member is the marsh mallow. • ALTHAEA n. (Greek) a genus of plants of the mallow family, that includes the garden hollyhock, also ALTHEA. |
| APLANAT | • aplanat n. (Optics) A lens that has been corrected for spherical aberration and coma in order to produce a rectilinear image. • APLANAT n. an aplanatic lens, i.e. one free from spherical aberration. |
| ATABALS | • atabals n. Plural of atabal. • ATABAL n. (Spanish) a Moorish kettledrum. |
| ATALAYA | • ATALAYA n. (Spanish) a watchtower. |
| BALATAS | • balatas n. Plural of balata. • BALATA n. (Tupi) a large evergreen tropical tree; a gum produced from this, used as a substitute for rubber. |
| CANTALA | • cantala n. Cebu maguey; a fiber from the leaves of Agave cantala. • CANTALA n. a coarse fibre used in making strong thread or twine. |
| CATALPA | • catalpa n. Any tree of the genus Catalpa, in the family Bignoniaceae. The two North American species, the southern… • Catalpa prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Bignoniaceae – the catawbas, flowering trees of warm temperate climates. • CATALPA n. a tree of the genus Catalpa, of the bignonia family, with heart-shaped leaves, trumpet-shaped flowers, and long pods. |
| GALATEA | • galatea n. (Textiles) A strong cotton fabric with diagonal twill weave. • Galatea prop.n. (Greek mythology) Galatea; a woman who prayed for her daughter to be turned into a son, Leucippus. • Galatea prop.n. (Greek mythology) Galatea; a sea-nymph in Ovid’s story of Acis and Galatea. |
| LANTANA | • lantana n. Any member of the genus Lantana of perennial verbenas with aromatic flower clusters. • Lantana prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Verbenaceae – shrub verbena. • LANTANA n. a tropical shrub of the vervain family. |
| LATAKIA | • latakia n. A type of pungent Turkish tobacco. • Latakia prop.n. An ancient port city in Syria, on the Mediterranean Sea. • Latakia prop.n. A strong dark tobacco originally produced in Syria. |
| PALATAL | • palatal adj. (Anatomy) Pertaining to the palate. • palatal adj. (Dentistry, not comparable) Of an upper tooth, on the side facing the palate. • palatal adj. (Phonetics) Articulated at the hard palate. |
| TALARIA | • talaria n. (Greek mythology, Roman mythology) The winged sandals worn by certain gods and goddesses, especially… • TALARIA n. (Latin) small wings or winged shoes represented as fastened to the ankles, chiefly used as an attribute of Mercury or Hermes. |
| TAMBALA | • tambala n. Malawi’s minor currency unit, a hundredth of a kwacha. • TAMBALA n. (Nyanja) a monetary unit of Malawi. |
| TAMPALA | • tampala n. (India) The plant Amaranthus tricolor when used as a vegetable. • TAMPALA n. an annual herb. |