| ANCHUSA | • anchusa n. (Botany) Any plant of the genus Anchusa (within family Boraginaceae) of rough and hairy Old World herbs… • Anchusa prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Boraginaceae – certain chiefly herbaceous plants, the buglosses. • ANCHUSA n. (Latin) a hairy-stemmed plant of the borage family. |
| ARCANUM | • arcanum n. A mystery or deep secret. • arcanum n. An elixir or secret remedy. • ARCANUM n. (Latin) a secret; a mystery. |
| ASCAUNT | • ascaunt adv. Obsolete form of askance. • ASCAUNT adv. (Shakespeare) slantways across, also ASCONCE, ASKANCE, ASKANT. |
| CALLUNA | • calluna n. A common European heath/heather of species Calluna vulgaris. • Calluna prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Ericaceae – common heather (Calluna vulgaris). • CALLUNA n. (Greek) any plant of the ling genus. |
| CANNULA | • cannula n. (Medicine) A tube inserted in the body to drain or inject fluid. • cannula n. (Aviation) A hose or tube that connects directly from an oxygen (O2) bottle/source to the user’s nose… • CANNULA n. (Latin) a tube inserted into a bodily cavity, also CANULA. |
| CANULAE | • canulae n. Plural of canula. • CANULA n. (Latin) a tube inserted into a bodily cavity, also CANNULA. |
| CANULAR | • canular adj. Alternative form of cannular. • CANULAR adj. relating to a canula. |
| CANULAS | • canulas n. Plural of canula. • CANULA n. (Latin) a tube inserted into a bodily cavity, also CANNULA. |
| CARAUNA | • carauna n. Alternative form of caranna. • CARAUNA n. (Tupi) a resinous substance yielded by various South American trees, also CARANNA. |
| CURTANA | • curtana n. A short sword used for ceremonial purposes. • CURTANA n. a sword without a point, symbolic of mercy. |
| GUANACO | • guanaco n. A South American ruminant (Lama guanicoe), closely related to the other lamoids, the alpaca, llama… • GUANACO n. (Quechua) a South American mammal, allied to the llama, also HUANACO. |
| HUANACO | • huanaco n. Alternative form of guanaco. • HUANACO n. (Quechua) a South American mammal allied to the llama, also GUANACO. |
| LACUNAE | • lacunae n. Plural of lacuna. • lacunæ n. Obsolete typography of lacunae. • LACUNA n. (Latin) an empty space or missing part, also LACUNE. |
| LACUNAL | • lacunal adj. Of or pertaining to a lacuna, like a lacuna. • LACUNAL adj. relating to a lacuna, a gap, also LACUNARY, LACUNATE. |
| LACUNAR | • lacunar adj. (Medicine) Of or pertaining to a lacuna. • lacunar n. (Architecture) A sunken panel or coffer in a ceiling or a soffit. • lacunar n. (Architecture) A ceiling containing panels of this kind. |
| LACUNAS | • lacunas n. Plural of lacuna. • LACUNA n. (Latin) an empty space or missing part, also LACUNE. |