| ADULARIA | • adularia n. (Mineralogy) A variety of orthoclase feldspar found as colorless to white prismatic crystals in cavities… • ADULARIA n. a transparent or translucent variety of common feldspar, aka moonstone. |
| AMARACUS | • amaracus n. (Obsolete) Marjoram. • AMARACUS n. (Latin) the herb marjoram. |
| AQUAFARM | • aquafarm n. (Agriculture) A facility where aquaculture is carried out. • AQUAFARM v. to cultivate food fish. |
| AQUARIAL | • aquarial adj. Of or relating to an aquarium. • AQUARIAL adj. of or pertaining to an aquarium, also AQUARIAN. |
| AQUARIAN | • aquarian adj. Of or relating to an aquarium. • aquarian n. A person who keeps an aquarium. • Aquarian adj. (Astrology) Of or pertaining to the astrological sign of Aquarius. |
| ARAHUANA | • arahuana n. Alternative form of arowana (“type of fish”). • ARAHUANA n. a large tropical fish, also ARAWANA, AROWANA, ARUANA. |
| ARAPUNGA | • arapunga n. Alternative form of araponga. • ARAPUNGA n. (Tupi) the campanero or S. American bellbird, also ARAPONGA. |
| AULARIAN | • aularian adj. (Rare) Of or pertaining to a large hall. • aularian n. (UK, Oxford University) A member of a hall rather than a college. • AULARIAN n. a member of a hall at Oxford. |
| CARAUNAS | • CARAUNA n. (Tupi) a resinous substance yielded by various South American trees, also CARANNA. |
| CARNAUBA | • carnauba n. A Brazilian palm tree having waxy, fan-shaped leaves and toothed leafstalks, Copernicia prunifera. • carnauba n. (Uncountable) The hard wax obtained from the leaves of this plant and used especially in polishes. • CARNAUBA n. (Portuguese) a Brazilian palm tree yielding a fine yellowish wax, also CARNAHUBA. |
| GUARACHA | • guaracha n. (Music, uncountable) A genre of Cuban popular music with rapid tempo and lyrics. • guaracha n. (Music, countable) A piece performed in this style. • GUARACHA n. (Spanish) a flat-heeled sandal, also GUARACHE, GUARACHI, HUARACHE, HUARACHO. |
| GUARANAS | • guaranas n. Plural of guarana. • GUARANA n. (Tupi) a caffeine-rich drink made from a Brazilian plant. |
| MAIASAUR | • maiasaur n. Any of the species of herbivorous duck-billed dinosaurs in the genus Maiasaura. • MAIASAUR n. a species of herbivorous dinosaur, also MAIASAURA. |
| PARAQUAT | • paraquat n. (Chemistry) A poisonous yellow herbicide derived from bipyridine. • PARAQUAT n. (tradename) a herbicide that kills green vegetation by interfering with photosynthesis. |
| RUTABAGA | • rutabaga n. (Now North America) The swede, or Swedish turnip; the European plant Brassica napus var. napobrassica. • rutabaga n. (Now North America) The edible root of this plant. • ruta-baga n. Alternative form of rutabaga. |
| TAMARAUS | • tamaraus n. Plural of tamarau. • TAMARAU n. (Tagalog) a small wild buffalo of the Philippines, also TAMARAO, TIMARAU. |
| TRAUMATA | • traumata n. Plural of trauma. • TRAUMA n. (Greek) a severe emotional shock. |
| TUATARAS | • tuataras n. Plural of tuatara. • TUATARA n. (Maori) a primitive reptile found in New Zealand, of the genus Hatteria, also TUATERA. |