| APICULUS | • apiculus n. (Mycology) The part of a spore which attaches to the sterigmata at the end of a basidium. • APICULUS n. (Latin) a sharp point at the end of a leaf. |
| CUPULATE | • cupulate adj. Cup-shaped. • cupulate adj. Having or bearing cupules; cupuliferous. • CUPULATE adj. cup-shaped, also CUPULAR. |
| NAUPLIUS | • nauplius n. (Zoology) A crustacean larva that has three pairs of locomotive organs (corresponding to antennules… • Nauplius prop.n. (Greek mythology) A son of the god Poseidon by Amymone, daughter of Danaus, and founder of the city of Nauplia. • Nauplius prop.n. (Greek mythology) A descendant of the founder of Nauplia who ruled the city (alternatively, Euboea)… |
| OPUSCULA | • opuscula n. Plural of opusculum. • OPUSCULE n. a short work, also OPUSCLE, OPUSCULUM. |
| PABULOUS | • pabulous adj. (Obsolete) nourishing. • PABULOUS adj. of or relating to nourishment, also PABULAR. |
| PABULUMS | • pabulums n. Plural of pabulum. • PABULUM n. (Latin) food, esp. a suspension or solution of nutrients in a state suitable for absorption; something (as writing or speech) that is insipid, simplistic, or bland, also PABLUM. |
| PALUDOUS | • paludous adj. Synonym of paludal (“marshy”). • paludous adj. (Obsolete) Synonym of paludal (“malarial”). • PALUDOUS adj. marshy; living in marshes, also PALUDOSE. |
| PAPULOUS | • papulous adj. Papulose. • PAPULOUS adj. having pimples, also PAPULOSE. |
| PATULOUS | • patulous adj. Open; spread; exposed. • PATULOUS adj. spreading, open, also PATULENT. |
| PAUSEFUL | • pauseful adj. (Poetic) Full of pauses; slow and irregular. • PAUSEFUL adj. full of pauses. |
| PLUMULAE | • plumulae n. Plural of plumula. • PLUMULA n. (Latin) the embryo shoot in a seed, also PLUMULE. |
| PLUMULAR | • plumular adj. (Botany) Relating to a plumule. • PLUMULAR adj. relating to a plumule, a little feather or plume. |
| PUNALUAN | • punaluan adj. Of or relating to a punalua. • PUNALUAN adj. pertaining to punalua, primitive group marriage of a number of brothers to a number of sisters. |
| PUNALUAS | • punaluas n. Plural of punalua. • PUNALUA n. (Hawaiian) the marriage of brothers of one family to sisters of another. |
| PUNCTUAL | • punctual adj. Prompt; on time. • punctual adj. (Chiefly mathematics) Existing as a point or series of points. • punctual adj. (Linguistics) Expressing momentary action that has no duration. |
| PURSUALS | • pursuals n. Plural of pursual. • PURSUAL n. the act of pursuit. |
| PUSTULAR | • pustular adj. Of, pertaining to, or containing pustules. • PUSTULAR adj. of or pertaining to pustules, also PUSTULOUS. |
| UPVALUED | • upvalued v. Simple past tense and past participle of upvalue. • UPVALUE v. to increase the value of. |
| UPVALUES | • upvalues n. Plural of upvalue. • upvalues v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of upvalue. • UPVALUE v. to increase the value of. |