| ACANACEOUS | • acanaceous adj. (Very rare) Bearing prickles or thistles; prickly. • ACANACEOUS adj. bearing prickles or thorns. |
| AGAPANTHUS | • agapanthus n. Any member of the genus Agapanthus of flowering plants. • Agapanthus prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Amaryllidaceae – certain flowering plants of South Africa, some… • AGAPANTHUS n. a genus of lily native to South Africa. |
| ANASARCOUS | • anasarcous adj. Belonging to, or affected by, anasarca, or dropsy; dropsical. • ANASARCOUS adj. belonging, or affected by, anasarca, or dropsy; dropsical. |
| ANTINAUSEA | • antinausea adj. (Pharmacology) Intended to prevent or combat nausea. • ANTINAUSEA adj. designed to prevent nausea. |
| AQUAPLANES | • aquaplanes n. Plural of aquaplane. • AQUAPLANE v. to skim across water. |
| AQUATINTAS | • aquatintas n. Plural of aquatinta. • AQUATINTA n. a print made by a method of etching having the effect of watercolour drawing, also AQUATINT. |
| CAMPANULAS | • campanulas n. Plural of campanula. • CAMPANULA n. (Latin) a member of the bellflower family. |
| CARNAHUBAS | • carnahubas n. Plural of carnahuba. • CARNAHUBA n. (Portuguese) a Brazilian palm tree yielding a fine yellowish wax, also CARNAUBA. |
| CASUARINAS | • casuarinas n. Plural of casuarina. • CASUARINA n. a tree of the genus Casuarina, native to Australia and parts of SE Asia, with jointed branches resembling gigantic horsetail plants. |
| EUTHANASIA | • euthanasia n. The practice of intentionally and painlessly killing a human being or animal for humane reasons, especially… • euthanasia n. (Obsolete) An easy death, or the means to bring about such a death. • EUTHANASIA n. the practice of ending the life of an individual suffering from a terminal illness or incurable condition, also EUTHANASY. |
| GARGANTUAS | • GARGANTUA n. a monster in a Japanese film. |
| GUANABANAS | • guanabanas n. Plural of guanabana. • GUANABANA n. a tropical tree or its fruit. |
| MALAGUENAS | • malaguenas n. Plural of malaguena. • MALAGUENA n. (Spanish) a Spanish dance performed by a couple, similar to the fandango. |
| MARABUNTAS | • marabuntas n. Plural of marabunta. • MARABUNTA n. (Caribbean) in the Caribbean, a social wasp; an ill-tempered woman. |
| MARIHUANAS | • marihuanas n. Plural of marihuana. • MARIHUANA n. (Spanish) Indian hemp; its dried flowers or leaves smoked as an intoxicant, also MARIJUANA. |
| MARIJUANAS | • marijuanas n. Plural of marijuana. • MARIJUANA n. (Spanish) Indian hemp; its dried flowers or leaves smoked as an intoxicant, also MARIHUANA. |
| MEGAFAUNAS | • megafaunas n. Plural of megafauna. • MEGAFAUNA n. the large or macroscopic animals, esp. the large vertebrates, of a given area, habitat, or epoch. |
| NAUMACHIAS | • naumachias n. Plural of naumachia. • NAUMACHIA n. (Latin) a mock sea battle, performed as a spectacle among the ancient Romans, also NAUMACHY. |
| SATURNALIA | • saturnalia n. A period or occasion of general license, in which the passions or vices have riotous indulgence; a period… • Saturnalia prop.n. An Ancient Roman holiday honoring the deity Saturn. • Saturnalia prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the order Saurischia – a dinosaur from the Triassic period. |
| TARANTULAS | • tarantulas n. Plural of tarantula. • TARANTULA n. any one of several species of large spiders, popularly supposed to be very venomous. |