| ACARIDAN | • acaridan n. Synonym of acarid. • ACARIDAN adj. relating to the Acarida, mites and ticks. • ACARIDAN n. a mite or tick, also ACARID, ACARINE, ACARUS. |
| ANARCHAL | • anarchal adj. (Archaic) lawless; anarchic. • ANARCHAL adj. relating to anarchy, the complete absence of law or government, also ANARCHIAL, ANARCHIC, ANARCHICAL. |
| ANASARCA | • anasarca n. (Medicine) Severe generalised oedema. • ANASARCA n. (Greek) dropsy of the subcutaneous cellular tissue. |
| ARCADIAN | • arcadian adj. Pertaining to an arcade. • arcadian adj. Furnished with arcades. • arcadian adj. (Literature) Ideally rustic or pastoral. |
| ARCHAEAN | • archaean n. (Biology) Any organism of the domain Archaea. • Archaean adj. (Geology) Of, or relating to the geologic eon from about 3,800 to 2,500 million years ago; comprises… • Archaean prop.n. (Geology) The eon from 2,500 Ma to 4,000 Ma. |
| ARMAGNAC | • armagnac n. Alternative letter-case form of Armagnac. • Armagnac prop.n. A region of France. • Armagnac prop.n. A party prominent in French politics and warfare during the Hundred Years’ War. |
| BARACANS | • baracans n. Plural of baracan. • BARACAN n. (French) a coarsely woven fabric of wool, silk, and goat's hair, also BARRACAN. |
| BARRACAN | • barracan n. A thick, strong kind of camlet from linen, wool, cotton or all three, usually with a stripe structure… • BARRACAN n. (French) a coarsely woven fabric of wool, silk, and goat's hair, also BARACAN. |
| BARRANCA | • barranca n. A steep-sided gulch or arroyo; a canyon or ravine. • BARRANCA n. (Spanish) a deep ravine, also BARRANCO. |
| CARAGANA | • caragana n. Any of several shrubs or small trees, of the genus Caragana, that often have golden flowers. • CARAGANA n. any of a genus of hardy leguminous shrubs grown for their showy golden flowers. |
| CARANNAS | • CARANNA n. (Tupi) a resinous substance yielded by various South American trees, also CARAUNA. |
| CARAUNAS | • CARAUNA n. (Tupi) a resinous substance yielded by various South American trees, also CARANNA. |
| CARAVANS | • caravans n. Plural of caravan. • caravans v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of caravan. • CARAVAN v. to travel in a portable home. |
| 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. |
| CHARANGA | • charanga n. (Countable, uncountable, music) A traditional ensemble of Cuban dance music, and the genre of music they create. • CHARANGA n. (Spanish) a type of orchestra used to perform Cuban music. |
| DRACAENA | • dracaena n. (Botany) Any of the genus Dracaena of liliaceous plants with woody stems and funnel-shaped flowers. • Dracaena prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Asparagaceae – the dragon trees. • Dracaena prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Teiidae – the caiman lizards. |
| NACARATS | • nacarats n. Plural of nacarat. • NACARAT n. (French) a bright orange-red; a fabric so coloured. |
| SANDARAC | • sandarac n. (Mineralogy, archaic) Realgar; red sulphide of arsenic. • sandarac n. (Chemistry) A white or yellow resin obtained from a north African tree (Tetraclinis articulata), and… • sandarac n. Any tree from the genus Tetraclinis. |