| ACAULINE | • acauline adj. (Botany) acaulescent. • ACAULINE adj. having a very short stem, also ACAULOSE, ACAULOUS. |
| ACICULAE | • aciculae n. Plural of acicula. • ACICULA n. (Latin) a needlelike bristle or spine. |
| ACICULAR | • acicular adj. Needle-shaped; slender like a needle or bristle. • acicular adj. Having sharp points like needles. • acicular adj. (Botany) Of a leaf, slender and pointed, needle-like. |
| ACICULAS | • aciculas n. Plural of acicula. • ACICULA n. (Latin) a needlelike bristle or spine. |
| ACQUIRAL | • acquiral n. The process of acquiring something; acquisition. • ACQUIRAL n. getting or attainment. |
| ALGUACIL | • ALGUACIL n. (Arabic) a Spanish arresting officer, also ALGUAZIL. |
| AURICULA | • auricula n. (Anatomy) The external part of the ear. • auricula n. (Anatomy) A small conical pouch projecting from either atrium of the heart. • auricula n. (Palynology) A pronounced thickening at the corner of a trilete spore, beyond the end of the laesura. |
| AVICULAR | • avicular adj. Of or pertaining to a bird or to birds. • AVICULAR adj. pertaining to birds. |
| BICAUDAL | • bicaudal adj. (Zoology) Having two tails. • BICAUDAL adj. having two tails. |
| CALADIUM | • caladium n. Any of the genus Caladium of flowering plants, especially an ornamental cultivar of Caladium bicolor. • Caladium prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Araceae – tuberous plants with colorful leaves, naive to the tropical… • CALADIUM n. (Malay) any tropical plant of the genus Caladium, of the arum family, the plants of which are grown for their attractive foliage. |
| CAPITULA | • capitula n. Plural of capitulum. • CAPITULUM n. (Latin) a flower cluster as in a daisy. |
| DULCIANA | • dulciana n. (Music) An organ stop with a sweet tone. • DULCIANA n. a soft-toned organ stop, also DULCET. |
| GUAIACOL | • guaiacol n. (Organic chemistry) A naturally occurring methoxy phenol, having certain medicinal applications. • GUAIACOL n. an expectorant and local anaesthetic. |
| NAUTICAL | • nautical adj. Relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen. • NAUTICAL adj. relating to ships, also NAUTIC. |
| NAVICULA | • navicula n. (Christianity) A thurible in the shape of a boat. • Navicula prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Naviculaceae – boat-shaped algae. • NAVICULA n. (Latin) an incense-holder shaped like a boat. |
| PIACULAR | • piacular adj. Requiring atonement or reparation: wicked, sinful, bad. • piacular adj. Expiatory; serving to atone. • PIACULAR adj. atoning, expiatory. |