| APOPLASTS | • apoplasts n. Plural of apoplast. • APOPLAST n. the non-protoplasmic component of a plant, including the cell walls and intercellular material. |
| APPALOOSA | • appaloosa n. (US, uncountable) A breed of horse having a spotted rump. • appaloosa n. (Countable) A horse of the breed. • appaloosa n. (Southern US) A catfish. |
| APPOSABLE | • apposable adj. (Anatomy) Capable of being apposed, or applied one to another, as the thumb to the fingers of the hand;… • APPOSABLE adj. that can be apposed. |
| APPROVALS | • approvals n. Plural of approval. • APPROVAL n. the act of approving. |
| HAPLOPIAS | • HAPLOPIA n. normal vision. |
| MALAPROPS | • malaprops n. Plural of malaprop. • malaprops v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of malaprop. • MALAPROP n. a humorous misuse of a word, also MALAPROPISM. |
| PALAMPORE | • palampore n. (Now historical) A rich cotton cloth, originally made in India, used for bedspreads and shawls. • PALAMPORE n. a flowered chintz bedcover common in Asia, also PALEMPORE. |
| PALINOPIA | • palinopia n. Alternative form of palinopsia. • PALINOPIA n. a visual disorder in which the patient perceives a prolonged afterimage, also PALINOPSIA. |
| PALPATION | • palpation n. (Medicine) The act of feeling or pushing on various parts of a patient’s body to determine medical condition… • PALPATION n. the act of touching or feeling. |
| PALPATORS | • palpators n. Plural of palpator. • PALPATOR n. one who palpates. |
| PALPATORY | • palpatory adj. (Medicine) Relating to palpation. • PALPATORY adj. relating to palpation. |
| PAPILLOMA | • papilloma n. (Pathology, oncology) An epithelial tumour, usually benign, with the appearance of a papilla. • PAPILLOMA n. a tumour formed by hypertrophy of a papilla or papillae, such as a wart, etc. |
| PHALAROPE | • phalarope n. Any of three small wading birds in the genus Phalaropus, of the family Scolopacidae, that have lobed toes. • PHALAROPE n. a small sandpiper-like shore bird. |
| POLYPARIA | • polyparia n. Plural of polyparium. • POLYPARIUM n. the framework and base of a polyp colony, esp. coral, also POLYPARY. |
| PROPAGULA | • propagula n. Plural of propagulum. • PROPAGULUM n. a body with the capacity to give rise to a new plant e.g. seed, spore, bulbil, fragment etc., also PROPAGULE. |
| PROPYLAEA | • propylaea n. Plural of propylaeum. • propylaea n. Plural of propylaeon. • PROPYLAEUM n. any court or vestibule before a building or leading into any inclosure. |
| SOPAPILLA | • sopapilla n. Alternative spelling of sopaipilla. • SOPAPILLA n. a square of deep-fried dough often sweetened and eaten as dessert, also SOPAIPILLA. |