| ACAROPHILY | • ACAROPHILY n. the symbiotic association of plants with mites. |
| APOCRYPHAL | • apocryphal adj. (Christianity) Of, or pertaining to, the Apocrypha. • apocryphal adj. (By extension) Of doubtful authenticity, or lacking authority; not regarded as canonical. • apocryphal adj. (By extension) Of dubious veracity; of questionable accuracy or truthfulness; anecdotal or in the nature… |
| APOTHECARY | • apothecary n. (Archaic in US, dated in UK) Synonym of pharmacist: a person who sells medicine, especially (historical)… • apothecary n. (Archaic or historical) Synonym of pharmacy: an apothecary’s shop, a drugstore. • apothecary n. (Uncommon) A glass jar of the sort once used for storing medicine. |
| ARCHETYPAL | • archetypal adj. Of or pertaining to an archetype. • ARCHETYPAL adj. of or like an archetype, also ARCHETYPICAL. |
| CACOGRAPHY | • cacography n. Bad spelling or punctuation, especially unintuitive spellings considered as a feature of a whole language or dialect. • cacography n. Poor or illegible handwriting. • CACOGRAPHY n. bad handwriting (the antithesis of calligraphy) or orthography. |
| CHAPLAINRY | • chaplainry n. A chaplaincy. • CHAPLAINRY n. the office of chaplain, also CHAPLAINCY. |
| CYMAGRAPHS | • cymagraphs n. Plural of cymagraph. • CYMAGRAPH n. an instrument for tracing the outline of mouldings, also CYMOGRAPH. |
| GRAPHICACY | • graphicacy n. The ability to comprehend information presented in graphical form, such as maps and charts. • GRAPHICACY n. accurate understanding and use of visual information. |
| MACROPHYLA | • macrophyla n. Plural of macrophylum. • MACROPHYLUM n. a large phylum, as in New Guinea macrophylum. |
| PACHYGYRIA | • pachygyria n. Congenital malformation of the cerebral hemisphere, resulting in unusually thick convolutions of the… |
| PARASTICHY | • parastichy n. (Botany) A secondary spiral of leaves or florets. • PARASTICHY n. a secondary helix joining leaf-bases on an axis, visible where the leaves are crowded together, e.g. the scales of a pine cone. |
| PARENCHYMA | • parenchyma n. (Anatomy) The functional tissue of an organ as distinguished from the connective and supporting tissue. • parenchyma n. (Botany) The cellular tissue, typically soft and succulent, found chiefly in the softer parts of leaves… • parenchyma n. (Zoology) Cellular tissue lying between the body wall and the organs of invertebrate animals lacking… |
| PARONYCHIA | • paronychia n. (Medicine) An infection under the cuticle of a fingernail or toenail. • PARONYCHIA n. a whitlow, or felon. |
| PATRIARCHY | • patriarchy n. (Anthropology, history) A social system in which the father is head of the household, having authority… • patriarchy n. A power structure in which men are dominant. • patriarchy n. (Christianity) The office of a patriarch; a patriarchate. |
| PYRACANTHA | • pyracantha n. A firethorn, any of the genus Pyracantha of thorny evergreen large shrubs. • Pyracantha prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Rosaceae – the firethorns. • PYRACANTHA n. the evergreen thorn, a shrub native of Europe, also PYRACANTH. |
| PYRACANTHS | • pyracanths n. Plural of pyracanth. • PYRACANTH n. the evergreen thorn, a shrub native of Europe, also PYRACANTHA. |
| TACHYGRAPH | • tachygraph n. An example of tachygraphy or shorthand, especially an ancient manuscript. • TACHYGRAPH n. a shorthand writer, also TACHYGRAPHER, TACHYGRAPHIST. |