| ANTHURIUMS | • anthuriums n. Plural of anthurium. • ANTHURIUM n. a tropical American plant. |
| AUTEURISMS | • AUTEURISM n. the profession of auteur, film director. |
| AUTEURISTS | • auteurists n. Plural of auteurist. • AUTEURIST n. a film director whose practice accords with the auteur theory, also AUTEUR. |
| GRATUITOUS | • gratuitous adj. Given freely; unearned. • gratuitous adj. Unjustified or unnecessary; not called for by the circumstances. • GRATUITOUS adj. done freely; needless. |
| HAUSTORIUM | • haustorium n. A root of a parasitic plant modified to take nourishment from its host. • haustorium n. A cellular structure, growing into or around another structure to absorb water or nutrients, such as a cotyledon. • HAUSTORIUM n. (Latin) one of the sucker-like rootlets of such plants as the dodder and ivy. |
| LAURUSTINE | • laurustine n. Alternative form of laurestine. • LAURUSTINE n. a winter-flowering shrub, also LAURUSTINUS. |
| LUXURIATES | • luxuriates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of luxuriate. • LUXURIATE v. to be luxuriant, grow profusely. |
| NASTURTIUM | • nasturtium n. The popular name of any of the plants in the Tropaeolum genus of flowering plants native to south and central America. • nasturtium n. A plant in this genus, Tropaeolum majus. • nasturtium n. Any of the plants in the genus, Nasturtium, that includes watercress. |
| PURSUIVANT | • pursuivant n. (Archaic) A follower. • pursuivant n. (Heraldry) A functionary of lower rank than a herald, but discharging similar duties; called also pursuivant… • pursuivant n. (Freemasonry) A Grand Lodge Officer who guards the inner door during a meeting of the Grand Lodge. |
| RUMFUSTIAN | • rumfustian n. A hot alcoholic drink traditionally made from sherry, eggs, etc. and now made from rum and various spices. • RUMFUSTIAN n. (archaic) a hot alcoholic drink made from rum and various spices. |
| SAUSSURITE | • saussurite n. (Mineralogy) A tough, compact mineral aggregate, of a white, greenish, or greyish colour. It is an aggregate… • SAUSSURITE n. a dull opaque mass of zoisite, albite, etc., formed by the alteration of feldspar. |
| SUBTITULAR | • subtitular adj. Relating to, or appearing in, a subtitle. • SUBTITULAR adj. having the nature of a subtitle. |
| SUDATORIUM | • sudatorium n. A hot room used to induce sweating, steam room, steam bath, sauna. • SUDATORIUM n. (Latin) a sweat room in a bath. |
| SUTURATION | • suturation n. The creation of a suture; a stitching together. • SUTURATION n. the act of applying sutures. |
| ULTRAVIRUS | • ultravirus n. A filterable virus. • ULTRAVIRUS n. a virus small enough to pass through the finest filter. |
| UNCURTAINS | • uncurtains v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of uncurtain. • UNCURTAIN v. to remove a curtain from; to reveal. |
| USURPATION | • usurpation n. The wrongful seizure of something by force, especially of sovereignty or other authority. • usurpation n. Trespass onto another’s property without permission. • usurpation n. A taking or use without right. |
| USURPATIVE | • usurpative adj. That usurps. • USURPATIVE adj. relating to usurpation. |