| ACROCARPOUS | • acrocarpous adj. (Botany) Developing the archegonium on the summit of the primary stem; fruiting at tips, in the manner of mosses. • ACROCARPOUS adj. of mosses, having the archegonia at the top of the stem. |
| AFRORMOSIAS | • afrormosias n. Plural of afrormosia. • AFRORMOSIA n. a dense tropical hardwood resembling teak, used for furniture and panelling. |
| ARBORACEOUS | • arboraceous adj. Of or relating to trees. • arboraceous adj. Abounding in trees. • ARBORACEOUS adj. pertaining to or like a tree; wooded. |
| ARROGATIONS | • arrogations n. Plural of arrogation. • ARROGATION n. the act of arrogating, or making exorbitant claims; the act of taking more than one is justly entitled to. |
| BOARDSAILOR | • boardsailor n. Windsurfer. • BOARDSAILOR n. one who practises sailboarding. |
| COLORATURAS | • coloraturas n. Plural of coloratura. • COLORATURA n. (Italian) a highly ornamented, virtuoso (musical passage); a singer, esp. soprano, of such music, also COLORATURE. |
| COMPARATORS | • comparators n. Plural of comparator. • COMPARATOR n. any device for comparing accurately, so as e.g. to detect deviations from a standard or to confirm identity. |
| ELABORATORS | • elaborators n. Plural of elaborator. • ELABORATOR n. one who, or that which, elaborates. |
| EVAPORATORS | • evaporators n. Plural of evaporator. • EVAPORATOR n. an agent that causes evaporation. |
| KOOKABURRAS | • kookaburras n. Plural of kookaburra. • KOOKABURRA n. (Native Australian) a large Australian kingfisher, with a call sounds like a raucous laugh, also GOBURRA. |
| MACROFLORAS | • macrofloras n. Plural of macroflora. • MACROFLORA n. (Greek) plants visible to the naked eye. |
| NARROWBOATS | • narrowboats n. Plural of narrowboat. |
| ORGANOGRAMS | • organograms n. Plural of organogram. • ORGANOGRAM n. a chart showing a graded arrangement of personnel in an organisation. |
| OVERAROUSAL | • overarousal n. Excessive arousal. • OVERAROUSAL n. excessive arousal. |
| PARADOCTORS | • paradoctors n. Plural of paradoctor. • PARADOCTOR n. a doctor who parachutes to patients in remote areas. |
| POLAROGRAMS | • polarograms n. Plural of polarogram. • POLAROGRAM n. a picture taken by polarography. |
| PROPAGATORS | • propagators n. Plural of propagator. • PROPAGATOR n. one who propagates. |
| SIALORRHOEA | • sialorrhoea n. Alternative spelling of sialorrhea. • sialorrhœa n. Obsolete form of sialorrhea. • SIALORRHOEA n. excessive secretion of saliva, aka ptyalism. |
| TRAVOLATORS | • travolators n. Plural of travolator. • TRAVOLATOR n. a moving footpath for pedestrians, also TRAVELATOR. |
| VARIOLATORS | • variolators n. Plural of variolator. • VARIOLATOR n. a person who carries out variolation. |