| APPRESSORIA | • appressoria n. Plural of appressorium. • APPRESSORIUM n. the flattened thickened tip of a hyphal branch by which some parasitic fungi attach to and penetrate their host. |
| CARPOSPORES | • carpospores n. Plural of carpospore. • CARPOSPORE n. a kind of spore formed in the conceptacles of red algae. |
| GRASSHOPPER | • grasshopper n. A mostly herbivorous insect of the order Orthoptera, noted for its ability to jump long distances and… • grasshopper n. A cocktail made with crème de menthe and optionally with crème de cacao. • grasshopper n. (Figuratively) A young student in initial stages of training who has been chosen on account of their obvious talent. |
| PARAPARESES | • parapareses n. Plural of paraparesis. • PARAPARESIS n. paralysis of the lower limbs. |
| PARAPARESIS | • paraparesis n. Weakness of both legs, resulting from disease of the nervous system. • PARAPARESIS n. paralysis of the lower limbs. |
| PARAPHRASES | • paraphrases n. Plural of paraphrase. • paraphrases v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of paraphrase. • PARAPHRASE v. to restate in different words. |
| PEPPERGRASS | • peppergrass n. Any of the pungent herbs of the cruciferous genus Lepidium, especially the garden peppergrass, or garden… • peppergrass n. The common pillwort of Europe (Pilularia globulifera). • PEPPERGRASS n. a wild plant, aka pepperwort. |
| PERIPHRASES | • periphrases n. Plural of periphrase. • periphrases n. Plural of periphrasis. • periphrases v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of periphrase. |
| PERIPHRASIS | • periphrasis n. The use of a longer expression instead of a shorter one with a similar meaning, for example "I am going… • periphrasis n. (Linguistics) Expressing a grammatical meaning (such as a tense) using a syntactic construction rather… • periphrasis n. (Rhetoric) The substitution of a descriptive word or phrase for a proper name (a type of circumlocution). |
| PERSPIRATES | • perspirates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of perspirate. • PERSPIRATE v. to sweat. |
| PRAEPOSTORS | • praepostors n. Plural of praepostor. • PRAEPOSTOR n. (Latin) the name used for a prefect in some English public schools, also PREPOSITOR, PREPOSTOR. |
| REAPPRAISES | • reappraises v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of reappraise. • REAPPRAISE v. to appraise again. |
| SUPERPRAISE | • superpraise v. (Obsolete, rare) To overpraise; to praise highly. • SUPERPRAISE v. to give very high praise. |