| AEROPHYTES | • aerophytes n. Plural of aerophyte. • AEROPHYTE n. a plant obtaining all its nourishment from the air; an epiphyte. |
| BRYOPHYTES | • bryophytes n. Plural of bryophyte. • BRYOPHYTE n. a member of the Bryophyta, one of the main groups of the vegetable kingdom, mosses and liverworts. |
| CRYOPHYTES | • cryophytes n. Plural of cryophyte. • CRYOPHYTE n. an organism esp. an alga or moss that grows on snow or ice. |
| HONEYTRAPS | • honeytraps n. Plural of honeytrap (alternative spelling of honey traps). • honey␣traps n. Plural of honey trap. • HONEYTRAP n. a scheme in which a victim is lured into a compromising sexual situation giving opportunities for blackmail. |
| HYPNOTISER | • hypnotiser n. Alternative form of hypnotizer. • HYPNOTISER n. one who hypnotises, also HYPNOTIZER. |
| HYPOCRITES | • hypocrites n. Plural of hypocrite. • Hypocrites prop.n. The sixty-third sura (chapter) of the Qur’an. • HYPOCRITE n. one who pretends to be better or other than they are. |
| HYPOSTRESS | • hypostress n. (Psychology) Insufficient stress. • HYPOSTRESS n. insufficient stress. |
| HYPSOMETER | • hypsometer n. An instrument that measures altitude indirectly by measuring the boiling point of water (which varies… • HYPSOMETER n. an instrument for measuring height of trees through triangulation. |
| HYPSOMETRY | • hypsometry n. The measurement of elevation relative to sea level. • HYPSOMETRY n. the art of measuring the heights of places on the earth's surface. |
| PHENOCRYST | • phenocryst n. (Mineralogy) Any relatively large crystal embedded in a more fine-grained or glassy igneous rock. • PHENOCRYST n. a larger crystal in a porphyritic rock. |
| POLYCHREST | • polychrest n. (Medicine) A medicine that serves for many uses, or that cures many diseases. • POLYCHREST n. a thing or medicine useful in many ways. |
| PREHISTORY | • prehistory n. The time before written records in any area of the world; the events and conditions of those times. • prehistory n. The study of those times. • prehistory n. (Humorous, hyperbolic) Any past time (even recent) treated as such a distant, unknowable era. |
| SAPROPHYTE | • saprophyte n. Any organism that lives on dead organic matter, as certain fungi and bacteria. • SAPROPHYTE n. a fungus or bacterium that feeds upon dead and decaying organic matter. |
| SPHEROCYTE | • spherocyte n. (Cytology) A red blood cell that is spherical rather than biconcave, as occurs in spherocytosis. • SPHEROCYTE n. an abnormal red-blood cell that is spherical rather than disc-shaped. |
| SPOROPHYTE | • sporophyte n. (Botany) A plant (or the diploid phase in its life cycle) which produces spores by meiosis in order… • SPOROPHYTE n. a spore-producing phase in plants that reproduce by metagenesis (alternating asexual and sexual reproduction). |
| UPHOLSTERY | • upholstery n. The craft or business of upholstering furniture. • upholstery n. The materials used in upholstering furniture. • UPHOLSTERY n. material used to make a soft covering esp. for a seat. |
| XEROPHYTES | • xerophytes n. Plural of xerophyte. • XEROPHYTE n. a plant thriving in desert conditions. |