| APPRESSORIUM | • appressorium n. (Mycology) A bulbous formation produced by parasitic fungi that is well attached to the cuticle of the… • APPRESSORIUM n. the flattened thickened tip of a hyphal branch by which some parasitic fungi attach to and penetrate their host. |
| ARCHESPORIUM | • archesporium n. (Botany) Any of the cells of the sporangium that give rise to spores. • ARCHESPORIUM n. a primitive cell or group of cells from which a mother cell develops. |
| ASPERSORIUMS | • aspersoriums n. Plural of aspersorium. • ASPERSORIUM n. a basin for holy water. |
| IPRATROPIUMS | • IPRATROPIUM n. a bronchodilator drug used in the treatment of asthma. |
| LEPROSARIUMS | • leprosariums n. Plural of leprosarium. • LEPROSARIUM n. a hospital for lepers. |
| MICROPTEROUS | • micropterous adj. (Entomology) Having small, sometimes merely vestigial, wings. • MICROPTEROUS adj. having small wings or fins. |
| MICROSPOROUS | • microsporous adj. Relating to microspores. • MICROSPOROUS adj. of or like a microspore, also MICROSPORIC. |
| OVERTRUMPING | • overtrumping v. Present participle of overtrump. • OVERTRUMP v. to trump with a higher card than the trump already played. |
| PARLOURMAIDS | • parlourmaids n. Plural of parlourmaid. • PARLOURMAID n. a female servant in a private home who serves at the table, keeps the house clean and answers the door to guests. |
| PERIMORPHOUS | • perimorphous adj. Perimorphic. • PERIMORPHOUS adj. like a perimorph, also PERIMORPHIC. |
| PERIOSTRACUM | • periostracum n. (Malacology) The proteinaceous outer sheath of many molluscan shells. • PERIOSTRACUM n. the horny outer layer of a mollusc's shell. |
| PITYROSPORUM | • Pityrosporum prop.n. Former name of Malassezia (“fungus genus”). • PITYROSPORUM n. a yeastlike fungus which can cause pityriasis. |
| PROMPTUARIES | • promptuaries n. Plural of promptuary. • PROMPTUARY n. a repository; a reference book of facts. |
| SCRIPTORIUMS | • scriptoriums n. Plural of scriptorium. • SCRIPTORIUM n. (Latin) a writing room, esp. of scribes in medieval monastery. |
| UNPERFORMING | • UNPERFORMING adj. not performing. |