| BLOODROOT | • bloodroot n. A North American plant, Sanguinaria canadensis, of the poppy family, which has a red root and sap and… • BLOODROOT n. a plant with a red root and red sap, and bearing a pretty, white flower in early spring, aka puccoon, redroot. |
| BLOODWORT | • bloodwort n. Any of various plants with red roots or leaves. • bloodwort n. Any of various plants used or formerly used to staunch bleeding. • BLOODWORT n. a plant with a red dye in the roots. |
| COLICROOT | • colicroot n. A bitter American herb of the bloodwort family (Haemodoraceae), with small yellow or white flowers in a long spike. • colicroot n. Any of several other plants with bitter roots. • COLICROOT n. a herb of the bloodwort family, with small yellow or white flowers in a long spike. |
| CORALROOT | • coralroot n. Any of several saprophytic orchids of the genus Corallorhiza. • coralroot n. Cardamine bulbifera. • CORALROOT n. a kind of orchid. |
| EROTOLOGY | • erotology n. The study of sexual stimuli and behaviour. • EROTOLOGY n. the study of erotic stimuli and sexual behaviour. |
| LOCOMOTOR | • locomotor adj. Of or pertaining to movement or locomotion. • locomotor n. Something that is capable of locomotion. • LOCOMOTOR n. a muscle involved in movement or locomotion. |
| OROLOGIST | • orologist n. (Obsolete, rare) One versed in orology. • OROLOGIST n. one versed in orology, the study of mountains, also OREOLOGIST. |
| PILOMOTOR | • pilomotor adj. Relating to the goose flesh reflex. • PILOMOTOR adj. causing movement of hairs, as in pilomotor nerves. |
| POLTROONS | • poltroons n. Plural of poltroon. • POLTROON n. a despicable coward, also POULTROONE. |
| PORTFOLIO | • portfolio n. A case for carrying papers, drawings, photographs, maps and other flat documents. • portfolio n. (By extension) The collection of such documents, especially the works of an artist or photographer. • portfolio n. (Politics) The post and the responsibilities of a cabinet minister or other head of a government department. |
| PORTOLANO | • portolano n. Alternative form of portolan. • PORTOLANO n. (Italian) in the Middle Ages, a navigation manual, also PORTOLAN, PORTULAN. |
| PROTOCOLS | • protocols n. Plural of protocol. • PROTOCOL v. to draw up a protocol. |
| PROTOZOAL | • protozoal adj. Protozoan. • PROTOZOAL adj. of or pertaining to the Protozoa. |
| ROOTHOLDS | • rootholds n. Plural of roothold. • ROOTHOLD n. maintenance of position by roots. |
| TOOLROOMS | • toolrooms n. Plural of toolroom. • tool␣rooms n. Plural of tool room. • TOOLROOM n. a room where tools are stored. |
| TROPOLOGY | • tropology n. (Rhetoric) The use of a trope (metaphor or figure of speech). • tropology n. (Theology, philosophy) The interpretation of scripture or other work in order to educe moral or figurative… • tropology n. A recurring motif or metaphor, a trope; an interplay of tropes. |
| ZOOSTEROL | • zoosterol n. (Biochemistry) Any sterol found in animal tissue. • ZOOSTEROL n. a sterol, such as cholesterol, of animal origin. |