| APOSPOROUS | • aposporous adj. (Botany) relating to apospory. • APOSPOROUS adj. showing apospory, the development of prothalli from direct outgrowths from the fern frond. |
| COCUSWOODS | • COCUSWOOD n. the so-called Jamaica ebony, a tradename for the wood of the kokra. |
| COLOSTROUS | • colostrous adj. Of or relating to colostrum. • COLOSTROUS adj. relating to colostrum, also COLOSTRAL, COLOSTRIC. |
| COOKHOUSES | • cookhouses n. Plural of cookhouse. • COOKHOUSE n. a place where cooking is carried out. |
| COOLHOUSES | • coolhouses n. Plural of coolhouse. • COOLHOUSE n. a greenhouse kept at a cool temperature. |
| COUSCOUSOU | • couscousou n. Archaic form of couscous. • COUSCOUSOU n. the grain of the African millet, also COUSCOUS, CUSCUS, KHUSKHUS, KOUSKOUS. |
| EXOSPOROUS | • exosporous adj. Relating to an exospore. • EXOSPOROUS adj. of or like an exospore, the extreme outer wall of a spore; the epispore. |
| HOUSEROOMS | • houserooms n. Plural of houseroom. • HOUSEROOM n. room or place in a house; as, to give any one houseroom. |
| ISOCHROOUS | • isochroous adj. Of uniform color; isochromatic. • ISOCHROOUS adj. of uniform colour. |
| ISOSPOROUS | • isosporous adj. (Biology) Producing only one kind of spore. • ISOSPOROUS adj. having spores of one kind only, as opposed to heterosporous. |
| ISOTROPOUS | • isotropous adj. (Archaic) isotropic. • ISOTROPOUS adj. having the same properties irrespective of direction, also ISOTROPIC. |
| OSSIVOROUS | • ossivorous adj. Bone-eating; of an animal, given to chewing on bones. • OSSIVOROUS adj. feeding on bones. |
| POORHOUSES | • poorhouses n. Plural of poorhouse. • poor␣houses n. Plural of poor house. • POORHOUSE n. (historical) a place of residence for people too poor to support themselves. |
| SONOROUSLY | • sonorously adv. In a sonorous way. • SONOROUS adv. characterized by a full and loud sound. |
| SOUPSPOONS | • soupspoons n. Plural of soupspoon. • soup␣spoons n. Plural of soup spoon. • SOUPSPOON n. a spoon for eating soup. |
| TOOLHOUSES | • toolhouses n. Plural of toolhouse. • TOOLHOUSE n. a place where tools are stored. |
| UROBOROSES | • UROBOROS n. a representation of a serpent with its tail in its mouth, symbolizing completion, totality, endlessness, etc., also OUROBOROS. |
| WOODHOUSES | • woodhouses n. Plural of woodhouse. • WOODHOUSE n. a wild man of the woods, used in heraldry as a supporter, also WOODWOSE. |
| ZOOSPOROUS | • zoosporous adj. Relating to zoospores. • ZOOSPOROUS adj. of or like a zoospore, a swarm-spore. |