| FANUM | • fanum n. (Historical) The site of an Ancient Roman temple or shrine. • FANUM n. (Latin) a cape worn by the pope, also FANO. |
| GRANUM | • granum n. (Biology) A stack-like structure in plant chloroplasts that contain chlorophyll; the site of photosynthesis. • granum n. (Obsolete, regional) One’s grandmother. • GRANUM n. (Latin) a part of a plant chloroplast. |
| KHANUM | • khanum n. (Historical) An aristocratic lady in the Middle East or South Asia. • KHANUM n. (Turkish) a lady's title of rank in the Middle East. |
| ARCANUM | • arcanum n. A mystery or deep secret. • arcanum n. An elixir or secret remedy. • ARCANUM n. (Latin) a secret; a mystery. |
| LADANUM | • ladanum n. Alternative form of labdanum. • LADANUM n. (Latin) a gum resin gathered from certain Oriental species of Cistus, also LABDANUM. |
| ORGANUM | • organum n. (Music) A type of medieval polyphony which builds upon an existing plainsong. • organum n. (Archaic) A method by which philosophical or scientific investigation may be conducted. • ORGANUM n. (Latin) a method of philosophical or scientific investigation, also ORGANON. |
| SOLANUM | • solanum n. (Botany) Any plant in the genus Solanum. • solanum n. (East Africa) A traditional green vegetable in the genus Solanum, specifically Solanum nigrum, and sometimes… • Solanum prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Solanaceae – nightshades (sensu stricto); mostly poisonous, but… |
| GALBANUM | • galbanum n. A bitter, aromatic resin or gum, extracted from plants of the genus Ferula, that resembles assafoetida… • GALBANUM n. (Latin) a gum resin exuding from the stems of certain Asiatic umbelliferous plants. |
| LABDANUM | • labdanum n. A sticky brown resin obtained from species of rockrose, used mainly in perfume. • LABDANUM n. (Latin) a gum resin gathered from certain Oriental species of Cistus, also LADANUM. |
| LAUDANUM | • laudanum n. A tincture of opium, once widely used for various medical purposes and as a recreational drug. • laudanum v. (Transitive) To add laudanum to (a drink or the like). • laudanum v. (Rare) To cause (a person) to be high on laudanum. |
| OLIBANUM | • olibanum n. A gum resin from trees of the genus Boswellia, formerly used as a medicine and now mainly as incense. • OLIBANUM n. an aromatic gum from a North African tree, formerly used in medicine but now chiefly as incense. |
| ORIGANUM | • origanum n. Any herbaceous plant of the genus Origanum. • Origanum prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Lamiaceae – herbs, including oregano and marjoram. • ORIGANUM n. wild marjoram, also OREGANO, ORIGAN, ORIGANE. |
| TIMPANUM | • timpanum n. (Anatomy) The eardrum. • timpanum n. (Anatomy) The middle ear. • timpanum n. (By extension) The diaphragm of a telephone. |
| TYMPANUM | • tympanum n. (Archaic) A drum. • tympanum n. (Anatomy, zootomy) Any of various anatomic structures in various animals with analogy to a drum head… • tympanum n. (Architecture) A vertical recessed triangular space between the sides of a pediment, typically decorated. |
| LANTHANUM | • lanthanum n. (Uncountable) A chemical element (symbol La) with an atomic number of 57: a soft, ductile, silvery-white… • lanthanum n. (Countable) An atom of this element. • LANTHANUM n. a rare element of the group of the earth metals, allied to aluminium. |
| VERUMONTANUM | • verumontanum n. (Anatomy) An elevation or crest in the wall of the urethra where the seminal ducts enter it. • VERUMONTANUM n. a ridge on the male urethra where the duct conveying prostatic fluid, sperm and other fluids enters it. |