| ALCHERA | • Alchera prop.n. Synonym of Dreamtime. • ALCHERA n. (Native Australian) the dreamtime, also ALCHERINGA. |
| BURSERA | • bursera n. Any plant of the genus Bursera. • Bursera prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Burseraceae – several New World shrubs and trees. • BURSERA adj. designating a tropical American genus of trees yielding elemi and timber. |
| CALDERA | • caldera n. (Volcanology) A large crater formed by collapse of the cone or edifice of a volcano. • Caldera prop.n. A city, a port and commune in Copiapó province, Atacama region, northern Chile. • Caldera prop.n. A corregimiento in Boquete district, Chiriquí province, Panama. |
| CAPUERA | • capuera n. In Latin America, cleared land that has developed a secondary forest. • CAPUERA n. (Portuguese) a martial art and dance combination, also CAPOEIRA. |
| CHIMERA | • chimera n. (Greek mythology) Alternative letter-case form of Chimera, a supposed monster in Lycia with the head… • chimera n. (Mythology, art) Any fantastic creature combining parts from different animals. • chimera n. (Figurative) A foolish, incongruous, or vain thought or product of the imagination. |
| CHOLERA | • cholera n. (Pathology) Any of several acute infectious diseases of humans and domestic animals, caused by certain… • CHOLERA n. (Greek) an acute and frequently fatal infection of the small intestine. |
| DIPTERA | • Diptera prop.n. A taxonomic order within the superorder Endopterygota – true flies. • DIPTERA n. an extensive order of insects having only two functional wings and two balancers. |
| DROSERA | • drosera n. Any of several carnivorous, flowering plants of the genus Drosera. • Drosera prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Droseraceae – the sundews, insectivore plants of cosmopolitan distribution. • DROSERA n. a genus of insectivorous plants that includes the sundew. |
| GERBERA | • gerbera n. A daisy of the genus Gerbera. • GERBERA n. a genus of South African plants. |
| GLOMERA | • glomera n. Plural of glomus. • GLOMUS n. (Latin) a small body consisting of blood-vessels and associated tissue; esp. any of numerous small structures in the skin of the hands and feet functioning in temperature regulation. |
| GUNNERA | • gunnera n. Any of several plants, of the genus Gunnera, that have very large leaves and small, reddish drupes. • GUNNERA n. a large-leaved ornamental herb of the mare's-tail family. |
| HETAERA | • hetaera n. (Historical, Ancient Greece) A highly cultivated hired female companion who would entertain upper-class… • hetaera n. A mistress. • hetæra n. Archaic form of hetaera. |
| RIVIERA | • riviera n. Any coastal area popular with tourists. • Riviera prop.n. A region of Europe, on the Mediterranean; The coastal area of southern France (French Riviera) and north-western… • Riviera prop.n. A district and municipality therein in Ticino canton, Switzerland. |
| SANTERA | • santera n. A woman who crafts santos (religious statues). • SANTERA n. (Spanish) a priestess of santeria. |
| TEMPERA | • tempera n. A medium used to bind pigments in painting, as well as the associated artistic techniques. • tempera n. (Countable) A painting done in this medium. • TEMPERA n. (Italian) an emulsion, esp. made with egg yolk, used as a medium for powdering pigments. |
| TESSERA | • tessera n. A small square piece of stone, wood, ivory or glass used for making a mosaic. • tessera n. (Planetology) complex-ridged surface feature seen on plateau highlands of Venus and perhaps on Triton. • TESSERA n. (Latin) a small piece of stone, glass or tile used in mosaic. |
| TUATERA | • tuatera n. Alternative form of tuatara. • TUATERA n. (Maori) a primitive reptile found in New Zealand, of the genus Hatteria, also TUATARA. |
| VISCERA | • viscera n. Plural of viscus. • viscera n. Collectively, the internal organs of the body, especially those contained within the abdominal and thoracic… • viscera n. The intestines. |
| WOMMERA | • wommera n. Alternative form of woomera. • WOMMERA n. (Native Australian) a stick used to propel spears, also WOMERA, WOOMERA. |
| WOOMERA | • woomera n. (Australia) A traditional spearthrower, consisting of a stick with a hooked end, used by First Nations Australians. • Woomera prop.n. An area of South Australia used in Australia’s rocket launch program. • Woomera prop.n. A town in South Australia, Australia located on the Nullarbor Plain about 150 miles north of Adelaide. |