| ALLIUM | • allium n. Any of many bulbous plants of the genus Allium, including onions and garlic. • Allium prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Amaryllidaceae – onions, garlics, and close relatives. • ALLIUM n. (Latin) a plant of the Allium genus to which onions, garlics, leeks etc. belong. |
| BALLIUM | • ballium n. Synonym of bailey (“fortification”). • BALLIUM n. the outer wall and first line of defence of a castle. |
| BDELLIUM | • bdellium n. Probably an aromatic gum like balsam that was exuded from a tree, probably one of several species in… • BDELLIUM n. (Latin) a fragrant gum resin from trees of the genus Commiphora. |
| BERYLLIUM | • beryllium n. The chemical element (symbol Be) with an atomic number of 4; a soft silvery-white low density alkaline… • beryllium n. (Countable) An atom of this element. • BERYLLIUM n. a metallic element. |
| GALLIUM | • gallium n. A chemical element (symbol Ga) with an atomic number of 31; a soft bluish metal. • GALLIUM n. a rare metallic element, found in certain zinc ores. |
| PALLIUM | • pallium n. (Historical) A large cloak worn by Greek philosophers and teachers. • pallium n. (Christianity) A woolen liturgical vestment resembling a collar and worn over the chasuble in the Western… • pallium n. (Malacology) The mantle of a mollusc. |
| PENICILLIUM | • penicillium n. Any of the blue-green fungi, of the genus Penicillium, that are used in the manufacture of cheeses… • Penicillium prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Aspergillaceae – many economically important soil fungi and molds… • PENICILLIUM n. any of a genus of fungus which includes mould on jam, cheese etc. |
| PROTHALLIUM | • prothallium n. A plant, usually a pteridophyte, in gametophyte stage in the metagenesis cycle. • prothallium n. The young gametophyte of a liverwort or peat moss. • PROTHALLIUM n. the free-living gametophyte of a fern or other vascular cryptogam, also PROTHALLUS. |
| PSYLLIUM | • psyllium n. Any of several plants of the subgenus Plantago subg. Psyllium, whose seeds are used commercially for… • psyllium n. Synonym of psyllium (seed) husk, especially as a dietary supplement. • PSYLLIUM n. (Greek) the seed of the fleawort. |
| SUBSELLIUM | • subsellium n. A projecting ledge on the stalls in a church where persons might lean whilst standing during prayers; misericord. • SUBSELLIUM n. one of the stalls of the lower range where there are two ranges. |
| THALLIUM | • thallium n. A metallic chemical element (symbol Tl) with atomic number 81: a gray post-transition metal that discolors… • thallium n. A single atom of this element. • THALLIUM n. a rare bluish-white metallic chemical element. |
| TRILLIUM | • trillium n. Any of several perennial flowering plants, of the genus Trillium, having flowers with three petals. • Trillium prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Melanthiaceae. • TRILLIUM n. a three-leaved plant of the lily family. |
| VERTICILLIUM | • verticillium n. Any of many fungi, of the genus Verticillium, that cause wilt in plants. • VERTICILLIUM n. a fungus some species of which cause plant disease. |