| APHIDS | • aphids n. Plural of aphid. • APHID n. a plant-louse, a small homopterous insect that sucks plant juices, also APHIS. |
| APHONY | • aphony n. Dated form of aphonia. • APHONY n. loss of voice. |
| APHTHA | • aphtha n. (Pathology) Candidiasis, oral thrush, thrush (fungal infection of the mucous membranes of the mouth… • aphtha n. An oral ulcer, disregarding the cause. • aphtha n. (Veterinary medicine) Foot-and-mouth disease. |
| DAPHNE | • daphne n. Any one of least 50 species of shrub in the genus Daphne of the family Thymelaeaceae, some of which… • Daphne prop.n. (Greek mythology) A dryad pursued by Apollo, who was turned into a laurel tree by the river god Peneus. • Daphne prop.n. (Astronomy) 41 Daphne, a main belt asteroid. |
| GRAPHS | • graphs n. Plural of graph. • graphs v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of graph. • GRAPH v. to represent by a diagram. |
| KHAPHS | • khaphs n. Plural of khaph. • KHAPH n. (Hebrew) the eleventh letter of the Hebrew alphabet, also CAPH, KAF, KAPH, KHAF. |
| PARAPH | • paraph n. A flourish made after or below one’s signature, originally to prevent forgery. • paraph n. A mark used by medieval rubricators to indicate textual division. • paraph v. (Transitive) To add a paraph to; to sign, especially with one’s initials. |
| RAPHAE | • raphae n. Plural of raphe. • RAPHE n. (Greek) a seamlike ridge between two halves or an organ or part, also RHAPHE. |
| RAPHES | • raphes n. Plural of raphe. • RAPHE n. (Greek) a seamlike ridge between two halves or an organ or part, also RHAPHE. |
| RAPHIA | • raphia n. Alternative form of raffia. • Raphia prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Noctuidae – certain moths. • Raphia prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Arecaceae – raffia palm. |
| RAPHIS | • raphis n. Alternative form of raphide. • RAPHIS n. (Greek) a needlelike crystal, usually of calcium oxalate, occurring in plant cells, also RAPHIDE, RHAPHIDE, RHAPHIS. |
| RHAPHE | • rhaphe n. (Botany) Alternative form of raphe. • RHAPHE n. (Greek) a seamlike ridge between two halves or an organ or part, also RAPHE. |
| SERAPH | • seraph n. (Biblical) A six-winged angel; one of the highest choir or order of angels in Christian angelology… • SERAPH n. in Christian theology, a member of the highest order of the ninefold celestial hierarchy. |
| STAPHS | • staphs n. Plural of staph. • STAPH n. any of various spherical bacteria. |
| TERAPH | • teraph n. An image of a Semitic household god. • TERAPH n. (Hebrew) an image of a Semitic household god. |