| HYPONASTIES | • HYPONASTY n. a tendency in part of a plant to grow more rapidly on the underside, so that it curves upwards. |
| LABIONASALS | • LABIONASAL n. a sound produced with nose and closed lips. |
| MONASTERIAL | • monasterial adj. Relating to a monastery. • MONASTERIAL adj. relating to monasteries. |
| MONASTERIES | • monasteries n. Plural of monastery. • MONASTERY n. the residence of a religious community, esp. of monks, living in seclusion from secular society and bound by religious vows. |
| MONASTICISM | • monasticism n. (Religion) The practice of renouncing all worldly pursuits in order to fully devote one’s life to spiritual work. • MONASTICISM n. the monastic system or mode of life, also MONACHISM. |
| NONASCETICS | • nonascetics n. Plural of nonascetic. • NONASCETIC n. one who is not ascetic. |
| PHOTONASTIC | • photonastic adj. (Of the growth of a plant) in response to light (and not just in the direction of the light source). • PHOTONASTIC adj. related to photonasty, the adoption of a certain position due to the effect of light on growth. |
| PSEUDOMONAS | • pseudomonas n. A pseudomonad. • Pseudomonas prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Pseudomonadaceae – several gram-negative bacteria that cause a variety… • PSEUDOMONAS n. any of a genus of rodlike bacteria, many of which cause disease in plants or animals. |
| PUFTALOONAS | • PUFTALOON n. (Australian) a type of fried cake, eaten hot with jam, honey or sugar, also PUFFTALOONAS, PUFTALOONIES. |
| SEISMONASTY | • seismonasty n. A nastic response to touch or vibration. • SEISMONASTY n. response to mechanical shock. |
| THERMONASTY | • thermonasty n. A nastic response to a change in temperature, such as the opening and closing of tulips. • THERMONASTY n. nastic movement in response to heat or temperature change. |
| TRICHOMONAS | • trichomonas n. Trichomonad. • Trichomonas prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Trichomonadidae – flagellated protozoans parasitic in many animals. |
| VOMERONASAL | • vomeronasal adj. (Anatomy) Of, pertaining to, or situated near the vomer bone between the nose and the mouth. • VOMERONASAL adj. relating to the vomer and the nasal cavity. |