abaca noun a kind of hemp obtained from the abaca plant in the Philippines
accra noun the capital and largest city of Ghana with a deep-water port
adapa noun a Babylonian demigod or first man (sometimes identified with Adam)
agama noun small terrestrial lizard of warm regions of the Old World
agora noun 100 agorot equal 1 shekel in Israel
ahura noun (Zoroastrianism) title for benevolent deities
aloha noun an acknowledgment that can be used to say hello or goodbye (aloha is H…
alpha adjective first in order of importance
alula noun scalelike structure between the base of the wing and the halter of a t…
ameba noun naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that form temporary p…
amora noun one of a group of rabbis (active AD 250-500) who discussed the Mishnai…
anima noun (Jungian psychology) the inner self (not the external persona) that is…
anova noun a statistical method for making simultaneous comparisons between two o…
anura noun frogs, toads, tree toads
aorta noun the large trunk artery that carries blood from the left ventricle of t…
apnea noun transient cessation of respiration
ardea noun type genus of the Ardeidae: large New and Old World herons
areca noun any of several tall tropical palms native to southeastern Asia having …
arena noun a particular environment or walk of life
aroma noun any property detected by the olfactory system
asana noun (Hinduism) a posture or manner of sitting (as in the practice of yoga)
babka noun a coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds
bacca noun an indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having one or many se…
baiza noun 1,000 baiza equal 1 riyal-omani in Oman
balsa noun strong lightweight wood of the balsa tree used especially for floats
beira noun a port city in eastern Mozambique on the Mozambique Channel
bhaga noun Hindu god of wealth and love
biota noun all the plant and animal life of a particular region
bulla noun (pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid
burka noun a loose garment (usually with veiled holes for the eyes) worn by Musli…
burma noun a mountainous republic in southeastern Asia on the Bay of Bengal
bursa noun a city in northwestern Turkey
butea noun genus of East Indian trees or shrubs: dhak
caaba noun (Islam) a black stone building in Mecca that is shaped like a cube and…
calla noun South African plant widely cultivated for its showy pure white spathe …
canna noun any plant of the genus Canna having large sheathing leaves and cluster…
capra noun United States film maker (1897-1991)
carya noun genus of large deciduous nut-bearing trees
catha noun a genus of African evergreen shrubs characterized by thick leaves and …
cauda noun any taillike structure
causa noun a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an i…
cavia noun type genus of the Caviidae: guinea pigs
ceiba noun tropical American trees with palmately compound leaves and showy bell-…
chaga noun a Bantu language spoken by the Chaga in northern Tanzania
chaja noun largest crested screamer
chara noun green algae common in freshwater lakes of limestone districts
chela noun a Hindu disciple of a swami
china noun a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia
chufa noun European sedge having small edible nutlike tubers
cobia noun large dark-striped tropical food and game fish related to remoras
cobra noun venomous Asiatic and African elapid snakes that can expand the skin of…
cocoa noun a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar
colza noun Eurasian plant cultivated for its seed and as a forage crop
comma noun a punctuation mark (,) used to indicate the separation of elements wit…
conga verb dance the conga
copra noun the dried meat of the coconut from which oil is extracted
costa noun a riblike part of a plant or animal (such as a middle rib of a leaf or…
curia noun (Roman Catholic Church) the central administration governing the Roman…
dacha noun Russian country house
dafla noun little known Kamarupan languages
dagga noun relatively nontoxic South African herb smoked like tobacco
delta noun a low triangular area of alluvial deposits where a river divides befor…
derma noun the deep vascular inner layer of the skin
dhava noun an Indian tree of the family Combretaceae that is a source of timber a…
diana noun English aristocrat who was the first wife of Prince Charles
dinka noun a Nilotic language
dirca noun deciduous shrub of North America: leatherwood
dobra noun the basic unit of money on Sao Tome e Principe
dogma noun a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof
donna noun an Italian woman of rank
doura noun sorghums of dry regions of Asia and North Africa
draba noun any of numerous low-growing cushion-forming plants of the genus Draba …
drama noun a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
durra noun sorghums of dry regions of Asia and North Africa
edema noun swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in cells, tissues…
enema noun an injection of a liquid through the anus to stimulate evacuation
erica noun any plant of the genus Erica
eruca noun annual to perennial herbs of the Mediterranean region
extra adverb unusually or exceptionally
facia noun a sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or binding tog…
falla noun Spanish composer and pianist (1876-1946)
fatwa noun a ruling on a point of Islamic law that is given by a recognized autho…
fauna noun all the animal life in a particular region or period
feria noun a weekday on which no festival or holiday is celebrated
flora noun all the plant life in a particular region or period
fossa noun a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)
fovea noun area consisting of a small depression in the retina containing cones a…
freya noun (Norse mythology) goddess of love and fecundity
galea noun an organ shaped like a helmet
gamba noun viol that is the bass member of the viol family with approximately the…
gamma noun the 3rd letter of the Greek alphabet
ganja noun a strong-smelling plant from whose dried leaves a number of euphoriant…
gavia noun type genus of the Gavidae: loons
gemma noun small asexual reproductive structure in e.g. liverworts and mosses tha…
genoa noun a seaport in northwestern Italy
ghana noun a republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea
gleba noun fleshy spore-bearing inner mass of e.g. a puffball or stinkhorn
gouda noun mild cream-colored Dutch cheese shaped in balls
grama noun pasture grass of plains of South America and western North America
guama noun tropical tree of Central America and West Indies and Puerto Rico havin…
guava noun small tropical shrubby tree bearing small yellowish fruit
gumma noun a small rubbery granuloma that is characteristic of an advanced stage …
haida noun a member of a seafaring group of North American Indians who lived on t…
hakea noun Australian shrubs and small trees with evergreen usually spiny leaves …
hakka noun a member of a people of southeastern China (especially Hong Kong, Cant…
halma noun a board game in which players try to move their pieces into their oppo…
haoma noun leafless East Indian vine
hausa noun a member of a Negroid people living chiefly in northern Nigeria
henna verb apply henna to one's hair
hevea noun small genus of South American trees yielding latex
holla noun a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal)
hosea noun a minor Hebrew prophet (8th century BC)
hosta noun robust east Asian clump-forming perennial herbs having racemose flower…
hydra noun (Greek mythology) monster with nine heads
hyena noun doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefl…
hypha noun any of the threadlike filaments forming the mycelium of a fungus
ilama noun tropical American tree grown in southern United States having a whitis…
india noun a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia
indra noun chief Hindu god of the Rig-Veda
infra adverb (in writing) see below
inula noun any plant of the genus Inula
irena noun type genus of the Irenidae: fairy bluebirds
jagua noun tree of the West Indies and northern South America bearing succulent e…
jinja noun a city in Uganda on the north shore of Lake Victoria
jirga noun a Pashto term for a decision making assembly of male elders
junta noun a group of military officers who rule a country after seizing power
kaaba noun (Islam) a black stone building in Mecca that is shaped like a cube and…
kafka noun Czech novelist who wrote in German about a nightmarish world of isolat…
kamba noun a Bantu language spoken by the Kamba in Kenya
kansa noun a member of the Siouan people of the Kansas river valley in Kansas
kappa noun the 10th letter of the Greek alphabet
karma noun (Hinduism and Buddhism) the effects of a person's actions that determi…
kasha noun boiled or baked buckwheat
kenya noun a republic in eastern Africa
khaya noun African mahogany trees
kiowa noun a member of a Tanoan people living in the southwestern United States
koala noun sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with grey furry ears a…
kogia noun pygmy sperm whales
korea noun an Asian peninsula (off Manchuria) separating the Yellow Sea and the S…
krona noun the basic unit of money in Sweden
kurta noun a loose collarless shirt worn by many people on the Indian subcontinen…
kwela noun a kind of danceable music popular among black South Africans
lamia noun (folklore) a corpse that rises at night to drink the blood of the living
lamna noun a genus of Lamnidae
lansa noun East Indian tart yellow berrylike fruit
larva noun the immature free-living form of most invertebrates and amphibians and…
layia noun genus of western United States annuals with showy yellow or white flow…
lemma noun a subsidiary proposition that is assumed to be true in order to prove …
lemna noun minute aquatic herbs floating on or below the water surface of still w…
liana noun a woody climbing usually tropical plant
libra noun (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Libra
libya noun a military dictatorship in northern Africa on the Mediterranean
llama noun wild or domesticated South American cud-chewing animal related to came…
loasa noun any of various perennial South American plants of the genus Loasa havi…
loofa noun the dried fibrous part of the fruit of a plant of the genus Luffa
luffa noun the dried fibrous part of the fruit of a plant of the genus Luffa
lutra noun in some classifications considered a genus of the subfamily Lutrinae
lydia noun an ancient region on the coast of western Asia Minor
lyssa noun an acute viral disease of the nervous system of warm-blooded animals (…
madia noun genus of sticky herbs with yellow flowers open in morning or evening b…
mafia noun a crime syndicate in the United States
magma noun molten rock in the earth's crust
malta noun a republic on the island of Malta in the Mediterranean
malva noun herbs and subshrubs: mallows
mamba noun arboreal snake of central and southern Africa whose bite is often fatal
mamma noun informal terms for a mother
mania noun an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
manna noun hardened sugary exudation of various trees
manta noun a blanket that is used as a cloak or shawl
maria noun a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
mecca noun joint capital (with Riyadh) of Saudi Arabia
medea noun (Greek mythology) a princess of Colchis who aided Jason in taking the …
melba noun Australian operatic soprano (1861-1931)
melia noun type genus of the Meliaceae: East Indian and Australian deciduous tree…
mensa noun a faint constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere a…
mesua noun genus of tropical Asiatic trees having large solitary flowers
mitra noun Hindu god of friendship and alliances
mocha noun soft suede glove leather from goatskin
momma noun informal terms for a mother
mudra noun ritual hand movement in Hindu religious dancing
mulla noun a Muslim trained in the doctrine and law of Islam
munda noun a family of languages spoken by people scattered throughout central In…
musca noun a small constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere n…
myoma noun a benign tumor composed of muscle tissue
naira noun the basic unit of money in Nigeria
ninja noun a member of the ninja who were trained in martial arts and hired for e…
noria noun a water wheel with buckets attached to the rim
norma noun a small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Lupus and Ara in…
nubia noun an ancient region of northeastern Africa (southern Egypt and northern …
nucha noun the back side of the neck
nyssa noun tupelos: deciduous trees of moist habitats especially swamps and besid…
ochna noun type genus of Ochnaceae
omaha noun a member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river va…
omega noun the ending of a series or sequence
opera noun a drama set to music
oriya noun a member of a people in India living in Orissa and neighboring areas
osaka noun port city on southern Honshu on Osaka Bay
ouija noun a board with the alphabet on it
ozena noun a chronic disease of the nose characterized by a foul-smelling nasal d…
pacha noun a civil or military authority in Turkey or Egypt
padda noun a genus of Ploceidae
paisa noun a fractional monetary unit in Bangladesh and India and Nepal and Pakis…
panda noun large black-and-white herbivorous mammal of bamboo forests of China an…
panga noun a large heavy knife used in Central and South America as a weapon or f…
papua noun the southeastern part of Papua New Guinea
parka noun a kind of heavy jacket (`windcheater' is a British term)
pasha noun a civil or military authority in Turkey or Egypt
pasta noun a dish that contains pasta as its main ingredient
perca noun type genus of the Percidae
phoca noun type genus of the Phocidae: earless seals
physa noun any member of the genus Physa
picea noun a genus of temperate and Arctic evergreen trees (see spruce)
pieta noun a representation of the Virgin Mary mourning over the dead body of Jesus
pilea noun low-growing tropical perennials grown for their stingless foliage
pinna noun division of a usually pinnately divided leaf
pipra noun type genus of the Pipridae containing the typical manakins
pitta noun any bird of the genus Pitta
pizza noun Italian open pie made of thin bread dough spread with a spiced mixture…
plaza noun a public square with room for pedestrians
plica noun a folded part (as in skin or muscle)
ponca noun a member of the Siouan people of the Missouri river valley in northeas…
porta noun an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity
praya noun colonial siphonophore of up to 130 ft long
prima adjective indicating the most important performer or role
pucka adjective absolutely first class and genuine
pukka adjective absolutely first class and genuine
qibla noun the direction of the Kaaba toward which Muslims turn for their daily p…
quira noun hard heavy red wood of a quira tree
quota noun a prescribed number
reata noun a long noosed rope used to catch animals
riata noun a long noosed rope used to catch animals
rubia noun type genus of the Rubiaceae
rumba verb dance the rhumba
sabra noun a native-born Israeli
saiga noun goat-like antelope of central Eurasia having a stubby nose like a prob…
salpa noun minute floating marine tunicate having a transparent body with an open…
salsa noun spicy sauce of tomatoes and onions and chili peppers to accompany Mexi…
samba verb dance the samba
samoa noun a constitutional monarchy on the western part of the islands of Samoa …
santa noun the legendary patron saint of children
sauna noun a Finnish steam bath
schwa noun a neutral middle vowel
scuba noun a device (trade name Aqua-Lung) that lets divers breathe under water
selva noun a rain forest in a tropical area
senna noun any of various plants of the genus Senna having pinnately compound lea…
sepia noun a shade of brown with a tinge of red
serra noun Spanish missionary who founded Franciscan missions in California (1713…
shema noun a liturgical prayer (considered to be the essence of Jewish religion) …
shina noun a Dardic language spoken in northern Kashmir
shiva noun (Judaism) a period of seven days of mourning after the death of close …
shona adjective of or relating to or characteristic of the culture of the Shonas
sigma noun the 18th letter of the Greek alphabet
silva noun the forest trees growing in a country or region
sitka noun a town in southeastern Alaska that was the capital of Russian America …
sitta noun type genus of the Sittidae
sofia noun capital and largest city of Bulgaria located in western Bulgaria
solea noun type genus of the Soleidae
solfa noun a system of solmization using the solfa syllables: do, re, mi, fa, sol…
spica noun the brightest star in Virgo
stela noun an ancient upright stone slab bearing markings
stoma noun a minute epidermal pore in a leaf or stem through which gases and wate…
stria noun any of a number of tiny parallel grooves such as: the scratches left b…
stupa noun a dome-shaped shrine erected by Buddhists
sudra noun a member of the lowest or worker Hindu caste
sulfa noun antibacterial consisting of any of several synthetic organic compounds…
sulla noun perennial of southern Europe cultivated for forage and for its nectar-…
sunna noun (Islam) the way of life prescribed as normative for Muslims on the bas…
supra adverb at an earlier place
surya noun an important god of later Hinduism
sutra noun a rule or aphorism in Sanskrit literature or a group of aphoristic doc…
sylva noun the forest trees growing in a country or region
syria noun an Asian republic in the Middle East at the east end of the Mediterran…
tacca noun genus of tropical plants with creeping rootstocks and small umbellate …
tampa noun a resort city in western Florida
tanga noun 100 tanga equal 1 Tajikistani ruble
tanka noun a form of Japanese poetry
tappa noun the thin fibrous bark of the paper mulberry and Pipturus albidus
tayra noun long-tailed arboreal mustelid of Central America and South America
tenia noun a narrow headband or strip of ribbon worn as a headband
tesla noun a unit of magnetic flux density equal to one weber per square meter
testa noun protective outer layer of seeds of flowering plants
tetra noun brightly colored tropical freshwater fishes
theca noun a case or sheath especially a pollen sac or moss capsule
theta noun the 8th letter of the Greek alphabet
tiara noun a jeweled headdress worn by women on formal occasions
tibia noun the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the kn…
tilia noun deciduous trees with smooth usually silver-grey bark of North America …
tinea noun infections of the skin or nails caused by fungi and appearing as itchi…
todea noun a genus of delicate ferns belonging to the family Osmundaceae
tonga noun a monarchy on a Polynesian archipelago in the South Pacific
toona noun formerly included in genus Cedrela
trapa noun small genus of Eurasian aquatic perennial herbs: water chestnut
trema noun an evergreen tree of the family Ulmaceae that grows in tropical Americ…
triga noun type genus of the Triglidae
tulsa noun a major city of northeastern Oklahoma on the Arkansas river
tunga noun a genus of Siphonaptera
ulama noun the body of Mullahs (Muslim scholars trained in Islam and Islamic law)…
ulema noun the body of Mullahs (Muslim scholars trained in Islam and Islamic law)…
ultra adjective (used of opinions and actions) far beyond the norm
umbra noun a region of complete shadow resulting from total obstruction of light
upupa noun type genus of the Upupidae
usnea noun widely distributed lichens usually having a greyish or yellow pendulou…
uvula noun a small pendant fleshy lobe at the back of the soft palate
vajra noun Indra's thunderbolt
vanda noun any of numerous showy orchids of the genus Vanda having many large flo…
varna noun a port city in northeastern Bulgaria on the Black Sea
verpa noun a morel whose fertile portion resembles a bell and is attached to the …
vespa noun type genus of the Vespidae: various hornets and yellow jackets
vesta noun (Roman mythology) goddess of the hearth and its fire whose flame was t…
vicia noun widely distributed genus of annual or perennial and often climbing herbs
villa noun Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923)
vinca noun periwinkles: low creeping evergreen perennials
viola noun any of the numerous plants of the genus Viola
virga noun light wispy precipitation that evaporates before it reaches the ground…
vista noun the visual percept of a region
vodka noun unaged colorless liquor originating in Russia
volga noun a Russian river
volta noun Italian physicist after whom the volt is named
volva noun cuplike structure around the base of the stalk of certain fungi
vulva noun external parts of the female genitalia
wicca noun a community of followers of the Wicca religion
yacca noun West Indian evergreen with medium to long leaves
yenta noun (Yiddish) a vulgar shrew
yucca noun any of several evergreen plants of the genus Yucca having usually tall…
zamia noun any of various cycads of the genus Zamia
zebra noun any of several fleet black-and-white striped African equines