bristles (noun)

  • 21bearded darnel — noun weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous • Syn: ↑darnel, ↑tare, ↑cheat, ↑Lolium temulentum • Hypernyms: ↑rye grass, ↑ryegrass * * * noun …

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  • 22Brickellia — noun genus of herbs of southwestern America having usually creamy florets followed by one seeded fruits in a prominent bristly sheath • Syn: ↑genus Brickelia • Hypernyms: ↑asterid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Compositae, ↑family Compositae, ↑ …

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  • 23bristle grass — noun grasses of grasslands and woodlands having large gracefully arching spikes with long bristles beneath each spikelet • Syn: ↑bristlegrass • Hypernyms: ↑foxtail, ↑foxtail grass • Member Holonyms: ↑Setaria, ↑genus Setaria * …

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  • 24brush cut — noun a short haircut with hairs standing up like a brush (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑haircut * * * noun Etymology: brush (III) : a very short even haircut often in a flat plane on top so that the hair stands out and suggests a brush * * * a short… …

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  • 25brush-tail porcupine — noun porcupine with a tuft of large beaded bristles on the tail • Syn: ↑brush tailed porcupine • Hypernyms: ↑Old World porcupine • Member Holonyms: ↑Atherurus, ↑genus Atherurus * * * noun se …

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  • 26Cirsium — noun plume thistles • Syn: ↑genus Cirsium • Hypernyms: ↑asterid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Compositae, ↑family Compositae, ↑Asteraceae, ↑family Asteraceae, ↑ …

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  • 27fountain grass — noun tall perennial ornamental grass with long nodding flower plumes of tropical Africa and Asia • Syn: ↑Pennisetum ruppelii, ↑Pennisetum setaceum • Hypernyms: ↑grass • Member Holonyms: ↑Pennisetum, ↑genus Pennisetum …

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  • 28gastric mill — noun thick walled muscular pouch below the crop in many birds and reptiles for grinding food • Syn: ↑gizzard, ↑ventriculus • Hypernyms: ↑pouch, ↑pocket * * * noun : a grinding apparatus consisting of several movable calcareous or chitinous pieces …

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  • 29Graminales — noun grasses; sedges; rushes • Syn: ↑order Graminales • Hypernyms: ↑plant order • Member Holonyms: ↑Commelinidae, ↑subclass Commelinidae • Member Meronyms …

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  • 30Icteridae — noun American orioles; American blackbirds; bobolinks; meadowlarks • Syn: ↑family Icteridae • Hypernyms: ↑bird family • Member Holonyms: ↑Oscines, ↑suborder Oscines, ↑Passeres, ↑ …

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