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  • 81Menyanthaceae — noun a dicotyledonous family of marsh plants of order Gentianales • Syn: ↑family Menyanthaceae, ↑buckbean family • Hypernyms: ↑dicot family, ↑magnoliopsid family • Member Holonyms: ↑Gentianales, ↑ …

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  • 82Parkinsonia — noun small genus of spiny shrubs or small trees • Syn: ↑genus Parkinsonia • Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Caesalpinioideae, ↑subfamily Caesalpinioideae • Me …

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  • 83valve — n. 1 a device for controlling the passage of fluid through a pipe etc., esp. an automatic device allowing movement in one direction only. 2 Anat. & Zool. a membranous part of an organ etc. allowing a flow of blood etc. in one direction only. 3… …

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  • 84spigelia — spīˈjēlyə, lēə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Spigelius (latinized form of the name of Adriaan van den Spieghel died 1625 Flem. botanist and anatomist) + New Latin ia : a large genus of American herbs (family Loganiaceae) with …

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  • 85uncaria — ˌəŋˈka(a)rēə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Latin uncus hook + New Latin aria more at angle : a large genus of chiefly tropical Asiatic woody vines ( …

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  • 86valvata — valˈväd.ə, ˈvād.ə noun Etymology: New Latin, from feminine of valvatus valvate 1. capitalized : a genus of freshwater operculate snails (suborder Taenioglossa) having the gill attached only by the base so that it forms a process like a feather… …

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  • 87re|du|pli|cate — «verb. rih DOO pluh kayt, DYOO ; adjective. rih DOO pluh kiht, DYOO ; kayt», verb, cat|ed, cat|ing, adjective. –v.t. 1. to double; repeat. 2. a) to repeat (a letter or syllable) in forming a word. b) to form by such repetition. –v.i. to become… …

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