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- ACANTHUSA member of the genus Acanthus of herbaceous prickly plants with toothed leaves, (family Acanthaceae, order Lamiales (formerly Scrophulariales)) found in the south of Europe, Asia
- ANGIOSPERMAny plant of the clade Angiosperms, characterized by having ovules enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant.
- AXIOMA seemingly self-evident or necessary truth which is based on assumption; a principle or proposition which cannot actually be proved or disproved.
- CENOTAPHA monument, generally in the form of an empty tomb, erected to honour the dead whose bodies lie elsewhere, especially members of the armed forces who died in battle.
- DIAMANTEAn artificial diamond used as adornment, such as a rhinestone.
- DIATONICRelating to or characteristic of a musical scale which contains seven pitches and a pattern of five whole tones and two semitones; particularly, of the major or natural minor scale
- DIMITYA light strong fabric with woven stripes or squares.
- HETERODOXYThe quality of being heterodox.
- MACHINISTA constructor of machines and engines; someone knowledgeable about machines.
- NEOLOGISMA word or phrase which has recently been coined; a new word or phrase.
- PHILTRUMThe shallow vertical groove running from the nasal septum to the center of the upper lip.
- PHLOEMA vascular tissue in land plants primarily responsible for the distribution of sugars and nutrients manufactured in the shoot.
- STEARINSolid fat.
- SYBARITEA person devoted to luxury and pleasure; a hedonist.
- SYBARITICOf or having the qualities of a sybarite (“a person devoted to luxury and pleasure”); dedicated to excessive comfort and enjoyment; decadent, hedonistic, self-indulgent.