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• neuralgia along the sciatic nerve
Example sentence • I have been suffering from sciatica for the past few months.
5 3 noun
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• any plant of the genus Erica
8 4 noun
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• any plant of the genus Veronica
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• A genre of American music from the 1950s, characterized by an evocative musical focus on the islands of the South Pacific.
Example sentence • I love collecting exotica from different countries.
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• any of various tall and stout herbs of the genus Angelica having pinnately compound leaves and small white or greenish flowers in compound umbels
Example sentence • The angelica plant is often used in herbal medicine.
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• an early Christian church designed like a Roman basilica; or a Roman Catholic church or cathedral accorded certain privileges
Example sentence • The basilica was filled with beautiful stained glass windows.
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• creative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desire
Example sentence • She enjoyed reading erotica novels in her spare time.
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• a small rectangular free-reed instrument having a row of free reeds set back in air holes and played by blowing into the desired hole
Example sentence • He played a beautiful tune on the harmonica .
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• copy that is not the original; something that has been copied
Example sentence • The museum has a replica of the famous artwork.
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• any of several plants of the genus Hepatica having three-lobed leaves and white or pinkish flowers in early spring; of moist and mossy subalpine woodland areas of north temperate regions
Example sentence • The hepatica is a perennial herb that belongs to the Buttercup family.
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• an enveloping or covering membrane or layer of body tissue
Example sentence • She wore a tunica with vibrant colors to the summer party.
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• a distensible membranous sac (usually containing liquid or gas)
Example sentence • The artist used the vesica shape in their painting.
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• A species of coffee plant, Coffea arabica, native to Ethiopia
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• Any of a wide range of electronic music genres.
Example sentence • She enjoys listening to electronica music while studying.
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• An Asian plant (Seriphidium cinum, syn. Artemisia cina), related to wormwood, which has been used since ancient times as a vermifuge due to its santonin content.
Example sentence • The dried flowerheads of santonica are used in traditional medicine.
6 3 noun
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• Roman statesman and philosopher who was an advisor to Nero; his nine extant tragedies are modeled on Greek tragedies (circa 4 BC - 65 AD)
6 3 noun, adjective
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noun
• used especially in treating bruises
Example sentence • The arnica plant belongs to the sunflower family.
7 3 noun
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• any of various plastic laminates containing melamine
Example sentence • My kitchen countertop is made of formica .
8 4 noun, adjective
n, adj
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• greenhouse shrub with glossy green leaves and showy fragrant rose-like flowers; cultivated in many varieties
Example sentence • The japonica is a popular ornamental shrub.
8 4 noun
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• highly decorated earthenware with a glaze of tin oxide
Example sentence • The museum had a beautiful collection of antique majolica pieces.
4 2 noun
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• any of various minerals consisting of hydrous silicates of aluminum or potassium etc. that crystallize in forms that allow perfect cleavage into very thin leaves; used as dielectrics because of their resistance to electricity
Example sentence • The mica flakes shimmered in the sunlight.
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• a white or colorless vitreous insoluble solid (SiO2); various forms occur widely in the earth's crust as quartz or cristobalite or tridymite or lechatelierite
Example sentence • The construction material contains a high percentage of silica .
5 2 noun
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• the brightest star in Virgo
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Example sentence • Some species of peritricha are found in freshwater environments.
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• A small sac within the reproductive tract of some female invertebrates, such as insects, which stores sperm until it is used to fertilize the ova.
Example sentence • The spermatheca is an organ found in female insects that stores and protects sperm.
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8 3 noun
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• mustards: cabbages; cauliflowers; turnips; etc.
Example sentence • The Brassica oleracea is a common species of brassica .
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• secrets known only to an initiated minority
Example sentence • She has a vast collection of esoterica , including ancient artifacts and mystic texts.
6 3 noun
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• a hard protective sheath (as secreted by certain protoctists, for example)
Example sentence • The lorica was a type of armor used by ancient Roman soldiers.
8 4 noun
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noun
• highly decorated earthenware with a glaze of tin oxide
Example sentence • I bought a beautiful maiolica plate from Italy.
6 3 noun
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• deciduous aromatic shrubs or small trees
5 2 noun
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noun
• a folded part (as in skin or muscle)
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Example sentence • She played the armonica beautifully at the concert.
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• A shop that deals in herbs and charms used especially by followers of santería.
Example sentence • I visited a botanica to buy some herbal remedies.
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• A Latin-American girl; a Latina.
Example sentence • La chica está corriendo en el parque.
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Example sentence • The gallica rose is known for its vibrant colors.
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Example sentence • I consulted multiple lexica to find the definition of the word.
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• A free-reed keyboard wind instrument.
Example sentence • I play the melodica in a local band.
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Example sentence • He only had a modica of respect for her after she betrayed him.
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Example sentence • The oiticica tree produces red berries.
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• The Eucharist, when given to a person who is dying or one in danger of death.
Example sentence • The traveler prepared a bag of viatica before embarking on the journey.
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Example sentence • The patient was diagnosed with a pulmonary vomica .
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n, adj
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• an extremely cold continent at the south pole almost entirely below the Antarctic Circle; covered by an ice cap up to 13,000 feet deep
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• an island in the Mediterranean; with adjacent islets it constitutes a region of France
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• a typeface in which characters have no serifs
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• North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
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