6 3 noun n noun
• A slight depression or pit in a bone or organ.
Example sentence • The foveae in his eyes were unusually deep and narrow.
6 3 noun n Example sentence • The ancient Roman soldiers wore galeae to protect their heads.
6 3 noun n noun
• The interior chaff or husk of grasses.
Example sentence • The paleae of the grass protect the delicate seeds.
9 3 noun n noun
• A gill or other organ having the same function.
Example sentence • Fish use their branchiae to extract oxygen from water.
9 4 noun n
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Example sentence • The ecclesiae of the ancient Roman Empire held significant political and religious power.
6 4 noun n
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• A wide band of material covering the ends of roof rafters, sometimes supporting a gutter in steep-slope roofing, but typically it is a border or trim in low-slope roofing.
Example sentence • The fasciae of the human body provide support and protection for muscles and organs.
7 3 noun n noun
• A disorder in which a part of the body protrudes abnormally through a tear or opening in an adjacent part, especially of the abdomen.
Example sentence • The patient underwent surgery to repair multiple herniae .
6 3 adjective adj noun
• The middle layer of the wall of a blood vessel or lymph vessel which is composed of connective and muscular tissue.
10 4 noun n
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Example sentence • The naumachiae were often held in specially constructed artificial lakes or basins.
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Example sentence • The Roman denarius was divided into 12 unciae .
2 1 verb v noun
• a light strong brittle grey toxic bivalent metallic element
verb
• have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
Example sentence • I want to be successful in my career.
3 1 verb v noun
• the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
verb
• perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
Example sentence • I can see a beautiful sunset from my window.
12 5 noun n noun
• in some classifications: contains only the order Charales
13 5 noun n noun
• algae distinguished chiefly by having flagella and a clear green color, their chlorophyll being masked little if at all by other pigments
13 5 noun n noun
• motile usually brownish-green protozoa-like algae
12 6 noun n noun
• photosynthetic bacteria found in fresh and salt water, having chlorophyll a and phycobilins; once thought to be algae: blue-green algae
Example sentence • The presence of cyanophyceae can often indicate an unhealthy water ecosystem.
11 5 noun n noun
• former terms for Cyanophyceae
12 5 noun
• coextensive with the Rhodophyta: red algae
13 5 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• former terms for Cyanophyceae
11 5 noun n noun
• alternative name for the class Chlorophyceae in some classifications
13 5 noun n
5 2 verb v verb
• be in accord; be in agreement
Example sentence • I agree with your opinion.
3 1 verb, noun v, n noun
• metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
adjective satellite
• serving as an essential component
verb
• identify as in botany or biology, for example
Example sentence • I can't find my house key .
3 1 noun n pronoun
• (personal) The female person or animal previously mentioned or implied.
Example sentence • The doctor examined her and reassured her that she was healthy.
2 1 noun n noun
• the 5th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
Example sentence • The doctor said he is in good health.
2 1 noun n noun
• a state in New England with capital Augusta
Example sentence • Please pass me the book.
2 1 noun n noun
• the 9th letter of the Roman alphabet
adjective satellite
• used of a single unit or thing; not two or more
Example sentence • Can we meet later today?
11 5 noun n noun
• widely distributed herbs and shrubs and trees; sometimes placed in the order Scrophulariales
9 5 noun n noun
• a family of trees and shrubs of order Sapindales including the maples
9 5 noun n noun
• used in some classifications for the genus Acorus which is usually assigned to Araceae
11 6 noun n noun
• used in some classification systems for some genera of the family Polypodiaceae (or Pteridaceae)
9 5 noun n noun
• chiefly tropical and xerophytic plants: includes Dracenaceae (Dracaenaceae); comprises plants that in some classifications are divided between the Amaryllidaceae and the Liliaceae
9 4 noun n noun
• succulent herbs or small shrubs mostly of South Africa but also New Zealand and North America: carpetweeds; fig marigolds
12 6 noun n noun
• fungi that produce white sori resembling blisters on certain flowering plants
12 6 noun n noun
• perennial or annual aquatic or marsh plants
9 5 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes especially genus Allium
Example sentence • The alliaceae plants are known for their pungent odor.
9 4 noun n noun
• one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted
16 7 noun n noun
• one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; sometimes included in subfamily Amaryllidaceae
Example sentence • The beautiful alstroemeriaceae flowers are native to South America.
14 7 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• snowdrop; narcissus; daffodil; in some classification systems considered a subfamily of the Liliaceae
12 6 noun n noun
• used in former classifications for plum and peach and almond trees which are now usually classified as members of the genus Prunus
10 5 noun n noun
• chiefly tropical trees or shrubs
15 6 noun n noun
• one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes genus Aphyllanthes
13 7 noun n noun
• widely distributed shrubs and trees
7 4 noun n noun
• anthurium; calla lily; jack-in-the-pulpit; philodendron
10 6 noun n noun
• mostly tropical trees and shrubs and lianas: genera Panax and Hedera
9 5 noun n noun
• chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines usually having a tall columnar trunk bearing a crown of very large leaves; coextensive with the order Palmales
16 8 noun n noun
• family of birthworts (including wild ginger)
11 6 noun n noun
• sometimes classified as an order: sea squirts
Example sentence • The ascidiaceae are a family of marine invertebrates known as sea squirts.
14 7 noun n noun
• widely distributed family of herbs and shrubs of the order Gentianales; most with milky juice
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