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91hibiscus — /huy bis keuhs, hi /, n., pl. hibiscuses. 1. Also called China rose. a woody plant, Hibiscus rosa sinensis, of the mallow family, having large, showy flowers: the state flower of Hawaii. 2. any of numerous other plants, shrubs, or trees of the… …
92iris — /uy ris/, n., pl. irises, irides /ir i deez , uy ri /, v. n. 1. Anat. the contractile, circular diaphragm forming the colored portion of the eye and containing a circular opening, the pupil, in its center. See diag. under eye. 2. Bot. any plant… …
93Iris — /uy ris/, n. a female given name. * * * ▪ Greek mythology in Greek mythology, the personification of the rainbow and (in Homer s Iliad, for example) a messenger of the gods. According to the Greek poet Hesiod, she was the daughter of… …
94lungwort — /lung werrt , wawrt /, n. 1. a European plant, Pulmonaria officinalis, of the borage family, having blue flowers. 2. any of various related plants of the genus Mertensia, as the North American M. virginica, having nodding clusters of blue flowers …
95mastiff — /mas tif, mah stif/, n. one of a breed of large, powerful, short haired dogs having an apricot, fawn, or brindled coat. [1300 50; ME mastif, perh. extracted from AF masti(n)s (taken as *mastifs), pl. of OF mastin < VL (canis) *ma(n)suetinus,… …
96papillon — /pap euh lon /; Fr. /pann pee yawonn /, n., pl. papillons / lon /; Fr. / yawonn /. one of a breed of toy spaniels having a long, silky coat and large, erect ears held so that they resemble the wings of a butterfly. [1905 10; < F: butterfly < L… …
97pine — pine1 pinelike, adj. /puyn/, n. 1. any evergreen, coniferous tree of the genus Pinus, having long, needle shaped leaves, certain species of which yield timber, turpentine, tar, pitch, etc. Cf. pine family. 2. any of various similar coniferous… …
98prosody — prosodic /preuh sod ik/, prosodical, adj. /pros euh dee/, n. 1. the science or study of poetic meters and versification. 2. a particular or distinctive system of metrics and versification: Milton s prosody. 3. Ling. the stress and intonation… …
99pug — pug1 pugginess, n. puggish, puggy, adj. /pug/, n. 1. one of a breed of small, short haired dogs having a tightly curled tail, a deeply wrinkled face, and a smooth coat that is black or silver and fawn with black markings. 2. See pug nose. [1560… …
100Sealyham terrier — /see lee ham , lee euhm/ one of a Welsh breed of small terriers having short legs, a docked tail, and a wiry, mostly white coat. [1890 95; named after Sealyham, Wales, where it was first bred] * * * Breed of terrier developed in the late 19th… …
