APICULUS | • apiculus n. (Mycology) The part of a spore which attaches to the sterigmata at the end of a basidium. • APICULUS n. (Latin) a sharp point at the end of a leaf. |
BUILDUPS | • buildups n. Plural of buildup. • build-ups n. Plural of build-up. • BUILDUP n. an accumulation. |
LUPULINE | • lupuline n. Alternative spelling of lupulin. • LUPULINE adj. of or like lupulin, a yellow powder on hop cones, used as sedative, also LUPULINIC. |
LUPULINS | • lupulins n. Plural of lupulin. • LUPULIN n. a medicinal powder obtained from the hop plant. |
NAUPLIUS | • nauplius n. (Zoology) A crustacean larva that has three pairs of locomotive organs (corresponding to antennules… • Nauplius prop.n. (Greek mythology) A son of the god Poseidon by Amymone, daughter of Danaus, and founder of the city of Nauplia. • Nauplius prop.n. (Greek mythology) A descendant of the founder of Nauplia who ruled the city (alternatively, Euboea)… |
OUTPUPIL | • OUTPUPIL n. a student sent to a different school from the one he or she would normally attend. |
PECULIUM | • peculium n. (Law, historical) The savings of a son or a slave, with the father’s or master’s consent; a little property… • peculium n. A special fund for private and personal uses. • PECULIUM n. (Latin) private property. |
PLUVIOUS | • pluvious adj. Involving or relating to rain; rainy. • PLUVIOUS adj. rainy, also PLUVIAL, PLUVIAN, PLUVIOSE. |
PULPITUM | • pulpitum n. A massive, often decorative screen of stone or timber that divides the choir from the nave and ambulatory… • PULPITUM n. (Latin) a gigantic stone screen separating a cathedral choir from the nave. |
PULVINUS | • pulvinus n. (Botany) A joint on a plant leaf or petiole that may swell and cause movement of the leaf or leaflet. • PULVINUS n. (Latin) a swelling at the base of a stalk or leaf. |
PURLICUE | • purlicue n. The space between one’s forefinger and thumb. • PURLICUE v. to summarise in conclusion, also PIRLICUE. |
PURLIEUS | • purlieus n. Plural of purlieu. • PURLIEU n. (French) a neighbourhood; a suburb. |
PURLIEUX | • purlieux n. Plural of purlieu. • PURLIEU n. (French) a neighbourhood; a suburb. |
SPICULUM | • spiculum n. A thrusting javelin used by Romans that replaced the pilum in the late 3rd century. • spiculum n. A sharp, pointed crystal, especially of ice. • spiculum n. (Zoology) A sharp, needle-like structure, especially those making up the skeleton of a sponge. |
UPBUILDS | • upbuilds v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of upbuild. • UPBUILD v. to build up. |