Group

a terrorist organization formed in 1979 by a faction of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine but disbanded in the 1980s when key members left to join a faction of al-Fatah

a Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization in Greece that is violently opposed to imperialism and capitalism and NATO and the United States; an active terrorist group during the 1980s

a militant Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization formed in 1975 to force Turkey to acknowledge killing more than a million Armenians and forcibly removing them from border areas in 1915; wants Turkey to pay reparations and cede territory to Armenia

the Israeli military intelligence which produces comprehensive national intelligence briefings for the prime minister and the cabinet

a group of elite soldiers or a leadership group of advisors or workers in an organization

an associate degree in arts

an association of people to promote the welfare of senior citizens

an urban hit squad and guerrilla group of the Communist Party in the Philippines; formed in the 1980s

a 16th century sect of Anabaptists centered in Germany who had an absolute disdain for human knowledge

a group that satisfies the commutative law

genus of tropical coarse herbs having large lobed leaves and often yellow flowers

true firs

Circassian people living east of the Black Sea

of or relating to Abkazia or its people or their language

the case indicating the agent in passive sentences or the instrument or manner or place of the action described by the verb

a constituent in Latin grammar

the case indicating the agent in passive sentences or the instrument or manner or place of the action described by the verb

a dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived

a dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived

a dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived

European fishes

abrocomes

genus of western North American herbs having showy flowers

the spectrum of electromagnetic radiation that has passed through a medium that absorbed radiation of certain wavelengths

a New York school of painting characterized by freely created abstractions; the first important school of American painting to develop independently of European styles

a terrorist group that has worked with Al Qaeda

a Palestinian international terrorist organization that split from the PLO in 1974; has conducted terrorist attacks in 20 countries

a small gang of terrorist thugs claiming to seek a separate Islamic state for the Muslim minority in the Philippines; uses bombing and assassination and extortion and kidnapping

damsel fishes

herbs or shrubs or small trees: flowering maple

a division of a school that is responsible for a given subject

an academy that gives annual awards for achievements in motion picture production and performance

an academy that gives annual awards for outstanding achievements in television

a genus of herbs and shrubs belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae

widely distributed herbs and shrubs and trees

a genus of Xenicidae

alternative names for the family comprising the New Zealand wrens

phylum or class of elongated wormlike parasites that live in the intestines of vertebrates: spiny-headed worms

mostly trailing cacti having nocturnal white flowers

wahoos

Australian elapid snakes

teleost fishes having fins with sharp bony rays

a genus of Bruchidae

surgeonfishes

type genus of the Acanthuridae: doctorfishes

widely distributed herbs and shrubs and trees

mites

mites and ticks

a command that is the primary provider of air combat weapon systems to the United States Air Force; operates fighter, bomber, reconnaissance, battle-management, and rescue aircraft

the system of accentuation used in a particular language

type genus of the family Accipitridae

hawks; Old World vultures; kites; harriers; eagles

all the data that support a financial statement

a firm of accountants who provide accounting and auditing services for a fee

containing or expressing accusation

the case of nouns serving as the direct object of a verb

proteolytic enzyme that converts angiotensin I into angiotensin II

type genus of the Aceraceae

a family of trees and shrubs of order Sapindales including the maples

the organic group of acetic acid (CH3CO-)

the organic group of acetic acid (CH3CO-)

the organic group of acetic acid (CH3CO-)

of or relating to Achaea or its ancient Greek people

death's-head moth

common house and field crickets

a genus of Labridae

a community of Native Americans who speak a Hokan language and live in northeastern California

tropical trees having papery leaves and large fruit

cheetahs

plants closely allied to the genera Satureja and Calamintha

type genus of the Acipenseridae: sturgeons

sturgeons

a major strategic headquarters of NATO located in the United States; is under the authority of the North Atlantic Council

a subclass of Sporozoa

small genus of trees and shrubs containing strongly toxic cardiac glycosides; Arabia to Africa

small genus of trees and shrubs containing strongly toxic cardiac glycosides; Arabia to Africa

genus of poisonous plants of temperate regions of northern hemisphere with a vaulted and enlarged petal

used in some classifications for the genus Acorus which is usually assigned to Araceae

sweet flags; sometimes placed in subfamily Acoraceae

the distribution of energy as a function of frequency for a particular sound source

a person who acquires something (usually permanently)

cellular slime molds

short-horned grasshoppers; true locusts

mynas

cricket frogs

a genus of Phalangeridae

small genus of trees of Indonesia and Malaysia

a genus of Sylviidae

genus of herbs and shrubs of Australia and South Africa: everlasting flower; most species usually placed in genus Helipterum

Central and South American feather palms

coelenterate genus of order Madreporaria, including staghorn corals

in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae

baneberry

luna moths

sea anemones

a genus of sea anemone common in rock pools

sea anemones

any of a series of radioactive elements with atomic numbers 89 through 103

(chemistry) a series of 15 radioactive elements with increasing atomic numbers from actinium to lawrencium

small Asiatic woody vine bearing many-seeded fruit

tropical trees or shrubs or woody vines

terrestrial ferns of tropical Asia and Africa

any of a series of radioactive elements with atomic numbers 89 through 103

used in some classification systems for plants now included in genus Verbesina

filamentous anaerobic bacteria

filamentous or rod-shaped bacteria

parasites of worms

any of a series of radioactive elements with atomic numbers 89 through 103

heliozoans; radiolarians

a large class of sedentary marine coelenterates that includes sea anemones and corals; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed

a New York school of painting characterized by freely created abstractions; the first important school of American painting to develop independently of European styles

the efficiency with which electromagnetic radiation produces a photochemical reaction plotted as a function of the wavelength of the radiation

a genus of Scolopacidae

a table of statistical data

any group or radical of the form RCO- where R is an organic group

any group or radical of the form RCO- where R is an organic group

an agency that designs advertisement to call public attention to its clients

a port city in southwestern Turkey on the Gulf of Antalya

baobab; cream-of-tartar tree

extinct small mostly diurnal lower primates that fed on leaves and fruit; abundant in North America and Europe 30 to 50 million years ago; their descendents probably include the lemurs; some authorities consider them ancestral to anthropoids but others consider them only cousins

extinct small mostly diurnal lower primates that fed on leaves and fruit; abundant in North America and Europe 30 to 50 million years ago; their descendents probably include the lemurs; some authorities consider them ancestral to anthropoids but others consider them only cousins

type genus of the Adelgidae: plant lice

plant lice

Yemen-based terrorist group that supports al-Qaeda's goals

small genus of trees of tropical Asia and Pacific areas

one species: succulent shrub or tree of tropical Africa and Arabia

African antelopes: puku

an organization with little or no structure

used in some classification systems for some genera of the family Polypodiaceae (or Pteridaceae)

cosmopolitan genus of ferns: maidenhair ferns

one species: climbing fumitory

the segment of the public that is easily influenced by mass media (chiefly British)

a unit with administrative responsibilities

the body of rules and regulations and orders and decisions created by administrative agencies of government

a unit with administrative responsibilities

the office of admiral

the branch of international law that deals with territorial and international waters or with shipping or with ocean fishery etc.

a handsome youth loved by both Aphrodite and Persephone

an agency of the Intelligence Community that conducts advanced research and development related to information technology

an agency that designs advertisement to call public attention to its clients

the division of a business that is responsible for advertising

the division of a business that is responsible for advertising

a board appointed to advise the chief administrator

a former executive agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States

yellow-fever mosquitos

the prehistoric civilization on the islands in the Aegean sea and the surrounding countries

the prehistoric civilization on the islands in the Aegean sea and the surrounding countries

the prehistoric civilization on the islands in the Aegean sea and the surrounding countries

a genus of herbs of the family Verbenaceae

goat grass

a genus of Accipitridae

of or pertaining to Aeolus, the Greek god of the winds

a genus of plants of the family Crassulaceae

African antelopes: impalas

coextensive with the order Aepyorniformes

huge extinct flightless birds: elephant birds

aerobic bacteria widely distributed in nature

a species of Gram-negative aerobic bacteria that produce gas and acid from sugars and are sometimes involved in the souring of milk

deciduous trees or some shrubs of North America

cessation or slowing of activity during the summer

Old World genus of the family Cruciferae

fool's parsley

a genus of Myliobatidae

the semantic role of an entity that is not the agent but is directly involved in or affected by the happening denoted by the verb in the clause

an agency focused on ensuring that the United States military attains information superiority; operates worldwide ground sites and an array of airborne reconnaissance and surveillance platforms

a federation of North American labor unions that merged with the Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1955

the largest federation of North American labor unions

an African genus of plants of the family Zingiberaceae

a United States Air Force defense laboratory responsible for discovering and developing and integrating fighting technologies for aerospace forces

dioecious evergreen trees or shrubs

a command of the United States Air Force that is responsible for defending the United States through its space and intercontinental ballistic missile operations

semiparasitic herb with purple or white or pink flowers

an Old World reptile family of Sauria

a genus of Psittacidae

large family including many familiar mushrooms

typical gilled mushrooms belonging to the subdivision Basidiomycota

type genus of Agaricaceae

giant hyssop; Mexican hyssop

kauri pine

chiefly tropical and xerophytic plants: includes Dracenaceae

chiefly tropical and xerophytic plants: includes Dracenaceae

a genus with one species that is a rapidly growing climbing vine with tuberous roots; grown in hot climates

a group of people having approximately the same age

people in the same age range

a group of people having approximately the same age

a movement in Europe from about 1650 until 1800 that advocated the use of reason and individualism instead of tradition and established doctrine

having attained a specific age;

red-winged blackbirds

a bank named by a lending syndicate of several banks to protect their interests

the semantic role of the animate entity that instigates or causes the happening denoted by the verb in the clause

annual to perennial herbs or shrubs of eastern United States and Central and South America

copperheads

epiphytic ferns of tropical Asia

climbing herbs of southeastern Asia having thick fleshy oblong leaves and naked unisexual flowers: Chinese evergreen

superclass of eel-shaped chordates lacking jaws and pelvic fins: lampreys; hagfishes; some extinct forms

poachers

type genus of the Agonidae

the federal department that administers programs that provide services to farmers (including research and soil conservation and efforts to stabilize the farming economy); created in 1862

a genus of birds of the family Meleagrididae including the ocellated turkey

small motile bacterial rods that can reduce nitrates and cause galls on plant stems

the bacteria that produce crown gall disease in plants

perennial grasses of temperate and cool regions: wheatgrass

a caryophylloid dicot genus including corn cockles

annual or perennial grasses cosmopolitan in northern hemisphere: bent grass (so named from `bent' meaning an area of unfenced grassland)

a United States defense laboratory to conduct research in high-performance computing for defense technology applications; a partnership of government and university and industry

computer programming that can solve problems creatively

a fundamentalist Islamic group in Somalia who initially did fundraising for al-Qaeda; responsible for ambushing United States Army Rangers and for terrorist bombings in Ethiopia; believed to have branches in several countries

only the giant panda: in some classifications considered a genus of the separate family Ailuropodidae

in some classifications considered the family comprising the giant pandas

lesser pandas

a command that is the primary provider of air combat weapon systems to the United States Air Force; operates fighter, bomber, reconnaissance, battle-management, and rescue aircraft

formerly the airborne division of the United States Army

the crew of an aircraft

a unit of the United States Air Force usually comprising two or more wings

the airborne branch of a country's armed forces

an academy for training air force officers

an agency focused on ensuring that the United States military attains information superiority; operates worldwide ground sites and an array of airborne reconnaissance and surveillance platforms

an agency focused on ensuring that the United States military attains information superiority; operates worldwide ground sites and an array of airborne reconnaissance and surveillance platforms

a United States Air Force defense laboratory responsible for discovering and developing and integrating fighting technologies for aerospace forces

a command of the United States Air Force that is responsible for defending the United States through its space and intercontinental ballistic missile operations

a unit of the United States Air Force larger than a squadron and smaller than a wing

a civilian reserve component of the United States Air Force that provides prompt mobilization during war and assistance during national emergencies

the aggregation of a country's military aircraft

traffic created by the movement of aircraft

a military unit that is part of the airforce

the crew of an aircraft

the airborne branch of a country's armed forces

a commercial enterprise that provides scheduled flights for passengers

the passages through which air enters and leaves the body

wood duck and mandarin duck

succulent herbs or small shrubs mostly of South Africa but also New Zealand and North America: carpetweeds; fig marigolds

a genus of Platalea

bugle

bubble shells

a religious movement by Arab Shiite Muslims in 17th century Iraq that is opposed to the Usuli

a militant offshoot of al-Fatah that is the newest and strongest and best equipped faction active in the West Bank; responsible for many deadly attacks in Israel in 2002

a community of Native Americans who speak a Hokan language and live in Baja California

an Islamic fundamentalist group in Pakistan that fought the Soviet Union in Afghanistan in the 1980s; now operates as a terrorist organization primarily in Kashmir and seeks Kashmir's accession by Pakistan

a fundamentalist Islamic group in Somalia who initially did fundraising for al-Qaeda; responsible for ambushing United States Army Rangers and for terrorist bombings in Ethiopia; believed to have branches in several countries

a Palestinian terrorist organization formed in 2002 and linked to Fatah movement of Yasser Arafat

a terrorist organization formed in Pakistan in 2002 as a coalition of extremist Islamic militant groups including Lashkar-e-Taiba and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi and Jaish-e-Muhammad and elements of al-Qaeda

a resurgent Islamic fundamentalist organization based in Nigeria that is thought to be planning terrorist attacks

an Islamic terrorist cell that originated in Jordan but operates in Germany; goal is to attack Europe and Russia with chemical weapons

a militant offshoot of al-Fatah that is the newest and strongest and best equipped faction active in the West Bank; responsible for many deadly attacks in Israel in 2002

a Palestinian political and military organization founded by Yasser Arafat in 1958 to work toward the creation of a Palestinian state; during the 1960s and 1970s trained terrorist and insurgent groups

a Palestinian political and military organization founded by Yasser Arafat in 1958 to work toward the creation of a Palestinian state; during the 1960s and 1970s trained terrorist and insurgent groups

a terrorist organization of militant Islamists organized into tiny cells of extreme fundamentalists; emerged during the 1970s mainly in Egyptian jails

a fundamentalist Islamic group in Somalia who initially did fundraising for al-Qaeda; responsible for ambushing United States Army Rangers and for terrorist bombings in Ethiopia; believed to have branches in several countries

a Libyan terrorist group organized in 1995 and aligned with al-Qaeda; seeks to radicalize the Libyan government; attempted to assassinate Qaddafi

an Islamic extremist group active since the late 1970s

a radical insurgent Islamist group consisting of disaffected middle-class professionals in Malaysia who want to overthrow the government by violent means and set up an Islamic state

a hard-line extremist Islamic group in Great Britain who support bin Laden and other terrorist groups

a terrorist network intensely opposed to the United States that dispenses money and logistical support and training to a wide variety of radical Islamic terrorist groups; has cells in more than 50 countries

a terrorist network intensely opposed to the United States that dispenses money and logistical support and training to a wide variety of radical Islamic terrorist groups; has cells in more than 50 countries

a terrorist network intensely opposed to the United States that dispenses money and logistical support and training to a wide variety of radical Islamic terrorist groups; has cells in more than 50 countries

a terrorist group organized in 1996 after the Taliban took over Afghanistan and part of Osama bin Laden's international system; provides financial support for the Taliban and al-Qaeda and Jaish-i-Mohammed and assists Muslim militants around the world; established a network of madrasas and mosques in Afghanistan

an Islamic terrorist cell that originated in Jordan but operates in Germany; goal is to attack Europe and Russia with chemical weapons

a terrorist group formed in India in 1992

type genus of the Alaudidae: skylarks

larks

a genus of fungi belonging to the family Polyporaceae

a Christian religious sect in southern France in the 12th and 13th centuries; believers in Albigensianism

fungi that produce white sori resembling blisters on certain flowering plants

type genus of the Albuginaceae; fungi causing white rusts

type and sole genus of the family Albulidae

bonefish

type genus of the Alcidae comprising solely the razorbill

genus of erect herbs of the Middle East having showy flowers: hollyhocks; in some classification systems synonymous with genus Althaea

kingfishers

type genus of the Alcedinidae

African antelopes: hartebeests

elk or moose

web-footed diving seabirds of northern seas: auks

the chemical group -OH

the chemical group -OH

an international organization that provides a support group for persons trying to overcome alcoholism

comprising the soft corals

corals and sea anemones having eight branches

the chemical group -CHO

the chemical group -CHO

one species: waterwheel plant

a genus of Carangidae

lichens having dark brown erect or pendulous much-branched cylindrical thallus

a genus of Perdicidae

brush turkeys

slender scaleless predaceous tropical deep-sea fishes

small genus of bitter-rooted herbs of eastern North America and Asia; sometimes placed in family Melanthiaceae

candlenut

a community of Native Americans who speak an Eskimo-Aleut language and inhabit the Aleutian Islands and southwestern Alaska

an urban hit squad and guerrilla group of the Communist Party in the Philippines; formed in the 1980s

type genus of the Aleyrodidae

whiteflies

an extinct genus of Hominoidea

an organization of people involved in a pact or treaty

a terrorist organization that seeks to overthrow the government dominated by Tutsi and to institute Hutu control again

small genus of aquatic or semiaquatic plants

an order of aquatic monocotyledonous herbaceous plants

perennial or annual aquatic or marsh plants

one of four subclasses or superorders of Monocotyledones

any of a series of univalent groups of the general formula CnH2n+1 derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons

any of a series of univalent groups of the general formula CnH2n+1 derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons

any of a series of univalent groups of the general formula CnH2n+1 derived from aliphatic hydrocarbons

(genetics) either of a pair (or series) of alternative forms of a gene that can occupy the same locus on a particular chromosome and that control the same character

one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes especially genus Allium

a genus of herbs of the family Cruciferae

a major strategic headquarters of NATO located in the United States; is under the authority of the North Atlantic Council

a major strategic headquarters of NATO

an coalition of nations joining to fight a common enemy

alligators; caimans

small genus of chiefly American herbs

a family of flowering plants of the order Caryophyllales

large genus of perennial and biennial pungent bulbous plants: garlic; leek; onion; chive; sometimes placed in family Alliaceae as the type genus

the univalent unsaturated organic radical C3H5

the univalent unsaturated organic radical C3H5

the univalent unsaturated organic radical C3H5

alders

one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted

one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted

annual or perennial grasses including decorative and meadow species as well as notorious agricultural weeds

arctic foxes

thresher sharks

type genus of the family Alopiidae

shad

howler monkeys

soup that contains small noodles in the shape of letters of the alphabet

perennial rhizomatous herbs of Asia and Australia and Polynesia having ginger-scented rhizomes

tropical American herbs sometimes included in genus Episcia

geometrid moths

genus of evergreen trees or shrubs with white funnel-shaped flowers and milky sap; tropical Africa to southeastern Asia and Polynesia

one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; sometimes included in subfamily Amaryllidaceae

genus of low herbs of tropical America and Australia

manufacturers of aluminum considered as a group

manufacturers of aluminum considered as a group

a genus of the family Cruciferae

midwife toads

genus of widely distributed agarics that have white spores and are poisonous with few exceptions

cosmopolitan family of herbs and shrubs

cosmopolitan family of herbs and shrubs

large widely distributed genus of chiefly coarse annual herbs

snowdrop

snowdrop

epiphytic or terrestrial ferns of America and Africa and Polynesia

a genus of Psittacidae

herbs of Mediterranean to central Asia cultivated for their flowers

a genus of Centrarchidae

marine iguanas

in some classifications considered a separate family comprising a subgroup of the Compositae including the ragweeds

type genus of the Ambystomatidae

New World salamanders

North American catfishes

type genus of the Ameiuridae: bullhead catfishes

North American deciduous trees or shrubs

used in some classification systems for plants that bear catkins

an association of Northern Baptists

a major political party in the United States in the early 19th century; founded by Alexander Hamilton; favored a strong centralized government

a federation of North American labor unions that merged with the Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1955

the largest federation of North American labor unions

a former political party in the United States

the largest organization of United States war veterans

a former political party in the United States

usually included in the Mongoloid race

type genus of the Amiidae

one species: fly poison

only the bowfins

pertaining to or containing any of a group of organic compounds of nitrogen derived from ammonia

the radical -NH2

a methyl with the hydrogen atom replaced by an amino radical

an orthodox Anabaptist sect separated from the Mennonites in late 17th century; settled chiefly in southeastern Pennsylvania

type genus of the Ammodytidae

sand lances

genus of wild sheep

the animal order including amoebas

the animal order including amoebas

the class of vertebrates that live on land but breed in water; frogs; toads; newts; salamanders; caecilians

any family of amphibians

any genus of amphibians

cynipid gall wasps, especially causing oak-apple galls

very small genus of twining vines of North America and Asia: hog peanut

very small genus of twining vines of North America and Asia: hog peanut

an association of neighboring states or tribes in ancient Greece; established originally to defend a common religious center

a class of Gastropoda

lancelets

small flat-bodied semiterrestrial crustaceans: whale lice

damsel fishes

type genus of the Amphisbaenidae

type genus of the Amphisbaenidae

worm lizards

congo snakes

rough annual herbs of Europe and the Americas: fiddlenecks

genus of herbs and subshrubs with milky juice and showy bluish flowers; Europe to Asia Minor to Japan and North America

used in former classifications for plum and peach and almond trees which are now usually classified as members of the genus Prunus

used in former classifications for peach and almond trees which are now included in genus Prunus

a hydrocarbon radical that occurs in many organic compounds

a desert in northern Saudi Arabia that is noted for its red sand and violent winds

a desert in northern Saudi Arabia that is noted for its red sand and violent winds

a collection of anecdotes about a person or place

small freshwater spiny-finned fishes of Africa and southern Asia

a Protestant sect denying infant baptism and baptising only believers

the type genus of the family Anabantidae

a genus of Tettigoniidae

at least partially equivalent to the order Gadiformes in some classifications

the cashew family

type genus of the Anacardiaceae: cashew

a Spanish pellitory

2 species of tropical American shrubs or trees

chiefly Old World herbs

moth whose larvae are flour moths

very small genus of shrubs of southern Europe having backward curving seed pods

the early phase of cubism

a genus of tropical American plants have sword-shaped leaves and a fleshy compound fruits composed of the fruits of several flowers (such as pineapples)

a genus of herbs of north temperate regions having hoary leaves: pearly everlasting

oldest known reptiles; turtles and extinct Permian forms

wolffishes

type genus of the Anarhichadidae

type genus of the Anatidae: freshwater ducks

squash bugs

extinct order of jawless vertebrates

one species: rose of Jericho; resurrection plant

openbills

swimming birds having heavy short-legged bodies and bills with a horny tip: swans; geese; ducks

people who lived in times long past

copperheads

freshwater gastropod

hookworms

type genus of the family Ancylidae: river limpet

small genus of evergreen trees of tropical America and western Africa

brown or blackish Alpine mosses having a dehiscent capsule with 4 longitudinal slits

comprises a single genus: Andreaea

a large family of solitary short-tongued bees most of which burrow in the ground

cynipid gall wasps, chiefly affecting oaks

a spiral galaxy in the constellation of Andromeda that is visible to the naked eye

tall annual or perennial grasses with spikelike racemes

climbing salamanders

genus of terrestrial or lithophytic ferns having pinnatifid fronds; chiefly of tropical America

one species: rue anemone

one species: yerba mansa

dill

a civilian reserve component of the United States Air Force that provides prompt mobilization during war and assistance during national emergencies

comprising flowering plants that produce seeds enclosed in an ovary; in some systems considered a class (Angiospermae) and in others a division (Magnoliophyta or Anthophyta)

the national church of England

the national church of England

genus of tropical Old World epiphytic orchids with showy flowers sometimes grotesque

alligator lizards

a British colony in the West Indies

eels that live in fresh water as adults but return to the sea to spawn

elongate fishes with pelvic fins and girdle absent or reduced

a genus of Cephalobidae

type genus of the Anguidae: blindworms

type genus of the Anhimidae; horned screamers

screamers

snakebirds

genus of monocotyledonous plants with curious woolly flowers on sturdy stems above a fan of sword-shaped leaves; includes kangaroo's paw and Australian sword lily; sometimes placed in family Amaryllidaceae

a group of animals

taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct animals

the order of animals

taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct animals

dragonflies

a genus of Haemulidae

segmented worms: earthworms; lugworms; leeches

legless lizards

type genus of the Annonaceae

chiefly tropical trees or shrubs

a Palestinian international terrorist organization that split from the PLO in 1974; has conducted terrorist attacks in 20 countries

deathwatch beetles

thin-shelled freshwater mussels

genus of delicate Asiatic orchids

a genus of ferns belonging to the family Pteridaceae

New World chameleons

genus of beetles whose grubs feed mainly on roots of plants

a family of fish including: flashlight fishes

type genus of the family Anomiidae: saddle oysters

saddle oysters

malaria mosquitoes

sucking lice

small aquatic crustaceans lacking a carapace: fairy shrimps

a radical Islamic group of terrorists in the Iraqi part of Kurdistan who oppose an independent secular nation as advocated by the United States; some members fought with the Taliban and al-Qaeda forces in Afghanistan; said to receive financial support from Saddam Hussein

a radical Islamic group of terrorists in the Iraqi part of Kurdistan who oppose an independent secular nation as advocated by the United States; some members fought with the Taliban and al-Qaeda forces in Afghanistan; said to receive financial support from Saddam Hussein

typical geese

used in some especially older classifications

ducks; geese; swans; screamers

used in some classifications for the swans

a genus of echinoderms of the family Antedonidae

feather stars

small woolly perennial herbs having small whitish discoid flowers surrounded by a ring of club-shaped bristles

frogfishes

dog fennel

large moths whose larvae produce silk of high quality

genus of Old World perennial herbs

small genus of North American herbs often included in genus Eriophyllum

potter bees

hornworts: in some classification systems included in the class Hepaticopsida

hornworts

hornworts

hornworts

weevils destructive of cultivated plants

comprising flowering plants that produce seeds enclosed in an ovary; in some systems considered a class (Angiospermae) and in others a division (Magnoliophyta or Anthophyta)

a large class of sedentary marine coelenterates that includes sea anemones and corals; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed

chervil: of Europe, North Africa and Asia

monkeys; apes; hominids

the academic department responsible for teaching and research in anthropology

pipits

genus of Mediterranean herbs and shrubs

a terrorist group organized in 1970 to overthrow the Japanese government and monarchy and to foment world revolution; is said to have close ties with Palestinian terrorists

a former political party in the United States

an association between organisms that is harmful to one of them or between organisms and a metabolic product of another

springboks

a genus of fish in the family Caproidae

type and sole genus of the Antilocapridae comprising one species

comprising only the pronghorns

blackbucks

a genus of herbs of the family Scrophulariaceae with brightly colored irregular flowers

a genus of Vespertilionidae

frogs, toads, tree toads

a verb tense in some languages (classical Greek and Sanskrit) expressing action (especially past action) without indicating its completion or continuation

douroucoulis

large Old World butterflies

one of two subgroups of Nematoda used in some classification systems

small soft-bodied plant lice

plant lice

type genus of the Aphididae: injurious to fruit trees and vegetables

a genus of Scolopacidae

a genus of Cercopidae

one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes genus Aphyllanthes

one species

includes chiefly saprophytic fungi typically with shelflike bodies; sometimes placed in class Hymenomycetes or included in Agaricales

plants having flowers in umbels: parsley

honeybees; carpenter bees; bumblebees

twining perennial North American plants

type genus of the Apidae: honeybees

celery

an order of Amphineura

a monocotyledonous genus of the family Orchidaceae

type genus of the Aplodontiidae: comprising the mountain beavers

mountain beavers

type genus of the family Aplysiidae

sea hares

chiefly tropical trees or shrubs or herbs having milky juice and often showy flowers; many are sources of drugs

perennial herbs with small pink or white flowers

Old World field mice

swifts

swifts; hummingbirds

type genus of the Apogonidae

bright-colored marine fishes that incubate eggs in the mouth

bees

small genus of epiphytic cacti of Mexico

a chain of clothing stores

makers and sellers of fashionable clothing

a board of officials that are not judicial but are appointed to hear appeals

a board of officials that are not judicial but are appointed to hear appeals

a court whose jurisdiction is to review decisions of lower courts or agencies

a court whose jurisdiction is to review decisions of lower courts or agencies

large penguins

coextensive with the order Apterygiformes

a ratite bird order: flightless ground birds having vestigial wings and long bills and small eyes: kiwis

a constellation in the polar region of the southern hemisphere near Octans

widely distributed shrubs and trees

a constellation in the Milky Way near Cygnus

a desert in southern Saudi Arabia

a constellation in the southern hemisphere near Telescopium and Norma

an international organization of independent Arab states formed in 1945 to promote cultural and economic and military and political and social cooperation

a Palestinian international terrorist organization that split from the PLO in 1974; has conducted terrorist attacks in 20 countries

an ethnic minority descended from Berbers and Arabs and living in northern Africa

a desert on the Arabian Peninsula in southwestern Asia

a genus of the mustard family having white or yellow or purplish flowers; closely related to genus Arabis

annual to perennial woody herbs of temperate North America, Europe and Asia: rockcress

anthurium; calla lily; jack-in-the-pulpit; philodendron

a genus of plants with pods that ripen underground

a large class of arthropods including spiders and ticks and scorpions and daddy longlegs; have four pairs of walking legs and no wings

Araceae; Lemnaceae

mostly tropical trees and shrubs and lianas: genera Panax and Hedera

genus of large brown long-billed wading birds found in warm swampy regions of the western hemisphere: courlan; limpkin

a genus of orb-weaving spiders including common garden spiders and barn spiders

spiders

spiders

a genus of orb-weaving spiders including common garden spiders and barn spiders

tall evergreen cone-bearing trees of South America and Australia with broad leathery leaves; in some classifications included in the Pinaceae

tall evergreen cone-bearing trees of South America and Australia with broad leathery leaves; in some classifications included in the Pinaceae

small genus of South American evergreen vines

type genus of the family Arcidae: ark shells and blood clams

the ancient Greek inhabitants of Achaea

soil and freshwater protozoa; cosmopolitan in distribution

genus of chiefly American plants parasitic on conifers

primitive reptile-like fossil birds of the Jurassic or early Cretaceous

a class of Annelida

a genus of Elephantidae

a genus of Trochilidae

a genus of Sparidae

a large subclass of diapsid reptiles including: crocodiles

ark shells

binturongs

tiger moths

burdock

a genus of Lorisidae

fur seals

a genus of Mustelidae

bearberry; manzanita

herbs and subshrubs: African daisy

an agency of the Intelligence Community that conducts advanced research and development related to information technology

type genus of the Ardeidae: large New and Old World herons

herons; egrets; night herons; bitterns

tropical evergreen subshrubs (some climbers) to trees of Asia and Australasia to Americas

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

one of four subclasses or superorder of Monocotyledones

turnstones

a genus of tropical Asian and Malaysian palm trees

a hill to the to the west of the Athenian acropolis where met the highest governmental council of ancient Athens and later a judicial court

soft ticks

a republic in southern South America

small marine soft-finned fishes with long silvery bodies

the type genus of Argiopidae

spiders that spin orb webs; cosmopolitan in distribution

type genus of the family Argonautidae: paper nautilus

represented solely by the genus Argonauta

one or more large merchant ships

argus pheasants

fritillaries

comprises plants often included in the genus Chrysanthemum

woody climbers of tropical Asia to Australia

orange tortrix

small genus of Hawaiian spreading and rosette-forming shrubs

sea catfishes

a genus of Reduviidae

slow-growing geophytic cacti

a genus of Stromateidae

tuberous or rhizomatous herbaceous perennials

tuberous or rhizomatous perennial herbs

birthworts; Dutchman's-pipe

family of birthworts (including wild ginger)

order of plants distinguished by tubular petaloid perianth and inferior ovary

small genus of shrubs or small trees of Australia and New Zealand and western South America

an order in which the difference between consecutive terms is a constant value

a Greek who was a Christian theologian active in Alexandria and who was declared a heretic for his doctrines about God (which came to be known as Arianism) (256?-336)

a state in southwestern United States

a human limb

pill bugs

type genus of the Armadillidiidae

the collection of equipment and methods used in the practice of medicine

a terrorist organization founded in 1999 to oppose the link between nationalists and the Corsican mafia

the military forces of a nation

a terrorist organization of Islamic extremists whose violent activities began in 1992; aims to overthrow the secular Algerian regime and replace it with an Islamic state

a force that is a branch of the armed forces

the military forces of a nation

an independent Christian church established in Armenia since 300; was influenced by both Roman and Byzantine traditions

an independent Christian church established in Armenia since 300; was influenced by both Roman and Byzantine traditions

a militant Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization formed in 1975 to force Turkey to acknowledge killing more than a million Armenians and forcibly removing them from border areas in 1915; wants Turkey to pay reparations and cede territory to Armenia

shrubby or herbaceous low-growing evergreen perennials

genus of edible mushrooms having white spores an annulus and blue juice; some are edible; some cause root rot

a honey-colored diminutive form of genus Armillaria

group of Baptist congregations believing the teachings of the Dutch theologian Jacobus Arminius (who opposed the doctrine of strict predestination of the Calvinists)

the Protestant denomination adhering to the views of Jacobus Arminius

horseradish

a worker skilled in making armor or arms

protective covering made of metal and used in combat

a worker skilled in making armor or arms

an industry that manufacturers weapons of war

a permanent organization of a nation's military land forces

an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions and their support

a terrorist organization that seeks to overthrow the government dominated by Tutsi and to institute Hutu control again

a United States defense laboratory to conduct research in high-performance computing for defense technology applications; a partnership of government and university and industry

an agency of the United States Army responsible for providing timely and relevant and accurate and synchronized intelligence to tactical and operational and strategic level commanders

a civilian reserve component of the United States Army comprised of guardsmen who serve during overseas peacekeeping missions and during local emergencies

a terrorist organization founded in 2000

the southern army during the American Civil War

a brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir

a brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir

a military unit that is part of an army

a civilian reserve component of the United States Army comprised of guardsmen who serve during overseas peacekeeping missions and during local emergencies

lamb succory

oat grass

a family of monocotyledonous bog herbs of order Naiadales

tropical perennial herbs with usually starchy rhizomes

the univalent group derived from arsine

a collection of art works

a style of design that was popular in the 1920s and 1930s

the academic department responsible for teaching art and art appreciation

an exhibition of art objects (paintings or statues)

a group of artists who agree on general principles

a French school of art and architecture popular in the 1890s

wood swallows

type genus of the Artamidae

fairy shrimp; brine shrimp

any of the arthropods

a genus of arthropods

jointed-foot invertebrates: arachnids

tropical and subtropical Old World epiphytic or lithophytic ferns

an army unit that uses big guns

an order of hooved mammals of the subclass Eutheria (including pigs and peccaries and hippopotami and members of the suborder Ruminantia) having an even number of functional toes

a group of artists who agree on general principles

evergreen Asiatic trees now grown through the tropics: breadfruit; jackfruit

anthurium; calla lily; jack-in-the-pulpit; philodendron

North American bamboo

any of several coarse tall perennial grasses of most warm areas: reeds

in some classifications considered synonymous with Microtus

a militant Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization formed in 1975 to force Turkey to acknowledge killing more than a million Armenians and forcibly removing them from border areas in 1915; wants Turkey to pay reparations and cede territory to Armenia

wild ginger

an extremist Palestinian Sunni group active in Lebanon in the early 1990s that advocates Salafism; responsible for murders and bombings; seeks to overthrow the Lebanese government and control Palestinian refugee camps; funded by al-Qaeda

family of one species of frog: tailed frog

type genus of the Ascaphidae

large roundworms parasitic in intestines of vertebrates

roundworm having a preanal sucker

type genus of the family Ascaridae: roundworms with a three-lipped mouth

unsegmented worms: roundworms; threadworms; eelworms

sometimes classified as an order: sea squirts

widely distributed family of herbs and shrubs of the order Gentianales; most with milky juice

genus of chiefly North American perennial herbs: silkweed

large class of higher fungi coextensive with division Ascomycota: sac fungi

a large subdivision of Eumycota including Hemiascomycetes and Plectomycetes and Pyrenomycetes and Discomycetes; sac fungi; in some classification systems considered a division of the kingdom Fungi

a large subdivision of Eumycota including Hemiascomycetes and Plectomycetes and Pyrenomycetes and Discomycetes; sac fungi; in some classification systems considered a division of the kingdom Fungi

brown algae distinguished by compressed or inflated branchlets along the axis

an association of nations dedicated to economic and political cooperation in southeastern Asia and who joined with the United States to fight against global terrorism

early 20th-century United States painting

a group of United States painters founded in 1907 and noted for their realistic depictions of sordid aspects of city life

the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population

a species of large perch noted for its sporting and eating qualities; lives in marine, estuary, and freshwater habitats

robber flies

pawpaw

a genus of European owls

genus of South African heathlike shrubs

one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae: includes genera Asparagus and sometimes Ruscus

family of fungi including some common molds

order of fungi having a closed ascocarp (cleistothecium) with the asci scattered rather than gathered in a hymenium

genus of common molds causing food spoilage and some pathogenic to plants and animals

woodruff

one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae

genus of rhizomatous perennial or biennial herbs with numerous sometimes fragrant flowers in long cylindrical racemes; Mediterranean region to Caucasus; sometimes placed in family Asphodelaceae

small genus of tall striking annuals or perennials with grasslike foliage and flowers in dense racemes or panicles; Mediterranean to Himalayas; sometimes placed in family Asphodelaceae

African coral snakes

a genus of Diaspididae

alligatorfishes

horned vipers

one of a number of families into which Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems; includes genera Asplenium, Pleurosorus, Schaffneria

in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae

a charismatic Protestant denomination in the United States

the county courts of England

an association of people to promote the welfare of senior citizens

a Turkish terrorist group of fundamentalist Muslims with ties to al-Qaeda that operates in Germany; seeks the violent overthrow of the Turkish government and the establishment of an Islamic nation modeled on Iran

a Protestant political organization in Northern Ireland

an association of nations dedicated to economic and political cooperation in southeastern Asia and who joined with the United States to fight against global terrorism

crayfish

crayfish

type genus of the family Astacidae; Old World crayfish

a highly unstable radioactive element

plants with heads composed of many florets: aster

plants with heads composed of many florets: aster

family of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs

genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs

a group of mostly sympetalous herbs and some trees and shrubs mostly with 2 fused carpels; contains 43 families including Campanulales; Solanaceae; Scrophulariaceae; Labiatae; Verbenaceae; Rubiaceae; Compositae; sometimes classified as a superorder

sea stars

large genus of annual or perennial herbs or shrubs of north temperate regions; largest genus in the family Leguminosae

a genus of fungi belonging to the family Geastraceae

evergreen shrubs of Australia and Tasmania

a genus of dicotyledonous plants of the family Anacardiaceae

includes many of the basket stars

a genus of fish of the family Apogonidae

a highly unstable radioactive element

at, to, or toward the place where you reside

a desert in northern Chile rich in nitrate and copper deposits

spider monkeys

the law enforcement and tax collection agency of the Treasury Department that enforces federal laws concerning alcohol and tobacco products and firearms and explosives and arson

a literary or scientific association for the promotion of learning

goddess of wisdom and useful arts and prudent warfare

a literary or scientific association for the promotion of learning

small spiny-finned fishes of both salt and fresh water

a genus of Atherinidae

a genus of Hystricidae

small motile sulphur bacteria

a genus of gymnosperm

alternative names for one of a number of families into which the family Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems

temperate and tropical lady ferns

a former executive agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States

a chemical commonly used to purify water or to disinfect

a nonmetallic heavy volatile corrosive dark brown liquid element belonging to the halogens; found in sea water

a nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens

a highly unstable radioactive element

a nonmetallic univalent element belonging to the halogens

(physics) a spectrum of radiation caused by electron transitions within an atom; the series of spectrum lines is characteristic of the element

type genus of the Atrichornithidae

scrubbirds

orach; saltbush

belladonna

booklice

unarmed feather palms of central and northern South America

atlas moth

a word in the genitive case used as an attributive adjective

a word in the genitive case that is used as an attributive adjective

a terrorist organization in Colombia formed in 1997 as an umbrella for local and regional paramilitary groups; is financed by earnings from narcotics and serves to protect the economic interests of its members

a firm that conducts auctions

hardy evergreen dioecious shrubs and small trees from Japan

an Augustinian monastic order

a monastic order of friars established in 1256 by the Pope

any of several monastic orders observing a rule derived from the writings of St. Augustine

a genus of Ramphastidae

trumpetfishes

type genus of the Aulostomidae

a terrorist organization whose goal is to take over Japan and then the world; based on a religion founded in 1987 that combines elements of Buddhism with Christianity

a terrorist organization whose goal is to take over Japan and then the world; based on a religion founded in 1987 that combines elements of Buddhism with Christianity

small genus of North American herbs often root-parasitic and bearing golden-yellow flowers; sometimes placed in genus Gerardia

type genus of the Auriculariaceae

fungi having gelatinous sporophores

coextensive with the family Auriculariaceae

a genus of Paridae

an Augustinian monastic order

a dark-skinned member of a race of people living in Australia when Europeans arrived

a species of large fish found in Australian rivers

a species of large fish found in Australian rivers

general name given to all desert areas in Australia

the oldest political party in Australia, founded in 1891

an endangered species of lungfish found in rivers in Queensland

extinct genus of African hominid

one species; formerly included in genus Libocedrus

a gymnosperm genus having one species: New Caledonian yew

a political system governed by a single individual

a government that concentrates political power in an authority not responsible to the people

a government that concentrates political power in an authority not responsible to the people

the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit

a company that makes and sells automobiles

a business engaged in the manufacture of automobiles

a business engaged in the manufacture of automobiles

a terrorist organization in Colombia formed in 1997 as an umbrella for local and regional paramilitary groups; is financed by earnings from narcotics and serves to protect the economic interests of its members

a business engaged in the manufacture of automobiles

io moth

the manufacturers of automobiles considered collectively

cars coming and going

a terrorist cell responsible for logistics

a verb that combines with another verb in a verb phrase to help form tense, mood, voice, or condition of the verb it combines with

a genus of Indriidae

oats

trees native to East Indies having pinnate leaves: carambolas

(ornithology) the class of birds

small genus of tropical shrubs or trees

used in some classifications: coextensive with the genus Avicennia

the birds of a particular region or period

canvasback; redhead; pochard; etc.

genus of large important East Indian trees: neem trees

group of evergreen or deciduous shrubs formerly considered a separate genus; now included in the genus Rhododendron

an ethnic group living in Azerbaijan

the univalent group N3- derived from hydrazoic acid

the univalent group N3- derived from hydrazoic acid

the bivalent group -N=N- united to two hydrocarbon groups

the bivalent group -N=N- united to two hydrocarbon groups

a genus of fern sometimes placed in its own family Azollaceae

used in some classifications for the genus Azolla

a radical left-wing revolutionary terrorist group active in Germany from 1968 until 1977

a radical left-wing revolutionary terrorist group active in Germany from 1968 until 1977

piroplasms and cattle pathogens

prostrate or creeping Corsican herb with moss-like small round short-stemmed leaves

prostrate or creeping Corsican herb with moss-like small round short-stemmed leaves

the larger than expected generation in United States born shortly after World War II

a genus of Suidae

shrubs of western hemisphere often having honey-scented flowers followed by silky thistlelike heads of tiny fruits; often used for erosion control

stag party held for a bachelor

typically rod-shaped usually Gram-positive bacteria that produce endospores

marine and freshwater eukaryotic algae: diatoms

the offensive football players who line up behind the linemen

a family of bacteria

a genus of bacteria

an order of bacteria

a species of bacteria

family of bacteria living usually in the alimentary canal or on mucous surfaces of warm-blooded animals; sometimes associated with acute infective processes

type genus of Bacteroidaceae

pygmy mice

drumfish

type genus of the Balaenidae: Greenland whales

type genus of the Balaenicipitidae: shoebills

shoebills

right whales

type genus of the Balaenopteridae

rorquals; blue whales

stalkless barnacles

type genus of the family Balanidae

type genus of the Balistidae

triggerfishes

a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together

a company that produces ballets

an agency in the Department of Defense that is responsible for making ballistic missile defense a reality

perennial herbs or subshrubs of especially Mediterranean area: black horehound

distinguished from the family Geraniaceae by the irregular flowers

distinguished from the family Geraniaceae by the irregular flowers

genus of coarse western American herbs with large roots containing an aromatic balsam

tall tender clumping bamboos

bamboos

treelike tropical Asian herbs

an unofficial association of people or groups

an extremist Palestinian Sunni group active in Lebanon in the early 1990s that advocates Salafism; responsible for murders and bombings; seeks to overthrow the Lebanese government and control Palestinian refugee camps; funded by al-Qaeda

a family of protoctist

a holding company owning or controlling one or more banks

the central bank of England and Wales

the central bank of Japan

giant shipworms

a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities

a financial institution that accepts deposits and channels the money into lending activities

banks collectively

banks collectively

small genus of shrubs and lianas and trees of Africa and Madagascar

genus of North American plants with showy flowers and an inflated pod

any of various evangelical Protestant churches that believe in the baptism of voluntary believers

group of Baptist congregations

any of various evangelical Protestant churches that believe in the baptism of voluntary believers

biennial or perennial herbs of north temperate regions: winter cress

shrubs or herbs

an unaccompanied quartet of (usually male) voices singing sentimental songs in four-part harmony

the peers of a kingdom considered as a group

the state of a baronet

a species of large perch noted for its sporting and eating qualities; lives in marine, estuary, and freshwater habitats

a living fossil or so-called `green dinosaur'

a genus of Scolopacidae

a terrorist network intensely opposed to the United States that dispenses money and logistical support and training to a wide variety of radical Islamic terrorist groups; has cells in more than 50 countries

a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together

a league of baseball teams

a team that plays baseball

large class of higher fungi coextensive with subdivision Basidiomycota

comprises fungi bearing the spores on a basidium

comprises fungi bearing the spores on a basidium

a reptile genus of Iguanidae

a league of basketball teams

a team that plays basketball

a terrorist organization organized in 1959 by student activists who were dissatisfied with the moderate nationalism of the traditional Basque party; want to create an independent homeland in Spain's western Pyrenees

a terrorist organization organized in 1959 by student activists who were dissatisfied with the moderate nationalism of the traditional Basque party; want to create an independent homeland in Spain's western Pyrenees

in some classifications considered a separate family

cacomistles

summer cypress

mole rats; sand rats

mole rats

family coextensive with genus Batis: saltworts

small genus of plants constituting the family Batidaceae: low straggling dioecious shrubs

fish with dorsoventrally flattened bodies

frogs, toads, tree toads

toadfishes; related to anglers and batfishes

slender salamanders

a fleet of warships prepared for battle

an army unit usually consisting of five companies

mountain ebony, orchid tree

(antiquity) a wreath of laurel foliage worn on the head as an emblem of victory

several beads threaded together on a string

small trees, shrubs, and herbs of warm arid and saline regions; often resinous; some poisonous: genera Zygophyllum, Tribulus, Guaiacum, Larrea

a festive occasion, usually including a meal

a small gang of terrorist thugs claiming to seek a separate Islamic state for the Muslim minority in the Philippines; uses bombing and assassination and extortion and kidnapping

a United States youth subculture of the 1950s

a rock group from Liverpool who between 1962 and 1970 produced a variety of hit songs and albums (most of them written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon)

a United States youth subculture of the 1950s

a United States youth subculture of the 1950s

the fashionable elite

small genus of evergreen woody vines in the East Indies and Asia

a suite of furniture for the bedroom

a suite of furniture for the bedroom

a hairy-bodied insect including social and solitary species

chiefly monoecious trees and shrubs: beeches

monoecious succulent herbs or shrubs of tropical and warm regions especially America

monoecious succulent herbs or shrubs of tropical and warm regions especially America

a monocotyledonous genus of the family Iridaceae

family of extinct Mesozoic cephalopods

order of extinct dibranchiate cephalopods related to the surviving spirulas

family of plants of the order Campanulales

daisy

ferocious fishes of warm regions resembling but unrelated to the freshwater gars

water bugs

sweet-potato whitefly

a long seat for more than one person

a Roman Catholic monastic order founded in the 6th century

the semantic role of the intended recipient who benefits from the happening denoted by the verb in the clause

a customs union comprising Belgium and Netherlands and Luxembourg

of or relating to or characteristic of Bengal or its people

a family of fossil gymnospermous plants of the Carboniferous

fossil gymnospermous plants of the Carboniferous

type of the Bennettitales

used in some classifications for the American spicebush and certain other plants often included in the genus Lindera

the univalent radical derived from benzoic acid

the univalent radical derived from benzoic acid

the univalent radical derived from toluene

the univalent radical derived from toluene

the univalent radical derived from toluene

shrubs or herbs

large genus of shrubs of temperate zones of New and Old Worlds

an ethnic minority descended from Berbers and Arabs and living in northern Africa

hoary alyssum

brazil nut

an order of spiny-finned fish in the superorder Acanthopterygii

small genus of cormous perennials of Mexico

genus of North American spring wildflowers

beets

jerboa kangaroo

a genus of trees of the family Betulaceae (such as birches)

monoecious trees and shrubs

a collection of books

wild ox

bicycles coming and going

bur marigolds

a large dance or jazz band usually featuring improvised solos by lead musicians

commercial enterprises organized and financed on a scale large enough to influence social and political policies

elevated railway in an amusement park

the most important league in any sport (especially baseball)

one species: cross vine

trees or shrubs or woody vines or herbs having fruit resembling gourds or capsules; sometimes placed in the order Scrophulariales

originally a British youth subculture that evolved out of the teddy boys in the 1960s; wore black leather jackets and jeans and boots; had greased hair and rode motorcycles and listened to rock'n'roll; were largely unskilled manual laborers

a group of plants or animals

the academic department responsible for teaching and research in biology

all the plant and animal life of a particular region

(ecology) a group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other

organisms sharing a specified genotype or the genotype (or peculiarities) so shared

monoecious trees and shrubs

a family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

a genus of birds

family of birthworts (including wild ginger)

genus of Eurasian herbs and small shrubs: buckler mustard

a field containing only binary characters

a genus of Viperidae

a family of predacious tropical insects of the order Mecoptera

oysters; clams; scallops; mussels

the bureau in the Department of Justice that assists local criminal justice systems to reduce or prevent crime and violence and drug abuse

the agency in the Department of Justice that is the primary source of criminal justice statistics for federal and local policy makers

giant cockroaches

a hidden sector of the economy where private cash transactions go unreported

a hilly forest region in southwestern Germany

a secret terrorist society in the United States early in the 20th century

a militant Black political party founded in 1965 to end political dominance by Whites

a dark-skinned race

a desert in northwestern Nevada

a Palestinian international terrorist organization that split from the PLO in 1974; has conducted terrorist attacks in 20 countries

a former Palestinian terrorist organization (now merged with Fatah Revolutionary Council) that assassinated the Prime Minister of Jordan and during the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich killed 11 Israeli athletes

a family of dicotyledonous plants of order Sapindales found mostly in the north temperate zone

carnivorous aquatic or bog plants: genera Utricularia, Pinguicula, and Genlisea

small genus of tuberous Australian perennial herbs

shrews

a genus of fungi of the family Blastodiaceae

fungi that carry out asexual reproduction by thick-walled resting spores that produce zoospores upon germination; sometimes placed in class Oomycetes

a family of saprobic fungi of order Blastocladiales

genus of pathogenic yeastlike fungi

type genus of the Blattidae: cockroaches infesting buildings worldwide

cockroaches; in some classifications considered an order

small cockroaches

domestic cockroaches

cockroaches; in some classifications considered an order

one of a number of families into which the family Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems; includes genera Blechnum, Doodia, Sadleria, Stenochlaena, and Woodwardia

in some classification systems placed in family Polypodiaceae; terrestrial ferns of cosmopolitan distribution mainly in southern hemisphere: hard ferns

a family of fish including: combtooth blennies

blennies; butterfishes; gunnels

type genus of the Blenniidae

small genus of North American herbs: wood mints

small genus of chiefly east Asiatic hardy terrestrial orchids similar to genus Bletia

small genus of western African evergreen trees and shrubs bearing fleshy capsular three-seeded fruits edible when neither unripe nor overripe

a date with a stranger

chinch bugs

obstruct

the fluid that is pumped through the body by the heart

the descendants of one individual

ancestry of a purebred animal

thoroughbred horses (collectively)

some genera placed in family Liliaceae

small genus of bulbous perennial herbs of southwestern United States and Mexico; sometimes placed in family Alliaceae

an inner circle of writers and artists and philosophers who lived in or around Bloomsbury early in the 20th century and were noted for their unconventional lifestyles

of the color intermediate between green and violet

an independent and exclusive commission of nonpartisan statesmen and experts formed to investigate some important governmental issue

an independent and exclusive commission of nonpartisan statesmen and experts formed to investigate some important governmental issue

a jury whose members are selected for special knowledge for a case involving complicated issues

an agency in the Department of Defense that is responsible for making ballistic missile defense a reality

a meeting for administrative purposes

a board of officials that are not judicial but are appointed to hear appeals

a group of persons chosen to govern the affairs of a corporation or other large institution

a board in charge of local public schools

a committee of university officers who have general supervision over the welfare and conduct of students

a board of officials elected to administer the public business of a New England town

a governing board elected or appointed to direct the policies of an educational institution

a private school where students are lodged and fed

club that promotes and supports yachting and boating

a politically organized body of people under a single government

someone who escorts and protects a prominent person

false nettle

a group of artists and writers with real or pretended artistic or intellectual aspirations and usually an unconventional life style

boas and pythons

terrestrial or less than normally scandent ferns of tropical regions of northern hemisphere

family of fleshy fungi having the germ pores easily separating from the cup and often from each other

a genus of fungi belonging to the family Boletaceae

type genus of Boletaceae

the film industry of India

Soviet communism

genus of tall leafy perennial herbs of eastern America and eastern Asia having flowers that resemble asters

large genus of tropical American vines having showy often spotted umbellate flowers; sometimes placed in family Liliaceae especially subfamily Alstroemeriaceae

tropical trees with large dry or fleshy fruit containing usually woolly seeds

trees of chiefly South America

the crew of a bomber

the crew of a bomber

fire-bellied toads

bumblebees

Chinese silkworm moth

waxwings

a family of birds of the suborder Oscines

bee flies

type genus of the Bombycidae: Chinese silkworm moth

the fashionable elite

ruffed grouse

class consisting of all those who are considered boobs

an object consisting of a number of pages bound together

fair organized by publishers or booksellers to promote the sale of books

fair organized by publishers or booksellers to promote the sale of books

a youth subculture that appeared first in England in the late 1960s as a working-class reaction to the hippies; hair was cropped close to the scalp; wore work-shirts and short jeans (supported by suspenders) and heavy red boots; involved in attacks against Asians and football hooliganism

the law enforcement agency of the Justice Department that operates a nationwide system of prisons and detention facilities to incarcerate inmates sentenced to imprisonment for federal crimes

a widely distributed family of plants distinguished by circinate flowers and nutlike fruit

a widely distributed family of plants distinguished by circinate flowers and nutlike fruit

perennial herbs of the Mediterranean region

palmyra

a group of officers who patrol the borders of a country

wild and domestic cattle

Indian antelopes: nilgais

a small wooded area

genus of trees of North Africa and India that yield incense

bitterns

a family of fish of the order Heterosomata

fer-de-lance

grape fern; moonwort

the activity of collecting bottles

a manufacturer that makes and bottles beverages

ornamental tropical woody vines

a European royal line that ruled in France (from 1589-1793) and Spain and Naples and Sicily

a European royal line that ruled in France (from 1589-1793) and Spain and Naples and Sicily

forage grasses

true antelopes; cattle; oxen; sheep; goats

term not used technically

term not used technically

small genus of tropical African perennial bulbous herbs with deciduous twining stems; sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae

a league of bowling teams

widely distributed evergreen shrubs and trees

an international (but decentralized) movement started in 1908 in England with the goal of teaching good citizenship to boys

a corporation that operates through a national council that charters local councils all over the United States; the purpose is character building and citizenship training

genus of perennial rhizomatous herbs with flowers in panicles; North America; Japan

a nonmetallic heavy volatile corrosive dark brown liquid element belonging to the halogens; found in sea water

bombardier beetles

marine invertebrates that resemble mollusks

Australian trees (usually with swollen trunks)

mostly Australian herbs having basal or alternate leaves and loosely corymbose flower heads

small genus of tropical African timber trees having pale golden heartwood uniformly striped with dark brown or black:

an order of crustaceans (including true crabs) having a reduced abdomen folded against the ventral surface

a family of edentates comprising the true sloths

type genus of the Bradypodidae: three-toed sloths

the highest of the four varnas: the priestly or sacerdotal category

the religious beliefs of ancient India as prescribed in the sacred Vedas and Brahmanas and Upanishads

the religious beliefs of ancient India as prescribed in the sacred Vedas and Brahmanas and Upanishads

an inner circle of unofficial advisors to the head of a government

type genus of the Bramidae

deep-bodied percoid fishes of the open seas

type genus of the Branchiobdellidae: a small worm that lives on the gills or surface of a crayfish attached by a sucker

small annelid worms with the posterior end modified into an adhesive sucker; especially formerly regarded as modified leeches

primitive aquatic mainly freshwater crustaceans: fairy shrimps; brine shrimps; tadpole shrimps; can shrimps; water fleas

small family of marine fishes having covered gills

lancelets

copepods with suctorial mouthparts; parasitic on fishes

wild geese

alternatively, a member of the family Nymphaeaceae

an alloy of copper and zinc

a group of musicians playing only brass and percussion instruments

(music) the family of brass instruments

the section of a band or orchestra that plays brass instruments

genus of tropical American epiphytic orchids having striking axillary racemes of yellow to green spiderlike flowers with long slender sepals and warty lips: spider orchids

mustards: cabbages; cauliflowers; turnips; etc.

a large family of plants with four-petaled flowers

a queue of people waiting for free food

a queue of people waiting for free food

narrow-mouthed toads and sheep frogs

menhaden

genus of herbs of southwestern America having usually creamy florets followed by one-seeded fruits in a prominent bristly sheath

the cards held in a game of bridge

a thorny stem or twig

tangled mass of prickly plants

tangled mass of prickly plants

a Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization that arose out of a student protest movement in the late 1960s; wants to separate Italy from NATO and advocates violence in the service of class warfare and revolution; mostly inactive since 1989

a native or inhabitant of Great Britain

of or relating to or characteristic of Great Britain or its people or culture

the senior ministers of the British government

an association of nations consisting of the United Kingdom and several former British colonies that are now sovereign states but still pay allegiance to the British Crown

the lower house of the British parliament

the upper house of the British parliament

a political party formed in Great Britain in 1900

the British legislative body

the people of Great Britain

the people of Great Britain

a company that manages tv or radio stations

a family in which the parents have separated or divorced

the business of a broker

a stock broker's business

the type genus of the family Bromeliaceae which includes tropical American plants with deeply cleft calyx

a family of tropical American plants of order Xyridales including several (as the pineapple) of economic importance

a nonmetallic heavy volatile corrosive dark brown liquid element belonging to the halogens; found in sea water

a genus of grasses of the family Gramineae

a 19th century family of three sisters who all wrote novels

brown or yellow leafless herbs

cusk

chiefly deep-sea fishes related to the Ophidiidae

paper mulberry

seed beetles

type genus of the Bruchidae

a genus containing only one species: spike heath

includes some plants often placed in the genus Datura: angel's trumpets

genus of tropical American shrubs grown for their flowers followed by fleshy berrylike fruits

a dense growth of bushes

genus of prickly shrubs and small trees of the Caribbean region; source of a durable hardwood

a family of acrocarpous mosses

category used in some classification systems for mosses having the spore case separated from the capsule wall by a hollow intercellular space

a division of nonflowering plants characterized by rhizoids rather than true roots and having little or no organized vascular tissue and showing alternation of generations between gamete-bearing forms and spore-bearing forms; comprises true mosses (Bryopsida) and liverworts (Hepaticopsida) and hornworts (Anthoceropsida)

true mosses: bryophytes having leafy rather than thalloid gametophytes: comprises orders Andreaeales; Bryales; Dicranales; Eubryales; Sphagnales

marine or freshwater animals that form colonies of zooids

type genus of the Bryaceae: mosses distinguished by mostly erect and tufted gametophytes and symmetrical short-necked capsules

in some classification systems included in genus Bos

a genus of Strigidae

small white egrets

whelks

puffbirds

buffleheads and goldeneyes

type genus of the family Bucerotidae

hornbills

buffalo grass

a dicotyledonous family of marsh plants of order Gentianales

(formerly) a cheap saloon selling liquor by the bucket

trees and shrubs usually thorny bearing drupaceous fruit many having medicinal value

a family of plants of order Polygonales chiefly of the north temperate zone; includes the buckwheats

the teaching of Buddha that life is permeated with suffering caused by desire, that suffering ceases when desire ceases, and that enlightenment obtained through right conduct and wisdom and meditation releases one from desire and suffering and rebirth

gnu goats

true toads

the act of constructing something

the division of a business responsible for building and maintaining the physical plant

British equivalent of United States savings and loan association

a market characterized by rising prices for securities

a former political party in the United States

palo santo

deciduous or evergreen American shrubs small trees having very hard wood and milky latex

a grouping of a number of similar things

the central bank of Germany

kraits

oxeye

coextensive with the genus Sparganium

an establishment where you can exchange foreign money

the law enforcement and tax collection agency of the Treasury Department that enforces federal laws concerning alcohol and tobacco products and firearms and explosives and arson

the agency of the Treasury Department that enforces import tariffs

the bureau in the State Department that is responsible for the security of diplomats and embassies overseas

the agency of the Treasury Department that produces currency

an agency that is the primary source in the State Department for interpretive analyses of global developments and focal point for policy issues and activities of the Intelligence Community

the bureau in the Department of Justice that assists local criminal justice systems to reduce or prevent crime and violence and drug abuse

the agency in the Department of Justice that is the primary source of criminal justice statistics for federal and local policy makers

the bureau of the Commerce Department responsible for taking the census; provides demographic information and analyses about the population of the United States

nonelective government officials

a borough in Scotland

large wading birds resembling the plovers: stone curlews

type genus of the Burhinidae: stone curlews

type genus of the Burmanniaceae

family of chiefly tropical herbs with basal leaves like bracts and small flowers

a genus of Dasypodidae

type genus of Burseraceae

resinous or aromatic chiefly tropical shrubs or trees

a public utility providing local transportation

an organization responsible for operating a bus transportation system

a public utility providing local transportation

buses coming and going

a woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

the executive under President George H. W. Bush

a league of teams that do not belong to a major league

the principal activity in one's life to earn money

a school for teaching the clerical aspects of business and commerce

the body of individuals who manage businesses

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

a division of a business firm

the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

people who transact business

a graduate school offering study leading to a degree of Master in Business Administration

business concerns collectively

the body of individuals who manage businesses

people who transact business

genus of East Indian trees or shrubs: dhak

broad-winged soaring hawks

a family of Ranunculaceae

a hydrocarbon radical (C4H9)

widely distributed evergreen shrubs and trees

type genus of the Buxaceae

the Catholic Church as it existed in the Byzantine Empire

a railway up the side of a mountain pulled by a moving cable and having counterbalancing ascending and descending cars

alternatively, a member of the family Nymphaeaceae

in some classifications considered an independent family of water lilies; comprises the genera Cabomba and Brasenia

uakaris

genus of tall smooth herbs of forested mountains of Europe and Asia minor; in some classifications includes many plants usually placed in genus Emilia

a genus of Psittacidae

a genus of tropical American orioles

the univalent group derived from arsine

the univalent group derived from arsine

the univalent group derived from arsine

constituting the order Opuntiales

constituting the order Opuntiales

a genus of Pyralidae

coextensive with the order Gymnophiona: legless amphibians

coextensive with the order Gymnophiona: legless amphibians

type genus of the family Caenolestidae

small marsupials of southern South America

small spiny tropical trees or shrubs

spiny trees, shrubs, or perennial herbs, including the genera Caesalpinia, Cassia, Ceratonia, Bauhinia; commonly included in the family Leguminosae

alternative name in some classification systems for the family Caesalpiniaceae

a form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)

a genus of Anatidae

erect densely branched shrubby perennials of Old World tropics; naturalized in other warm regions

small genus of succulent annual herbs found on sandy shores of North America and Europe

reed grass

calamint

a genus of Sparidae

large genus of low-growing herbs

a drug cartel that seized control of cocaine production in Colombia in 1993; adopted techniques used by terrorist organizations (small cells and sophisticated communications equipment and close ties with politicians etc.)

a genus of Scolopacidae

a Turkish terrorist group of fundamentalist Muslims with ties to al-Qaeda that operates in Germany; seeks the violent overthrow of the Turkish government and the establishment of an Islamic nation modeled on Iran

water arum

a noisy mock serenade to a newly married couple

titis

cinnabar moths

New World blue crabs

dragonets

Asian coral snakes

type genus of the Calliphoridae: blowflies

blowflies

small genus of North American herbs having usually red or purple flowers

zebra-tailed lizard

one species: erect Asiatic herb with large flowers

marmosets

type genus of the Callithricidae: true marmosets

a noisy, boisterous parade

dicot aquatic herbs

water starworts

evergreen monoecious coniferous trees or shrubs: cypress pines

Asian coral snakes

fur seals

one species

a genus of tropical American trees of the family Sapotaceae

tall evergreens of western North America and eastern Asia

large genus of western North American leafy-stemmed bulbous herbs

genus of tropical evergreen trees

terrestrial orchids of North America

a family of fungi belonging to the order Tulostomatales

location of a colony of the United Kingdom on a limestone promontory at the southern tip of Spain; strategically important because it can control the entrance of ships into the Mediterranean; one of the Pillars of Hercules

a genus of Caltha

genus of puffballs having outer casings whose upper parts break at maturity into angular pieces to expose the spores

group of Baptist congregations believing the teachings of the French theologian John Calvin who believed in strict predetermination

shrubs or small trees having aromatic bark

a magnoliid dicot genus of the family Calycanthaceae including: allspice

shrubs or small trees having aromatic bark

medium to large tropical American trees having shiny reddish-brown shredding bark

the species of bacteria that causes granuloma inguinale

climbing or scrambling herbs: bindweed

a clique that seeks power usually through intrigue

genus of scapose herbs of North and South America having large edible bulbs

a genus of Astacidae

camels and llamas and vicunas

annual and biennial herbs of Mediterranean to central Asia

type genus of the Camelidae: camels

a secret society in Naples notorious for violence and blackmail

religious (usually evangelistic) meeting held in a large tent or outdoors and lasting several days

family of plants of the order Campanulales

an order of plants of the subclass Asteridae including: Campanulaceae; Lobeliaceae; Cucurbitaceae; Goodeniaceae; Compositae

a genus of Picidae

carpenter ants

a North American woody vine having pinnate leaves and large red trumpet-shaped flowers

classification used in some especially former systems for plants usually placed in genus Asplenium

epiphytic ferns of tropical America

alternative classifications for the cactus wrens

spruce grouse

Canada's main foreign intelligence agency that gathers and analyzes information to provide security intelligence for the Canadian government

a genus of Malayan tree

a genus of Malayan tree

herbs or woody vines of mainly American tropics and subtropics

a small zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere

many of the best known edible crabs

a dense growth of cane (especially giant cane)

one genus: aromatic tropical trees of eastern Africa and Florida to West Indies

one genus: aromatic tropical trees of eastern Africa and Florida to West Indies

dogs; wolves; jackals; foxes

type genus of the Canidae: domestic and wild dogs

two genera of erect or twining herbs that are pollinated by the wind, including the genera Cannabis and Humulus; term not used in all classifications; in some the genus Cannabis is placed in the family Moraceae and the genus Humulus in the family Urticaceae

coextensive with the genus Canna

a well-known genus of fungus

the brightest star in Auriga

a dilleniid dicot family of the order Rhoeadales that includes: genera Capparis, Cleome, Crateva, and Polanisia

a Frankish dynasty founded by Hugh Capet that ruled from 987 to 1328

the federal government of the United States

an economic system based on private ownership of capital

barbets

a dilleniid dicot family of the order Rhoeadales that includes: genera Capparis, Cleome, Crateva, and Polanisia

tropical or subtropical evergreen shrubs or small trees

United States film maker (1897-1991)

skeleton shrimp

roe deer

serows

shrubs and small trees and woody vines

goatsuckers

goatsuckers; frogmouths; oilbirds

type genus of the Caprimulgidae

boarfishes

coypus

a genus of fish in the family Caproidae

shepherd's purse

chiefly tropical perennial shrubby plants having many-seeded fruits: sweet and hot peppers

leaf bugs

a finance company owned by a manufacturer to finance dealers' inventories or to make loans to consumers buying the company's products

a company that makes and sells automobiles

a firm that sells and buys cars

a business engaged in the manufacture of automobiles

a business engaged in the manufacture of automobiles

shared travel arrangement where people take turns driving others

cars coming and going

ground beetles

large family of narrow-bodied marine food fishes with widely forked tails; chiefly of warm seas

type genus of the Carangidae

pearlfishes: related to the Brotulidae

goldfish

the bivalent radical CO

the univalent radical -COOH

the univalent radical -COOH

largest family of living sharks

type genus of the Carcharhinidae

type and sole genus of Carchariidae: sand sharks

sand sharks

man-eating sharks

bittercress, bitter cress

somewhat heart-shaped sand-burrowing bivalve mollusks

cardinals collectively

tendril-climbing herbs or shrubs whose seeds have a white heart-shaped spot

type genus of the family Cardiidae: cockles

used in some classifications for a subgroup of finches

in some classifications considered the type genus of a subfamily Carduelinae of the family Fringillidae: goldfinches; siskins; redpolls; linnets

genus of annual or perennial Old World prickly thistles

loggerhead turtles

large genus of plants found in damp woodlands and bogs and ditches or at water margins: sedges

(Melanesia) the followers of one of several millenarian cults that believe salvation will come in the form of wealth (`cargo') brought by westerners; some ascribe divine attributes to westerners on first contact (especially to missionaries)

the type genus of the Cariamidae comprising only the crested cariama

crane-like South American wading birds

type genus of the Caricaceae

trees native to tropical America and Africa with milky juice and large palmately lobed leaves

genus of Mediterranean thistles

the amount of cargo that can be held by a boat or ship or a freight car

a Frankish dynasty founded by Charlemagne's father that ruled from 751 to 987

a business engaged in the manufacture of automobiles

a Roman Catholic mendicant order founded in the 12th century

large family of herbs or subshrubs

caryophylloid dicot genus with only one species: saguaro

cats

largest carnivorous land animals ever known

a Frankish dynasty founded by Charlemagne's father that ruled from 751 to 987

succulent herbs or small shrubs mostly of South Africa but also New Zealand and North America: carpetweeds; fig marigolds

thunder snake

used in some classification systems for the genera Carpinus, Ostryopsis, and Ostryopsis

mostly deciduous monoecious trees or shrubs: hornbeams

a caryophyllaceous genus of Carpobrotus

codling moths

house finches and purple finches

plants having flowers in umbels: parsley

the executive under President Carter

the set of elements common to two or more sets

an ancient city state on the north African coast near modern Tunis; founded by Phoenicians; destroyed and rebuilt by Romans; razed by Arabs in 697

safflower

an austere contemplative Roman Catholic order founded by St. Bruno in 1084

caraway

genus of large deciduous nut-bearing trees

type genus of the Caryocaraceae

small genus of tropical South American trees

large family of herbs or subshrubs

corresponds approximately to the older group Centrospermae

a group of families of mostly flowers having basal or central placentation and trinucleate pollen (binucleate pollen is commoner in flowering plants); contains 14 families including: Caryophyllaceae (carnations and pinks); Aizoaceae; Amaranthaceae; Batidaceae; Chenopodiaceae; Cactaceae (order Opuntiales); Nyctaginaceae; Phytolaccaceae; corresponds approximately to order Caryophyllales; sometimes classified as a superorder

family of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers

genus of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers

fishtail palms

an occurrence of something

a law established by following earlier judicial decisions

a white egrets

some genus Cassia species often classified as members of the genus Senna or genus Chamaecrista

low tufted evergreen shrubs of colder parts of north temperate regions having moss-like foliage and nodding white or pink flowers

the actors in a play

chestnuts; chinkapins

evergreen trees and shrubs of warm regions valued for their foliage; southeastern United States and eastern Australia and northern New Zealand

a rosid dicot genus of the subfamily Papilionoideae having one species: Moreton Bay chestnut

genus of western North and South American perennials often partially parasitic on roots of grasses

genus of western North and South American perennials often partially parasitic on roots of grasses

a multiple star with 6 components

beavers

extinct beavers of the Pleistocene

an agency in the Department of Defense that is a national center for research on all aspects of injury control and casualty care

a family of large ostrich-like birds including cassowaries

a ratite bird order: cassowaries and emus

one genus: genus Casuarina

order of chiefly Australian trees and shrubs comprising the casuarinas; 1 family: Casuarinaceae

type and sole genus of the Casuaridae: cassowaries

moths whose larvae are cutworms: underwings

genus of tropical American orchids having showy male and female flowers usually on separate inflorescences

an expression that has become memorable through popular usage

a categorematic expression

a categorematic expression

the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories

a chain of connected objects, passages, or ideas

a genus of African evergreen shrubs characterized by thick leaves and white flowers

skuas

small genus of erect annual or perennial herbs native to Madagascar; widely naturalized in the tropics; formerly included in genus Vinca

a Christian religious sect in southern France in the 12th and 13th centuries; believers in Albigensianism

a Christian religious sect in southern France in the 12th and 13th centuries; believers in Albigensianism

type genus of the Cathartidae: turkey vultures

condors; turkey buzzards; king vultures

any of several churches claiming to have maintained historical continuity with the original Christian Church

a radical terrorist group dedicated to the removal of British forces from Northern Ireland and the unification of Ireland

a parochial school maintained by the Catholic Church

willet

suckers; closely related to the family Cyprinidae

type genus of the family Catostomidae

perennial marsh plants with creeping rootstocks and long linear leaves

a light-skinned race

a light-skinned race

salamanders; newts; congo snakes

blue cohosh

type genus of the Caviidae: guinea pigs

a family of Hystricomorpha

an agency in the Department of Defense that is a national center for research on all aspects of injury control and casualty care

a federal agency in the Department of Health and Human Services; located in Atlanta; investigates and diagnoses and tries to control or prevent diseases (especially new and unusual diseases)

all the New World monkeys except marmosets and tamarins

pygmy marmosets

type genus of the Cebidae

gall midges

large genus of tropical American trees that yield a bast fiber used for cordage and bark used in tanning; milky juice yields caoutchouc

in some classifications included in family Moraceae

tropical American trees

true cedars

tropical American trees with palmately compound leaves and showy bell-shaped flowers

trees and shrubs and woody vines usually having bright-colored fruits

genus of woody vines and erect shrubs (type genus of the Celastraceae) that is native chiefly to Asia and Australia: includes bittersweet

the collective body of angels

annual or perennial herbs or vines of tropical and subtropical America and Asia and Africa

large genus of trees and shrubs with berrylike fruit

a genus of grasses of the family Gramineae that have burs

the bureau of the Commerce Department responsible for taking the census; provides demographic information and analyses about the population of the United States

knapweed; star thistle

genus of low-growing herbs mostly of northern hemisphere having flowers with protruding spirally twisted anthers

a federal agency in the Department of Health and Human Services; located in Atlanta; investigates and diagnoses and tries to control or prevent diseases (especially new and unusual diseases)

the isthmus joining North America and South America

a government monetary authority that issues currency and regulates the supply of credit and holds the reserves of other banks and sells new issues of securities for the government

an independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest; headed by the Director of Central Intelligence under the supervision of the President and National Security Council

the United Kingdom's central unit for the tasking and coordination and funding of intelligence and security agencies

in World War I the alliance of Germany and Austria-Hungary and other nations allied with them in opposing the Allies

genus of southern European herbs and subshrubs

sunfish family

an area that is approximately central within some larger region

the United Nations office responsible for crime prevention and criminal justice and law reform

shrimpfishes

sage grouse

a genus of Centrolobium

a family of fish or the order Perciformes including robalos

type genus of the Centropomidae: snooks

sea basses

a genus of Cuculidae

a genus of chiefly tropical American vines of the family Leguminosae having trifoliate leaves and large flowers

used in former classification systems

a dicotyledonous genus of the family Primulaceae

small genus of temperate Old World terrestrial orchids

extinct group of armored fish-like vertebrates

a family of Nematoda

lancelets

octopuses; squids; cuttlefish; pearly nautilus

a genus of Cotingidae

a family of plants of order Rosales

a family of Cephalotaxaceae

the genus of Cephalotaxus (see plum-yews)

one species: Australian pitcher plant

a genus of birds including: guillemots

long-horned beetles

antler moths

mouse-eared chickweed

Mediterranean fruit flies

lungfishes having hornlike ridges on the teeth

carobs

a dicotyledonous genus of the family Cunoniaceae

coextensive with the genus Ceratophyllum: hornworts

constituting the family Ceratophyllaceae: hornworts

type genus of the Ceratopogonidae

biting midges; sand flies

horned dinosaurs

American ceratopsian dinosaurs

water ferns

fungi having carbonous perithecia with long necks

genus of fungi forming continuous hyaline spores

African genus

one genus

one species: katsura tree

spiny shrubs or small trees sometimes placed in genus Parkinsonia: paloverde

deciduous shrubs and trees of eastern Asia, southern Europe and the United States

mangabeys

froghoppers or spittlebugs

Old World monkeys: guenon

type genus of the Cercopithecidae: guenons

form genus of imperfect fungi that are leaf parasites with long slender spores

form genus of imperfect fungi lacking pigment in the spores and conidiophores

genus of much-branched treelike or shrubby cacti with pronounced ribs and rounded needlelike spines and nocturnal flowers usually white

wax palms

type genus of the Certhiidae

creepers

deer: reindeer; moose or elks; muntjacs; roe deer

the type genus of the Cervidae

a genus of birds of the family Alcedinidae

ctenophore having short tentacles; one family

coextensive with the order Cestida

tapeworms

genus of fragrant tropical American shrubs

Venus's girdle

an order of Eutheria

small genus of Old World ferns

a genus of Cetoniidae

considered a separate family in some classification systems

in some older classifications considered the family of the basking sharks

comprising only the basking sharks

foliose lichens chiefly of northern latitudes

the gene that is mutated in cystic fibrosis

the Chinese dynasty (from 246 BC to 206 BC) that established the first centralized imperial government and built much of the Great Wall

the Chinese dynasty (from 246 BC to 206 BC) that established the first centralized imperial government and built much of the Great Wall

the last imperial dynasty of China (from 1644 to 1912) which was overthrown by revolutionaries; during the Qing dynasty China was ruled by the Manchu

the last imperial dynasty of China (from 1644 to 1912) which was overthrown by revolutionaries; during the Qing dynasty China was ruled by the Manchu

a form of Hasidism practiced by Lithuanian and Russian Jews under communist rule; the beliefs and practices of the Lubavitch movement

a large missionary Hasidic movement known for their hospitality, technological expertise, optimism and emphasis on religious study

flowering quince

a genus of fish of the family Clinidae including pikeblennies

a genus of Ephippidae

butterfly fishes

arrowworms: a group of small active transparent marine worms

a series of (usually metal) rings or links fitted into one another to make a flexible ligament

a gang of convicts chained together

a former town on the Bosporus

an arthropod family including: chalcidflies

an arthropod family including: chalcidflies

type genus of the Chalcididae

thornbills

a genus of Paridae

genus of tropical herbs or subshrubs having sensitive leaves and suddenly dehiscing pods; some species placed in genus Cassia

a genus of Chamaecyparis

small late-flowering trees or subshrubs having yellow to red flowers and leathery or woody pods; often especially formerly included in genus Cytisus

one species: leatherleaf

type genus of the Chamaeleontidae

Old World chameleons

Old World chameleons

small genus of plants sometimes included in genus Anthemis: chamomile

an association of businesspeople to protect and promote business interests

small orchestra; usually plays classical music

an office of archives for public or ecclesiastic records

snakeheads

a circular band of flowers or other foliage

green algae common in freshwater lakes of limestone districts

green algae superficially resembling horsetail ferns: stoneworts

tropical freshwater fishes of Africa and South America and Central America

former name of the Characidae

shorebirds: plovers

plover family

large diverse order of aquatic birds found along seacoasts and inland waters: shorebirds and coastal diving birds; most feed on anima life

type genus of the Charadriidae: plovers

small order of macroscopic fresh and brackish water algae with a distinct axis: stoneworts

boas of western North America

in some classifications: contains only the order Charales

a genus of Mustelidae

an experimental public school for kindergarten through grade 12; created and organized by teachers and parents and community leaders; operates independently of other schools

a sect of Orthodox Jews that arose out of a pietistic movement originating in eastern Europe in the second half of the 18th century; a sect that follows the Mosaic law strictly

a sect of Orthodox Jews that arose out of a pietistic movement originating in eastern Europe in the second half of the 18th century; a sect that follows the Mosaic law strictly

a genus of Apodidae

crested screamers

a queue of people waiting to pay for purchases

small evergreen ferns: lipferns

Old World perennial plants grown for their showy flowers

spiders; scorpions; horseshoe crabs

one species: greater celandine

a genus of Chelonethida

herbaceous perennials: shellflower

false scorpions

tortoises and turtles

green turtles; hawksbills

green turtles; hawksbills

snapping turtles

snapping turtles

the manufacturers of chemicals considered collectively

the academic department responsible for teaching and research in chemistry

wild goose having white adult plumage

includes spinach and beets

corresponds approximately to the older group Centrospermae

goosefoot; pigweed

jumping plant lice

a club of people to play chess

checkerboard and a set of 32 pieces used to play chess

the use of tricks to deceive someone

a desert in western Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and northern Mexico

an administrative unit responsible for social work concerned with the welfare and vocational training of children

an administrative unit responsible for social work concerned with the welfare and vocational training of children

flagellates parasitic in intestines of vertebrates including humans

sand snakes

burrfishes

arthropods having the trunk composed of numerous somites each bearing one pair of legs: centipedes

one species: desert willow

a family of Holocephali

small genus of evergreen herbs with long creeping rootstocks and shining leaves; North America; Europe; east Asia

small genus of Asian deciduous or evergreen shrubs having fragrant flowers: winter sweet

small bushy-tailed South American burrowing rodents

shrubs of tropical and subtropical New World

deciduous trees or shrubs: fringe tree

fairy shrimp; brine shrimp

midges

type genus of the Chironomidae

an old order dating to early Eocene: bats: suborder Megachiroptera (fruit bats); suborder Microchiroptera (insectivorous bats)

a genus of Ptilonorhynchidae

Gram-negative parasites in warm-blooded vertebrates

green algae some of which are colored red by hematochrome

type genus of the Chlamydomonadaceae

frilled lizards

pichiciago

small family of tropical herbs and shrubs and trees

type genus of the Chloranthaceae

tufted or perennial or annual grasses having runners: finger grass; windmill grass

unicellular green algae that reproduce by spores

type genus of Chlorococcales

African green snakes

a genus of Malaconotinae

small family of soft-finned bottom-dwellers with large eyes

algae distinguished chiefly by having flagella and a clear green color, their chlorophyll being masked little if at all by other pigments

large division of chiefly freshwater eukaryotic algae that possess chlorophyll a and b, store food as starch, and cellulose cell walls; classes Chlorophyceae, Ulvophyceae, and Charophyceae; obviously ancestral to land plants

deciduous trees of India and Sri Lanka

towhees

a genus of Phyllostomatidae

a school that is part of a cathedral or monastery where boys with singing ability can receive a general education

a genus of Megalonychidae consisting of the two-toed sloth

cartilaginous fishes

a genus of protoctist

comprises true vertebrates and animals having a notochord

any family in the phylum Chordata

any genus in the phylum Chordata

a genus of Caprimulgidae

2 species of small New Zealand trees: weeping tree broom

Australian bustard

moths whose larvae are army cutworms

genus of Australian twining vines and small shrubs: flame peas

a body of dancers or singers who perform together

one who is the object of choice; who is given preference

any people believing themselves to be chosen by God

the imperial dynasty of China from 1122 to 221 BC

the imperial dynasty of China from 1122 to 221 BC

the imperial dynasty of China from 1122 to 221 BC

the imperial dynasty of China from 1122 to 221 BC

a queue of people waiting for food to be served

the collective body of Christians throughout the world and history (found predominantly in Europe and the Americas and Australia)

one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship

religious system based on teachings of Mary Baker Eddy emphasizing spiritual healing

a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior

the chemical group that gives color to a molecule

a reptile genus of Therapsida

a genus of Scyphozoa

painted turtles

coco plums

golden moles

type genus of the Chrysochloridae

two species: golden chinkapins

golden pheasants

leaf beetles

Australian snapper

all the yellow-green algae having flagella of unequal length

tropical American evergreen trees or shrubs

mostly freshwater eukaryotic algae having the chlorophyll masked by brown or yellow pigment; yellow-green and golden-brown algae and diatoms: Xanthophyceae, Chrysophyceae, Bacillariophyceae; some classification systems superseded or subsumed by Heterokontophyta

green lacewings

golden aster

genus of widely distributed semiaquatic herbs with minute greenish-yellow apetalous flowers

genus of low branching shrubs of western North America

an ultra-leftist militant group founded in 1957 from the breakup of the Japanese Communist Party; includes a covert action wing

a compact mass

a place for public (especially Christian) worship

Protestant denomination founded by Mary Baker Eddy in 1866

the national church of England

autonomous branch of the Church of England in Ireland

church founded by Joseph Smith in 1830 with headquarters in Salt Lake City, Utah

the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy

a new religion founded by L. Ron Hubbard in 1955 and characterized by a belief in the power of a person's spirit to clear itself of past painful experiences through self-knowledge and spiritual fulfillment

a Baptist denomination founded in 1708 by Americans of German descent; opposed to military service and taking legal oaths; practiced trine immersion

a private religious school run by a church or parish

a state ruled by religious authority

elevated railway in an amusement park

a family of aquatic fungi of order Chytridiales

simple aquatic fungi mostly saprophytic but some parasitic on higher plants or animals or fresh water fungi; sometimes placed in class Oomycetes

a class of mostly aquatic fungi

an independent agency of the United States government responsible for collecting and coordinating intelligence and counterintelligence activities abroad in the national interest; headed by the Director of Central Intelligence under the supervision of the President and National Security Council

in some classification systems placed in family Cyatheaceae: ornamental tree ferns with coarse gracefully drooping fronds

leafhoppers

cicadas

chickpea plant; Asiatic herbs

cichlids

chicory

tiger beetles

type genus of the Ciconiidae: European storks

storks

order of chiefly tropical marsh-dwelling fish-eating wading birds with long legs and bills and (except for flamingos) unwebbed feet: herons; storks; spoonbills; flamingos; ibises

small genus of perennial herbs having deadly poisonous tuberous roots: water hemlock

the United States Army's principal law enforcement agency responsible for the conduct of criminal investigations for all levels of the Army anywhere in the world

class of protozoa having cilia or hairlike appendages on part or all of the surface during some part of the life cycle

in some classifications considered a phylum of the kingdom Protista; in others included in the plant phylum Pyrrophyta

class of protozoa having cilia or hairlike appendages on part or all of the surface during some part of the life cycle

the United Kingdom's central unit for the tasking and coordination and funding of intelligence and security agencies

type genus of the Cimicidae: bedbugs

wingless flat-bodied bloodsucking insects

small genus of perennial herbs of north temperate regions: bugbane

water ouzels

type genus of the family Cinclidae

Asiatic and Australian aromatic trees and shrubs

a federation of North American industrial unions that merged with the American Federation of Labor in 1955

a terrorist organization formed in Ireland in 1994 as a clandestine armed wing of Sinn Fein

enchanter's nightshade

harrier eagles

a mostly Sunni Muslim community living in northwestern Caucasia

one of the twelve federal United States courts of appeals that cover a group of states known as a `circuit'

a travelling company of entertainers

barnacles

plume thistles

an alliance made up of states that had been Soviet Socialist Republics in the Soviet Union prior to its dissolution in Dec 1991

an agency of the Canadian government that unifies the intelligence units of Canadian law enforcement agencies

shrubs or woody herbs of temperate regions especially Mediterranean

marsh wrens

(genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity

small to medium-sized evergreen shrubs of southern Europe and North Africa

typical ground squirrels

a genus of Bothidae

the body of citizens of a state or country

a self-constituted organization to promote something

a cross between Citrus sinensis and Poncirus trifoliata

a dicot genus of the family Cucurbitaceae including watermelons

lemon tree having fruit with a somewhat insipid sweetish pulp

a large and densely populated urban area

the editorial department of a newspaper that edits the local news

the editorial department of a newspaper that edits the local news

a state consisting of a sovereign city

movement in the United States beginning in the 1960s and led primarily by Blacks in an effort to establish the civil rights of individual Black citizens

a society in an advanced state of social development

a chemical commonly used to purify water or to disinfect

a group of biological taxa or species that share features inherited from a common ancestor

type genus of Cladoniaceae

a family of lichens

one of two genera of stilts

yellowwoods

used in some classification systems

a genus of ducks

a group of followers hired to applaud at a performance

the section of a band or orchestra that plays clarinets

cellular slime molds

a large class of sedentary marine coelenterates that includes sea anemones and corals; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed

the class of vertebrates that live on land but breed in water; frogs; toads; newts; salamanders; caecilians

comprising flowering plants that produce seeds enclosed in an ovary; in some systems considered a class (Angiospermae) and in others a division (Magnoliophyta or Anthophyta)

hornworts: in some classification systems included in the class Hepaticopsida

a large class of sedentary marine coelenterates that includes sea anemones and corals; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed

one of two subgroups of Nematoda used in some classification systems

a large class of arthropods including spiders and ticks and scorpions and daddy longlegs; have four pairs of walking legs and no wings

a class of Annelida

sometimes classified as an order: sea squirts

large class of higher fungi coextensive with division Ascomycota: sac fungi

sea stars

(ornithology) the class of birds