Nouns

plataleidae

noun

spoonbills

platanaceae

noun

coextensive with the genus Platanus: plane trees

platanistidae

noun

river dolphins

platanthera

noun

herbaceous terrestrial orchids of temperate northern and sou...

platanus

noun

genus of large monoecious mostly deciduous trees: London pla...

plateletpheresis

noun

platelets are separated from whole blood and the rest is ret...

platichthys

noun

a genus of Pleuronectidae

platonist

noun

an advocate of Platonism

platycephalidae

noun

scorpaenoid flatheads

platycerium

noun

often epiphytic tropical Old World ferns

platyctenea

noun

an order of Tentaculata

platyctenean

noun

ctenophore have long tentacles and flattened body

platylobium

noun

small genus of Australian evergreen leguminous shrubs or sub...

platymiscium

noun

genus of tropical American trees: quira

platypoecilus

noun

platys

platyrrhini

noun

New World monkeys: capuchin; douroucouli; howler monkey; sak...

platystemon

noun

one species: creamcups

plaudits

noun

enthusiastic approval

plausibleness

noun

apparent validity

plavix

noun

a blood thinner (trade name Plavix) approved for the treatme...

playactor

noun

an actor who travels around the country presenting plays

playbox

noun

a box for a child's toys and personal things (especially at...

playscript

noun

a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; u...

playsuit

noun

a sports outfit for women or children; usually consists of s...

plecoptera

noun

stoneflies

plecopteran

noun

primitive winged insect with a flattened body; used as bait...

plecotus

noun

a genus of Vespertilionidae

plectania

noun

genus of fungi in the family Pezizaceae closely related to a...

plectognathi

noun

boxfishes; filefishes; globefishes; ocean sunfishes; trigger...

plectomycetes

noun

class of fungi in which the fruiting body is a cleistotheciu...

plectophera

noun

in some former classifications: name for the Ephemeroptera

plectorrhiza

noun

small genus of Australian orchids

plectranthus

noun

any of various ornamental plants of the genus Plectranthus

plectrophenax

noun

snow bunting

pledger

noun

someone who makes or gives a pledge

pleiospilos

noun

perennial succulents of South Africa

plentitude

noun

a full supply

pleonaste

noun

a dark-colored spinel containing iron

plesianthropus

noun

former name for the genus Australopithecus

plesiosauria

noun

any of the plesiosaurs

plessimeter

noun

a small thin metal plate held against the body and struck wi...

plethodon

noun

type genus of the Plethodontidae

plethodont

noun

mostly terrestrial salamanders that breathe through their th...

plethodontidae

noun

small mostly terrestrial New World salamanders having neithe...

plethysmograph

noun

a measuring instrument for measuring changes in volume of a...

pleuralgia

noun

pain in the chest caused by inflammation of the muscles betw...

pleurobrachia

noun

sea gooseberries

pleurobrachiidae

noun

sea gooseberries

pleurocarp

noun

a moss having the archegonium or antheridium on a short side...

pleurodont

noun

an animal having teeth fused with the inner surface of the a...