Nouns

podicipitiformes

noun

grebes

podilymbus

noun

a genus of Podicipedidae

podocarp

noun

any evergreen in the southern hemisphere of the genus Podoca...

podocarpaceae

noun

gymnosperms with simple persistent needlelike or scalelike l...

podocarpus

noun

evergreen trees or shrubs; sometimes classified as member of...

poeciliid

noun

small usually brightly-colored viviparous surface-feeding fi...

poeciliidae

noun

topminnows

poecilocapsus

noun

a genus of Miridae

poecilogale

noun

muishonds

poenology

noun

the branch of criminology concerned with prison management a...

poephila

noun

grassfinches

poetiser

noun

a writer who composes rhymes; a maker of poor verses (usuall...

poetizer

noun

a writer who composes rhymes; a maker of poor verses (usuall...

pogonion

noun

the craniometric point that is the most forward-projecting p...

pogonip

noun

a dense winter fog containing ice particles

pogonophora

noun

beard worms

pogonophoran

noun

slender animal with tentacles and a tubelike outer covering;...

pogostemon

noun

genus of Asiatic shrubs or trees whose leaves yield a fragra...

poignance

noun

a state of deeply felt distress or sorrow

poikilotherm

noun

an animal whose body temperature varies with the temperature...

pointedness

noun

the property of a shape that tapers to a sharp tip

pointrel

noun

a tool used by an engraver

poisonberry

noun

Eurasian herb naturalized in America having white flowers an...

poitou

noun

a low-lying region of west central France on the Bay of Bisc...

poivrade

noun

for venison: brown sauce with sauteed vegetables and trimmin...

pokomo

noun

a Bantu language spoken in the Kenyan coastal areas of East...

polanisia

noun

widely distributed herbs having palmate leaves and creamy wh...

polemoniaceae

noun

a widely distributed family of chiefly herbaceous plants of...

polemoniales

noun

Polemoniaceae; Solanaceae; Boraginaceae; Labiatae; Lentibula...

polemonium

noun

any plant of the genus Polemonium; most are low-growing ofte...

poler

noun

a draft horse harnessed alongside the shaft or pole of a veh...

polianthes

noun

genus of perennial tuberous herbs having lily-like flowers;...

polioptila

noun

New World gnatcatchers

poliosis

noun

loss of color from the hair

poliovirus

noun

the virus causing poliomyelitis

polistes

noun

a genus of Vespidae

pollachius

noun

pollack

pollenation

noun

transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma of a plant

pollinator

noun

an insect that carries pollen from one flower to another

pollinium

noun

a coherent mass of pollen grains (as in orchids)

pollucite

noun

a rare mineral that is an important source of cesium

polyangiaceae

noun

bacteria living mostly in soils and on dung

polyangium

noun

type genus of the family Polyangiaceae: myxobacteria with ro...

polyborus

noun

a genus of Falconidae

polybotria

noun

tropical American ferns; usually terrestrial when young but...

polybotrya

noun

tropical American ferns; usually terrestrial when young but...

polychete

noun

chiefly marine annelids possessing both sexes and having pai...

polycillin

noun

semisynthetic penicillin (trade names Principen and Polycill...

polycirrus

noun

genus of soft-bodied polychete marine worms

polydactylus

noun

a genus of Polynemidae