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aardwolf a striped, nocturnal African mammal of the hyena family that feeds primarily on insects.
abaca a Philippine plant of the banana family that yields a fiber used in making rope.
acacia any of several tropical trees of the mimosa family, some of which produce the commercially useful gum arabic. [1/2 definitions]
aconite a plant of the buttercup family, that has poisonous and medicinal properties; monkshood. [1/2 definitions]
admiral any of a family of brightly colored, medium to large-sized butterflies, found worldwide. [1/2 definitions]
ageratum any of various low-growing, cultivated American plants of the aster family, with violet-blue or white flowers.
agrimony any of various related plants of the rose family that have compound feathery leaves and bear long clusters of small yellow flowers on spiky stalks, and a prickly fruit. [1/2 definitions]
alder any of several deciduous trees and shrubs of the birch family that grow in cool, damp regions.
Alex Haley a U.S. author celebrated for his pulitzer prize-winning work of historical fiction, Roots: The Saga of an American Family (1976), a publication whose subsequent television broadcast adaptation spawned a national discussion about race and race relations (b.1921--d.1992).
Algonquian a family of North American Indian languages spoken by tribes from Labrador to the Carolinas and from the Atlantic coast to the Rocky Mountains. [1/3 definitions]
Algonquin the language spoken by these tribes, or the family of languages of which it is a part; Algonquian. [1/3 definitions]
alien one who is considered foreign to a particular group or family; outsider. [1/6 definitions]
alligator flag any of a family of large, broad-leafed, tropical, aquatic plants that usually grow up to six feet tall and have heavy blooms of delicate blue and purple flowers.
allspice the aromatic berry of a West Indian tree of the myrtle family, or the tree itself. [1/2 definitions]
almond a tree of the rose family that is native to warm temperate regions, closely related to the cherry. [1/6 definitions]
Altaic a family of languages that includes Turkic, Mongolian, Tungusic, and Korean. [2/3 definitions]
alto a musical instrument having the second highest tonal range in its family of instruments. [1/5 definitions]
alyssum any of a group of weedy low-growing plants of the mustard family, having tiny white or yellow four-petaled flowers borne on branched stalks. [1/2 definitions]
Amharic the official language of Ethiopia, which is part of the Semitic language family.
ancestry one's ancestors collectively; one's family background. [1/3 definitions]
anil a shrub of the pea family that is native to the West Indies, and from which indigo is obtained, or the blue dye itself. [1/2 definitions]