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| addax |
a large pale or whitish North African antelope that has long spiraling horns. |
| blond |
having hair of a golden or whitish-yellow color. [2/3 definitions] |
| camphor |
a whitish, strong-smelling compound extracted from camphor trees or synthesized, and used in plastics, insect repellents, and medications. |
| canvasback |
a North American wild duck, the male of which has a reddish head and a whitish back. |
| chalk |
a soft whitish limestone derived mostly from minute sea shells. [1/6 definitions] |
| dusty miller |
any of various flowering plants and herbs having whitish, downy or woolly foliage. |
| Dutchman's-breeches |
an herb of eastern North America with finely divided leaves and yellow, pink, or whitish double-spurred flowers. |
| edelweiss |
a small plant of the Alps, having whitish woolly leaves and bearing white flowers. |
| foam |
a usu. whitish mass of small bubbles that forms on the surface of a liquid after agitation, fermentation, or the like; froth. [1/6 definitions] |
| glaucous |
covered with a pale green or whitish powdery deposit, as plums, grapes, or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| half-moon |
something shaped like the moon in such a phase, such as the whitish area at the base of the human fingernail. [1/2 definitions] |
| hoary |
whitish or grayish, esp. when associated with age. [2/3 definitions] |
| horehound |
an aromatic herb with fuzzy, whitish leaves and a bitter juice that is used as a flavoring and as a remedy for coughs. [1/3 definitions] |
| horseradish |
a tall, coarse, white-flowered plant with a thick, whitish, sharp-tasting root. [1/2 definitions] |
| lime1 |
any of various forms of calcium oxide, a whitish powder or granular substance used in mortars and cement, making steel and paper, and improving acidic soils. [1/4 definitions] |
| milkfish |
a large, whitish, edible fish found in the Indian and Pacific oceans. |
| milky |
whitish and opaque; clouded. [1/2 definitions] |
| nephrite |
a compact mineral that is a variety of jade and that varies in color from whitish to dark green. |
| niter |
a whitish salt, potassium nitrate or sodium nitrate, used in gunpowder or fertilizer; saltpeter. |
| pale |
of whitish coloring; pallid. [1/5 definitions] |
| palomino |
one of a breed of horses that has a golden or tan coat and a whitish mane and tail. |
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