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| Apollonian |
(often l.c.) of a rational, serene, and well-ordered nature. (Cf. Dionysian.) [1/2 definitions] |
| -arium |
a place or device associated with or pertaining to; -orium. |
| barberry |
any of various shrubs, often spiny, that have leathery leaves and bear clustered yellow flowers and small ovoid red-orange berries. |
| beta-carotene |
a molecule of the carotene family that has a red-orange color and is abundant in plants. |
| celandine |
a plant of the poppy family that has deeply divided leaves, yellow flowers, and a yellow-orange fluid in its stem. [1/2 definitions] |
| COBOL |
a computer language using English syntax and a large vocabulary of English words (acronym for "common business-oriented language"). |
| Columbia |
a river that flows from British Columbia, along the Washington-Oregon border, and into the Pacific. [1/2 definitions] |
| mango |
an elongated, smooth-skinned, yellow-orange edible fruit, or the tropical evergreen tree from which it comes. |
| noradrenaline |
a hormone secreted by the adrenal glands and released by the sympathetic nerve endings that triggers the "fight-or-flight response" and is used medically to constrict blood vessels; norepinephrine. |
| norepinephrine |
a hormone, secreted by the adrenal glands and released at the sympathetic nerve endings, that triggers the "fight-or-flight response" and is used medically to constrict blood vessels; noradrenaline. |
| renew |
to restore to original or near-original condition. [1/6 definitions] |
| saffron |
a deep yellow-orange color. [1/3 definitions] |
| terra cotta |
a brownish red or brown-orange color. [1/2 definitions] |
| tightknit |
well-organized and well-coordinated. [1/2 definitions] |
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