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Afghan |
a tall hound with a long narrow head and long silky hair; Afghan hound. [1/5 definitions] |
agave |
any of the tropical American plants, such as the century plant, that are related to the amaryllis and have tall, branched clusters of flowers and leaves with spiny edges. |
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. |
alp |
a tall mountain. |
althea |
any of a group of plants having tall spikes of flowers, such as hollyhocks. |
Amazon |
in Greek mythology, a member of a race of tall, strong, and fierce female warriors that lived near the Black Sea. [1/3 definitions] |
amphora |
a tall oval ceramic vessel with a narrow neck and two handles, used in ancient Greece and Rome for storage or decoration. |
areca |
any of several tall palm trees of tropical Asia, such as the betel palm, having a smooth, slender trunk and feathery leaves and bearing red or orange nuts. [1/2 definitions] |
artichoke |
a tall thistlelike plant whose flower head, composed of thick, leaflike scales, is cooked and eaten. [1/2 definitions] |
asparagus |
a tall branching plant related to the lily, whose young shoots are cultivated and eaten as a vegetable. |
asphodel |
any of several flowering plants related to lilies, with tall spikes bearing clusters of usu. yellow or white flowers. |
beanpole |
(informal) a tall, thin, lanky person. [1/2 definitions] |
betel palm |
a tall palm tree of the Asian tropics that has feathery leaves and produces orange or red fruit and the betel nut. |
big tree |
a very tall cone-bearing evergreen found in California; giant sequoia. |
black walnut |
a tall tree of eastern North America that has dark, hard wood valued for making furniture and other durable wood products. [1/3 definitions] |
blue gum |
a tall eucalyptus tree native to Australia and widely cultivated in California, with aromatic leaves and a smooth bark that peels off in shreds. |
borzoi |
one of a breed of dogs originating in Russia, having a tall slender body, narrow head, and long silky hair; Russian wolfhound. |
Brussels sprout |
a green vegetable resembling a small head of cabbage that grows among other heads along a tall stalk of a plant. [2 definitions] |
bud vase |
a tall thin vase used to hold a single flower such as a rosebud. |
burn down |
to destroy (a standing structure or tall object) with fire. [2 definitions] |
busby |
a tall hat made of fur and worn by certain British soldiers. |
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