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| grackle |
any of a number of North American blackbirds with long tails and shiny black feathers. [1/2 definitions] |
| holly |
any of various shrubs or trees that bear small white flowers, bright red berries, and have shiny dark green leaves with prickly edges. [1/2 definitions] |
| iridescent |
shiny, lustrous, or brightly colored. [1/2 definitions] |
| ivy |
a climbing, woody vine that has shiny evergreen leaves, bears black berries, and is often used as an ornamental covering on buildings; English ivy. [1/2 definitions] |
| jackdaw |
a shiny black bird originating in Europe and related to the crow. |
| japan |
any of a number of shiny, black, long-lasting varnishes. [1/4 definitions] |
| Japanese beetle |
a shiny green and brown beetle, originally from Asia, that eats the leaves, fruits, flowers, and roots of plants. |
| jet2 |
a deep shiny black color. [1/4 definitions] |
| jetbead |
a cultivated shrub of the rose family that bears white flowers and clusters of four shiny black fruits. |
| korat |
any of a breed of cat having a shiny bluish coat and large greenish eyes. |
| laurel |
any of various evergreen trees or shrubs of the Mediterranean area, now cultivated in America, that have large, shiny, aromatic leaves and bear yellow flowers. [1/3 definitions] |
| mag wheel |
an automobile or truck wheel of steel alloyed with magnesium or aluminum and thus relatively lightweight and shiny. |
| marble |
a metamorphic form of limestone, found in many colors and varieties, that can be cut and polished to a hard, shiny surface. [1/7 definitions] |
| moiré |
any cloth, esp. silk or rayon, that has a shiny wavelike or watery pattern on its surface. [1/3 definitions] |
| mountain laurel |
an evergreen shrub of the eastern United States, having thick shiny leaves and bearing pink and white flowers. |
| myrtle |
any of several plants or trees found in the United States, esp. a common ground cover with shiny evergreen leaves and blue flowers; periwinkle. [1/2 definitions] |
| niobium |
a chemical element that has forty-one protons in each nucleus and that occurs in pure form as a dense, soft, shiny bluish white solid metal, used esp. in alloys of steel to add strength; columbium. (symbol: Nb) |
| obsidian |
a dark, shiny volcanic glass, often used in jewelry, that fractures in a smooth, shell-like curve. |
| periwinkle2 |
any of several related low, trailing plants that have shiny evergreen leaves and bear small flowers, usu. in shades of blue, purple, or white. |
| polish |
to become sleek and shiny by or as if by buffing. [1/8 definitions] |
| rubber plant |
a tropical plant that grows as a tree in India and Malaysia and is widely cultivated as a houseplant, with shiny, large, leathery leaves. [1/2 definitions] |
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