palmyra |
a fan palm of Asia and Africa cultivated for its durable wood, its edible fruit, its sap, used for beverages, and its leaves, used for thatching. |
palomino |
one of a breed of horses that has a golden or tan coat and a whitish mane and tail. |
paloverde |
any of several spiny, nearly leafless shrubs of southwestern North America that bear bright yellow flowers. |
palp |
see "palpus." |
palpable |
easy to sense or perceive; obvious. [2 definitions] |
palpate |
to examine (an internal organ or an external part of the body) for medical reasons by touching or pressing. |
palpitate |
of the heart, to pulsate rapidly; flutter; quiver. [2 definitions] |
palpitation |
an act, instance, or condition of fluttering, quivering, or beating rapidly, as the heart. |
palpus |
a jointed feeler or sense organ for tasting and touching that is attached to a head appendage or near the mouth in many crustaceans and insects. |
palsy |
a muscular condition marked by uncontrolled movements, such as shaking or jerking. [3 definitions] |
palter |
to speak or behave insincerely. [2 definitions] |
paltry |
small, trifling, or worthless. |
pampas |
a large, mostly treeless grassland in South America, esp. in Argentina. |
pampas grass |
a tall ornamental grass found in South America that bears large, feathery, silvery or pink flower clusters. |
pamper |
to treat or please with an uncommon or excessive amount of care, attention, or indulgence; coddle. |
pamphlet |
a short printed publication that is unbound or has a paper binding, often written to inform on some topic or to address a controversial public issue. |
pamphleteer |
a writer or publisher of pamphlets that are often polemical. [2 definitions] |
Pan |
in Greek mythology, the god of woods and fields and the protector of shepherds and flocks, represented with the legs and sometimes the horns and ears of a goat; Faunus. |
pan |
an open, shallow container, usu. made of metal, designed for cooking, baking, or other household uses. [6 definitions] |
pan- |
all. |
panacea |
a remedy or solution for all diseases, ills, or difficulties; cure-all. |