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| airborne |
borne or carried in the air. [1/2 definitions] |
| alyssum |
any of a group of weedy low-growing plants of the mustard family, having tiny white or yellow four-petaled flowers borne on branched stalks. [1/2 definitions] |
| burden1 |
something that is carried, borne, or endured, usu. with some difficulty. [1/3 definitions] |
| chickpea |
the pealike bean borne by this plant; garbanzo. [1/2 definitions] |
| crosier |
a staff topped by a crook or cross, borne by or before an abbot, bishop, or archbishop as a sign of his office. |
| funicular |
in botany, of or pertaining to the stalk on which an ovule or seed is borne. [1/4 definitions] |
| hypothyroidism |
a deficiency in thyroid activity and secretion, resulting, if unchecked, in goiter and loss of vigor in victims and in cretinism in fetuses borne by them. |
| impose |
to institute or establish as something to be fulfilled or borne. [1/3 definitions] |
| pea |
a small, round, green seed borne in pods on a climbing plant of the legume family, and used as a vegetable. [1/3 definitions] |
| pedunculate |
having, borne by, or growing on a peduncle. |
| pompon |
a small rounded head of flowers, such as that borne by some chrysanthemums or dahlias. [1/2 definitions] |
| pumpkin |
a large, roundish, gourdlike orange fruit that has thick edible flesh and is borne on a low-growing vine. [1/3 definitions] |
| ride |
to be conveyed or borne by a vehicle or other means of locomotion. [2/16 definitions] |
| squash2 |
a gourdlike fruit that is borne on a vinelike plant and is eaten as a vegetable. [1/2 definitions] |
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