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| acinus |
one of the small divisions in an aggregate fruit such as a blackberry. [1/2 definitions] |
| -age |
aggregate; mass. [1/5 definitions] |
| coquina |
limestone made from an aggregate of coral and seashell fragments, used in construction. [1/2 definitions] |
| empire |
a single political unit, with one supreme ruler, composed of an aggregate of nations or peoples. [1/4 definitions] |
| -ery |
things collectively; aggregate. [1/4 definitions] |
| individuality |
the aggregate qualities and characteristics of an individual, esp. those that make him or her distinctive. [1/2 definitions] |
| sum |
the complete or aggregate amount. [1/6 definitions] |
| total |
the aggregate; sum. [1/8 definitions] |
| totality |
that which is or makes up a total; sum; aggregate. [1/2 definitions] |
| vascular bundle |
in botany, an aggregate plant unit composed of strands of conductive and supportive tissue. |
| zooid |
any of the individual, usu. microscopic animals forming an aggregate or colony, as of corals. [1/3 definitions] |
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