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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

coral drops
Bessera elegans noun half-hardy Mexican herb cultivated for its drooping terminal umbels of showy red-and-white flowers

coral fungus
noun any of numerous fungi of the family Clavariaceae often brightly colored that grow in often intricately branched clusters like coral

coral gem
Lotus berthelotii noun low-growing much-branched perennial of Canary Islands having orange-red to scarlet or purple flowers; naturalized in United States

coral necklace
Illecebrum verticullatum noun glabrous annual with slender taproot and clusters of white flowers; western Europe especially western Mediterranean and Atlantic coastal areas

coral pea
noun any of various Australian climbing plants of the genus Kennedia having scarlet flowers

coral reef
noun a reef consisting of coral consolidated into limestone

coral root
noun a wildflower of the genus Corallorhiza growing from a hard mass of rhizomes associated with a fungus that aids in absorbing nutrients from the forest floor

Coral Sea
battle of the Coral Sea noun a Japanese defeat in World War II (May 1942); the first naval battle fought entirely by planes based on aircraft carriers

coral snake
New World coral snake noun any of several venomous New World snakes brilliantly banded in red and black and either yellow or white; widely distributed in South America and Central America

coral tree
erythrina noun any of various shrubs or shrubby trees of the genus Erythrina having trifoliate leaves and racemes of scarlet to coral red flowers and black seeds; cultivated as an ornamental

coral vine
noun prostrate or twining woody vine with small leathery leaves and umbels of red flowers; Australia and Tasmania

coral-red
adjective of red tinged with coral

coral-root bittercress
coralroot noun European bittercress having a knotted white rootstock

coralbells
Heuchera sanguinea noun perennial plant of the western United States having bright red flowers in feathery spikes; used as an ornamental

coralberry
Ardisia crenata noun shrub with coral-red berries; Japan to northern India

Corallorhiza
genus Corallorhiza noun genus of leafless root-parasitic orchids having small purplish or yellowish racemose flowers with lobed lips; widely distributed in temperate regions

coralwood
coral-wood noun East Indian tree with racemes of yellow-white flowers; cultivated as an ornamental

corbel
noun (architecture) a triangular bracket of brick or stone (usually of slight extent)

corbel arch
noun (architecture) an arch constructed of masonry courses that are corbelled until they meet

corbel step
corbie-step noun (architecture) a step on the top of a gable wall

corbelled
adjective having a corbel

Corbett
Jim Corbett noun United States heavyweight boxing champion (1866-1933)

corbie gable
noun (architecture) a gable having corbie-steps or corbel steps

corbina
Menticirrhus undulatus noun bluish-grey whiting of California coast

Corchorus
genus Corchorus noun widely distributed genus of tropical herbs or subshrubs; especially Asia

cord
noun a line made of twisted fibers or threads; `the bundle was tied with a cord`

cord
noun a light insulated conductor for household use

cordage
noun the ropes in the rigging of a ship

Cordaitaceae
family Cordaitaceae noun chiefly Paleozoic plants; Cordaites is the chief and typical genus

Cordaitales
order Cordaitales noun extinct plants having tall arborescent trunks comparable to or more advanced than cycads; known from the Pennsylvanian period; probably extinct since the Mesozoic era

Cordaites
genus Cordaites noun tall Paleozoic trees superficially resembling modern screw pines; structurally intermediate in some ways between cycads and conifers

cordate
heart-shaped adjective (of a leaf) shaped like a heart

cordate leaf
noun a heart-shaped leaf

Corday
Charlotte Corday noun French revolutionary heroine (a Girondist) who assassinated Marat (1768-1793)

corded
twilled adjective of textiles; having parallel raised lines

cordgrass
cord grass noun any of several perennial grasses of the genus Spartina; some important as coastal soil binders

Cordia
genus Cordia noun tropical deciduous or evergreen trees or shrubs of the family Boraginaceae

Cordia gerascanthus
noun tropical American timber tree

cordial
hearty adjective showing warm and heartfelt friendliness; `gave us a cordial reception`; `a hearty welcome`

cordial reception
hospitality noun kindness in welcoming guests or strangers

cordially
warmly adverb in a hearty manner; ``Yes,` the children chorused heartily`; `We welcomed her warmly`

cordierite
noun a blue mineral of magnesium and iron and aluminum and silicon and oxygen; often used as a gemstone

cordite
noun explosive powder (nitroglycerin and guncotton and petrolatum) dissolved in acetone and dried and extruded in brown cords

corditis
noun inflammation of the spermatic cord

cordless
adjective not having a cord; `cordless telephone`

Cordoba
Francisco Fernandez Cordoba noun Spanish explorer who discovered Yucatan (1475-1526)

cordon
noun adornment consisting of an ornamental ribbon or cord

cordon bleu
noun a chef famous for his great skill

cordovan
noun a fine leather originally made in Cordoba, Spain

corduroy
verb build (a road) from logs laid side by side

corduroy
noun a cut pile fabric with vertical ribs; usually made of cotton

cordwood
noun firewood cut and stacked in cords; wood sold by the cord

Cordylidae
family Cordylidae noun small family of spiny ovoviviparous African lizards

Cordyline
genus Cordyline noun Asiatic and Pacific trees or shrubs; fragments of the trunk will regrow to form whole plants

Cordyline australis
noun elegant tree having either a single trunk or a branching trunk each with terminal clusters of long narrow leaves and large panicles of fragrant white, yellow or red flowers; New Zealand

Cordylus
genus Cordylus noun type genus of the Cordylidae; spiny lizards somewhat resembling tiny crocodiles

core
nucleus noun a small group of indispensable persons or things; `five periodicals make up the core of their publishing program`

core bit
noun an annular drilling bit to allow core samples to be taken

core dump
noun (computer science) dump of the contents of the chief registers in the CPU; usually used for debugging

coreference
noun the grammatical relation between two words that have a common referent

coreferent
adjective related by sharing a symbolic link to a concrete object or an abstraction; `two expressions are coreferent if they denote the same object or individual`

coreferential
co-referent adjective relating to coreference

Coregonidae
family Coregonidae noun soft-finned fishes comprising the freshwater whitefishes; formerly included in the family Salmonidae

Coregonus
genus Coregonus noun type genus of the Coregonidae: whitefishes

coreid bug
coreid noun a true bug

Coreidae
family Coreidae noun squash bugs and leaf-footed bugs

coreligionist
noun someone having the same religion as another person

Corelli
Arcangelo Corelli noun Italian violinist and composer of violin concertos (1653-1713)

coreopsis
tickseed noun any of numerous plants of the genus Coreopsis having a profusion of showy usually yellow daisylike flowers over long periods; North and South America

corer
noun a device for removing the core from apples

corespondent
co-respondent noun the codefendant charged with adultery with the estranged spouse in a divorce proceeding

corgi
Welsh corgi noun either of two Welsh breeds of long-bodied short-legged dogs with erect ears and a fox-like head

coriaceous
leathered adjective resembling or made to resemble leather; tough but pliable

coriander
Chinese parsley noun parsley-like herb used as seasoning or garnish

coriander
noun dried coriander seeds used whole or ground

coriander seed
noun dried coriander seeds used whole or ground

Coriandrum
genus Coriandrum noun small genus of annual Mediterranean herbs

Corinth
Korinthos noun the modern Greek port near the site of the ancient city that was second only to Athens

corinthian
adjective of or relating to or characteristic of Corinth or its inhabitants

Corinthian order
noun the last Greek order; similar to the Ionic order except the capital is decorated with carvings of acanthus leaves

Coriolis effect
noun (physics) an effect whereby a body moving in a rotating frame of reference experiences the Coriolis force acting perpendicular to the direction of motion and to the axis of rotation; on Earth the Coriolis effect deflects moving bodies to the right in the northern hemisphere and to the left in the southern hemisphere

Coriolis force
noun (physics) a force due to the earth`s rotation; acts on a body in motion (airplane or projectile) in a rotating reference frame; in a rotating frame of reference Newton`s second law of motion can be made to apply if in addition to the real forces acting on a body a Coriolis force and a centrifugal force are introduced

Corixa
genus Corixa noun type genus of the Corixidae: boat bugs

Corixidae
family Corixidae noun water bugs

cork
bottle cork noun the plug in the mouth of a bottle (especially a wine bottle)

cork oak
Quercus suber noun medium-sized evergreen oak of southern Europe and northern Africa having thick corky bark that is periodically stripped to yield commercial cork

cork tree
noun prickly Australian coral tree having soft spongy wood

corkage
noun a charge added at a restaurant for every bottle of wine served that was not bought on the premises

corkboard
noun a heat-insulating building material consisting of cork granules that are made into sheets by compressing and baking

corked
corky adjective (of wine) tainted in flavor by a cork containing excess tannin; `a corked port`

corker
noun a machine that is used to put corks in bottles

corkscrew
bottle screw noun a bottle opener that pulls corks

corkwood
corkwood tree noun very small deciduous dioecious tree or shrub of damp habitats in southeastern United States having extremely light wood

corm
noun solid swollen underground bulb-shaped stem or stem base and serving as a reproductive structure

cormorant
Phalacrocorax carbo noun large voracious dark-colored long-necked seabird with a distensible pouch for holding fish; used in Asia to catch fish

cormous
cormose adjective having or producing corms

cormous plant
noun plant growing from a corm

corn
edible corn noun ears of corn grown for human food

Corn Belt
noun midwestern United States (Iowa, Illinois, Indiana); excellent for raising corn and corn-fed livestock

corn borer
corn borer moth noun native to Europe; in America the larvae bore into the stem and crown of corn and other plants