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Antiperistasis :: Antiperistasis (n.) Opposition by which the quality opposed asquires strength; resistance or reaction roused by opposition or by the action of an opposite principle or quality.

Peristalsis :: Peristalsis (n.) Peristaltic contraction or action.

Peristeropodous :: Peristeropodous (a.) Having pigeonlike feet; -- said of those gallinaceous birds that rest on all four toes, as the curassows and megapods..

Dove Plant :: Dove plant () A Central American orchid (Peristeria elata), having a flower stem five or six feet high, with numerous globose white fragrant flowers. The column in the center of the flower resembles a dove; -- called also Holy Spirit plant..

Peri- :: Peri- () A prefix used to signify around, by, near, over, beyond, or to give an intensive sense; as, perimeter, the measure around; perigee, point near the earth; periergy, work beyond what is needed; perispherical, quite spherical..

Peristeria :: Peristeria (n.) A genus of orchidaceous plants. See Dove plant.

Perispore :: Perispore (n.) The outer covering of a spore.

Peristome :: Peristome (n.) The fringe of teeth around the orifice of the capsule of mosses. It consists of 4, 8, 16, 32, or 64 teeth, and may be either single or double..

Vermiculation :: Vermiculation (n.) The act or operation of moving in the manner of a worm; continuation of motion from one part to another; as, the vermiculation, or peristaltic motion, of the intestines..

Starve :: Starve (v. i.) To perish with hunger; to suffer extreme hunger or want; to be very indigent.

Perispherical :: Perispherical (a.) Exactly spherical; globular.

Swelt :: Swelt (v. i.) To die; to perish.

Peristeromorphous :: Peristeromorphous (a.) Like or pertaining to the pigeons or Columbae.

Die :: Die (v. i.) To pass from an animate to a lifeless state; to cease to live; to suffer a total and irreparable loss of action of the vital functions; to become dead; to expire; to perish; -- said of animals and vegetables; often with of, by, with, from, and rarely for, before the cause or occasion of death; as, to die of disease or hardships; to die by fire or the sword; to die with horror at the thought..

Properispomena :: Properispomena (pl. ) of Properispomeno.

Antiperistatic :: Antiperistatic (a.) Pertaining to antiperistasis.

Rot :: Rot (v. i.) Figuratively: To perish slowly; to decay; to die; to become corrupt.

Vestige :: Vestige (n.) The mark of the foot left on the earth; a track or footstep; a trace; a sign; hence, a faint mark or visible sign left by something which is lost, or has perished, or is no longer present; remains; as, the vestiges of ancient magnificence in Palmyra; vestiges of former population..

Starve :: Starve (v. i.) To perish or die with cold.

Affamish :: Affamish (v. t. & i.) To afflict with, or perish from, hunger..

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