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Alphabet :: Alphabet (n.) The simplest rudiments; elements.

Poinciana :: Poinciana (n.) A prickly tropical shrub (Caesalpinia, formerly Poinciana, pulcherrima), with bipinnate leaves, and racemes of showy orange-red flowers with long crimson filaments..

Chlorosis :: Chlorosis (n.) The green sickness; an anaemic disease of young women, characterized by a greenish or grayish yellow hue of the skin, weakness, palpitation, etc..

B :: B () is the second letter of the English alphabet. (See Guide to Pronunciation, // 196, 220.) It is etymologically related to p, v, f, w and m , letters representing sounds having a close organic affinity to its own sound; as in Eng. bursar and purser; Eng. bear and Lat. ferre; Eng. silver and Ger. silber; Lat. cubitum and It. gomito; Eng. seven, Anglo-Saxon seofon, Ger. sieben, Lat. septem, Gr.epta`, Sanskrit saptan. The form of letter B is Roman, from Greek B (Beta), of Semitic origin. The sma

Palpiger :: Palpiger (n.) That portion of the labium which bears the palpi in insects.

Triturate :: Triturate (v. t.) To rub or grind to a very fine or impalpable powder; to pulverize and comminute thoroughly.

Pedipalpous :: Pedipalpous (a.) Pertaining to, or resembling, the pedipalps..

Consonant :: Consonant (n.) An articulate sound which in utterance is usually combined and sounded with an open sound called a vowel; a member of the spoken alphabet other than a vowel; also, a letter or character representing such a sound..

Edelweiss :: Edelweiss (n.) A little, perennial, white, woolly plant (Leontopodium alpinum), growing at high elevations in the Alps..

Scalpel :: Scalpel (n.) A small knife with a thin, keen blade, -- used by surgeons, and in dissecting..

Pedo- :: Pedo- () Combining forms from L. pes, pedis, foot, as pedipalp, pedireme, pedometer..

Scalp :: Scalp (v. t.) To brush the hairs or fuzz from, as wheat grains, in the process of high milling..

Tangible :: Tangible (a.) Perceptible to the touch; tactile; palpable.

Undeniable :: Undeniable (a.) Not deniable; incapable of denial; palpably true; indisputable; obvious; as, undeniable evidence..

Palpebral :: Palpebral (a.) Of or pertaining to the eyelids.

Alectryomancy :: Alectryomancy (n.) Divination by means of a cock and grains of corn placed on the letters of the alphabet, the letters being put together in the order in which the grains were eaten..

Palpless :: Palpless (a.) Without a palpus.

Camel :: Camel (n.) A large ruminant used in Asia and Africa for carrying burdens and for riding. The camel is remarkable for its ability to go a long time without drinking. Its hoofs are small, and situated at the extremities of the toes, and the weight of the animal rests on the callous. The dromedary (Camelus dromedarius) has one bunch on the back, while the Bactrian camel (C. Bactrianus) has two. The llama, alpaca, and vicu�a, of South America, belong to a related genus (Auchenia)..

Malpighiaceous :: Malpighiaceous (a.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a natural order of tropical trees and shrubs (Malpighiaceae), some of them climbing plants, and their stems forming many of the curious lianes of South American forests..

Laburnum :: Laburnum (n.) A small leguminous tree (Cytisus Laburnum), native of the Alps. The plant is reputed to be poisonous, esp. the bark and seeds. It has handsome racemes of yellow blossoms..

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