Words that rhyme with ceria

n 1: (microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission; important as pathogens and for biochemical properties; taxonomy is difficult; often considered to be plants [syn: bacteria, bacterium]

n 1: a Japanese shrub that resembles members of the genus Spiraea; widely cultivated in many varieties for its dense panicles of flowers in many colors; often forced by florists for Easter blooming [syn: spirea, spiraea, Astilbe japonica] 2: any rosaceous plant of the genus Spiraea; has sprays of small white or pink flowers [syn: spirea, spiraea] 3: a dicotyledonous genus of the family Rosaceae [syn: Spiraea, genus Spiraea]

n 1: a Japanese shrub that resembles members of the genus Spiraea; widely cultivated in many varieties for its dense panicles of flowers in many colors; often forced by florists for Easter blooming [syn: spirea, spiraea, Astilbe japonica] 2: any rosaceous plant of the genus Spiraea; has sprays of small white or pink flowers [syn: spirea, spiraea]

n 1: an Asian republic in the Middle East at the east end of the Mediterranean; site of some of the world's most ancient centers of civilization [syn: Syria, Syrian Arab Republic]

n 1: a republic in northwestern Africa on the Mediterranean Sea with a population that is predominantly Sunni Muslim; colonized by France in the 19th century but gained autonomy in the early 1960s [syn: Algeria, Algerie, Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria]

n 1: an ancient kingdom in northern Mesopotamia which is in present-day Iraq

n 1: a vast Asian region of Russia; famous for long cold winters