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hepatica
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n 1: any of several plants of the genus Hepatica having three-
lobed leaves and white or pinkish flowers in early spring;
of moist and mossy subalpine woodland areas of north
temperate regions [syn: hepatica, liverleaf]
2: a common liverwort [syn: hepatica, Marchantia polymorpha]
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ca
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n 1: a white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light;
the fifth most abundant element in the earth's crust; an
important component of most plants and animals [syn:
calcium, Ca, atomic number 20]
2: a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd
largest state; known for earthquakes [syn: California,
Golden State, CA, Calif.]
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attica
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n 1: the territory of Athens in ancient Greece where the Ionic
dialect was spoken
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africa
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n 1: the second largest continent; located to the south of
Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and
to the east by the Indian Ocean
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baedeker
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n 1: German publisher of a series of travel guidebooks
(1801-1859) [syn: Baedeker, Karl Baedeker]
2: any of a series of travel guidebooks published by the German
firm founded by Karl Baedeker
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gurkha
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n 1: a member of the Nepalese force that has been part of the
British army for 200 years; known for fierceness in combat
2: a member of Hindu people descended from brahmins and Rajputs
who live in Nepal
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mazurka
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n 1: music composed for dancing the mazurka
2: a Polish national dance in triple time
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vesica
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n 1: a distensible membranous sac (usually containing liquid or
gas) [syn: bladder, vesica]
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veronica
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n 1: any plant of the genus Veronica [syn: veronica,
speedwell]
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hanukkah
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n 1: (Judaism) an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the
rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem in 165 BC [syn:
Hanukkah, Hanukah, Hannukah, Chanukah, Chanukkah,
Channukah, Channukkah, Festival of Lights, Feast of
Lights, Feast of Dedication, Feast of the Dedication]
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corsica
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n 1: an island in the Mediterranean; with adjacent islets it
constitutes a region of France [syn: Corse, Corsica]
2: a region of France on the island of Corsica; birthplace of
Napoleon Bonaparte [syn: Corse, Corsica]
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areca
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n 1: any of several tall tropical palms native to southeastern
Asia having egg-shaped nuts
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perestroika
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n 1: an economic policy adopted in the former Soviet Union;
intended to increase automation and labor efficiency but it
led eventually to the end of central planning in the
Russian economy
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ithaca
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n 1: a college town in central New York on Lake Cayuga
2: a Greek island to the west of Greece; in Homeric legend
Odysseus was its king [syn: Ithaca, Ithaki]
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seneca
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n 1: Roman statesman and philosopher who was an advisor to Nero;
his nine extant tragedies are modeled on Greek tragedies
(circa 4 BC - 65 AD) [syn: Seneca, Lucius Annaeus
Seneca]
2: a member of the Iroquoian people formerly living in New York
State south of Lake Ontario
3: the Iroquoian language spoken by the Seneca
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brassica
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n 1: mustards: cabbages; cauliflowers; turnips; etc. [syn:
Brassica, genus Brassica]
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maiolica
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n 1: highly decorated earthenware with a glaze of tin oxide
[syn: majolica, maiolica]
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boudicca
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monica
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santonica
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manuka
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eroica
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jessica
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guernica
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jataka
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tripitaka
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areopagitica
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whittaker
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honecker
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linacre
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