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noun
- A tall palm tree, Corypha umbraculifera, from Sri Lanka and southern India, having very large leaves and flowers
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| tamarind |
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noun
- A tropical tree, Tamarindus indica.
- The fruit of this tree; the pulp is used as spice in Asian cooking and in Worcestershire sauce.
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| tamarisk |
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noun - Any of several shrubs, of the genus Tamarix, native to the Mediterranean. Introduced into the United States as an ornamental plant, it is now a weed.
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| tangerine |
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noun
- Any of several varieties of mandarin oranges.
- (colour) A deep yellowish-orange colour, like that of a tangerine fruit.
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- A tree that produces tangerines.
- A native or inhabitant of Tangier.
adjective
- (colour) of a deep yellowish-orange colour.
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| tansy |
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noun (tansies)
- a plant with yellow flowers (of the genus Tanacetum)
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| tare |
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noun
- (rare) A vetch, or the seed of a vetch.
- (rare) A damaging weed growing in fields of grain (with reference to Matthew 13:25: "But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way." The King James Version (Authorized))
- 1985, I saw as I thought an uncle and guardian who has led a sober, industrious and Christian life and finds himself obliged to look on the tares of folly in his own close kin. " John Fowles, A Maggot
verb (tar, ing)
- To allow for the tare; to set a counter or meter to a valid zero (usually weight) value, discounting the weight of the empty container.
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| taro |
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noun
- A tropical plant raised as a food primarily for its corm that distantly resembles potato.
- The edible portion of the taro plant.
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| tarragon |
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noun
- A perennial herb, Artemisia dracunculus, from Europe and parts of Asia.
- The leaves of this plant (either fresh, or preserved in vinegar) used as a seasoning.
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| TEA |
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initialism
- (N.Ireland) Training and employment agency
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| teak |
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noun
- an extremely durable timber highly valued for shipbuilding and other purposes, yielded by Tectona grandis (and Tectona spp.).
- a tree of the species in the genus Tectona
- (colour) a yellowish brown colour, like that of teak wood.
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adjective
- (colour) of a yellowish brown colour, like that of teak wood.
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| teasel |
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noun - A plant, of the genus Dipsacus, of which one species (Dipsacus fullonum, D. fullonum) bears a large flower head covered with stiff, prickly, hooked bracts.
- The dried flower head, used for teasing cloth
verb to tease
- To raise the nap on cloth; to tease
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| thistle |
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noun
- Any of several perennial composite plants, of genera Cirsium, Carduus or Onopordum, having prickly leaves and showy flower heads with prickly bracts.
- The national emblem of Scotland.
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| thorn |
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noun
- A sharp protective spine of a plant.
- A letter of the Latin alphabet (capital: í�, small: í¾), borrowed by Old English from the futhark to represent a dental fricative, then not distinguished from eth, but in modern use (in Icelandic and other languages, but no longer in English) used only for the voiceless dental fricative found in English thigh
- See also Etymology of ye (definite article).
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| thrift |
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noun
- (uncountable) The characteristic of using a minimum of something (especially money).
- To save money, they would shop at a store.
- (countable) A bank.
- (countable) Any of various plants of the genus Armeria, particularly Armeria maritima.
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| thyme |
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noun
- Any plant of the labiate genus Thymus, such as the garden thyme, Thymus vulgaris, a warm, pungent aromatic, that is much used to give a relish to seasoning and soups.
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| tiger lily |
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noun (tiger lilies)
- A bulbous flowering plant, Lilium lancifolium, with a large spectacular flower and a edible bulb.
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| Timothy |
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proper noun (book of the Bible, Timothy)
- (biblical) Books in the New Testament of the Bible (1 Timothy and 2 Timothy), epistles to Timothy.
- (biblical character) A companion of Paul.
- (given name, male) of biblical origin, also borne by early Christian saints.
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| titi |
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noun
- The New World monkeys, of the genus Callicebus, native to South America, distinguished by their long soft fur
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| toadflax |
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noun
- any of several European plants, of the genus Linaria, having two-lipped yellow flowers
- any of several other plants in the family Plantaginaceae
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| tobacco |
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noun (pl1=tobaccos, pl2=tobaccoes)
- any plant of the genus Nicotiana
- leaves of certain varieties of the plant cultivated and harvested to make cigarettes, cigars, snuff, for smoking in pipes or for chewing.
- (countable) a variety of tobacco
- Tobaccos from the Connecticut Valley were used for wrapping cigars.
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| Toon |
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proper noun
- (Geordie) The City of Newcastle upon Tyne.
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| trumpet |
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noun
- A musical instrument of the brass family, generally tuned to the key of B-flat.
- The royal herald sounded a to announce their arrival.
- In an orchestra or other musical group, a musician that plays the trumpet.
- The trumpets were assigned to stand at the rear of the orchestra pit.
- The cry of an elephant.
- The large bull gave a basso as he charged the hunters.
verb
- (intransitive) To sound loudly, be amplified
- The music trumpeted from the speakers, hurting my ears.
- (intransitive) To play the trumpet.
- Cedric made a living trumpeting for the change of passersby in the subway.
- (intransitive) Of an elephant, to make its cry.
- ''The circus trainer cracked the whip, signaling the elephant to .
- (transitive) To proclaim loudly; to promote enthusiastically
- Andy trumpeted Jane's secret across the school, much to her embarrassment.
- Bill has trumpeted the cause of debt relief for Africa far and wide.
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| trumpets |
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noun - (plural of, trumpet)
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| tulip |
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noun
- A type of flowering plant, genus Tulipa.
- The flower of this plant.
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| tuna |
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noun (plural tuna or tunas)
- any of several species of fish, of the genus Thunnus, in the family Scombridae.
- the edible flesh of the tuna
- a type of cactus native to Mexico
- the fruit of the cactus
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| tupelo |
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noun
- A North American tree (Nyssa multiflora) of the Dogwood family, having brilliant, glossy foliage and acid red berries.
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| turmeric |
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noun (frequently pronounced and misspelled as tumeric)
- Indian herb (taxonomic name: Curcuma longa) with aromatic rhizome, part of the ginger family (Zingiberaceae).
- pulverized rhizome of the turmeric plant, used for stimulation, flavoring and to add a bright yellow color to food.
- yellow to reddish-brown dye.
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| turnip |
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noun
- The white root of a yellow-flowered plant, Brassica rapa, grown as a vegetable and as fodder for cattle.
- (Scotland, Ireland, Cornwall, Atlantic Canada) The yellow root of a related plant, the swede or Brassica napus.
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