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 Subularia aquatica Subularia aquatica /sʌbjuˈleəriə ˌækwəˈtɪkə/

noun

  1. Small aquatic plant having tufted awl-shaped leaves in a basal rosette and minute white flowers; circumboreal  ( awlwort , Subularia aquatica )
    small aquatic plant having tufted awl-shaped leaves in a basal rosette and minute white flowers; circumboreal


 amalgam amalgam /əˈmælˌɡæm/

noun

  1. A combination or blend of diverse things  ( amalgam )
    a combination or blend of diverse things
      His theory is an amalgam of earlier ideas
    his theory is an amalgam of earlier ideas
  2. An alloy of mercury with another metal (usually silver) used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth; except for iron and platinum all metals dissolve in mercury and chemists refer to the resulting mercury mixtures as amalgams  ( amalgam , dental amalgam )
    an alloy of mercury with another metal (usually silver) used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth; except for iron and platinum all metals dissolve in mercury and chemists refer to the resulting mercury mixtures as amalgams


 personification personification /pɝˌsɑːnəfəˈkeɪʃən/

noun

  1. () A person who represents an abstract quality  ( personification )
    a person who represents an abstract quality
      She is the personification of optimism
    she is the personification of optimism
  2. The act of attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas etc.  ( incarnation , personification )
    the act of attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas etc.
  3. Representing an abstract quality or idea as a person or creature  ( personification , prosopopoeia )
    representing an abstract quality or idea as a person or creature


 family Corvidae family Corvidae /ˈfæmɪli kɔːrˈvɪdeɪ/

noun

  1. Crow; raven; rook; jackdaw; chough; magpie; jay  ( Corvidae , family Corvidae , corvid )
    crow; raven; rook; jackdaw; chough; magpie; jay


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