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genetic science
genetic science
noun
(
genetic science, genetics )the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms
puccoon
puccoon
noun
(
bloodroot, puccoon, redroot, Sanguinaria canadensis, tetterwort )perennial woodland native of North America having a red root and red sap and bearing a solitary lobed leaf and white flower in early spring and having acrid emetic properties; rootstock used as a stimulant and expectorant
(
Lithospermum caroliniense, puccoon )perennial plant of eastern North America having hairy foliage yielding a red or yellow pigment
barren
barren
noun
(
barren, waste, wasteland )an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation
the barrens of central Africa
the barrens of central Africa
the trackless wastes of the desert
the trackless wastes of the desert
adj
(
barren, destitute, devoid, free, innocent )completely wanting or lacking
writing barren of insight
writing barren of insight
young recruits destitute of experience
young recruits destitute of experience
innocent of literary merit
innocent of literary merit
the sentence was devoid of meaning
the sentence was devoid of meaning
(
barren )not bearing offspring
a barren woman
a barren woman
learned early in his marriage that he was sterile
learned early in his marriage that he was sterile
(
bare, barren, stark, bleak, desolate )providing no shelter or sustenance
bare rocky hills
bare rocky hills
barren lands
barren lands
the bleak treeless regions of the high Andes
the bleak treeless regions of the high Andes
the desolate surface of the moon
the desolate surface of the moon
a stark landscape
a stark landscape
trapper
trapper
noun
) someone who sets traps for animals (usually to obtain their furs)
(
trapper )someone who sets traps for animals (usually to obtain their furs)
