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 pungapung pungapung /ˈpʌŋgəpʌŋ/

noun

  1. Putrid-smelling aroid of southeastern Asia (especially the Philippines) grown for its edible tuber  ( Amorphophallus campanulatus , Amorphophallus paeonifolius , elephant yam , pungapung , telingo potato )
    putrid-smelling aroid of southeastern Asia (especially the Philippines) grown for its edible tuber


 bastard feverfew bastard feverfew /ˈbæstərd ˈfiːvərfjuː/

noun

  1. Tropical American annual weed with small radiate heads of white flowers; adventive in southern United States  ( bastard feverfew , Parthenium hysterophorus )
    tropical American annual weed with small radiate heads of white flowers; adventive in southern United States


 treponema treponema /trɪˈpoʊnɪmə/

noun

  1. Spirochete that causes disease in humans (e.g. syphilis and yaws)  ( treponema )
    spirochete that causes disease in humans (e.g. syphilis and yaws)
     Proper medical treatment is essential for diseases caused by the treponema bacteria.
    Proper medical treatment is essential for diseases caused by the treponema bacteria.


 Edith Louisa Cavell Edith Louisa Cavell /'iːdɪθ lʊ'iːsə kə'vɛl/

noun

  1. English nurse who remained in Brussels after the German occupation in order to help Allied prisoners escape; was caught and executed by the Germans (1865-1915)  ( Cavell , Edith Cavell , Edith Louisa Cavell )
    English nurse who remained in Brussels after the German occupation in order to help Allied prisoners escape; was caught and executed by the Germans (1865-1915)