Alabama Period :: Alabama period () A period in the American eocene, the lowest in the tertiary age except the lignitic..

Alabaster :: Alabaster (n.) A compact variety or sulphate of lime, or gypsum, of fine texture, and usually white and translucent, but sometimes yellow, red, or gray. It is carved into vases, mantel ornaments, etc..

Alabaster :: Alabaster (n.) A hard, compact variety of carbonate of lime, somewhat translucent, or of banded shades of color; stalagmite. The name is used in this sense by Pliny. It is sometimes distinguished as oriental alabaster..

Alabaster :: Alabaster (n.) A box or vessel for holding odoriferous ointments, etc.; -- so called from the stone of which it was originally made..

Alabastra :: Alabastra (pl. ) of Alabastru.

Alabastrian :: Alabastrian (a.) Alabastrine.

Alabastrine :: Alabastrine (a.) Of, pertaining to, or like, alabaster; as alabastrine limbs..

Alabastrum :: Alabastrum (n.) A flower bud.

Calabar :: Calabar (n.) A district on the west coast of Africa.

Calabarine :: Calabarine (n.) An alkaloid resembling physostigmine and occurring with it in the calabar bean.

Calabash :: Calabash (n.) The common gourd (plant or fruit).

Calabash :: Calabash (n.) The fruit of the calabash tree.

Calabash :: Calabash (n.) A water dipper, bottle, bascket, or other utensil, made from the dry shell of a calabash or gourd..

Malabar :: Malabar (n.) A region in the western part of the Peninsula of India, between the mountains and the sea..

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