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Tarweed :: Tarweed (n.) A name given to several resinous-glandular composite plants of California, esp. to the species of Grindelia, Hemizonia, and Madia..

Guy :: Guy (n.) A grotesque effigy, like that of Guy Fawkes, dressed up in England on the fifth of November, the day of the Gunpowder Plot..

Aguish :: Aguish (a.) Productive of, or affected by, ague; as, the aguish districts of England..

Lymphoma :: Lymphoma (n.) A tumor having a structure resembling that of a lymphatic gland; -- called also lymphadenoma.

Ram :: Ram (n.) The male of the sheep and allied animals. In some parts of England a ram is called a tup.

Treasure-trove :: Treasure-trove (n.) Any money, bullion, or the like, found in the earth, or otherwise hidden, the owner of which is not known. In England such treasure belongs to the crown; whereas similar treasure found in the sea, or upon the surface of the land, belongs to the finder if no owner appears..

Mile :: Mile (n.) A certain measure of distance, being equivalent in England and the United States to 320 poles or rods, or 5,280 feet..

Meetinghouse :: Meetinghouse (n.) A house used as a place of worship; a church; -- in England, applied only to a house so used by Dissenters..

Axle Guard :: Axle guard () The part of the framing of a railway car or truck, by which an axle box is held laterally, and in which it may move vertically; -- also called a jaw in the United States, and a housing in England..

Ortolan :: Ortolan (n.) In England, the wheatear (Saxicola oenanthe)..

Mumps :: Mumps (n.) A specific infectious febrile disorder characterized by a nonsuppurative inflammation of the parotid glands; epidemic or infectious parotitis.

Septennial :: Septennial (a.) Happening or returning once in every seven years; as, septennial elections in England..

Hanoverian :: Hanoverian (a.) Of or pertaining to Hanover or its people, or to the House of Hanover in England..

Adenotomy :: Adenotomy (n.) Dissection of, or incision into, a gland or glands..

Arytenoid :: Arytenoid (a.) Ladle-shaped; -- applied to two small cartilages of the larynx, and also to the glands, muscles, etc., connected with them. The cartilages are attached to the cricoid cartilage and connected with the vocal cords..

Barrowist :: Barrowist (n.) A follower of Henry Barrowe, one of the founders of Independency or Congregationalism in England. Barrowe was executed for nonconformity in 1953..

Stipulary :: Stipular (a.) Of or pertaining to stipules; resembling stipules; furnished with stipules; growing on stipules, or close to them; occupying the position of stipules; as, stipular glands and stipular tendrils..

Proventriulus :: Proventriulus (n.) The glandular stomach of birds, situated just above the crop..

Conglobate :: Conglobate (a.) Collected into, or forming, a rounded mass or ball; as, the conglobate [lymphatic] glands; conglobate flowers..

Basedow''s Disease :: Basedow's disease () A disease characterized by enlargement of the thyroid gland, prominence of the eyeballs, and inordinate action of the heart; -- called also exophthalmic goiter..

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