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91Turk's cap — Melon Mel on (m[e^]l [u^]n), n. [F., fr. L. melo, for melopepo an apple shaped melon, Gr. mhlope pwn; mh^lon apple + pe pwn a species of large melon; cf. L. malum apple. Cf. {Marmalade}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) The juicy fruit of certain… …
92bur reed — noun Date: 1597 any of a genus (Sparganium of the family Sparganiaceae) of herbaceous plants with globose fruits resembling burs …
93calabash — noun Etymology: French & Spanish; French calebasse gourd, from Spanish calabaza Date: 1596 1. a tropical American tree (Crescentia cujete) of the bignonia family; also its large hard shelled globose fruit 2. gourd; …
94capitate — adjective Etymology: Latin capitatus headed, from capit , caput head Date: 1661 1. forming a head 2. abruptly enlarged and globose …
95cherry tomato — noun Date: 1847 a small globose red or orange tomato borne in long dense clusters; also a tropical American plant (Lycopersicon esculentum cerasiforme) bearing cherry tomatoes …
96earthstar — noun Date: 1885 any of a genus (Geastrum) of globose basidiomycetous fungi with an outer peridium that splits into the shape of a star …
97globeflower — noun Date: 1597 any of a genus (Trollius) of plants of the buttercup family usually with globose yellow or orange flowers …
98globe thistle — noun Date: 1597 any of a genus (Echinops) of widely cultivated Asian and Mediterranean composite herbs with spiky globose blue or white flowers …
99liquidambar — noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin liquidus + Medieval Latin ambar, ambra amber Date: circa 1577 1. storax 1b 2. any of a genus (Liquidambar) of deciduous North American and Asian trees (as the sweet gum) of the witch hazel family with… …
100monkeypod — noun Date: 1888 1. an ornamental tropical leguminous tree (Samanea saman syn. Albizia saman) that has bipinnate leaves, globose clusters of flowers with crimson stamens, sweet pulp pods eaten by cattle, and wood used in carving called also rain… …
