Oleandra mollis
1: tropical fern having leathery fronds resembling oleander; found from Asia to Polynesia [syn: {oleander fern}, {Oleandra neriiformis}]
Oleandra neriiformis
1: tropical fern having leathery fronds resembling oleander; found from Asia to Polynesia [syn: {oleander fern}, {Oleandra mollis}]
Oleandraceae
1: one of a number of families into which Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems [syn: {family Oleandraceae}]
Olearia
1: large genus of Australian evergreen shrubs or small trees with large daisylike flowers [syn: {genus Olearia}]
Olearia argophylla
1: musk-scented shrub or tree of southern and southeastern Australia having creamy-yellow flower heads [syn: {muskwood}]
Olearia haastii
1: bushy New Zealand shrub cultivated for its fragrant white flower heads [syn: {New Zealand daisybush}]
oleaster
1: any of several shrubs of the genus Elaeagnus having silver-white twigs and yellow flowers followed by olivelike fruits
oleaster family
1: shrubs or small trees often armed [syn: {Elaeagnaceae}, {family Elaeagnaceae}]
olecranon
1: process of the ulna that forms the outer bump of the elbow and fits into the fossa of the humerus when the arm is extended [syn: {olecranon process}]
olecranon process
1: process of the ulna that forms the outer bump of the elbow and fits into the fossa of the humerus when the arm is extended [syn: {olecranon}]
olefin
1: any unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon [syn: {alkene}, {olefine}]
olefine
1: any unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon [syn: {alkene}, {olefin}]
oleic acid
1: a colorless oily liquid occurring as a glyceride; it is the major fatty acid in olive oil and canola oil; used in making soap and cosmetics and ointments and lubricating oils
olein
1: a naturally occuring glyceride of oleic acid that is found in fats and oils [syn: {triolein}]
oleo
1: a spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter [syn: {margarine}, {margarin}, {oleomargarine}, {marge}]
oleo oil
1: obtained from beef fat; used in making margarine and soap and in lubrication
oleomargarine
1: a spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter [syn: {margarine}, {margarin}, {oleo}, {marge}]
oleophilic
1: having a strong affinity for oils rather than water [ant: {oleophobic}]
oleophobic
1: lacking affinity for oils [ant: {oleophilic}]
oleoresin
1: a naturally occurring mixture of a resin and an essential oil; obtained from certain plants
olfaction
1: the faculty of smell [syn: {smell}, {sense of smell}, {olfactory modality}]
olfactive
1: of or relating to olfaction [syn: {olfactory}]
olfactory
1: of or relating to olfaction [syn: {olfactive}]
olfactory brain
1: a center in the cerebral hemispheres that governs the sense of smell in lower animals; in humans it seems to mediate complex emotional behavior [syn: {rhinencephalon}]
olfactory bulb
1: one of two enlargements at the terminus of the olfactory nerve at the base of the brain just above the nasal cavities
olfactory nerve
1: a collective term for numerous olfactory filaments in the nasal mucosa [syn: {nervii olfactorii}, {first cranial nerve}]
olfactory organ
1: the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals; "he has a cold in the nose" [syn: {nose}]
olfactory perception
1: the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form; "she loved the smell of roses" [syn: {smell}, {odor}, {odour}, {olfactory sen...
olfactory property
1: any property detected by the olfactory system [syn: {smell}, {aroma}, {odor}, {odour}, {scent}]
olfactory sensation
1: the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form; "she loved the smell of roses" [syn: {smell}, {odor}, {odour}, {olfactory per...
Olfersia
1: genus of fern having only one species [syn: {genus Olfersia}]
Olfersia cervina
1: tropical American terrestrial fern with leathery lanceolate fronds; sometimes placed in genus Polybotrya [syn: {hart's-tongue}, {hart's-tongue fern}, {Polybotrya cervina}, {Polybotria cervina}]
Olga Korbut
1: Soviet gymnast (born in 1955) [syn: {Korbut}]
olibanum
1: an aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees; formerly valued for worship and for embalming and fumigation [syn: {frankincense}, {gum olibanum}, {thus}]
oligarch
1: one of the rulers in an oligarchy
oligarchic
1: of or relating to or supporting or characteristic of an oligarchy [syn: {oligarchical}]
oligarchical
1: of or relating to or supporting or characteristic of an oligarchy [syn: {oligarchic}]
oligarchy
1: a political system governed by a few people
Oligocene
1: from 40 million to 25 million years ago; appearance of sabertoothed cats [syn: {Oligocene epoch}]
Oligocene epoch
1: from 40 million to 25 million years ago; appearance of sabertoothed cats [syn: {Oligocene}]
oligochaete
1: hermaphroditic terrestrial and aquatic annelids having bristles borne singly along the length of the body [syn: {oligochaete worm}]
oligochaete worm
1: hermaphroditic terrestrial and aquatic annelids having bristles borne singly along the length of the body [syn: {oligochaete}]
oligoclase
1: any of a rock-forming series of triclinic feldspars [syn: {plagioclase}]
oligodactyly
1: congenital condition in which some fingers or toes are missing
oligodendria
1: tissue consisting of glial cells with sheet-like processes that form the myelin sheath of nerve fibers [syn: {oligodendroglia}]
oligodendroglia
1: tissue consisting of glial cells with sheet-like processes that form the myelin sheath of nerve fibers [syn: {oligodendria}]
oligodontia
1: congenital condition in which some of the teeth are missing
Oligoplites
1: leatherjackets [syn: {genus Oligoplites}]
oligopoly
1: (economics) a market in which control over the supply of a commodity is in the hands of a small number of producers and each one can influence prices and affect competitors
Oligoporus
1: a genus of fungi belonging to the family Polyporaceae [syn: {genus Oligoporus}]
Oligoporus leucospongia
1: a pore fungus with a whitish cottony soft cap found on conifer logs in forests at high elevation in the western United States and adjacent Canada
oligosaccharide
1: any of the carbohydrates that yield only a few monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysis
oliguria
1: abnormally small production of urine; can be a symptom of kidney disease or obstruction of the urinary tract or edema or an imbalance of fluids and electrolytes in the body 2: production of an abno...
Olimbos
1: a mountain peak in northeast Greece near the Aegean coast; believed by ancient Greeks to be the dwelling place of the gods (9,570 feet high) [syn: {Olympus}, {Mount Olympus}, {Mt. Olympus}]
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olive
1: of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive n 1: small ovoid fruit of the European olive tree; important food and source of oil 2: evergreen tree cultivated in the Mediterranean regi...
olive branch
1: something offered to an adversary in the hope of obtaining peace [syn: {peace offering}]
olive drab
1: a grayish olive or dark olive gray 2: military uniform of the United States army; made from cloth of a dull olive color [syn: {olive-drab uniform}] 3: a cloth of an olive-brown color used for milit...
olive family
1: trees and shrubs having berries or drupes or capsules as fruits; sometimes placed in the order Oleales: olive; ash; jasmine; privet; lilac [syn: {Oleaceae}, {family Oleaceae}]
olive green
1: a color that is lighter and greener than olive
olive ridley
1: olive-colored sea turtle of tropical Pacific and Indian and the southern Atlantic oceans [syn: {Pacific ridley}, {Lepidochelys olivacea}]
olive tree
1: a tree of the genus Olea cultivated for its fruit
olive-drab uniform
1: military uniform of the United States army; made from cloth of a dull olive color [syn: {olive drab}]
olive-like
1: resembling an olive [syn: {olivelike}]
olive-tree agaric
1: red luminescent mushroom of Europe [syn: {Pleurotus phosphoreus}]
olivelike
1: resembling an olive [syn: {olive-like}]
olivenite
1: rare green to black mineral consisting of hydrated copper arsenate that is found in copper deposits
Oliver
1: United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938) [syn: {Joseph Oliver}, {King Oliver}]
Oliver Cromwell
1: English general and statesman who led the parliamentary army in the English Civil War (1599-1658) [syn: {Cromwell}, {Ironsides}]
Oliver Goldsmith
1: Irish writer of novels and poetry and plays and essays (1728-1774) [syn: {Goldsmith}]
Oliver Hardy
1: United States slapstick comedian who played the pompous and overbearing member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1892-1957) [syn: {Hardy}]
Oliver Hazard Perry
1: United States commodore who led the fleet that defeated the British on Lake Erie during the War of 1812; brother of Matthew Calbraith Perry (1785-1819) [syn: {Perry}, {Commodore Perry}]
Oliver Heaviside
1: English physicist and electrical engineer who helped develop telegraphic and telephonic communications; in 1902 (independent of A. E. Kennelly) he suggested the existence of an atmospheric layer th...
Oliver Stone
1: United States filmmaker (born in 1946) [syn: {Stone}]
Olivier
1: English actor best know for his Shakespearean roles (1907-1989) [syn: {Laurence Olivier}, {Sir Laurence Kerr Olivier}, {Baron Olivier of Birghton}]
olivine
1: a mineral consisting of magnesium iron silicate; a source of magnesium
olla
1: leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper [syn: {ola}]
olla podrida
1: Spanish version of burgoo [syn: {Spanish burgoo}]
Ollari
1: a Dravidian language spoken in south central India
olm
1: European cave-dwelling aquatic salamander with permanent external gills [syn: {Proteus anguinus}]
Olmec
1: of or relating to the Olmec of Mexico n : a member of an early Mesoamerican civilization contered around Veracruz that flourished between 1300 and 400 BC
Olmsted
1: United States landscape architect primarily responsible for the design of Central Park in New York City (1822-1903) [syn: {Frederick Law Olmsted}]
ology
1: an informal word (abstracted from words with this ending) for some unidentified branch of knowledge
Olympia
1: capital of the state of Washington; located in western Washington on Puget Sound [syn: {capital of Washington}] 2: a plain in Greece in the northwestern Peloponnese; site of the original Olympian G...
Olympiad
1: one of the 4-year intervals between Olympic Games; used to reckon time in ancient Greece for twelve centuries beginning in 776 BC 2: the modern revival of the ancient games held once every 4 years ...
Olympian
1: of the region of Olympia in Greece or its inhabitants; "Olympian plain" [syn: {Olympic}] 2: of or pertaining to the greater gods of ancient Greece whose abode was Mount Olympus; "Olympian deities" ...
Olympian Games
1: the ancient Panhellenic celebration at Olympia in honor of Zeus; held every 4 years beginning in 776 BC [syn: {Olympic Games}]
Olympic
1: of or relating to the Olympic Games; "Olympic winners" 2: of the region of Olympia in Greece or its inhabitants; "Olympian plain" [syn: {Olympian}]
Olympic Games
1: the modern revival of the ancient games held once every 4 years in a selected country [syn: {Olympics}, {Olympiad}] 2: the ancient Panhellenic celebration at Olympia in honor of Zeus; held every 4 ...
Olympic god
1: a classical Greek god after the overthrow of the Titans [syn: {Olympian}]
olympic salamander
1: small large-eyed semiaquatic salamander of the United States northwest [syn: {Rhyacotriton olympicus}]
Olympics
1: the modern revival of the ancient games held once every 4 years in a selected country [syn: {Olympic Games}, {Olympiad}]
Olympus
1: a mountain peak in northeast Greece near the Aegean coast; believed by ancient Greeks to be the dwelling place of the gods (9,570 feet high) [syn: {Mount Olympus}, {Mt. Olympus}, {Olimbos}]
Omaha
1: a member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in northeastern Nebraska [syn: {Maha}] 2: largest city in Nebraska; located in eastern Nebraska on the Missouri river; a m...
Oman
1: a strategically located monarchy on the southern and eastern coasts of the Arabian Peninsula; the economy is dominated by oil [syn: {Sultanate of Oman}, {Muscat and Oman}]
Omani
1: of or relating to Oman or its people; "Omani oil producers"; "Omani ports" n : a native or inhabitant of Oman
Omani rial
1: the basic unit of money in Oman [syn: {riyal-omani}, {rial}]
Omar Bradley
1: United States general who played an important role in the Allied victory in World War II (1893-1981) [syn: {Bradley}, {Omar Nelson Bradley}]
Omar Khayyam
1: Persian poet and mathematician and astronomer whose poetry was popularized by Edward Fitzgerald's translation (1050-1123)
Omar Nelson Bradley
1: United States general who played an important role in the Allied victory in World War II (1893-1981) [syn: {Bradley}, {Omar Bradley}]
omasum
1: the third compartment of the stomach of a ruminant [syn: {psalterium}, {third stomach}] [also: {omasa} (pl)]
Omayyad
1: the first dynasty of Arab caliphs whose capital was Damascus [syn: {Umayyad}, {Ommiad}]
OMB
1: the executive agency that advises the President on the federal budget [syn: {Office of Management and Budget}]
ombu
1: fast-growing herbaceous evergreen tree of South America having a broad trunk with high water content and dark green oval leaves [syn: {bella sombra}, {Phytolacca dioica}]
ombudsman
1: a government appointee who investigates complaints by private persons against the government
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