Aaron, n.
(Old Testament) elder brother of Moses and first high priest of the Israelites; created the golden calf
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United States professional baseball player who hit more home runs than Babe Ruth (born in 1934)
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| Hank Aaron |
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| Henry Louis Aaron |
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Aaron Burr, n.
United States politician who served as vice president under Jefferson; he mortally wounded his political rival Alexander Hamilton in a duel and fled south (1756-1836)
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| Burr |
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Aaron Copland, n.
United States composer who developed a distinctly American music (1900-1990)
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Aaron Montgomery Ward, n.
United States businessman who in 1872 established a successful mail-order business (1843-1913)
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| Montgomery Ward |
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Aaron's rod, n.
tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches
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| Verbascum thapsus |
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| common mullein |
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| flannel mullein |
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| great mullein |
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| torch |
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| woolly mullein |
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Ab, n.
the eleventh month of the civil year; the fifth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in July and August)
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Abadan, n.
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Abbe condenser, n.
a condenser having 2 or 3 lenses with wide aperture for use in microscopes
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Abbott Lawrence Lowell, n.
United States educator and president of Harvard University (1856-1943)
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| Lowell |
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Abdias, n.
an Old Testament book telling Obadiah's prophecies; the shortest book in the Christian Bible
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| Book of Obadiah |
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| Obadiah |
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Abecedarian, n.
a 16th century sect of Anabaptists centered in Germany who had an absolute disdain for human knowledge
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Abel, n.
(Old Testament) Cain and Abel were the first children of Adam and Eve born after the Fall of Man; Abel was killed by Cain
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Abel Janszoon Tasman, n.
Dutch navigator who was the first European to discover Tasmania and New Zealand (1603-1659)
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| Abel Tasman |
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| Tasman |
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Abel Tasman, n.
Dutch navigator who was the first European to discover Tasmania and New Zealand (1603-1659)
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| Abel Tasman |
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Abelard, n.
French philosopher and theologian; lover of Heloise (1079-1142)
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| Peter Abelard |
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| Pierre Abelard |
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Abelian group, n.
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Abelmoschus, n.
genus of tropical coarse herbs having large lobed leaves and often yellow flowers
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| genus Abelmoschus |
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Abelmoschus esculentus, n.
tall coarse annual of Old World tropics widely cultivated in southern United States and West Indies for its long mucilaginous green pods used as basis for soups and stews; sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus
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| Hibiscus esculentus |
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| gumbo |
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| lady's-finger |
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| okra |
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| okra plant |
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Abelmoschus moschatus, n.
bushy herb of tropical Asia grown for its yellow or pink to scarlet blooms that resemble the hibiscus
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| Hibiscus moschatus |
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| abelmosk |
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| musk mallow |
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Abenaki, n.
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Aberdare, n.
Aberdeen, n.
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Aberdeen Angus, n.
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Aberdonian, adj.
Abidjan, n.
city recognized by the United States as the capital of the Ivory Coast; largest city of the Ivory Coast
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Abies, n.
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Abies alba, n.
tall timber tree of central and southern Europe having a regular crown and grey bark
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| Abies alba |
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| Christmas tree |
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| European silver fir |
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Abies amabilis, n.
medium to tall fir of western North America having a conic crown and branches in tiers; leaves smell of orange when crushed
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| Abies amabilis |
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| Christmas tree |
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| Pacific silver fir |
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| amabilis fir |
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| red silver fir |
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| white fir |
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Abies balsamea, n.
medium-sized fir of northeastern North America; leaves smell of balsam when crushed; much used for pulpwood and Christmas trees
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| Abies balsamea |
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| Canada balsam |
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| balm of Gilead |
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| balsam fir |
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Abies bracteata, n.
a pyramidal fir of southwestern California having spiny pointed leaves and cone scales with long spines
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| Abies bracteata |
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| Abies venusta |
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| Santa Lucia fir |
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| bristlecone fir |
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