California pompano, n.
smaller than Florida pompano; common in West Indies
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| California pompano |
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| Palometa simillima |
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| palometa |
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California poppy, n.
of Pacific coast of North America; widely cultivated for its yellow to red flowers
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| California poppy |
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| Eschscholtzia californica |
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California privet, n.
semi-evergreen Japanese shrub having malodorous flowers; used extensively for hedges because more likely to stay green that common privet
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| California privet |
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| Ligustrum ovalifolium |
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California quail, n.
plump chunky bird of coastal California and Oregon
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| California quail |
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| Lofortyx californicus |
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California redbud, n.
shrub of western United States having pink or crimson flowers; often forms thickets
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| California redbud |
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| Cercis occidentalis |
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| western redbud |
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California redwood, n.
lofty evergreen of United States coastal foothills from Oregon to Big Sur; it flourishes in wet, rainy, foggy habitats
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| California redwood |
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| Sequoia sempervirens |
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| coast redwood |
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California romero, n.
an aromatic plant with wooly leaves found in southern California and Mexico
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| California romero |
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| Trichostema lanatum |
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| black sage |
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| wooly blue curls |
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California sage, n.
low ashy-grey California shrub
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| Artemisia californica |
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| California sage |
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| California sagebrush |
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California sagebrush, n.
low ashy-grey California shrub
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| Artemisia californica |
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| California sage |
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| California sagebrush |
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California sea lion, n.
often trained as a show animal
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| California sea lion |
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| Zalophus californianus |
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| Zalophus californicus |
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California single-leaf pinyon, n.
very small tree similar to Rocky mountain pinon but having a single needle per fascicle; similar to Parry's pinyon in range
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| California single-leaf pinyon |
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| Pinus californiarum |
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California sycamore, n.
tall tree of Baja California having deciduous bark and large alternate palmately lobed leaves and ball-shaped clusters of flowers
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| California sycamore |
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| Platanus racemosa |
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California tree poppy, n.
tall branching subshrub of California and Mexico often cultivated for its silvery-blue foliage and large fragrant white flowers
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| California tree poppy |
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| Romneya coulteri |
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| matilija poppy |
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California whipsnake, n.
a whipsnake of scrublands and rocky hillsides
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| California whipsnake |
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| Masticophis lateralis |
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| striped racer |
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California white fir, n.
medium to tall fir of central to western United States having a narrow erect crown and soft wood
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| Abies concolor |
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| Abies lowiana |
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| California white fir |
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| Colorado fir |
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| white fir |
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California white oak, n.
tall graceful deciduous California oak having leathery leaves and slender pointed acorns
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| California white oak |
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| Quercus lobata |
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| roble |
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| valley oak |
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| valley white oak |
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California wine, n.
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California yellow bells, n.
viscid herb of arid or desert habitats of southwestern United States having pendulous yellow flowers
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| California yellow bells |
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| Emmanthe penduliflora |
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| whispering bells |
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| yellow bells |
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California yew, n.
small or medium irregularly branched tree of the Pacific coast of North America; yields fine hard close-grained wood
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| California yew |
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| Pacific yew |
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| Taxus brevifolia |
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| western yew |
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Californian, adj.
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"Californian beaches"
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Caligula, n.
Roman Emperor who succeeded Tiberius and whose uncontrolled passions resulted in manifest insanity; noted for his cruelty and tyranny; was assassinated (12-41)
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| Caligula |
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| Gaius |
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| Gaius Caesar |
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Caliphate, n.
the era of Islam's ascendancy from the death of Mohammed until the 13th century; some Moslems still maintain that the Moslem world must always have a calif as head of the community
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| Caliphate |
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"their goal was to reestablish the Caliphate"
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Caliphate State, n.
a Turkish terrorist group of fundamentalist Muslims with ties to al-Qaeda that operates in Germany; seeks the violent overthrow of the Turkish government and the establishment of an Islamic nation modeled on Iran
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| Association of Islamic Groups and Communities |
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| Caliphate State |
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| Kaplan Group |
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Calixtus II, n.
pope who in 1122 forced the Holy Roman Emperor Henry V to sign a concordat that recognized the right of the church to choose its own leadership (died in 1124)
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| Calixtus II |
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| Guy of Burgundy |
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Calixtus III, n.
Italian pope whose nepotism put the Borgia family in power in Italy (1378-1458)
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| Alfonso Borgia |
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| Borgia |
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| Calixtus III |
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Call, n.
a special disposition (as if from a divine source) to pursue a particular course
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| Call |
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sample sentences
"he was disappointed that he had not heard the Call"
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Calla, n.
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Calla palustris, n.
plant of wetlands and bogs of temperate regions having small greenish flowers partly enclosed in a white spathe and red berries
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| Calla palustris |
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| water arum |
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| wild calla |
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Callas, n.
Greek coloratura soprano (born in the United States) known for her dramatic intensity in operatic roles (1923-1977)
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<noun.person>
| Callas |
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| Maria Callas |
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| Maria Meneghini Callas |
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