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Fairway Crested Wheat GrassnounMWEEurasian grass grown in United States great plains area for forage and erosion controlverified
Fairy ArmadillonounMWEvery small Argentine armadillo with pale silky hair and pink plates on head and neckverified
Fairy BellnounMWEtall leafy European biennial or perennial having spectacular clusters of large tubular pink-purple flowersverified
Fairy CirclenounMWEa ring of fungi marking the periphery of the perennial underground growth of the myceliumverified
Fairy CupnounMWEmiterwort of northeastern North America usually with two opposite leaves on erect flowering stems that terminate in erect racemes of white flowersverified
Fairy GodmothernounMWEa female character in some fairy stories who has magical powers and can bring unexpected good fortune to the hero or heroineverified
Fairy LanternnounMWEany of several plants of the genus Calochortus having egg-shaped flowersverified
Fairy RingnounMWEa ring of fungi marking the periphery of the perennial underground growth of the myceliumverified
Fairy ShrimpnounMWEsmall freshwater branchiopod having a transparent body with many appendagesverified
Fairy SwallownounMWEfancy domestic pigeon having blue-and-white plumage and heavily muffed feetverified
Falciform LigamentnounMWEa ligament that attaches part of the liver to the diaphragm and the abdominal wallverified
False AcceptancenounMWEIn biometrics, the instance of a security system incorrectly verifying or identifying an unauthorized person. It typically is considered the most serious of biometric security errors as it gives unauthorized users access to systems that expressly are trying to keep them out.verified
False Acceptance RatenounMWEThe measure of the likelihood that the biometric security system will incorrectly accept an access attempt by an unauthorized user. A system’s false acceptance rate typically is stated as the ratio of the number of false acceptances divided by the number of identification attempts.verified
False AlumrootnounMWEplant growing in clumps with mostly basal leaves and cream-colored or pale pink fringed flowers in several long racemesverified
False AsphodelnounMWEa plant of the genus Tofieldia having linear chiefly basal leaves and small spicate flowersverified
False AzaleanounMWEstraggling shrub of northwestern North America having foliage with a bluish tinge and umbels of small bell-shaped flowersverified
False BeachdropsnounMWEfleshy tawny or reddish saprophytic herb resembling the Indian pipe and growing in woodland humus of eastern North Americaverified
False BittersweetnounMWEtwining shrub of North America having yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seedsverified
False BottomnounMWEa horizontal structure that partitions a ship or box (especially one built close to the actual bottom)verified
False BugbanenounMWEtall perennial of the eastern United States having large basal leaves and white summer flowersverified
False ChamomilenounMWEany of various autumn-flowering perennials having white or pink to purple flowers that resemble astersverified
False DogwoodnounMWEevergreen of tropical America having pulpy fruit containing saponin which was used as soap by Native Americansverified
False DragonheadnounMWENorth American plant having a spike of two-lipped pink or white flowersverified
False FoxglovenounMWEsparsely branched North American perennial with terminal racemes of bright yellow flowers resembling those of the foxgloveverified
False FruitnounMWEa fleshy fruit (apple or pear or related fruits) having seed chambers and an outer fleshy partverified
False GromwellnounMWEany of several North American perennial herbs with hairy foliage and small yellowish or greenish flowersverified
False HairnounMWEa covering or bunch of human or artificial hair used for disguise or adornmentverified
False IndigonounMWEdense shrub of moist riverbanks and flood plains of the eastern United States having attractive fragrant foliage and dense racemes of dark purple flowersverified
False LabornounMWEpainless contractions of the muscles of the uterus that continue throughout pregnancy with increasing frequencyverified
False Lily of the ValleynounMWEsmall two-leaved herb of the northern United States and parts of Canada having racemes of small fragrant white flowersverified
False MallownounMWEgenus of coarse herbs and subshrubs of arid North and South America having pink or scarlet flowers and globose fruitsverified
False MildewnounMWEany of various fungi of the family Peronosporaceae parasitic on e.g. grapes and potatoes and melonsverified
False MiterwortnounMWEplant with tiny white flowers hanging in loose clusters on leafy stemsverified
False MitrewortnounMWEplant with tiny white flowers hanging in loose clusters on leafy stemsverified