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Pine SnakenounMWEany of several bull snakes of eastern and southeastern United States found chiefly in pine woodsverified
Pine TarnounMWEa dark viscous substance obtained from the destructive distillation of pine woodverified
Pineal EyenounMWEa sensory structure capable of light reception located on the dorsal side of the diencephalon in various reptilesverified
Pineapple FamilynounMWEa family of tropical American plants of order Xyridales including several (as the pineapple) of economic importanceverified
Pineapple PlantnounMWEa tropical American plant bearing a large fleshy edible fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leavesverified
Pineapple WeednounMWEannual aromatic weed of Pacific coastal areas (United States and northeastern Asia) having bristle-pointed leaves and rayless yellow flowersverified
Ping of DeathnounMWEAn attack that sends an improperly large ICMP echo request packet (a "ping") with the intent of overflowing the input buffers of the destination machine and causing it to crash.verified
Ping SweepnounMWEAn attack that sends ICMP echo requests ("pings") to a range of IP addresses, with the goal of finding hosts that can be probed for vulnerabilities.verified
Pink DiseasenounMWEserious bark disease of many tropical crop trees (coffee, citrus, rubber)verified
Pink Disease FungusnounMWEfungus causing pink disease in citrus and coffee and rubber trees etcverified
Pink FamilynounMWElarge family of herbs or subshrubs (usually with stems swollen at the nodes)verified
Pink FivecornernounMWEheathlike shrub of southwestern Australia grown for its sharply scented foliage and pink flowers followed by pentagonal fruitverified
Pink LadynounMWEa cocktail made of gin and brandy with lemon juice and grenadine shaken with an egg white and iceverified
Pink of My JohnnounMWEa common and long cultivated European herb from which most common garden pansies are derivedverified
Pink Paper DaisynounMWEflower of southwestern Australia having bright pink daisylike papery flowersverified
Pink ShowernounMWEtropical American semi-evergreen tree having erect racemes of pink or rose-colored flowersverified
Pink Shower TreenounMWEtropical American semi-evergreen tree having erect racemes of pink or rose-colored flowersverified
Pink WinenounMWEpinkish table wine from red grapes whose skins were removed after fermentation beganverified
Pink-And-White EverlastingnounMWEflower of southwestern Australia having bright pink daisylike papery flowersverified
Pinniped MammalnounMWEaquatic carnivorous mammal having a streamlined body specialized for swimming with limbs modified as flippersverified
Pinon NutnounMWEedible seed of any of several nut pines especially some pinons of southwestern North Americaverified
Pinwheel FlowernounMWEtropical shrub having glossy foliage and fragrant nocturnal flowers with crimped or wavy corollasverified
Pinwheel RollnounMWEpinwheel-shaped rolls spread with cinnamon and sugar and filled with e.g. jam before bakingverified
Pinwheel Wind CollectornounMWEa toy consisting of vanes of colored paper or plastic that is pinned to a stick and spins when it is pointed into the windverified
Pipe CleanernounMWEcleaning implement consisting of a flexible tufted wire that is used to clean a pipe stemverified
Pipe OrgannounMWEwind instrument whose sound is produced by means of pipes arranged in sets supplied with air from a bellows and controlled from a large complex musical keyboardverified
Pipe VinenounMWEhardy deciduous vine having large leaves and flowers with the calyx tube curved like the bowl of a pipeverified
Piperocaine HydrochloridenounMWEa compound used in the form of its hydrochloride as a local or spinal anestheticverified
Piriform AreanounMWEpear-shaped neural structure on either side of the brain in the rhinencephalonverified
Piriform LobenounMWEpear-shaped neural structure on either side of the brain in the rhinencephalonverified
Pistachio TreenounMWEsmall tree of southern Europe and Asia Minor bearing small hard-shelled nutsverified
Pistol ShrimpnounMWEsmall shrimp that makes a snapping noise with one of their enlarged chelaeverified
Piston RingnounMWEseal consisting of a split metal ring that seals the gap between a piston and the cylinder wallverified
Pit Bull TerriernounMWEAmerican breed of muscular terriers with a short close-lying stiff coatverified
Pit of the StomachnounMWEa slight depression in the midline just below the sternum (where a blow can affect the solar plexus)verified
Pit StopnounMWEa brief stop at a pit during an automobile race to take on fuel or service the carverified
Pit VipernounMWENew World vipers with hollow fangs and a heat-sensitive pit on each side of the headverified