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Pitahaya CactusnounMWEcactus of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico having edible juicy fruitverified
Pitch PinenounMWElarge three-needled pine of southeastern United States having very long needles and gnarled twisted limbsverified
Pitched BattlenounMWEa fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and placeverified
Pituitary DwarfnounMWEa dwarf whose condition is caused by a deficiency of growth hormones, rather than by genetic factors (as in the case of the achondroplastic dwarf)verified
Pityriasis AlbanounMWEcommon form of pityriasis, usually in children or young adults, characterized by round patches of depigmentationverified
Pityriasis RoseanounMWEpityriasis in which an itchy rash develops over the trunk and extremitiesverified
Pizza PienounMWEItalian open pie made of thin bread dough spread with a spiced mixture of e.g. tomato sauce and cheeseverified
Place of BusinessnounMWEan establishment (a factory or an assembly plant or retail store or warehouse etc.) where business is conducted, goods are made or stored or processed or where services are renderedverified
Placenta PrevianounMWEpregnancy in which the placenta is implanted in the lower part of the uterus (instead of the upper part)verified
Plagal CadencenounMWEa cadence (frequently ending church music) in which the chord of the subdominant precedes the chord of the tonicverified
Plague PneumonianounMWEa rapidly progressive and frequently fatal form of the plague that can spread through the air from person to personverified
Plain ClothesnounMWEordinary clothing as distinguished from uniforms, work clothes, clerical garb, etc.verified
Plain WeavenounMWEa basic style of weave in which the weft and warp threads intertwine alternately to produce a checkerboard effectverified
Plains SpadefootnounMWEthis spadefoot toad lives in plains and hills and river bottoms in areas of low rainfall east of the Rocky Mountainsverified
Plan of Action and MilestonesnounMWEA document that identifies tasks needing to be accomplished. It details resources required to accomplish the elements of the plan, any milestones in meeting the tasks, and scheduled completion dates for the milestones.verified
Plane TablenounMWEsurveying instrument consisting of a drawing board and a ruler that are mounted on a tripodverified
Plane TreenounMWEany of several trees of the genus Platanus having thin pale bark that scales off in small plates and lobed leaves and ball-shaped heads of fruitsverified
Planet GearnounMWEan outer gear that revolves about a central sun gear of an epicyclic trainverified
Planet WheelnounMWEan outer gear that revolves about a central sun gear of an epicyclic trainverified
Planetary GearnounMWEan outer gear that revolves about a central sun gear of an epicyclic trainverified
Planetary NebulanounMWEa nebula that was once thought to be a star with its planets but is now thought to be a very hot star surrounded by an expanding envelope of ionized gases that emit a fluorescent glow because of intense radiation from the starverified
Planetesimal HypothesisnounMWE(cosmology) the theory that the solar system was formed by the gravitational accumulation of planetesimalsverified
Planned CommunitynounMWEa residential district that is planned for a certain class of residentsverified
Planning CommissionnounMWEa commission delegated to propose plans for future activities and developmentsverified
Planographic PrintingnounMWEthe process of printing from a surface on which the printing areas are not raised but are ink-receptive (as opposed to ink repellent)verified