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Wolf BeannounMWEwhite-flowered Eurasian herb widely cultivated for forage and erosion controlverified
Wolf's MilknounMWEtall European perennial naturalized and troublesome as a weed in eastern North Americaverified
Woman of the HousenounMWEa wife who manages a household while her husband earns the family incomeverified
Wonder BeannounMWEannual semi-erect bushy plant of tropical South America bearing long pods with white seeds grown especially for forageverified
Wonder FlowernounMWESouth African perennial with long-lasting spikes of white blossoms that are shipped in to Europe and America for use as winter cut flowersverified
Wonder WomannounMWEa woman who can be a successful wife and have a professional career at the same timeverified
Wood AnemonenounMWEcommon anemone of eastern North America with solitary pink-tinged white flowersverified
Wood AvensnounMWEhairy Eurasian plant with small yellow flowers and an astringent root formerly used medicinallyverified
Wood CoalnounMWEa carbonaceous material obtained by heating wood or other organic matter in the absence of airverified
Wood CudweednounMWEweedy perennial of north temperate regions having woolly foliage and dirty white flowers in a leafy spikeverified
Wood HennounMWEflightless New Zealand rail of thievish disposition having short wings each with a spur used in fightingverified
Wood IbisnounMWEan American stork that resembles the true ibises in having a downward-curved billverified
Wood LaurelnounMWEa North American evergreen shrub having glossy leaves and white or rose-colored flowersverified
Wood LilynounMWEany liliaceous plant of the genus Trillium having a whorl of three leaves at the top of the stem with a single three-petaled flowerverified
Wood MintnounMWEAmerican herb of genus Blephilia with more or less hairy leaves and clusters of purplish or bluish flowersverified
Wood NettlenounMWEAmerican perennial herb found in rich woods and provided with stinging hairsverified
Wood PoppynounMWEperennial herb native to woodland of the eastern United States having yellow flowersverified
Wood PussynounMWEAmerican musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startledverified
Wood RabbitnounMWEcommon small rabbit of North America having greyish or brownish fur and a tail with a white undersideverified
Wood RatnounMWEany of various small short-tailed rodents of the northern hemisphere having soft fur grey above and white below with furred tails and large earsverified
Wood SagenounMWEsubshrub with serrate leaves and cream-colored to pink or purple flowers in spikelike racemesverified
Wood StorknounMWEan American stork that resembles the true ibises in having a downward-curved billverified
Wood SwallownounMWEAustralasian and Asiatic bird related to the shrikes and resembling a swallowverified
Wood VinegarnounMWEa red-brown liquid formed in distillation of wood which contains acetic acid, methanol, acetone, wood oils, and tarsverified
Wood VioletnounMWEcommon violet of the eastern United States with large pale blue or purple flowers resembling pansiesverified
Woodland CaribounounMWEany of several large caribou living in coniferous forests of southern Canadaverified
Woodland StarnounMWECalifornia perennial herb cultivated for its racemose white flowers with widely spreading petalsverified
Woodland White VioletnounMWEshort-stemmed violet of eastern North America having fragrant purple-veined white flowersverified
Woodworking PlanenounMWEa carpenter's hand tool with an adjustable blade for smoothing or shaping woodverified
Woodworking VisenounMWEa vise with jaws that are padded in order to hold lumber without denting itverified
Woody NightshadenounMWEpoisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berriesverified
Wool GrassnounMWEgrass often cultivated for its long white-ribbed leaves and large plumes resembling those of pampas grassverified