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Clubroot FungusnounMWEa fungus resembling slime mold that causes swellings or distortions of the roots of cabbages and related plantsverified
Clupeidnounany of numerous soft-finned schooling food fishes of shallow waters of northern seasverified
Clupeid FishnounMWEany of numerous soft-finned schooling food fishes of shallow waters of northern seasverified
Cluster BeannounMWEdrought-tolerant herb grown for forage and for its seed which yield a gum used as a thickening agent or sizing materialverified
Cluster BombnounMWEbomb consisting of a canister that is dropped from a plane and that opens to release a cluster of bomblets (usually fragmentation bombs) over a wide areaverified
Cluster HeadachenounMWEa painful recurring headache associated with the release of histamine from cellsverified
Cluster of Differentiation 4nounMWEa glycoprotein that is found primarily on the surface of helper T cellsverified
Cluster of Differentiation 8nounMWEa membrane glycoprotein that is found primarily on the surface of cytotoxic T cellsverified
Clustered BellflowernounMWEbellflower of Europe to temperate Asia having dense spikes of violet-blue to white flowersverified
Clustered Lady's SlippernounMWEclusters of several short stems each having 2 broad leaves and 2-4 drooping brownish to greenish flowers with pouches mottled with purpleverified
Clustered Poppy MallownounMWEdensely hairy perennial having mostly triangular basal leaves and rose-purple flowers in panicled clustersverified
ClusteringnounConnecting two or more computers together in such a way that enables them to act as a single computer. Clustering is used for parallel processing, load balancing, and fault tolerance.System
Clutch PedalnounMWEa pedal or lever that engages or disengages a rotating shaft and a driving mechanismverified
Cnidariannounradially symmetrical animals having saclike bodies with only one opening and tentacles with stinging structuresverified
Co-Occurrencenounan event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with anotherverified
Co-Opnouna jointly owned commercial enterprise (usually organized by farmers or consumers) that produces and distributes goods and services and is run for the benefit of its ownersverified
Coachwhipnoundesert shrub of southwestern United States and Mexico having slender naked spiny branches that after the rainy season put forth foliage and clusters of red flowersverified
Coagulation FactornounMWEany of the factors in the blood whose actions are essential for blood coagulationverified
Coal GasnounMWEgaseous mixture produced by distillation of bituminous coal and used for heating and lightingverified
Coast BanksianounMWEshrubby tree with silky foliage and spikes of cylindrical yellow nectarous flowersverified
Coast BoykinianounMWEplant with leaves mostly at the base and openly branched clusters of small white flowersverified
Coast Live OaknounMWEhighly variable often shrubby evergreen oak of coastal zone of western North America having small thick usually spiny-toothed dark-green leavesverified
Coast PolypodynounMWEstiff leathery-leaved fern of western North America having ovate fronds parted to the midribverified
Coast RedwoodnounMWElofty evergreen of United States coastal foothills from Oregon to Big Surverified
Coast RhododendronnounMWEmedium-sized rhododendron of Pacific coast of North America having large rosy brown-spotted flowersverified
Coastal Rein OrchidnounMWEstout orchid of central California to northern Washington having racemes of white fragrant bilaterally symmetrical flowersverified
Coasternouna covering (plate or mat) that protects the surface of a table (i.e., from the condensation on a cold glass or bottle)verified
Coastguardnouna military service responsible for the safety of maritime traffic in coastal watersverified