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Coral GemnounMWElow-growing much-branched perennial of Canary Islands having orange-red to scarlet or purple flowersverified
Coral HoneysucklenounMWEevergreen North American honeysuckle vine having coral-red or orange flowersverified
Coral PeanounMWEany of various Australian climbing plants of the genus Kennedia having scarlet flowersverified
Coral SnakenounMWEany of several venomous New World snakes brilliantly banded in red and black and either yellow or whiteverified
Coral TreenounMWEany of various shrubs or shrubby trees of the genus Erythrina having trifoliate leaves and racemes of scarlet to coral red flowers and black seedsverified
Coral VinenounMWEprostrate or twining woody vine with small leathery leaves and umbels of red flowersverified
Coralbellsnounperennial plant of the western United States having bright red flowers in feathery spikesverified
CoralberrynounNorth American deciduous shrub cultivated for it abundant clusters of coral-red berrylike fruitsverified
Corbel ArchnounMWE(architecture) an arch constructed of masonry courses that are corbelled until they meetverified
Corchorusnounany of various plants of the genus Corchorus having large leaves and cymose clusters of yellow flowersverified
Corditenounexplosive powder (nitroglycerin and guncotton and petrolatum) dissolved in acetone and dried and extruded in brown cordsverified
Cordonnouna series of sentinels or of military posts enclosing or guarding some place or thingverified
Core firmnounMWECore clearing and settlement organization that serves critical financial markets.OrganizationRegulated
Core MemorynounMWE(computer science) a computer memory consisting of an array of magnetic coresverified
Coreopsisnounany of numerous plants of the genus Coreopsis having a profusion of showy usually yellow daisylike flowers over long periodsverified
Corespondentnounthe codefendant charged with adultery with the estranged spouse in a divorce proceedingverified
Corginouneither of two Welsh breeds of long-bodied short-legged dogs with erect ears and a fox-like headverified
Cork JacketnounMWElife preserver consisting of a sleeveless jacket of buoyant or inflatable designverified
Cork TreenounMWEdeciduous tree of China and Manchuria having a turpentine aroma and handsome compound leaves turning yellow in autumn and deeply fissured corky barkverified
Corkagenouna charge added at a restaurant for every bottle of wine served that was not bought on the premisesverified
Corkboardnouna heat-insulating building material consisting of cork granules that are made into sheets by compressing and bakingverified
Corkscrew FlowernounMWEperennial tropical American vine cultivated for its racemes of showy yellow and purple flowers having the corolla keel coiled like a snail shellverified
Corkwoodnounvery small deciduous dioecious tree or shrub of damp habitats in southeastern United States having extremely light woodverified
Corkwood TreenounMWEvery small deciduous dioecious tree or shrub of damp habitats in southeastern United States having extremely light woodverified
Cormnounsolid swollen underground bulb-shaped stem or stem base and serving as a reproductive structureverified
Cormorantnounlarge voracious dark-colored long-necked seabird with a distensible pouch for holding fishverified
Corn CampionnounMWEEuropean annual having large trumpet-shaped reddish-purple flowers and poisonous seedverified
Corn CocklenounMWEEuropean annual having large trumpet-shaped reddish-purple flowers and poisonous seedverified
Corn LilynounMWEany of several South African plants of the genus Ixia having grasslike leaves and clusters of showy variously colored lily-like flowersverified
Corn MayweednounMWEubiquitous European annual weed with white flowers and finely divided leaves naturalized and sometimes cultivated in eastern North Americaverified
Corn SpeedwellnounMWEerect or procumbent blue-flowered annual found in waste places of Europe and Americaverified