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Crottlenounany of several lichens of the genus Parmelia from which reddish brown or purple dyes are madeverified
Crow CornnounMWEany of several perennials of the genus Aletris having grasslike leaves and bitter roots reputed to cure colicverified
Crowdsourcenouna type of participative online activity in which an individual, an institution, a non-profit organization, or company proposes to a group of individuals of varying knowledge, heterogeneity, and number, via a flexible open call, the voluntary undertaking of a task.Process
Crown FirenounMWEa forest fire that advances with great speed jumping from crown to crown ahead of the ground fireverified
Crown GallnounMWEa bacterial disease of plants (especially pome and stone fruits and grapes and roses) which forms excrescences on the stem near the groundverified
Crown GlassnounMWEa glass blown into a globe which is later flattened and spun to form a diskverified
Crown ImperialnounMWEEurasian herb with a cluster of leaves and orange-red bell-shaped flowers at the top of the stemverified
Crown of ThornsnounMWEsomewhat climbing bushy spurge of Madagascar having long woody spiny stems with few leaves and flowers with scarlet bractsverified
Crown WartnounMWEa fungous disease of alfalfa which forms white excrescences at the base of the stemverified
Crown-Of-The-FieldnounEuropean annual having large trumpet-shaped reddish-purple flowers and poisonous seedverified
Crownbeardnounany plant of the genus Verbesina having clustered white or yellow flower headsverified
Crownworknoun(dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed toothverified
Croziernouna staff surmounted by a crook or cross carried by bishops as a symbol of pastoral officeverified
Crucible SteelnounMWEsteel made by the mixture of molten wrought iron, charcoal, and other substances in a crucibleverified
Crucifixnouna gymnastic exercise performed on the rings when the gymnast supports himself with both arms extended horizontallyverified
Cruel and Unusual PunishmentnounMWEpunishment prohibited by the 8th amendment to the U.S. Constitutionverified
Cruel PlantnounMWErobust twining shrub having racemes of fragrant white or pink flowers with flat spreading terminal petals that trap nocturnal moths and hold them until dawnverified
Cruisernouna large motorboat that has a cabin and plumbing and other conveniences necessary for living on boardverified
Crybaby TreenounMWEsmall South American spiny tree with dark crimson and scarlet flowers solitary or clusteredverified
Cryobiologynounthe branch of biology that studies the effects of low temperatures on living tissues or organs or organismsverified
Cryogenicsnounthe branch of physics that studies the phenomena that occur at very low temperaturesverified
Cryogenynounthe branch of physics that studies the phenomena that occur at very low temperaturesverified