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Horny FrognounMWEinsectivorous lizard with hornlike spines on the head and spiny scales on the bodyverified
Horny LayernounMWEthe outermost layer of the epidermis consisting of dead cells that slough offverified
Horoscopenouna diagram of the positions of the planets and signs of the zodiac at a particular time and placeverified
Horripilationnounreflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritationverified
Horse BalmnounMWEerect perennial strong-scented with serrate pointed leaves and a loose panicle of yellowish flowersverified
Horse BriernounMWEa very prickly woody vine of the eastern United States growing in tangled masses having tough round stems with shiny leathery leaves and small greenish flowers followed by clusters of inedible shiny black berriesverified
Horse CassianounMWEEast Indian tree having long pods containing a black cathartic pulp used as a horse medicineverified
Horse ChestnutnounMWEtree having palmate leaves and large clusters of white to red flowers followed by brown shiny inedible seedsverified
Horse GentiannounMWEcoarse weedy American perennial herb with large usually perfoliate leaves and purple or dull red flowersverified
Horse LatitudenounMWEeither of two belts or regions near 30 degrees north or 30 degrees southverified
Horse NettlenounMWEcoarse prickly weed having pale yellow flowers and yellow berrylike fruitverified
Horse OperanounMWEa film about life in the western United States during the period of exploration and developmentverified
Horse ParsleynounMWEEuropean herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated as a potherbverified
Horseback RidingnounMWEthe sport of siting on the back of a horse while controlling its movementsverified
Horsehair LichennounMWEany of several lichens of the genus Alectoria having a thallus consisting of filaments resembling hairverified
Horsemintnountall erect perennial or annual having lanceolate leaves and heads of purple-spotted creamy flowersverified
Horseradish PeroxidasenounMWEan enzyme used in immunohistochemistry to label antigens and their antibodiesverified
Horseshoe BatnounMWEany of numerous bats of the family Hipposideridae of northwest Africa or Philippines or Australia having a horseshoe-shaped leaf on the noseverified
Horseshoe CrabnounMWElarge marine arthropod of the Atlantic coast of North America having a domed carapace that is shaped like a horseshoe and a stiff pointed tailverified
Horseshoe VetchnounMWEEuropean woody perennial with yellow umbellate flowers followed by flattened pods that separate into horseshoe-shaped jointsverified
Horseshoesnouna game in which iron rings or open iron rings are thrown at a stake in the ground in the hope of encircling itverified
Horsetailnounperennial rushlike flowerless herbs with jointed hollow stems and narrow toothlike leaves that spread by creeping rhizomesverified