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PillwortnounEuropean water fern found around margins of bodies of water or in wet acid soil having small globose sporocarpsverified
Pilomotor ReflexnounMWEreflex erection of hairs of the skin in response to cold or emotional stress or skin irritationverified
Pilot BurnernounMWEsmall auxiliary gas burner that provides a flame to ignite a larger gas burnerverified
Pilot ChartnounMWEa chart for a navigator showing the prevailing meteorological and hydrographic and navigational conditionsverified
Pilot ExperimentnounMWEa preliminary experiment whose outcome can lead to a more extensive experimentverified
Pilot LaddernounMWE(nautical) a hanging ladder of ropes or chains supporting wooden or metal rungs or stepsverified
Pilot LampnounMWEindicator consisting of a light to indicate whether power is on or a motor is in operationverified
Pilot LightnounMWEindicator consisting of a light to indicate whether power is on or a motor is in operationverified
Pilusnounany of the cylindrical filaments characteristically growing from the epidermis of a mammalverified
PimpernelnounEuropean garden herb with purple-tinged flowers and leaves that are sometimes used for saladsverified
Pin ClovernounMWEEuropean weed naturalized in southwestern United States and Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by slender fruits that stick straight upverified
Pin CurlnounMWEa curl of hair made by dampening a strand of hair and curling it and holding the curl with a clip or bobby pinverified
Pin GrassnounMWEEuropean weed naturalized in southwestern United States and Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by slender fruits that stick straight upverified
Pin OaknounMWEfast-growing medium to large pyramidal deciduous tree of northeastern United States and southeastern Canada having deeply pinnatifid leaves that turn bright red in autumnverified
Pin TumblernounMWEcylindrical tumblers consisting of two parts that are held in place by springsverified
Pin WrenchnounMWEa wrench that has a projecting pin that fits into a socket on the object to be turnedverified
Pin-Tailed DucknounMWElong-necked river duck of the Old and New Worlds having elongated central tail feathersverified
Pin-Tailed GrousenounMWEsandgrouse of Europe and Africa having elongated middle tail feathersverified
Pin-Tailed SandgrousenounMWEsandgrouse of Europe and Africa having elongated middle tail feathersverified
Pincushion FlowernounMWEOld World annual having fragrant purple to deep crimson flower headsverified
Pine FernnounMWEfern of Florida and West Indies and Central America with rhizome densely clad in grown hairsverified
Pine LilynounMWElily of southeastern United States having cup-shaped flowers with deep yellow to scarlet recurved petalsverified
Pine NutnounMWEedible seed of any of several nut pines especially some pinons of southwestern North Americaverified
Pine SnakenounMWEany of several bull snakes of eastern and southeastern United States found chiefly in pine woodsverified
Pine TarnounMWEa dark viscous substance obtained from the destructive distillation of pine woodverified
Pineal EyenounMWEa sensory structure capable of light reception located on the dorsal side of the diencephalon in various reptilesverified
Pineapplenouna tropical American plant bearing a large fleshy edible fruit with a terminal tuft of stiff leavesverified
Pineapple FamilynounMWEa family of tropical American plants of order Xyridales including several (as the pineapple) of economic importanceverified