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Pogonianounany hardy bog orchid of the genus Pogonia: terrestrial orchids having slender rootstocks and erect stems bearing one or a few leaves and a solitary terminal flowerverified
Pogonionnounthe craniometric point that is the most forward-projecting point on the anterior surface of the chinverified
Poikilothermnounan animal whose body temperature varies with the temperature of its surroundingsverified
Poinsettianountropical American plant having poisonous milk and showy tapering usually scarlet petallike leaves surrounding small yellow flowersverified
Poinsettia StrainnounMWEa strain of pest accidentally imported into Florida from the Middle East then spread to California where it is a very serious pest feeding on almost all vegetable crops and poinsettiasverified
Point AfternounMWEin American football a point awarded for a successful place kick following a touchdownverified
Point After TouchdownnounMWEin American football a point awarded for a successful place kick following a touchdownverified
Point MutationnounMWE(genetics) a mutation due to an intramolecular reorganization of a geneverified
Point of AccumulationnounMWEthe mathematical value toward which a function goes as the independent variable approaches infinityverified
Point of ApoapsisnounMWE(astronomy) the point in an orbit farthest from the body being orbitedverified
Point Of ContactnounMWEThis role is focused on being a representative of a group who facilitates communications between two or more groups, organizations, etc. on certain issues. Any individual who coordinates communications between groups, organizations, etc. on certain issues that they work on should be assigned to this role.Role
Point of EntrynounMWEa port in the United States where customs officials are stationed to oversee the entry and exit of people and merchandiseverified
Point of No ReturnnounMWEa line that when crossed permits of no return and typically results in irrevocable commitmentverified
Point of OrdernounMWEa question as to whether the current proceedings are allowed by parliamentary procedureverified
point of originnounMWEThis is a **compositional phrase**, not a term of art. In privacy and data-governance contexts it functions as plain descriptive language meaning the location, system, process, or entity from which a data element was first collected or generated — equivalent to "source" or "provenance." It appears in enumerated lists of data-inventory attributes (such as type, classification, owner, custodian, and source) without carrying a specialized meaning beyond the ordinary sense of its two words. No standards body (NIST, ISO, AICPA, CIS, or a named regulator) has assigned it a formal definition distinguishing it from everyday usage.Data
Point of PeriapsisnounMWE(astronomy) the point in an orbit closest to the body being orbitedverified
Point SourcenounMWEa concentrated source (especially of radiation or pollution) that is spatially constrictedverified
Point SystemnounMWEa system of writing or printing using patterns of raised dots that can be read by touchverified
Point-of-sale (POS) networknounMWEA network of institutions, debit cardholders, and merchants that permit consumers to make direct payment electronically at the place of purchase. The funds are withdrawn from the account of the cardholder.NetworkRegulatedPCI
Point-to-Point ProtocolnounMWEA protocol for communication between two computers using a serial interface, typically a personal computer connected by phone line to a server. It packages your computer's TCP/IP packets and forwards them to the server where they can actually be put on the Internet.Network
Point-to-Point Tunneling ProtocolnounMWEA protocol (set of communication rules) that allows corporations to extend their own corporate network through private "tunnels" over the public Internet.Network
Pointed-Leaf MaplenounMWEsmall shrubby Japanese plant with leaves having 5 to 7 acuminate lobesverified
Pointernouna strong slender smooth-haired dog of Spanish origin having a white coat with brown or black patchesverified
Pointillismnouna school of painters who used a technique of painting with tiny dots of pure colors that would blend in the viewer's eyeverified
Poison Arrow PlantnounMWEmedium-sized shrubby tree of South Africa having thick leathery evergreen leaves and white or pink flowers and globose usually two-seeded purplish black fruitsverified
Poison AshnounMWEsmooth American swamp shrub with pinnate leaves and greenish flowers followed by greenish white berriesverified
Poison BushnounMWEany of various Australian evergreen shrubs of the genus Gastrolobium having whorled compound leaves poisonous to livestock and showy yellow to deep reddish-orange flowers followed by two-seeded podsverified
Poison DogwoodnounMWEsmooth American swamp shrub with pinnate leaves and greenish flowers followed by greenish white berriesverified
Poison HemlocknounMWElarge branching biennial herb native to Eurasia and Africa and adventive in North America having large fernlike leaves and white flowersverified
Poison IvynounMWEclimbing plant common in eastern and central United States with ternate leaves and greenish flowers followed by white berriesverified
Poison MercurynounMWEclimbing plant common in eastern and central United States with ternate leaves and greenish flowers followed by white berriesverified
Poison OaknounMWEclimbing plant common in eastern and central United States with ternate leaves and greenish flowers followed by white berriesverified
Poison ParsleynounMWElarge branching biennial herb native to Eurasia and Africa and adventive in North America having large fernlike leaves and white flowersverified
Poison PeanounMWEany of various Australian evergreen shrubs of the genus Gastrolobium having whorled compound leaves poisonous to livestock and showy yellow to deep reddish-orange flowers followed by two-seeded podsverified
Poison PillnounMWEthe target company defends itself by making its stock less attractive to an acquirerverified
Poison ReversenounMWESplit horizon with poisoned reverse (more simply, poison reverse) does include such routes in updates, but sets their metrics to infinity. In effect, advertising the fact that there routes are not reachable.Control
Poison SumacnounMWEsmooth American swamp shrub with pinnate leaves and greenish flowers followed by greenish white berriesverified
PoisonberrynounEurasian herb naturalized in America having white flowers and poisonous hairy foliage and bearing black berries that are sometimes poisonous but sometimes edibleverified
Poisonous NightshadenounMWEpoisonous perennial Old World vine having violet flowers and oval coral-red berriesverified
Poisonous PlantnounMWEa plant that when touched or ingested in sufficient quantity can be harmful or fatal to an organismverified
Poisonous SubstancenounMWEany substance that causes the injury, illness, or death of a living organismverified
Poitrine D'agneaunounMWEa cut of lamb including the breastbone and attached muscles dressed as meatverified
Poivradenounfor venison: brown sauce with sauteed vegetables and trimmings and marinade and plenty of pepperverified
Poke MilkweednounMWEmilkweed of the eastern United States with leaves resembling those of pokeweedverified
Pokernounany of various card games in which players bet that they hold the highest-ranking handverified
Poker AlumrootnounMWEplant with leathery heart-shaped leaf blades clustered at base of long stalks with greenish-white flowers clustered along the upper partverified
Poker FacenounMWEa face without any interpretable expression (as that of a good poker player)verified
Poker GamenounMWEany of various card games in which players bet that they hold the highest-ranking handverified
Poker HeucheranounMWEplant with leathery heart-shaped leaf blades clustered at base of long stalks with greenish-white flowers clustered along the upper partverified
Pokeweed FamilynounMWEchiefly tropical herbaceous plants (including shrubs and trees) with racemose flowers: genera Phytolacca, Agdestis, Ercilla, Rivina, Trichostigmaverified
Polar BodynounMWEa small cell containing little cytoplasm that is produced along with the oocyte and later discardedverified
Polar CoordinatenounMWEeither of two values that locate a point on a plane by its distance from a fixed pole and its angle from a fixed line passing through the poleverified