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Panamiganounlow stingless nettle of Central and South America having velvety brownish-green toothed leaves and clusters of small green flowersverified
Pancake TurtlenounMWEvoracious aquatic turtle with a flat flexible shell covered by a leathery skinverified
Pancarditisnouninflammation of the entire heart (the epicardium and the myocardium and the endocardium)verified
Pancreatic VeinnounMWEveins draining the pancreas and emptying into the superior mesenteric and splenic veinsverified
Pancytopenianounan abnormal deficiency in all cells of the blood, including platelets and both red and white cellsverified
Panda BearnounMWElarge black-and-white herbivorous mammal of bamboo forests of China and Tibetverified
Pandanusnounany of various Old World tropical palmlike trees having huge prop roots and edible conelike fruits and leaves like pineapple leavesverified
Pandean PipenounMWEa primitive wind instrument consisting of several parallel pipes bound togetherverified
Panderernouna person who serves or caters to the vulgar passions or plans of others (especially in order to make money)verified
Panel DiscussionnounMWEdiscussion of a subject of public interest by a group of persons forming a panel usually before an audienceverified
Panel HeatingnounMWEheating system consisting of wall or floor or baseboard or ceiling panels containing electric conductors or heating pipesverified
Panganouna large heavy knife used in Central and South America as a weapon or for cutting vegetationverified
Pangolinnountoothless mammal of southern Africa and Asia having a body covered with horny scales and a long snout for feeding on ants and termitesverified
Panhysterectomynounsurgical removal of the uterus and the ovaries and oviducts and cervix and related lymph nodesverified
Panniernouneither of a pair of bags or boxes hung over the rear wheel of a vehicle (as a bicycle)verified
Panopticonnouna circular prison with cells distributed around a central surveillance stationverified
Panoramanouna picture or series of pictures representing a continuous scene, which is wider than a typical photograph, often representing many degrees of viewing angle in one pictureverified
Panoramic SightnounMWEgunsight (a telescopic device for an artillery piece) that can be rotated horizontally in a full circleverified
Pansynounlarge-flowered garden plant derived chiefly from the wild pansy of Europe and having velvety petals of various colorsverified
Pansy OrchidnounMWEany of various orchids of the genus Miltonia having solitary or loosely racemose showy broadly spreading flowersverified
Pansy VioletnounMWEcommon violet of the eastern United States with large pale blue or purple flowers resembling pansiesverified
Pantheismnounthe doctrine or belief that God is the universe and its phenomena (taken or conceived of as a whole) or the doctrine that regards the universe as a manifestation of Godverified
Panther CatnounMWEnocturnal wildcat of Central America and South America having a dark-spotted buff-brown coatverified
Panther LilynounMWElily of western United States having orange-red to crimson maroon-spotted flowersverified
Pantothennouna vitamin of the vitamin B complex that performs an important role in the oxidation of fats and carbohydrates and certain amino acidsverified
Pantothenic AcidnounMWEa vitamin of the vitamin B complex that performs an important role in the oxidation of fats and carbohydrates and certain amino acidsverified
Pantrymannouna manservant, usually the head servant of a household, who has charge of wines and the tableverified
Pants PressernounMWEa home appliance in which trousers can be hung and the wrinkles pressed outverified