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Ponderosa PinenounMWEcommon and widely distributed tall timber pine of western North America having dark green needles in bunches of 2 to 5 and thick bark with dark brown plates when matureverified
Ponderousnessnounan oppressive quality that is laborious and solemn and lacks grace or fluencyverified
Pondweednounany of several submerged or floating freshwater perennial aquatic weeds belonging to the family Potamogetonaceaeverified
Ponsnouna band of nerve fibers linking the medulla oblongata and the cerebellum with the midbrainverified
Pons VaroliinounMWEa band of nerve fibers linking the medulla oblongata and the cerebellum with the midbrainverified
Pontoonnoun(nautical) a floating structure (as a flat-bottomed boat) that serves as a dock or to support a bridgeverified
Ponynounany of various breeds of small gentle horses usually less than five feet high at the shoulderverified
Ponytailnouna hair style that draws the hair back so that it hangs down in back of the head like a pony's tailverified
Poodle DognounMWEan intelligent dog with a heavy curly solid-colored coat that is usually clippedverified
Pool CuenounMWEsports implement consisting of a tapering rod used to strike a cue ball in pool or billiardsverified
Pool SticknounMWEsports implement consisting of a tapering rod used to strike a cue ball in pool or billiardsverified
Poonnounany of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum having shiny leathery leaves and lightweight hard woodverified
Poor BoynounMWEa large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments)verified
Poor Man's OrchidnounMWEany plant of the genus Schizanthus having finely divided leaves and showy variegated flowersverified
Poor Man's PulsenounMWEtwining herb of Old World tropics cultivated in India for food and fodderverified
Poor Man's WeatherglassnounMWEherb with scarlet or white or purple blossoms that close at approach of rainy weatherverified
Poorhousenounan establishment maintained at public expense in order to provide housing for the poor and homelessverified
Pop-Upnouna book (usually for children) that contains one or more pages such that a three-dimensional structure rises up when a page is openedverified
Pop-Up BooknounMWEa book that contains one or more pages such that a three-dimensional structure rises up when a page is openedverified
Popcorn BallnounMWEpopcorn combined with a thick sugar or molasses or caramel syrup and formed into ballsverified
Poplarnounany of numerous trees of north temperate regions having light soft wood and flowers borne in catkinsverified
Poplar TreenounMWEany of numerous trees of north temperate regions having light soft wood and flowers borne in catkinsverified
Popliteal ArterynounMWEa continuation of the femoral artery that branches to supply the legs and feetverified
Popovernounlight hollow muffin made of a puff batter baked in a deep muffin cup, similar to an individual Yorkshire puddingverified
Poppy FamilynounMWEherbs or shrubs having milky and often colored juices and capsular fruitsverified
Poppy MallownounMWEa plant of the genus Callirhoe having palmately cleft leaves and white to red or purple flowers borne throughout the summerverified
Popular MusicnounMWEany genre of music having wide appeal (but usually only for a short time)verified
Popular Music GenrenounMWEany genre of music having wide appeal (but usually only for a short time)verified
Populationnounthe number of inhabitants (either the total number or the number of a particular race or class) in a given place (country or city etc.)verified