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Pupanounan insect in the inactive stage of development (when it is not feeding) intermediate between larva and adultverified
Pupet RegimenounMWEa government that is appointed by and whose affairs are directed by an outside authority that may impose hardships on those governedverified
Pupillary ReflexnounMWEreflex contraction of the sphincter muscle of the iris in response to a bright light (or certain drugs) causing the pupil to become smallerverified
Puppetnouna person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone elseverified
Puppet GovernmentnounMWEa government that is appointed by and whose affairs are directed by an outside authority that may impose hardships on those governedverified
Puppet StatenounMWEa government that is appointed by and whose affairs are directed by an outside authority that may impose hardships on those governedverified
Purchase OrdernounMWEa commercial document used to request someone to supply something in return for payment and providing specifications and quantitiesverified
Pure Binary Numeration SystemnounMWEa positional system of numeration that uses binary digits and a radix of twoverified
Pure MathematicsnounMWEthe branches of mathematics that study and develop the principles of mathematics for their own sake rather than for their immediate usefulnessverified
Purgationnouna ceremonial cleansing from defilement or uncleanness by the performance of appropriate ritesverified
Purgatorynoun(theology) in Roman Catholic theology the place where those who have died in a state of grace undergo limited torment to expiate their sinsverified
Purging CassianounMWEdeciduous or semi-evergreen tree having scented sepia to yellow flowers in drooping racemes and pods whose pulp is used medicinallyverified
Purificationnouna ceremonial cleansing from defilement or uncleanness by the performance of appropriate ritesverified
Purismnounscrupulous or exaggerated insistence on purity or correctness (especially in language)verified
Puristnounsomeone who insists on great precision and correctness (especially in the use of words)verified
Purl StitchnounMWEone of the two basic knitting stitches, used to create the inside of plain knittingverified
Purple AmaranthnounMWEtall showy tropical American annual having hairy stems and long spikes of usually red flowers above leaves deeply flushed with purpleverified
Purple ApricotnounMWEsmall hybrid apricot of Asia and Asia Minor having purplish twigs and white flowers following by inferior purple fruitverified
Purple AvensnounMWEerect perennial of north temperate zone having pinnate leaves and a few nodding flowers with a brown-purple calyx and orange and pink petalsverified
Purple BacterianounMWEfree-living Gram-negative pink to purplish-brown bacteria containing bacteriochlorophyllverified
Purple BonesetnounMWENorth American herb having whorled leaves and terminal clusters of flowers spotted with purpleverified
Purple Chinese HousesnounMWEwhite and lavender to pale-blue flowers grow in perfect rings of widely spaced bands around the stems forming a kind of pagodaverified
Purple ClematisnounMWEclimber of northeastern North America having waxy purplish-blue flowersverified
Purple ClovernounMWEerect to decumbent short-lived perennial having red-purple to pink flowersverified
Purple CressnounMWEsmall perennial herb of cooler regions of North America with racemose purple flowersverified
Purple EmperornounMWElarge European butterfly the male of which has wings shaded with purpleverified
Purple Fringeless OrchidnounMWEorchid of northeastern and alpine eastern North America closely related to the purple fringed orchids but having rosy-purple or violet flowers with denticulate leaf divisionsverified
Purple Fringeless OrchisnounMWEorchid of northeastern and alpine eastern North America closely related to the purple fringed orchids but having rosy-purple or violet flowers with denticulate leaf divisionsverified
Purple Ground CherrynounMWEMexican annual naturalized in eastern North America having yellow to purple edible fruit resembling small tomatoesverified
Purple LoconounMWEtufted locoweed of southwestern United States having purple or pink to white flowersverified
Purple LocoweednounMWEtufted locoweed of southwestern United States having purple or pink to white flowersverified
Purple Milk VetchnounMWEperennial of southern and western Europe having dense racemes of purple or violet flowersverified
Purple NightshadenounMWEweedy nightshade with silvery foliage and violet or blue or white flowersverified
Purple OrchisnounMWENorth American orchid having a spike of violet-purple flowers mixed with whiteverified
Purple PeanounMWEany of several attractive evergreen shrubs of Australia grown for their glossy deep green foliage and flowers in rich blues and intense violetsverified
Purple Poppy MallownounMWEhairy perennial of central United States having round deeply lobed leaves and loose panicles of large crimson-purple or cherry-red flowersverified
Purple Rock BrakenounMWEvery short shallowly creeping North American fern usually growing on cliffs or walls and having dark glossy leaf axesverified
Purple SaniclenounMWEsanicle of northwestern United States and British Columbia having yellow or red or purple flowersverified
Purple TrilliumnounMWEtrillium of eastern North America having malodorous pink to purple flowers and an astringent root used in folk medicine especially to ease childbirthverified
Purple Velvet PlantnounMWEJavanese foliage plant grown for their handsome velvety leaves with violet-purple hairsverified
Purple Virgin's BowernounMWEclimber of northeastern North America having waxy purplish-blue flowersverified
Purple-Flowering RaspberrynounMWEshrubby raspberry of eastern North America having showy rose to purplish flowers and red or orange thimble-shaped fruitverified
Purple-Fringed OrchidnounMWENorth American orchid similar to Habenaria psycodes with larger paler flowersverified
Purple-Fringed OrchisnounMWENorth American orchid similar to Habenaria psycodes with larger paler flowersverified
Purple-Hooded OrchisnounMWENorth American orchid having a spike of violet-purple flowers mixed with whiteverified
Purple-Staining CortinariusnounMWEa fungus with a reddish purple cap having a smooth slimy surfaceverified