Caesalpinia pulcherrima
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~ tropical shrub or small tree having showy yellow to orange-red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana
cost-pull inflation
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~ inflation caused by an increase in the costs of production
cor pulmonale
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~ enlargement of the right ventricle of the heart due to disease of the lungs or of the pulmonary blood vessels
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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~ a nonreversible lung disease that is a combination of emphysema and chronic bronchitis; usually patients have been heavy cigarette smokers
Castanea pumila
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~ shrubby chestnut tree of southeastern United States having small edible nuts
centrifugal pump
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~ a pump that use centrifugal force to discharge fluid into a pipe
condensation pump
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~ vacuum pump used to obtain a high vacuum
center punch
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~ a tool with a conical point that is used to make indentations in metal (especially to mark points for drilling)
Clianthus puniceus
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~ evergreen shrub with scarlet to white clawlike or beaklike flowers; New Zealand
corporal punishment
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~ the infliction of physical injury on someone convicted of committing a crime
capital punishment
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~ putting a condemned person to death
chicken purloo
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~ thick stew made of rice and chicken and small game; southern U.S.
cross-purpose
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~ a contrary aim; "at cross-purposes"
Cyclamen purpurascens
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~ Mediterranean plant widely cultivated as a houseplant for its showy dark green leaves splotched with silver and nodding white or pink to reddish flowers with reflexed petals
Claviceps purpurea
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~ a fungus that infects various cereal plants forming compact black masses of branching filaments that replace many grains of the plant; source of medicinally important alkaloids and of lysergic acid
Carpodacus purpureus
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~ North American finch having a raspberry-red head and breast and rump
common purslane
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~ weedy trailing mat-forming herb with bright yellow flowers cultivated for its edible mildly acid leaves eaten raw or cooked especially in Indian and Greek and Middle Eastern cuisine; cosmopolitan
Chinese puzzle
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~ intricate or ingenious puzzle consisting of boxes within boxes