jade vine
— Noun
– English
~ vigorous Philippine evergreen twining liana; grown for spectacular festoons of green flowers that resemble lobster claws
Juniperus virginiana
— Noun
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~ small juniper found east of Rocky Mountains having a conic crown, brown bark that peels in shreds, and small sharp needles
Junin virus
— Noun
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~ the RNA virus that causes Argentine hemorrhagic fever; carried by rats and mice
joie de vivre
— Noun
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~ a keen enjoyment of living
John Van Vleck
— Noun
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~ United States physicist (1899-1980)
John von Neumann
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~ United States mathematician who contributed to the development of atom bombs and of stored-program digital computers (1903-1957)
Johann Gottfried von Herder
— Noun
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~ German philosopher who advocated intuition over reason (1744-1803)
Josef von Sternberg
— Noun
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~ United States film maker (born in Austria) whose films made Marlene Dietrich an international star (1894-1969)
jamais vu
— Noun
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~ the experience of being unfamiliar with a person or situation that is actually very familiar; associated with certain types of epilepsy
John Wain
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~ English writer (1925-1994)
John Walker
— Noun
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~ New Zealand runner who in 1975 became the first person to run a mile in less that 3 minutes and 50 seconds (born in 1952)
John Wanamaker
— Noun
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~ United States businessman whose business grew into one of the first department stores (1838-1922)
Julia Ward Howe
— Noun
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~ United States feminist who was active in the women's suffrage movement (1819-1910)
Joseph Warren Stilwell
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~ United States general who commanded the Allied forces in China and Burma and India during World War II (1883-1946)