peirce
— Noun
– English
～ United States mathematician and astronomer remembered for his studies of Uranus and Saturn and Neptune (1809-1880)
Peireskia
— Noun
– English
～ genus of tropical American shrubby trees and woody climbers having slender branches with broad flat leaves and large panicles of flowers
pejorative
— Adjective
– English
～ expressing disapproval; "dyslogistic terms like `nitwit' and `scalawag'"
pejoratively
— Adverb
– English
～ in a pejorative manner; "I am not using the word pejoratively"
pekan
— Noun
– English
～ large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal
Peke
— Noun
– English
～ a Chinese breed of small short-legged dogs with a long silky coat and broad flat muzzle
pekinese
— Noun
– English
～ a Chinese breed of small short-legged dogs with a long silky coat and broad flat muzzle
Peking
— Noun
– English
～ capital of the People's Republic of China in the Hebei province in northeastern China; 2nd largest Chinese city
Peking man
— Noun
– English
～ fossils found near Beijing, China; they were lost during World War II
pekingese
— Noun
– English
～ a Chinese breed of small short-legged dogs with a long silky coat and broad flat muzzle
pekoe
— Noun
– English
～ a superior grade of black tea; grown in India and Sri Lanka and Java
pel
— Noun
– English
～ (computer science) the smallest discrete component of an image or picture on a CRT screen (usually a colored dot); "the greater the number of pixels per inch the greater the resolution"
pelage
— Noun
– English
～ growth of hair or wool or fur covering the body of an animal
Pelagianism
— Noun
– English
～ the theological doctrine put forward by Pelagius which denied original sin and affirmed the ability of humans to be righteous; condemned as heresy by the Council of Ephesus in 431
pelagic bird
— Noun
– English
～ bird of the open seas
pelagic
— Adjective
– English
～ relating to or occurring or living in or frequenting the open ocean; "oceanic islands like Bermuda"; "oceanic currents"; "oceanic birds"; "pelagic organisms"; "pelagic whaling"
pelagius
— Noun
– English
～ a British or Irish monk who denied the doctrines of original sin and predestination and defended human goodness and free will; his views were declared heretical by the Council of Ephesus in 431 (circa 360-418)
Pelargonium graveolens
— Noun
– English
～ any of several southern African geraniums having fragrant three-lobed to five-lobed leaves and pink flowers
Pelargonium odoratissimum
— Noun
– English
～ geranium with round fragrant leaves and small white flowers
Pelargonium
— Noun
– English
～ geraniums native chiefly to South Africa; widely cultivated