Orbignya phalerata
— Noun
– English
~ tall feather palm of northern Brazil with hard-shelled nuts yielding valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivory
order Phallales
— Noun
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~ order of fungi comprising the stinkhorns and related forms whose mature hymenium is slimy and fetid; sometimes placed in subclass Homobasidiomycetes
oral phase
— Noun
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~ (psychoanalysis) the first sexual and social stage of an infant's development; the mouth is the focus of the libido and satisfaction comes from suckling and chewing and biting
order Phasmatodea
— Noun
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~ in some classifications considered a suborder of Orthoptera: stick insects; leaf insects
order Phasmida
— Noun
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~ in some classifications considered a suborder of Orthoptera: stick insects; leaf insects
organic phenomenon
— Noun
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~ (biology) a natural phenomenon involving living plants and animals
optical phenomenon
— Noun
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~ a physical phenomenon related to or involving light
order Pholidota
— Noun
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~ pangolins; in some former classifications included in the order Edentata
orinasal phone
— Noun
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~ a speech sound produced with both the oral and nasal passages open (as French nasal vowels)
oxidative phosphorylation
— Noun
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~ an enzymatic process in cell metabolism that synthesizes ATP from ADP
order Picariae
— Noun
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~ term used in some classifications as nearly equivalent to the order Coraciiformes
order Piciformes
— Noun
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~ woodpeckers; jacamars; puffbirds; barbets; honey guides; toucans
Oreortyx picta palmeri
— Noun
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~ California partridge; slightly larger than the California quail
Oxylebius pictus
— Noun
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~ greenling with whitish body marked with black bands
one-piece
— Adjective
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~ (of clothing) consisting of or fashioned in a single whole piece; "a one-piece garment"
oral contraceptive pill
— Noun
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~ a contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception