finger-root
— Noun
– English
~ tall leafy European biennial or perennial having spectacular clusters of large tubular pink-purple flowers; leaves yield drug digitalis and are poisonous to livestock
fibrous-rooted begonia
— Noun
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~ any of numerous begonias having fibrous rather than tuberous or rhizomatous roots
family Roridulaceae
— Noun
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~ in some classifications included in the family Droseraceae
family Rosaceae
— Noun
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~ a large family of dicotyledonous plants of order Rosales; have alternate leaves and five-petaled flowers with numerous stamens
funnel-crest rosebud orchid
— Noun
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~ orchid of northeastern United States with magenta-pink flowers having funnel-shaped lip; sometimes placed in genus Pogonia
foot rot
— Noun
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~ contagious degenerative infection of the feet of hoofed animals (especially cattle and sheep)
foot rot
— Noun
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~ plant disease in which the stem or trunk rots at the base
fenestra rotunda
— Noun
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~ fenestra leading into the cochlea
Francis Peyton Rous
— Noun
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~ United States pathologist who discovered viruses that cause tumors (1879-1970)
Francesco della Rovere
— Noun
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~ Italian pope from 1471 to 1484 who consented to the establishment of the Spanish Inquisition and built the Sistine Chapel (1414-1484)
foam rubber
— Noun
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~ spongy rubber; made by introducing air bubbles before vulcanization and used for cushioning or upholstery
family Rubiaceae
— Noun
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~ widely distributed family of mostly tropical trees and shrubs and herbs; includes coffee and chinchona and gardenia and madder and bedstraws and partridgeberry
Ficus rubiginosa
— Noun
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~ Australian tree resembling the banyan often planted for ornament; introduced into South Africa for brushwood
false rue anemone
— Noun
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~ slender erect perennial of eastern North America having tuberous roots and pink-tinged white flowers; resembles meadow rue
false rue
— Noun
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~ slender erect perennial of eastern North America having tuberous roots and pink-tinged white flowers; resembles meadow rue
Formica rufa
— Noun
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~ reddish-brown European ant typically living in anthills in woodlands
foot rule
— Noun
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~ a ruler one foot long
fun run
— Noun
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~ a footrace run for fun (often including runners who are sponsored for a charity)
fowl run
— Noun
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~ an enclosed yard for keeping poultry