Nouns starting with A

• artillery plant — Noun – English ～ tropical American stingless nettle that discharges its pollen explosively
• artichoke plant — Noun – English ～ Mediterranean thistlelike plant widely cultivated for its large edible flower head
• autophytic plant — Noun – English ～ plant capable of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substances
• action plant — Noun – English ～ prostrate or semi-erect subshrub of tropical America, and Australia; heavily armed with recurved thorns and having sensitive soft grey-green leaflets that fold and droop at night or when touched or cooled
• Antennaria plantaginifolia — Noun – English ～ North American perennial propagated by means of runners
• Alisma plantago-aquatica — Noun – English ～ marsh plant having clusters of small white or pinkish flowers and broad pointed or rounded leaves
• amyloid plaque — Noun – English ～ a plaque consisting of tangles of amyloid protein in nervous tissue (a pathological mark of Alzheimer's disease)
• arterial plaque — Noun – English ～ a fatty deposit inside an arterial wall; characteristic of atherosclerosis
• adhesive plaster — Noun – English ～ adhesive tape used in dressing wounds
• amino plastic — Noun – English ～ a plastic (synthetic resin) made from amino compounds; used as an adhesive and as a coating for paper and textiles
• Acer platanoides — Noun – English ～ a large Eurasian maple tree naturalized in North America; five-lobed leaves yellow in autumn; cultivated in many varieties
• armor plate — Noun – English ～ specially hardened steel plate used to protect fortifications or vehicles from enemy fire
• armour plate — Noun – English ～ specially hardened steel plate used to protect fortifications or vehicles from enemy fire
• armor plating — Noun – English ～ specially hardened steel plate used to protect fortifications or vehicles from enemy fire
• Asplenium platyneuron — Noun – English ～ common North American fern with polished black stripes
• Anas platyrhynchos — Noun – English ～ wild dabbling duck from which domestic ducks are descended; widely distributed
• alternative pleading — Noun – English ～ a pleading that alleges facts so separate that it is difficult to determine which facts the person intends to rely on
• affirmative pleading — Noun – English ～ any defensive pleading that affirms facts rather than merely denying the facts alleged by the plaintiff
• Armand Jean du Plessis — Noun – English ～ French prelate and statesman; principal minister to Louis XIII (1585-1642)
• aortic plexus — Noun – English ～ a plexus of lymph nodes in the lower portion of the abdominal aorta

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