Epimedium
— Noun
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~ herbaceous perennials of Mediterranean to India and eastern Asia
Epimetheus
— Noun
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~ (Greek mythology) brother of Prometheus; despite Prometheus's warning against gifts from Zeus he accepted Pandora as his wife
Epinephelus
— Noun
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~ genus of groupers or sea bass
epinephrin
— Noun
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~ a catecholamine secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress (trade name Adrenalin); stimulates autonomic nerve action
epinephrine
— Noun
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~ a catecholamine secreted by the adrenal medulla in response to stress (trade name Adrenalin); stimulates autonomic nerve action
Epipactis
— Noun
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~ genus of hardy orchids with leafy-bracted racemes of greenish or purplish irregular flowers
epipaleolithic
— Noun
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~ middle part of the Stone Age beginning about 15,000 years ago
epiphany
— Noun
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~ a divine manifestation
Epiphany
— Noun
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~ twelve days after Christmas; celebrates the visit of the three wise men to the infant Jesus
epiphenomenon
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~ a secondary phenomenon that is a by-product of another phenomenon
epiphora
— Noun
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~ repetition of the ends of two or more successive sentences, verses, etc.
epiphyllum
— Noun
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~ any cactus of the genus Epiphyllum having flattened jointed irregularly branching stems and showy tubular flowers
epiphysis
— Noun
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~ the end of a long bone; initially separated from the main bone by a layer of cartilage that eventually ossifies so the parts become fused
epiphysis cerebri
— Noun
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~ a small endocrine gland in the brain; situated beneath the back part of the corpus callosum; secretes melatonin
epiphysis
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~ a small endocrine gland in the brain; situated beneath the back part of the corpus callosum; secretes melatonin
epiphyte
— Noun
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~ plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and rain; usually grows on another plant but not parasitic on it
epiplexis
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~ a rhetorical device in which the speaker reproaches the audience in order to incite or convince them
Epipremnum aureum
— Noun
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~ evergreen liana widely cultivated for its variegated foliage
Epipremnum
— Noun
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~ small genus of evergreen lianas of southeastern Asia to western Pacific areas