Phrase guide
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noun
A single straight rod or staff, pointed and iron-shod at the bottom, for penetrating the ground, and having a socket joint at the top, used, instead of a tripod, for supporting a compass.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: geography, natural-sciences, surveying
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Verbascum thapsus, the common mullein.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: torchwort, hag-taper, common mullein, great mullein, Adam's flannel, Aaron's rod, Jupiter's staff, cow's lungwort
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The ocotillo (Fouquieria splendens), one of certain desert shrubs of southwestern United States and Mexico having slender naked spiny branches that after the rainy season put forth foliage and clusters of red flowers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: coachwhip, candlewood, slimwood, desert coral, Jacob cactus, vine cactus
Antonyms: none provided
noun
desert shrub of southwestern United States and Mexico having slender naked spiny branches that after the rainy season put forth foliage and clusters of red flowers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: ocotillo, coachwhip, vine cactus, Fouquieria splendens
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: candlewood
History
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