prickly

  • 81prickly heat — N UNCOUNT Prickly heat is a condition caused by very hot weather, in which your skin becomes hot, uncomfortable, and covered with tiny bumps …

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  • 82prickly heat — an itchy rash of small raised red spots. It occurs usually on the face, neck, back, chest, and thighs. Infants and obese people are susceptible to prickly heat, which is most common in hot moist weather. It is caused by blockage of the sweat… …

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  • 83prickly ash — prick′ly ash′ n. pln a prickly shrub or small tree, Zanthoxylum americanum, of the citrus family, having aromatic leaves • Etymology: 1700–10, amer …

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  • 84prickly pear — prick′ly pear′ n. 1) bot (boi pln) any of numerous cacti of the genus Opuntia, having flattened, usu. spiny stem joints, yellow, orange, or reddish flowers, and ovoid, often edible fruit 2) bot (boi pln) the usu. prickly fruit of such a cactus •… …

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  • 85prickly poppy — prick′ly pop′py n. pln any plant of the genus Argemone, of the poppy family, having prickly pods and yellow or white flowers …

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  • 86prickly Moses — /prɪkli ˈmoʊzəz / (say priklee mohzuhz) noun 1. a spreading, densely branched shrub, Acacia farnesiana, with globular yellow flower heads from which a perfume is made, found in dry inland areas. 2. a number of similar related species with pungent …

  • 87prickly pear — /prɪkli ˈpɛə/ (say priklee pair) noun 1. the pear shaped or ovoid, often prickly, and sometimes edible fruit of any of certain species of cactus (genus Opuntia). 2. any of a number of species of Opuntia, as O. stricta, native to Mexico, which has …

  • 88prickly acacia — garbiniuotoji akacija statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Mimozinių šeimos dekoratyvinis augalas (Acacia paradoxa), paplitęs Australijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Acacia paradoxa angl. acacia hedge; kangaroo thorn; prickly acacia šaltinis Valstybinės …

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  • 89prickly thrift — plėvėtasis akantolimonas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Pliumbaginių šeimos dekoratyvinis augalas (Acantholimon glumaceum), paplitęs Armėnijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Acantholimon glumaceum angl. prickly thrift šaltinis Valstybinės lietuvių… …

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  • 90prickly chaff-flower — šiurkštusis saistris statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Burnotinių šeimos vaistinis augalas (Achyranthes aspera), paplitęs Afrikoje, pietų Azijoje ir Australijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Achyranthes aspera angl. devil s horsewhip; prickly chaff… …

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