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1. Aaron's rod, n. View full entry 1760
...Any of several plants with tall, straight flowering stems; esp. the common mullein, Verbascum thapsus, and the European goldenrod, Solidago virgaurea....
2. abaction, n. View full entry 1623
...The action of driving something away; spec. the action of stealing livestock, esp. cattle, by driving them away....
3. abactor, n. View full entry 1659
...A person who steals livestock, esp. herds of cattle, usually by driving the animals away. Also in extended use....
4. Aberdeen, n. View full entry 1839
...a breed of polled black or (less commonly) red beef cattle, originally developed in Aberdeenshire and Angus in Scotland but now widely kept elsewhere; an animal of this breed;the beef from...
5. ablactation, n. View full entry 1665
...Hort. A form of grafting: = inarching1. Now rare....
6. ablaqueate, v. View full entry ?1440
...trans. To loosen or remove the soil round the roots of (a tree, vine, etc.) so as to expose them to the sun and rain....
7. ablaqueation, n. View full entry ?1440
...The loosening or removal of the soil round the roots of a tree or vine; the exposure of a plant's roots. Cf. ablaqueate...
8. abrasion, n. View full entry c1550
...The action or process of scraping or grazing something, or of wearing something down by friction; the action or fact of becoming worn down in this way. Also fig....
9. abutilon, n. View full entry 1578
...Any of various mallows constituting the genus Abutilon (family Malvaceae), which comprises evergreen tropical and subtropical shrubs or small trees with large, pendulous five-petalled flowers in various colours...
10. Academe, n. View full entry 1771
...= academia2....
11. academy, n. View full entry a1382
...In later use usu. with the. The proper name of a garden near Athens in Greece where the philosopher Plato (429347 b.c.) taught....
12. accommodation land in accommodation, n. View full entry 1808
...land adjoining a town or village that is let for cultivation or pasture, esp. of animals prior to slaughter....
13. accommodation paddock in accommodation, n. View full entry 1843
...a paddock used to hold animals in transit and provide pasture for them....
14. accredited, adj. View full entry 1906
...orig. U.S. Of dairy herds (and occasionally other farm animals): certified by a recognized authority as free from a particular disease, typically tuberculosis or brucellosis (cf. tuberculin-testedtuberculin2...
15. achillea, n. View full entry OE
...Any of numerous plants of the chiefly Eurasian genus Achillea (family Asteraceae (Compositae)), which comprises hardy perennials, typically with finely divided aromatic leaves and corymbose flower-heads;...
16. achimenes, n. View full entry 1756
...Any of various herbaceous perennials of the genus Achimenes (family Gesneriaceae), chiefly originating in Central America but cultivated elsewhere (often as hybrids) for their tubular or trumpet-shaped flowers....
17. acidanthera, n. View full entry 1894
...A plant of the genus or former genus Acidanthera (family Iridaceae), which comprises tropical and southern African herbaceous perennials having spikes of hooded fragrant flowers....
18. aconite, n. View full entry 1597
...Chiefly with distinguishing word, esp. in winter aconite. Any of several early-flowering, low-growing plants of the genus Eranthis (family Ranunculaeae); esp. the European species...
19. acorning, n. View full entry 1818
...The action of looking for, feeding on, or gathering acorns....
20. acre, n. View full entry OE
...A plot or piece of land, a field; spec. a piece of tilled or arable land. Now arch. and in proper names, as Long Acre....
