Words ending with lis

abies amabilis means: medium to tall fir of western North America having a conic crown and branches in tiers; leaves smell of orange when crushed

abudefduf saxatilis means: large blue-grey black-striped damselfish; nearly worldwide

acanthus mollis means: widely cultivated southern European acanthus with whitish purple-veined flowers

accipiter gentilis means: large hawk of Eurasia and North America used in falconry

acheta assimilis means: common American black cricket; attacks crops and also enters dwellings

acocanthera spectabilis means: medium-sized shrubby tree of South Africa having thick leathery evergreen leaves and white or pink flowers and globose usually two-seeded purplish black fruits

acropolis means: the citadel in ancient Greek towns

adrianopolis means: a city in northwestern Turkey; a Thracian town that was rebuilt and renamed by the Roman Emperor Hadrian

aegilops triuncalis means: European grass naturalized as a weed in North America; sharp-pointed seeds cause injury when eaten by livestock

aeolis means: an ancient coastal region of northwestern Asia Minor (including Lesbos) where the Aeolians founded several cities around 1100 BC

cardamine douglasii means: small perennial herb of cooler regions of North America with racemose purple flowers

center fielder means: the person who plays center field

cydippida means: ctenophores having two long pinnate tentacles

el salvadoran monetary unit means: monetary unit in El Salvador

experient means: having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation

family polyangiaceae means: bacteria living mostly in soils and on dung

genus echinocereus means: large genus of low-growing shrubby ribbed cacti of Mexico and southwestern United States

horned rattlesnake means: small pale-colored desert rattlesnake of southwestern United States; body moves in an s-shaped curve

katsura tree means: rapidly growing deciduous tree of low mountainsides of China and Japan; grown as an ornamental for its dark blue-green candy-scented foliage that becomes yellow to scarlet in autumn

majorette means: a female drum major

majorette means: a female baton twirler who accompanies a marching band

pauropoda means: an obscure class of minute arthropods with branched antennae and 8 to 10 pairs of legs

physicochemical means: relating to physical chemistry

primary sex character means: the genetically determined sex characteristics bound up with reproduction (genitals and organs of reproduction)

soaking means: washing something by allowing it to soak

soaking means: the act of making something completely wet

soaking means: the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid)

soaking means: extremely wet

spiritualty means: property or income owned by a church

typing means: writing done with a typewriter