alpha methyl dopa means: antihypertensive drug (trade name Aldomet) used in the treatment of high blood pressure
be quiet means: refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent
by a long shot means: by a great deal
coniogramme japonica means: fast-growing sturdy Japanese fern; cultivated for their attractive broad dark-green pinnate fronds
descending aorta means: the descending part of the aorta that branches into the thoracic and abdominal aortae
dyaus means: Hindu god of the sky
frick means: United States industrialist who amassed a fortune in the steel industry (1849-1919)
hightail it means: flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
japanese poinsettia means: showy poinsettia found from the southern United States to Peru
lignite means: intermediate between peat and bituminous coal
oscar hammerstein means: United States lyricist who collaborated on many musical comedies (most successfully with Richard Rodgers) (1895-1960)
reed organ means: a free-reeded instrument with a piano keyboard in which air is forced through the reeds by bellows
rhamnales means: an order of dicotyledonous plants
saxophonist means: a musician who plays the saxophone
scrimshaw means: a carving (or engraving) on whalebone, whale ivory, walrus tusk, etc., usually by American whalers
stapelias asterias means: stapelia of Cape Province having mostly dark red-brown flowers with flat starlike corollas
tandoor means: a clay oven used in northern India and Pakistan
traveller means: a person who changes location
wigged means: wearing a wig
wintergreen oil means: oil or flavoring obtained from the creeping wintergreen or teaberry plant
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