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halm |
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stems of beans and peas and potatoes and grasses collectively as used for thatching and bedding |
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hydathode |
Noun
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a pore that exudes water on the surface or margin of a leaf of higher plants |
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hazel tree |
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Australian tree grown especially for ornament and its fine-grained wood and bearing edible nuts |
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hastate leaf |
Noun
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a leaf shaped like a spearhead with flaring pointed lobes at the base |
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hart's-tongue |
Noun
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Eurasian fern with simple lanceolate fronds |
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hart's-tongue |
Noun
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tropical American terrestrial fern with leathery lanceolate fronds |
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hard fern |
Noun
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any of several ferns of the genus Blechnum |
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holly fern |
Noun
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tropical Old World fern having glossy fronds suggestive of holly |
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holly fern |
Noun
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any of various ferns of the genus Polystichum having fronds with texture and gloss like holly |
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hare's-foot fern |
Noun
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either of two ferns of the genus Davallia having a soft grey hairy rootstock |
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hay-scented |
Noun
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fern of eastern North America with pale green fronds and an aroma like hay |
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hay-scented fern |
Noun
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fern of eastern North America with pale green fronds and an aroma like hay |
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horsetail |
Noun
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perennial rushlike flowerless herbs with jointed hollow stems and narrow toothlike leaves that spread by creeping rhizomes |
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hand fern |
Noun
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tropical American fern with coarsely lobed to palmatifid fronds |
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horsetail family |
Noun
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sole surviving family of the Equisetales: fern allies |
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hereditament |
Noun
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any property (real or personal or mixed) that can be inherited |
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horsetail milkweed |
Noun
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milkweed of southwestern United States and Mexico |
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hoya |
Noun
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any plant of the genus Hoya having fleshy leaves and usually nectariferous flowers |
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honey plant |
Noun
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a plant that furnishes nectar suitable for making honey |
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hire car |
Noun
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a rented car |
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haoma |
Noun
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leafless East Indian vine |
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honey mushroom |
Noun
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a honey-colored edible mushroom commonly associated with the roots of trees in late summer and fall |
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honey fungus |
Noun
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a honey-colored edible mushroom commonly associated with the roots of trees in late summer and fall |
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honorarium |
Noun
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a fee paid for a nominally free service |
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hush money |
Noun
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a bribe paid to someone to insure that something is kept secret |
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hearth money |
Noun
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an annual contribution made by Roman Catholics to support the papal see |
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handling cost |
Noun
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the cost of handling (especially the cost of packaging and mailing an order) |
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handling charge |
Noun
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the cost of handling (especially the cost of packaging and mailing an order) |
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half-pay |
Noun
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reduced wage paid to someone who is not working full time |
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heirloom |
Noun
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something that has been in a family for generations |
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heirloom |
Noun
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(law) any property that is considered by law or custom as inseparable from an inheritance is inherited with that inheritance |
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hire-purchase |
Noun
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installment plan |
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high-yield bond |
Noun
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a (speculative) bond with a credit rating of BB or lower |
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hidden tax |
Noun
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a tax paid unwittingly by the consumer, such as ad valorem taxes |
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hazard insurance |
Noun
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insurance that provides protection against certain risks such as storms or fires |
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health insurance |
Noun
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insurance against loss due to ill health |
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hospitalization insurance |
Noun
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insurance that pays all or part of a patient's hospital expense |
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health maintenance organization |
Noun
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group insurance that entitles members to services of participating hospitals and clinics and physicians |
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HMO |
Noun
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group insurance that entitles members to services of participating hospitals and clinics and physicians |
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hot stock |
Noun
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newly issued stock that is in great public demand |
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hot issue |
Noun
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newly issued stock that is in great public demand |
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half crown |
Noun
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an English coin worth half a crown |
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half dollar |
Noun
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a United States coin worth half of a dollar |
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hoard |
Noun
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a secret store of valuables or money |
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hoard |
Verb
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get or gather together |
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hoard |
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save up as for future use |
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halfpenny |
Noun
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an English coin worth half a penny |
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ha'penny |
Noun
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an English coin worth half a penny |
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hidden reserve |
Noun
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reserves that do not show up on the balance sheet (as by understating values) |
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half eagle |
Noun
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a former gold coin in United States worth 5 dollars |