plant capable of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substances
autophytic plant
Noun
plant capable of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substances
autotroph
Noun
plant capable of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substances
autotrophic organism
Noun
plant capable of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substances
adventitious root
Noun
root growing in an unusual location e.g. from a stem
angostura bark
Noun
the bitter bark of a South American tree
angostura
Noun
the bitter bark of a South American tree
alder buckthorn
Noun
small tree common in Europe
amplexicaul leaf
Noun
a leaf with its base clasping the stem
acerate leaf
Noun
the leaf of a conifer
acuminate leaf
Noun
a leaf narrowing to a slender point
abruptly-pinnate leaf
Noun
a pinnate leaf with a pair of leaflets at the apex
adder's fern
Noun
mat-forming lithophytic or terrestrial fern with creeping rootstocks and large pinnatifid fronds found throughout North America and Europe and Africa and east Asia
alpine clubmoss
Noun
a variety of club moss
angiopteris
Noun
highly variable species of very large primitive ferns of the Pacific tropical areas with high rainfall
annual fern
Noun
small short-lived fern of Central and South America
acres
Noun
extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use
accretion
Noun
(law) an increase in a beneficiary's share in an estate (as when a co-beneficiary dies or fails to meet some condition or rejects the inheritance)
accretion
Noun
an increase by natural growth or addition
accretion
Noun
(geology) an increase in land resulting from alluvial deposits or waterborne sediment
accretion
Noun
(biology) growth by addition as by the adhesion of parts or particles
accretion
Noun
(astronomy) the formation of a celestial object by the effect of gravity pulling together surrounding objects and gases
accretion
Noun
something contributing to growth or increase
appanage
Noun
a grant (by a sovereign or a legislative body) of resources to maintain a dependent member of a ruling family
appanage
Noun
any customary and rightful perquisite appropriate to your station in life
apanage
Noun
a grant (by a sovereign or a legislative body) of resources to maintain a dependent member of a ruling family
apanage
Noun
any customary and rightful perquisite appropriate to your station in life
asclepiad
Noun
any plant of the family Asclepiadaceae
alimony
Noun
court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated
amercement
Noun
money extracted as a penalty
asking price
Noun
the price at which something is offered for sale
actual damages
Noun
(law) compensation for losses that can readily be proven to have occurred and for which the injured party has the right to be compensated
annuity
Noun
income from capital investment paid in a series of regular payments
airfare
Noun
the fare charged for traveling by airplane
annuity in advance
Noun
an annuity paid in a series of more or less equal payments at the beginning of equally spaced periods
advance death benefit
Noun
a percentage of death benefits paid directly to policy holders having a short life expectancy (usually 6 months)
agio
Noun
a fee charged for exchanging currencies
agiotage
Noun
a fee charged for exchanging currencies
account statement
Noun
a statement of recent transactions and the resulting balance
agency security
Noun
a security issued by United States government agencies or the Farm Credit System
authorized shares
Noun
the maximum number of shares authorized under the terms of a corporation's articles of incorporation
authorized stock
Noun
the maximum number of shares authorized under the terms of a corporation's articles of incorporation
ante
Noun
(poker) the initial contribution that each player makes to the pot
ante
Verb
to place one's stake
assets
Noun
anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company
automobile insurance
Noun
insurance against loss due to theft or traffic accidents
ad valorem tax
Noun
a tax levied on the difference between a commodity's price before taxes and its cost of production
amount of money
Noun
a quantity of money
anti-dumping duty
Noun
a tariff imposed to prevent dumping
arles
Noun
money given by a buyer to a seller to bind a contract