an experienced person who has been through many battles
old stager
Noun
an experienced person who has been through many battles
offshoot
Noun
a natural consequence of development
organic phenomenon
Noun
(biology) a natural phenomenon involving living plants and animals
optical aberration
Noun
an optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image
occluded front
Noun
(meteorology) a composite front when colder air surrounds a mass of warm air and forces it aloft
overpressure
Noun
a transient air pressure greater than the surrounding atmospheric pressure
oil pressure
Noun
pressure that keeps oil on the moving parts of an internal-combustion engine
osmotic pressure
Noun
(physical chemistry) the pressure exerted by a solution necessary to prevent osmosis into that solution when it is separated from the pure solvent by a semipermeable membrane
ocean current
Noun
the steady flow of surface ocean water in a prevailing direction
optical opacity
Noun
opacity to light
ohmic resistance
Noun
a material's opposition to the flow of electric current
optical illusion
Noun
an optical phenomenon that results in a false or deceptive visual impression
ohmage
Noun
the ohmic resistance of a conductor
optical phenomenon
Noun
a physical phenomenon related to or involving light
overstrain
Noun
too much strain
overstrain
Verb
strain excessively
oospore
Noun
a thick-walled sexual spore that develops from a fertilized oosphere in some algae and fungi
oosphere
Noun
a gamete
oriental spruce
Noun
evergreen tree of the Caucasus and Asia Minor used as an ornamental having pendulous branchlets
oilseed
Noun
any of several seeds that yield oil
oil-rich seed
Noun
any of several seeds that yield oil
orthotropous ovule
Noun
a completely straight ovule with the micropyle at the apex
old man's beard
Noun
common climber of eastern North America that sprawls over other plants and bears numerous panicles of small creamy white flowers
old man's beard
Noun
vigorous deciduous climber of Europe to Afghanistan and Lebanon having panicles of fragrant green-white flowers in summer and autumn
old man's beard
Noun
dense festoons of greenish-grey hairlike flexuous strands anchored to tree trunks and branches by sparse wiry roots
ordeal tree
Noun
evergreen shrub or tree of South Africa
oleander
Noun
an ornamental but poisonous flowering shrub having narrow evergreen leaves and clusters of fragrant white to pink or red flowers: native to East Indies but widely cultivated in warm regions
order-Chenopodiales
Noun
corresponds approximately to the older group Centrospermae
oak-leaved goosefoot
Noun
annual European plant with spikes of greenish flowers and leaves that are white and hairy on the underside
oakleaf goosefoot
Noun
annual European plant with spikes of greenish flowers and leaves that are white and hairy on the underside
orchid cactus
Noun
any cactus of the genus Epiphyllum having flattened jointed irregularly branching stems and showy tubular flowers
ombu
Noun
fast-growing herbaceous evergreen tree of South America having a broad trunk with high water content and dark green oval leaves
orach
Noun
any of various herbaceous plants of the genus Atriplex that thrive in deserts and salt marshes
orache
Noun
any of various herbaceous plants of the genus Atriplex that thrive in deserts and salt marshes
oriental poppy
Noun
commonly cultivated Asiatic perennial poppy having stiff heavily haired leaves and bright scarlet or pink to orange flowers
opium poppy
Noun
southwestern Asian herb with greyish leaves and white or reddish flowers
orange daisy
Noun
mat-forming herb of Turkestan with nearly double orange-yellow flowers
orange fleabane
Noun
mat-forming herb of Turkestan with nearly double orange-yellow flowers
oxeye daisy
Noun
tall leafy-stemmed Eurasian perennial with white flowers
oxeye daisy
Noun
similar to oxeye daisy
ox-eyed daisy
Noun
tall leafy-stemmed Eurasian perennial with white flowers
othonna
Noun
a South African plant of the genus Othonna having smooth often fleshy leaves and heads of yellow flowers
orange sneezeweed
Noun
stout perennial herb of western United States having flower heads with drooping orange-yellow rays
owlclaws
Noun
stout perennial herb of western United States having flower heads with drooping orange-yellow rays
old man of the mountain
Noun
whitish hairy plant with featherlike leaves and a few stout stems each bearing an especially handsome solitary large yellow flower head
oxtongue
Noun
widespread European weed with spiny tongue-shaped leaves and yellow flowers
orange hawkweed
Noun
European hawkweed having flower heads with bright orange-red rays
orchid family
Noun
enormous cosmopolitan family of perennial terrestrial or epiphytic plants with fleshy tubers or rootstocks and unusual flowers
orchid
Noun
any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors