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61leaf — leafless, adj. leaflike, adj. /leef/, n., pl. leaves /leevz/, v. n. 1. one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant. 2. any similar or corresponding lateral outgrowth of a stem. 3. a petal: a rose leaf. 4. leaves… …
62perciform — ▪ fish order Introduction any member of the order Perciformes, a group of bony fishes with more than 6,000 species placed in about 150 families. The order is the largest group of fishes in the world today. Perciform fishes occur in… …
63osteophyte — A bony outgrowth or protuberance. [osteo + G. phyton, plant] * * * os·teo·phyte äs tē ə .fīt n a pathological bony outgrowth os·teo·phyt·ic .äs tē ə fit ik adj * * * n. a projection of bone, usually shaped like a rose thorn, that occurs at sites… …
64Mark Mattson — 2009 Mark P. Mattson is Chief of the Laboratory of Neurosciences at the National Institute on Aging Intramural Research Program National Institute on Aging. He is also professor of Neuroscience at Johns Hopkins University. Mark P. Mattson was… …
65effect — ef·fect 1 n 1: something that is produced by an agent or cause 2 pl: personal property (1) at property: goods …
66aftermath — I noun after effect, aftergrowth, by product, consequence, development, effect, end, event, gleanings, issue, offshoot, outcome, outgrowth, result, sequel, subsequence, succession, turnout, upshot II index consequence (conclusion), development ( …
67offshoot — I noun addition, annex, branch, byproduct, derivative, descendant, development, division, extension, issue, member, offspring, outgrowth, satellite, scion, subdivision, subsidiary, supplement II index affiliate, consequence (conclusion),… …
68result — I noun aftermath, conclusion, consequence, consequentia, decision, denouement, determination, development, effect, end, eventuality, exitus, finding, fructus, fruit, fruition, harvest, judgment, outcome, outgrowth, output, product, resolution,… …
69root hair — noun thin hairlike outgrowth of an epidermal cell just behind the tip; absorbs nutrients from the soil • Hypernyms: ↑plant organ • Part Holonyms: ↑root * * * noun : one of the many hairlike tubular outgrowths of epidermal or sometimes cortical… …
70out·growth — /ˈaʊtˌgroʊθ/ noun, pl growths [count] 1 : something that develops or results from something else often + of Traffic jams are often an outgrowth [=consequence, product] of poor urban planning. a …