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 diapensia diapensia /ˌdaɪəˈpɛnʃə/

noun

  1. Any boreal low-growing evergreen plant of the genus Diapensia  ( diapensia )
    any boreal low-growing evergreen plant of the genus Diapensia


 groundberry groundberry /ˈɡraʊndbɛri/

noun

  1. Creeping shrub of eastern North America having white bell-shaped flowers followed by spicy red berrylike fruit and shiny aromatic leaves that yield wintergreen oil  ( checkerberry , creeping wintergreen , Gaultheria procumbens , ground-berry , groundberry , mountain tea , teaberry , wintergreen )
    creeping shrub of eastern North America having white bell-shaped flowers followed by spicy red berrylike fruit and shiny aromatic leaves that yield wintergreen oil
  2. Small prostrate or ascending shrub having scarlet flowers and succulent fruit resembling cranberries; sometimes placed in genus Styphelia  ( Astroloma humifusum , cranberry heath , ground-berry , groundberry , native cranberry , Styphelia humifusum )
    small prostrate or ascending shrub having scarlet flowers and succulent fruit resembling cranberries; sometimes placed in genus Styphelia


 archduke archduke /ˈɑːrtʃˌduːk/

noun

  1. A sovereign prince of the former ruling house of Austria  ( archduke )
    a sovereign prince of the former ruling house of Austria
     The archduke was a significant figure in the former ruling house of Austria.
    The archduke was a significant figure in the former ruling house of Austria.


 pneumococcus pneumococcus /nuːˈmoʊkəkʊs/

noun

  1. Bacterium causing pneumonia in mice and humans  ( Diplococcus pneumoniae , pneumococcus )
    bacterium causing pneumonia in mice and humans