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Phalaris arundinacea
Phalaris arundinacea
/fəˈlærɪs əˌrʌndɪˈneɪʃiə/
noun
Perennial grass of marshy meadows and ditches having broad leaves; Europe and North America
(
gardener's garters
,
lady's laces
,
Phalaris arundinacea
,
reed canary grass
,
ribbon grass
)
perennial grass of marshy meadows and ditches having broad leaves; Europe and North America
lamasery
lamasery
/ˈlɑːməsəri/
noun
A monastery for lamas
(
lamasery
)
a monastery for lamas
We visited a lamasery during our trip to Tibet.
We visited a lamasery during our trip to Tibet.
summer snowflake
summer snowflake
/ˈsʌmər ˈsnoʊˌfleɪk/
noun
Common Old World herb having grasslike leaves and clusters of star-shaped white flowers with green stripes; naturalized in the eastern United States
(
Ornithogalum umbellatum
,
sleepy dick
,
starflower
,
summer snowflake
)
common Old World herb having grasslike leaves and clusters of star-shaped white flowers with green stripes; naturalized in the eastern United States
predictor
predictor
/prɪˈdɪktɝ/
noun
A computer for controlling antiaircraft fire that computes the position of an aircraft at the instant of a shell's arrival
(
predictor
)
a computer for controlling antiaircraft fire that computes the position of an aircraft at the instant of a shell's arrival
Information that supports a probabilistic estimate of future events
(
predictor
)
information that supports a probabilistic estimate of future events
The weekly bulletin contains several predictors of mutual fund performance
the weekly bulletin contains several predictors of mutual fund performance
Someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge)
(
forecaster
,
predictor
,
prognosticator
,
soothsayer
)
someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge)