Phalaris arundinacea Phalaris arundinacea /fəˈlærɪs əˌrʌndɪˈneɪʃiə/

noun

1. 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

1. 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

1. 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

1. 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
   
2. 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
   
3. 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)