painted lady
Any of certain cryptic patterned butterflies of genus Vanessa (family Nymphalidae), especially Vanessa cardui.
A painted trillium (Trillium undulatum), a forest wildflower of North America.
A flower of the pea family (Gompholobium scabrum), native to southwestern Australia.
A prostitute (in reference to their use of makeup).
A Victorian house repainted with vibrant colors to accentuate the architectural design, especially in San Francisco, California.
A sea snail (Phasianella australis).

pais
The country (ie: the jury); also, the people living in the district from where the jury is taken.

paises
plural of paise

pale clouded yellow
A small butterfly (Colias hyale) of the family Pieridae found in most of Europe and large parts of Asia.

pale swallowtail
A species of tiger swallowtail native to western North American, Papilio eurymedon, with the wings a much paler yellow (sometimes white).

palinopia
Alternative form of palinopsia.

palla
A traditional Tuscan ball game played in the street.

pallae
plural of palla

palm king
The Asian satyrine butterfly Amathusia phidippus, family Nymphalidae.

palmetto skipper
Euphyes arpa, a species of skipper butterfly.

palpifer
Alternative form of palpiger.

palpifers
plural of palpifer

panacaea
Alternative form of panacea.

panacaeas
plural of panacaea

panacea
A remedy believed to cure all disease and prolong life that was originally sought by alchemists; a cure-all.
A solution to all problems.
The plant allheal (Valeriana officinalis), believed to cure all ills.

panaceae
plural of panacea

panaceas
plural of panacea

pandita
Alternative form of pandit.

panditas
plural of pandita

panilla
Synonym of cuarteron, a Spanish quarter-pound.

panillas
plural of panilla

panoramata
plural of panorama

panthea
plural of pantheon

panther
Any of various big cats with black fur; most especially, the black-coated leopard of Africa and Asia.
Any big cat of the genus Panthera.
A cougar; especially the Florida panther.
A girl, especially a young one, who pursues older men.
A creature resembling a big cat, typically incensed (“emitting fire”), and often having a multicolored hide, found in Ancient Greek mythology and in medieval and later heraldry (in which its depiction sometimes approaches that of a horse).

panthers
plural of panther

papilio
Any butterfly of the genus Papilio.

papilios
plural of papilio

parabases
plural of parabasis

parabasis
The part of an Ancient Greek comedy in which the actors leave the stage and the chorus addresses the audience directly.

parabola
The conic section formed by the intersection of a cone with a plane parallel to a tangent plane to the cone; the locus of points equidistant from a fixed point (the focus) and line (the directrix).
Synonym of parable.

parabolae
plural of parabola

parabolas
plural of parabola

paracme
A point beyond the highest or greatest.
A point after the crisis of a fever is past.
The decadence of an evolutionary series of organisms after reaching its highest point of development.

paracmes
plural of paracme

paracrania
plural of paracranium

paradise skipper
Any butterfly in the genus Abantis.

parage
Lineage, parentage; rank, especially as high or noble.
A feudal institution that recognizes equality of rights and status between two rulers, and equality in the portions of an inheritance.
A woman's marriage portion or dowry.

parages
plural of parage

paraglossa
One of a pair of small appendages of the lingua of certain insects.

paraglossae
plural of paraglossa

paraglossas
plural of paraglossa

paragnosia
The false recognition of a meaning etc. that is not actually present, in cases of aphasia.

paramo
A treeless grassland ecosystem covering extensive high areas of equatorial mountains, especially in South America.

paramos
plural of paramo

paranumismatica
exonumia

paraperigonia
plural of paraperigonium

paraphia
parapsis; a disorder of the sense of touch

parapodia
plural of parapodium

parathletes
plural of parathlete

paratype
A physical specimen (or an illustration) that is not the holotype but is considered the same taxon by the author of the holotype.

paratypes
plural of paratype

parens
plural of paren

paristhmia
plural of paristhmion

parotides
plural of parotis

parotis
The parotid gland.

parrhesia
boldness or freedom in speech

parsnip moth
The moth Depressaria radiella.

parsnip swallowtail
The butterfly Papilio polyxenes.

parsnip webworm
Synonym of parsnip moth.

pasma
A "folk illness" in Filipino culture, believed to be brought on by exposure to cold or to water.

passenger
One who rides or travels in a vehicle, but who does not operate it and is not a member of the crew.
Somebody in a team who does not do their fair share of the work.
A young hunting bird that can fly and is taken while it is still in its first year.
A migratory bird, a bird of passage.
A passer-by; a wayfarer.
A ship carrying passengers, a ferryboat.
A moth, Dysgonia algira
Any of the individual warheads of a MIRV missile.

passengers
plural of passenger

patch
A piece of cloth, or other suitable material, sewed or otherwise fixed upon a garment to repair or strengthen it, especially upon an old garment to cover a hole.
A small piece of anything used to repair damage or a breach; as, a patch on a kettle, a roof, etc.
A piece of any size, used to repair something for a temporary period only, or that it is temporary because it is not meant to last long or will be removed as soon as a proper repair can be made, which will happen in the near future.
A small, usually contrasting but always somehow different or distinct, part of something else (location, time, size)
A small area, a small plot of land or piece of ground.
A local region of professional responsibility.
A small piece of black silk stuck on the face or neck to heighten beauty by contrast, worn by ladies in the 17th and 18th centuries; an imitation beauty mark.
A piece of material used to cover a wound.
An adhesive piece of material, impregnated with a drug, which is worn on the skin, the drug being slowly absorbed over a period of time.
A cover worn over a damaged eye, an eyepatch.
A block on the muzzle of a gun, to do away with the effect of dispart, in sighting.
A piece of data intended to modify a computer file by replacing a part of it.
A small piece of material that is manually passed through a gun barrel to clean it.
A piece of greased cloth or leather used as wrapping for a rifle ball, to make it fit the bore.
A cable connecting two pieces of electrical equipment.
A sound setting for a musical synthesizer (originally selected by means of a patch cable).
An overlay used to obtain a stronger impression.
A butterfly of the genus Chlosyne.

patches
plural of patch

patchfile
Alternative form of patch file.

patchfiles
plural of patchfile

patia
Alternative form of pathia.

patias
plural of patia

pavone
A peacock.

pavones
plural of pavone

paycock
Pronunciation spelling of peacock.

paycocks
plural of paycock

pea moth
A European tortricid moth of species Cydia nigricana.

peach blossom
The flower of a peach tree that will eventually turn into a peach.
Thyatira batis, a species of moth.
A pink colour with a yellowish tinge.

peach fruit moth
Certain species of moths in the family Carposinidae.
Certain species of moths in the family Carposinidae.

peachblossom
Alternative form of peach blossom.

peachblossoms
plural of peachblossom

peacock
A male peafowl, especially Pavo cristatus, notable for its brilliant iridescently ocellated tail.
A peafowl (of the genus Pavo or Afropavo), either male or female.
A pompous or vainglorious person [from the 14th c.].
Any of various Asian species of papilionid butterflies of the genus Papilio.

peacock moth
The geometrid moth Macaria notata.

peacock pansy
A butterfly, Junonia almana, native to India and Southeast Asia.

peacockeries
plural of peacockery

peacockery
Gaudy showiness; ostentation.

peacocks
plural of peacock