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Skullcap

A cap which fits the head closely; also, formerly, a headpiece of iron sewed inside of a cap for protection.

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Bone 76% connected

The hard, calcified tissue of the skeleton of vertebrate animals, consisting very largely of calcic carbonate, calcic phosphate, and gelatine; as, bl…

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Cap 76% connected

A covering for the head

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Herb 76% connected

A plant whose stem does not become woody and permanent, but dies, at least down to the ground, after flowering.

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Coif 76% connected

A cap.

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Brainpan 70% connected

The bones which inclose the brain; the skull; the cranium.

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Cranium 70% connected

The skull of an animal; especially, that part of the skull, either cartilaginous or bony, which immediately incloses the brain; the brain case or bra…

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Calvaria 92% connected

The bones of the cranium; more especially, the bones of the domelike upper portion.

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Angiosperm noun · 86% connection

plants having seeds in a closed ovary

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Annual noun · 86% connection

(botany) a plant that completes its entire life cycle within the space of a year

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Apophysis noun · 86% connection

(botany) a natural swelling or enlargement: at the base of the stalk or seta in certain mosses or on the cone scale of certain conifers

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Bast noun · 86% connection

(botany) tissue that conducts synthesized food substances (e.g., from leaves) to parts where needed; consists primarily of sieve tubes

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Biennial noun · 86% connection

(botany) a plant having a life cycle that normally takes two seasons from germination to death to complete; flowering biennials usuall…

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Blister noun · 86% connection

(botany) a swelling on a plant similar to that on the skin

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Callus noun · 86% connection

(botany) an isolated thickening of tissue, especially a stiff protuberance on the lip of an orchid

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Calyx noun · 86% connection

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Coma noun · 86% connection

(botany) a usually terminal tuft of bracts (as in the pineapple) or tuft of hairs (especially on certain seeds)

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Corolla noun · 86% connection

(botany) the whorl of petals of a flower that collectively form an inner floral envelope or layer of the perianth; "we cultivate the f…

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Corona noun · 86% connection

(botany) the trumpet-shaped or cup-shaped outgrowth of the corolla of a daffodil or narcissus flower

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Embryo noun · 86% connection

(botany) a minute rudimentary plant contained within a seed or an archegonium

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Fern noun · 86% connection

any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by s…

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Flowering plant noun · 86% connection

plants having seeds in a closed ovary

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Germ tube noun · 86% connection

(botany) a slender tubular outgrowth from a spore in germination

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Leaf node noun · 86% connection

(botany) the small swelling that is the part of a plant stem from which one or more leaves emerge

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Ligule noun · 86% connection

(botany) any appendage to a plant that is shaped like a strap

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Lip noun · 86% connection

(botany) either of the two parts of a bilabiate corolla or calyx

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Acetabulum noun · 78% connection

the cup-shaped hollow in the hipbone into which the head of the femur fits to form a ball-and-socket joint

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: fits, head, closely, formerly, headpiece.
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Camail noun · 78% connection

A neck guard of chain mall, hanging from the bascinet or other headpiece.

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Convoy verb · 78% connection

To accompany for protection, either by sea or land; to attend for protection; to escort; as, a frigate convoys a merchantman.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: fits, head, closely, formerly, headpiece.
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Corselet noun · 78% connection

Armor for the body, as, the body breastplate and backpiece taken together; -- also, used for the entire suit of the day, including bre…

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Covert verb · 78% connection

Under cover, authority or protection; as, a feme covert, a married woman who is considered as being under the protection and control o…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: fits, head, closely, formerly, headpiece.
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Cresset noun · 78% connection

A small furnace or iron cage to hold fire for charring the inside of a cask, and making the staves flexible.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: fits, head, closely, formerly, headpiece.
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Elk noun · 78% connection

A large deer, of several species. The European elk (Alces machlis or Cervus alces) is closely allied to the American moose. The Americ…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: fits, head, closely, formerly, headpiece.
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Enarthrosis noun · 78% connection

a freely moving joint in which a sphere on the head of one bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bone

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Ferrous adjective · 78% connection

Pertaining to, or derived from, iron; -- especially used of compounds of iron in which the iron has its lower valence; as, ferrous sul…

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Finery noun · 78% connection

A charcoal hearth or furnace for the conversion of cast iron into wrought iron, or into iron suitable for puddling.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: fits, head, closely, formerly, headpiece.
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Fur verb · 78% connection

To nail small strips of board or larger scantling upon, in order to make a level surface for lathing or boarding, or to provide for a…

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Grapeshot noun · 78% connection

A cluster, usually nine in number, of small iron balls, put together by means of cast-iron circular plates at top and bottom, with two…

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