noun
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the blossom of a plant, containing colourful petals, pollen-bearing stamens, etc.; a flower.
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(in women) the periodic flow of blood and sloughed-off tissue from the uterus, discharged through the genital tract.
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a dense, white opacity of the cornea, an eye-disease; albugo; leucoma.
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a kind of medicated eyewash for the eyes.
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a particular mark or a ditinctive feature on the body of a horse.
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(hist.) a particular monetary coin.
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a silicate of aluminum and fluorine, usu. containing hydroxyl and occurring in white, yellow, pale-blue or pale-green orthorhombic crystals, used as a gem.