Beelingo.com

English Dictionary

  • Hide translation

 black mamba black mamba /blæk ˈmæmbə/

noun

  1. A highly venomous southern African mamba dreaded because of its quickness and readiness to bite  ( black mamba , Dendroaspis augusticeps )
    a highly venomous southern African mamba dreaded because of its quickness and readiness to bite


 undertaker undertaker /ˈʌndɝˌteɪkɝ/

noun

  1. () One whose business is the management of funerals  ( funeral director , funeral undertaker , mortician [ N. American] , undertaker )
    one whose business is the management of funerals


 ergot ergot /ˈɝːgət/

noun

  1. A fungus that infects various cereal plants forming compact black masses of branching filaments that replace many grains of the plant; source of medicinally important alkaloids and of lysergic acid  ( Claviceps purpurea , ergot )
    a fungus that infects various cereal plants forming compact black masses of branching filaments that replace many grains of the plant; source of medicinally important alkaloids and of lysergic acid
  2. A plant disease caused by the ergot fungus  ( ergot )
    a plant disease caused by the ergot fungus
     The wheat crop was heavily affected by ergot, causing concerns among farmers.
    The wheat crop was heavily affected by ergot, causing concerns among farmers.


 Panchen Lama Panchen Lama /ˈpæntʃən ˈlɑːmə/

noun

  1. The lama next in rank to the Dalai Lama  ( Panchen Lama )
    the lama next in rank to the Dalai Lama
     The Panchen Lama is an important figure in Tibetan Buddhism, second only to the Dalai Lama.
    The Panchen Lama is an important figure in Tibetan Buddhism, second only to the Dalai Lama.