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 wampum wampum /ˈwɑːmpəm/

noun

  1. [ N. American] Small cylindrical beads made from polished shells and fashioned into strings or belts; used by certain Native American peoples as jewelry or currency  ( peag , wampum [ N. American] , wampumpeag )
    small cylindrical beads made from polished shells and fashioned into strings or belts; used by certain Native American peoples as jewelry or currency
  2. Informal terms for money  ( boodle , bread , cabbage , clams , dinero , gelt , lettuce , lolly , lucre , dough , kale , loot , moolah , pelf , scratch , shekels , simoleons , sugar , wampum )
    informal terms for money


 calliope calliope /kəˈlaɪəˌpiː/

noun

  1. A musical instrument consisting of a series of steam whistles played from a keyboard  ( calliope , steam organ )
    a musical instrument consisting of a series of steam whistles played from a keyboard

 Calliope

  1. (Greek mythology) the Muse of epic poetry  ( Calliope )
    (Greek mythology) the Muse of epic poetry
     Epic tales flowed effortlessly with the blessings of Calliope.
    Epic tales flowed effortlessly with the blessings of Calliope.


 sahuaro sahuaro /səˈwɑːroʊ/

noun

  1. Extremely large treelike cactus of desert regions of southwestern United States having a thick columnar sparsely branched trunk bearing white flowers and edible red pulpy fruit  ( Carnegiea gigantea , saguaro , sahuaro )
    extremely large treelike cactus of desert regions of southwestern United States having a thick columnar sparsely branched trunk bearing white flowers and edible red pulpy fruit


 haematuria haematuria /hiːməˈtʊəriə/

noun

  1. [Canadian, British] The presence of blood in the urine; often a symptom of urinary tract disease  ( haematuria [Canadian, British] , hematuria [ N. American] )
    the presence of blood in the urine; often a symptom of urinary tract disease