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 slipknot slipknot /ˈslɪpˌnɑt/

noun

  1. A knot at the end of a cord or rope that can slip along the cord or rope around which it is made  ( slipknot )
    a knot at the end of a cord or rope that can slip along the cord or rope around which it is made
      For quick adjustments, he tied a slipknot around the bundle.
    For quick adjustments, he tied a slipknot around the bundle.


 coelacanth coelacanth /ˈsiːləˌkænθ/

noun

  1. Fish thought to have been extinct since the Cretaceous period but found in 1938 off the coast of Africa  ( coelacanth , Latimeria chalumnae )
    fish thought to have been extinct since the Cretaceous period but found in 1938 off the coast of Africa


 ageratum ageratum /əˈdʒɛrətəm/

noun

  1. Any plant of the genus Ageratum having opposite leaves and small heads of blue or white flowers  ( ageratum )
    any plant of the genus Ageratum having opposite leaves and small heads of blue or white flowers
  2. Rhizomatous plant of central and southeastern United States and West Indies having large showy heads of clear blue flowers; sometimes placed in genus Eupatorium  ( ageratum , Conoclinium coelestinum , Eupatorium coelestinum , mist-flower , mistflower )
    rhizomatous plant of central and southeastern United States and West Indies having large showy heads of clear blue flowers; sometimes placed in genus Eupatorium


 genus Mikania genus Mikania /ˈdʒiːnəs mɪˈkeɪniə/

noun

  1. Large genus of evergreen lianas of tropical America  ( genus Mikania , Mikania )
    large genus of evergreen lianas of tropical America


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