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 marsh gentian marsh gentian /mɑːrʃ ˈdʒɛnʃən/

noun

  1. Perennial Eurasian gentian with sky-blue funnel-shaped flowers of damp open heaths  ( calathian violet , Gentiana pneumonanthe , marsh gentian )
    perennial Eurasian gentian with sky-blue funnel-shaped flowers of damp open heaths


 contestant contestant /kənˈtɛstənt/

noun

  1. () A person who participates in competitions  ( contestant )
    a person who participates in competitions
     Each contestant waited nervously for the results to be announced.
    Each contestant waited nervously for the results to be announced.
  2. A person who dissents from some established policy  ( contestant , dissident , objector , dissenter , protester , protestor )
    a person who dissents from some established policy


 sphincter sphincter /ˈsfɪŋktər/

noun

  1. A ring of muscle that contracts to close an opening  ( anatomical sphincter , sphincter , sphincter muscle )
    a ring of muscle that contracts to close an opening


 Abkhazia Abkhazia /æbˈkæziə/

noun

  1. An autonomous province of Georgia on the Black Sea; a strong independence movement has resulted in much instability  ( Abkhaz , Abkhazia )
    an autonomous province of Georgia on the Black Sea; a strong independence movement has resulted in much instability