NARTHEX
\nˈɑːθɛks], \nˈɑːθɛks], \n_ˈɑː_θ_ɛ_k_s]\
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By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A tall umbelliferous plant (Ferula communis). See Giant fennel, under Fennel.
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The portico in front of ancient churches; sometimes, the atrium or outer court surrounded by ambulatories; - used, generally, for any vestibule, lobby, or outer porch, leading to the nave of a church.
By Oddity Software
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A tall umbelliferous plant (Ferula communis). See Giant fennel, under Fennel.
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The portico in front of ancient churches; sometimes, the atrium or outer court surrounded by ambulatories; - used, generally, for any vestibule, lobby, or outer porch, leading to the nave of a church.
By Noah Webster.
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Formulary, Myris, Splint-n. Asafoetida, see Asafoetida.
By Robley Dunglison
Word of the day
basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).