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7841.
zīzamīne
adj.
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Anat.
Sesamoid.
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7842.
zīzannī(e
n.
Additional spellings:
zizannie
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A weed growing in grain fields, tares; prob. darnel
Lolium temulentum
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7843.
zīziphus
n.
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Any of several trees of the genus Zizyphus, the jujube tree.
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7844.
zōdiak
n.
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(a) The imaginary celestial circular band or belt bisected by the ecliptic that contains all the positions occupied by the known planets and that is divided into twelve equal portions named after…
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7845.
zōne
n.
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A belt.
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