Abacus, the instrument, and the art of calculating with it. …

(a) The depths of the earth or the sea; (b) the primordial chaos, amorphous matter; (c) hell. …

The aorta. …

A precious stone, reputed to hold heat for 7 days. …

Med. A gum made from the juice of green plums or sloes (used as an astringent, a restringent, or a repercussive). …

(a) The deadly sin of Sloth, a disinclination to do anything good; (b) a spell of lethargy or apathy. …

A cleric who has taken the highest of the four minor orders, an acolyte; also, the order itself. …

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The root of the plant Iris pseudacorus. …

(a) A kind of precious stone; diamond; (b) adamant; fig. something indestructible and enduring, something impenetrable. …

?Adam's deed; ?sinful Adam. …

A fabulous tree. …

Divination by air, aeromancy. …

A kind of fungus used medicinally; prob., Polyporus officinalis. …

(a) The Hagiographa of Hebrew Scripture (comprising the Psalms, Proverbs, Daniel, etc.), as distinct from the Laws and the Prophets; (b) Holy Scripture. …

Either of two plants: a Mediterranean shrub (Vitex agnus-castus), traditionally regarded as a preservative of chastity; a species of St.-John's-wort (Hypericum androsaemum), used as a medicinal……

(a) Anguish, agony; a fit of anguish; (b) death throes; the agony of Jesus in Gethsemane. …

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The gaseous substance surrounding the Earth; air, the atmosphere. [In ancient cosmology, the perisphere of air was said to be surrounded by the perisphere of fire. The perisphere of air was regarded……

Sengreen, sedum. …