Word of the Week (Archives)

March 2 2010:

   

Peduncles

definitions: (via the free online dictionary)

1. Botany The stalk of an inflorescence or a stalk bearing a solitary flower in a one-flowered inflorescence.

2. Zoology A stalklike structure in invertebrate animals, usually serving as an attachment for a larger part or structure.

3. Anatomy A stalklike bundle of nerve fibers connecting different parts of the brain.

4. Medicine The stalklike base to which a polyp or tumor is attached.

March 3 2010:

Fuscoferuginous

definition:

1. Having a dark, rusty colour.



March 4 2010:

Vade-mecum

definition:

1.  'come with me'; n. guide-book; manual. vade retro, 'go behind'; 'get thee behind me'.



EDIT: Word of the Day has been switched to Word of the Week!
March 5 2010:

Obdormition

definition:

1. n. numbness or 'going to sleep' of a limb, etc.


March 13 2010:

Alektorophobia

definition:

1. n. fear of chickens.


March 20 2010:

Caligynephobia

definition:

1. n. fear of beautiful women.

March 27 2010

Egregious

definition:

1. adj. outstandingly bad; shocking
2. (archaic) remarkably good


April 3 2010

Zeugma

definition:

1. noun A contruction in which a single word, especially a verb or an adjective, is applied to two or more nouns when its sense is appropriate to only one of them or to both in different ways. (e.g. John and his license expired last week)


April 10 2010

Ultimogeniture
definition:


1. noun Inheritance by the youngest son.


April 17 2010

Vernorexia - ( VUR-nuh-REK-see-uh )
definition:


1. noun A romantic mood inspired by Spring.


April 24 2010

Mungo
 definition:


1. noun A dumpster diver – one who extracts valuable things from trash


May 9 2010

Inaniloquent

definition:


1. adj. Pertaining to idle talk


May 23 1010

ufology
definition:


1. noun study of unidentified flying objects. ufologist (noun)