"Drimys" is a word in ENGLISH

An edentate mammal, of the genus Orycteropus, somewhat resembling a pig, common in some parts of Southern Africa. It burrows …

A univalve mollusk of the genus Haliotis. The shell is lined with mother-of-pearl, and used for ornamental purposes; the sea-ear. …

A genus of coniferous trees, properly called Fir, as the balsam fir and the silver fir. The spruces are sometimes …

A genus of malvaceous plants of many species, found in the torrid and temperate zones of both continents; -- called …

A genus of leguminous trees and shrubs. Nearly 300 species are Australian or Polynesian, and have terete or vertically compressed …

A genus of herbaceous prickly plants, found in the south of Europe, Asia Minor, and India; bear's-breech.

A genus including many species of small mites.

A genus of European birds (so named from their sweet notes), including the hedge warbler. In America sometimes applied to …

A genus of rapacious birds; one of the Accipitres or Raptores.

A genus of land snails, often large, common in the warm parts of America and Africa.

A genus of ganoid fishes, including the sturgeons, having the body armed with bony scales, and the mouth on the …

The herb wolfsbane, or monkshood; -- applied to any plant of the genus Aconitum (tribe Hellebore), all the species of …

Anciently, a snake, called dart snake; now, one of a genus of reptiles closely allied to the lizards.

One of the sessile cirripeds; a barnacle of the genus Balanus. See Barnacle.

A genus in the family Actinidae.

A peculiar larval form of Phoronis, a genus of marine worms, having a circle of ciliated tentacles.

A genus of great trees related to the Bombax. There are two species, A. digitata, the baobab or monkey-bread of …

A small venomous serpent of the genus Vipera. The common European adder is the Vipera (/ Pelias) berus. The puff …

A genus of ferns (Ophioglossum), whose seeds are produced on a spike resembling a serpent's tongue.

A provisional name for a plant which has not had its flowers botanically examined, and therefore has not been referred …