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1: a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes [syn: {Golden State}, {CA}, {Calif.}]

1: straggling aromatic shrub of southwestern United States having fragrant brown flowers [syn: {spicebush}, {Calycanthus occidentalis}]

1: Pacific coast tree having aromatic foliage and small umbellate flowers followed by olivelike fruit; yields a hard tough wood [syn: {California laurel}, {Oregon myrtle}, {pepperwood}, {spice tree}, ...

1: any of several handsome evergreen shrubs of California and northern Mexico having downy lobed leaves and showy yellow flowers [syn: {flannelbush}, {flannel bush}]

1: large deciduous tree of the Pacific coast having deeply parted bristle-tipped leaves [syn: {Quercus kelloggii}]

1: medium-sized tree with somewhat aromatic compound leaves and edible nuts [syn: {Juglans californica}]

1: desert plant of southern California with blue or violet tubular flowers in terminal racemes [syn: {whitlavia}, {Phacelia minor}, {Phacelia whitlavia}] 2: annual of southern California with intricat...

1: maple of the Pacific coast of the United States; fruits are white when mature [syn: {Acer negundo Californicum}]

1: evergreen shrub of western United States bearing small red or black fruits [syn: {coffeeberry}, {California coffee}, {Rhamnus californicus}]

1: low-growing shrub with spreading branches and flowers in loose heads; desert regions of western United States (California to Utah) [syn: {wild buckwheat}, {Erigonum fasciculatum}]

1: evergreen shrub of western United States bearing small red or black fruits [syn: {coffeeberry}, {California buckthorn}, {Rhamnus californicus}]

1: North American condor; chiefly dull black; almost extinct [syn: {Gymnogyps californianus}]

1: European weed widely naturalized in North America having yellow flower heads and leaves resembling a cat's ears [syn: {cat's-ear}, {capeweed}, {gosmore}, {Hypochaeris radicata}]

1: a gyromitra with a brown puffed up fertile part and a thick fluted stalk; found under conifers in California [syn: {Gyromitra californica}]

1: large branching biennial herb native to Eurasia and Africa and adventive in North America having large fernlike leaves and white flowers; usually found in damp habitats; all parts extremely poisono...

1: California four o'clock with purple-red flowers [syn: {Mirabilis laevis}, {Mirabilis californica}]

1: shrublet of southwestern United States to Mexico having brilliant scarlet flowers [syn: {humming bird's trumpet}, {Epilobium canum canum}, {Zauschneria californica}]

1: often having many yellow-green orchids with white pouches growing along streams and seeps of southwestern Oregon and northern California [syn: {Cypripedium californicum}]

1: Pacific coast tree having aromatic foliage and small umbellate flowers followed by olivelike fruit; yields a hard tough wood [syn: {California bay tree}, {Oregon myrtle}, {pepperwood}, {spice tree}...

1: highly variable often shrubby evergreen oak of coastal zone of western North America having small thick usually spiny-toothed dark-green leaves [syn: {coast live oak}, {Quercus agrifolia}]

1: newt that is similar to Taricha granulosa in characteristics and habitat [syn: {Taricha torosa}]

1: California evergreen having a fruit resembling a nutmeg but with a strong turpentine flavor [syn: {nutmeg-yew}, {Torreya californica}]

1: Pacific coast tree having aromatic foliage and small umbellate flowers followed by olivelike fruit; yields a hard tough wood [syn: {California laurel}, {California bay tree}, {Oregon myrtle}, {pepp...

1: a self-report personality inventory originally derived from the MMPI; consists of several hundred yes-no questions and yields scores on a number of scales including dominance and self acceptance an...

1: marsh or bog herb having solitary pendulous yellow-green flowers and somewhat twisted pitchers with broad wings below [syn: {Darlingtonia californica}]

1: smaller than Florida pompano; common in West Indies [syn: {palometa}, {Palometa simillima}]

1: of Pacific coast of North America; widely cultivated for its yellow to red flowers [syn: {Eschscholtzia californica}]

1: semi-evergreen Japanese shrub having malodorous flowers; used extensively for hedges because more likely to stay green that common privet [syn: {Ligustrum ovalifolium}]

1: plump chunky bird of coastal California and Oregon [syn: {Lofortyx californicus}]

1: shrub of western United States having pink or crimson flowers; often forms thickets [syn: {western redbud}, {Cercis occidentalis}]

1: lofty evergreen of United States coastal foothills from Oregon to Big Sur [syn: {coast redwood}, {Sequoia sempervirens}]

1: aromatic wooly-leaved plant of southern California and Mexico [syn: {black sage}, {wooly blue curls}, {Trichostema lanatum}]

1: low ashy-gray California shrub [syn: {California sagebrush}, {Artemisia californica}]

1: low ashy-gray California shrub [syn: {California sage}, {Artemisia californica}]

1: often trained as a show animal [syn: {Zalophus californianus}, {Zalophus californicus}]

1: very small tree similar to Rocky mountain pinon but having a single needle per fascicle; similar to Parry's pinyon in range [syn: {Pinus californiarum}]

1: tall tree of Baja California having deciduous bark and large alternate palmately lobed leaves and ball-shaped clusters of flowers [syn: {Platanus racemosa}]

1: tall branching subshrub of California and Mexico often cultivated for its silvery-blue foliage and large fragrant white flowers [syn: {matilija poppy}, {Romneya coulteri}]

1: a whipsnake of scrublands and rocky hillsides [syn: {striped racer}, {Masticophis lateralis}]

1: medium to tall fir of central to western United States having a narrow erect crown and soft wood [syn: {white fir}, {Colorado fir}, {Abies concolor}, {Abies lowiana}]

1: tall graceful deciduous California oak having leathery leaves and slender pointed acorns [syn: {valley oak}, {valley white oak}, {roble}, {Quercus lobata}]

1: any of various wines produced in California

1: viscid herb of arid or desert habitats of southwestern United States having pendulous yellow flowers [syn: {yellow bells}, {whispering bells}, {Emmanthe penduliflora}]

1: small or medium irregularly branched tree of the Pacific coast of North America; yields fine hard close-grained wood [syn: {Pacific yew}, {western yew}, {Taxus brevifolia}]

1: of or relating to or characteristic of California or its inhabitants; "Californian beaches" n : a resident of California

1: a radioactive transuranic element; discovered by bombarding curium with alpha particles [syn: {Cf}, {atomic number 98}]

1: dark and misty and gloomy

1: Roman Emperor who succeeded Tiberius and whose uncontrolled passions resulted in manifest insanity; noted for his cruelty and tyranny; was assassinated (12-41) [syn: {Gaius}, {Gaius Caesar}]

1: an instrument for measuring the distance between two points [syn: {calipers}, {calliper}, {callipers}] v : measure the diameter of something with calipers [syn: {calliper}]

1: an instrument for measuring the distance between two points [syn: {caliper}, {calliper}, {callipers}]

1: the civil and religious leader of a Muslim state considered to be a representative of Allah on earth; "many radical Muslims believe a Khalifah will unite all Islamic lands and people and subjugate ...

1: the era of Islam's ascendaancy from the death of Mohammed until the 13th century; some Moslems still maintain that the Moslem world must always have a calif as head of the community; "their goal wa...

1: a Turkish terrorist group of fundamentalist Muslims with ties to al-Qaeda that operates in Germany; seeks the violent overthrow of the Turkish government and the establishment of an Islamic nation ...

1: Peruvian shrub or small tree having large glossy leaves and cymes of fragrant yellow to green or red flowers; cultivated for its medicinal bark [syn: {Cinchona officinalis}, {Cinchona ledgeriana}, ...

1: of or relating to calisthenics

1: light exercise designed to promote general fitness [syn: {calisthenics}, {callisthenics}, {callisthenic exercise}]

1: light exercise designed to promote general fitness [syn: {callisthenics}, {calisthenic exercise}, {callisthenic exercise}]

1: Italian pope whose nepotism put the Borgia family in power in Italy (1378-1458) [syn: {Borgia}, {Alfonso Borgia}]

1: a metal cleat on the bottom front of a horseshoe to prevent slipping [syn: {calkin}] v 1: provide with calks; "calk horse shoes" 2: seal with caulking; "caulk the window" [syn: {caulk}] 3: injure w...

1: a metal cleat on the bottom front of a horseshoe to prevent slipping [syn: {calk}]