calophyllum calaba

West Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and resinous juice ;

calophyllum candidissimum

tropical American tree; valued for its hard durable wood ;

calophyllum inophyllum

East Indian tree having racemes of fragrant white flowers; coastal areas southern India to Malaysia ;

calophyllum longifolium

valuable timber tree of Panama ;

calopogon

terrestrial orchids of North America ;

calopogon pulchellum

an orchid ;

calopogon tuberosum

an orchid ;

calorie

unit of heat defined as the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree centigrade at atmospheric pressure ; a unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water by one degree at one atmosphere pressure; used by nutritionists to characterize the energy-producing potential in food ;

calorie chart

a list of foods and information about their caloric content ;

calorimeter

a measuring instrument that determines quantities of heat ;

calorimetry

measurement of quantities of heat ;

caloscypha fulgens

an early spring variety of discomycete with yellow to orange yellow lining of the cup ;

calosoma

any beetle of the genus Calosoma ;

calosoma scrutator

large metallic blue-green beetle that preys on caterpillars; found in North America ;

calostoma cinnabarina

a gasteromycete with a leathery stalk and a fruiting body this globose and has a red spore case ;

calostoma lutescens

a gasteromycete with a leathery stalk and a fruiting body that is globose and has a pale yellow spore case ;

calostoma ravenelii

a gasteromycete with a leathery stalk and a fruiting body with a thin gelatinous spore case and elliptical spores ;

calostomataceae

a family of fungi belonging to the order Tulostomatales ;

calpac

a high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus ;

calpack

a high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus ;

calpe

location of a colony of the United Kingdom on a limestone promontory at the southern tip of Spain; strategically important because it can control the entrance of ships into the Mediterranean; one of the Pillars of Hercules ;

calque

an expression introduced into one language by translating it from another language; "`superman' is a calque for the German `Ubermensch'" ;

calque formation

an expression introduced into one language by translating it from another language; "`superman' is a calque for the German `Ubermensch'" ;

caltha

a genus of Caltha ;

caltha palustris

swamp plant of Europe and North America having bright yellow flowers resembling buttercups ;

caltrop

Mediterranean annual or biennial herb having pinkish to purple flowers surrounded by spine-tipped scales; naturalized in America ; a plant of the genus Trapa bearing spiny four-pronged edible nutlike fruits ; tropical annual procumbent poisonous subshrub having fruit that splits into five spiny nutlets; serious pasture weed ;

calumet

a highly decorated ceremonial pipe of Amerindians; smoked on ceremonial occasions (especially as a token of peace) ;

calumniation

a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions ;

calumny

an abusive attack on a person's character or good name ; a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions ;

calvados

dry apple brandy made in Normandy ;

calvaria

the dome of the skull ;

calvary

any experience that causes intense suffering ; a hill near Jerusalem where Jesus was crucified ;

calvary clover

an annual of the Mediterranean area having spiny seed pods and leaves with dark spots ;

calvary cross

a Latin cross set on three steps ;

calvatia

genus of puffballs having outer casings whose upper parts break at maturity into angular pieces to expose the spores ;

calvatia gigantea

huge edible puffball up to 2 feet diameter and 25 pounds in weight ;

calvert vaux

United States landscape architect (born in England) who designed Central Park (1824-1895) ;

calves' feet

feet of calves used as food; usually jellied ;

calves' liver

liver of a calf used as meat ;

calvin

Swiss theologian (born in France) whose tenets (predestination and the irresistibility of grace and justification by faith) defined Presbyterianism (1509-1564) ; United States chemist noted for discovering the series of chemical reactions in photosynthesis (1911-) ;