dacrydium colensoi

New Zealand silver pine of conical habit with long slender flexuous branches; adapted to cold wet summers and high altitudes ;

dacrydium cupressinum

tall New Zealand timber tree ;

dacrydium franklinii

Tasmanian timber tree with yellow aromatic wavy-grained wood used for carving and ship building; sometimes placed in genus Dacrydium ;

dacrymyces

type genus of the Dacrymycetaceae: fungi with a bifurcate basidium that lacks septa ;

dacrymycetaceae

a family of basidiomycetous fungi belonging to the order Tremellales having a bifurcate basidium that lacks septa ;

dacryocyst

either of the two dilated ends of the lacrimal ducts at the nasal ends of the eyes that fill with tears secreted by the lacrimal glands ;

dacryocystitis

inflammation of the lacrimal sac causing obstruction of the tube draining tears into the nose ;

dacryon

the craniometric point at the junction of the anterior border of the lacrimal bone with the frontal bone ;

dactyl

a finger or toe in human beings or corresponding body part in other vertebrates ; a metrical unit with stressed-unstressed-unstressed syllables ;

dactylis

a monocotyledonous grass of the family Gramineae (has only one species) ;

dactylis glomerata

widely grown stout Old World hay and pasture grass ;

dactyloctenium

a monocotyledonous genus of the family Gramineae ;

dactyloctenium aegypticum

a creeping grass with spikes like fingers ;

dactylomegaly

abnormally large fingers or toes ;

dactylopiidae

cochineal insects ;

dactylopius

type genus of the Dactylopiidae ;

dactylopius coccus

Mexican red scale insect that feeds on cacti; the source of a red dye ;

dactylopteridae

flying gurnards ;

dactylopterus

a genus of Dactylopteridae ;

dactylorhiza

genus of terrestrial orchids of Europe and Asia and North Africa ;

dactylorhiza fuchsii

European orchid having lanceolate leaves spotted purple and pink to white or mauve flowers spotted or lined deep red or purple ;

dactylorhiza maculata fuchsii

European orchid having lanceolate leaves spotted purple and pink to white or mauve flowers spotted or lined deep red or purple ;

dactyloscopidae

sand stargazers ;

dad

an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk ;

dada

a nihilistic art movement (especially in painting) that flourished in Europe early in the 20th century; based on irrationality and negation of the accepted laws of beauty ; an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk ;

dadaism

a nihilistic art movement (especially in painting) that flourished in Europe early in the 20th century; based on irrationality and negation of the accepted laws of beauty ;

daddy

an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk ;

daddy longlegs

spiderlike arachnid with a small rounded body and very long thin legs ; long-legged slender flies that resemble large mosquitoes but do not bite ;

dado

a rectangular groove cut into a board so that another piece can fit into it ; the section of a pedestal between the base and the surbase ; panel forming the lower part of an interior wall when it is finished differently from the rest of the wall ;

dado plane

a plane for making a dado groove ;

dae-han-min-gook

an Asian peninsula (off Manchuria) separating the Yellow Sea and the Sea of Japan; the Korean name is Dae-Han-Min-Gook or Han-Gook ;

daedal

(Greek mythology) an Athenian inventor who built the labyrinth of Minos; to escape the labyrinth he fashioned wings for himself and his son Icarus ;

daedalus

(Greek mythology) an Athenian inventor who built the labyrinth of Minos; to escape the labyrinth he fashioned wings for himself and his son Icarus ;

daemon

a person who is part mortal and part god ; one of the evil spirits of traditional Jewish and Christian belief ;

daffo

a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria ;

daffodil

any of numerous varieties of Narcissus plants having showy often yellow flowers with a trumpet-shaped central crown ;

daffodil garlic

European onion with white flowers ;

dafla

little known Kamarupan languages ;

daftness

informal terms for insanity ;

dag

a flap along the edge of a garment; used in medieval clothing ; 10 grams ;