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   papain
         n 1: a proteolytic enzyme obtained from the unripe papaya; used
               as a meat tenderizer

English Dictionary: pop in by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Papuan
adj
  1. of or relating to Papua or its people or language; "Papuan native crafts"; "Papuan vowels"
n
  1. a native or inhabitant of Papua New Guinea or New Guinea
  2. any of the indigenous languages spoken in Papua New Guinea or New Britain or the Solomon Islands that are not Malayo- Polynesian languages
    Synonym(s): Papuan, Papuan language
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pavan
n
  1. music composed for dancing the pavane [syn: pavane, pavan]
  2. a stately court dance of the 16th and 17th centuries
    Synonym(s): pavane, pavan
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pavane
n
  1. music composed for dancing the pavane [syn: pavane, pavan]
  2. a stately court dance of the 16th and 17th centuries
    Synonym(s): pavane, pavan
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pavonia
n
  1. any of various evergreen plants of the genus Pavonia having white or yellow or purple flowers
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pay-phone
n
  1. a coin-operated telephone
    Synonym(s): pay-phone, pay-station
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pea bean
n
  1. white-seeded bean; usually dried [syn: navy bean, {pea bean}, white bean]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Pepin
n
  1. king of the Franks and father of Charlemagne who defended papal interests and founded the Carolingian dynasty in 751 (714-768)
    Synonym(s): Pepin, Pepin III, Pepin the Short
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Pepin III
n
  1. king of the Franks and father of Charlemagne who defended papal interests and founded the Carolingian dynasty in 751 (714-768)
    Synonym(s): Pepin, Pepin III, Pepin the Short
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pipe in
v
  1. transport to a destiny through pipes; "We have to pipe in oil"
  2. bring in through pipes; "Music was piped into the offices"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Pippin
n
  1. any of numerous superior eating apples with yellow or greenish yellow skin flushed with red
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pop in
v
  1. enter briefly; "He popped in for two minutes" [ant: {pop out}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
puffin
n
  1. any of two genera of northern seabirds having short necks and brightly colored compressed bills
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cherry \Cher"ry\, n. [OE. chery, for cherys, fr. F. cerise (cf.
      AS. cyrs cherry), fr. LL. ceresia, fr. L. cerasus Cherry
      tree, Gr. [?], perh. fr. [?] horn, from the hardness of the
      wood.]
      1. (Bot.) A tree or shrub of the genus {Prunus} (Which also
            includes the plum) bearing a fleshy drupe with a bony
            stone;
            (a) The common garden cherry ({Prunus Cerasus}), of which
                  several hundred varieties are cultivated for the
                  fruit, some of which are, the begarreau, blackheart,
                  black Tartarian, oxheart, morelle or morello, May-duke
                  (corrupted from M[82]doc in France).
            (b) The wild cherry; as, {Prunus serotina} (wild black
                  cherry), valued for its timber; {P. Virginiana} (choke
                  cherry), an American shrub which bears astringent
                  fruit; {P. avium} and {P. Padus}, European trees (bird
                  cherry).
  
      2. The fruit of the cherry tree, a drupe of various colors
            and flavors.
  
      3. The timber of the cherry tree, esp. of the black cherry,
            used in cabinetmaking, etc.
  
      4. A peculiar shade of red, like that of a cherry.
  
      {Barbadoes cherry}. See under {Barbadoes}.
  
      {Cherry bird} (Zo[94]l.), an American bird; the cedar bird;
            -- so called from its fondness for cherries.
  
      {Cherry bounce}, cherry brandy and sugar.
  
      {Cherry brandy}, brandy in which cherries have been steeped.
           
  
      {Cherry laurel} (Bot.), an evergreen shrub ({Prunus
            Lauro-cerasus}) common in shrubberies, the poisonous
            leaves of which have a flavor like that of bitter almonds.
           
  
      {Cherry pepper} (Bot.), a species of {Capsicum} ({C.
            cerasiforme}), with small, scarlet, intensely piquant
            cherry-shaped fruit.
  
      {Cherry pit}.
            (a) A child's play, in which cherries are thrown into a
                  hole. --Shak.
            (b) A cherry stone.
  
      {Cherry rum}, rum in which cherries have been steeped.
  
      {Cherry sucker} (Zo[94]l.), the European spotted flycatcher
            ({Musicapa grisola}); -- called also {cherry chopper}
            {cherry snipe}.
  
      {Cherry tree}, a tree that bears cherries.
  
      {Ground cherry}, {Winter cherry}, See {Alkekengi}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Papain \Pa*pa"in\, n. [From {Papaw}.] (Physiol. Chem.)
      A proteolytic ferment, like trypsin, present in the juice of
      the green fruit of the papaw ({Carica Papaya}) of tropical
      America.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Paphian \Pa"phi*an\, n.
      A native or inhabitant of Paphos.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Paphian \Pa"phi*an\, a. [L. Paphius, Gr. [?], from [?] the city
      Paphos.]
      Of or pertaining to Paphos, an ancient city of Cyprus, having
      a celebrated temple of Venus; hence, pertaining to Venus, or
      her rites.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Papion \Pa"pi*on\, n. [Prob. from native name: cf. Sp. papion.]
      (Zo[94]l.)
      A West African baboon ({Cynocephalus sphinx}), allied to the
      chacma. Its color is generally chestnut, varying in tint.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Papuars \Pap"u*ars\, n. pl.; sing. {Papuan}. (Ethnol.)
      The native black race of Papua or New Guinea, and the
      adjacent islands.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Papuan \Pap"u*an\, a.
      Of or pertaining to Papua.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pavan \Pav"an\, n. [F. pavane; cf. It. & Sp. pavana, and Sp.
      pavon, pavo, a peacock, L. pavo.]
      A stately and formal Spanish dance for which full state
      costume is worn; -- so called from the resemblance of its
      movements to those of the peacock. [Written also {pavane},
      {paven}, {pavian}, and {pavin}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pavan \Pav"an\, n. [F. pavane; cf. It. & Sp. pavana, and Sp.
      pavon, pavo, a peacock, L. pavo.]
      A stately and formal Spanish dance for which full state
      costume is worn; -- so called from the resemblance of its
      movements to those of the peacock. [Written also {pavane},
      {paven}, {pavian}, and {pavin}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pavan \Pav"an\, n. [F. pavane; cf. It. & Sp. pavana, and Sp.
      pavon, pavo, a peacock, L. pavo.]
      A stately and formal Spanish dance for which full state
      costume is worn; -- so called from the resemblance of its
      movements to those of the peacock. [Written also {pavane},
      {paven}, {pavian}, and {pavin}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Paven \Pav"en\, n.
      See {Pavan}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pavan \Pav"an\, n. [F. pavane; cf. It. & Sp. pavana, and Sp.
      pavon, pavo, a peacock, L. pavo.]
      A stately and formal Spanish dance for which full state
      costume is worn; -- so called from the resemblance of its
      movements to those of the peacock. [Written also {pavane},
      {paven}, {pavian}, and {pavin}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Paven \Pav"en\, n.
      See {Pavan}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pavian \Pav"i*an\, n.
      See Pavan.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pavan \Pav"an\, n. [F. pavane; cf. It. & Sp. pavana, and Sp.
      pavon, pavo, a peacock, L. pavo.]
      A stately and formal Spanish dance for which full state
      costume is worn; -- so called from the resemblance of its
      movements to those of the peacock. [Written also {pavane},
      {paven}, {pavian}, and {pavin}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pavian \Pav"i*an\, n.
      See Pavan.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pavan \Pav"an\, n. [F. pavane; cf. It. & Sp. pavana, and Sp.
      pavon, pavo, a peacock, L. pavo.]
      A stately and formal Spanish dance for which full state
      costume is worn; -- so called from the resemblance of its
      movements to those of the peacock. [Written also {pavane},
      {paven}, {pavian}, and {pavin}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Paviin \Pa"vi*in\ (p[amac]"v[icr]*[icr]n), n. (Chem.)
      A glucoside found in species of the genus {Pavia} of the
      Horse-chestnut family.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Fraxin \Frax"in\, n. [From {Fraxinus}.] (Chem.)
      A colorless crystalline substance, regarded as a glucoside,
      and found in the bark of the ash ({Fraxinus}) and along with
      esculin in the bark of the horse-chestnut. It shows a
      delicate fluorescence in alkaline solutions; -- called also
      {paviin}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Paviin \Pa"vi*in\ (p[amac]"v[icr]*[icr]n), n. (Chem.)
      A glucoside found in species of the genus {Pavia} of the
      Horse-chestnut family.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Fraxin \Frax"in\, n. [From {Fraxinus}.] (Chem.)
      A colorless crystalline substance, regarded as a glucoside,
      and found in the bark of the ash ({Fraxinus}) and along with
      esculin in the bark of the horse-chestnut. It shows a
      delicate fluorescence in alkaline solutions; -- called also
      {paviin}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pavan \Pav"an\, n. [F. pavane; cf. It. & Sp. pavana, and Sp.
      pavon, pavo, a peacock, L. pavo.]
      A stately and formal Spanish dance for which full state
      costume is worn; -- so called from the resemblance of its
      movements to those of the peacock. [Written also {pavane},
      {paven}, {pavian}, and {pavin}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pavin \Pav"in\, n.
      See {Pavan}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pavan \Pav"an\, n. [F. pavane; cf. It. & Sp. pavana, and Sp.
      pavon, pavo, a peacock, L. pavo.]
      A stately and formal Spanish dance for which full state
      costume is worn; -- so called from the resemblance of its
      movements to those of the peacock. [Written also {pavane},
      {paven}, {pavian}, and {pavin}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pavin \Pav"in\, n.
      See {Pavan}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pavon \Pa"von\, n.
      A small triangular flag, esp. one attached to a knight's
      lance; a pennon.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pavone \Pa*vone"\, n. [Cf. It. pavone, Sp. pavon, fr. L. pavo.]
      (Zo[94]l.)
      A peacock. [Obs.] --Spenser.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bean \Bean\ (b[emac]n), n. [OE. bene, AS. be[a0]n; akin to D.
      boon, G. bohne, OHG. p[omac]na, Icel. baun, Dan. b[94]nne,
      Sw. b[94]na, and perh. to Russ. bob, L. faba.]
      1. (Bot.) A name given to the seed of certain leguminous
            herbs, chiefly of the genera {Faba}, {Phaseolus}, and
            {Dolichos}; also, to the herbs.
  
      Note: The origin and classification of many kinds are still
               doubtful. Among true beans are: the black-eyed bean and
               China bean, included in {Dolichos Sinensis}; black
               Egyptian bean or hyacinth bean, {D. Lablab}; the common
               haricot beans, kidney beans, string beans, and pole
               beans, all included in {Phaseolus vulgaris}; the lower
               bush bean, {Ph. vulgaris}, variety {nanus}; Lima bean,
               {Ph. lunatus}; Spanish bean and scarlet runner, {Ph.
               maltiflorus}; Windsor bean, the common bean of England,
               {Faba vulgaris}. As an article of food beans are
               classed with vegetables.
  
      2. The popular name of other vegetable seeds or fruits, more
            or less resembling true beans.
  
      {Bean aphis} (Zo[94]l.), a plant louse ({Aphis fab[91]})
            which infests the bean plant.
  
      {Bean fly} (Zo[94]l.), a fly found on bean flowers.
  
      {Bean goose} (Zo[94]l.), a species of goose ({Anser
            segetum}).
  
      {Bean weevil} (Zo[94]l.), a small weevil that in the larval
            state destroys beans. The American species in {Bruchus
            fab[91]}.
  
      {Florida bean} (Bot.), the seed of {Mucuna urens}, a West
            Indian plant. The seeds are washed up on the Florida
            shore, and are often polished and made into ornaments.
  
      {Ignatius bean}, or {St. Ignatius's bean} (Bot.), a species
            of {Strychnos}.
  
      {Navy bean}, the common dried white bean of commerce;
            probably so called because an important article of food in
            the navy.
  
      {Pea bean}, a very small and highly esteemed variety of the
            edible white bean; -- so called from its size.
  
      {Sacred bean}. See under {Sacred}.
  
      {Screw bean}. See under {Screw}.
  
      {Sea bean}.
            (a) Same as {Florida bean}.
            (b) A red bean of unknown species used for ornament.
  
      {Tonquin bean}, or {Tonka bean}, the fragrant seed of
            {Dipteryx odorata}, a leguminous tree.
  
      {Vanilla bean}. See under {Vanilla}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pea \Pea\, n.; pl. {Peas}or {Pease}. [OE. pese, fr. AS. pisa, or
      OF. peis, F. pois; both fr. L. pisum; cf. Gr. [?], [?]. The
      final s was misunderstood in English as a plural ending. Cf.
      {Pease}.]
      1. (Bot.) A plant, and its fruit, of the genus {Pisum}, of
            many varieties, much cultivated for food. It has a
            papilionaceous flower, and the pericarp is a legume,
            popularly called a pod.
  
      Note: When a definite number, more than one, is spoken of,
               the plural form peas is used; as, the pod contained
               nine peas; but, in a collective sense, the form pease
               is preferred; as, a bushel of pease; they had pease at
               dinner. This distinction is not always preserved, the
               form peas being used in both senses.
  
      2. A name given, especially in the Southern States, to the
            seed of several leguminous plants (species of {Dolichos},
            {Cicer}, {Abrus}, etc.) esp. those having a scar (hilum)
            of a different color from the rest of the seed.
  
      Note: The name pea is given to many leguminous plants more or
               less closely related to the common pea. See the
               Phrases, below.
  
      {Beach pea} (Bot.), a seashore plant, {Lathyrus maritimus}.
           
  
      {Black-eyed pea}, a West Indian name for {Dolichos
            sph[91]rospermus} and its seed.
  
      {Butterfly pea}, the American plant {Clitoria Mariana},
            having showy blossoms.
  
      {Chick pea}. See {Chick-pea}.
  
      {Egyptian pea}. Same as {Chick-pea}.
  
      {Everlasting pea}. See under {Everlasting}.
  
      {Glory pea}. See under {Glory}, n.
  
      {Hoary pea}, any plant of the genus {Tephrosia}; goat's rue.
           
  
      {Issue pea}, {Orris pea}. (Med.) See under {Issue}, and
            {Orris}.
  
      {Milk pea}. (Bot.) See under {Milk}.
  
      {Pea berry}, a kind of a coffee bean or grain which grows
            single, and is round or pea-shaped; often used
            adjectively; as, pea-berry coffee.
  
      {Pea bug}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Pea weevil}.
  
      {Pea coal}, a size of coal smaller than nut coal.
  
      {Pea crab} (Zo[94]l.), any small crab of the genus
            {Pinnotheres}, living as a commensal in bivalves; esp.,
            the European species ({P. pisum}) which lives in the
            common mussel and the cockle.
  
      {Pea dove} (Zo[94]l.), the American ground dove.
  
      {Pea-flower tribe} (Bot.), a suborder ({Papilionace[91]}) of
            leguminous plants having blossoms essentially like that of
            the pea. --G. Bentham.
  
      {Pea maggot} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of a European moth
            ({Tortrix pisi}), which is very destructive to peas.
  
      {Pea ore} (Min.), argillaceous oxide of iron, occurring in
            round grains of a size of a pea; pisolitic ore.
  
      {Pea starch}, the starch or flour of the common pea, which is
            sometimes used in adulterating wheat flour, pepper, etc.
           
  
      {Pea tree} (Bot.), the name of several leguminous shrubs of
            the genus {Caragana}, natives of Siberia and China.
  
      {Pea vine}. (Bot.)
            (a) Any plant which bears peas.
            (b) A kind of vetch or tare, common in the United States
                  ({Lathyrus Americana}, and other similar species).
  
      {Pea weevil} (Zo[94]l.), a small weevil ({Bruchus pisi})
            which destroys peas by eating out the interior.
  
      {Pigeon pea}. (Bot.) See {Pigeon pea}.
  
      {Sweet pea} (Bot.), the annual plant {Lathyrus odoratus};
            also, its many-colored, sweet-scented blossoms.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pippin \Pip"pin\, n. [Probably fr. OE. pippin a seed, as being
      raised from the seed. See {Pip} a seed.] (Bot.)
      (a) An apple from a tree raised from the seed and not
            grafted; a seedling apple.
      (b) A name given to apples of several different kinds, as
            Newtown pippin, summer pippin, fall pippin, golden
            pippin.
  
                     We will eat a last year's pippin.      --Shak.
  
      {Normandy pippins}, sun-dried apples for winter use.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Puffin \Puf"fin\ (p[ucr]f"f[icr]n), n. [Akin to puff.]
      1. (Zo[94]l.) An arctic sea bird {Fratercula arctica}) allied
            to the auks, and having a short, thick, swollen beak,
            whence the name; -- called also {bottle nose}, {cockandy},
            {coulterneb}, {marrot}, {mormon}, {pope}, and {sea
            parrot}.
  
      Note: The name is also applied to other related species, as
               the horned puffin ({F. corniculata}), the tufted puffin
               ({Lunda cirrhata}), and the razorbill.
  
      {Manx puffin}, the Manx shearwater. See under {Manx}.
  
      2. (Bot.) The puffball.
  
      3. A sort of apple. [Obs.] --Rider's Dict. (1640).

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Puffball \Puff"ball`\, n. (Bot.)
      A kind of ball-shaped fungus ({Lycoperdon giganteum}, and
      other species of the same genus) full of dustlike spores when
      ripe; -- called also {bullfist}, {bullfice}, {puckfist},
      {puff}, and {puffin}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Puffin \Puf"fin\ (p[ucr]f"f[icr]n), n. [Akin to puff.]
      1. (Zo[94]l.) An arctic sea bird {Fratercula arctica}) allied
            to the auks, and having a short, thick, swollen beak,
            whence the name; -- called also {bottle nose}, {cockandy},
            {coulterneb}, {marrot}, {mormon}, {pope}, and {sea
            parrot}.
  
      Note: The name is also applied to other related species, as
               the horned puffin ({F. corniculata}), the tufted puffin
               ({Lunda cirrhata}), and the razorbill.
  
      {Manx puffin}, the Manx shearwater. See under {Manx}.
  
      2. (Bot.) The puffball.
  
      3. A sort of apple. [Obs.] --Rider's Dict. (1640).

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Puffball \Puff"ball`\, n. (Bot.)
      A kind of ball-shaped fungus ({Lycoperdon giganteum}, and
      other species of the same genus) full of dustlike spores when
      ripe; -- called also {bullfist}, {bullfice}, {puckfist},
      {puff}, and {puffin}.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Papineau, IL (village, FIPS 57576)
      Location: 40.96770 N, 87.71595 W
      Population (1990): 142 (50 housing units)
      Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Pepin, WI (village, FIPS 61925)
      Location: 44.44240 N, 92.14627 W
      Population (1990): 873 (386 housing units)
      Area: 1.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 54759
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