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columbine, in botany
(Encyclopedia) columbinecolumbinekŏlˈəmbīn [key], any plant of the genus Aquilegia, temperate-zone perennials of the family Ranunculaceae (buttercup family), popular both as wildflowers and as garden…coma, in astronomy
(Encyclopedia) coma, in astronomy: see comet.coma, in medicine
(Encyclopedia) coma, in medicine, deep state of unconsciousness from which a person cannot be aroused even by painful stimuli. The patient cannot speak and does not respond to command. Coma is the…contraction, in physics
(Encyclopedia) contraction, in physics: see expansion.contraction, in grammar
(Encyclopedia) contraction, in writing: see abbreviation.Cressida, in astronomy
(Encyclopedia) Cressida, in astronomy, one of the natural satellites, or moons, of Uranus.cricket, in zoology
(Encyclopedia) cricket, common name of the slender, chirping, hopping insects forming the family Gryllidae in the order Orthoptera. Most crickets have long antennae, muscular hind legs for jumping,…croton, in botany
(Encyclopedia) crotoncrotonkrōˈtən [key], any of several species of Codiaeum that are widely cultivated as ornamentals and houseplants. The most popular species is C. variegatum, which has many…crow, in zoology
(Encyclopedia) crow, partially migratory black bird, genus Corvus, of the same family as the raven, the magpie, the jay, and the rook and the jackdaw of Europe. The American, or common, crow, C.…crane, in zoology
(Encyclopedia) crane, large wading bird found in marshes in the Northern Hemisphere and in Africa. Although sometimes confused with herons, cranes are more closely related to rails and limpkins.…Trending
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