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- colenso/kəˈlɛnsəʊ/A proper noun referring primarily to John William Colenso, a 19th-century British Bishop of Natal, or geographical places named after him.nounVery Low
- coleopter/ˈkɒlɪˌɒptə/An aircraft (typically experimental) with a wing that rotates around a vertical axis, like a beetle's wing case.nounC2
- coleoptera/ˌkɒl.iːˈɒp.tə.rə/The scientific order of insects that have hard, protective wing cases, commonly known as beetles.nounC2
- coleopteran/ˌkɒlɪˈɒptərən/An insect of the order Coleoptera; a beetle.adjectivenounC2
- coleopteron/ˌkɒlɪˈɒptərɒn/A technical term for an insect belonging to the order Coleoptera; a beetle.nounVery Rare
- coleoptile/ˌkəʊlɪˈɒptʌɪl/A protective sheath that covers the young shoot tip in grasses and cereals as it grows through the soil.nounC2
- coleorhiza/ˌkɒlɪə(ʊ)ˈrʌɪzə/A protective sheath surrounding the radicle (embryonic root) in grass and cereal seedlings.nounVery low (Technical/Scientific)
- coleraine/ˌkəʊləˈreɪn/A proper noun referring to a town in Northern Ireland.nounRare
- coleridge/ˈkəʊ.lə.rɪdʒ/Primarily a proper noun referring to Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772–1834), a major English Romantic poet, literary critic, and philosopher.nounC2
- coleridge-taylor/ˌkəʊl.rɪdʒ ˈteɪ.lə/A proper noun referring to the British composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875–1912), known for blending European classical traditions with African musical themes, particularly in his work 'Hiawatha's Wedding Feast'.nounRare / Proper Noun
- coleseed/ˈkəʊlsiːd/The seeds of any plant of the cabbage family, especially those of rape or wild cabbage, cultivated for oil.nounVery Low (Archaic/Technical)
- coleslaw/ˈkəʊl.slɔː/A salad made from finely shredded raw cabbage mixed with a dressing, typically mayonnaise.nounB1
- colestipol/kəˈlɛstɪpɒl/A bile acid sequestrant drug used to lower high cholesterol levels.nounLow
- colet/ˈkɒlɪt/A snug-fitting, close-fitting jacket or waistcoat, historically worn by men.nounLow/Rare
- coletit/ˈkəʊltɪt/A small European songbird (Periparus ater, formerly Parus ater), belonging to the tit family, characterised by a black head and white cheek patches.nounvery low
- colette/kɒˈlɛt/A female given name of French origin.nounLow (as a common noun: N/A; as a proper name: moderately familiar in cultural contexts)
- coleus/ˈkəʊ.li.əs/A tropical plant of the mint family, grown for its brightly coloured decorative leaves.nounLow
- colewort/ˈkəʊlwɜːt/An archaic or dialect term for a plant of the cabbage family, specifically a type of brassica such as kale, cabbage, or a wild, non-heading variety.nounVery Low / Obsolete
- coley/ˈkəʊli/An edible, typically greyish-white fish of the cod family (Pollachius virens), commonly used as food.nounLow
- colfax/ˈkɒl.fæks/A proper noun, most commonly a geographical place name (primarily a surname, street name, town/county name).nounVery Low
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