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glory-pea
nounLow
/ˈɡlɔːri piː/A common name for Australian plants of the genus Clianthus, also known as Sturt's Desert Pea, noted for their striking red and black pea-shaped flowers.
gloss
nounverbverb-transitiveB2
/ɡlɒs/A shiny or lustrous surface or finish, or a brief explanatory note.
gloss over
verbC1
/ˌɡlɒs ˈəʊvə/To treat something serious or problematic as if it were unimportant, or to avoid discussing it in detail.
gloss paint
nounMedium (Specialist)
/ˈɡlɒs ˌpeɪnt/A type of paint that dries to a hard, shiny, reflective surface.
glossa
nounC2
/ˈɡlɒsə/A technical or biological term for a tongue, especially an insect's tongue.
glossary
nounC1
/ˈɡlɒs.ər.i/An alphabetical list of specialised or technical words from a particular field, with their definitions.
glossator
nounVery Low
/ɡlɒˈseɪtə/A person who writes explanatory notes or glosses, especially on legal texts, often referring to medieval scholars who interpreted Roman law.
glossectomy
nounVery Low
/ɡlɒˈsek.tə.mi/A surgical procedure for the partial or total removal of the tongue.
glossematics
nounC2
/ˌɡlɒsɪˈmatɪks/A linguistic theory focusing on the formal analysis of the structural relationships within language systems.
glosseme
nounC2
/ˈɡlɒsiːm/A minimal distinctive unit of linguistic signalling in a language, i.e., the smallest meaningful element.
glosser
nounRare
/ˈɡlɒsə/A person who writes glosses (explanatory notes or comments, especially on a text).
glossina
nounC2
/ɡlɒˈsiːnə/A genus of bloodsucking dipterous insects of tropical Africa, commonly known as tsetse flies, which transmit trypanosomes causing sleeping sickness in humans and nagana in animals.
glossitis
nounC2
/ɡlɒˈsaɪ.tɪs/Inflammation of the tongue.
glossmeter
nounVery Low (Technical term)
/ˈɡlɒsˌmiːtə/An instrument for measuring the gloss, or specular reflectance, of a surface.
glossographer
nounVery Low (C2+)
/ɡlɒˈsɒɡrəfə/A writer of glosses or commentaries, especially on classical or archaic texts; a scholar who compiles explanatory notes on difficult words or passages.
glossography
nounVery Rare
/ɡlɒˈsɒɡrəfi/The writing of glosses or commentaries; the compiling of glossaries or dictionaries.
glossolalia
nounC2 / Very Rare / Technical
/ˌɡlɒsəˈleɪlɪə/A phenomenon of speaking in an unknown language, often associated with religious or spiritual ecstasy.
glossology
nounVery Low / Obsolete / Historical
/ɡlɒˈsɒlədʒi/The study or science of language, particularly focused on the structure of language and linguistic terminology.
glossopharyngeal
adjectivenounVery Low (C2)
/ˌɡlɒsəʊfəˈrɪn(d)ʒɪəl/Relating to both the tongue (glosso-) and the pharynx (throat).
glossopharyngeal nerve
nounVery Low
/ˌɡlɒsəʊfəˈrɪndʒiəl nɜːv/The ninth cranial nerve (CN IX) that supplies motor function to the stylopharyngeus muscle, provides parasympathetic fibers to the parotid gland, and carries sensory information from the posterior third of the tongue, pharynx, and middle ear.

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