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 bitter hickory bitter hickory /ˈbɪtər ˈhɪkɔːri/

noun

  1. Hickory of the eastern United States having a leaves with 7 or 9 leaflets and thin-shelled very bitter nuts  ( bitter hickory , bitter pignut , bitternut , bitternut hickory , Carya cordiformis , swamp hickory )
    hickory of the eastern United States having a leaves with 7 or 9 leaflets and thin-shelled very bitter nuts


 ileostomy ileostomy /ˌɪliːˈɒstəmi/

noun

  1. Surgical procedure that creates an opening from the ileum through the abdominal wall to function as an anus; performed in cases of cancer of the colon or ulcerative colitis  ( ileostomy )
    surgical procedure that creates an opening from the ileum through the abdominal wall to function as an anus; performed in cases of cancer of the colon or ulcerative colitis
     The ileostomy allowed waste to exit the body after a section of the colon was removed.
    The ileostomy allowed waste to exit the body after a section of the colon was removed.


 Equality State Equality State /ɪˈkwɑlɪtiː steɪt/

noun

  1. A state in the western United States; mountainous in the west and north with the Great Plains in the east  ( Equality State , WY , Wyo. , Wyoming )
    a state in the western United States; mountainous in the west and north with the Great Plains in the east
     Wyoming boasts of beautiful national parks like Yellowstone and Grand Teton.
    Wyoming boasts of beautiful national parks like Yellowstone and Grand Teton.


 palimpsest palimpsest /ˈpælɪmpˌsɛst/

noun

  1. A manuscript (usually written on papyrus or parchment) on which more than one text has been written with the earlier writing incompletely erased and still visible  ( palimpsest )
    a manuscript (usually written on papyrus or parchment) on which more than one text has been written with the earlier writing incompletely erased and still visible
     Scholars were thrilled to discover the palimpsest, revealing an older text beneath the current manuscript.
    Scholars were thrilled to discover the palimpsest, revealing an older text beneath the current manuscript.