plasmodium plasmodium /plæzˈmoʊdiːəm/

noun

1. Parasitic protozoan of the genus Plasmodium that causes malaria in humans  ( malaria parasite , plasmodium , Plasmodium vivax )
   parasitic protozoan of the genus Plasmodium that causes malaria in humans
   
   
2. Multinucleate sheet of cytoplasm characteristic of some stages of such organisms as slime molds  ( plasmodium )
   multinucleate sheet of cytoplasm characteristic of some stages of such organisms as slime molds
   

 Apogon maculatus Apogon maculatus /əˈpoʊɡɒn mækjuːˈleɪtəs/

noun

1. A cardinalfish found in tropical Atlantic coastal waters  ( Apogon maculatus , flame fish , flamefish )
   a cardinalfish found in tropical Atlantic coastal waters
   
   

 tall mallow tall mallow /tɔːl ˈmæloʊ/

noun

1. Erect or decumbent Old World perennial with axillary clusters of rosy-purple flowers; introduced in United States  ( cheese , cheeseflower , high mallow , Malva sylvestris , tall mallow )
   erect or decumbent Old World perennial with axillary clusters of rosy-purple flowers; introduced in United States
   
   

 desert desert /dɪˈzɝːt/

noun

1. () Arid land with little or no vegetation  ( desert )
   arid land with little or no vegetation
    The hot sun beat down on us as we hiked through the desert
   The hot sun beat down on us as we hiked through the desert
   
   
2. (usually plural) a person's deservingness of or entitlement to reward or punishment  ( desert )
   (usually plural) a person's deservingness of or entitlement to reward or punishment
   

verb

1. () Leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch  ( desolate , abandon , forsake , desert )
   leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
    The mother deserted her children
   The mother deserted her children
   
2. () Desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army  ( defect , desert )
   desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army
    If soldiers deserted Hitler's army, they were shot
   If soldiers deserted Hitler's army, they were shot
   
3. Leave behind  ( desert )
   leave behind
    The students deserted the campus after the end of exam period
   the students deserted the campus after the end of exam period