an independent federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment

Australasian shrubs or small trees

any heathlike evergreen shrub of the genus Epacris grown for their showy and crowded spikes of small bell-shaped or tubular flowers

Australasian shrubs or small trees

spindly upright shrub of southern Australia and Tasmania having white to rose or purple-red flowers

small erect shrub of Australia and Tasmania with fragrant ivory flowers

small shrub of southern and western Australia having pinkish to rosy purple tubular flowers

repetition after intervening words

repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses

recapitulation of the main ideas of a speech (especially in reverse order)

repetition of a group of words in reverse order

immediate rephrasing for intensification or justification

a bishop or metropolitan in charge of an eparchy in the Eastern Church

the governor or prefect of an eparchy in ancient Greece

of or relating to an eparchy

a province in ancient Greece

a diocese of the Eastern Orthodox Church

adornment consisting of an ornamental cloth pad worn on the shoulder

adornment consisting of an ornamental cloth pad worn on the shoulder

armor plate that protects the shoulder

a fencing sword similar to a foil but with a heavier blade

thin epithelial membrane lining the ventricles of the brain and the spinal cord canal

the insertion of a vowel or consonant into a word to make its pronunciation easier

of or pertaining to epenthesis

a large table centerpiece with branching holders for fruit or sweets or flowers

an ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel

an ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure equal to about a bushel

jointed and nearly leafless desert shrub having reduced scalelike leaves and reddish fleshy seeds

Chinese ephedra yielding ephedrine

ephedras: in some classifications included in the Gnetaceae

white odorless powdered or crystalline alkaloid from plants of the genus Ephedra (especially Ephedra sinica) or made synthetically; used as a bronchodilator to treat bronchitis and asthma

something transitory; lasting a day

anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day in its winged form

lasting a very short time

the property of lasting for a very short time

the property of lasting for a very short time

short-lived insect

mayflies

mayflies

an annual publication containing astronomical tables that give the positions of the celestial bodies throughout the year

(astronomy) a measure of time defined by Earth's orbital motion; terrestrial time is mean solar time corrected for the irregularities of the Earth's motions

anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day in its winged form

mayflies

short-lived insect

a resident of the ancient Greek city of Ephesus

of or relating to ancient Ephesus or its people or language or culture

a New Testament book containing the epistle from Saint Paul to the Ephesians which explains the divine plan for the world and the consummation of this in Christ

small moths whose larvae spin silken tunnels and feed on stored food products

small moth whose larvae feed on tobacco and other dried plant products

an ancient Greek city on the western shore of Asia Minor in what is now Turkey; site of the Temple of Artemis; was a major trading center and played an important role in early Christianity