(in India) a native nursemaid who looks after children

low spreading tropical American shrub with long slender leaves used to make a mildly stimulating drink resembling tea; sometimes placed in genus Eupatorium

low spreading tropical American shrub with long slender leaves used to make a mildly stimulating drink resembling tea; sometimes placed in genus Eupatorium

a high-ranking Shiite religious leader who is regarded as an authority on religious law and its interpretation and who has political power as well

Iranian religious leader of the Shiites; when Shah Pahlavi's regime fell Khomeini established a new constitution giving himself supreme powers (1900-1989)

Iranian religious leader of the Shiites; when Shah Pahlavi's regime fell Khomeini established a new constitution giving himself supreme powers (1900-1989)

nocturnal lemur with long bony fingers and rodent-like incisor teeth closely related to the lemurs

the 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet

United States writer (born in Russia) noted for her polemical novels and political conservativism (1905-1982)

a port in southwestern Scotland

hardy breed of dairy cattle from Ayr, Scotland

canvasback; redhead; pochard; etc.

common scaup of North America; males have purplish heads

North American diving duck with a grey-and-black body and reddish-brown head

heavy-bodied Old World diving duck having a grey-and-black body and reddish head

large scaup of North America having a greenish iridescence on the head of the male

North American wild duck valued for sport and food

(Sanskrit) an ancient medical treatise summarizing the Hindu art of healing and prolonging life; sometimes regarded as a 5th Veda