Spanish

a stiff yucca with a short trunk; found in the southern United States and tropical America; has rigid spine-tipped leaves and clusters of white flowers

Spanish broom

tall thornless shrub having pale yellow flowers and flexible rushlike twigs used in basketry; of southwestern Europe and Mediterranean; naturalized in California

Spanish broom

erect shrub of southwestern Europe having racemes of golden yellow flowers

Spanish burgoo

Spanish version of burgoo

Spanish capital

the capital and largest city situated centrally in Spain; home of an outstanding art museum

Spanish cedar

tropical American tree yielding fragrant wood used especially for boxes

Spanish cedar tree

tropical American tree yielding fragrant wood used especially for boxes

Spanish chestnut

wild or cultivated throughout southern Europe, northwestern Africa and southwestern Asia

Spanish Civil War

civil war in Spain in which Franco succeeded in overthrowing the republican government; during the war Spain became a battleground for fascists and socialists from all countries; 1936-1939

Spanish dagger

yucca of southeastern United States similar to the Spanish bayonets but with shorter trunk and smoother leaves

Spanish dagger

arborescent yucca of southwestern United States and northern Mexico with sword-shaped leaves and white flowers

Spanish elm

tropical American timber tree

Spanish elm

large tropical American tree of the genus Cordia grown for its abundant creamy white flowers and valuable wood

Spanish fly

green beetle of southern Europe

Spanish garlic

European leek cultivated and used like leeks

Spanish gorse

erect shrub of southwestern Europe having racemes of golden yellow flowers

Spanish grunt

a kind of grunt

Spanish Guinea

a country of west central Africa (including islands in the Gulf of Guinea); became independent from Spain in 1968

Spanish heath

erect dense shrub native to western Iberian peninsula having profuse white or pink flowers; naturalized in southwestern England

Spanish Inquisition

an inquisition initiated in 1478 by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella that guarded the orthodoxy of Catholicism in Spain (especially from the 15th to the 17th centuries)

Spanish iris

bulbous iris of western Mediterranean region having usually violet-purple flowers

Spanish lime

tropical American tree bearing a small edible fruit with green leathery skin and sweet juicy translucent pulp

Spanish lime

round one-inch Caribbean fruit with green leathery skin and sweet juicy translucent pulp; eaten like grapes

Spanish lime tree

tropical American tree bearing a small edible fruit with green leathery skin and sweet juicy translucent pulp

Spanish mackerel

flesh of commercially important fishes especially of the Atlantic coastal waters of America

Spanish mackerel

any of several large marine food fishes of the genus Scomberomorus

Spanish mackerel

medium-sized mackerel of temperate Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico

Spanish mackerel

a California food fish

Spanish monetary unit

monetary unit in Spain

Spanish moss

dense festoons of greenish-grey hairlike flexuous strands anchored to tree trunks and branches by sparse wiry roots; southeastern United States and West Indies to South America

Spanish needles

the seed of bur marigolds

Spanish needles

common bur marigold of the eastern United States

Spanish oak

small deciduous tree having the trunk branched almost from the base with spreading branches; Texas and southern Oklahoma

Spanish onion

large mild and succulent onion; often eaten raw

Spanish oyster plant

a golden thistle of southwestern Europe cultivated for its edible sweet roots and edible leaves and stalks; its yellow flowers are used as a substitute for saffron

Spanish paprika

a mild seasoning made from a variety of pimiento grown in Spain

Spanish people

the people of Spain

Spanish peseta

formerly the basic unit of money in Spain; equal to 100 centimos

Spanish pointer

a strong slender smooth-haired dog of Spanish origin having a white coat with brown or black patches; scents out and points to game

Spanish psyllium

plantain of Mediterranean regions whose seeds swell and become gelatinous when moist and are used as a mild laxative

Spanish rice

spicy rice with tomatoes and onions and green peppers

Spanish Sahara

an area in northwestern Africa with rich phosphate deposits; under Moroccan control since 1992

Spanish tamarind

shrubby tree of Madagascar occasionally cultivated for its edible apple-shaped fruit

Spanish tea

rank-smelling tropical American pigweed

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