yucca of southwestern United States and Mexico with a tall spike of creamy white flowers
common European arum with lanceolate spathe and short purple spadix; emerges in early spring; source of a starch called arum
stick of wax with a wick in the middle
the basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; equal to 1/60 of the luminous intensity per square centimeter of a black body radiating at the temperature of 2,046 degrees Kelvin
examine eggs for freshness by holding them against a light
