alsace | (n) a region of northeastern France famous for its wines, Syn. Elsass, Alsatia |
brazil nut | (n) tall South American tree bearing brazil nuts, Syn. Bertholletia excelsa, brazil-nut tree |
jamaica quassia | (n) West Indian tree yielding the drug Jamaica quassia, Syn. Picrasma excelsa, Picrasma excelsum, bitterwood |
miniature fan palm | (n) small graceful palm with reedlike stems and leaf bases clothed with loose coarse fibers, Syn. fern rhapis, Rhapis excelsa, bamboo palm |
norfolk island pine | (n) evergreen of Australia and Norfolk Island in the South Pacific, Syn. Araucaria heterophylla, Araucaria excelsa |
prickly ash | (n) Australian tree having alternate simple leaves (when young they are pinnate with prickly toothed margins) and slender axillary spikes of white flowers, Syn. Orites excelsa |
schiaparelli | (n) fashion designer born in Italy who was noted for her use of synthetic materials and brilliant colors (1896-1973), Syn. Elsa Schiaparelli |