| doo | <zoology> A dove. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| doob grass | <botany> A perennial, creeping grass (Cynodon dactylon), highly prized, in Hindostan, as food for cattle, and acclimated in the United States. Alternative forms: doub grass. Origin: Hind. Db. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| doom palm | <botany> A species of palm tree (Hyphaene Thebaica), highly valued for the fibrous pulp of its fruit, which has the flavor of gingerbread, and is largely eaten in Egypt and Abyssinia. Alternative forms: doum palm. Origin: Ar. Daum, dum: cf. F. Doume. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| doomage | A penalty or fine for neglect. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| doorga | A Hindoo divinity, the consort of Siva, represented with ten arms. Origin: Skr. Durga. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| doorstop | The block or strip of wood or similar material which stops, at the right place, the shutting of a door. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Doose syndrome | <syndrome> A rare familial type of primary, generalised myoclonic astatic epilepsy characterised by 2 to 3 or 4 to 6 Hz spike and wave complexes in the EEG; the condition usually responds to medication. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Doose, H | <person> 20th century German paediatrician and epileptologist. See: Doose syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |