·add. ·noun Short for Para rubber.
II. Para ·add. ·noun The southern arm of the Amazon in Brazil; also, a seaport on this arm.
III. Para ·noun A piece of Turkish money, usually copper, the fortieth part of a piaster, or about one ninth of a cent.
A small Turkish coin of 3 aspers, 1-1/2 farthing. ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
·- A prefix signifying alongside of, beside, beyond, against, amiss; as parable, literally, a placin...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·add. ·- An annual asteraceous herb (Spilances oleracea) grown in tropical countries as a pungent sa...
·add. ·- Piassaba fiber. II. Para grass ·- A valuable pasture grass (Panicum barbinode) introduced ...
·- The Brazil nut. II. Para nut ·add. ·- The Brazil nut. ...
·add. ·- The caoutchouc obtained from the South American euphorbiaceous tree Hevea brasiliensis, hen...
·add. ·noun ·Alt. of Para-anesthesia. ...
·add. ·noun Anaesthesia of both sides of the lower half of the body. ...