(pathology) Poisoning caused by the toxin from Clostridium botulinum, an anaerobic bacterium that grows in improperly prepared food.

Of or relating to a hierarchical system that progresses from multiple small subunits to a single, large basic unit.

(obsolete, slang) A very small bottle.

(idiomatic) The very lowest possible level. / (idiomatic) A period of extreme mental stress, often characterized by being homeless and being rejected by all friends and family.

The edible fleshy receptacle at the bottom of an artichoke flower.

The last of one's money; all of one's money.

(idiomatic) To be absolutely sure of something; to be certain enough of something to wager everything.

A shop that deals in herbs and charms used especially by followers of santería.

(Australia, attributive) A tax avoidance scheme from the 1970s.

(mathematics) The closed manifold obtained by identifying the boundary components of the annulus so that the resultant surface is nonorientable.