A vegetable harvested from the inner core and growing bud of certain palm trees, especially the peach palm, Bactris gasipaes, which is often grown for the purpose.

A novelty item containing confetti or streamers and a small explosive charge, used at parties.

(UK, slang, vulgar) The vulva, especially one with wrinkly, protruding labia.

plural of trouble in paradise

(electronics) A transistor used as a switch to pass logic levels between nodes of a circuit, instead of as a switch connected directly to a supply voltage.

Late in taking an action or adopting an idea.

(Australia, historical) A letter conveyed by an Aboriginal Australian on behalf of a colonist.

(motor racing) A lap before a race begins, in which the drivers go relatively slowly around the track to warm up their tyres and ensure that conditions are safe.

(law) A rule in corporate law whereby a firm's shareholders have the right to vote on the remuneration of executives.

Lathyrus linifolius, a species of pea, whose tubers were once used as an appetite suppressant.