The central portion of an apple containing the seeds and where the stem attaches (and the opposed end). Particularly the portion that remains after the main part of the fruit has been eaten.

The operating temperature of an organism, specifically in deep structures of the body such as the liver, in comparison to temperatures of peripheral tissues.

A sticky sweet liquid, consisting of sugars dissolved in water, produced from corn (maize). Used as a sweetener in cooking, especially in commercial kitchens but also in candy making.

A short, vertical, swollen, underground stem of a plant (usually one of the monocots) that serves as a storage organ to enable the plant to survive winter or other adverse conditions such as drought.

A bird of the rail family, Crex crex, that breeds in meadows and arable farmland across Europe and western Asia, migrating to Africa in winter.

The fixed block of time during which an employee is expected to be at work; excludes flexitime and leave.

(obsolete) maize / a variety of maize in which the kernels are variously coloured, rather than being all of the same colour

(surfing, dated) A leg rope.

(geography) An extensive, continent-wide chain of mountains, especially one in the Americas.

Acronym of corporate responsibility.