a large, leaflike part or pair of such parts enclosing a flower cluster in its early stage of development; a tender spathe.

the plantain tree Musa rubra of Musaceae family.

its fruit.

the back or hind part; backside.

absence of a person or thing.

the state or fact of being associated with a girl or woman.

to overlay with a thin layer of gold.

to coat with a gold colour.

a piece of cloth or a clothe that is embroidered with gold threads.

any of a number of beetles or beetle larvae that give off a luminescent light; a glow-worm.

luxurious, exuberant growth (of crop, wealth, etc.).

a luxuriant growth of crop.