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Dracunculus
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tuberous herbaceous perennials: dragon arum
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Dracunculus medinensis
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Guinea worm: parasitic roundworm of India and Africa that lives in the abdomen or beneath the skin of humans and other vertebrates
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draft
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a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another a current of air (usually coming into a room or vehicle) a preliminary sketch of a design or picture a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg; "they served beer on draft" preliminary version of a written work the depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially when loaded) a regulator for controlling the flow of air in a fireplace a dose of liquid medicine; "he took a sleeping draft" conscription: compulsory military service draw up an outline or sketch for something; "draft a speech" gulp: a large and hurried swallow; "he finished it at a single gulp" enlist: engage somebody to enter the army the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling blueprint: make a blueprint of
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drain
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emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it flow off gradually; "The rain water drains into this big vat" tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material deplete of resources; "The exercise class drains me of energy" a pipe through which liquid is carried away empty of liquid; drain the liquid from; "We drained the oil tank" enfeeble: make weak; "Life in the camp drained him" a gradual depletion of energy or resources; "a drain on resources"; "a drain of young talent by emigration"
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drainage tube
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a tube used in surgery to facilitate the escape of fluids.
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