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• Chin-bone

  [chin-bohn] /ˈtʃɪnˌboʊn/ noun 1. the anterior portion of the mandible, forming the prominence of the chin.

• Chin-cactus

  noun 1. any of various globular cacti of the genus Gymnocalycium, native to South America, having white or pinkish flowers and a chinlike protrusion below each cluster of spines.

• Chincapin

  [ching-kuh-pin] /ˈtʃɪŋ kə pɪn/ noun 1. a shrubby chestnut, Castanea pumila, of the beech family, native to the southeastern U.S., having toothed, oblong leaves and small edible nuts. 2. Also called golden chinquapin. a Pacific coast evergreen tree, Castanopsis chrysophylla, of the beech family, having deeply furrowed bark, dark green lance-shaped leaves, and inedible nuts. […]

• Chinch-bug

  noun 1. a small lygaeid bug, Blissus leucopterus, that feeds on corn, wheat, and other grains. noun 1. a black-and-white tropical American heteropterous insect, Blissus leucopterus, that is very destructive to grasses and cereals in the US: family Lygaeidae 2. a related and similar European insect, Ischnodemus sabuleti

• Chincherinchee

  [chin-chuh-rin-chee, -rin-chee, ching-kuh-] /ˌtʃɪn tʃə rɪnˈtʃi, -ˈrɪn tʃi, ˌtʃɪŋ kə-/ noun 1. a bulbous plant, Ornithogalum thyrsoides, of the lily family, native to southern Africa, having dense clusters of cream-colored or white flowers. /ˌtʃɪntʃərɪnˈtʃiː; -ˈrɪntʃɪ/ noun 1. a bulbous South African liliaceous plant, Ornithogalum thyrsoides, having long spikes of white or yellow long-lasting flowers

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