kyphosus sectatrix
- n food and game fish around Bermuda and Florida; often follow ships
kunzite
- n a pinkish lilac crystal form of the mineral spodumene that is used as a gemstone
kurta
- n a loose collarless shirt worn by many people on the Indian subcontinent (usually with a salwar or churidars or pyjama)
kuomintang
- n the political party founded in 1911 by Sun Yat-sen; it governed China under Chiang Kai-shek from 1928 until 1949 when the Communists took power and subsequently was the official ruling party of Taiwan
kupffer's cell
- n specialized cells in the liver that destroy bacteria, foreign proteins, and worn-out blood cells
kura
- n a river in western Asia; rises in northeast Turkey and flows to the Caspian Sea
kura river
- n a river in western Asia; rises in northeast Turkey and flows to the Caspian Sea
kurakkan
- n East Indian cereal grass whose seed yield a somewhat bitter flour, a staple in the Orient
kurchee
- n tropical Asian tree with hard white wood and bark formerly used as a remedy for dysentery and diarrhea
kurchi
- n tropical Asian tree with hard white wood and bark formerly used as a remedy for dysentery and diarrhea
kurd
- n a member of a largely pastoral Islamic people who live in Kurdistan; the largest ethnic group without their own state
kurdistan
- n an extensive geographical region in the Middle East to the south of the Caucasus
- n an oriental rug woven by Kurds that is noted for fine colors and durability
kurdistan labor pary
- n a Marxist-Leninist terrorist group of Kurds trying to establish an independent Kurdish state in eastern Turkey
kurdistan workers party
- n a Marxist-Leninist terrorist group of Kurds trying to establish an independent Kurdish state in eastern Turkey