kamet
- n a mountain in the Himalayas in northern India (25,450 feet high)
katsina
- n a city in northern Nigeria; a major center of the Hausa people
jacques loeb
- n United States physiologist (born in Germany) who did research on parthenogenesis (1859-1924)
jacobite
- n a supporter of James II after he was overthrown or a supporter of the Stuarts
jacob
- n French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920)
- n (Old Testament) son of Isaac; brother of Esau; father of the twelve patriarchs of Israel; Jacob wrestled with God and forced God to bless him, so God gave Jacob the new name of Israel (meaning `one who has been strong against God')
jacob's ladder
- n pinnate-leaved European perennial having bright blue or white flowers
- n (nautical) a hanging ladder of ropes or chains supporting wooden or metal rungs or steps
jacob's rod
- n asphodel having erect smooth unbranched stem either flexuous or straight
jacob's staff
- n desert shrub of southwestern United States and Mexico having slender naked spiny branches that after the rainy season put forth foliage and clusters of red flowers
jacob epstein
- n British sculptor (born in the United States) noted for busts and large controversial works (1880-1959)
jacob harmensen
- n Dutch Protestant theologian who founded Arminianism which opposed the absolute predestinarianism of John Calvin (1559-1609)