Answers to #Fedefine 163: 1B 2A (acanthus is also a flower, but it's a perennial one, not a deciduous one)

2 points:

@TheVoidTLMB
@HederaVulpes
@RedRobyn
@curiousjay

1 point:

@jmopp
@rupert
@Knitronomicon
@b_age
@DelilahTech
@cibersheep
@v_for_verbosity

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Game 164:

1. Temporal

A. Time-dependent; having a deadline
B. Related to the weather or climate
C. Of or relating to earthly life; lay or secular rather than clerical or sacred

2. Duophysite

A. In Christianity, the belief that Jesus exists as two distinct, inseparable natures, divine and human, united in one person
B. A crystalline silicate mineral whose color is a mix of pink and white
C. In philosophy, the claim that while body and mind are separate, both manifest physically

Answers to #Fedefine 162: 1B 2B

2 points:

@HederaVulpes
@TheVoidTLMB
@DelilahTech
@Cadbury_Moose
@jmopp

1 point:

@rupert
@brad
@Knitronomicon
@cibersheep
@v_for_verbosity
@delcj

0 points:

@b_age

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Game 163:

1. Invidious

A. Characterized by openness and good intent
B. Of an unpleasant or objectionable nature
C. In biology, shielded by a membrane

2. Acanthus

A. In architecture and decorative arts, a stylized ornamental motif based on a characteristic Mediterranean plant with jagged leaves
B. In Ancient Rome, a small wine jug for personal use
C. A genus of deciduous flowers chiefly of the Mediterranean region

Answers to #Fedefine 161: 1A 2A

2 points:

@HederaVulpes
@Knitronomicon
@TheVoidTLMB
@Cadbury_Moose
@delcj
@Elyastorah
@b_age
@RedRobyn

1 point:

@foo__
@cibersheep
@rupert
@catdad
@v_for_verbosity
@DelilahTech
@brad

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Game 162:

1. Paten

A. A surface appearance of something grown beautiful, especially with age or use
B. A plate, usually made of precious metal, used to carry the bread at the Eucharist
C. The bald patch on the top of the head of a Catholic monk

2. Gaon

A. A plant found in the Congo Basin rainforest with psychotropic and hallucinogenic properties
B. An outstanding intellectual and Talmudic scholar
C. A flightless bird found in New Zealand

Answers to #Fedefine 160: 1B 2C

2 points:
@v_for_verbosity
@catdad (Welcome, new player!)
@brad
@Cadbury_Moose
@HederaVulpes
@RedRobyn
@Knitronomicon
@rupert
@DMakarios

1 point:
@DelilahTech
@TheVoidTLMB

0 points:
@cibersheep
@b_age

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Game 161:

1. Grisaille

A. Decoration in tones of a single color, especially gray, designed to produce a three-dimensional effect
B. Soot deposit on the inside of a chimney
C. In medieval times, a gainfully employed woman (as opposed to a housewife)

2. Einkorn

A. An ancient wheat (Triticum monococcum) grown especially formerly in poor soils in central and southern Europe and southwest Asia
B. In German mythology, a type of unicorn that is black and malevolent
C. A squirrel

Answers to #Fedefine 159: 1A 2B

2 points:

@tompearce49
@TheVoidTLMB
@Cadbury_Moose
@Knitronomicon
@b_age
@RedRobyn
@brad
@rupert

1 point:

@DMakarios
@v_for_verbosity
@HederaVulpes
@curiousjay
@autisticphotographer

0 points:

@foo__
@cibersheep

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Game 160:

1. Poitín

A. A form of traditional agriculture dating back to the precolonial Americas, characterized by the use of rotating crops
B. A traditional Irish distilled beverage (40–90% ABV)
C. A tropical fish indigenous to the Amazon basin

2. Pintle

A. An inkwell designed for use with a quill pen
B. A piece of skirting board cut to desired size
C. A pin or bolt used as part of a pivot or hinge