Nouncalculation on an abacus

Nounnucellus

Nounbulbil

NounPearl River (China); Canton River; Zhu Jiang; Chu Chiang

Nounintegument

Nounfunicle; funiculus

Nounmicropyle

Nouncurtain made of strung beads

Nounball; sphere; globe; orb · bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; droplet · ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball)

Nounrosary; string of prayer beads

Nounabacus; soroban · calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning

Nounmoon snail (Naticidae spp.); moon shell · Marten's pearl oyster (Pinctada fucata martensii); Akoya pearl oyster

Nounautumn zephyrlily (Zephyranthes candida); white rain lily · strings of beads hanging across a doorway; bead screen

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Nounfly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault

Nounhelmeted guinea fowl (Numida meleagris)