Rhymes for ST-IRENAEUS

• A representation of the sacred asp, symbolising supreme power in ancient Egypt.

• a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction

• the positively charged dense center of an atom

• a small group of indispensable persons or things

• (astronomy) the center of the head of a comet; consists of small solid particles of ice and frozen gas that vaporizes on approaching the sun to form the coma and tail

• any histologically identifiable mass of neural cell bodies in the brain or spinal cord

• the central structure of the lens that is surrounded by the cortex

• (Greek mythology) a prophetic god who served Poseidon; was capable of changing his shape at will

• type genus of the Proteidae

• any one of three large skeletal muscles that form the buttock and move the thigh

• Swedish botanist who proposed the modern system of biological nomenclature (1707-1778)

• an insignia used by the medical profession; modeled after the staff of Hermes

• blockage of the intestine (especially the ileum) that prevents the contents of the intestine from passing to the lower bowel

• A gold coin, minted in the Roman Empire from approximately 100 B.C.E. to 309 C.E., equal to 25 denarii.

• the ossicle attached to the eardrum

• the largest tarsal bone; forms the human heel

• any of various Old World tropical plants of the genus Coleus having multicolored decorative leaves and spikes of blue flowers

• a fruiting structure resembling an umbrella or a cone that forms the top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroom

• a stiff sharp-pointed plant process

• a sharp-pointed process especially a sting of a hymenopterous insect

• a shield-like plate on the front of an insect's head

• Any of the rhomboid muscles.

• Old World goatsucker

• Swedish botanist who proposed the modern system of biological nomenclature (1707-1778)

• genus of much-branched treelike or shrubby cacti with pronounced ribs and rounded needlelike spines and nocturnal flowers usually white

• small nocturnal Old World mammal covered with both hair and protective spines

• shrub of central and southeastern Europe; partially parasitic on beeches, chestnuts and oaks

• stocky lemur of southeastern Asia

• a large genus of fungi belonging to the family Pluteaceae; the shape of the cap resembles a roof; often abundant early in the summer

• large long-armed ape of Borneo and Sumatra having arboreal habits

• the nucleus of the ovum or sperm after fertilization but before they fuse to form the nucleus of the zygote

• the common European raspberry; fruit red or orange

• a broad flat muscle in the calf of the leg under the gastrocnemius muscle

• Land held in feudal tenure.

• To bring (land) under the system of feudal tenure.

• Greek lyric poet of Lesbos; reputed inventor of Alcaic verse (611-580 BC)

• Swedish botanist who proposed the modern system of biological nomenclature (1707-1778)

• common savannah monkey with greenish-grey back and yellow tail

• Alexandrian astronomer (of the 2nd century) who proposed a geocentric system of astronomy that was undisputed until the late Renaissance

• any shape that is triangular in cross section

• small erect deciduous shrub having tough white wood and cathartic bark and fruit

• type genus of the Scarabaeidae

• Greek theologian who was bishop of Lyons and an antiheretical writer; a saint and Doctor of the Church (circa 130-200)

• Jewish leader of a revolt in Judea that recovered Jerusalem around 166 BC; hero of the Apocryphal books I Maccabees and II Maccabees (?-161 BC)

• large hare introduced in North America; does not turn white in winter