a state of relative international peace regarded as overseen by the US (or the UK)
a small deciduous tree of the rose family, with compound leaves, white flowers, and red berries
a dabbling duck with mainly reddish-brown and grey plumage, the male having a whistling call
a stork with a slightly downcurved bill and a bare face or head, found in America and Africa
the tropical evergreen tree which bears the avocado fruit, native to Central America and widely cultivated elsewhere
a North American lime tree with large leaves, commonly planted as a street tree in the US
a large stemless agave with long spiny leaves, which produces a very tall flowering stem after many years of growth and then dies
a sparrow-like North American songbird related to the cardinals, with a black-and-white throat and bright yellow breast
a tropical American tree whose fruit has a jelly-like pulp which is used for flavouring drinks and to make a black dye
a tropical American tree having large edible red fruit with sweet yellow flesh
a North American diving duck with a reddish-brown head, related to and resembling the pochard
a large flightless bird of South American grasslands, resembling a small ostrich with greyish-brown plumage
a large mainly white crane with a trumpeting call, breeding in central Canada and now endangered
any of a number of small birds that creep around in trees or vegetation:
a tropical tree which bears edible plum-like fruit, in particular:
a beetle-like scavenging insect with long antennae and legs. Several tropical kinds have become established worldwide as household pests
a North American plant with red stems, spikes of cream flowers, and purple berries
a deer-like North American mammal with a stocky body, long slim legs, and black horns that are shed and regrown annually
a chiefly American moth caterpillar that lives in groups inside communal silken webs in a tree, which it often defoliates