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legitim
the part of an estate that children or other close relatives can claim against the decedent's testament. -
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pars intermedia
a small, somewhat cherry-shaped double structure attached by a stalk to the base of the brain and constituting the master endocrine gland affecting all hormonal functions in the body, consisting of an anterior region ((anterior pituitary) or (adenohypophysis)) that develops embryonically from the roof of the mouth and that secretes growth hormone, LH, FSH, ACTH, TSH, and MSH, a posterior region ((posterior pituitary) or (neurohypophysis)) that develops from the back of the forebrain and that secretes the hormones vasopressin and oxytocin, and an intermediate part (pars intermedia) derived from the anterior region but joined to the posterior region, that secretes the hormone MSH in lower vertebrates. -
parsnip
a plant, Pastinaca sativa, cultivated varieties of which have a large, whitish, edible root. -
quota
the share or proportional part of a total that is required from, or is due or belongs to, a particular district, state, person, group, etc.