Definition of PIA

1. Noun. Perennial herb of East Indies to Polynesia and Australia; cultivated for its large edible root yielding Otaheite arrowroot starch.

Exact synonyms: Indian Arrowroot, Tacca Leontopetaloides, Tacca Pinnatifida
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Group relationships: Genus Tacca, Tacca

Definition of PIA

1. Initialism. Personal Injury Accident ¹

2. Noun. (anatomy) The pia mater, the innermost of the meninges that protect the brain and spinal cord ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of PIA

1. a membrane of the brain [n -S]

Medical Definition of PIA

1. Synonym: pia mater. Origin: L. Fem. Of pius, tender (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of PIA

phænomenally
phænomenon
phænotypic
phænotypical
pi
pi-meson
pi-minus
pi-plus
piRNA
piRNAs
pi bond
pi cone monochromatism
pi helix
pi meson
pi protein
pia
pia-arachnitis
pia-arachnoid
pia mater
pia maters
piacle
piacles
piacular
piacularities
piacularity
piaculative
piaffe
piaffed
piaffer
piaffers

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