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-lae
(gcide) | Pseudostella \Pseu`do*stel"la\, n.; pl. -l[ae]. [NL., fr. Gr.
pseydh`s false + L. stella star.] (Astron.)
Any starlike meteor or phenomenon. [R.]
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-lae
(gcide) | amygdala \a*myg"da*la\ ([.a]*m[i^]g"d[.a]*l[.a]), n.; pl.
-l[ae] (-l[=e]). [L., an almond, fr. Gr. 'amygda`lh. See
Almond.]
1. An almond.
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2. (Anat.)
(a) One of the tonsils of the pharynx.
(b) One of the rounded prominences of the lower surface of
the lateral hemispheres of the cerebellum, each side
of the vallecula.
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stelae
(mass) | stelae
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Aciculae
(gcide) | Acicula \A*cic"u*la\, n.; pl. Acicul[ae]. [L., a small needle,
dimin. of acus needle.] (Nat. Hist.)
One of the needlelike or bristlelike spines or prickles of
some animals and plants; also, a needlelike crystal.
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Agelaeus phoeniceus
(gcide) | Blackbird \Black"bird\ (bl[a^]k"b[~e]rd), n. (Zool.)
In England, a species of thrush (Turdus merula), a singing
bird with a fin note; the merle. In America the name is given
to several birds, as the Quiscalus versicolor, or crow
blackbird; the Agel[ae]us ph[oe]niceus, or red-winged
blackbird; the cowbird; the rusty grackle, etc. See
Redwing.
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Alae
(gcide) | ala \a"la\ ([=a]"l[.a]), n.; pl. Al[ae] ([=a]"l[=e]). [L., a
wing.] (Biol.)
A winglike organ, or part.
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Amblyopsis spelaeus
(gcide) | Blindfish \Blind"fish`\, n.
A small fish (Amblyopsis spel[ae]us) destitute of eyes,
found in the waters of the Mammoth Cave, in Kentucky. Related
fishes from other caves take the same name.
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Ampullae
(gcide) | Ampulla \Am*pul"la\, n.; pl. Ampull[ae]. [L. ]
1. (Rom. Antiq.) A narrow-necked vessel having two handles
and bellying out like a jug.
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2. (Eccl.)
(a) A cruet for the wine and water at Mass.
(b) The vase in which the holy oil for chrism, unction, or
coronation is kept. --Shipley.
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3. (Biol.) Any membranous bag shaped like a leathern bottle,
as the dilated end of a vessel or duct; especially the
dilations of the semicircular canals of the ear.
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Antilae
(gcide) | Antlia \Ant"li*a\, n.; pl. Antil[ae]. [L., a pump, Gr, ? hold
of a ship] (Zool.)
The spiral tubular proboscis of lepidopterous insects. See
Lepidoptera.
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Aquilae
(gcide) | Aquila \Aq"ui*la\, n.; pl. Aquil[ae]. [L., an eagle.]
1. (Zool.) A genus of eagles.
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2. (Astron.) A northern constellation southerly from Lyra and
Cygnus and preceding the Dolphin; the Eagle.
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Aquila alba [L., white eagle], an alchemical name of
calomel. --Brande & C.
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Areolae
(gcide) | Areola \A*re"o*la\, n.; pl. Areol[ae]. [L. areola, dim. of
area: cf. F. ar['e]ole. See Area.]
1. An interstice or small space, as between the cracks of the
surface in certain crustaceous lichens; or as between the
fibers composing organs or vessels that interlace; or as
between the nervures of an insect's wing.
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2. (Anat. & Med.) The colored ring around the nipple, or
around a vesicle or pustule.
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Armillae
(gcide) | Armilla \Ar*mil"la\, n.; pl. E. Armillas, L. Armill[ae].
[L., a bracelet.]
1. An armil.
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2. (Zool.) A ring of hair or feathers on the legs.
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Auriculae
(gcide) | Auricula \Au*ric"u*la\, n.; pl. L. Auricul[ae], E.
Auriculas. [L. auricula. See Auricle.]
1. (Bot.) (a) A species of Primula, or primrose, called
also, from the shape of its leaves, bear's-ear.
(b)
(b) A species of Hirneola (Hirneola auricula), a
membranaceous fungus, called also auricula Jud[ae],
or Jew's-ear. --P. Cyc.
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2. (Zool.)
(a) A genus of air-breathing mollusks mostly found near
the sea, where the water is brackish.
(b) One of the five arched processes of the shell around
the jaws of a sea urchin.
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Axillae
(gcide) | Axilla \Ax*il"la\ ([a^]ks*[i^]l"l[.a]), n.; pl. Axillae
([a^]ks*[i^]l"l[=ae]). [L.] (Anat.)
The armpit, or the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and
shoulder.
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2. (Bot.) An axil.
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Balaena
(gcide) | Balaena \Balaena\ n.
type genus of the Balaenidae: Greenland whales.
Syn: genus Balaena.
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Balaena cisarctica
(gcide) | Right whale \Right" whale`\ (Zool.)
(a) The bowhead, Arctic, or Greenland whale ({Balaena
mysticetus}), from whose mouth the best whalebone is
obtained.
(b) Any other whale that produces valuable whalebone, as the
Atlantic, or Biscay, right whale (Balaena cisarctica),
and the Pacific right whale (Balaena Sieboldii); a bone
whale.
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Pygmy right whale (Zool.), a small New Zealand whale
(Neobalaena marginata) which is only about sixteen feet
long. It produces short, but very elastic and tough,
whalebone.
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Balaena mysticetus
(gcide) | Right whale \Right" whale`\ (Zool.)
(a) The bowhead, Arctic, or Greenland whale ({Balaena
mysticetus}), from whose mouth the best whalebone is
obtained.
(b) Any other whale that produces valuable whalebone, as the
Atlantic, or Biscay, right whale (Balaena cisarctica),
and the Pacific right whale (Balaena Sieboldii); a bone
whale.
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Pygmy right whale (Zool.), a small New Zealand whale
(Neobalaena marginata) which is only about sixteen feet
long. It produces short, but very elastic and tough,
whalebone.
[1913 Webster]Bowhead \Bow"head`\, n. (Zool.)
The great Arctic or Greenland whale. ({Bal[ae]na
mysticetus}). See Baleen, and Whale.
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Balaena Sieboldii
(gcide) | Right whale \Right" whale`\ (Zool.)
(a) The bowhead, Arctic, or Greenland whale ({Balaena
mysticetus}), from whose mouth the best whalebone is
obtained.
(b) Any other whale that produces valuable whalebone, as the
Atlantic, or Biscay, right whale (Balaena cisarctica),
and the Pacific right whale (Balaena Sieboldii); a bone
whale.
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Pygmy right whale (Zool.), a small New Zealand whale
(Neobalaena marginata) which is only about sixteen feet
long. It produces short, but very elastic and tough,
whalebone.
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Balaeniceps
(gcide) | Balaeniceps \Balaeniceps\ n.
type genus of the Balaenicipitidae: shoebills.
Syn: genus Balaeniceps.
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Balaeniceps rex
(gcide) | Shoebill \Shoe"bill`\, n. (Zool.)
A large African wading bird (Balaeniceps rex) allied to the
storks and herons, and remarkable for its enormous broad
swollen bill. It inhabits the valley of the White Nile. See
Illust. (l.) of Beak.
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Balaenicipitidae
(gcide) | Balaenicipitidae \Balaenicipitidae\ n.
a family comprising the shoebills.
Syn: family Balaenicipitidae.
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Balaenidae
(gcide) | Balaenidae \Balaenidae\ n.
a family comprising the right whales.
Syn: family Balaenidae.
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Balaenoidea
(gcide) | Balaenoidea \Bal`[ae]*noi"de*a\, n. [NL., from L. balaena whale
+ -oid.] (Zool.)
A division of the Cetacea, including the right whale and all
other whales having the mouth fringed with baleen. See
Baleen.
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Balaenoptera
(gcide) | Balaenoptera \Balaenoptera\ n.
the type genus of the Balaenopteridae.
Syn: genus Balaenoptera.
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Balaenoptera physalus
(gcide) | Rorqual \Ror"qual\, n. [Norw. rorqualus a whale with folds.]
(Zool.)
A very large North Atlantic whalebone whale ({Physalus
antiquorum}, or Balaenoptera physalus). It has a dorsal
fin, and strong longitudinal folds on the throat and belly.
Called also razorback.
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Note: It is one of the largest of the whales, somethimes
becoming nearly one hundred feet long, but it is more
slender than the right whales, and is noted for its
swiftness. The name is sometimes applied to other
related species of finback whales.
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Balaenoptera rostrata
(gcide) | Pike \Pike\, n. [F. pique; perhaps of Celtic origin; cf. W. pig
a prick, a point, beak, Arm. pik pick. But cf. also L. picus
woodpecker (see Pie magpie), and E. spike. Cf. Pick, n. &
v., Peak, Pique.]
1. (Mil.) A foot soldier's weapon, consisting of a long
wooden shaft or staff, with a pointed steel head. It is
now superseded by the bayonet.
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2. A pointed head or spike; esp., one in the center of a
shield or target. --Beau. & Fl.
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3. A hayfork. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Tusser.
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4. A pick. [Prov. Eng.] --Wright. Raymond.
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5. A pointed or peaked hill. [R.]
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6. A large haycock. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
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7. A turnpike; a toll bar. --Dickens.
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8. (Zool.) sing. & pl. A large fresh-water fish ({Esox
lucius}), found in Europe and America, highly valued as a
food fish; -- called also pickerel, gedd, luce, and
jack.
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Note: Blue pike, grass pike, green pike, wall-eyed pike, and
yellow pike, are names, not of true pike, but of the
wall-eye. See Wall-eye.
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Gar pike. See under Gar.
Pike perch (Zool.), any fresh-water fish of the genus
Stizostedion (formerly Lucioperca). See Wall-eye,
and Sauger.
Pike pole, a long pole with a pike in one end, used in
directing floating logs.
Pike whale (Zool.), a finback whale of the North Atlantic
(Bal[ae]noptera rostrata), having an elongated snout; --
called also piked whale.
Sand pike (Zool.), the lizard fish.
Sea pike (Zool.), the garfish
(a) .
[1913 Webster]Doegling \D[oe]g"ling\, n. [Native name in Faroe Islands.]
(Zool.)
The beaked whale (Bal[ae]noptera rostrata), from which
d[oe]gling oil is obtained.
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Balaenopteridae
(gcide) | Balaenopteridae \Balaenopteridae\ n.
1. rorquals; blue whales.
Syn: family Balaenopteridae.
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Blae
(gcide) | Blae \Bl[ae]\, a. [See Blue.]
Dark blue or bluish gray; lead-colored. [Scot.]
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blae bluish-black or gray-blue
(gcide) | colorful \colorful\ adj.
1. having striking color. Opposite of colorless.
Note: [Narrower terms: {changeable, chatoyant, iridescent,
shot}; deep, rich; flaming; fluorescent, glowing;
prismatic; psychedelic; {red, ruddy, flushed,
empurpled}]
Syn: colourful.
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2. striking in variety and interest. Opposite of colorless
or dull. [Narrower terms: brave, fine, gay, glorious;
flamboyant, resplendent, unrestrained; {flashy, gaudy,
jazzy, showy, snazzy, sporty}; picturesque]
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3. having color or a certain color; not black, white or grey;
as, colored crepe paper. Opposite of colorless and
monochrome.
Note: [Narrower terms: tinted; touched, tinged; {amber,
brownish-yellow, yellow-brown}; amethyst; {auburn,
reddish-brown}; aureate, gilded, gilt, gold, golden;
azure, cerulean, sky-blue, bright blue; {bicolor,
bicolour, bicolored, bicoloured, bichrome}; {blue,
bluish, light-blue, dark-blue}; {blushful,
blush-colored, rosy}; bottle-green; bronze, bronzy;
brown, brownish, dark-brown; buff; {canary,
canary-yellow}; caramel, caramel brown; carnation;
chartreuse; chestnut; dun; {earth-colored,
earthlike}; fuscous; {green, greenish, light-green,
dark-green}; jade, jade-green; khaki; {lavender,
lilac}; mauve; moss green, mosstone; {motley,
multicolor, culticolour, multicolored, multicoloured,
painted, particolored, particoloured, piebald, pied,
varicolored, varicoloured}; mousy, mouse-colored;
ocher, ochre; olive-brown; olive-drab; olive;
orange, orangish; peacock-blue; pink, pinkish;
purple, violet, purplish; {red, blood-red, carmine,
cerise, cherry, cherry-red, crimson, ruby, ruby-red,
scarlet}; red, reddish; rose, roseate; rose-red;
rust, rusty, rust-colored; {snuff, snuff-brown,
snuff-color, snuff-colour, snuff-colored,
snuff-coloured, mummy-brown, chukker-brown}; {sorrel,
brownish-orange}; stone, stone-gray; {straw-color,
straw-colored, straw-coloured}; tan; tangerine;
tawny; ultramarine; umber; {vermilion,
vermillion, cinibar, Chinese-red}; yellow, yellowish;
yellow-green; avocado; bay; beige; {blae
bluish-black or gray-blue)}; coral; creamy; {cress
green, cresson, watercress}; hazel; {honey,
honey-colored}; hued(postnominal); magenta;
maroon; pea-green; russet; sage, sage-green;
sea-green] [Also See: chromatic, colored, dark,
light.]
Syn: colored, coloured, in color(predicate).
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Blaeberry
(gcide) | Blaeberry \Bl[ae]"ber*ry\, n. [Bl[ae] + berry; akin to Icel
bl[=a]ber, Sw. bl?b[aum]r, D. blaab[ae]r. Cf. Blueberry.]
The bilberry. [North of Eng. & Scot.]
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Bougainvillaea
(gcide) | Bougainvillaea \Bou`gain*vil*l[ae]`a\, prop. n. [Named from
Bougainville, the French navigator.] (Bot.)
A genus of plants of the order Nyctoginace[ae], from
tropical South America, having the flowers surrounded by
large bracts.
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Bullae
(gcide) | Bulla \Bul"la\, n.; pl. Bull[ae]. [L. bulla bubble. See Bull
an edict.]
1. (Med.) A bleb; a vesicle, or an elevation of the cuticle,
containing a transparent watery fluid.
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2. (Anat.) The ovoid prominence below the opening of the ear
in the skulls of many animals; as, the tympanic or
auditory bulla.
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3. A leaden seal for a document; esp. the round leaden seal
attached to the papal bulls, which has on one side a
representation of St. Peter and St. Paul, and on the other
the name of the pope who uses it.
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4. (Zool.) A genus of marine shells. See Bubble shell.
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Chelae
(gcide) | Chela \Che"la\, n.; pl. Chel[ae]. [NL., fr. Gr. chhlh` claw.]
(Zool.)
The pincherlike claw of Crustacea and Arachnida.
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Cholaemia
(gcide) | Cholaemia \Cho*l[ae]"mi*a\ (k[-o]*l[=e]"m[i^]*[.a]), n. [NL.,
fr. Gr. cholh` bile + a"i^ma blood.] (Med.)
A disease characterized by severe nervous symptoms, dependent
upon the presence of the constituents of the bile in the
blood.
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curriculae
(gcide) | curriculae \cur*ric"u*lae\ (k[u^]r*r[i^]k"[=u]*l[=e]), n. pl.
[Presumably a pseudo-Latinate coinage based on curricula.
See Curriculum.]
Same as curricula, plural of curriculum. This is used
commonly in the same sense as curricula, and appears to
have arisen due to an incorrect assumption that curricula
is a Latin-derived singular word. [Ungrammatical]
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Cynoscephalae
(gcide) | Cynoscephalae \Cynoscephalae\ n.
1. the battle that ended the second Macedonian War (197 BC);
the Romans defeated King Philip of Macedon.
Syn: battle of Cynoscephalae.
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Diptcrocarpus laevis
(gcide) | Gurjun \Gur"jun\, n.
A thin balsam or wood oil derived from the {Diptcrocarpus
l[ae]vis}, an East Indian tree. It is used in medicine, and
as a substitute for linseed oil in the coarser kinds of
paint.
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Elaeagia utilis
(gcide) | Wax \Wax\, n. [AS. weax; akin to OFries. wax, D. was, G. wachs,
OHG. wahs, Icel. & Sw. vax, Dan. vox, Lith. vaszkas, Russ.
vosk'.]
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1. A fatty, solid substance, produced by bees, and employed
by them in the construction of their comb; -- usually
called beeswax. It is first excreted, from a row of
pouches along their sides, in the form of scales, which,
being masticated and mixed with saliva, become whitened
and tenacious. Its natural color is pale or dull yellow.
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Note: Beeswax consists essentially of cerotic acid
(constituting the more soluble part) and of myricyl
palmitate (constituting the less soluble part).
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2. Hence, any substance resembling beeswax in consistency or
appearance. Specifically:
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(a) (Physiol.) Cerumen, or earwax. See Cerumen.
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(b) A waxlike composition used for uniting surfaces, for
excluding air, and for other purposes; as, sealing
wax, grafting wax, etching wax, etc.
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(c) A waxlike composition used by shoemakers for rubbing
their thread.
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(d) (Zool.) A substance similar to beeswax, secreted by
several species of scale insects, as the Chinese wax.
See Wax insect, below.
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(e) (Bot.) A waxlike product secreted by certain plants.
See Vegetable wax, under Vegetable.
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(f) (Min.) A substance, somewhat resembling wax, found in
connection with certain deposits of rock salt and
coal; -- called also mineral wax, and ozocerite.
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(g) Thick sirup made by boiling down the sap of the sugar
maple, and then cooling. [Local U. S.]
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(h) any of numerous substances or mixtures composed
predominantly of the longer-chain saturated
hydrocarbons such as the paraffins, which are solid at
room teperature, or their alcohol, carboxylic acid, or
ester derivatives.
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Japanese wax, a waxlike substance made in Japan from the
berries of certain species of Rhus, esp. {Rhus
succedanea}.
Mineral wax. (Min.) See Wax, 2
(f), above.
Wax cloth. See Waxed cloth, under Waxed.
Wax end. See Waxed end, under Waxed.
Wax flower, a flower made of, or resembling, wax.
Wax insect (Zool.), any one of several species of scale
insects belonging to the family Coccidae, which secrete
from their bodies a waxlike substance, especially the
Chinese wax insect (Coccus Sinensis) from which a large
amount of the commercial Chinese wax is obtained. Called
also pela.
Wax light, a candle or taper of wax.
Wax moth (Zool.), a pyralid moth (Galleria cereana) whose
larvae feed upon honeycomb, and construct silken galleries
among the fragments. The moth has dusky gray wings
streaked with brown near the outer edge. The larva is
yellowish white with brownish dots. Called also {bee
moth}.
Wax myrtle. (Bot.) See Bayberry.
Wax painting, a kind of painting practiced by the ancients,
under the name of encaustic. The pigments were ground with
wax, and diluted. After being applied, the wax was melted
with hot irons and the color thus fixed.
Wax palm. (Bot.)
(a) A species of palm (Ceroxylon Andicola) native of the
Andes, the stem of which is covered with a secretion,
consisting of two thirds resin and one third wax,
which, when melted with a third of fat, makes
excellent candles.
(b) A Brazilian tree (Copernicia cerifera) the young
leaves of which are covered with a useful waxy
secretion.
Wax paper, paper prepared with a coating of white wax and
other ingredients.
Wax plant (Bot.), a name given to several plants, as:
(a) The Indian pipe (see under Indian).
(b) The Hoya carnosa, a climbing plant with polished,
fleshy leaves.
(c) Certain species of Begonia with similar foliage.
Wax tree (Bot.)
(a) A tree or shrub (Ligustrum lucidum) of China, on
which certain insects make a thick deposit of a
substance resembling white wax.
(b) A kind of sumac (Rhus succedanea) of Japan, the
berries of which yield a sort of wax.
(c) A rubiaceous tree (Elaeagia utilis) of New Grenada,
called by the inhabitants "arbol del cera."
Wax yellow, a dull yellow, resembling the natural color of
beeswax.
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Elaeagnus
(gcide) | Elaeagnus \E`l[ae]*ag"nus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a B[oe]otian
marsh plant; ? olive + ? sacred, pure.] (Bot.)
A genus of shrubs or small trees, having the foliage covered
with small silvery scales; oleaster.
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Elaeagnus angustifolia
(gcide) | Olive \Ol"ive\, n. [F., fr. L. oliva, akin to Gr. ?. See Oil.]
1. (Bot.)
(a) A tree (Olea Europaea) with small oblong or
elliptical leaves, axillary clusters of flowers, and
oval, one-seeded drupes. The tree has been cultivated
for its fruit for thousands of years, and its branches
are the emblems of peace. The wood is yellowish brown
and beautifully variegated.
(b) The fruit of the olive. It has been much improved by
cultivation, and is used for making pickles. Olive oil
is pressed from its flesh.
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2. (Zool.)
(a) Any shell of the genus Oliva and allied genera; --
so called from the form. See Oliva.
(b) The oyster catcher. [Prov. Eng.]
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3.
(a) The color of the olive, a peculiar dark brownish,
yellowish, or tawny green.
(b) One of the tertiary colors, composed of violet and
green mixed in equal strength and proportion.
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4. (Anat.) An olivary body. See under Olivary.
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5. (Cookery) A small slice of meat seasoned, rolled up, and
cooked; as, olives of beef or veal.
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Note: Olive is sometimes used adjectively and in the
formation of self-explaining compounds; as, olive
brown, olive green, olive-colored, olive-skinned, olive
crown, olive garden, olive tree, olive yard, etc.
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Bohemian olive (Bot.), a species of Elaeagnus ({Elaeagnus
angustifolia}), the flowers of which are sometimes used in
Southern Europe as a remedy for fevers.
Olive branch.
(a) A branch of the olive tree, considered an emblem of
peace.
(b) (Fig.): A child.
to hold out an olive branch, to offer to make peace (with a
rival or enemy).
Olive brown, brown with a tinge of green.
Olive green, a dark brownish green, like the color of the
olive.
Olive oil, an oil expressed from the ripe fruit of the
olive, and much used as a salad oil, also in medicine and
the arts.
Olive ore (Min.), olivenite.
Wild olive (Bot.), a name given to the oleaster or wild
stock of the olive; also variously to several trees more
or less resembling the olive.
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Elaeagnus argentea
(gcide) | Silverberry \Sil"ver*ber`ry\, n. (Bot.)
A tree or shrub (Elaeagnus argentea) with silvery foliage
and fruit. --Gray.
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Elaeagnus hortensis
(gcide) | Oleaster \O`le*as"ter\, n. [L., fr. olea olive tree. See
Olive, Oil.] (Bot.)
(a) The wild olive tree (Olea Europea, var. sylvestris).
(b) Any species of the genus Elaeagus. See Eleagnus. The
small silvery berries of the common species ({Elaeagnus
hortensis}) are called Trebizond dates, and are made
into cakes by the Arabs.
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Elaeis
(gcide) | Elaeis \E*l[ae]"is\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? olive tree.] (Bot.)
A genus of palms.
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Note: El[ae]is Guineensis, the African oil palm, is a tree
twenty or thirty feet high, with immense pinnate leaves
and large masses of fruit. The berries are rather
larger than olives, and when boiled in water yield the
orange-red palm oil.
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Elaeis Guineensis
(gcide) | Oil \Oil\ (oil), n. [OE. oile, OF. oile, F. huile, fr. L. oleum;
akin to Gr. ?. Cf. Olive.]
Any one of a great variety of unctuous combustible
substances, more viscous than and not miscible with water;
as, olive oil, whale oil, rock oil, etc. They are of animal,
vegetable, or mineral origin and of varied composition, and
they are variously used for food, for solvents, for
anointing, lubrication, illumination, etc. By extension, any
substance of an oily consistency; as, oil of vitriol.
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Note: The mineral oils are varieties of petroleum. See
Petroleum. The vegetable oils are of two classes,
essential oils (see under Essential), and {natural
oils} which in general resemble the animal oils and
fats. Most of the natural oils and the animal oils and
fats consist of ethereal salts of glycerin, with a
large number of organic acids, principally stearic,
oleic, and palmitic, forming respectively stearin,
olein, and palmitin. Stearin and palmitin prevail in
the solid oils and fats, and olein in the liquid oils.
Mutton tallow, beef tallow, and lard are rich in
stearin, human fat and palm oil in palmitin, and sperm
and cod-liver oils in olein. In making soaps, the acids
leave the glycerin and unite with the soda or potash.
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Animal oil, Bone oil, Dipple's oil, etc. (Old Chem.), a
complex oil obtained by the distillation of animal
substances, as bones. See Bone oil, under Bone.
Drying oils, Essential oils. (Chem.) See under Drying,
and Essential.
Ethereal oil of wine, Heavy oil of wine. (Chem.) See
under Ethereal.
Fixed oil. (Chem.) See under Fixed.
Oil bag (Zool.), a bag, cyst, or gland in animals,
containing oil.
Oil beetle (Zool.), any beetle of the genus Meloe and
allied genera. When disturbed they emit from the joints of
the legs a yellowish oily liquor. Some species possess
vesicating properties, and are used instead of
cantharides.
Oil box, or Oil cellar (Mach.), a fixed box or reservoir,
for lubricating a bearing; esp., the box for oil beneath
the journal of a railway-car axle.
Oil cake. See under Cake.
Oil cock, a stopcock connected with an oil cup. See {Oil
cup}.
Oil color.
(a) A paint made by grinding a coloring substance in oil.
(b) Such paints, taken in a general sense.
(b) a painting made from such a paint.
Oil cup, a cup, or small receptacle, connected with a
bearing as a lubricator, and usually provided with a wick,
wire, or adjustable valve for regulating the delivery of
oil.
Oil engine, a gas engine worked with the explosive vapor of
petroleum.
Oil gas, inflammable gas procured from oil, and used for
lighting streets, houses, etc.
Oil gland.
(a) (Zool.) A gland which secretes oil; especially in birds,
the large gland at the base of the tail.
(b) (Bot.) A gland, in some plants, producing oil.
Oil green, a pale yellowish green, like oil.
Oil of brick, empyreumatic oil obtained by subjecting a
brick soaked in oil to distillation at a high temperature,
-- used by lapidaries as a vehicle for the emery by which
stones and gems are sawn or cut. --Brande & C.
Oil of talc, a nostrum made of calcined talc, and famous in
the 17th century as a cosmetic. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
Oil of vitriol (Chem.), strong sulphuric acid; -- so called
from its oily consistency and from its forming the
vitriols or sulphates.
Oil of wine, [OE]nanthic ether. See under [OE]nanthic.
Oil painting.
(a) The art of painting in oil colors.
(b) Any kind of painting of which the pigments are originally
ground in oil.
Oil palm (Bot.), a palm tree whose fruit furnishes oil,
esp. Elaeis Guineensis. See Elaeis.
Oil sardine (Zool.), an East Indian herring ({Clupea
scombrina}), valued for its oil.
Oil shark (Zool.)
(a) The liver shark.
(b) The tope.
Oil still, a still for hydrocarbons, esp. for petroleum.
Oil test, a test for determining the temperature at which
petroleum oils give off vapor which is liable to explode.
Oil tree. (Bot.)
(a) A plant of the genus Ricinus (Ricinus communis), from
the seeds of which castor oil is obtained.
(b) An Indian tree, the mahwa. See Mahwa.
(c) The oil palm.
To burn the midnight oil, to study or work late at night.
Volatle oils. See Essential oils, under Essential.
[1913 Webster]Palm \Palm\, n. [AS. palm, L. palma; -- so named fr. the leaf
resembling a hand. See 1st Palm, and cf. Pam.]
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1. (Bot.) Any endogenous tree of the order Palm[ae] or
Palmace[ae]; a palm tree.
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Note: Palms are perennial woody plants, often of majestic
size. The trunk is usually erect and rarely branched,
and has a roughened exterior composed of the persistent
bases of the leaf stalks. The leaves are borne in a
terminal crown, and are supported on stout, sheathing,
often prickly, petioles. They are usually of great
size, and are either pinnately or palmately many-cleft.
There are about one thousand species known, nearly all
of them growing in tropical or semitropical regions.
The wood, petioles, leaves, sap, and fruit of many
species are invaluable in the arts and in domestic
economy. Among the best known are the date palm, the
cocoa palm, the fan palm, the oil palm, the wax palm,
the palmyra, and the various kinds called cabbage palm
and palmetto.
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2. A branch or leaf of the palm, anciently borne or worn as a
symbol of victory or rejoicing.
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A great multitude . . . stood before the throne, and
before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palme
in their hands. --Rev. vii. 9.
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3. Hence: Any symbol or token of superiority, success, or
triumph; also, victory; triumph; supremacy. "The palm of
martyrdom." --Chaucer.
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So get the start of the majestic world
And bear the palm alone. --Shak.
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Molucca palm (Bot.), a labiate herb from Asia ({Molucella
l[ae]vis}), having a curious cup-shaped calyx.
Palm cabbage, the terminal bud of a cabbage palm, used as
food.
Palm cat (Zool.), the common paradoxure.
Palm crab (Zool.), the purse crab.
Palm oil, a vegetable oil, obtained from the fruit of
several species of palms, as the African oil palm
(El[ae]is Guineensis), and used in the manufacture of
soap and candles. See El[ae]is.
Palm swift (Zool.), a small swift (Cypselus Batassiensis)
which frequents the palmyra and cocoanut palms in India.
Its peculiar nest is attached to the leaf of the palmyra
palm.
Palm toddy. Same as Palm wine.
Palm weevil (Zool.), any one of mumerous species of very
large weevils of the genus Rhynchophorus. The larv[ae]
bore into palm trees, and are called palm borers, and
grugru worms. They are considered excellent food.
Palm wine, the sap of several species of palms, especially,
in India, of the wild date palm (Ph[oe]nix sylvestrix),
the palmyra, and the Caryota urens. When fermented it
yields by distillation arrack, and by evaporation jaggery.
Called also palm toddy.
Palm worm, or Palmworm. (Zool.)
(a) The larva of a palm weevil.
(b) A centipede.
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Elaeodendron croceum
(gcide) | Saffron \Saf"fron\ (?; 277), n. [OE. saffran, F. safran; cf. It.
zafferano, Sp. azafran, Pg. a[,c]afr[~a]o; all fr. Ar. & Per.
za' far[=a]n.]
1. (Bot.) A bulbous iridaceous plant (Crocus sativus)
having blue flowers with large yellow stigmas. See
Crocus.
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2. The aromatic, pungent, dried stigmas, usually with part of
the stile, of the Crocus sativus. Saffron is used in
cookery, and in coloring confectionery, liquors,
varnishes, etc., and was formerly much used in medicine.
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3. An orange or deep yellow color, like that of the stigmas
of the Crocus sativus.
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Bastard saffron, Dyer's saffron. (Bot.) See Safflower.
Meadow saffron (Bot.), a bulbous plant ({Colchichum
autumnale}) of Europe, resembling saffron.
Saffron wood (Bot.), the yellowish wood of a South African
tree (Elaeodendron croceum); also, the tree itself.
Saffron yellow, a shade of yellow like that obtained from
the stigmas of the true saffron (Crocus sativus).
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Elaeolite
(gcide) | Elaeolite \E*l[ae]"o*lite\, n. [Gr. ? olive oil, oil + -lite.]
(Min.)
A variety of hephelite, usually massive, of greasy luster,
and gray to reddish color.
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El[ae]olite syenite, a kind of syenite characterized by the
presence of el[ae]olite.
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Elaeolite syenite
(gcide) | Elaeolite \E*l[ae]"o*lite\, n. [Gr. ? olive oil, oil + -lite.]
(Min.)
A variety of hephelite, usually massive, of greasy luster,
and gray to reddish color.
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El[ae]olite syenite, a kind of syenite characterized by the
presence of el[ae]olite.
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Elaeoptene
(gcide) | Elaeoptene \E`l[ae]*op"tene\, n. [Gr. ? olive oil, oil + ?
winged, fleeting.] (Chem.)
The more liquid or volatile portion of certain oily
substance, as distinguished from stearoptene, the more solid
parts. [Written also elaoptene.]
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Erora laeta
(gcide) | Spring \Spring\, n. [AS. spring a fountain, a leap. See
Spring, v. i.]
1. A leap; a bound; a jump.
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The prisoner, with a spring, from prison broke.
--Dryden.
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2. A flying back; the resilience of a body recovering its
former state by its elasticity; as, the spring of a bow.
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3. Elastic power or force.
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Heavens! what a spring was in his arm! --Dryden.
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4. An elastic body of any kind, as steel, India rubber, tough
wood, or compressed air, used for various mechanical
purposes, as receiving and imparting power, diminishing
concussion, regulating motion, measuring weight or other
force.
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Note: The principal varieties of springs used in mechanisms
are the spiral spring (Fig. a), the coil spring
(Fig. b), the elliptic spring (Fig. c), the
half-elliptic spring (Fig. d), the volute spring,
the India-rubber spring, the atmospheric spring,
etc.
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5. Any source of supply; especially, the source from which a
stream proceeds; an issue of water from the earth; a
natural fountain. "All my springs are in thee." --Ps.
lxxxvii. 7. "A secret spring of spiritual joy." --Bentley.
"The sacred spring whence right and honor streams." --Sir
J. Davies.
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6. Any active power; that by which action, or motion, is
produced or propagated; cause; origin; motive.
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Our author shuns by vulgar springs to move
The hero's glory, or the virgin's love. --Pope.
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7. That which springs, or is originated, from a source; as:
(a) A race; lineage. [Obs.] --Chapman.
(b) A youth; a springal. [Obs.] --Spenser.
(c) A shoot; a plant; a young tree; also, a grove of
trees; woodland. [Obs.] --Spenser. Milton.
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8. That which causes one to spring; specifically, a lively
tune. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.
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9. The season of the year when plants begin to vegetate and
grow; the vernal season, usually comprehending the months
of March, April, and May, in the middle latitudes north of
the equator. "The green lap of the new-come spring."
--Shak.
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Note: Spring of the astronomical year begins with the vernal
equinox, about March 21st, and ends with the summer
solstice, about June 21st.
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10. The time of growth and progress; early portion; first
stage; as, the spring of life. "The spring of the day."
--1 Sam. ix. 26.
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O how this spring of love resembleth
The uncertain glory of an April day. --Shak.
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11. (Naut.)
(a) A crack or fissure in a mast or yard, running
obliquely or transversely.
(b) A line led from a vessel's quarter to her cable so
that by tightening or slacking it she can be made to
lie in any desired position; a line led diagonally
from the bow or stern of a vessel to some point upon
the wharf to which she is moored.
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Air spring, Boiling spring, etc. See under Air,
Boiling, etc.
Spring back (Bookbinding), a back with a curved piece of
thin sheet iron or of stiff pasteboard fastened to the
inside, the effect of which is to make the leaves of a
book thus bound (as a ledger or other account or blank
book) spring up and lie flat.
Spring balance, a contrivance for measuring weight or force
by the elasticity of a spiral spring of steel.
Spring beam, a beam that supports the side of a paddle box.
See Paddle beam, under Paddle, n.
Spring beauty.
(a) (Bot.) Any plant of the genus Claytonia, delicate
herbs with somewhat fleshy leaves and pretty
blossoms, appearing in springtime.
(b) (Zool.) A small, elegant American butterfly ({Erora
laeta}) which appears in spring. The hind wings of
the male are brown, bordered with deep blue; those of
the female are mostly blue.
Spring bed, a mattress, under bed, or bed bottom, in which
springs, as of metal, are employed to give the required
elasticity.
Spring beetle (Zool.), a snapping beetle; an elater.
Spring box, the box or barrel in a watch, or other piece of
mechanism, in which the spring is contained.
Spring fly (Zool.), a caddice fly; -- so called because it
appears in the spring.
Spring grass (Bot.), vernal grass. See under Vernal.
Spring gun, a firearm discharged by a spring, when this is
trodden upon or is otherwise moved.
Spring hook (Locomotive Engines), one of the hooks which
fix the driving-wheel spring to the frame.
Spring latch, a latch that fastens with a spring.
Spring lock, a lock that fastens with a spring.
Spring mattress, a spring bed.
Spring of an arch (Arch.) See Springing line of an arch,
under Springing.
Spring of pork, the lower part of a fore quarter, which is
divided from the neck, and has the leg and foot without
the shoulder. [Obs.] --Nares.
Sir, pray hand the spring of pork to me. --Gayton.
Spring pin (Locomotive Engines), an iron rod fitted between
the springs and the axle boxes, to sustain and regulate
the pressure on the axles.
Spring rye, a kind of rye sown in the spring; -- in
distinction from winter rye, sown in autumn.
Spring stay (Naut.), a preventer stay, to assist the
regular one. --R. H. Dana, Jr.
Spring tide, the tide which happens at, or soon after, the
new and the full moon, and which rises higher than common
tides. See Tide.
Spring wagon, a wagon in which springs are interposed
between the body and the axles to form elastic supports.
Spring wheat, any kind of wheat sown in the spring; -- in
distinction from winter wheat, which is sown in autumn.
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Erythrophlaeum Guineense
(gcide) | Sassy bark \Sas"sy bark`\ (Bot.)
The bark of a West African leguminous tree ({Erythrophlaeum
Guineense}, used by the natives as an ordeal poison, and also
medicinally; -- called also mancona bark.
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Euchlaena luxurians
(gcide) | Teosinte \Te`o*sin"te\, n. (Bot.)
A large grass (Euchlaena luxurians) closely related to
maize. It is native of Mexico and Central America, but is now
cultivated for fodder in the Southern United States and in
many warm countries. Called also Guatemala grass.
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Fabellae
(gcide) | Fabella \Fa*bel"la\, n.; pl. Fabellae (-l[=e]). [NL., dim. of
L. faba a bean.] (Anat.)
One of the small sesamoid bones situated behind the condyles
of the femur, in some mammals.
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faculae
(gcide) | faculae \fac"u*l[ae]\, n. pl. [L., pl. of facula a little
torch.] (Astron.)
Groups of small shining spots on the surface of the sun which
are brighter than the other parts of the photosphere. They
are generally seen in the neighborhood of the dark spots, and
are supposed to be elevated portions of the photosphere.
--Newcomb.
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Fasciolae
(gcide) | Fasciola \Fas*ci"o*la\, n.;pl. Fasciol[ae]. [See Fasciole.]
(Anat.)
A band of gray matter bordering the fimbria in the brain; the
dentate convolution. --Wilder.
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feculae
(gcide) | fecula \fec"u*la\, n.; pl. fecul[ae] [L.faecula burnt tartar
or salt of tartar, dim. of faex, faecis, sediment, dregs: cf.
F. f['e]cule.]
Any pulverulent matter obtained from plants by simply
breaking down the texture, washing with water, and
subsidence. Especially:
(a) The nutritious part of wheat; starch or farina; -- called
also amylaceous fecula.
(b) The green matter of plants; chlorophyll.
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fibrillAE
(gcide) | fibrilla \fi*bril"la\, n.; pl. fibrill[AE]. [NL. See
Fibril.]
A minute thread or fiber, as one of the fibrous elements of a
muscular fiber; a fibril.
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fibulae
(gcide) | fibula \fib"u*la\ (f[i^]b"[-u]*l[.a]), n.; pl. fibul[ae]. [L.,
clasp, buckle.]
1. A brooch, clasp, or buckle.
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Mere fibul[ae], without a robe to clasp.
--Wordsworth.
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2. (Anat.) The outer and usually the smaller of the two bones
of the leg, or hind limb, below the knee.
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3. (Surg.) A needle for sewing up wounds.
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Fistulae
(gcide) | Fistula \Fis"tu*la\ (?; 135), n.; pl. Fistul[ae]. [L.]
1. A reed; a pipe.
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2. A pipe for convejing water. [Obs.] --Knight.
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3. (Med.) A permanent abnormal opening into the soft parts
with a constant discharge; a deep, narrow, chronic
abscess; an abnormal opening between an internal cavity
and another cavity or the surface; as, a salivary fistula;
an anal fistula; a recto-vaginal fistula.
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Incomplete fistula (Med.), a fistula open at one end only.
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Formulae
(gcide) | Formula \For"mu*la\, n.; pl. E. Formulas, L. Formul[ae].
[L., dim. of forma form, model. SeeForm, n.]
1. A prescribed or set form; an established rule; a fixed or
conventional method in which anything is to be done,
arranged, or said.
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2. (Eccl.) A written confession of faith; a formal statement
of foctrines.
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3. (Math.) A rule or principle expressed in algebraic
language; as, the binominal formula.
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4. (Med.) A prescription or recipe for the preparation of a
medicinal compound.
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5. (Chem.) A symbolic expression (by means of letters,
figures, etc.) of the constituents or constitution of a
compound.
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Note: Chemical formul[ae] consist of the abbreviations of the
names of the elements, with a small figure at the lower
right hand, to denote the number of atoms of each
element contained.
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Empirical formula (Chem.), an expression which gives the
simple proportion of the constituents; as, the empirical
formula of acetic acid is C2H4O2.
Graphic formula, Rational formula (Chem.), an expression
of the constitution, and in a limited sense of the
structure, of a compound, by the grouping of its atoms or
radicals; as, a rational formula of acetic acid is
CH3.(C:O).OH; -- called also structural formula,
constitutional formula, etc. See also the formula of
Benzene nucleus, under Benzene.
Molecular formula (Chem.), a formula indicating the
supposed molecular constitution of a compound.
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Foveolae
(gcide) | Foveola \Fo*ve"o*la\, n.; pl. Foveol[ae]. [NL., dim. of L.
fovea.]
A small depression or pit; a fovea.
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Fovillae
(gcide) | Fovilla \Fo*vil"la\, n.; pl. Fovill[ae]. [Dim. fr. L. fovere
to cherish.] (Bot.)
One of the fine granules contained in the protoplasm of a
pollen grain.
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Frankenia laevis
(gcide) | Sea heath \Sea" heath`\ (Bot.)
A low perennial plant (Frankenia laevis) resembling heath,
growing along the seashore in Europe.
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Fungiform papillae
(gcide) | Fungiform \Fun"gi*form\, a. [Eungus + -form: cf. F. fongiforme.]
Shaped like a fungus or mushroom.
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Fungiform papill[ae] (Anat.), numerous small, rounded
eminences on the upper surface of the tongue.
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Gastrulae
(gcide) | Gastrula \Gas"tru*la\, n.; pl. Gastrul[ae][NL., dim. fr. Gr. ?
the stomach.] (Biol.)
An embryonic form having its origin in the invagination or
pushing in of the wall of the planula or blastula (the
blastosphere) on one side, thus giving rise to a
double-walled sac, with one opening or mouth (the blastopore)
which leads into the cavity (the archenteron) lined by the
inner wall (the hypoblast). See Illust. under Invagination.
In a more general sense, an ideal stage in embryonic
development. See Gastr[ae]a. -- a. Of or pertaining to a
gastrula.
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Glabellae
(gcide) | Glabella \Gla*bel"la\, n.; pl. Glabell[ae]. [NL., fr. L.
glabellus hairless, fr. glaber bald.] (Anat.)
The space between the eyebrows, also including the
corresponding part of the frontal bone; the mesophryon. --
Gla*bel"lar, a.
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Glaeosporium fructigenum
(gcide) | Rot \Rot\, n.
1. Process of rotting; decay; putrefaction.
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2. (Bot.) A disease or decay in fruits, leaves, or wood,
supposed to be caused by minute fungi. See Bitter rot,
Black rot, etc., below.
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3. [Cf. G. rotz glanders.] A fatal distemper which attacks
sheep and sometimes other animals. It is due to the
presence of a parasitic worm in the liver or gall bladder.
See 1st Fluke, 2.
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His cattle must of rot and murrain die. --Milton.
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Bitter rot (Bot.), a disease of apples, caused by the
fungus Glaeosporium fructigenum. --F. L. Scribner.
Black rot (Bot.), a disease of grapevines, attacking the
leaves and fruit, caused by the fungus {Laestadia
Bidwellii}. --F. L. Scribner.
Dry rot (Bot.) See under Dry.
Grinder's rot (Med.) See under Grinder.
Potato rot. (Bot.) See under Potato.
White rot (Bot.), a disease of grapes, first appearing in
whitish pustules on the fruit, caused by the fungus
Coniothyrium diplodiella. --F. L. Scribner.
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Grallae
(gcide) | Grallae \Gral"l[ae]\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. grallae stilts, for
gradulae, fr. gradus. See Grade.] (Zool.)
An order of birds which formerly included all the waders. By
later writers it is usually restricted to the sandpipers,
plovers, and allied forms; -- called also Grallatores.
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Gulae
(gcide) | Gula \Gu"la\, n.; pl. L. Gulae, E. Gulas. [L., the throat,
gullet.]
1. (Zool.)
(a) The upper front of the neck, next to the chin; the
upper throat.
(b) A plate which in most insects supports the submentum.
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2. (Arch.) A capping molding. Same as Cymatium.
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Gymnolaema
(gcide) | Gymnolaema \Gym`no*l[ae]"ma\ (j[i^]m`n[-o]*l[=e]"m[.a]),
Gymnolaemata \Gym`no*l[ae]"ma*ta\ (j[i^]m`n[-o]*m[.a]*t[.a]),
prop. n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. gymno`s naked + laimo`s the
throat.] (Zool.)
An order of Bryozoa, having no epistome.
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Gymnolaemata
(gcide) | Gymnolaema \Gym`no*l[ae]"ma\ (j[i^]m`n[-o]*l[=e]"m[.a]),
Gymnolaemata \Gym`no*l[ae]"ma*ta\ (j[i^]m`n[-o]*m[.a]*t[.a]),
prop. n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. gymno`s naked + laimo`s the
throat.] (Zool.)
An order of Bryozoa, having no epistome.
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Heterodactylae
(gcide) | Heterodactylae \Het`e*ro*dac"ty*l[ae]\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ?
other + ? a finger.] (Zool.)
A group of birds including the trogons.
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Hollaed
(gcide) | Holla \Hol"la\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Hollaed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Hollaing.]
See Hollo, v. i.
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Hyaena spelaea
(gcide) | Hyena \Hy*e"na\, n.; pl. Hyenas. [L. hyaena, Gr. ?, orig., a
sow, but usually, a Libyan wild beast, prob., the hyena, fr.
? hog: cf. F. hy[`e]ne. See Sow female hog.] (Zool.)
Any carnivorous mammal of the family Hy[ae]nid[ae], doglike
nocturnal mammals of Africa and southern Asia, of which three
living species are known. They are large and strong, but
cowardly. They feed chiefly on carrion, and are nocturnal in
their habits. [Written also hy[ae]na.]
Syn: hyaena.
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Note: The striped hyena (Hy[ae]na striata) inhabits
Southern Asia and a large part of Africa. The brown
hyena (Hy[ae]na brunnea), and the spotted hyena
(Crocuta maculata), are found in Southern Africa. The
extinct cave hyena (Hy[ae]na spel[ae]a) inhabited
England and France.
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Cave hyena. See under Cave.
Hyena dog (Zool.), a South African canine animal ({Lycaon
venaticus}), which hunts in packs, chiefly at night. It is
smaller than the common wolf, with very large, erect ears,
and a bushy tail. Its color is reddish or yellowish brown,
blotched with black and white. Called also hunting dog.
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Hyblaean
(gcide) | Hyblaean \Hy*bl[ae]"an\, a. [L. Hyblaeus.]
Pertaining to Hybla, an ancient town of Sicily, famous for
its bees.
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Hylaeosaur
(gcide) | Hylaeosaur \Hy"l[ae]*o*saur`\, Hylaeosaurus
\Hy`l[ae]*o*sau"rus\, n. [NL. hylaeosaurus, fr. Gr. ? belonging
to a forest (fr. ? wood) + ? a lizard.] (Paleon.)
A large Wealden dinosaur from the Tilgate Forest, England. It
was about twenty feet long, protected by bony plates in the
skin, and armed with spines.
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Hylaeosaurus
(gcide) | Hylaeosaur \Hy"l[ae]*o*saur`\, Hylaeosaurus
\Hy`l[ae]*o*sau"rus\, n. [NL. hylaeosaurus, fr. Gr. ? belonging
to a forest (fr. ? wood) + ? a lizard.] (Paleon.)
A large Wealden dinosaur from the Tilgate Forest, England. It
was about twenty feet long, protected by bony plates in the
skin, and armed with spines.
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Ilex laevigata
(gcide) | Winter \Win"ter\, n. [AS. winter; akin to OFries. & D. winter,
OS. & OHG. wintar, G. winter, D. & Sw. vinter, Icel. vetr,
Goth. wintrus; of uncertain origin; cf. Old Gallic vindo-
white (in comp.), OIr. find white. ????.]
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1. The season of the year in which the sun shines most
obliquely upon any region; the coldest season of the year.
"Of thirty winter he was old." --Chaucer.
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And after summer evermore succeeds
Barren winter, with his wrathful nipping cold.
--Shak.
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Winter lingering chills the lap of May. --Goldsmith.
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Note: North of the equator, winter is popularly taken to
include the months of December, January, and February
(see Season). Astronomically, it may be considered to
begin with the winter solstice, about December 21st,
and to end with the vernal equinox, about March 21st.
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2. The period of decay, old age, death, or the like.
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Life's autumn past, I stand on winter's verge.
--Wordsworth.
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Winter apple, an apple that keeps well in winter, or that
does not ripen until winter.
Winter barley, a kind of barley that is sown in autumn.
Winter berry (Bot.), the name of several American shrubs
(Ilex verticillata, Ilex laevigata, etc.) of the Holly
family, having bright red berries conspicuous in winter.
Winter bloom. (Bot.)
(a) A plant of the genus Azalea.
(b) A plant of the genus Hamamelis ({Hamamelis
Viginica}); witch-hazel; -- so called from its flowers
appearing late in autumn, while the leaves are
falling.
Winter bud (Zool.), a statoblast.
Winter cherry (Bot.), a plant (Physalis Alkekengi) of the
Nightshade family, which has, a red berry inclosed in the
inflated and persistent calyx. See Alkekengi.
Winter cough (Med.), a form of chronic bronchitis marked by
a cough recurring each winter.
Winter cress (Bot.), a yellow-flowered cruciferous plant
(Barbarea vulgaris).
Winter crop, a crop which will bear the winter, or which
may be converted into fodder during the winter.
Winter duck. (Zool.)
(a) The pintail.
(b) The old squaw.
Winter egg (Zool.), an egg produced in the autumn by many
invertebrates, and destined to survive the winter. Such
eggs usually differ from the summer eggs in having a
thicker shell, and often in being enveloped in a
protective case. They sometimes develop in a manner
different from that of the summer eggs.
Winter fallow, ground that is fallowed in winter.
Winter fat. (Bot.) Same as White sage, under White.
Winter fever (Med.), pneumonia. [Colloq.]
Winter flounder. (Zool.) See the Note under Flounder.
Winter gull (Zool.), the common European gull; -- called
also winter mew. [Prov. Eng.]
Winter itch. (Med.) See Prarie itch, under Prairie.
Winter lodge, or Winter lodgment. (Bot.) Same as
Hibernaculum.
Winter mew. (Zool.) Same as Winter gull, above. [Prov.
Eng.]
Winter moth (Zool.), any one of several species of
geometrid moths which come forth in winter, as the
European species (Cheimatobia brumata). These moths have
rudimentary mouth organs, and eat no food in the imago
state. The female of some of the species is wingless.
Winter oil, oil prepared so as not to solidify in
moderately cold weather.
Winter pear, a kind of pear that keeps well in winter, or
that does not ripen until winter.
Winter quarters, the quarters of troops during the winter;
a winter residence or station.
Winter rye, a kind of rye that is sown in autumn.
Winter shad (Zool.), the gizzard shad.
Winter sheldrake (Zool.), the goosander. [Local, U. S.]
Winter sleep (Zool.), hibernation.
Winter snipe (Zool.), the dunlin.
Winter solstice. (Astron.) See Solstice, 2.
Winter teal (Zool.), the green-winged teal.
Winter wagtail (Zool.), the gray wagtail ({Motacilla
melanope}). [Prov. Eng.]
Winter wheat, wheat sown in autumn, which lives during the
winter, and ripens in the following summer.
Winter wren (Zool.), a small American wren ({Troglodytes
hiemalis}) closely resembling the common wren.
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Intermaxillae
(gcide) | Intermaxilla \In`ter*max*il"la\, n.; pl. Intermaxill[ae].
(Anat.)
See Premaxilla.
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Irresolvable nebulae
(gcide) | Irresolvable \Ir`re*solv"a*ble\, a. [Pref. ir- not + resolvable.
Cf. Irresoluble.]
Incapable of being resolved; not separable into component
parts.
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Irresolvable nebul[ae] (Astron.), nebul[ae] of a cloudlike
appearance, which have not yet been resolved by the
telescope into stars, and are often distant galaxies. See
galaxy[2]. --Sir W. Herschel.
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Lacinulae
(gcide) | Lacinula \La*cin"u*la\, n.; pl. Lacinul[ae], E. Lacinulas.
[NL.] (Bot.)
A diminutive lacinia.
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