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african
(encz) | African,africký adj: Zdeněk Brož |
african
(encz) | African,Afričan Zdeněk Brož |
African
(gcide) | African \Af"ri*can\, a. [L. Africus, Africanus, fr. Afer
African.]
Of or pertaining to Africa.
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African hemp, a fiber prepared from the leaves of the
Sanseviera Guineensis, a plant found in Africa and
India.
African marigold, a tropical American plant ({Tagetes
erecta}).
African oak or African teak, a timber furnished by
Oldfieldia Africana, used in ship building.
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African violet .
African-American, see African-American.
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African
(gcide) | African \Af"ri*can\, n.
A native of Africa; also one ethnologically belonging to an
African race.
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african
(wn) | African
adj 1: of or relating to the nations of Africa or their peoples;
"African languages"
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Africa |
african
(devil) | AFRICAN, n. A nigger that votes our way.
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central african republic
(mass) | Central African Republic
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african
(encz) | African,africký adj: Zdeněk BrožAfrican,Afričan Zdeněk Brož |
african american
(encz) | African American,Africký Američan |
africanise
(encz) | africanise,poafričtit v: Zdeněk Brož |
africanization
(encz) | Africanization,afrikanizace n: Zdeněk Brož |
africanizations
(encz) | Africanizations,afrikanizace pl. Zdeněk Brož |
africanize
(encz) | africanize,poafričtit v: Zdeněk BrožAfricanize,afrikanizovat v: Zdeněk Brož |
africanized
(encz) | Africanized,afrikanizovaný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
africanizes
(encz) | Africanizes,afrikanizuje v: Zdeněk Brož |
africanizing
(encz) | Africanizing,afrikanizující adj: Zdeněk Brož |
africans
(encz) | Africans,Afričané Zdeněk Brož |
central african economic and monetary community
(encz) | Central African Economic and Monetary Community, |
central african monetary union
(encz) | Central African Monetary Union, |
central african republic
(encz) | Central African Republic,Středoafrická republika Jiří Šmoldas |
central african states development bank
(encz) | Central African States Development Bank, |
central bank of west african states
(encz) | Central Bank of West African States, |
east african
(encz) | East African,východoafrický adj: Alice Brabcová |
east african cedar
(encz) | east African cedar, n: |
economic community of central african states
(encz) | Economic Community of Central African States, |
economic community of west african states
(encz) | Economic Community of West African States, |
eurafrican
(encz) | Eurafrican, adj: |
group of african governors
(encz) | Group of African Governors, |
north african
(encz) | North African, adj: |
organization of african unity
(encz) | Organization of African Unity, |
preferential trade area for eastern and southern african states
(encz) | Preferential Trade Area for Eastern and Southern African States, |
south african
(encz) | South African,obyvatel Jižní Afriky Zdeněk Brož |
southern african development community
(encz) | Southern African Development Community, |
southern african development coordination conference
(encz) | Southern African Development Coordination Conference, |
west african
(encz) | West African, adj: |
west african clearing house
(encz) | West African Clearing House, |
west african development bank
(encz) | West African Development Bank, |
west african division i
(encz) | West African Division I, |
west african division ii
(encz) | West African Division II, |
west african division iii
(encz) | West African Division III, |
west african economic and monetary union
(encz) | West African Economic and Monetary Union, |
west african economic community
(encz) | West African Economic Community, |
African bdellium
(gcide) | bdellium \bdel"lium\, n. [L., fr. Gr. bde`llion; cf. Heb.
b'dolakh bdellium (in sense 1).]
1. An unidentified substance mentioned in the Bible (--Gen.
ii. 12, and --Num. xi. 7), variously taken to be a gum, a
precious stone, or pearls, or perhaps a kind of amber
found in Arabia.
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2. A gum resin of reddish brown color, brought from India,
Persia, and Africa.
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Note: Indian bdellium or false myrrh is an exudation from
Balsamodendron Roxburghii. Other kinds are known as
African bdellium, Sicilian bdellium, etc.
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African calabash tree
(gcide) | Calabash \Cal"a*bash\ (k[a^]l"[.a]*b[a^]sh), n. [Sp. calabaza,
or Pg. calaba[,c]a, caba[,c]a (cf. F. Calebasse), lit., a dry
gourd, fr. Ar. qar', fem., a kind of gourd + aibas dry.]
1. The common gourd (plant or fruit).
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2. The fruit of the calabash tree.
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3. A water dipper, bottle, bascket, or other utensil, made
from the dry shell of a calabash or gourd.
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Calabash tree. (Bot.), a tree of tropical America
(Crescentia cujete), producing a large gourdlike fruit,
containing a purgative pulp. Its hard shell, after the
removal of the pulp, is used for cups, bottles, etc. The
African calabash tree is the baobab.
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African hemp
(gcide) | African \Af"ri*can\, a. [L. Africus, Africanus, fr. Afer
African.]
Of or pertaining to Africa.
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African hemp, a fiber prepared from the leaves of the
Sanseviera Guineensis, a plant found in Africa and
India.
African marigold, a tropical American plant ({Tagetes
erecta}).
African oak or African teak, a timber furnished by
Oldfieldia Africana, used in ship building.
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African violet .
African-American, see African-American.
[1913 Webster]Hemp \Hemp\ (h[e^]mp), n. [OE. hemp, AS. henep, h[ae]nep; akin
to D. hennep, OHG. hanaf, G. hanf, Icel. hampr, Dan. hamp,
Sw. hampa, L. cannabis, cannabum, Gr. ka`nnabis, ka`nnabos;
cf. Russ. konoplia, Skr. [,c]a[.n]a; all prob. borrowed from
some other language at an early time. Cf. Cannabine,
Canvas.]
1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Cannabis ({Cannabis
sativa}), the fibrous skin or bark of which is used for
making cloth and cordage. The name is also applied to
various other plants yielding fiber.
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2. The fiber of the skin or rind of the plant, prepared for
spinning. The name has also been extended to various
fibers resembling the true hemp.
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African hemp, Bowstring hemp. See under African, and
Bowstring.
Bastard hemp, the Asiatic herb Datisca cannabina.
Canada hemp, a species of dogbane (Apocynum cannabinum),
the fiber of which was used by the Indians.
Hemp agrimony, a coarse, composite herb of Europe
(Eupatorium cannabinum), much like the American boneset.
Hemp nettle, a plant of the genus Galeopsis ({Galeopsis
Tetrahit}), belonging to the Mint family.
Indian hemp. See under Indian, a.
Manila hemp, the fiber of Musa textilis.
Sisal hemp, the fiber of Agave sisalana, of Mexico and
Yucatan.
Sunn hemp, a fiber obtained from a leguminous plant
(Crotalaria juncea).
Water hemp, an annual American weed (Acnida cannabina),
related to the amaranth.
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African hunting dog
(gcide) | African hunting dog \African hunting dog\ n. (Zool.)
same as African wild dog.
Syn: painted wolf, African hunting dog.
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African lily
(gcide) | Lily \Lil"y\ (l[i^]l"[y^]), n.; pl. Lilies (l[i^]l"[i^]z).
[AS. lilie, L. lilium, Gr. lei`rion. Cf. Flower-de-luce.]
1. (Bot.) A plant and flower of the genus Lilium,
endogenous bulbous plants, having a regular perianth of
six colored pieces, six stamens, and a superior
three-celled ovary.
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Note: There are nearly fifty species, all found in the North
Temperate zone. Lilium candidum and {Lilium
longiflorum} are the common white lilies of gardens;
Lilium Philadelphicum is the wild red lily of the
Atlantic States. Lilium Chalcedonicum is supposed to
be the "lily of the field" in our Lord's parable;
Lilium auratum is the great gold-banded lily of
Japan.
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2. (Bot.) A name given to handsome flowering plants of
several genera, having some resemblance in color or form
to a true lily, as Pancratium, Crinum, Amaryllis,
Nerine, etc.
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3. That end of a compass needle which should point to the
north; -- so called as often ornamented with the figure of
a lily or fleur-de-lis.
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But sailing further, it veers its lily to the west.
--Sir T.
Browne.
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4. (Auction Bridge) A royal spade; -- usually in pl. See
Royal spade, below.
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African lily (Bot.), the blue-flowered {Agapanthus
umbellatus}.
Atamasco lily (Bot.), a plant of the genus Zephyranthes
(Zephyranthes Atamasco), having a white and pink
funnelform perianth, with six petal-like divisions
resembling those of a lily. --Gray.
Blackberry lily (Bot.), the Pardanthus Chinensis, the
black seeds of which form a dense mass like a blackberry.
Bourbon lily (Bot.), Lilium candidum. See Illust.
Butterfly lily. (Bot.) Same as Mariposa lily, in the
Vocabulary.
Lily beetle (Zool.), a European beetle ({Crioceris
merdigera}) which feeds upon the white lily.
Lily daffodil (Bot.), a plant of the genus Narcissus, and
its flower.
Lily encrinite (Paleon.), a fossil encrinite, esp.
Encrinus liliiformis. See Encrinite.
Lily hyacinth (Bot.), a plant of the genus Hyacinthus.
Lily iron, a kind of harpoon with a detachable head of
peculiar shape, used in capturing swordfish.
Lily of the valley (Bot.), a low perennial herb
(Convallaria majalis), having a raceme of nodding,
fragrant, white flowers.
Lily pad, the large floating leaf of the water lily. [U.
S.] --Lowell.
Tiger lily (Bot.), Lilium tigrinum, the sepals of which
are blotched with black.
Turk's-cap lily (Bot.) Lilium Martagon, a red lily with
recurved sepals; also, the similar American lily, {Lilium
superbum}.
Water lily (Bot.), the Nymph[ae]a, a plant with floating
roundish leaves, and large flowers having many petals,
usually white, but sometimes pink, red, blue, or yellow.
[See Illust. of Nymph[ae]a.]
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African marigold
(gcide) | Marigold \Mar"i*gold\, n. [Mary + gold.] (Bot.)
A name for several plants with golden yellow blossoms,
especially the Calendula officinalis (see Calendula), and
the cultivated species of Tagetes.
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Note: There are several yellow-flowered plants of different
genera bearing this name; as, the African marigold or
French marigold of the genus Tagetes, of which
several species and many varieties are found in
gardens. They are mostly strong-smelling herbs from
South America and Mexico: bur marigold, of the genus
Bidens; corn marigold, of the genus Chrysanthemum
(Chrysanthemum segetum, a pest in the cornfields of
Italy); fig marigold, of the genus
Mesembryanthemum; marsh marigold, of the genus
Caltha (Caltha palustris), commonly known in
America as the cowslip. See Marsh Marigold.
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Marigold window. (Arch.) See Rose window, under Rose.
[1913 Webster]African \Af"ri*can\, a. [L. Africus, Africanus, fr. Afer
African.]
Of or pertaining to Africa.
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African hemp, a fiber prepared from the leaves of the
Sanseviera Guineensis, a plant found in Africa and
India.
African marigold, a tropical American plant ({Tagetes
erecta}).
African oak or African teak, a timber furnished by
Oldfieldia Africana, used in ship building.
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African violet .
African-American, see African-American.
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African oak
(gcide) | Oak \Oak\ ([=o]k), n. [OE. oke, ok, ak, AS. [=a]c; akin to D.
eik, G. eiche, OHG. eih, Icel. eik, Sw. ek, Dan. eeg.]
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1. (Bot.) Any tree or shrub of the genus Quercus. The oaks
have alternate leaves, often variously lobed, and
staminate flowers in catkins. The fruit is a smooth nut,
called an acorn, which is more or less inclosed in a
scaly involucre called the cup or cupule. There are now
recognized about three hundred species, of which nearly
fifty occur in the United States, the rest in Europe,
Asia, and the other parts of North America, a very few
barely reaching the northern parts of South America and
Africa. Many of the oaks form forest trees of grand
proportions and live many centuries. The wood is usually
hard and tough, and provided with conspicuous medullary
rays, forming the silver grain.
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2. The strong wood or timber of the oak.
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Note: Among the true oaks in America are:
Barren oak, or
Black-jack, Quercus nigra.
Basket oak, Quercus Michauxii.
Black oak, Quercus tinctoria; -- called also yellow oak
or quercitron oak.
Bur oak (see under Bur.), Quercus macrocarpa; -- called
also over-cup or mossy-cup oak.
Chestnut oak, Quercus Prinus and Quercus densiflora.
Chinquapin oak (see under Chinquapin), {Quercus
prinoides}.
Coast live oak, Quercus agrifolia, of California; -- also
called enceno.
Live oak (see under Live), Quercus virens, the best of
all for shipbuilding; also, Quercus Chrysolepis, of
California.
Pin oak. Same as Swamp oak.
Post oak, Quercus obtusifolia.
Red oak, Quercus rubra.
Scarlet oak, Quercus coccinea.
Scrub oak, Quercus ilicifolia, Quercus undulata, etc.
Shingle oak, Quercus imbricaria.
Spanish oak, Quercus falcata.
Swamp Spanish oak, or
Pin oak, Quercus palustris.
Swamp white oak, Quercus bicolor.
Water oak, Quercus aquatica.
Water white oak, Quercus lyrata.
Willow oak, Quercus Phellos.
[1913 Webster] Among the true oaks in Europe are:
Bitter oak, or
Turkey oak, Quercus Cerris (see Cerris).
Cork oak, Quercus Suber.
English white oak, Quercus Robur.
Evergreen oak,
Holly oak, or
Holm oak, Quercus Ilex.
Kermes oak, Quercus coccifera.
Nutgall oak, Quercus infectoria.
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Note: Among plants called oak, but not of the genus
Quercus, are:
African oak, a valuable timber tree ({Oldfieldia
Africana}).
Australian oak or She oak, any tree of the genus
Casuarina (see Casuarina).
Indian oak, the teak tree (see Teak).
Jerusalem oak. See under Jerusalem.
New Zealand oak, a sapindaceous tree ({Alectryon
excelsum}).
Poison oak, a shrub once not distinguished from poison ivy,
but now restricted to Rhus toxicodendron or {Rhus
diversiloba}.
Silky oak or Silk-bark oak, an Australian tree
(Grevillea robusta).
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Green oak, oak wood colored green by the growth of the
mycelium of certain fungi.
Oak apple, a large, smooth, round gall produced on the
leaves of the American red oak by a gallfly ({Cynips
confluens}). It is green and pulpy when young.
Oak beauty (Zool.), a British geometrid moth ({Biston
prodromaria}) whose larva feeds on the oak.
Oak gall, a gall found on the oak. See 2d Gall.
Oak leather (Bot.), the mycelium of a fungus which forms
leatherlike patches in the fissures of oak wood.
Oak pruner. (Zool.) See Pruner, the insect.
Oak spangle, a kind of gall produced on the oak by the
insect Diplolepis lenticularis.
Oak wart, a wartlike gall on the twigs of an oak.
The Oaks, one of the three great annual English horse races
(the Derby and St. Leger being the others). It was
instituted in 1779 by the Earl of Derby, and so called
from his estate.
To sport one's oak, to be "not at home to visitors,"
signified by closing the outer (oaken) door of one's
rooms. [Cant, Eng. Univ.]
[1913 Webster]Teak \Teak\ (t[=e]k), n. [Malayalam tekku.] (Bot.)
A tree of East Indies (Tectona grandis) which furnishes an
extremely strong and durable timber highly valued for
shipbuilding and other purposes; also, the timber of the
tree. [Written also teek.]
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African teak, a tree (Oldfieldia Africana) of Sierra
Leone; also, its very heavy and durable wood; -- called
also African oak.
New Zeland teak, a large tree (Vitex littoralis) of New
Zeland; also, its hard, durable timber.
[1913 Webster]African \Af"ri*can\, a. [L. Africus, Africanus, fr. Afer
African.]
Of or pertaining to Africa.
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African hemp, a fiber prepared from the leaves of the
Sanseviera Guineensis, a plant found in Africa and
India.
African marigold, a tropical American plant ({Tagetes
erecta}).
African oak or African teak, a timber furnished by
Oldfieldia Africana, used in ship building.
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African violet .
African-American, see African-American.
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African pepper
(gcide) | Pepper \Pep"per\ (p[e^]p"p[~e]r), n. [OE. peper, AS. pipor, L.
piper, fr. Gr. pe`peri, pi`peri, akin to Skr. pippala,
pippali.]
1. A well-known, pungently aromatic condiment, the dried
berry, either whole or powdered, of the Piper nigrum.
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Note: Common pepper, or black pepper, is made from the
whole berry, dried just before maturity; white pepper
is made from the ripe berry after the outer skin has
been removed by maceration and friction. It has less of
the peculiar properties of the plant than the black
pepper. Pepper is used in medicine as a carminative
stimulant.
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2. (Bot.) The plant which yields pepper, an East Indian woody
climber (Piper nigrum), with ovate leaves and apetalous
flowers in spikes opposite the leaves. The berries are red
when ripe. Also, by extension, any one of the several
hundred species of the genus Piper, widely dispersed
throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of the
earth.
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3. Any plant of the genus Capsicum (of the Solanaceae
family, which are unrelated to Piper), and its fruit;
red pepper; chili pepper; as, the bell pepper and the
jalapeno pepper (both Capsicum annuum) and the
habanero pepper (Capsicum chinense); . These contain
varying levels of the substance capsaicin (C18H27O3N),
which gives the peppers their hot taste. The habanero is
about 25-50 times hotter than the jalapeno according to a
scale developed by Wilbur Scoville in 1912. See also
Capsicum and http://www.chili-pepper-plants.com/.
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Note: The term pepper has been extended to various other
fruits and plants, more or less closely resembling the
true pepper, esp. to the common varieties of
Capsicum. See Capsicum, and the Phrases, below.
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African pepper, the Guinea pepper. See under Guinea.
Cayenne pepper. See under Cayenne.
Chinese pepper, the spicy berries of the {Xanthoxylum
piperitum}, a species of prickly ash found in China and
Japan.
Guinea pepper. See under Guinea, and Capsicum.
Jamaica pepper. See Allspice.
Long pepper.
(a) The spike of berries of Piper longum, an East Indian
shrub.
(b) The root of Piper methysticum (syn. {Macropiper
methysticum}) of the family Piperaceae. See Kava.
Malaguetta pepper, or Meleguetta pepper, the aromatic
seeds of the Amomum Melegueta, an African plant of the
Ginger family. They are sometimes used to flavor beer,
etc., under the name of grains of Paradise.
Red pepper. See Capsicum.
Sweet pepper bush (Bot.), an American shrub ({Clethra
alnifolia}), with racemes of fragrant white flowers; --
called also white alder.
Pepper box or Pepper caster, a small box or bottle, with
a perforated lid, used for sprinkling ground pepper on
food, etc.
Pepper corn. See in the Vocabulary.
Pepper elder (Bot.), a West Indian name of several plants
of the Pepper family, species of Piper and Peperomia.
Pepper moth (Zool.), a European moth (Biston betularia)
having white wings covered with small black specks.
Pepper pot, a mucilaginous soup or stew of vegetables and
cassareep, much esteemed in the West Indies.
Pepper root. (Bot.). See Coralwort.
pepper sauce, a condiment for the table, made of small red
peppers steeped in vinegar.
Pepper tree (Bot.), an aromatic tree (Drimys axillaris)
of the Magnolia family, common in New Zealand. See
Peruvian mastic tree, under Mastic.
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African polecat
(gcide) | Zorilla \Zo*ril"la\, n. [Sp. zorilla, zorillo, dim. of zorra,
zorro, a fox: cf. F. zorille.] (Zool.)
Either one of two species of small African carnivores of the
genus Ictonyx allied to the weasels and skunks. [Written
also zoril, and zorille.]
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Note: The best-known species (Ictonyx zorilla) has black
shiny fur with white bands and spots. It has anal
glands which produce a very offensive secretion,
similar to that of the skunk. It feeds upon birds and
their eggs and upon small mammals, and is often very
destructive to poultry. It is sometimes tamed by the
natives, and kept to destroy rats and mice. Called also
mariput, Cape polecat, and African polecat. The
name is sometimes erroneously applied to the American
skunk.
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African rosewood
(gcide) | Rosewood \Rose"wood\, n.
A valuable cabinet wood of a dark red color, streaked and
variegated with black, obtained from several tropical
leguminous trees of the genera Dalbergia and Machaerium.
The finest kind is from Brazil, and is said to be from the
Dalbergia nigra.
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African rosewood, the wood of the leguminous tree
Pterocarpus erinaceus.
Jamaica rosewood, the wood of two West Indian trees
(Amyris balsamifera, and Linocieria ligustrina).
New South Wales rosewood, the wood of {Trichilia
glandulosa}, a tree related to the margosa.
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African swallowwort
(gcide) | Swallowwort \Swal"low*wort`\, n. (Bot.)
(a) See Celandine.
(b) A poisonous plant (Vincetoxicum officinale) of the
Milkweed family, at one time used in medicine; -- also
called white swallowwort.
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African swallowwort, a plant of the genus Stapelia.
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African teak
(gcide) | Teak \Teak\ (t[=e]k), n. [Malayalam tekku.] (Bot.)
A tree of East Indies (Tectona grandis) which furnishes an
extremely strong and durable timber highly valued for
shipbuilding and other purposes; also, the timber of the
tree. [Written also teek.]
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African teak, a tree (Oldfieldia Africana) of Sierra
Leone; also, its very heavy and durable wood; -- called
also African oak.
New Zeland teak, a large tree (Vitex littoralis) of New
Zeland; also, its hard, durable timber.
[1913 Webster]African \Af"ri*can\, a. [L. Africus, Africanus, fr. Afer
African.]
Of or pertaining to Africa.
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African hemp, a fiber prepared from the leaves of the
Sanseviera Guineensis, a plant found in Africa and
India.
African marigold, a tropical American plant ({Tagetes
erecta}).
African oak or African teak, a timber furnished by
Oldfieldia Africana, used in ship building.
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African violet .
African-American, see African-American.
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African violet
(gcide) | African \Af"ri*can\, a. [L. Africus, Africanus, fr. Afer
African.]
Of or pertaining to Africa.
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African hemp, a fiber prepared from the leaves of the
Sanseviera Guineensis, a plant found in Africa and
India.
African marigold, a tropical American plant ({Tagetes
erecta}).
African oak or African teak, a timber furnished by
Oldfieldia Africana, used in ship building.
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African violet .
African-American, see African-American.
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African wild dog
(gcide) | African wild dog \African wild dog\ n.
1. 1 (Zool.) a dog (Lycaon pictus) with mottled fur found
in Africa, notable for the strong social structure of its
family groups.
Syn: painted wolf, African hunting dog.
[PJC] Afrite
Afrit |
African-American
(gcide) | Hyphenated American \Hyphenated American\
An American who is referred to by a hyphenated term with the
first word indicating an origin in a foreign country, and the
second term being "American", as Irish-American,
Italian-American, African-American, Asian-American.
Used in reference to Americans of foreign birth or ancestry.
When used of Americans of European ancestry, it is often used
to refer to those who have a strong attachment to the
ancestral country or its culture. It implies that the
individual is imperfectly assimilated into American culture,
and is sometimes used derogatively.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]Negro \Ne"gro\ (n[=e]"gr[-o]), n.; pl. Negroes
(n[=e]"gr[=o]z). [Sp. or Pg. negro, fr. negro black, L.
niger; perh. akin to E. night.]
A black man; especially, one of a race of black or very dark
persons who inhabit the greater part of tropical Africa, and
are distinguished by crisped or curly hair, flat noses, and
thick protruding lips; also, any black person of unmixed
African blood, wherever found.
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2. A person of dark skin color descended at least in part
from African negroes; in the United States, an
African-American. [U.S. usage, sometimes considered
offensive.]
[PJC]African \Af"ri*can\, a. [L. Africus, Africanus, fr. Afer
African.]
Of or pertaining to Africa.
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African hemp, a fiber prepared from the leaves of the
Sanseviera Guineensis, a plant found in Africa and
India.
African marigold, a tropical American plant ({Tagetes
erecta}).
African oak or African teak, a timber furnished by
Oldfieldia Africana, used in ship building.
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African violet .
African-American, see African-American.
[1913 Webster]African-American \African-American\ adj.
1. of or pertaining to or characteristic of Americans of
African ancestry or their history or culture
Syn: Afro-American
[WordNet 1.5]African-American \African-American\ n.
1. 1 an American whose ancestors were born in Africa,
especially a United States citizen of African descent.
Syn: Afro-American, African, black, negro
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Africander
(gcide) | Africander \Af`ri*can"der\, n.
One born in Africa, the offspring of a white father and a
"colored" mother. Also, and now commonly in Southern Africa,
a native born of European settlers.
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Africanism
(gcide) | Africanism \Af"ri*can*ism\, n.
A word, phrase, idiom, or custom peculiar to Africa or
Africans. "The knotty Africanisms . . . of the fathers."
--Milton.
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Africanize
(gcide) | Africanize \Af"ri*can*ize\, v. t.
To place under the domination of Africans or negroes. [Amer.]
--Bartlett.
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Bibos Africanus
(gcide) | Sanga \San"ga\, Sangu \San"gu\, n. (Zool.)
The Abyssinian ox (Bos Africanus syn. Bibos Africanus),
noted for the great length of its horns. It has a hump on its
back.
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Bos Africanus
(gcide) | Sanga \San"ga\, Sangu \San"gu\, n. (Zool.)
The Abyssinian ox (Bos Africanus syn. Bibos Africanus),
noted for the great length of its horns. It has a hump on its
back.
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Buphaga Africana
(gcide) | Rhinoceros \Rhi*noc"e*ros\ (r[-i]*n[o^]s"[-e]*r[o^]s), n. [L.,
fr. Gr. "rinoke`rws, "rinoke`rwtos; "ri`s, "rino`s, the nose
+ ke`ras a horn: cf. F. rhinoc['e]ros. See Horn.] (Zool.)
Any pachyderm belonging to the genera Rhinoceros,
Atelodus, and several allied genera of the family
Rhinocerotidae, of which several living, and many extinct,
species are known. They are large and powerful, and usually
have either one or two stout conical median horns on the
snout.
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Note: The Indian, or white, and the Javan rhinoceroses
(Rhinoceros Indicus and Rhinoceros Sondaicus) have
incisor and canine teeth, but only one horn, and the
very thick skin forms shieldlike folds. The two or
three African species belong to Atelodus, and have
two horns, but lack the dermal folds, and the incisor
and canine teeth. The two Malay, or East Indian,
two-horned species belong to Ceratohinus, in which
incisor and canine teeth are present. See Borele, and
Keitloa.
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Rhinoceros auk (Zool.), an auk of the North Pacific
(Cerorhina monocrata) which has a deciduous horn on top
of the bill.
Rhinoceros beetle (Zool.), a very large beetle of the genus
Dynastes, having a horn on the head.
Rhinoceros bird. (Zool.)
(a) A large hornbill (Buceros rhinoceros), native of the
East Indies. It has a large hollow hornlike process on
the bill. Called also rhinoceros hornbill. See
Hornbill.
(b) An African beefeater (Buphaga Africana). It alights on
the back of the rhinoceros in search of parasitic
insects.
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E Africanus
(gcide) | Elephant \El"e*phant\ ([e^]l"[-e]*fant), n. [OE. elefaunt,
olifant, OF. olifant, F. ['e]l['e]phant, L. elephantus,
elephas, -antis, fr. Gr. 'ele`fas, 'ele`fantos; of unknown
origin; perh. fr. Skr. ibha, with the Semitic article al, el,
prefixed, or fr. Semitic Aleph hindi Indian bull; or cf.
Goth. ulbandus camel, AS. olfend.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) A mammal of the order Proboscidia and family
Elephantidae, of which two living species, {Elephas
maximus} (formerly Elephas Indicus) and {Loxodonta
Africana} (formerly E. Africanus), and several fossil
species, are known. They have five toes, a long proboscis
or trunk, and two large ivory tusks proceeding from the
extremity of the upper jaw, and curving upwards. The molar
teeth are large and have transverse folds. Elephants are
the largest land animals now existing. The elephant is
classed as a pachyderm.
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2. Ivory; the tusk of the elephant. [Obs.] --Dryden.
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Elephant apple (Bot.), an East Indian fruit with a rough,
hard rind, and edible pulp, borne by Feronia elephantum,
a large tree related to the orange.
Elephant bed (Geol.), at Brighton, England, abounding in
fossil remains of elephants. --Mantell.
Elephant beetle (Zo["o]l.), any very large beetle of the
genus Goliathus (esp. G. giganteus), of the family
Scarab[ae]id[ae]. They inhabit West Africa.
Elephant fish (Zo["o]l.), a chim[ae]roid fish
(Callorhynchus antarcticus), with a proboscis-like
projection of the snout.
Elephant paper, paper of large size, 23 [times] 28 inches.
Double elephant paper, paper measuring 263/4 [times] 40
inches. See Note under Paper.
Elephant seal (Zo["o]l.), an African jumping shrew
(Macroscelides typicus), having a long nose like a
proboscis.
Elephant's ear (Bot.), a name given to certain species of
the genus Begonia, which have immense one-sided leaves.
Elephant's foot (Bot.)
(a) A South African plant (Testudinaria Elephantipes),
which has a massive rootstock covered with a kind of
bark cracked with deep fissures; -- called also
tortoise plant. The interior part is barely edible,
whence the plant is also called Hottentot's bread.
(b) A genus (Elephantopus) of coarse, composite weeds.
Elephant's tusk (Zo["o]l.), the tooth shell. See
Dentalium.
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Eurafrican
(gcide) | Eurafric \Eur*af"ric\, Eurafrican \Eur*af"ri*can\, a. [Europe +
Afric, African.]
1. (Geog.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, the continents
of Europe and Africa combined.
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2. (Zo["o]geography) Pert. to or designating a region
including most of Europe and northern Africa south to the
Sahara.
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3. Of European and African descent.
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Loxodonta Africana
(gcide) | Elephant \El"e*phant\ ([e^]l"[-e]*fant), n. [OE. elefaunt,
olifant, OF. olifant, F. ['e]l['e]phant, L. elephantus,
elephas, -antis, fr. Gr. 'ele`fas, 'ele`fantos; of unknown
origin; perh. fr. Skr. ibha, with the Semitic article al, el,
prefixed, or fr. Semitic Aleph hindi Indian bull; or cf.
Goth. ulbandus camel, AS. olfend.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) A mammal of the order Proboscidia and family
Elephantidae, of which two living species, {Elephas
maximus} (formerly Elephas Indicus) and {Loxodonta
Africana} (formerly E. Africanus), and several fossil
species, are known. They have five toes, a long proboscis
or trunk, and two large ivory tusks proceeding from the
extremity of the upper jaw, and curving upwards. The molar
teeth are large and have transverse folds. Elephants are
the largest land animals now existing. The elephant is
classed as a pachyderm.
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2. Ivory; the tusk of the elephant. [Obs.] --Dryden.
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Elephant apple (Bot.), an East Indian fruit with a rough,
hard rind, and edible pulp, borne by Feronia elephantum,
a large tree related to the orange.
Elephant bed (Geol.), at Brighton, England, abounding in
fossil remains of elephants. --Mantell.
Elephant beetle (Zo["o]l.), any very large beetle of the
genus Goliathus (esp. G. giganteus), of the family
Scarab[ae]id[ae]. They inhabit West Africa.
Elephant fish (Zo["o]l.), a chim[ae]roid fish
(Callorhynchus antarcticus), with a proboscis-like
projection of the snout.
Elephant paper, paper of large size, 23 [times] 28 inches.
Double elephant paper, paper measuring 263/4 [times] 40
inches. See Note under Paper.
Elephant seal (Zo["o]l.), an African jumping shrew
(Macroscelides typicus), having a long nose like a
proboscis.
Elephant's ear (Bot.), a name given to certain species of
the genus Begonia, which have immense one-sided leaves.
Elephant's foot (Bot.)
(a) A South African plant (Testudinaria Elephantipes),
which has a massive rootstock covered with a kind of
bark cracked with deep fissures; -- called also
tortoise plant. The interior part is barely edible,
whence the plant is also called Hottentot's bread.
(b) A genus (Elephantopus) of coarse, composite weeds.
Elephant's tusk (Zo["o]l.), the tooth shell. See
Dentalium.
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Oldfieldia Africana
(gcide) | Oak \Oak\ ([=o]k), n. [OE. oke, ok, ak, AS. [=a]c; akin to D.
eik, G. eiche, OHG. eih, Icel. eik, Sw. ek, Dan. eeg.]
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1. (Bot.) Any tree or shrub of the genus Quercus. The oaks
have alternate leaves, often variously lobed, and
staminate flowers in catkins. The fruit is a smooth nut,
called an acorn, which is more or less inclosed in a
scaly involucre called the cup or cupule. There are now
recognized about three hundred species, of which nearly
fifty occur in the United States, the rest in Europe,
Asia, and the other parts of North America, a very few
barely reaching the northern parts of South America and
Africa. Many of the oaks form forest trees of grand
proportions and live many centuries. The wood is usually
hard and tough, and provided with conspicuous medullary
rays, forming the silver grain.
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2. The strong wood or timber of the oak.
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Note: Among the true oaks in America are:
Barren oak, or
Black-jack, Quercus nigra.
Basket oak, Quercus Michauxii.
Black oak, Quercus tinctoria; -- called also yellow oak
or quercitron oak.
Bur oak (see under Bur.), Quercus macrocarpa; -- called
also over-cup or mossy-cup oak.
Chestnut oak, Quercus Prinus and Quercus densiflora.
Chinquapin oak (see under Chinquapin), {Quercus
prinoides}.
Coast live oak, Quercus agrifolia, of California; -- also
called enceno.
Live oak (see under Live), Quercus virens, the best of
all for shipbuilding; also, Quercus Chrysolepis, of
California.
Pin oak. Same as Swamp oak.
Post oak, Quercus obtusifolia.
Red oak, Quercus rubra.
Scarlet oak, Quercus coccinea.
Scrub oak, Quercus ilicifolia, Quercus undulata, etc.
Shingle oak, Quercus imbricaria.
Spanish oak, Quercus falcata.
Swamp Spanish oak, or
Pin oak, Quercus palustris.
Swamp white oak, Quercus bicolor.
Water oak, Quercus aquatica.
Water white oak, Quercus lyrata.
Willow oak, Quercus Phellos.
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Bitter oak, or
Turkey oak, Quercus Cerris (see Cerris).
Cork oak, Quercus Suber.
English white oak, Quercus Robur.
Evergreen oak,
Holly oak, or
Holm oak, Quercus Ilex.
Kermes oak, Quercus coccifera.
Nutgall oak, Quercus infectoria.
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Note: Among plants called oak, but not of the genus
Quercus, are:
African oak, a valuable timber tree ({Oldfieldia
Africana}).
Australian oak or She oak, any tree of the genus
Casuarina (see Casuarina).
Indian oak, the teak tree (see Teak).
Jerusalem oak. See under Jerusalem.
New Zealand oak, a sapindaceous tree ({Alectryon
excelsum}).
Poison oak, a shrub once not distinguished from poison ivy,
but now restricted to Rhus toxicodendron or {Rhus
diversiloba}.
Silky oak or Silk-bark oak, an Australian tree
(Grevillea robusta).
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Green oak, oak wood colored green by the growth of the
mycelium of certain fungi.
Oak apple, a large, smooth, round gall produced on the
leaves of the American red oak by a gallfly ({Cynips
confluens}). It is green and pulpy when young.
Oak beauty (Zool.), a British geometrid moth ({Biston
prodromaria}) whose larva feeds on the oak.
Oak gall, a gall found on the oak. See 2d Gall.
Oak leather (Bot.), the mycelium of a fungus which forms
leatherlike patches in the fissures of oak wood.
Oak pruner. (Zool.) See Pruner, the insect.
Oak spangle, a kind of gall produced on the oak by the
insect Diplolepis lenticularis.
Oak wart, a wartlike gall on the twigs of an oak.
The Oaks, one of the three great annual English horse races
(the Derby and St. Leger being the others). It was
instituted in 1779 by the Earl of Derby, and so called
from his estate.
To sport one's oak, to be "not at home to visitors,"
signified by closing the outer (oaken) door of one's
rooms. [Cant, Eng. Univ.]
[1913 Webster]Teak \Teak\ (t[=e]k), n. [Malayalam tekku.] (Bot.)
A tree of East Indies (Tectona grandis) which furnishes an
extremely strong and durable timber highly valued for
shipbuilding and other purposes; also, the timber of the
tree. [Written also teek.]
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African teak, a tree (Oldfieldia Africana) of Sierra
Leone; also, its very heavy and durable wood; -- called
also African oak.
New Zeland teak, a large tree (Vitex littoralis) of New
Zeland; also, its hard, durable timber.
[1913 Webster]African \Af"ri*can\, a. [L. Africus, Africanus, fr. Afer
African.]
Of or pertaining to Africa.
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African hemp, a fiber prepared from the leaves of the
Sanseviera Guineensis, a plant found in Africa and
India.
African marigold, a tropical American plant ({Tagetes
erecta}).
African oak or African teak, a timber furnished by
Oldfieldia Africana, used in ship building.
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African violet .
African-American, see African-American.
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Potamochoerus Africanus
(gcide) | Bush \Bush\ (b[.u]sh), n. [OE. bosch, busch, buysch, bosk, busk;
akin to D. bosch, OHG. busc, G. busch, Icel. b[=u]skr,
b[=u]ski, Dan. busk, Sw. buske, and also to LL. boscus,
buscus, Pr. bosc, It. bosco, Sp. & Pg. bosque, F. bois, OF.
bos. Whether the LL. or G. form is the original is uncertain;
if the LL., it is perh. from the same source as E. box a
case. Cf. Ambush, Boscage, Bouquet, Box a case.]
1. A thicket, or place abounding in trees or shrubs; a wild
forest.
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Note: This was the original sense of the word, as in the
Dutch bosch, a wood, and was so used by Chaucer. In
this sense it is extensively used in the British
colonies, especially at the Cape of Good Hope, and also
in Australia and Canada; as, to live or settle in the
bush.
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2. A shrub; esp., a shrub with branches rising from or near
the root; a thick shrub or a cluster of shrubs.
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To bind a bush of thorns among sweet-smelling
flowers. --Gascoigne.
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3. A shrub cut off, or a shrublike branch of a tree; as,
bushes to support pea vines.
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4. A shrub or branch, properly, a branch of ivy (as sacred to
Bacchus), hung out at vintners' doors, or as a tavern
sign; hence, a tavern sign, and symbolically, the tavern
itself.
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If it be true that good wine needs no bush, 't is
true that a good play needs no epilogue. --Shak.
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5. (Hunting) The tail, or brush, of a fox.
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To beat about the bush, to approach anything in a
round-about manner, instead of coming directly to it; -- a
metaphor taken from hunting.
Bush bean (Bot.), a variety of bean which is low and
requires no support (Phaseolus vulgaris, variety nanus).
See Bean, 1.
Bush buck, or Bush goat (Zool.), a beautiful South
African antelope (Tragelaphus sylvaticus); -- so called
because found mainly in wooden localities. The name is
also applied to other species.
Bush cat (Zool.), the serval. See Serval.
Bush chat (Zool.), a bird of the genus Pratincola, of the
Thrush family.
Bush dog. (Zool.) See Potto.
Bush hammer. See Bushhammer in the Vocabulary.
Bush harrow (Agric.) See under Harrow.
Bush hog (Zool.), a South African wild hog
(Potamoch[oe]rus Africanus); -- called also bush pig,
and water hog.
Bush master (Zool.), a venomous snake (Lachesis mutus) of
Guinea; -- called also surucucu.
Bush pea (Bot.), a variety of pea that needs to be bushed.
Bush shrike (Zool.), a bird of the genus Thamnophilus,
and allied genera; -- called also batarg. Many species
inhabit tropical America.
Bush tit (Zool.), a small bird of the genus Psaltriparus,
allied to the titmouse. Psaltriparus minimus inhabits
California.
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Richardia Africana
(gcide) | Calla \Cal"la\ (k[a^]l"l[.a]), n. [Linn[ae]us derived Calla fr.
Gr. ??????? a cock's wattles but cf. L. calla, calsa, name of
an unknown plant, and Gr. kalo`s beautiful.] (Bot.)
A genus of plants, of the order Arace[ae].
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Note: The common Calla of cultivation is {Richardia
Africana}, belonging to another genus of the same
order. Its large spathe is pure white, surrounding a
fleshy spike, which is covered with minute apetalous
flowers.
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South African prune
(gcide) | Prune \Prune\, n. [F. prune, from L. prunum a plum. See Plum.]
A plum; esp., a dried plum, used in cookery; as, French or
Turkish prunes; California prunes.
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German prune (Bot.), a large dark purple plum, of oval
shape, often one-sided. It is much used for preserving,
either dried or in sirup.
Prune tree. (Bot.)
(a) A tree of the genus Prunus (Prunus domestica), which
produces prunes.
(b) The West Indian tree, Prunus occidentalis.
South African prune (Bot.), the edible fruit of a
sapindaceous tree (Pappea Capensis).
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african
(wn) | African
adj 1: of or relating to the nations of Africa or their peoples;
"African languages"
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Africa |
african american
(wn) | African American
n 1: an American whose ancestors were born in Africa [syn:
African-American, African American, Afro-American,
Black American] |
african american english
(wn) | African American English
n 1: a nonstandard form of American English characteristically
spoken by African Americans in the United States [syn:
African American Vernacular English, AAVE, {African
American English}, Black English, {Black English
Vernacular}, Black Vernacular, {Black Vernacular
English}, Ebonics] |
african american vernacular english
(wn) | African American Vernacular English
n 1: a nonstandard form of American English characteristically
spoken by African Americans in the United States [syn:
African American Vernacular English, AAVE, {African
American English}, Black English, {Black English
Vernacular}, Black Vernacular, {Black Vernacular
English}, Ebonics] |
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