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Americana
(gcide) | Americana \Americana\ ([.a]*m[~e]r`[i^]*k[a^]n"[.a]), n.
1. any artifact (such a books or furniture or art) that is
distinctive to America.
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leishmaniasis americana
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Agave Americana
(gcide) | Sisal grass \Si*sal" grass`\, Sisal hemp \Si*sal" hemp`\,
The prepared fiber of the Agave Americana, or American
aloe, used for cordage; -- so called from Sisal, a port in
Yucatan. See Sisal hemp, under Hemp.
[1913 Webster]Pita \Pi"ta\, n. [Sp.] (Bot.)
(a) A fiber obtained from the Agave Americana and other
related species, -- used for making cordage and paper.
Called also pita fiber, and pita thread.
(b) The plant which yields the fiber.
[1913 Webster]Maguey \Mag"uey\, n. [Sp. maguey, Mexican maguei and metl.]
(Bot.)
Any of several species of Agave, such as the {century
plant} (Agave Americana), a plant requiring many years to
come to maturity and blossoming only once before dying; and
the Agave atrovirens, a Mexican plant used especially for
making pulque, the source of the colorless Mexican liquor
mescal; and the cantala (Agave cantala), a Philippine
plant yielding a hard fibre used in making coarse twine. See
Agave.
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2. A hard fibre used in making coarse twine, derived from the
Philippine Agave cantala (Agave cantala); also called
cantala.
[WordNet 1.5]Agave \A*ga"ve\ ([.a]*g[=a]"v[-e]), prop. n. [L. Agave, prop.
name, fr. Gr. 'agayh`, fem. of 'agayo`s illustrious, noble.]
(Bot.)
A genus of plants (order Amaryllidaceae) of which the chief
species is the maguey or century plant (Agave Americana),
wrongly called Aloe. It takes from ten to seventy years,
according to climate, to attain maturity, when it produces a
gigantic flower stem, sometimes forty feet in height, and
perishes. The juice has purgative and diuretic properties.
The fermented juice is the pulque of the Mexicans;
distilled, it yields mescal. A strong thread and a tough
paper are made from the leaves, and the wood has many uses.
[1913 Webster]Amole \A*mo"le\, n. [Mex.] (Bot.)
Any detergent plant, or the part of it used as a detergent,
as the roots of Agave Americana, {Chlorogalum
pomeridianum}, etc. [Sp. Amer. & Mex.]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]Century \Cen"tu*ry\, n.; pl. Centuries. [L. centuria (in
senses 1 & 3), fr. centum a hundred: cf. F. centurie. See
Cent.]
1. A hundred; as, a century of sonnets; an aggregate of a
hundred things. [Archaic.]
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And on it said a century of prayers. --Shak.
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2. A period of a hundred years; as, this event took place
over two centuries ago.
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Note: Century, in the reckoning of time, although often used
in a general way of any series of hundred consecutive
years (as, a century of temperance work), usually
signifies a division of the Christian era, consisting
of a period of one hundred years ending with the
hundredth year from which it is named; as, the first
century (a. d. 1-100 inclusive); the seventh
century (a.d. 601-700); the eighteenth century
(a.d. 1701-1800). With words or phrases connecting
it with some other system of chronology it is used of
similar division of those eras; as, the first century
of Rome (A.U.C. 1-100).
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3. (Rom. Antiq.)
(a) A division of the Roman people formed according to
their property, for the purpose of voting for civil
officers.
(b) One of sixty companies into which a legion of the army
was divided. It was Commanded by a centurion.
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Century plant (Bot.), the Agave Americana, formerly
supposed to flower but once in a century; -- hence the
name. See Agave.
The Magdeburg Centuries, an ecclesiastical history of the
first thirteen centuries, arranged in thirteen volumes,
compiled in the 16th century by Protestant scholars at
Magdeburg.
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Anas Americana
(gcide) | Widgeon \Widg"eon\, n. [Probably from an old French form of F.
vigeon, vingeon, gingeon; of uncertain origin; cf. L. vipio,
-onis, a kind of small crane.] (Zool.)
Any one of several species of fresh-water ducks, especially
those belonging to the subgenus Mareca, of the genus
Anas. The common European widgeon (Anas penelope) and the
American widgeon (Anas Americana) are the most important
species. The latter is called also baldhead, baldpate,
baldface, baldcrown, smoking duck, wheat, duck, and
whitebelly.
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Bald-faced widgeon, or Green-headed widgeon, the American
widgeon.
Black widgeon, the European tufted duck.
Gray widgeon.
(a) The gadwall.
(b) The pintail duck.
Great headed widgeon, the poachard.
Pied widgeon.
(a) The poachard.
(b) The goosander.
Saw-billed widgeon, the merganser.
Sea widgeon. See in the Vocabulary.
Spear widgeon, the goosander. [Prov. Eng.]
Spoonbilled widgeon, the shoveler.
White widgeon, the smew.
Wood widgeon, the wood duck.
[1913 Webster]Baldpate \Bald"pate`\, n.
1. A baldheaded person. --Shak.
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2. (Zool.) The American widgeon (Anas Americana).
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Antilocapra Americana
(gcide) | Pronghorn \Prong"horn`\, n. (Zool.)
An American antelope (Antilocapra Americana), native of the
plain near the Rocky Mountains. The upper parts are mostly
yellowish brown; the under parts, the sides of the head and
throat, and the buttocks, are white. The horny sheath of the
horns is shed annually. Called also cabr['e]e, cabut,
prongbuck, and pronghorned antelope.
[1913 Webster]Antelope \An"te*lope\ ([a^]n"t[-e]*l[=o]p), n. [OF. antelop, F.
antilope, from Gr. 'anqo`lops, -lopos, Eustathius,
"Hexa["e]m.," p. 36, the origin of which is unknown.] (Zool.)
One of a group of ruminant quadrupeds, intermediate between
the deer and the goat. The horns are usually annulated, or
ringed. There are many species in Africa and Asia.
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The antelope and wolf both fierce and fell. --Spenser.
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Note: The common or bezoar antelope of India is {Antilope
bezoartica}. The chamois of the Alps, the gazelle, the
addax, and the eland are other species. See Gazelle.
The pronghorn antelope (Antilocapra Americana) is
found in the Rocky Mountains. See Pronghorn.
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Aythya Americana
(gcide) | Redhead \Red"head`\ (-h?d`), n.
1. A person having red hair.
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2. (Zool.)
(a) An American duck (Aythya Americana) highly esteemed
as a game bird. It is closely allied to the
canvasback, but is smaller and its head brighter red.
Called also red-headed duck. American poachard,
grayback, and fall duck. See Illust. under
Poachard.
(b) The red-headed woodpecker. See Woodpecker.
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3. (Bot.) A kind of milkweed (Asclepias Curassavica) with
red flowers. It is used in medicine.
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Brunfelsia americana
(gcide) | lady-of-the-night \lady-of-the-night\ n. (Bot.)
A West Indian shrub (Brunfelsia americana) with fragrant
showy yellowish-white flowers.
Syn: lady of the night, Brunfelsia americana.
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Cakile Americana
(gcide) | Rocket \Rock"et\, n. [F. roquette (cf. Sp. ruqueta, It
ruchetta), fr. L. eruca.] (Bot.)
(a) A cruciferous plant (Eruca sativa) sometimes eaten in
Europe as a salad.
(b) Damewort.
(c) Rocket larkspur. See below.
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Dyer's Rocket. (Bot.) See Dyer's broom, under Broom.
Rocket larkspur (Bot.), an annual plant with showy flowers
in long racemes (Delphinium Ajacis).
Sea rocket (Bot.), either of two fleshy cruciferous plants
(Cakile maritima and Cakile Americana) found on the
seashore of Europe and America.
Yellow rocket (Bot.), a common cruciferous weed with yellow
flowers (Barbarea vulgaris).
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Carpinus Americana
(gcide) | Hornbeam \Horn"beam`\, n. [See Beam.] (Bot.)
A tree of the genus Carpinus (Carpinus Americana), having
a smooth gray bark and a ridged trunk, the wood being white
and very hard. It is common along the banks of streams in the
United States, and is also called ironwood. The English
hornbeam is Carpinus Betulus. The American is called also
blue beech and water beech.
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Hop hornbeam. (Bot.) See under Hop.
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Certhia americana
(gcide) | Certhiidae \Certhiidae\ n.
a natural family of birds cosisting of several species of
creepers, such as Certhia americana, the tree creeper.
Syn: family Certhiidae.
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Cimbex Americana
(gcide) | Elm \Elm\, n. [AS. elm; akin to D. olm, OHG. elm, G. ulme, Icel.
almr, Dan. & Sw. alm, L. ulmus, and E. alder. Cf. Old.]
(Bot.)
A tree of the genus Ulmus, of several species, much used as
a shade tree, particularly in America. The English elm is
Ulmus campestris; the common American or white elm is {U.
Americana}; the slippery or red elm, U. fulva.
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Elm beetle (Zo["o]l.), one of several species of beetles
(esp. Galeruca calmariensis), which feed on the leaves
of the elm.
Elm borer (Zo["o]l.), one of several species of beetles of
which the larv[ae] bore into the wood or under the bark of
the elm (esp. Saperda tridentata).
Elm butterfly (Zo["o]l.), one of several species of
butterflies, which, in the caterpillar state, feed on the
leaves of the elm (esp. Vanessa antiopa and {Grapta
comma}). See Comma butterfly, under Comma.
Elm moth (Zo["o]l.), one of numerous species of moths of
which the larv[ae] destroy the leaves of the elm (esp.
Eugonia subsignaria, called elm spanworm).
Elm sawfly (Zo["o]l.), a large sawfly (Cimbex Americana).
The larva, which is white with a black dorsal stripe,
feeds on the leaves of the elm.
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Clisiocampa Americana
(gcide) | Lackey \Lack"ey\, n.; pl. Lackeys. [F. laquais; cf. Sp. & Pg.
lacayo; of uncertain origin; perh. of German origin, and akin
to E. lick, v.]
An attending male servant; a footman; a servile follower.
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Like a Christian footboy or a gentleman's lackey.
--Shak.
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Lackey caterpillar (Zool.), the caterpillar, or larva, of
any bombycid moth of the genus Clisiocampa; -- so called
from its party-colored markings. The common European
species (Clisiocampa neustria) is striped with blue,
yellow, and red, with a white line on the back. The
American species (Clisiocampa Americana and {Clisiocampa
sylvatica}) are commonly called tent caterpillars. See
Tent caterpillar, under Tent.
Lackey moth (Zool.), the moth which produces the lackey
caterpillar.
[1913 Webster]Tent \Tent\, n. [OE. tente, F. tente, LL. tenta, fr. L. tendere,
tentum, to stretch. See Tend to move, and cf. Tent a roll
of lint.]
1. A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas,
or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, --
used for sheltering persons from the weather, especially
soldiers in camp.
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Within his tent, large as is a barn. --Chaucer.
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2. (Her.) The representation of a tent used as a bearing.
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Tent bed, a high-post bedstead curtained with a tentlike
canopy.
Tent caterpillar (Zool.), any one of several species of
gregarious caterpillars which construct on trees large
silken webs into which they retreat when at rest. Some of
the species are very destructive to fruit trees. The most
common American species is the larva of a bombycid moth
(Clisiocampa Americana). Called also {lackery
caterpillar}, and webworm.
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Conopholis Americana
(gcide) | Squawroot \Squaw"root`\ (skw[add]"r[=oo]t`), n. (Bot.)
A scaly parasitic plant (Conopholis Americana) found in oak
woods in the United States; -- called also cancer root.
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Corylus Americana
(gcide) | Hazel \Ha"zel\ (h[=a]"z'l), n. [OE. hasel, AS. h[ae]sel; akin to
D. hazelaar, G. hazel, OHG. hasal, hasala, Icel. hasl, Dan &
Sw. hassel, L. corylus, for cosylus.]
1. (Bot.) A shrub or small tree of the genus Corylus, as
the Corylus avellana, bearing a nut containing a kernel
of a mild, farinaceous taste; the filbert. The American
species are Corylus Americana, which produces the common
hazelnut, and Corylus rostrata. See Filbert. --Gray.
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2. A miner's name for freestone. --Raymond.
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Hazel earth, soil suitable for the hazel; a fertile loam.
Hazel grouse (Zool.), a European grouse ({Bonasa
betulina}), allied to the American ruffed grouse.
Hazel hoe, a kind of grub hoe.
Witch hazel. See Witch-hazel, and Hamamelis.
[1913 Webster]filbert \fil"bert\, n. [Perh. fr. fill + bread, as filling the
bread or husk; cf. G. bartnuss (lit., bread nut) filbert; or
perh. named from a St.Philibert, whose day, Aug. 22, fell in
the nutting season.]
1. (Bot.) The fruit of the Corylus Avellana or {Corylus
maxima}, also called the hazel; the hazelnut. It is an
oval nut, containing a kernel that has a mild,
farinaceous, oily taste, agreeable to the palate.
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Note: In England filberts are usually large hazelnuts,
especially the nuts from selected and cultivated trees.
The American hazelnuts are of two other species,
Corylus Americana and Corylus cornuta, and are also
sometimes called filberts.
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2. (Bot.) The tree bearing the filbert; the hazelnut tree.
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Filbert gall (Zool.), a gall resembling a filbert in form,
growing in clusters on grapevines. It is produced by the
larva of a gallfly (Cecidomyia).
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Crus Americana
(gcide) | Whooping \Whoop"ing\,
a. & n. from Whoop, v. t.
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Whooping cough (Med.), a violent, convulsive cough,
returning at longer or shorter intervals, and consisting
of several expirations, followed by a sonorous
inspiration, or whoop; chin cough; hooping cough.
--Dunglison.
Whooping crane (Zool.), a North American crane ({Crus
Americana}) noted for the loud, whooplike note which it
utters.
Whooping swan (Zool.), the whooper swan. See the Note under
Swan.
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Dianthera Americana
(gcide) | Water willow \Wa"ter wil`low\ (Bot.)
An American aquatic plant (Dianthera Americana) with long
willowlike leaves, and spikes of small purplish flowers.
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Epiphegus Americana
(gcide) | Beech \Beech\, n.; pl. Beeches. [OE. beche, AS. b?ce; akin to
D. beuk, OHG. buocha, G. buche, Icel. beyki, Dan. b["o]g, Sw.
bok, Russ. buk, L. fagus, Gr. ? oak, ? to eat, Skr. bhaksh;
the tree being named originally from the esculent fruit. See
Book, and cf. 7th Buck, Buckwheat.] (Bot.)
A tree of the genus Fagus.
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Note: It grows to a large size, having a smooth bark and
thick foliage, and bears an edible triangular nut, of
which swine are fond. The Fagus sylvatica is the
European species, and the Fagus ferruginea that of
America.
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Beech drops (Bot.), a parasitic plant which grows on the
roots of beeches (Epiphegus Americana).
Beech marten (Zool.), the stone marten of Europe ({Mustela
foina}).
Beech mast, the nuts of the beech, esp. as they lie under
the trees, in autumn.
Beech oil, oil expressed from the mast or nuts of the beech
tree.
Cooper beech, a variety of the European beech with
copper-colored, shining leaves.
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Fraxinus Americana
(gcide) | Fraxinus \Frax"i*nus\, prop. n. [L., the ash tree.] (Bot.)
A genus of deciduous forest trees, found in the north
temperate zone, and including the true ash trees.
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Note: Fraxinus excelsior is the European ash; {Fraxinus
Americana}, the white ash; Fraxinus sambucifolia, the
black ash or water ash.
[1913 Webster]Ash \Ash\ ([a^]sh), n. [OE. asch, esh, AS. [ae]sc; akin to OHG.
asc, Sw. & Dan. ask, Icel. askr, D. esch, G. esche.]
1. (Bot.) A genus of trees of the Olive family, having
opposite pinnate leaves, many of the species furnishing
valuable timber, as the European ash ({Fraxinus
excelsior}) and the white ash (Fraxinus Americana).
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Prickly ash (Zanthoxylum Americanum) and Poison ash
(Rhus venenata) are shrubs of different families,
somewhat resembling the true ashes in their foliage.
Mountain ash. See Roman tree, and under Mountain.
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2. The tough, elastic wood of the ash tree.
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Note: Ash is used adjectively, or as the first part of a
compound term; as, ash bud, ash wood, ash tree, etc.
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Fulica Americana
(gcide) | Mud \Mud\ (m[u^]d), n. [Akin to LG. mudde, D. modder, G. moder
mold, OSw. modd mud, Sw. modder mother, Dan. mudder mud. Cf.
Mother a scum on liquors.]
Earth and water mixed so as to be soft and adhesive.
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Mud bass (Zool.), a fresh-water fish ({Acantharchum
pomotis} or Acantharchus pomotis) of the Eastern United
States. It produces a deep grunting note.
Mud bath, an immersion of the body, or some part of it, in
mud charged with medicinal agents, as a remedy for
disease.
Mud boat, a large flatboat used in dredging.
Mud cat. See mud cat in the vocabulary.
Mud crab (Zool.), any one of several American marine crabs
of the genus Panopeus.
Mud dab (Zool.), the winter flounder. See Flounder, and
Dab.
Mud dauber (Zool.), a mud wasp; the mud-dauber.
Mud devil (Zool.), the fellbender.
Mud drum (Steam Boilers), a drum beneath a boiler, into
which sediment and mud in the water can settle for
removal.
Mud eel (Zool.), a long, slender, aquatic amphibian ({Siren
lacertina}), found in the Southern United States. It has
persistent external gills and only the anterior pair of
legs. See Siren.
Mud frog (Zool.), a European frog (Pelobates fuscus).
Mud hen. (Zool.)
(a) The American coot (Fulica Americana).
(b) The clapper rail.
Mud lark, a person who cleans sewers, or delves in mud.
[Slang]
Mud minnow (Zool.), any small American fresh-water fish of
the genus Umbra, as Umbra limi. The genus is allied to
the pickerels.
Mud plug, a plug for stopping the mudhole of a boiler.
Mud puppy (Zool.), the menobranchus.
Mud scow, a heavy scow, used in dredging; a mud boat.
[U.S.]
Mud turtle, Mud tortoise (Zool.), any one of numerous
species of fresh-water tortoises of the United States.
Mud wasp (Zool.), any one of numerous species of
hymenopterous insects belonging to Pepaeus, and allied
genera, which construct groups of mud cells, attached,
side by side, to stones or to the woodwork of buildings,
etc. The female places an egg in each cell, together with
spiders or other insects, paralyzed by a sting, to serve
as food for the larva. Called also mud dauber.
[1913 Webster]Coot \Coot\ (k[=oo]t), n. [Cf. D. koet, W. cwtair; cwta short,
bodtailed + iar hen; cf. cwtau to dock. Cf. Cut.]
1. (Zool.)
(a) A wading bird with lobate toes, of the genus Fulica.
The common European or bald coot is Fulica atra (see
under bald); the American is Fulica Americana.
(b) The surf duck or scoter. In the United States all the
species of ([OE]demia are called coots. See
Scoter. "As simple as a coot." --Halliwell.
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2. A stupid fellow; a simpleton; as, a silly coot. [Colloq.]
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Gastropacha Americana
(gcide) | Lappet \Lap"pet\, n. [Dim. of lap a fold.]
A small decorative fold or flap, esp. of lace or muslin, in a
garment or headdress. --Swift.
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Lappet moth (Zool.), one of several species of bombycid
moths, which have stout, hairy caterpillars, flat beneath.
Two common American species (Gastropacha Americana, and
Tolype velleda) feed upon the apple tree.
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Genipa Americana
(gcide) | Genipap \Gen"i*pap\, n. (Bot.)
The edible fruit of a West Indian tree (Genipa Americana)
of the order Rubiace[ae]. It is oval in shape, as a large
as a small orange, of a pale greenish color, and with dark
purple juice.
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Grus Americana
(gcide) | Crane \Crane\ (kr[=a]n), n. [AS. cran; akin to D. & LG. craan,
G. kranich, krahn (this in sense 2), Gr. ge`ranos, L. grus,
W. & Armor. garan, OSlav. zerav[i^], Lith. gerve, Icel.
trani, Sw. trana, Dan. trane. [root]24. Cf. Geranium.]
1. (Zool.) A wading bird of the genus Grus, and allied
genera, of various species, having a long, straight bill,
and long legs and neck.
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Note: The common European crane is Grus cinerea. The
sand-hill crane (Grus Mexicana) and the whooping
crane (Grus Americana) are large American species.
The Balearic or crowned crane is Balearica pavonina.
The name is sometimes erroneously applied to the herons
and cormorants.
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2. Any arm which swings about a vertical axis at one end,
used for supporting a suspended weight.
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3. A machine for raising and lowering heavy weights, and,
while holding them suspended, transporting them through a
limited lateral distance. In one form it consists of a
projecting arm or jib of timber or iron, a rotating post
or base, and the necessary tackle, windlass, etc.; -- so
called from a fancied similarity between its arm and the
neck of a crane See Illust. of Derrick.
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4. An iron arm with horizontal motion, attached to the side
or back of a fireplace, for supporting kettles, etc., over
a fire.
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5. A siphon, or bent pipe, for drawing liquors out of a cask.
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6. (Naut.) A forked post or projecting bracket to support
spars, etc., -- generally used in pairs. See Crotch, 2.
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7. (Zool.) The American blue heron (Ardea herodias).
[Local, U. S.]
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Crane fly (Zool.), a dipterous insect with long legs, of
the genus Tipula.
Derrick crane. See Derrick.
Gigantic crane. (Zool.) See Adjutant, n., 3.
Traveling crane, Traveler crane, Traversing crane
(Mach.), a crane mounted on wheels; esp., an overhead
crane consisting of a crab or other hoisting apparatus
traveling on rails or beams fixed overhead, as in a
machine shop or foundry.
Water crane, a kind of hydrant with a long swinging spout,
for filling locomotive tenders, water carts, etc., with
water.
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Heuchera Americana
(gcide) | Alum root \Al"um root`\ (Bot.)
A North American herb (Heuchera Americana) of the Saxifrage
family, whose root has astringent properties.
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Larix Americana
(gcide) | Hackmatack \Hack"ma*tack`\ (h[a^]k"m[.a]*t[a^]k`), n. [Of
American Indian origin.] (Bot.)
The American larch (Larix Americana), a coniferous tree
with slender deciduous leaves; also, its heavy, close-grained
timber. Called also tamarack.
[1913 Webster]Larch \Larch\ (l[aum]rch), n. [Cf. OE. larege (Cotgrave), It.
larice, Sp. larice, alerce, G. l[aum]rche; all fr. L. larix,
-icis, Gr. la`rix.] (Bot.)
A genus of coniferous trees, having deciduous leaves, in
fascicles (see Illust. of Fascicle).
Note: The European larch is Larix Europ[ae]a. The American
or black larch is Larix Americana, the hackmatack or
tamarack. The trees are generally of a drooping,
graceful appearance.
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Lathyrus Americana
(gcide) | Pea \Pea\, n.; pl. Peas (p[=e]z) or Pease (p[=e]z). [OE.
pese, fr. AS. pisa, or OF. peis, F. pois; both fr. L. pisum;
cf. Gr. pi`sos, pi`son. The final s was misunderstood in
English as a plural ending. Cf. Pease.]
1. (Bot.) A plant, and its fruit, of the genus Pisum, of
many varieties, much cultivated for food. It has a
papilionaceous flower, and the pericarp is a legume,
popularly called a pod.
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Note: When a definite number, more than one, is spoken of,
the plural form peas is used; as, the pod contained
nine peas; but, in a collective sense, the form pease
is preferred; as, a bushel of pease; they had pease at
dinner. This distinction is not always preserved, the
form peas being used in both senses.
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2. A name given, especially in the Southern States, to the
seed of several leguminous plants (species of Dolichos,
Cicer, Abrus, etc.) esp. those having a scar (hilum)
of a different color from the rest of the seed.
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Note: The name pea is given to many leguminous plants more or
less closely related to the common pea. See the
Phrases, below.
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Beach pea (Bot.), a seashore plant, Lathyrus maritimus.
Black-eyed pea, a West Indian name for {Dolichos
sph[ae]rospermus} and its seed.
Butterfly pea, the American plant Clitoria Mariana,
having showy blossoms.
Chick pea. See Chick-pea.
Egyptian pea. Same as Chick-pea.
Everlasting pea. See under Everlasting.
Glory pea. See under Glory, n.
Hoary pea, any plant of the genus Tephrosia; goat's rue.
Issue pea, Orris pea. (Med.) See under Issue, and
Orris.
Milk pea. (Bot.) See under Milk.
Pea berry, a kind of a coffee bean or grain which grows
single, and is round or pea-shaped; often used
adjectively; as, pea-berry coffee.
Pea bug. (Zool.) Same as Pea weevil.
Pea coal, a size of coal smaller than nut coal.
Pea crab (Zool.), any small crab of the genus
Pinnotheres, living as a commensal in bivalves; esp.,
the European species (Pinnotheres pisum) which lives in
the common mussel and the cockle.
Pea dove (Zool.), the American ground dove.
Pea-flower tribe (Bot.), a suborder (Papilionace[ae]) of
leguminous plants having blossoms essentially like that of
the pea. --G. Bentham.
Pea maggot (Zool.), the larva of a European moth ({Tortrix
pisi}), which is very destructive to peas.
Pea ore (Min.), argillaceous oxide of iron, occurring in
round grains of a size of a pea; pisolitic ore.
Pea starch, the starch or flour of the common pea, which is
sometimes used in adulterating wheat flour, pepper, etc.
Pea tree (Bot.), the name of several leguminous shrubs of
the genus Caragana, natives of Siberia and China.
Pea vine. (Bot.)
(a) Any plant which bears peas.
(b) A kind of vetch or tare, common in the United States
(Lathyrus Americana, and other similar species).
Pea weevil (Zool.), a small weevil (Bruchus pisi) which
destroys peas by eating out the interior.
Pigeon pea. (Bot.) See Pigeon pea.
Sweet pea (Bot.), the annual plant Lathyrus odoratus;
also, its many-colored, sweet-scented blossoms.
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Mammea americana
(gcide) | mammee apple \mammee apple\ n. (Bot.)
A tropical American tree (Mammea americana) having edible
fruit (the mammee apple) with a leathery rind.
Syn: mammee, mamey, mammee tree, Mammea americana.
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2. The globular or ovoid tropical fruit of the mammee tree
(Mammea americana), having a thick russet leathery rind
and juicy yellow or reddish flesh.
[WordNet 1.5]Mammea americana \Mammea americana\ n. (Bot.)
The speciaes name for the mammee tree.
[WordNet 1.5] MammeeMammee \Mam*mee"\, Mammee tree \Mam*mee" tree`\, n. [Haitian
mamey.] (Bot.)
A fruit tree of tropical America, belonging to the genus
Mammea (Mammea Americana); also, its fruit, called the
mammee apple. The latter is large, covered with a thick,
tough ring, and contains a bright yellow pulp of a pleasant
taste and fragrant scent. It is often called mammee apple.
Syn: mammee apple, mammee, mamey, Mammea americana.
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Mammea Americana
(gcide) | mammee apple \mammee apple\ n. (Bot.)
A tropical American tree (Mammea americana) having edible
fruit (the mammee apple) with a leathery rind.
Syn: mammee, mamey, mammee tree, Mammea americana.
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2. The globular or ovoid tropical fruit of the mammee tree
(Mammea americana), having a thick russet leathery rind
and juicy yellow or reddish flesh.
[WordNet 1.5]Mammea americana \Mammea americana\ n. (Bot.)
The speciaes name for the mammee tree.
[WordNet 1.5] MammeeMammee \Mam*mee"\, Mammee tree \Mam*mee" tree`\, n. [Haitian
mamey.] (Bot.)
A fruit tree of tropical America, belonging to the genus
Mammea (Mammea Americana); also, its fruit, called the
mammee apple. The latter is large, covered with a thick,
tough ring, and contains a bright yellow pulp of a pleasant
taste and fragrant scent. It is often called mammee apple.
Syn: mammee apple, mammee, mamey, Mammea americana.
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Mammea americana
(gcide) | mammee apple \mammee apple\ n. (Bot.)
A tropical American tree (Mammea americana) having edible
fruit (the mammee apple) with a leathery rind.
Syn: mammee, mamey, mammee tree, Mammea americana.
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2. The globular or ovoid tropical fruit of the mammee tree
(Mammea americana), having a thick russet leathery rind
and juicy yellow or reddish flesh.
[WordNet 1.5]Mammea americana \Mammea americana\ n. (Bot.)
The speciaes name for the mammee tree.
[WordNet 1.5] MammeeMammee \Mam*mee"\, Mammee tree \Mam*mee" tree`\, n. [Haitian
mamey.] (Bot.)
A fruit tree of tropical America, belonging to the genus
Mammea (Mammea Americana); also, its fruit, called the
mammee apple. The latter is large, covered with a thick,
tough ring, and contains a bright yellow pulp of a pleasant
taste and fragrant scent. It is often called mammee apple.
Syn: mammee apple, mammee, mamey, Mammea americana.
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Martes Americana
(gcide) | marten \mar"ten\, n. [From older martern, marter, martre, F.
martre, marte, LL. martures (pl.), fr. L. martes; akin to AS.
mear[eth], meard, G. marder, OHG. mardar, Icel. m["o]r[eth]r.
Cf. Foumart.]
1. (Zool.) Any one of several fur-bearing carnivores of the
genus Martes (formerly Mustela), closely allied to the
sable. Among the more important species are the European
beech marten or stone marten (Martes foina); the
pine marten (Martes martes); and the {American
marten}, or sable (Martes Americana), which some
Zoologists consider only a variety of the Russian sable.
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2. The fur of the marten, used for hats, muffs, etc.
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Morone Americana
(gcide) | White \White\ (hw[imac]t), a. [Compar. Whiter
(hw[imac]t"[~e]r); superl. Whitest.] [OE. whit, AS.
hw[imac]t; akin to OFries. and OS. hw[imac]t, D. wit, G.
weiss, OHG. w[imac]z, hw[imac]z, Icel. hv[imac]tr, Sw. hvit,
Dan. hvid, Goth. hweits, Lith. szveisti, to make bright,
Russ. sviet' light, Skr. [,c]v[=e]ta white, [,c]vit to be
bright. [root]42. Cf. Wheat, Whitsunday.]
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1. Reflecting to the eye all the rays of the spectrum
combined; not tinted with any of the proper colors or
their mixtures; having the color of pure snow; snowy; --
the opposite of black or dark; as, white paper; a
white skin. "Pearls white." --Chaucer.
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White as the whitest lily on a stream. --Longfellow.
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2. Destitute of color, as in the cheeks, or of the tinge of
blood color; pale; pallid; as, white with fear.
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Or whispering with white lips, "The foe!
They come! they come!" --Byron.
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3. Having the color of purity; free from spot or blemish, or
from guilt or pollution; innocent; pure.
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White as thy fame, and as thy honor clear. --Dryden.
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No whiter page than Addison's remains. --Pope.
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4. Gray, as from age; having silvery hair; hoary.
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Your high engendered battles 'gainst a head
So old and white as this. --Shak.
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5. Characterized by freedom from that which disturbs, and the
like; fortunate; happy; favorable.
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On the whole, however, the dominie reckoned this as
one of the white days of his life. --Sir W.
Scott.
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6. Regarded with especial favor; favorite; darling.
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Come forth, my white spouse. --Chaucer.
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I am his white boy, and will not be gullet. --Ford.
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Note: White is used in many self-explaining compounds, as
white-backed, white-bearded, white-footed.
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White alder. (Bot.) See Sweet pepper bush, under
Pepper.
White ant (Zool.), any one of numerous species of social
pseudoneuropterous insects of the genus Termes. These
insects are very abundant in tropical countries, and form
large and complex communities consisting of numerous
asexual workers of one or more kinds, of large-headed
asexual individuals called soldiers, of one or more queens
(or fertile females) often having the body enormously
distended by the eggs, and, at certain seasons of numerous
winged males, together with the larvae and pupae of each
kind in various stages of development. Many of the species
construct large and complicated nests, sometimes in the
form of domelike structures rising several feet above the
ground and connected with extensive subterranean galleries
and chambers. In their social habits they closely resemble
the true ants. They feed upon animal and vegetable
substances of various kinds, including timber, and are
often very destructive to buildings and furniture.
White arsenic (Chem.), arsenious oxide, As2O3, a
substance of a white color, and vitreous adamantine
luster, having an astringent, sweetish taste. It is a
deadly poison.
White bass (Zool.), a fresh-water North American bass
(Roccus chrysops) found in the Great Likes.
White bear (Zool.), the polar bear. See under Polar.
White blood cell. (Physiol.) See Leucocyte.
White brand (Zool.), the snow goose.
White brass, a white alloy of copper; white copper.
White campion. (Bot.)
(a) A kind of catchfly (Silene stellata) with white
flowers.
(b) A white-flowered Lychnis (Lychnis vespertina).
White canon (R. C. Ch.), a Premonstratensian.
White caps, the members of a secret organization in various
of the United States, who attempt to drive away or reform
obnoxious persons by lynch-law methods. They appear masked
in white. Their actions resembled those of the Ku Klux
Klan in some ways but they were not formally affiliated
with the Klan, and their victims were often not black.
White cedar (Bot.), an evergreen tree of North America
(Thuja occidentalis), also the related {Cupressus
thyoides}, or Chamaecyparis sphaeroidea, a slender
evergreen conifer which grows in the so-called cedar
swamps of the Northern and Atlantic States. Both are much
valued for their durable timber. In California the name is
given to the Libocedrus decurrens, the timber of which
is also useful, though often subject to dry rot.
--Goodale. The white cedar of Demerara, Guiana, etc., is a
lofty tree (Icica altissima syn. Bursera altissima)
whose fragrant wood is used for canoes and cabinetwork, as
it is not attacked by insect.
White cell. (Physiol.) See Leucocyte.
White cell-blood (Med.), leucocythaemia.
White clover (Bot.), a species of small perennial clover
bearing white flowers. It furnishes excellent food for
cattle and horses, as well as for the honeybee. See also
under Clover.
White copper, a whitish alloy of copper. See {German
silver}, under German.
White copperas (Min.), a native hydrous sulphate of iron;
coquimbite.
White coral (Zool.), an ornamental branched coral
(Amphihelia oculata) native of the Mediterranean.
White corpuscle. (Physiol.) See Leucocyte.
White cricket (Zool.), the tree cricket.
White crop, a crop of grain which loses its green color, or
becomes white, in ripening, as wheat, rye, barley, and
oats, as distinguished from a green crop, or a root crop.
White currant (Bot.), a variety of the common red currant,
having white berries.
White daisy (Bot.), the oxeye daisy. See under Daisy.
White damp, a kind of poisonous gas encountered in coal
mines. --Raymond.
White elephant (Zool.),
(a) a whitish, or albino, variety of the Asiatic elephant.
(b) see white elephant in the vocabulary.
White elm (Bot.), a majestic tree of North America ({Ulmus
Americana}), the timber of which is much used for hubs of
wheels, and for other purposes.
White ensign. See Saint George's ensign, under Saint.
White feather, a mark or symbol of cowardice. See {To show
the white feather}, under Feather, n.
White fir (Bot.), a name given to several coniferous trees
of the Pacific States, as Abies grandis, and {Abies
concolor}.
White flesher (Zool.), the ruffed grouse. See under
Ruffed. [Canada]
White frost. See Hoarfrost.
White game (Zool.), the white ptarmigan.
White garnet (Min.), leucite.
White grass (Bot.), an American grass (Leersia Virginica)
with greenish-white paleae.
White grouse. (Zool.)
(a) The white ptarmigan.
(b) The prairie chicken. [Local, U. S.]
White grub (Zool.), the larva of the June bug and other
allied species. These grubs eat the roots of grasses and
other plants, and often do much damage.
White hake (Zool.), the squirrel hake. See under
Squirrel.
White hawk, or White kite (Zool.), the hen harrier.
White heat, the temperature at which bodies become
incandescent, and appear white from the bright light which
they emit.
White hellebore (Bot.), a plant of the genus Veratrum
(Veratrum album) See Hellebore, 2.
White herring, a fresh, or unsmoked, herring, as
distinguished from a red, or cured, herring. [R.] --Shak.
White hoolet (Zool.), the barn owl. [Prov. Eng.]
White horses (Naut.), white-topped waves; whitecaps.
The White House. See under House.
White ibis (Zool.), an American ibis (Guara alba) having
the plumage pure white, except the tips of the wings,
which are black. It inhabits tropical America and the
Southern United States. Called also Spanish curlew.
White iron.
(a) Thin sheets of iron coated with tin; tinned iron.
(b) A hard, silvery-white cast iron containing a large
proportion of combined carbon.
White iron pyrites (Min.), marcasite.
White land, a tough clayey soil, of a whitish hue when dry,
but blackish after rain. [Eng.]
White lark (Zool.), the snow bunting.
White lead.
(a) A carbonate of lead much used in painting, and for
other purposes; ceruse.
(b) (Min.) Native lead carbonate; cerusite.
White leather, buff leather; leather tanned with alum and
salt.
White leg (Med.), milk leg. See under Milk.
White lettuce (Bot.), rattlesnake root. See under
Rattlesnake.
White lie. See under Lie.
White light.
(a) (Physics) Light having the different colors in the
same proportion as in the light coming directly from
the sun, without having been decomposed, as by passing
through a prism. See the Note under Color, n., 1.
(b) A kind of firework which gives a brilliant white
illumination for signals, etc.
White lime, a solution or preparation of lime for
whitewashing; whitewash.
White line (Print.), a void space of the breadth of a line,
on a printed page; a blank line.
White meat.
(a) Any light-colored flesh, especially of poultry.
(b) Food made from milk or eggs, as butter, cheese, etc.
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Driving their cattle continually with them, and
feeding only upon their milk and white meats.
--Spenser.
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White merganser (Zool.), the smew.
White metal.
(a) Any one of several white alloys, as pewter, britannia,
etc.
(b) (Metal.) A fine grade of copper sulphide obtained at a
certain stage in copper smelting.
White miller. (Zool.)
(a) The common clothes moth.
(b) A common American bombycid moth ({Spilosoma
Virginica}) which is pure white with a few small black
spots; -- called also ermine moth, and {virgin
moth}. See Woolly bear, under Woolly.
White money, silver money.
White mouse (Zool.), the albino variety of the common
mouse.
White mullet (Zool.), a silvery mullet (Mugil curema)
ranging from the coast of the United States to Brazil; --
called also blue-back mullet, and liza.
White nun (Zool.), the smew; -- so called from the white
crest and the band of black feathers on the back of its
head, which give the appearance of a hood.
White oak. (Bot.) See under Oak.
White owl. (Zool.)
(a) The snowy owl.
(b) The barn owl.
White partridge (Zool.), the white ptarmigan.
White perch. (Zool.)
(a) A North American fresh-water bass (Morone Americana)
valued as a food fish.
(b) The croaker, or fresh-water drum.
(c) Any California surf fish.
White pine. (Bot.) See the Note under Pine.
White poplar (Bot.), a European tree (Populus alba) often
cultivated as a shade tree in America; abele.
White poppy (Bot.), the opium-yielding poppy. See Poppy.
White powder, a kind of gunpowder formerly believed to
exist, and to have the power of exploding without noise.
[Obs.]
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White precipitate. (Old Chem.) See under Precipitate.
White rabbit. (Zool.)
(a) The American northern hare in its winter pelage.
(b) An albino rabbit.
White rent,
(a) (Eng. Law) Formerly, rent payable in silver; --
opposed to black rent. See Blackmail, n., 3.
(b) A rent, or duty, of eight pence, payable yearly by
every tinner in Devon and Cornwall to the Duke of
Cornwall, as lord of the soil. [Prov. Eng.]
White rhinoceros. (Zool.)
(a) The one-horned, or Indian, rhinoceros ({Rhinoceros
Indicus}). See Rhinoceros.
(b) The umhofo.
White ribbon, the distinctive badge of certain
organizations for the promotion of temperance or of moral
purity; as, the White-ribbon Army.
White rope (Naut.), untarred hemp rope.
White rot. (Bot.)
(a) Either of several plants, as marsh pennywort and
butterwort, which were thought to produce the disease
called rot in sheep.
(b) A disease of grapes. See White rot, under Rot.
White sage (Bot.), a white, woolly undershrub ({Eurotia
lanata}) of Western North America; -- called also {winter
fat}.
White salmon (Zool.), the silver salmon.
White salt, salt dried and calcined; decrepitated salt.
White scale (Zool.), a scale insect (Aspidiotus Nerii)
injurious to the orange tree. See Orange scale, under
Orange.
White shark (Zool.), a species of man-eating shark. See
under Shark.
White softening. (Med.) See Softening of the brain, under
Softening.
White spruce. (Bot.) See Spruce, n., 1.
White squall (Naut.), a sudden gust of wind, or furious
blow, which comes up without being marked in its approach
otherwise than by whitecaps, or white, broken water, on
the surface of the sea.
White staff, the badge of the lord high treasurer of
England. --Macaulay.
White stork (Zool.), the common European stork.
White sturgeon. (Zool.) See Shovelnose
(d) .
White sucker. (Zool.)
(a) The common sucker.
(b) The common red horse (Moxostoma macrolepidotum).
White swelling (Med.), a chronic swelling of the knee,
produced by a strumous inflammation of the synovial
membranes of the kneejoint and of the cancellar texture of
the end of the bone forming the kneejoint; -- applied also
to a lingering chronic swelling of almost any kind.
White tombac. See Tombac.
White trout (Zool.), the white weakfish, or silver
squeteague (Cynoscion nothus), of the Southern United
States.
White vitriol (Chem.), hydrous sulphate of zinc. See {White
vitriol}, under Vitriol.
White wagtail (Zool.), the common, or pied, wagtail.
White wax, beeswax rendered white by bleaching.
White whale (Zool.), the beluga.
White widgeon (Zool.), the smew.
White wine. any wine of a clear, transparent color,
bordering on white, as Madeira, sherry, Lisbon, etc.; --
distinguished from wines of a deep red color, as port and
Burgundy. "White wine of Lepe." --Chaucer.
White witch, a witch or wizard whose supernatural powers
are supposed to be exercised for good and beneficent
purposes. --Addison. --Cotton Mather.
White wolf. (Zool.)
(a) A light-colored wolf (Canis laniger) native of
Thibet; -- called also chanco, golden wolf, and
Thibetan wolf.
(b) The albino variety of the gray wolf.
White wren (Zool.), the willow warbler; -- so called from
the color of the under parts.
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Mustela Americana
(gcide) | Sable \Sa"ble\, n. [OF. sable, F. zibeline sable (in sense 4),
LL. sabellum; cf. D. sabel, Dan. sabel, zobel, Sw. sabel,
sobel, G. zobel; all fr. Russ. s['o]bole.]
1. (Zool.) A carnivorous animal of the Weasel family
(Mustela zibellina) native of the northern latitudes of
Europe, Asia, and America, -- noted for its fine, soft,
and valuable fur.
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Note: The sable resembles the marten, but has a longer head
and ears. Its fur consists of a soft under wool, with a
dense coat of hair, overtopped by another still longer.
It varies greatly in color and quality according to the
locality and the season of the year. The darkest and
most valuable furs are taken in autumn and winter in
the colder parts of Siberia, Russia, and British North
America.
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Note: The American sable, or marten, was formerly considered
a distinct species (Mustela Americana), but it
differs very little from the Asiatic sable, and is now
considered only a geographical variety.
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2. The fur of the sable.
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3. A mourning garment; a funeral robe; -- generally in the
plural. "Sables wove by destiny." --Young.
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4. (Her.) The tincture black; -- represented by vertical and
horizontal lines crossing each other.
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Mycteria Americana
(gcide) | Jabiru \Jab"i*ru\, n. [Braz. jabir['u], jabur['u].] (Zool.)
One of several large wading birds of the genera Mycteria
and Xenorhynchus, allied to the storks in form and habits.
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Note: The American jabiru (Mycteria Americana) is white,
with the head and neck black and nearly bare of
feathers. The East Indian and Australian ({Xenorhynchus
Australis}) has the neck, head, and back covered with
glossy, dark green feathers, changing on the head to
purple. The African jabiru (Mycteria Senegalensis or
Ephippiorhynchus, Senegalensis) has the neck, head,
wing coverts, and tail, black, and is called also
saddle-billed stork.
[1913 Webster]Mycteria \Mycteria\ prop. n.
A genus of birds including certain of the wood ibises,
including the endangered Mycteria americana; it is
sometimes assigned to a subfamily Mycteriinae.
Syn: genus Mycteria.
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Mycteria americana
(gcide) | Jabiru \Jab"i*ru\, n. [Braz. jabir['u], jabur['u].] (Zool.)
One of several large wading birds of the genera Mycteria
and Xenorhynchus, allied to the storks in form and habits.
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Note: The American jabiru (Mycteria Americana) is white,
with the head and neck black and nearly bare of
feathers. The East Indian and Australian ({Xenorhynchus
Australis}) has the neck, head, and back covered with
glossy, dark green feathers, changing on the head to
purple. The African jabiru (Mycteria Senegalensis or
Ephippiorhynchus, Senegalensis) has the neck, head,
wing coverts, and tail, black, and is called also
saddle-billed stork.
[1913 Webster]Mycteria \Mycteria\ prop. n.
A genus of birds including certain of the wood ibises,
including the endangered Mycteria americana; it is
sometimes assigned to a subfamily Mycteriinae.
Syn: genus Mycteria.
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Oidemia Americana
(gcide) | Scoter \Sco"ter\, n. [Cf. Prov. E. scote to plow up.] (Zool.)
Any one of several species of northern sea ducks of the genus
Oidemia.
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Note: The European scoters are Oidemia nigra, called also
black duck, black diver, surf duck; and the
velvet, or double, scoter (Oidemia fusca). The common
American species are the velvet, or white-winged,
scoter (Oidemia Deglandi), called also velvet duck,
white-wing, bull coot, white-winged coot; the
black scoter (Oidemia Americana), called also {black
coot}, butterbill, coppernose; and the surf scoter,
or surf duck (Oidemia perspicillata), called also
baldpate, skunkhead, horsehead, patchhead,
pishaug, and spectacled coot. These birds are
collectively called also coots. The females and young
are called gray coots, and brown coots.
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Olea Americana
(gcide) | Olea \O"le*a\, prop. n. [L. olive. See Olive.] (Bot.)
A genus of trees including the olive.
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and the American devilwood (Olea Americana) are now
usually referred to another genus (Osmanthus).
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Parula Americana
(gcide) | Warbler \War"bler\, n.
1. One who, or that which, warbles; a singer; a songster; --
applied chiefly to birds.
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In lulling strains the feathered warblers woo.
--Tickell.
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2. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small Old World
singing birds belonging to the family Sylviidae, many of
which are noted songsters. The bluethroat, blackcap, reed
warbler (see under Reed), and sedge warbler (see under
Sedge) are well-known species.
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3. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small, often bright
colored, American singing birds of the family or subfamily
Mniotiltidae, or Sylvicolinae. They are allied to the
Old World warblers, but most of them are not particularly
musical.
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Note: The American warblers are often divided, according to
their habits, into bush warblers, creeping warblers,
fly-catching warblers, ground warblers, wood warblers,
wormeating warblers, etc.
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Bush warbler (Zool.) any American warbler of the genus
Opornis, as the Connecticut warbler (Opornis agilis).
Creeping warbler (Zool.), any one of several species of
very small American warblers belonging to Parula,
Mniotilta, and allied genera, as the blue yellow-backed
warbler (Parula Americana), and the black-and-white
creeper (Mniotilta varia).
Fly-catching warbler (Zool.), any one of several species of
warblers belonging to Setophaga, Sylvania, and allied
genera having the bill hooked and notched at the tip, with
strong rictal bristles at the base, as the hooded warbler
(Sylvania mitrata), the black-capped warbler ({Sylvania
pusilla}), the Canadian warbler (Sylvania Canadensis),
and the American redstart (see Redstart).
Ground warbler (Zool.), any American warbler of the genus
Geothlypis, as the mourning ground warbler ({Geothlypis
Philadelphia}), and the Maryland yellowthroat (see
Yellowthroat).
Wood warbler (Zool.), any one of numerous American warblers
of the genus Dendroica. Among the most common wood
warblers in the Eastern States are the yellowbird, or
yellow warbler (see under Yellow), the black-throated
green warbler (Dendroica virens), the yellow-rumped
warbler (Dendroica coronata), the blackpoll ({Dendroica
striata}), the bay-breasted warbler ({Dendroica
castanea}), the chestnut-sided warbler ({Dendroica
Pennsylvanica}), the Cape May warbler ({Dendroica
tigrina}), the prairie warbler (see under Prairie), and
the pine warbler (Dendroica pinus). See also {Magnolia
warbler}, under Magnolia, and Blackburnian warbler.
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Perca Americana
(gcide) | perch \perch\ (p[~e]rch), n. [Written also pearch.] [OE.
perche, F. perche, L. perca, fr. Gr. pe`rkh; cf. perkno`s
dark-colored, Skr. p[.r][,c]ni spotted, speckled, and E.
freckle.] (Zool.)
1. Any fresh-water fish of the genus Perca and of several
other allied genera of the family Percid[ae], as the
common American or yellow perch (Perca flavescens syn.
Perca Americana), and the European perch ({Perca
fluviatilis}).
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2. Any one of numerous species of spiny-finned fishes
belonging to the Percid[ae], Serranid[ae], and related
families, and resembling, more or less, the true perches.
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Black perch.
(a) The black bass.
(b) The flasher.
(c) The sea bass.
Blue perch, the cunner.
Gray perch, the fresh-water drum.
Red perch, the rosefish.
Red-bellied perch, the long-eared pondfish.
Perch pest, a small crustacean, parasitic in the mouth of
the perch.
Silver perch, the yellowtail.
Stone perch, or Striped perch, the pope.
White perch, the Roccus Americanus, or {Morone
Americanus}, a small silvery serranoid market fish of the
Atlantic coast.
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Phocaena Americana
(gcide) | Porpoise \Por"poise\, n. [OE. porpeys, OF. porpeis, literally,
hog fish, from L. porcus swine + piscis fish. See Pork, and
Fish.]
1. (Zool.) Any small cetacean of the genus Phoc[ae]na,
especially Phoc[ae]na communis, or {Phoc[ae]na
phoc[ae]na}, of Europe, and the closely allied American
species (Phoc[ae]na Americana). The color is dusky or
blackish above, paler beneath. They are closely allied to
the dolphins, but have a shorter snout. Called also
harbor porpoise, herring hag, puffing pig, and
snuffer.
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2. (Zool.) A true dolphin (Delphinus); -- often so called
by sailors.
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Skunk porpoise, or Bay porpoise (Zool.), a North American
porpoise (Lagenorhynchus acutus), larger than the common
species, and with broad stripes of white and yellow on the
sides. See Illustration in Appendix.
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Pipa Americana
(gcide) | Pipa \Pi*pa\, n.; pl. Pipas. (Zool.)
The Surinam toad (Pipa Americana), noted for its peculiar
breeding habits.
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Note: The male places the eggs on the back of the female,
where they soon become inclosed in capsules formed by
the thickening of the skin. The incubation of the eggs
takes place in the capsules, and the young, when
hatched, come forth with well developed legs.
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Prunus Americana
(gcide) | Plum \Plum\, n. [AS. pl[=u]me, fr. L. prunum; akin to Gr. ?, ?.
Cf. Prune a dried plum.]
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1. (Bot.) The edible drupaceous fruit of the {Prunus
domestica}, and of several other species of Prunus;
also, the tree itself, usually called plum tree.
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The bullace, the damson, and the numerous varieties
of plum, of our gardens, although growing into
thornless trees, are believed to be varieties of the
blackthorn, produced by long cultivation. --G.
Bentham.
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Note: Two or three hundred varieties of plums derived from
the Prunus domestica are described; among them the
greengage, the Orleans, the purple gage, or
Reine Claude Violette, and the German prune, are
some of the best known.
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Note: Among the true plums are;
Beach plum, the Prunus maritima, and its crimson or
purple globular drupes,
Bullace plum. See Bullace.
Chickasaw plum, the American Prunus Chicasa, and its
round red drupes.
Orleans plum, a dark reddish purple plum of medium size,
much grown in England for sale in the markets.
Wild plum of America, Prunus Americana, with red or
yellow fruit, the original of the Iowa plum and several
other varieties.
[1913 Webster] Among plants called plum, but of other
genera than Prunus, are;
Australian plum, Cargillia arborea and {Cargillia
australis}, of the same family with the persimmon.
Blood plum, the West African H[ae]matostaphes Barteri.
Cocoa plum, the Spanish nectarine. See under Nectarine.
Date plum. See under Date.
Gingerbread plum, the West African {Parinarium
macrophyllum}.
Gopher plum, the Ogeechee lime.
Gray plum, Guinea plum. See under Guinea.
Indian plum, several species of Flacourtia.
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2. A grape dried in the sun; a raisin.
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3. A handsome fortune or property; formerly, in cant
language, the sum of [pounds]100,000 sterling; also, the
person possessing it.
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4. Something likened to a plum in desirableness; a good or
choice thing of its kind, as among appointments,
positions, parts of a book, etc.; as, the mayor rewarded
his cronies with cushy plums, requiring little work for
handsome pay
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5. A color resembling that of a plum; a slightly grayish deep
purple, varying somewhat in its red or blue tint.
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Plum bird, Plum budder (Zool.), the European bullfinch.
Plum gouger (Zool.), a weevil, or curculio ({Coccotorus
scutellaris}), which destroys plums. It makes round holes
in the pulp, for the reception of its eggs. The larva
bores into the stone and eats the kernel.
Plum weevil (Zool.), an American weevil which is very
destructive to plums, nectarines, cherries, and many other
stone fruits. It lays its eggs in crescent-shaped
incisions made with its jaws. The larva lives upon the
pulp around the stone. Called also turk, and {plum
curculio}. See Illust. under Curculio.
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Pyrus Americana
(gcide) | Mountain \Moun"tain\ (moun"t[i^]n), a.
1. Of or pertaining to a mountain or mountains; growing or
living on a mountain; found on or peculiar to mountains;
among mountains; as, a mountain torrent; mountain pines;
mountain goats; mountain air; mountain howitzer.
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2. Like a mountain; mountainous; vast; very great.
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The high, the mountain majesty of worth. --Byron.
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Mountain antelope (Zool.), the goral.
Mountain ash (Bot.), an ornamental tree, the {Pyrus
Americana} (or Sorbus Americana), producing beautiful
bunches of red berries. Its leaves are pinnate, and its
flowers white, growing in fragrant clusters. The European
species is the Pyrus aucuparia, or rowan tree.
Mountain barometer, a portable barometer, adapted for safe
transportation, used in measuring the heights of
mountains.
Mountain beaver (Zool.), the sewellel.
Mountain blue (Min.), blue carbonate of copper; azurite.
Mountain cat (Zool.), the catamount. See Catamount.
Mountain chain, a series of contiguous mountain ranges,
generally in parallel or consecutive lines or curves.
Mountain cock (Zool.), capercailzie. See Capercailzie.
Mountain cork (Min.), a variety of asbestus, resembling
cork in its texture.
Mountain crystal. See under Crystal.
Mountain damson (Bot.), a large tree of the genus
Simaruba (Simaruba amarga) growing in the West Indies,
which affords a bitter tonic and astringent, sometimes
used in medicine.
Mountain dew, Scotch whisky, so called because often
illicitly distilled among the mountains. [Humorous]
Mountain ebony (Bot.), a small leguminous tree ({Bauhinia
variegata}) of the East and West Indies; -- so called
because of its dark wood. The bark is used medicinally and
in tanning.
Mountain flax (Min.), a variety of asbestus, having very
fine fibers; amianthus. See Amianthus.
Mountain fringe (Bot.), climbing fumitory. See under
Fumitory.
Mountain goat. (Zool.) See Mazama.
Mountain green. (Min.)
(a) Green malachite, or carbonate of copper.
(b) See Green earth, under Green, a.
Mountain holly (Bot.), a branching shrub ({Nemopanthes
Canadensis}), having smooth oblong leaves and red berries.
It is found in the Northern United States.
Mountain laurel (Bot.), an American shrub ({Kalmia
latifolia}) with glossy evergreen leaves and showy
clusters of rose-colored or white flowers. The foliage is
poisonous. Called also American laurel, ivy bush, and
calico bush. See Kalmia.
Mountain leather (Min.), a variety of asbestus, resembling
leather in its texture.
Mountain licorice (Bot.), a plant of the genus Trifolium
(Trifolium Alpinum).
Mountain limestone (Geol.), a series of marine limestone
strata below the coal measures, and above the old red
standstone of Great Britain. See Chart of Geology.
Mountain linnet (Zool.), the twite.
Mountain magpie. (Zool.)
(a) The yaffle, or green woodpecker.
(b) The European gray shrike.
Mountain mahogany (Bot.) See under Mahogany.
Mountain meal (Min.), a light powdery variety of calcite,
occurring as an efflorescence.
Mountain milk (Min.), a soft spongy variety of carbonate of
lime.
Mountain mint. (Bot.) See Mint.
Mountain ousel (Zool.), the ring ousel; -- called also
mountain thrush and mountain colley. See Ousel.
Mountain pride, or Mountain green (Bot.), a tree of
Jamaica (Spathelia simplex), which has an unbranched
palmlike stem, and a terminal cluster of large, pinnate
leaves.
Mountain quail (Zool.), the plumed partridge ({Oreortyx
pictus}) of California. It has two long, slender,
plumelike feathers on the head. The throat and sides are
chestnut; the belly is brown with transverse bars of black
and white; the neck and breast are dark gray.
Mountain range, a series of mountains closely related in
position and direction.
Mountain rice. (Bot.)
(a) An upland variety of rice, grown without irrigation,
in some parts of Asia, Europe, and the United States.
(b) An American genus of grasses (Oryzopsis).
Mountain rose (Bot.), a species of rose with solitary
flowers, growing in the mountains of Europe ({Rosa
alpina}).
Mountain soap (Min.), a soft earthy mineral, of a brownish
color, used in crayon painting; saxonite.
Mountain sorrel (Bot.), a low perennial plant ({Oxyria
digyna} with rounded kidney-form leaves, and small
greenish flowers, found in the White Mountains of New
Hampshire, and in high northern latitudes. --Gray.
Mountain sparrow (Zool.), the European tree sparrow.
Mountain spinach. (Bot.) See Orach.
Mountain tobacco (Bot.), a composite plant ({Arnica
montana}) of Europe; called also leopard's bane.
Mountain witch (Zool.), a ground pigeon of Jamaica, of the
genus Geotrygon.
[1913 Webster]Rowan tree \Row"an tree`\ [Cf. Sw. r["o]nn, Dan. r["o]nne, Icel.
reynir, and L. ornus.] (Bot.)
A european tree (Pyrus aucuparia) related to the apple, but
with pinnate leaves and flat corymbs of small white flowers
followed by little bright red berries. Called also {roan
tree}, and mountain ash. The name is also applied to two
American trees of similar habit (Pyrus Americana, and
Pyrus sambucifolia).
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Recurvirostra Americana
(gcide) | Avocet \Av"o*cet\, Avoset \Av"o*set\ ([a^]v"[-o]*s[e^]t), n. [F.
avocette: cf. It. avosetta, Sp. avoceta.] (Zool.)
A grallatorial bird, of the genus Recurvirostra; the
scooper. The bill is long and bend upward toward the tip. The
American species is Recurvirostra Americana. [Written also
avocette.]
[1913 Webster]Bluestocking \Blue"stock`ing\, n.
1. A literary lady; a female pedant. [Colloq.]
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Note: As explained in Boswell's "Life of Dr. Johnson", this
term is derived from the name given to certain meetings
held by ladies, in Johnson's time, for conversation
with distinguished literary men. An eminent attendant
of these assemblies was a Mr. Stillingfleet, who always
wore blue stockings. He was so much distinguished for
his conversational powers that his absence at any time
was felt to be a great loss, so that the remark became
common, "We can do nothing without the blue stockings."
Hence these meetings were sportively called
bluestocking clubs, and the ladies who attended them,
bluestockings.
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2. (Zool.) The American avocet (Recurvirostra Americana).
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Rhea Americana
(gcide) | Rhea \Rhe"a\, n. [L., a proper name.] (Zool.)
Any one of three species of large South American ostrichlike
birds of the genera Rhea and Pterocnemia. Called also the
American ostrich.
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Note: The common rhea, or nandou (Rhea Americana), ranges
from Brazil to Patagonia. Darwin's rhea ({Pterocnemia
Darwinii}), of Patagonia, is smaller, and has the legs
feathered below the knee.
[1913 Webster]Nandou \Nan"dou\, Nandu \Nan"du\, n. [Braz. nhandu or yandu.]
(Zool.)
Any one of three species of South American ostriches of the
genera Rhea and Pterocnemia, especially the smallest,
Pterocnemia pennata (formerly Rhea Americana), called
also the common rhea. They are tall fast-running flightless
birds similar to ostriches but three-toed, found from Peru to
the Straits of Magellan. See Rhea. [Written also nandow.]
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Solen Americana
(gcide) | Razor \Ra"zor\ (r[=a]"z[~e]r), n. [OE. rasour, OF. rasur, LL.
rasor: cf. F. rasoir, LL. rasorium. See Raze, v. t.,
Rase, v. t.]
1. A keen-edged knife of peculiar shape, used in shaving the
hair from the face or the head; also called a {straight
razor}. "Take thee a barber's razor." --Ezek. v. 1.
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2. a device used for shaving, having a replaceable blade with
a very sharp edge; also called safety razor. Also a
similar device, made of plastic, in which the blade is
neither replaceable nor can be sharpened, intended to be
discarded after the blade dulls -- called a {disposable
razor}.
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3. (Zool.) A tusk of a wild boar.
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Razor fish. (Zool.)
(a) A small Mediterranean fish (Coryphaena novacula),
prized for the table.
(b) The razor shell.
Razor grass (Bot.), a West Indian plant ({Scleria
scindens}), the triangular stem and the leaves of which
are edged with minute sharp teeth.
Razor grinder (Zool.), the European goat-sucker.
Razor shell (Zool.), any marine bivalve shell belonging to
Solen and allied genera, especially Solen ensis (or
Ensatella ensis), and Solen Americana, which have a
long, narrow, somewhat curved shell, resembling a razor
handle in shape. Called also razor clam, razor fish,
knife handle.
Razor stone. Same as Novaculite.
Razor strap, or razor strop, a strap or strop used in
sharpening razors.
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Sorbus Americana
(gcide) | Mountain \Moun"tain\ (moun"t[i^]n), a.
1. Of or pertaining to a mountain or mountains; growing or
living on a mountain; found on or peculiar to mountains;
among mountains; as, a mountain torrent; mountain pines;
mountain goats; mountain air; mountain howitzer.
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2. Like a mountain; mountainous; vast; very great.
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The high, the mountain majesty of worth. --Byron.
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Mountain antelope (Zool.), the goral.
Mountain ash (Bot.), an ornamental tree, the {Pyrus
Americana} (or Sorbus Americana), producing beautiful
bunches of red berries. Its leaves are pinnate, and its
flowers white, growing in fragrant clusters. The European
species is the Pyrus aucuparia, or rowan tree.
Mountain barometer, a portable barometer, adapted for safe
transportation, used in measuring the heights of
mountains.
Mountain beaver (Zool.), the sewellel.
Mountain blue (Min.), blue carbonate of copper; azurite.
Mountain cat (Zool.), the catamount. See Catamount.
Mountain chain, a series of contiguous mountain ranges,
generally in parallel or consecutive lines or curves.
Mountain cock (Zool.), capercailzie. See Capercailzie.
Mountain cork (Min.), a variety of asbestus, resembling
cork in its texture.
Mountain crystal. See under Crystal.
Mountain damson (Bot.), a large tree of the genus
Simaruba (Simaruba amarga) growing in the West Indies,
which affords a bitter tonic and astringent, sometimes
used in medicine.
Mountain dew, Scotch whisky, so called because often
illicitly distilled among the mountains. [Humorous]
Mountain ebony (Bot.), a small leguminous tree ({Bauhinia
variegata}) of the East and West Indies; -- so called
because of its dark wood. The bark is used medicinally and
in tanning.
Mountain flax (Min.), a variety of asbestus, having very
fine fibers; amianthus. See Amianthus.
Mountain fringe (Bot.), climbing fumitory. See under
Fumitory.
Mountain goat. (Zool.) See Mazama.
Mountain green. (Min.)
(a) Green malachite, or carbonate of copper.
(b) See Green earth, under Green, a.
Mountain holly (Bot.), a branching shrub ({Nemopanthes
Canadensis}), having smooth oblong leaves and red berries.
It is found in the Northern United States.
Mountain laurel (Bot.), an American shrub ({Kalmia
latifolia}) with glossy evergreen leaves and showy
clusters of rose-colored or white flowers. The foliage is
poisonous. Called also American laurel, ivy bush, and
calico bush. See Kalmia.
Mountain leather (Min.), a variety of asbestus, resembling
leather in its texture.
Mountain licorice (Bot.), a plant of the genus Trifolium
(Trifolium Alpinum).
Mountain limestone (Geol.), a series of marine limestone
strata below the coal measures, and above the old red
standstone of Great Britain. See Chart of Geology.
Mountain linnet (Zool.), the twite.
Mountain magpie. (Zool.)
(a) The yaffle, or green woodpecker.
(b) The European gray shrike.
Mountain mahogany (Bot.) See under Mahogany.
Mountain meal (Min.), a light powdery variety of calcite,
occurring as an efflorescence.
Mountain milk (Min.), a soft spongy variety of carbonate of
lime.
Mountain mint. (Bot.) See Mint.
Mountain ousel (Zool.), the ring ousel; -- called also
mountain thrush and mountain colley. See Ousel.
Mountain pride, or Mountain green (Bot.), a tree of
Jamaica (Spathelia simplex), which has an unbranched
palmlike stem, and a terminal cluster of large, pinnate
leaves.
Mountain quail (Zool.), the plumed partridge ({Oreortyx
pictus}) of California. It has two long, slender,
plumelike feathers on the head. The throat and sides are
chestnut; the belly is brown with transverse bars of black
and white; the neck and breast are dark gray.
Mountain range, a series of mountains closely related in
position and direction.
Mountain rice. (Bot.)
(a) An upland variety of rice, grown without irrigation,
in some parts of Asia, Europe, and the United States.
(b) An American genus of grasses (Oryzopsis).
Mountain rose (Bot.), a species of rose with solitary
flowers, growing in the mountains of Europe ({Rosa
alpina}).
Mountain soap (Min.), a soft earthy mineral, of a brownish
color, used in crayon painting; saxonite.
Mountain sorrel (Bot.), a low perennial plant ({Oxyria
digyna} with rounded kidney-form leaves, and small
greenish flowers, found in the White Mountains of New
Hampshire, and in high northern latitudes. --Gray.
Mountain sparrow (Zool.), the European tree sparrow.
Mountain spinach. (Bot.) See Orach.
Mountain tobacco (Bot.), a composite plant ({Arnica
montana}) of Europe; called also leopard's bane.
Mountain witch (Zool.), a ground pigeon of Jamaica, of the
genus Geotrygon.
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Spiza Americana
(gcide) | Dickcissel \Dick*cis"sel\, n. (Zool.)
The American black-throated bunting (Spiza Americana).
[1913 Webster]Bunting \Bun"ting\, n. [Scot. buntlin, corn-buntlin, OE.
bunting, buntyle; of unknown origin.] (Zool.)
A bird of the genus Emberiza, or of an allied genus,
related to the finches and sparrows (family
Fringillid[ae]).
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Note: Among European species are the common or corn bunting
(Emberiza miliaria); the ortolan ({Emberiza
hortulana}); the cirl (Emberiza cirlus); and the
black-headed (Granitivora melanocephala). American
species are the bay-winged or grass ({Po["o]c[ae]tes
gramineus} or Po[oe]cetes gramineus); the
black-throated (Spiza Americana); the towhee bunting
or chewink (Pipilo); the snow bunting ({Plectrophanax
nivalis}); the rice bunting or bobolink, and others.
See Ortolan, Chewick, Snow bunting, {Lark
bunting}.
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Taxidea Americana
(gcide) | Badger \Badg"er\, n. [OE. bageard, prob. fr. badge + -ard, in
reference to the white mark on its forehead. See Badge,n.]
1. A carnivorous quadruped of the genus Meles or of an
allied genus. It is a burrowing animal, with short, thick
legs, and long claws on the fore feet. One species ({Meles
meles} or Meles vulgaris), called also brock, inhabits
the north of Europe and Asia; another species ({Taxidea
taxus} or Taxidea Americana or Taxidea Labradorica)
inhabits the northern parts of North America. See
Teledu.
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2. A brush made of badgers' hair, used by artists.
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Badger dog. (Zool.) See Dachshund.
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Tilia Americana
(gcide) | Linden \Lin"den\ (l[i^]n"den), n. [Orig. an adj. from lind
linden tree, AS. lind; akin to D. & G. linde, OHG. linta,
Icel., Sw., & Dan. lind. Cf. Lime linden.] (Bot.)
(a) A handsome tree (Tilia Europ[ae]a), having cymes of
light yellow flowers, and large cordate leaves. The tree
is common in Europe.
(b) In America, the basswood, or Tilia Americana.
[1913 Webster]Basswood \Bass"wood`\, n. (Bot.)
The bass (Tilia) or its wood; especially, {Tilia
Americana}. See Bass, the lime tree.
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All the bowls were made of basswood,
White and polished very smoothly. --Longfellow.
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Trientalis Americana
(gcide) | Star \Star\ (st[aum]r), n. [OE. sterre, AS. steorra; akin to
OFries. stera, OS. sterro, D. ster, OHG. sterno, sterro, G.
stern, Icel. stjarna, Sw. stjerna, Dan. stierne, Goth.
sta['i]rn[=o], Armor. & Corn. steren, L. stella, Gr. 'asth`r,
'a`stron, Skr. star; perhaps from a root meaning, to scatter,
Skr. st[.r], L. sternere (cf. Stratum), and originally
applied to the stars as being strewn over the sky, or as
being scatterers or spreaders of light. [root]296. Cf.
Aster, Asteroid, Constellation, Disaster, Stellar.]
1. One of the innumerable luminous bodies seen in the
heavens; any heavenly body other than the sun, moon,
comets, and nebulae.
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His eyen twinkled in his head aright,
As do the stars in the frosty night. --Chaucer.
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Note: The stars are distinguished as planets, and {fixed
stars}. See Planet, Fixed stars under Fixed, and
Magnitude of a star under Magnitude.
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2. The polestar; the north star. --Shak.
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3. (Astrol.) A planet supposed to influence one's destiny;
(usually pl.) a configuration of the planets, supposed to
influence fortune.
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O malignant and ill-brooding stars. --Shak.
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Blesses his stars, and thinks it luxury. --Addison.
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4. That which resembles the figure of a star, as an ornament
worn on the breast to indicate rank or honor.
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On whom . . .
Lavish Honor showered all her stars. --Tennyson.
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5. Specifically, a radiated mark in writing or printing; an
asterisk [thus, *]; -- used as a reference to a note, or
to fill a blank where something is omitted, etc.
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6. (Pyrotechny) A composition of combustible matter used in
the heading of rockets, in mines, etc., which, exploding
in the air, presents a starlike appearance.
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7. A person of brilliant and attractive qualities, especially
on public occasions, as a distinguished orator, a leading
theatrical performer, etc.
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Note: Star is used in the formation of compound words
generally of obvious signification; as, star-aspiring,
star-bespangled, star-bestudded, star-blasting,
star-bright, star-crowned, star-directed, star-eyed,
star-headed, star-paved, star-roofed, star-sprinkled,
star-wreathed.
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Blazing star, Double star, Multiple star, {Shooting
star}, etc. See under Blazing, Double, etc.
Nebulous star (Astron.), a small well-defined circular
nebula, having a bright nucleus at its center like a star.
Star anise (Bot.), any plant of the genus Illicium; -- so
called from its star-shaped capsules.
Star apple (Bot.), a tropical American tree ({Chrysophyllum
Cainito}), having a milky juice and oblong leaves with a
silky-golden pubescence beneath. It bears an applelike
fruit, the carpels of which present a starlike figure when
cut across. The name is extended to the whole genus of
about sixty species, and the natural order (Sapotaceae)
to which it belongs is called the Star-apple family.
Star conner, one who cons, or studies, the stars; an
astronomer or an astrologer. --Gascoigne.
Star coral (Zool.), any one of numerous species of stony
corals belonging to Astraea, Orbicella, and allied
genera, in which the calicles are round or polygonal and
contain conspicuous radiating septa.
Star cucumber. (Bot.) See under Cucumber.
Star flower. (Bot.)
(a) A plant of the genus Ornithogalum;
star-of-Bethlehem.
(b) See Starwort
(b) .
(c) An American plant of the genus Trientalis
(Trientalis Americana). --Gray.
Star fort (Fort.), a fort surrounded on the exterior with
projecting angles; -- whence the name.
Star gauge (Ordnance), a long rod, with adjustable points
projecting radially at its end, for measuring the size of
different parts of the bore of a gun.
Star grass. (Bot.)
(a) A small grasslike plant (Hypoxis erecta) having
star-shaped yellow flowers.
(b) The colicroot. See Colicroot.
Star hyacinth (Bot.), a bulbous plant of the genus Scilla
(Scilla autumnalis); -- called also {star-headed
hyacinth}.
Star jelly (Bot.), any one of several gelatinous plants
(Nostoc commune, Nostoc edule, etc.). See Nostoc.
Star lizard. (Zool.) Same as Stellion.
Star-of-Bethlehem (Bot.), a bulbous liliaceous plant
(Ornithogalum umbellatum) having a small white starlike
flower.
Star-of-the-earth (Bot.), a plant of the genus Plantago
(Plantago coronopus), growing upon the seashore.
Star polygon (Geom.), a polygon whose sides cut each other
so as to form a star-shaped figure.
Stars and Stripes, a popular name for the flag of the
United States, which consists of thirteen horizontal
stripes, alternately red and white, and a union having, in
a blue field, white stars to represent the several States,
one for each.
With the old flag, the true American flag, the
Eagle, and the Stars and Stripes, waving over the
chamber in which we sit. --D. Webster.
Star showers. See Shooting star, under Shooting.
Star thistle (Bot.), an annual composite plant ({Centaurea
solstitialis}) having the involucre armed with stout
radiating spines.
Star wheel (Mach.), a star-shaped disk, used as a kind of
ratchet wheel, in repeating watches and the feed motions
of some machines.
Star worm (Zool.), a gephyrean.
Temporary star (Astron.), a star which appears suddenly,
shines for a period, and then nearly or quite disappears.
These stars were supposed by some astronomers to be
variable stars of long and undetermined periods. More
recently, variations star in start intensity are
classified more specifically, and this term is now
obsolescent. See also nova. [Obsolescent]
Variable star (Astron.), a star whose brilliancy varies
periodically, generally with regularity, but sometimes
irregularly; -- called periodical star when its changes
occur at fixed periods.
Water star grass (Bot.), an aquatic plant ({Schollera
graminea}) with small yellow starlike blossoms.
[1913 Webster]Wintergreen \Win"ter*green`\, n. (Bot.)
A plant which keeps its leaves green through the winter.
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Note: In England, the name wintergreen is applied to the
species of Pyrola which in America are called
English wintergreen, and shin leaf (see Shin leaf,
under Shin.) In America, the name wintergreen is
given to Gaultheria procumbens, a low evergreen
aromatic plant with oval leaves clustered at the top of
a short stem, and bearing small white flowers followed
by red berries; -- called also checkerberry, and
sometimes, though improperly, partridge berry.
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Chickweed wintergreen, a low perennial primulaceous herb
(Trientalis Americana); -- also called star flower.
Flowering wintergreen, a low plant (Polygala paucifolia)
with leaves somewhat like those of the wintergreen
(Gaultheria), and bearing a few showy, rose-purple
blossoms.
oil of wintergreen, An aromatic oil, consisting almost
entirely of methyl salicylate (CH3CO.O.C6H4.OH),
obtained by distillation of an extract of the wintergreen
(Gaultheria procumbens); it can also be obtained from
some other plants. It is used as a flavoring agent for
tooth powders and pastes, sometimes combined with menthol
or eucalyptus. It is called also oil of teaberry, {oil
of partridgeberry}, and oil of gaultheria.
Spotted wintergreen, a low evergreen plant ({Chimaphila
maculata}) with ovate, white-spotted leaves.
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Trophis Americana
(gcide) | Ramoon \Ra*moon"\ (r[.a]*m[=oo]n"), n. (Bot.)
A small West Indian tree (Trophis Americana) of the
Mulberry family, whose leaves and twigs are used as fodder
for cattle.
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U Americana
(gcide) | Elm \Elm\, n. [AS. elm; akin to D. olm, OHG. elm, G. ulme, Icel.
almr, Dan. & Sw. alm, L. ulmus, and E. alder. Cf. Old.]
(Bot.)
A tree of the genus Ulmus, of several species, much used as
a shade tree, particularly in America. The English elm is
Ulmus campestris; the common American or white elm is {U.
Americana}; the slippery or red elm, U. fulva.
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Elm beetle (Zo["o]l.), one of several species of beetles
(esp. Galeruca calmariensis), which feed on the leaves
of the elm.
Elm borer (Zo["o]l.), one of several species of beetles of
which the larv[ae] bore into the wood or under the bark of
the elm (esp. Saperda tridentata).
Elm butterfly (Zo["o]l.), one of several species of
butterflies, which, in the caterpillar state, feed on the
leaves of the elm (esp. Vanessa antiopa and {Grapta
comma}). See Comma butterfly, under Comma.
Elm moth (Zo["o]l.), one of numerous species of moths of
which the larv[ae] destroy the leaves of the elm (esp.
Eugonia subsignaria, called elm spanworm).
Elm sawfly (Zo["o]l.), a large sawfly (Cimbex Americana).
The larva, which is white with a black dorsal stripe,
feeds on the leaves of the elm.
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Ulmus Americana
(gcide) | White \White\ (hw[imac]t), a. [Compar. Whiter
(hw[imac]t"[~e]r); superl. Whitest.] [OE. whit, AS.
hw[imac]t; akin to OFries. and OS. hw[imac]t, D. wit, G.
weiss, OHG. w[imac]z, hw[imac]z, Icel. hv[imac]tr, Sw. hvit,
Dan. hvid, Goth. hweits, Lith. szveisti, to make bright,
Russ. sviet' light, Skr. [,c]v[=e]ta white, [,c]vit to be
bright. [root]42. Cf. Wheat, Whitsunday.]
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1. Reflecting to the eye all the rays of the spectrum
combined; not tinted with any of the proper colors or
their mixtures; having the color of pure snow; snowy; --
the opposite of black or dark; as, white paper; a
white skin. "Pearls white." --Chaucer.
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White as the whitest lily on a stream. --Longfellow.
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2. Destitute of color, as in the cheeks, or of the tinge of
blood color; pale; pallid; as, white with fear.
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Or whispering with white lips, "The foe!
They come! they come!" --Byron.
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3. Having the color of purity; free from spot or blemish, or
from guilt or pollution; innocent; pure.
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White as thy fame, and as thy honor clear. --Dryden.
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No whiter page than Addison's remains. --Pope.
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4. Gray, as from age; having silvery hair; hoary.
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Your high engendered battles 'gainst a head
So old and white as this. --Shak.
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5. Characterized by freedom from that which disturbs, and the
like; fortunate; happy; favorable.
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On the whole, however, the dominie reckoned this as
one of the white days of his life. --Sir W.
Scott.
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6. Regarded with especial favor; favorite; darling.
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Come forth, my white spouse. --Chaucer.
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I am his white boy, and will not be gullet. --Ford.
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Note: White is used in many self-explaining compounds, as
white-backed, white-bearded, white-footed.
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White alder. (Bot.) See Sweet pepper bush, under
Pepper.
White ant (Zool.), any one of numerous species of social
pseudoneuropterous insects of the genus Termes. These
insects are very abundant in tropical countries, and form
large and complex communities consisting of numerous
asexual workers of one or more kinds, of large-headed
asexual individuals called soldiers, of one or more queens
(or fertile females) often having the body enormously
distended by the eggs, and, at certain seasons of numerous
winged males, together with the larvae and pupae of each
kind in various stages of development. Many of the species
construct large and complicated nests, sometimes in the
form of domelike structures rising several feet above the
ground and connected with extensive subterranean galleries
and chambers. In their social habits they closely resemble
the true ants. They feed upon animal and vegetable
substances of various kinds, including timber, and are
often very destructive to buildings and furniture.
White arsenic (Chem.), arsenious oxide, As2O3, a
substance of a white color, and vitreous adamantine
luster, having an astringent, sweetish taste. It is a
deadly poison.
White bass (Zool.), a fresh-water North American bass
(Roccus chrysops) found in the Great Likes.
White bear (Zool.), the polar bear. See under Polar.
White blood cell. (Physiol.) See Leucocyte.
White brand (Zool.), the snow goose.
White brass, a white alloy of copper; white copper.
White campion. (Bot.)
(a) A kind of catchfly (Silene stellata) with white
flowers.
(b) A white-flowered Lychnis (Lychnis vespertina).
White canon (R. C. Ch.), a Premonstratensian.
White caps, the members of a secret organization in various
of the United States, who attempt to drive away or reform
obnoxious persons by lynch-law methods. They appear masked
in white. Their actions resembled those of the Ku Klux
Klan in some ways but they were not formally affiliated
with the Klan, and their victims were often not black.
White cedar (Bot.), an evergreen tree of North America
(Thuja occidentalis), also the related {Cupressus
thyoides}, or Chamaecyparis sphaeroidea, a slender
evergreen conifer which grows in the so-called cedar
swamps of the Northern and Atlantic States. Both are much
valued for their durable timber. In California the name is
given to the Libocedrus decurrens, the timber of which
is also useful, though often subject to dry rot.
--Goodale. The white cedar of Demerara, Guiana, etc., is a
lofty tree (Icica altissima syn. Bursera altissima)
whose fragrant wood is used for canoes and cabinetwork, as
it is not attacked by insect.
White cell. (Physiol.) See Leucocyte.
White cell-blood (Med.), leucocythaemia.
White clover (Bot.), a species of small perennial clover
bearing white flowers. It furnishes excellent food for
cattle and horses, as well as for the honeybee. See also
under Clover.
White copper, a whitish alloy of copper. See {German
silver}, under German.
White copperas (Min.), a native hydrous sulphate of iron;
coquimbite.
White coral (Zool.), an ornamental branched coral
(Amphihelia oculata) native of the Mediterranean.
White corpuscle. (Physiol.) See Leucocyte.
White cricket (Zool.), the tree cricket.
White crop, a crop of grain which loses its green color, or
becomes white, in ripening, as wheat, rye, barley, and
oats, as distinguished from a green crop, or a root crop.
White currant (Bot.), a variety of the common red currant,
having white berries.
White daisy (Bot.), the oxeye daisy. See under Daisy.
White damp, a kind of poisonous gas encountered in coal
mines. --Raymond.
White elephant (Zool.),
(a) a whitish, or albino, variety of the Asiatic elephant.
(b) see white elephant in the vocabulary.
White elm (Bot.), a majestic tree of North America ({Ulmus
Americana}), the timber of which is much used for hubs of
wheels, and for other purposes.
White ensign. See Saint George's ensign, under Saint.
White feather, a mark or symbol of cowardice. See {To show
the white feather}, under Feather, n.
White fir (Bot.), a name given to several coniferous trees
of the Pacific States, as Abies grandis, and {Abies
concolor}.
White flesher (Zool.), the ruffed grouse. See under
Ruffed. [Canada]
White frost. See Hoarfrost.
White game (Zool.), the white ptarmigan.
White garnet (Min.), leucite.
White grass (Bot.), an American grass (Leersia Virginica)
with greenish-white paleae.
White grouse. (Zool.)
(a) The white ptarmigan.
(b) The prairie chicken. [Local, U. S.]
White grub (Zool.), the larva of the June bug and other
allied species. These grubs eat the roots of grasses and
other plants, and often do much damage.
White hake (Zool.), the squirrel hake. See under
Squirrel.
White hawk, or White kite (Zool.), the hen harrier.
White heat, the temperature at which bodies become
incandescent, and appear white from the bright light which
they emit.
White hellebore (Bot.), a plant of the genus Veratrum
(Veratrum album) See Hellebore, 2.
White herring, a fresh, or unsmoked, herring, as
distinguished from a red, or cured, herring. [R.] --Shak.
White hoolet (Zool.), the barn owl. [Prov. Eng.]
White horses (Naut.), white-topped waves; whitecaps.
The White House. See under House.
White ibis (Zool.), an American ibis (Guara alba) having
the plumage pure white, except the tips of the wings,
which are black. It inhabits tropical America and the
Southern United States. Called also Spanish curlew.
White iron.
(a) Thin sheets of iron coated with tin; tinned iron.
(b) A hard, silvery-white cast iron containing a large
proportion of combined carbon.
White iron pyrites (Min.), marcasite.
White land, a tough clayey soil, of a whitish hue when dry,
but blackish after rain. [Eng.]
White lark (Zool.), the snow bunting.
White lead.
(a) A carbonate of lead much used in painting, and for
other purposes; ceruse.
(b) (Min.) Native lead carbonate; cerusite.
White leather, buff leather; leather tanned with alum and
salt.
White leg (Med.), milk leg. See under Milk.
White lettuce (Bot.), rattlesnake root. See under
Rattlesnake.
White lie. See under Lie.
White light.
(a) (Physics) Light having the different colors in the
same proportion as in the light coming directly from
the sun, without having been decomposed, as by passing
through a prism. See the Note under Color, n., 1.
(b) A kind of firework which gives a brilliant white
illumination for signals, etc.
White lime, a solution or preparation of lime for
whitewashing; whitewash.
White line (Print.), a void space of the breadth of a line,
on a printed page; a blank line.
White meat.
(a) Any light-colored flesh, especially of poultry.
(b) Food made from milk or eggs, as butter, cheese, etc.
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Driving their cattle continually with them, and
feeding only upon their milk and white meats.
--Spenser.
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White merganser (Zool.), the smew.
White metal.
(a) Any one of several white alloys, as pewter, britannia,
etc.
(b) (Metal.) A fine grade of copper sulphide obtained at a
certain stage in copper smelting.
White miller. (Zool.)
(a) The common clothes moth.
(b) A common American bombycid moth ({Spilosoma
Virginica}) which is pure white with a few small black
spots; -- called also ermine moth, and {virgin
moth}. See Woolly bear, under Woolly.
White money, silver money.
White mouse (Zool.), the albino variety of the common
mouse.
White mullet (Zool.), a silvery mullet (Mugil curema)
ranging from the coast of the United States to Brazil; --
called also blue-back mullet, and liza.
White nun (Zool.), the smew; -- so called from the white
crest and the band of black feathers on the back of its
head, which give the appearance of a hood.
White oak. (Bot.) See under Oak.
White owl. (Zool.)
(a) The snowy owl.
(b) The barn owl.
White partridge (Zool.), the white ptarmigan.
White perch. (Zool.)
(a) A North American fresh-water bass (Morone Americana)
valued as a food fish.
(b) The croaker, or fresh-water drum.
(c) Any California surf fish.
White pine. (Bot.) See the Note under Pine.
White poplar (Bot.), a European tree (Populus alba) often
cultivated as a shade tree in America; abele.
White poppy (Bot.), the opium-yielding poppy. See Poppy.
White powder, a kind of gunpowder formerly believed to
exist, and to have the power of exploding without noise.
[Obs.]
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White precipitate. (Old Chem.) See under Precipitate.
White rabbit. (Zool.)
(a) The American northern hare in its winter pelage.
(b) An albino rabbit.
White rent,
(a) (Eng. Law) Formerly, rent payable in silver; --
opposed to black rent. See Blackmail, n., 3.
(b) A rent, or duty, of eight pence, payable yearly by
every tinner in Devon and Cornwall to the Duke of
Cornwall, as lord of the soil. [Prov. Eng.]
White rhinoceros. (Zool.)
(a) The one-horned, or Indian, rhinoceros ({Rhinoceros
Indicus}). See Rhinoceros.
(b) The umhofo.
White ribbon, the distinctive badge of certain
organizations for the promotion of temperance or of moral
purity; as, the White-ribbon Army.
White rope (Naut.), untarred hemp rope.
White rot. (Bot.)
(a) Either of several plants, as marsh pennywort and
butterwort, which were thought to produce the disease
called rot in sheep.
(b) A disease of grapes. See White rot, under Rot.
White sage (Bot.), a white, woolly undershrub ({Eurotia
lanata}) of Western North America; -- called also {winter
fat}.
White salmon (Zool.), the silver salmon.
White salt, salt dried and calcined; decrepitated salt.
White scale (Zool.), a scale insect (Aspidiotus Nerii)
injurious to the orange tree. See Orange scale, under
Orange.
White shark (Zool.), a species of man-eating shark. See
under Shark.
White softening. (Med.) See Softening of the brain, under
Softening.
White spruce. (Bot.) See Spruce, n., 1.
White squall (Naut.), a sudden gust of wind, or furious
blow, which comes up without being marked in its approach
otherwise than by whitecaps, or white, broken water, on
the surface of the sea.
White staff, the badge of the lord high treasurer of
England. --Macaulay.
White stork (Zool.), the common European stork.
White sturgeon. (Zool.) See Shovelnose
(d) .
White sucker. (Zool.)
(a) The common sucker.
(b) The common red horse (Moxostoma macrolepidotum).
White swelling (Med.), a chronic swelling of the knee,
produced by a strumous inflammation of the synovial
membranes of the kneejoint and of the cancellar texture of
the end of the bone forming the kneejoint; -- applied also
to a lingering chronic swelling of almost any kind.
White tombac. See Tombac.
White trout (Zool.), the white weakfish, or silver
squeteague (Cynoscion nothus), of the Southern United
States.
White vitriol (Chem.), hydrous sulphate of zinc. See {White
vitriol}, under Vitriol.
White wagtail (Zool.), the common, or pied, wagtail.
White wax, beeswax rendered white by bleaching.
White whale (Zool.), the beluga.
White widgeon (Zool.), the smew.
White wine. any wine of a clear, transparent color,
bordering on white, as Madeira, sherry, Lisbon, etc.; --
distinguished from wines of a deep red color, as port and
Burgundy. "White wine of Lepe." --Chaucer.
White witch, a witch or wizard whose supernatural powers
are supposed to be exercised for good and beneficent
purposes. --Addison. --Cotton Mather.
White wolf. (Zool.)
(a) A light-colored wolf (Canis laniger) native of
Thibet; -- called also chanco, golden wolf, and
Thibetan wolf.
(b) The albino variety of the gray wolf.
White wren (Zool.), the willow warbler; -- so called from
the color of the under parts.
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Veronica Americana
(gcide) | Brooklime \Brook"lime`\, n. (Bot.)
A plant (Veronica Beccabunga), with flowers, usually blue,
in axillary racemes. The American species is {Veronica
Americana}. [Formerly written broklempe or broklympe.]
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Ximenia Americana
(gcide) | Sandalwood \San"dal*wood\, n. [F. sandal, santal, fr. Ar.
[,c]andal, or Gr. sa`ntalon; both ultimately fr. Skr.
candana. Cf. Sanders.] (Bot.)
(a) The highly perfumed yellowish heartwood of an East Indian
and Polynesian tree (Santalum album), and of several
other trees of the same genus, as the Hawaiian {Santalum
Freycinetianum} and Santalum pyrularium, the Australian
Santalum latifolium, etc. The name is extended to
several other kinds of fragrant wood.
(b) Any tree of the genus Santalum, or a tree which yields
sandalwood.
(c) The red wood of a kind of buckthorn, used in Russia for
dyeing leather (Rhamnus Dahuricus).
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False sandalwood, the fragrant wood of several trees not of
the genus Santalum, as Ximenia Americana, {Myoporum
tenuifolium} of Tahiti.
Red sandalwood, a heavy, dark red dyewood, being the
heartwood of two leguminous trees of India ({Pterocarpus
santalinus}, and Adenanthera pavonina); -- called also
red sanderswood, sanders or saunders, and
rubywood.
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agave americana
(wn) | Agave americana
n 1: widely cultivated American monocarpic plant with greenish-
white flowers on a tall stalk; blooms only after ten to
twenty years and then dies [syn: American agave, {Agave
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