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aquatic
(mass) | aquatic
- vodný |
aquatic
(encz) | aquatic,vodní adj: "rostlina, zvíře" |
Aquatic
(gcide) | Aquatic \A*quat"ic\, a. [L. aquaticus: cf. F. aquatique. See
Aqua.]
Pertaining to water; growing in water; living in, swimming
in, or frequenting the margins of waters; as, aquatic plants
and fowls.
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Aquatic
(gcide) | Aquatic \A*quat`ic\, n.
1. An aquatic animal or plant.
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2. pl. Sports or exercises practiced in or on the water.
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aquatic
(wn) | aquatic
adj 1: relating to or consisting of or being in water; "an
aquatic environment"
2: operating or living or growing in water; "boats are aquatic
vehicles"; "water lilies are aquatic plants"; "fish are
aquatic animals" [ant: amphibious, terrestrial]
n 1: a plant that lives in or on water |
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aquatic
(mass) | aquatic
- vodný |
aquatic
(encz) | aquatic,vodní adj: "rostlina, zvíře" |
aquatic warbler
(encz) | Aquatic Warbler,rákosník ostřicový n: [zoo.] pěvec z čeledi
pěnicovitých, lat. Acrocephalus paludicola Petr Prášek |
aquatics
(encz) | aquatics,vodní sporty Zdeněk Brož |
semiaquatic
(encz) | semiaquatic, adj: |
subaquatic
(encz) | subaquatic, adj: |
Aquatical
(gcide) | Aquatical \A*quat"ic*al\, a.
Aquatic. [R.]
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Argyoneta aquatica
(gcide) | Water spider \Wa"ter spi"der\ (Zool.)
(a) An aquatic European spider (Argyoneta aquatica) which
constructs its web beneath the surface of the water on
water plants. It lives in a bell-shaped structure of
silk, open beneath like a diving bell, and filled with
air which the spider carries down in the form of small
bubbles attached one at a time to the spinnerets and hind
feet. Called also diving spider.
(b) A water mite.
(c) Any spider that habitually lives on or about the water,
especially the large American species ({Dolomedes
lanceolatus}) which runs rapidly on the surface of water;
-- called also raft spider.
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Cinclus aquaticus
(gcide) | Ousel \Ou"sel\ ([oo^]"z'l), n. [OE. osel, AS. [=o]sle; akin to
G. amsel, OHG. amsala, and perh. to L. merula blackbird. Cf.
Merle, Amsel.] (Zool.)
One of several species of European thrushes, especially the
blackbird (Merula merula, or Turdus merula), and the
mountain or ring ousel (Turdus torquatus). [Written also
ouzel.]
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Rock ousel (Zool.), the ring ousel.
Water ousel (Zool.), the European dipper ({Cinclus
aquaticus}), and the American dipper ({Cinclus
Mexicanus}).
[1913 Webster]Water ousel \Wa"ter ou"sel\, Water ouzel \Wa"ter ou"zel\ .
(Zool.)
Any one of several species of small insessorial birds of the
genus Cinclus (or Hydrobates), especially the European
water ousel (Cinclus aquaticus), and the American water
ousel (Cinclus Mexicanus). These birds live about the
water, and are in the habit of walking on the bottom of
streams beneath the water in search of food.
[1913 Webster]Cinclus \Cinclus\ n.
the type genus of the bird family Cinclidae. It includes
the water ouzels Cinclus aquaticus of Europe and {Cinclus
mexicanus} of western North America.
Syn: genus Cinclus.
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Cinolus aquaticus
(gcide) | Dipper \Dip"per\, n.
1. One who, or that which, dips; especially, a vessel used to
dip water or other liquid; a ladle.
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2. (Zool.)
(a) A small grebe; the dabchick.
(b) The buffel duck.
(c) The water ouzel (Cinolus aquaticus) of Europe.
(d) The American dipper or ouzel (Cinclus Mexicanus).
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The Dipper (Astron.), the seven principal stars in the
constellation of the Great Bear; popularly so called from
their arrangement in the form of a dipper; -- called also
Charles's Wain. See Ursa Major, under Ursa.
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Glyceria aquatica
(gcide) | Barnyard grass, for hay. South. Panicum Grus-galli. Bent,
pasture and hay. Agrostis, several species. Bermuda grass,
pasture. South. Cynodon Dactylon. Black bent. Same as {Switch
grass} (below). Blue bent, hay. North and West. {Andropogon
provincialis}. Blue grass, pasture. Poa compressa. Blue joint,
hay. Northwest. Aqropyrum glaucum. Buffalo grass, grazing.
Rocky Mts., etc.
(a) Buchlo["e] dectyloides.
(b) Same as Grama grass (below). Bunch grass, grazing.
Far West. Eriocoma, Festuca, Stips, etc. Chess,
or Cheat, a weed. Bromus secalinus, etc. Couch
grass. Same as Quick grass (below). Crab grass,
(a) Hay, in South. A weed, in North. Panicum sanguinale.
(b) Pasture and hay. South. Eleusine Indica. Darnel
(a) Bearded, a noxious weed. Lolium temulentum.
(b) Common. Same as Rye grass (below). Drop seed, fair
for forage and hay. Muhlenbergia, several species.
English grass. Same as Redtop (below). Fowl meadow
grass.
(a) Pasture and hay. Poa serotina.
(b) Hay, on moist land. Gryceria nervata. Gama grass,
cut fodder. South. Tripsacum dactyloides. Grama
grass, grazing. West and Pacific slope. {Bouteloua
oligostachya}, etc. Great bunch grass, pasture and
hay. Far West. Festuca scabrella. Guinea grass, hay.
South. Panicum jumentorum. Herd's grass, in New
England Timothy, in Pennsylvania and South Redtop.
Indian grass. Same as Wood grass (below). Italian
rye grass, forage and hay. Lolium Italicum. Johnson
grass, grazing and hay. South and Southwest. {Sorghum
Halepense}. Kentucky blue grass, pasture. {Poa
pratensis}. Lyme grass, coarse hay. South. Elymus,
several species. Manna grass, pasture and hay.
Glyceria, several species. Meadow fescue, pasture
and hay. Festuca elatior. Meadow foxtail, pasture,
hay, lawn. North. Alopecurus pratensis. Meadow
grass, pasture, hay, lawn. Poa, several species.
Mesquite grass, or Muskit grass. Same as Grama grass
(above). Nimble Will, a kind of drop seed.
Muhlenbergia diffsa. Orchard grass, pasture and hay.
Dactylis glomerata. Porcupine grass, troublesome to
sheep. Northwest. Stipa spartea. Quaking grass,
ornamental. Briza media and maxima. Quitch, or
Quick, grass, etc., a weed. Agropyrum repens. Ray
grass. Same as Rye grass (below). Redtop, pasture
and hay. Agrostis vulgaris. Red-topped buffalo
grass, forage. Northwest. Poa tenuifolia. Reed
canary grass, of slight value. Phalaris arundinacea.
Reed meadow grass, hay. North. Glyceria aquatica.
Ribbon grass, a striped leaved form of {Reed canary
grass}. Rye grass, pasture, hay. Lolium perenne,
var. Seneca grass, fragrant basket work, etc. North.
Hierochloa borealis. Sesame grass. Same as {Gama
grass} (above). Sheep's fescue, sheep pasture, native
in Northern Europe and Asia. Festuca ovina. Small
reed grass, meadow pasture and hay. North. {Deyeuxia
Canadensis}. Spear grass, Same as Meadow grass
(above). Squirrel-tail grass, troublesome to animals.
Seacoast and Northwest. Hordeum jubatum. Switch
grass, hay, cut young. Panicum virgatum. Timothy,
cut young, the best of hay. North. Phleum pratense.
Velvet grass, hay on poor soil. South. {Holcus
lanatus}. Vernal grass, pasture, hay, lawn.
Anthoxanthum odoratum. Wire grass, valuable in
pastures. Poa compressa. Wood grass, Indian grass,
hay. Chrysopogon nutans.
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Note: Many plants are popularly called grasses which are not
true grasses botanically considered, such as black
grass, goose grass, star grass, etc.
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Black grass, a kind of small rush (Juncus Gerardi),
growing in salt marshes, used for making salt hay.
Grass of the Andes, an oat grass, the {Arrhenatherum
avenaceum} of Europe.
Grass of Parnassus, a plant of the genus Parnassia
growing in wet ground. The European species is {Parnassia
palustris}; in the United States there are several
species.
Grass bass (Zool.), the calico bass.
Grass bird, the dunlin.
Grass cloth, a cloth woven from the tough fibers of the
grass-cloth plant.
Grass-cloth plant, a perennial herb of the Nettle family
(B[oe]hmeria nivea syn. Urtica nivea), which grows in
Sumatra, China, and Assam, whose inner bark has fine and
strong fibers suited for textile purposes.
Grass finch. (Zool.)
(a) A common American sparrow ({Po["o]c[ae]tes
gramineus}); -- called also vesper sparrow and
bay-winged bunting.
(b) Any Australian finch, of the genus Po["e]phila, of
which several species are known.
Grass lamb, a lamb suckled by a dam running on pasture land
and giving rich milk.
Grass land, land kept in grass and not tilled.
Grass moth (Zool.), one of many small moths of the genus
Crambus, found in grass.
Grass oil, a fragrant essential volatile oil, obtained in
India from grasses of the genus Andropogon, etc.; --
used in perfumery under the name of citronella, {ginger
grass oil}, lemon grass oil, essence of verbena etc.
Grass owl (Zool.), a South African owl (Strix Capensis).
Grass parrakeet (Zool.), any of several species of
Australian parrots, of the genus Euphemia; -- also
applied to the zebra parrakeet.
Grass plover (Zool.), the upland or field plover.
Grass poly (Bot.), a species of willowwort ({Lythrum
Hyssopifolia}). --Johnson.
Crass quit (Zool.), one of several tropical American
finches of the genus Euetheia. The males have most of
the head and chest black and often marked with yellow.
Grass snake. (Zool.)
(a) The common English, or ringed, snake ({Tropidonotus
natrix}).
(b) The common green snake of the Northern United States.
See Green snake, under Green.
Grass snipe (Zool.), the pectoral sandpiper ({Tringa
maculata}); -- called also jacksnipe in America.
Grass spider (Zool.), a common spider (Agelena n[ae]via),
which spins flat webs on grass, conspicuous when covered
with dew.
Grass sponge (Zool.), an inferior kind of commercial sponge
from Florida and the Bahamas.
Grass table. (Arch.) See Earth table, under Earth.
Grass vetch (Bot.), a vetch (Lathyrus Nissolia), with
narrow grasslike leaves.
Grass widow. [Cf. Prov. R. an unmarried mother, G.
strohwittwe a mock widow, Sw. gr[aum]senka a grass widow.]
(a) An unmarried woman who is a mother. [Obs.]
(b) A woman separated from her husband by abandonment or
prolonged absence; a woman living apart from her
husband. [Slang.]
Grass wrack (Bot.) eelgrass.
To bring to grass (Mining.), to raise, as ore, to the
surface of the ground.
To put to grass, To put out to grass, to put out to graze
a season, as cattle.
[1913 Webster]Reed \Reed\, n. [AS. hre['o]d; akin to D. riet, G. riet, ried,
OHG. kriot, riot.]
1. (Bot.) A name given to many tall and coarse grasses or
grasslike plants, and their slender, often jointed, stems,
such as the various kinds of bamboo, and especially the
common reed of Europe and North America ({Phragmites
communis}).
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2. A musical instrument made of the hollow joint of some
plant; a rustic or pastoral pipe.
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Arcadian pipe, the pastoral reed
Of Hermes. --Milton.
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3. An arrow, as made of a reed. --Prior.
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4. Straw prepared for thatching a roof. [Prov. Eng.]
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5. (Mus.)
(a) A small piece of cane or wood attached to the
mouthpiece of certain instruments, and set in
vibration by the breath. In the clarinet it is a
single fiat reed; in the oboe and bassoon it is
double, forming a compressed tube.
(b) One of the thin pieces of metal, the vibration of
which produce the tones of a melodeon, accordeon,
harmonium, or seraphine; also attached to certain sets
or registers of pipes in an organ.
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6. (Weaving) A frame having parallel flat stripe of metal or
reed, between which the warp threads pass, set in the
swinging lathe or batten of a loom for beating up the
weft; a sley. See Batten.
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7. (Mining) A tube containing the train of powder for
igniting the charge in blasting.
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8. (Arch.) Same as Reeding.
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Egyptian reed (Bot.), the papyrus.
Free reed (Mus.), a reed whose edges do not overlap the
wind passage, -- used in the harmonium, concertina, etc.
It is distinguished from the beating or striking reed of
the organ and clarinet.
Meadow reed grass (Bot.), the Glyceria aquatica, a tall
grass found in wet places.
Reed babbler. See Reedbird.
Reed bunting (Zool.) A European sparrow ({Emberiza
sch[oe]niclus}) which frequents marshy places; -- called
also reed sparrow, ring bunting.
(b) Reedling.
Reed canary grass (Bot.), a tall wild grass ({Phalaris
arundinacea}).
Reed grass. (Bot.)
(a) The common reed. See Reed, 1.
(b) A plant of the genus Sparganium; bur reed. See under
Bur.
Reed organ (Mus.), an organ in which the wind acts on a set
of free reeds, as the harmonium, melodeon, concertina,
etc.
Reed pipe (Mus.), a pipe of an organ furnished with a reed.
Reed sparrow. (Zool.) See Reed bunting, above.
Reed stop (Mus.), a set of pipes in an organ furnished with
reeds.
Reed warbler. (Zool.)
(a) A small European warbler (Acrocephalus streperus);
-- called also reed wren.
(b) Any one of several species of Indian and Australian
warblers of the genera Acrocephalus, Calamoherpe,
and Arundinax. They are excellent singers.
Sea-sand reed (Bot.), a kind of coarse grass ({Ammophila
arundinacea}). See Beach grass, under Beach.
Wood reed grass (Bot.), a tall, elegant grass ({Cinna
arundinacea}), common in moist woods.
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Gordius aquaticus
(gcide) | Amphisbaena \Am`phis*b[ae]"na\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; ? on both
ends + ? to go.]
1. A fabled serpent with a head at each end, moving either
way. --Milton.
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2. (Zool.) A genus of harmless lizards, serpentlike in form,
without legs, and with both ends so much alike that they
appear to have a head at each, and ability to move either
way. See Illustration in Appendix.
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Note: The Gordius aquaticus, or hairworm, has been called
an amphisbaena; but it belongs among the worms.
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Hyaemoschus aquaticus
(gcide) | Water chevrotain \Wa"ter chev`ro*tain"\ (Zool.)
A large West African chevrotain (Hyaemoschus aquaticus). It
has a larger body and shorter legs than the other allied
species. Called also water deerlet.
[1913 Webster]Boomorah \Boo"mo*rah\, n. [Native name.] (Zool.)
A small West African chevrotain (Hy[ae]moschus aquaticus),
resembling the musk deer.
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Lepus aquaticus
(gcide) | Water hare \Wa"ter hare\ (Zool.)
A small American hare or rabbit (Lepus aquaticus) found on
or near the southern coasts of the United States; -- called
also water rabbit, and swamp hare.
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Limosella aquatica
(gcide) | Mudwort \Mud"wort`\, n. (Bot.)
A small herbaceous plant growing on muddy shores ({Limosella
aquatica}).
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Mentha aquatica
(gcide) | Mint \Mint\ (m[i^]nt), n. [AS. minte, fr. L. mentha, Gr. mi`nqa,
mi`nqh.] (Bot.)
The name of several aromatic labiate plants, mostly of the
genus Mentha, yielding odoriferous essential oils by
distillation. See Mentha.
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Note:
Corn mint is Mentha arvensis.
Horsemint is Mentha sylvestris, and in the United States
Monarda punctata, which differs from the true mints in
several respects.
Mountain mint is any species of the related genus
Pycnanthemum, common in North America.
Peppermint is Mentha piperita.
Spearmint is Mentha viridis.
Water mint is Mentha aquatica.
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Mint camphor. (Chem.) See Menthol.
Mint julep. See Julep.
Mint sauce, a sauce flavored with spearmint, for meats.
[1913 Webster]Water mint \Wa"ter mint`\
A kind of mint (Mentha aquatica) growing in wet places, and
sometimes having a perfume resembling bergamot.
[1913 Webster]Bergamot \Ber"ga*mot\ (b[~e]r"g[.a]*m[o^]t), n. [F. bergamote,
fr. It. bergamotta; prob. a corruption of Turk. beg arm[=u]di
a lord's pear.]
1. (Bot.)
(a) A tree of the Orange family (Citrus bergamia),
having a roundish or pear-shaped fruit, from the rind
of which an essential oil of delicious odor is
extracted, much prized as a perfume. Also, the fruit.
(b) A variety of mint (Mentha aquatica, var. glabrata).
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2. The essence or perfume made from the fruit.
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3. A variety of pear. --Johnson.
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4. A variety of snuff perfumed with bergamot.
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The better hand . . . gives the nose its bergamot.
--Cowper.
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5. A coarse tapestry, manufactured from flock of cotton or
hemp, mixed with ox's or goat's hair; -- said to have been
invented at Bergamo, Italy. Encyc. Brit.
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Wild bergamot (Bot.), an American herb of the Mint family
(Monarda fistulosa).
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Nyssa aquatica
(gcide) | Water tupelo \Wa"ter tu"pe*lo\ (w[add]"t[~e]r
t[=u]"p[-e]*l[=o]). (Bot.)
A species of large tupelo (Nyssa aquatica) growing in
swamps in the southern of the United States. See {Ogeechee
lime}.
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Orontium aquaticum
(gcide) | Golden \Gold"en\ (g[=o]ld"'n), a. [OE. golden; cf. OE. gulden,
AS. gylden, from gold. See Gold, and cf. Guilder.]
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1. Made of gold; consisting of gold.
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2. Having the color of gold; as, the golden grain.
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3. Very precious; highly valuable; excellent; eminently
auspicious; as, golden opinions.
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Golden age.
(a) The fabulous age of primeval simplicity and purity of
manners in rural employments, followed by the {silver
age}, bronze age, and iron age. --Dryden.
(b) (Roman Literature) The best part (B. C. 81 -- A. D.
14) of the classical period of Latinity; the time when
Cicero, C[ae]sar, Virgil, etc., wrote. Hence:
(c) That period in the history of a literature, etc., when
it flourishes in its greatest purity or attains its
greatest glory; as, the Elizabethan age has been
considered the golden age of English literature.
Golden balls, three gilt balls used as a sign of a
pawnbroker's office or shop; -- originally taken from the
coat of arms of Lombardy, the first money lenders in
London having been Lombards.
Golden bull. See under Bull, an edict.
Golden chain (Bot.), the shrub Cytisus Laburnum, so named
from its long clusters of yellow blossoms.
Golden club (Bot.), an aquatic plant ({Orontium
aquaticum}), bearing a thick spike of minute yellow
flowers.
Golden cup (Bot.), the buttercup.
Golden eagle (Zool.), a large and powerful eagle ({Aquila
Chrysa["e]tos}) inhabiting Europe, Asia, and North
America. It is so called from the brownish yellow tips of
the feathers on the head and neck. A dark variety is
called the royal eagle; the young in the second year is
the ring-tailed eagle.
Golden fleece.
(a) (Mythol.) The fleece of gold fabled to have been taken
from the ram that bore Phryxus through the air to
Colchis, and in quest of which Jason undertook the
Argonautic expedition.
(b) (Her.) An order of knighthood instituted in 1429 by
Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy; -- called also
Toison d'Or.
Golden grease, a bribe; a fee. [Slang]
Golden hair (Bot.), a South African shrubby composite plant
with golden yellow flowers, the Chrysocoma Coma-aurea.
Golden Horde (Hist.), a tribe of Mongolian Tartars who
overran and settled in Southern Russia early in the 18th
century.
Golden Legend, a hagiology (the "Aurea Legenda") written by
James de Voragine, Archbishop of Genoa, in the 13th
century, translated and printed by Caxton in 1483, and
partially paraphrased by Longfellow in a poem thus
entitled.
Golden marcasite tin. [Obs.]
Golden mean, the way of wisdom and safety between extremes;
sufficiency without excess; moderation.
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Angels guard him in the golden mean. --Pope.
Golden mole (Zool), one of several South African
Insectivora of the family Chrysochlorid[ae], resembling
moles in form and habits. The fur is tinted with green,
purple, and gold.
Golden number (Chronol.), a number showing the year of the
lunar or Metonic cycle. It is reckoned from 1 to 19, and
is so called from having formerly been written in the
calendar in gold.
Golden oriole. (Zool.) See Oriole.
Golden pheasant. See under Pheasant.
Golden pippin, a kind of apple, of a bright yellow color.
Golden plover (Zool.), one of several species of plovers,
of the genus Charadrius, esp. the European ({Charadrius
apricarius}, syn. Charadrius pluvialis; -- called also
yellow plover, black-breasted plover, hill plover,
and whistling plover. The common American species
(Charadrius dominicus) is also called frostbird, and
bullhead.
Golden robin. (Zool.) See Baltimore oriole, in Vocab.
Golden rose (R. C. Ch.), a gold or gilded rose blessed by
the pope on the fourth Sunday in Lent, and sent to some
church or person in recognition of special services
rendered to the Holy See.
Golden rule.
(a) The rule of doing as we would have others do to us.
Cf. --Luke vi. 31.
(b) The rule of proportion, or rule of three.
Golden samphire (Bot.), a composite plant ({Inula
crithmoides}), found on the seashore of Europe.
Golden saxifrage (Bot.), a low herb with yellow flowers
(Chrysosplenium oppositifolium), blossoming in wet
places in early spring.
Golden seal (Bot.), a perennial ranunculaceous herb
(Hydrastis Canadensis), with a thick knotted rootstock
and large rounded leaves.
Golden sulphide of antimony, or {Golden sulphuret of
antimony} (Chem.), the pentasulphide of antimony, a golden or
orange yellow powder.
Golden warbler (Zool.), a common American wood warbler
(Dendroica [ae]stiva); -- called also {blue-eyed yellow
warbler}, garden warbler, and summer yellow bird.
Golden wasp (Zool.), a bright-colored hymenopterous insect,
of the family Chrysidid[ae]. The colors are golden,
blue, and green.
Golden wedding. See under Wedding.
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Planera aquatica
(gcide) | Planer tree \Plan"er tree`\ [From J. S. Planer, a German
botanist.] (Bot.)
A small-leaved North American tree (Planera aquatica)
related to the elm, but having a wingless, nutlike fruit.
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Quercus aquatica
(gcide) | Oak \Oak\ ([=o]k), n. [OE. oke, ok, ak, AS. [=a]c; akin to D.
eik, G. eiche, OHG. eih, Icel. eik, Sw. ek, Dan. eeg.]
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1. (Bot.) Any tree or shrub of the genus Quercus. The oaks
have alternate leaves, often variously lobed, and
staminate flowers in catkins. The fruit is a smooth nut,
called an acorn, which is more or less inclosed in a
scaly involucre called the cup or cupule. There are now
recognized about three hundred species, of which nearly
fifty occur in the United States, the rest in Europe,
Asia, and the other parts of North America, a very few
barely reaching the northern parts of South America and
Africa. Many of the oaks form forest trees of grand
proportions and live many centuries. The wood is usually
hard and tough, and provided with conspicuous medullary
rays, forming the silver grain.
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2. The strong wood or timber of the oak.
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Note: Among the true oaks in America are:
Barren oak, or
Black-jack, Quercus nigra.
Basket oak, Quercus Michauxii.
Black oak, Quercus tinctoria; -- called also yellow oak
or quercitron oak.
Bur oak (see under Bur.), Quercus macrocarpa; -- called
also over-cup or mossy-cup oak.
Chestnut oak, Quercus Prinus and Quercus densiflora.
Chinquapin oak (see under Chinquapin), {Quercus
prinoides}.
Coast live oak, Quercus agrifolia, of California; -- also
called enceno.
Live oak (see under Live), Quercus virens, the best of
all for shipbuilding; also, Quercus Chrysolepis, of
California.
Pin oak. Same as Swamp oak.
Post oak, Quercus obtusifolia.
Red oak, Quercus rubra.
Scarlet oak, Quercus coccinea.
Scrub oak, Quercus ilicifolia, Quercus undulata, etc.
Shingle oak, Quercus imbricaria.
Spanish oak, Quercus falcata.
Swamp Spanish oak, or
Pin oak, Quercus palustris.
Swamp white oak, Quercus bicolor.
Water oak, Quercus aquatica.
Water white oak, Quercus lyrata.
Willow oak, Quercus Phellos.
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Bitter oak, or
Turkey oak, Quercus Cerris (see Cerris).
Cork oak, Quercus Suber.
English white oak, Quercus Robur.
Evergreen oak,
Holly oak, or
Holm oak, Quercus Ilex.
Kermes oak, Quercus coccifera.
Nutgall oak, Quercus infectoria.
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Note: Among plants called oak, but not of the genus
Quercus, are:
African oak, a valuable timber tree ({Oldfieldia
Africana}).
Australian oak or She oak, any tree of the genus
Casuarina (see Casuarina).
Indian oak, the teak tree (see Teak).
Jerusalem oak. See under Jerusalem.
New Zealand oak, a sapindaceous tree ({Alectryon
excelsum}).
Poison oak, a shrub once not distinguished from poison ivy,
but now restricted to Rhus toxicodendron or {Rhus
diversiloba}.
Silky oak or Silk-bark oak, an Australian tree
(Grevillea robusta).
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Green oak, oak wood colored green by the growth of the
mycelium of certain fungi.
Oak apple, a large, smooth, round gall produced on the
leaves of the American red oak by a gallfly ({Cynips
confluens}). It is green and pulpy when young.
Oak beauty (Zool.), a British geometrid moth ({Biston
prodromaria}) whose larva feeds on the oak.
Oak gall, a gall found on the oak. See 2d Gall.
Oak leather (Bot.), the mycelium of a fungus which forms
leatherlike patches in the fissures of oak wood.
Oak pruner. (Zool.) See Pruner, the insect.
Oak spangle, a kind of gall produced on the oak by the
insect Diplolepis lenticularis.
Oak wart, a wartlike gall on the twigs of an oak.
The Oaks, one of the three great annual English horse races
(the Derby and St. Leger being the others). It was
instituted in 1779 by the Earl of Derby, and so called
from his estate.
To sport one's oak, to be "not at home to visitors,"
signified by closing the outer (oaken) door of one's
rooms. [Cant, Eng. Univ.]
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Rallus aquaticus
(gcide) | Rail \Rail\, n. [F. r[^a]le, fr. r[^a]ler to have a rattling in
the throat; of German origin, and akin to E. rattle. See
Rattle, v.] (Zool.)
Any one of numerous species of limicoline birds of the family
Rallidae, especially those of the genus Rallus, and of
closely allied genera. They are prized as game birds.
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Note: The common European water rail (Rallus aquaticus) is
called also bilcock, skitty coot, and {brook
runner}. The best known American species are the
clapper rail, or salt-marsh hen (Rallus longirostris,
var. crepitans); the king, or red-breasted, rail
(Rallus elegans) (called also {fresh-water
marshhen}); the lesser clapper, or Virginia, rail
(Rallus Virginianus); and the Carolina, or sora, rail
(Porzana Carolina). See Sora.
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Land rail (Zool.), the corncrake.
[1913 Webster]Water rail \Wa"ter rail`\ (Zool.)
Any one of numerous species of rails of the genus Rallus,
as the common European species (Rallus aquaticus). See
Illust. of Rail.
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Scalops aquaticus
(gcide) | Shrew \Shrew\, n. [See Shrew, a.]
1. Originally, a brawling, turbulent, vexatious person of
either sex, but now restricted in use to females; a
brawler; a scold.
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A man . . . grudgeth that shrews [i. e., bad men]
have prosperity, or else that good men have
adversity. --Chaucer.
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A man had got a shrew to his wife, and there could
be no quiet in the house for her. --L'Estrange.
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2. [AS. scre['a]wa; -- so called because supposed to be
venomous. ] (Zool.) Any small insectivore of the genus
Sorex and several allied genera of the family
Sorecidae. In form and color they resemble mice, but
they have a longer and more pointed nose. Some of them are
the smallest of all mammals.
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Note: The common European species are the house shrew
(Crocidura araneus), and the erd shrew ({Sorex
vulgaris}) (see under Erd.). In the United States
several species of Sorex and Blarina are common, as
the broadnosed shrew (Sorex platyrhinus), Cooper's
shrew (Sorex Cooperi), and the short-tailed, or mole,
shrew (Blarina brevicauda). Th American water, or
marsh, shrew (Neosorex palustris), with fringed feet,
is less common. The common European water shrews are
Crossopus fodiens, and the oared shrew (see under
Oared).
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Earth shrew, any shrewlike burrowing animal of the family
Centetidae, as the tendrac.
Elephant shrew, Jumping shrew, Mole shrew. See under
Elephant, Jumping, etc.
Musk shrew. See Desman.
River shrew, an aquatic West African insectivore
(Potamogale velox) resembling a weasel in form and size,
but having a large flattened and crested tail adapted for
rapid swimming. It feeds on fishes.
Shrew mole, a common large North American mole ({Scalops
aquaticus}). Its fine, soft fur is gray with iridescent
purple tints.
[1913 Webster]Mole \Mole\, n. [OE. molle, either shortened fr. moldwerp, or
from the root of E. mold soil: cf. D. mol, OD. molworp. See
Moldwarp.]
1. (Zool.) Any insectivore of the family Talpidae. They
have minute eyes and ears, soft fur, and very large and
strong fore feet.
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Note: The common European mole, or moldwarp ({Talpa
Europaea}), is noted for its extensive burrows. The
common American mole, or shrew mole ({Scalops
aquaticus}), and star-nosed mole (Condylura cristata)
have similar habits.
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Note: In the Scriptures, the name is applied to two
unindentified animals, perhaps the chameleon and mole
rat.
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2. A plow of peculiar construction, for forming underground
drains. [U.S.]
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3. (fig.)A spy who lives for years an apparently normal life
(to establish a cover) before beginning his spying
activities.
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Duck mole. See under Duck.
Golden mole. See Chrysochlore.
Mole cricket (Zool.), an orthopterous insect of the genus
Gryllotalpa, which excavates subterranean galleries, and
throws up mounds of earth resembling those of the mole. It
is said to do damage by injuring the roots of plants. The
common European species (Gryllotalpa vulgaris), and the
American (Gryllotalpa borealis), are the best known.
Mole rat (Zool.), any one of several species of Old World
rodents of the genera Spalax, Georychus, and several
allied genera. They are molelike in appearance and habits,
and their eyes are small or rudimentary.
Mole shrew (Zool.), any one of several species of
short-tailed American shrews of the genus Blarina, esp.
Blarina brevicauda.
Water mole, the duck mole.
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Subaquatic
(gcide) | Subaquatic \Sub`a*quat"ic\, Subaqueous \Sub*a"que*ous\, a.
1. Being under water, or beneath the surface of water;
adapted for use under water; submarine; as, a subaqueous
helmet.
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2. (Geol.) Formed in or under water; as, subaqueous deposits.
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Subularia aquatica
(gcide) | Awlwort \Awl"wort`\ ([add]l"w[^u]rt`), n. [Awl + wort.] (Bot.)
A plant (Subularia aquatica), with awl-shaped leaves.
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Sylvilagus aquaticus
(gcide) | canecutter \cane"cut`ter\, cane cutter \cane"
cut`ter\(k[=a]n"k[u^]t`[~e]r), n.
a type of rabbit (Sylvilagus aquaticus) inhabiting
southeastern U.S. swamps and lowlands; -- called also {swamp
rabbit}.
Syn: swamp rabbit, swamp hare.
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Zizania aquatica
(gcide) | Rice \Rice\, n. [F. riz (cf. Pr. ris, It. riso), L. oryza, Gr.
???, ???, probably from the Persian; cf. OPers. br[imac]zi,
akin to Skr. vr[imac]hi; or perh. akin to E. rye. Cf. Rye.]
(Bot.)
A well-known cereal grass (Oryza sativa) and its seed. This
plant is extensively cultivated in warm climates, and the
grain forms a large portion of the food of the inhabitants.
In America it grows chiefly on low, moist land, which can be
overflowed.
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Ant rice. (Bot.) See under Ant.
French rice. (Bot.) See Amelcorn.
Indian rice., a tall reedlike water grass ({Zizania
aquatica}), bearing panicles of a long, slender grain,
much used for food by North American Indians. It is common
in shallow water in the Northern States. Called also
water oat, Canadian wild rice, etc.
Mountain rice, any species of an American genus
(Oryzopsis) of grasses, somewhat resembling rice.
Rice bunting. (Zool.) Same as Ricebird.
Rice hen (Zool.), the Florida gallinule.
Rice mouse (Zool.), a large dark-colored field mouse
(Calomys palistris) of the Southern United States.
Rice paper, a kind of thin, delicate paper, brought from
China, -- used for painting upon, and for the manufacture
of fancy articles. It is made by cutting the pith of a
large herb (Fatsia papyrifera, related to the ginseng)
into one roll or sheet, which is flattened out under
pressure. Called also pith paper.
Rice troupial (Zool.), the bobolink.
Rice water, a drink for invalids made by boiling a small
quantity of rice in water.
Rice-water discharge (Med.), a liquid, resembling rice
water in appearance, which is vomited, and discharged from
the bowels, in cholera.
Rice weevil (Zool.), a small beetle (Calandra oryzae, or
Sitophilus oryzae) which destroys rice, wheat, and
Indian corn by eating out the interior; -- called also
black weevil.
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alisma plantago-aquatica
(wn) | Alisma plantago-aquatica
n 1: marsh plant having clusters of small white or pinkish
flowers and broad pointed or rounded leaves [syn: {water
plantain}, Alisma plantago-aquatica] |
aquatic
(wn) | aquatic
adj 1: relating to or consisting of or being in water; "an
aquatic environment"
2: operating or living or growing in water; "boats are aquatic
vehicles"; "water lilies are aquatic plants"; "fish are
aquatic animals" [ant: amphibious, terrestrial]
n 1: a plant that lives in or on water |
aquatic bird
(wn) | aquatic bird
n 1: wading and swimming and diving birds of either fresh or
salt water |
aquatic fern
(wn) | aquatic fern
n 1: ferns that grow in water [syn: aquatic fern, {water
fern}] |
aquatic mammal
(wn) | aquatic mammal
n 1: whales and dolphins; manatees and dugongs; walruses; seals |
aquatic plant
(wn) | aquatic plant
n 1: a plant that grows partly or wholly in water whether rooted
in the mud, as a lotus, or floating without anchorage, as
the water hyacinth [syn: aquatic plant, water plant,
hydrophyte, hydrophytic plant] |
aquatic vertebrate
(wn) | aquatic vertebrate
n 1: animal living wholly or chiefly in or on water |
aquatics
(wn) | aquatics
n 1: sports that involve bodies of water [syn: water sport,
aquatics] |
carya aquatica
(wn) | Carya aquatica
n 1: hickory of southern United States having many narrow
leaflets and rather bitter nuts [syn: water hickory,
bitter pecan, water bitternut, Carya aquatica] |
cinclus aquaticus
(wn) | Cinclus aquaticus
n 1: a water ouzel of Europe [syn: European water ouzel,
Cinclus aquaticus] |
eriocaulon aquaticum
(wn) | Eriocaulon aquaticum
n 1: aquatic perennial of North America and Ireland and Hebrides
having translucent green leaves in a basal spiral and dense
buttonlike racemes of minute white flowers [syn:
pipewort, Eriocaulon aquaticum] |
eryngium aquaticum
(wn) | Eryngium aquaticum
n 1: coarse prickly perennial eryngo with aromatic roots;
southeastern United States; often confused with rattlesnake
master [syn: button snakeroot, Eryngium aquaticum] |
gleditsia aquatica
(wn) | Gleditsia aquatica
n 1: honey locust of swamps and bottomlands of southern United
States having short oval pods; yields dark heavy wood [syn:
water locust, swamp locust, Gleditsia aquatica] |
hyemoschus aquaticus
(wn) | Hyemoschus aquaticus
n 1: largest chevrotain; of marshy areas of west Africa [syn:
water chevrotain, water deer, Hyemoschus aquaticus] |
mentha aquatica
(wn) | Mentha aquatica
n 1: a European mint that thrives in wet places; has a perfume
like that of the bergamot orange; naturalized in eastern
North America [syn: water-mint, water mint, {Mentha
aquatica}] |
nyssa aquatica
(wn) | Nyssa aquatica
n 1: columnar swamp tree of southeastern to midwestern North
America yielding pale soft easily worked wood [syn: {water
gum}, Nyssa aquatica] |
oenanthe aquatica
(wn) | Oenanthe aquatica
n 1: European poisonous herb with fibrous roots [syn: {water
fennel}, Oenanthe aquatica] |
orontium aquaticum
(wn) | Orontium aquaticum
n 1: aquatic plant of the southeastern United States having
blue-green leaves and a spadix resembling a club covered
with tiny yellow flowers [syn: golden club, {Orontium
aquaticum}] |
phalaris aquatica
(wn) | Phalaris aquatica
n 1: perennial grass of Australia and South Africa; introduced
in North America as forage grass [syn: hardinggrass,
Harding grass, toowomba canary grass, {Phalaris
aquatica}, Phalaris tuberosa] |
rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum
(wn) | Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticum
n 1: perennial Eurasian cress growing chiefly in springs or
running water having fleshy pungent leaves used in salads
or as a potherb or garnish; introduced in North America and
elsewhere [syn: common watercress, {Rorippa nasturtium-
aquaticum}, Nasturtium officinale] |
semiaquatic
(wn) | semiaquatic
adj 1: having an aquatic early or larval form and a terrestrial
adult form [syn: amphibiotic, semiaquatic]
2: partially aquatic; living or growing partly on land and
partly in water; "a marginal subaquatic flora" [syn:
semiaquatic, subaquatic] |
subaquatic
(wn) | subaquatic
adj 1: growing or remaining under water; "viewing subaqueous
fauna from a glass-bottomed boat"; "submerged leaves"
[syn: subaqueous, subaquatic, submerged,
submersed, underwater]
2: partially aquatic; living or growing partly on land and
partly in water; "a marginal subaquatic flora" [syn:
semiaquatic, subaquatic] |
subularia aquatica
(wn) | Subularia aquatica
n 1: small aquatic plant having tufted awl-shaped leaves in a
basal rosette and minute white flowers; circumboreal [syn:
awlwort, Subularia aquatica] |
sylvilagus aquaticus
(wn) | Sylvilagus aquaticus
n 1: a wood rabbit of southeastern United States swamps and
lowlands [syn: swamp rabbit, canecutter, swamp hare,
Sylvilagus aquaticus] |
veronica anagallis-aquatica
(wn) | Veronica anagallis-aquatica
n 1: plant of wet places in Eurasia and America [syn: {water
speedwell}, Veronica michauxii, {Veronica anagallis-
aquatica}] |
zizania aquatica
(wn) | Zizania aquatica
n 1: perennial aquatic grass of North America bearing grain used
for food [syn: wild rice, Zizania aquatica] |
AQUATIC RIGHT
(bouvier) | AQUATIC RIGHTS. This is the name of those rights which individuals have in
water, whether it be running, or otherwise.
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