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botany
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botany
(gcide) | Natural \Nat"u*ral\ (?; 135), a. [OE. naturel, F. naturel, fr.
L. naturalis, fr. natura. See Nature.]
1. Fixed or determined by nature; pertaining to the
constitution of a thing; belonging to native character;
according to nature; essential; characteristic; innate;
not artificial, foreign, assumed, put on, or acquired; as,
the natural growth of animals or plants; the natural
motion of a gravitating body; natural strength or
disposition; the natural heat of the body; natural color.
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With strong natural sense, and rare force of will.
--Macaulay.
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2. Conformed to the order, laws, or actual facts, of nature;
consonant to the methods of nature; according to the
stated course of things, or in accordance with the laws
which govern events, feelings, etc.; not exceptional or
violent; legitimate; normal; regular; as, the natural
consequence of crime; a natural death; anger is a natural
response to insult.
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What can be more natural than the circumstances in
the behavior of those women who had lost their
husbands on this fatal day? --Addison.
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3. Having to do with existing system to things; dealing with,
or derived from, the creation, or the world of matter and
mind, as known by man; within the scope of human reason or
experience; not supernatural; as, a natural law; natural
science; history, theology.
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I call that natural religion which men might know .
. . by the mere principles of reason, improved by
consideration and experience, without the help of
revelation. --Bp. Wilkins.
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4. Conformed to truth or reality; as:
(a) Springing from true sentiment; not artificial or
exaggerated; -- said of action, delivery, etc.; as, a
natural gesture, tone, etc.
(b) Resembling the object imitated; true to nature;
according to the life; -- said of anything copied or
imitated; as, a portrait is natural.
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5. Having the character or sentiments properly belonging to
one's position; not unnatural in feelings.
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To leave his wife, to leave his babes, . . .
He wants the natural touch. --Shak.
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6. Connected by the ties of consanguinity. especially,
Related by birth rather than by adoption; as, one's
natural mother. "Natural friends." --J. H. Newman.
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7. Hence: Begotten without the sanction of law; born out of
wedlock; illegitimate; bastard; as, a natural child.
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8. Of or pertaining to the lower or animal nature, as
contrasted with the higher or moral powers, or that which
is spiritual; being in a state of nature; unregenerate.
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The natural man receiveth not the things of the
Spirit of God. --1 Cor. ii.
14.
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9. (Math.) Belonging to, to be taken in, or referred to, some
system, in which the base is 1; -- said of certain
functions or numbers; as, natural numbers, those
commencing at 1; natural sines, cosines, etc., those taken
in arcs whose radii are 1.
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10. (Mus.)
(a) Produced by natural organs, as those of the human
throat, in distinction from instrumental music.
(b) Of or pertaining to a key which has neither a flat
nor a sharp for its signature, as the key of C major.
(c) Applied to an air or modulation of harmony which
moves by easy and smooth transitions, digressing but
little from the original key.
(d) Neither flat nor sharp; -- of a tone.
(e) Changed to the pitch which is neither flat nor sharp,
by appending the sign [natural]; as, A natural.
--Moore (Encyc. of Music).
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11. Existing in nature or created by the forces of nature, in
contrast to production by man; not made, manufactured, or
processed by humans; as, a natural ruby; a natural
bridge; natural fibers; a deposit of natural calcium
sulfate. Opposed to artificial, man-made,
manufactured, processed and synthetic. [WordNet
sense 2]
[PJC]
12. Hence: Not processed or refined; in the same statre as
that existing in nature; as, natural wood; natural foods.
[PJC]
Natural day, the space of twenty-four hours. --Chaucer.
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Natural fats, Natural gas, etc. See under Fat, Gas.
etc.
Natural Harmony (Mus.), the harmony of the triad or common
chord.
Natural history, in its broadest sense, a history or
description of nature as a whole, including the sciences
of botany, Zoology, geology, mineralogy,
paleontology, chemistry, and physics. In recent
usage the term is often restricted to the sciences of
botany and Zoology collectively, and sometimes to the
science of zoology alone.
Natural law, that instinctive sense of justice and of right
and wrong, which is native in mankind, as distinguished
from specifically revealed divine law, and formulated
human law.
Natural modulation (Mus.), transition from one key to its
relative keys.
Natural order. (Nat. Hist.) See under order.
Natural person. (Law) See under person, n.
Natural philosophy, originally, the study of nature in
general; the natural sciences; in modern usage, that
branch of physical science, commonly called physics,
which treats of the phenomena and laws of matter and
considers those effects only which are unaccompanied by
any change of a chemical nature; -- contrasted with
mental philosophy and moral philosophy.
Natural scale (Mus.), a scale which is written without
flats or sharps.
Note: Model would be a preferable term, as less likely to
mislead, the so-called artificial scales (scales
represented by the use of flats and sharps) being
equally natural with the so-called natural scale.
Natural science, the study of objects and phenomena
existing in nature, especially biology, chemistry, physics
and their interdisciplinary related sciences; {natural
history}, in its broadest sense; -- used especially in
contradistinction to social science, mathematics,
philosophy, mental science or moral science.
Natural selection (Biol.), the operation of natural laws
analogous, in their operation and results, to designed
selection in breeding plants and animals, and resulting in
the survival of the fittest; the elimination over time of
species unable to compete in specific environments with
other species more adapted to survival; -- the essential
mechanism of evolution. The principle of natural selection
is neutral with respect to the mechanism by which
inheritable changes occur in organisms (most commonly
thought to be due to mutation of genes and reorganization
of genomes), but proposes that those forms which have
become so modified as to be better adapted to the existing
environment have tended to survive and leave similarly
adapted descendants, while those less perfectly adapted
have tended to die out through lack of fitness for the
environment, thus resulting in the survival of the
fittest. See Darwinism.
Natural system (Bot. & Zool.), a classification based upon
real affinities, as shown in the structure of all parts of
the organisms, and by their embryology.
It should be borne in mind that the natural system
of botany is natural only in the constitution of its
genera, tribes, orders, etc., and in its grand
divisions. --Gray.
Natural theology, or Natural religion, that part of
theological science which treats of those evidences of the
existence and attributes of the Supreme Being which are
exhibited in nature; -- distinguished from {revealed
religion}. See Quotation under Natural, a., 3.
Natural vowel, the vowel sound heard in urn, furl, sir,
her, etc.; -- so called as being uttered in the easiest
open position of the mouth organs. See Neutral vowel,
under Neutral and Guide to Pronunciation, [sect] 17.
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Syn: See Native.
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Botany
(gcide) | Botany \Bot"a*ny\, n.; pl. Botanies. [F. botanique, a. & n.,
fr. Gr. ? botanic, fr. ? herb, plant, fr. ? to feed, graze.]
1. The science which treats of the structure of plants, the
functions of their parts, their places of growth, their
classification, and the terms which are employed in their
description and denomination. See Plant.
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2. A book which treats of the science of botany.
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Note: Botany is divided into various departments; as,
Structural Botany, which investigates the structure and
organic composition of plants;
Physiological Botany, the study of their functions and
life; and
Systematic Botany, which has to do with their
classification, description, nomenclature, etc.
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botany
(wn) | botany
n 1: all the plant life in a particular region or period;
"Pleistocene vegetation"; "the flora of southern
California"; "the botany of China" [syn: vegetation,
flora, botany] [ant: fauna, zoology]
2: the branch of biology that studies plants [syn: botany,
phytology] |
botany
(devil) | BOTANY, n. The science of vegetables -- those that are not good to
eat, as well as those that are. It deals largely with their flowers,
which are commonly badly designed, inartistic in color, and ill-
smelling.
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botany
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general botany
(encz) | general botany,obecná botanika [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
geobotany
(encz) | geobotany,geobotanika [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
palaeobotany
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paleobotany
(encz) | paleobotany, n: |
special botany
(encz) | special botany,speciální botanika [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
systematic botany
(encz) | systematic botany,soustavná botanika [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskačsystematic botany,systematická botanika [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
botany
(gcide) | Natural \Nat"u*ral\ (?; 135), a. [OE. naturel, F. naturel, fr.
L. naturalis, fr. natura. See Nature.]
1. Fixed or determined by nature; pertaining to the
constitution of a thing; belonging to native character;
according to nature; essential; characteristic; innate;
not artificial, foreign, assumed, put on, or acquired; as,
the natural growth of animals or plants; the natural
motion of a gravitating body; natural strength or
disposition; the natural heat of the body; natural color.
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With strong natural sense, and rare force of will.
--Macaulay.
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2. Conformed to the order, laws, or actual facts, of nature;
consonant to the methods of nature; according to the
stated course of things, or in accordance with the laws
which govern events, feelings, etc.; not exceptional or
violent; legitimate; normal; regular; as, the natural
consequence of crime; a natural death; anger is a natural
response to insult.
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What can be more natural than the circumstances in
the behavior of those women who had lost their
husbands on this fatal day? --Addison.
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3. Having to do with existing system to things; dealing with,
or derived from, the creation, or the world of matter and
mind, as known by man; within the scope of human reason or
experience; not supernatural; as, a natural law; natural
science; history, theology.
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I call that natural religion which men might know .
. . by the mere principles of reason, improved by
consideration and experience, without the help of
revelation. --Bp. Wilkins.
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4. Conformed to truth or reality; as:
(a) Springing from true sentiment; not artificial or
exaggerated; -- said of action, delivery, etc.; as, a
natural gesture, tone, etc.
(b) Resembling the object imitated; true to nature;
according to the life; -- said of anything copied or
imitated; as, a portrait is natural.
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5. Having the character or sentiments properly belonging to
one's position; not unnatural in feelings.
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To leave his wife, to leave his babes, . . .
He wants the natural touch. --Shak.
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6. Connected by the ties of consanguinity. especially,
Related by birth rather than by adoption; as, one's
natural mother. "Natural friends." --J. H. Newman.
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7. Hence: Begotten without the sanction of law; born out of
wedlock; illegitimate; bastard; as, a natural child.
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8. Of or pertaining to the lower or animal nature, as
contrasted with the higher or moral powers, or that which
is spiritual; being in a state of nature; unregenerate.
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The natural man receiveth not the things of the
Spirit of God. --1 Cor. ii.
14.
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9. (Math.) Belonging to, to be taken in, or referred to, some
system, in which the base is 1; -- said of certain
functions or numbers; as, natural numbers, those
commencing at 1; natural sines, cosines, etc., those taken
in arcs whose radii are 1.
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10. (Mus.)
(a) Produced by natural organs, as those of the human
throat, in distinction from instrumental music.
(b) Of or pertaining to a key which has neither a flat
nor a sharp for its signature, as the key of C major.
(c) Applied to an air or modulation of harmony which
moves by easy and smooth transitions, digressing but
little from the original key.
(d) Neither flat nor sharp; -- of a tone.
(e) Changed to the pitch which is neither flat nor sharp,
by appending the sign [natural]; as, A natural.
--Moore (Encyc. of Music).
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11. Existing in nature or created by the forces of nature, in
contrast to production by man; not made, manufactured, or
processed by humans; as, a natural ruby; a natural
bridge; natural fibers; a deposit of natural calcium
sulfate. Opposed to artificial, man-made,
manufactured, processed and synthetic. [WordNet
sense 2]
[PJC]
12. Hence: Not processed or refined; in the same statre as
that existing in nature; as, natural wood; natural foods.
[PJC]
Natural day, the space of twenty-four hours. --Chaucer.
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Natural fats, Natural gas, etc. See under Fat, Gas.
etc.
Natural Harmony (Mus.), the harmony of the triad or common
chord.
Natural history, in its broadest sense, a history or
description of nature as a whole, including the sciences
of botany, Zoology, geology, mineralogy,
paleontology, chemistry, and physics. In recent
usage the term is often restricted to the sciences of
botany and Zoology collectively, and sometimes to the
science of zoology alone.
Natural law, that instinctive sense of justice and of right
and wrong, which is native in mankind, as distinguished
from specifically revealed divine law, and formulated
human law.
Natural modulation (Mus.), transition from one key to its
relative keys.
Natural order. (Nat. Hist.) See under order.
Natural person. (Law) See under person, n.
Natural philosophy, originally, the study of nature in
general; the natural sciences; in modern usage, that
branch of physical science, commonly called physics,
which treats of the phenomena and laws of matter and
considers those effects only which are unaccompanied by
any change of a chemical nature; -- contrasted with
mental philosophy and moral philosophy.
Natural scale (Mus.), a scale which is written without
flats or sharps.
Note: Model would be a preferable term, as less likely to
mislead, the so-called artificial scales (scales
represented by the use of flats and sharps) being
equally natural with the so-called natural scale.
Natural science, the study of objects and phenomena
existing in nature, especially biology, chemistry, physics
and their interdisciplinary related sciences; {natural
history}, in its broadest sense; -- used especially in
contradistinction to social science, mathematics,
philosophy, mental science or moral science.
Natural selection (Biol.), the operation of natural laws
analogous, in their operation and results, to designed
selection in breeding plants and animals, and resulting in
the survival of the fittest; the elimination over time of
species unable to compete in specific environments with
other species more adapted to survival; -- the essential
mechanism of evolution. The principle of natural selection
is neutral with respect to the mechanism by which
inheritable changes occur in organisms (most commonly
thought to be due to mutation of genes and reorganization
of genomes), but proposes that those forms which have
become so modified as to be better adapted to the existing
environment have tended to survive and leave similarly
adapted descendants, while those less perfectly adapted
have tended to die out through lack of fitness for the
environment, thus resulting in the survival of the
fittest. See Darwinism.
Natural system (Bot. & Zool.), a classification based upon
real affinities, as shown in the structure of all parts of
the organisms, and by their embryology.
It should be borne in mind that the natural system
of botany is natural only in the constitution of its
genera, tribes, orders, etc., and in its grand
divisions. --Gray.
Natural theology, or Natural religion, that part of
theological science which treats of those evidences of the
existence and attributes of the Supreme Being which are
exhibited in nature; -- distinguished from {revealed
religion}. See Quotation under Natural, a., 3.
Natural vowel, the vowel sound heard in urn, furl, sir,
her, etc.; -- so called as being uttered in the easiest
open position of the mouth organs. See Neutral vowel,
under Neutral and Guide to Pronunciation, [sect] 17.
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Syn: See Native.
[1913 Webster]Botany \Bot"a*ny\, n.; pl. Botanies. [F. botanique, a. & n.,
fr. Gr. ? botanic, fr. ? herb, plant, fr. ? to feed, graze.]
1. The science which treats of the structure of plants, the
functions of their parts, their places of growth, their
classification, and the terms which are employed in their
description and denomination. See Plant.
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2. A book which treats of the science of botany.
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Note: Botany is divided into various departments; as,
Structural Botany, which investigates the structure and
organic composition of plants;
Physiological Botany, the study of their functions and
life; and
Systematic Botany, which has to do with their
classification, description, nomenclature, etc.
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Botany Bay
(gcide) | Botany Bay \Bot"a*ny Bay"\
A harbor on the east coast of Australia, and an English
convict settlement there; -- so called from the number of new
plants found on its shore at its discovery by Cook in 1770.
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Note: Hence, any place to which desperadoes resort.
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Botany Bay kino (Med.), an astringent, reddish substance
consisting of the inspissated juice of several Australian
species of Eucalyptus.
Botany Bay resin (Med.), a resin of reddish yellow color,
resembling gamboge, the product of different Australian
species of Xanthorrh[ae]a, esp. the grass tree
(Xanthorrh[ae]a hastilis).
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Botany Bay kino
(gcide) | Botany Bay \Bot"a*ny Bay"\
A harbor on the east coast of Australia, and an English
convict settlement there; -- so called from the number of new
plants found on its shore at its discovery by Cook in 1770.
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Note: Hence, any place to which desperadoes resort.
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Botany Bay kino (Med.), an astringent, reddish substance
consisting of the inspissated juice of several Australian
species of Eucalyptus.
Botany Bay resin (Med.), a resin of reddish yellow color,
resembling gamboge, the product of different Australian
species of Xanthorrh[ae]a, esp. the grass tree
(Xanthorrh[ae]a hastilis).
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Botany Bay resin
(gcide) | Botany Bay \Bot"a*ny Bay"\
A harbor on the east coast of Australia, and an English
convict settlement there; -- so called from the number of new
plants found on its shore at its discovery by Cook in 1770.
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Note: Hence, any place to which desperadoes resort.
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Botany Bay kino (Med.), an astringent, reddish substance
consisting of the inspissated juice of several Australian
species of Eucalyptus.
Botany Bay resin (Med.), a resin of reddish yellow color,
resembling gamboge, the product of different Australian
species of Xanthorrh[ae]a, esp. the grass tree
(Xanthorrh[ae]a hastilis).
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Botany Bay tea
(gcide) | Tea \Tea\ (t[=e]), n. [Chin. tsh[=a], Prov. Chin. te: cf. F.
th['e].]
1. The prepared leaves of a shrub, or small tree ({Thea
Chinensis} or Camellia Chinensis). The shrub is a native
of China, but has been introduced to some extent into some
other countries.
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Note: Teas are classed as green or black, according to their
color or appearance, the kinds being distinguished also
by various other characteristic differences, as of
taste, odor, and the like. The color, flavor, and
quality are dependent upon the treatment which the
leaves receive after being gathered. The leaves for
green tea are heated, or roasted slightly, in shallow
pans over a wood fire, almost immediately after being
gathered, after which they are rolled with the hands
upon a table, to free them from a portion of their
moisture, and to twist them, and are then quickly
dried. Those intended for black tea are spread out in
the air for some time after being gathered, and then
tossed about with the hands until they become soft and
flaccid, when they are roasted for a few minutes, and
rolled, and having then been exposed to the air for a
few hours in a soft and moist state, are finally dried
slowly over a charcoal fire. The operation of roasting
and rolling is sometimes repeated several times, until
the leaves have become of the proper color. The
principal sorts of green tea are Twankay, the poorest
kind; Hyson skin, the refuse of Hyson; Hyson, Imperial,
and Gunpowder, fine varieties; and Young Hyson, a
choice kind made from young leaves gathered early in
the spring. Those of black tea are Bohea, the poorest
kind; Congou; Oolong; Souchong, one of the finest
varieties; and Pekoe, a fine-flavored kind, made
chiefly from young spring buds. See Bohea, Congou,
Gunpowder tea, under Gunpowder, Hyson, Oolong,
and Souchong. --K. Johnson. --Tomlinson.
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Note: "No knowledge of . . . [tea] appears to have reached
Europe till after the establishment of intercourse
between Portugal and China in 1517. The Portuguese,
however, did little towards the introduction of the
herb into Europe, and it was not till the Dutch
established themselves at Bantam early in 17th century,
that these adventurers learned from the Chinese the
habit of tea drinking, and brought it to Europe."
--Encyc. Brit.
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2. A decoction or infusion of tea leaves in boiling water;
as, tea is a common beverage.
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3. Any infusion or decoction, especially when made of the
dried leaves of plants; as, sage tea; chamomile tea;
catnip tea.
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4. The evening meal, at which tea is usually served; supper.
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Arabian tea, the leaves of Catha edulis; also (Bot.), the
plant itself. See Kat.
Assam tea, tea grown in Assam, in India, originally brought
there from China about the year 1850.
Australian tea, or Botany Bay tea (Bot.), a woody
climbing plant (Smilax glycyphylla).
Brazilian tea.
(a) The dried leaves of Lantana pseodothea, used in
Brazil as a substitute for tea.
(b) The dried leaves of Stachytarpheta mutabilis, used
for adulterating tea, and also, in Austria, for
preparing a beverage.
Labrador tea. (Bot.) See under Labrador.
New Jersey tea (Bot.), an American shrub, the leaves of
which were formerly used as a substitute for tea; redroot.
See Redroot.
New Zealand tea. (Bot.) See under New Zealand.
Oswego tea. (Bot.) See Oswego tea.
Paraguay tea, mate. See 1st Mate.
Tea board, a board or tray for holding a tea set.
Tea bug (Zool.), an hemipterous insect which injures the
tea plant by sucking the juice of the tender leaves.
Tea caddy, a small box for holding tea.
Tea chest, a small, square wooden case, usually lined with
sheet lead or tin, in which tea is imported from China.
Tea clam (Zool.), a small quahaug. [Local, U. S.]
Tea garden, a public garden where tea and other
refreshments are served.
Tea plant (Bot.), any plant, the leaves of which are used
in making a beverage by infusion; specifically, {Thea
Chinensis}, from which the tea of commerce is obtained.
Tea rose (Bot.), a delicate and graceful variety of the
rose (Rosa Indica, var. odorata), introduced from China,
and so named from its scent. Many varieties are now
cultivated.
Tea service, the appurtenances or utensils required for a
tea table, -- when of silver, usually comprising only the
teapot, milk pitcher, and sugar dish.
Tea set, a tea service.
Tea table, a table on which tea furniture is set, or at
which tea is drunk.
Tea taster, one who tests or ascertains the quality of tea
by tasting.
Tea tree (Bot.), the tea plant of China. See Tea plant,
above.
Tea urn, a vessel generally in the form of an urn or vase,
for supplying hot water for steeping, or infusing, tea.
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Paleobotany
(gcide) | Paleobotany \Pa`le*o*bot"a*ny\, n. [Paleo- + botany.]
That branch of paleontology which treats of fossil plants.
[1913 Webster]Phytolithology \Phy`to*li*thol"o*gy\, n. [Phyto- + lithology.]
The branch of science which treats of fossil plants; --
usually called paleobotany, sometimes paleophytology.
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paleobotany
(gcide) | Paleobotany \Pa`le*o*bot"a*ny\, n. [Paleo- + botany.]
That branch of paleontology which treats of fossil plants.
[1913 Webster]Phytolithology \Phy`to*li*thol"o*gy\, n. [Phyto- + lithology.]
The branch of science which treats of fossil plants; --
usually called paleobotany, sometimes paleophytology.
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Physiological Botany
(gcide) | Botany \Bot"a*ny\, n.; pl. Botanies. [F. botanique, a. & n.,
fr. Gr. ? botanic, fr. ? herb, plant, fr. ? to feed, graze.]
1. The science which treats of the structure of plants, the
functions of their parts, their places of growth, their
classification, and the terms which are employed in their
description and denomination. See Plant.
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2. A book which treats of the science of botany.
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Note: Botany is divided into various departments; as,
Structural Botany, which investigates the structure and
organic composition of plants;
Physiological Botany, the study of their functions and
life; and
Systematic Botany, which has to do with their
classification, description, nomenclature, etc.
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Structural Botany
(gcide) | Botany \Bot"a*ny\, n.; pl. Botanies. [F. botanique, a. & n.,
fr. Gr. ? botanic, fr. ? herb, plant, fr. ? to feed, graze.]
1. The science which treats of the structure of plants, the
functions of their parts, their places of growth, their
classification, and the terms which are employed in their
description and denomination. See Plant.
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2. A book which treats of the science of botany.
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Note: Botany is divided into various departments; as,
Structural Botany, which investigates the structure and
organic composition of plants;
Physiological Botany, the study of their functions and
life; and
Systematic Botany, which has to do with their
classification, description, nomenclature, etc.
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Systematic Botany
(gcide) | Botany \Bot"a*ny\, n.; pl. Botanies. [F. botanique, a. & n.,
fr. Gr. ? botanic, fr. ? herb, plant, fr. ? to feed, graze.]
1. The science which treats of the structure of plants, the
functions of their parts, their places of growth, their
classification, and the terms which are employed in their
description and denomination. See Plant.
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2. A book which treats of the science of botany.
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Note: Botany is divided into various departments; as,
Structural Botany, which investigates the structure and
organic composition of plants;
Physiological Botany, the study of their functions and
life; and
Systematic Botany, which has to do with their
classification, description, nomenclature, etc.
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botany
(wn) | botany
n 1: all the plant life in a particular region or period;
"Pleistocene vegetation"; "the flora of southern
California"; "the botany of China" [syn: vegetation,
flora, botany] [ant: fauna, zoology]
2: the branch of biology that studies plants [syn: botany,
phytology] |
botany bay fig
(wn) | Botany Bay fig
n 1: Australian tree resembling the banyan often planted for
ornament; introduced into South Africa for brushwood [syn:
Port Jackson fig, rusty rig, little-leaf fig, {Botany
Bay fig}, Ficus rubiginosa] |
palaeobotany
(wn) | palaeobotany
n 1: the study of fossil plants [syn: paleobotany,
palaeobotany] |
paleobotany
(wn) | paleobotany
n 1: the study of fossil plants [syn: paleobotany,
palaeobotany] |
botany
(devil) | BOTANY, n. The science of vegetables -- those that are not good to
eat, as well as those that are. It deals largely with their flowers,
which are commonly badly designed, inartistic in color, and ill-
smelling.
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