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calla
(encz) | calla,kala n: [bot.] web |
Calla
(gcide) | Calla \Cal"la\ (k[a^]l"l[.a]), n. [Linn[ae]us derived Calla fr.
Gr. ??????? a cock's wattles but cf. L. calla, calsa, name of
an unknown plant, and Gr. kalo`s beautiful.] (Bot.)
A genus of plants, of the order Arace[ae].
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Note: The common Calla of cultivation is {Richardia
Africana}, belonging to another genus of the same
order. Its large spathe is pure white, surrounding a
fleshy spike, which is covered with minute apetalous
flowers.
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calla
(wn) | calla
n 1: South African plant widely cultivated for its showy pure
white spathe and yellow spadix [syn: calla lily, calla,
arum lily, Zantedeschia aethiopica]
2: water arum [syn: Calla, genus Calla] |
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calla
(encz) | calla,kala n: [bot.] web |
calla lily
(encz) | calla lily,kala n: [bot.] Michal Ambrož |
callable
(encz) | callable,vypověditelný Pavel Machek; Giza |
callaghan
(encz) | Callaghan,Callaghan n: [jmén.] příjmení Zdeněk Brož a automatický
překlad |
callahan
(encz) | Callahan,Callahan n: [jmén.] irské příjmení, okres v USA Petr Kyrs |
callan
(encz) | Callan,Callan n: [jmén.] příjmení, město v Irsku Petr Kyrs |
golden calla
(encz) | golden calla, n: |
noncallable bond
(encz) | noncallable bond, n: |
pink calla
(encz) | pink calla, n: |
wild calla
(encz) | wild calla, n: |
callaghan
(czen) | Callaghan,Callaghann: [jmén.] příjmení Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
callahan
(czen) | Callahan,Callahann: [jmén.] irské příjmení, okres v USA Petr Kyrs |
callan
(czen) | Callan,Callann: [jmén.] příjmení, město v Irsku Petr Kyrs |
Calla palustris
(gcide) | Water arum \Wa"ter a"rum\ (Bot.)
An aroid herb (Calla palustris) having a white spathe. It
is an inhabitant of the north temperate zone.
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callable
(gcide) | callable \callable\ adj.
subject to a demand for payment or redemption before the due
date; -- of financial instruments; as, callable bonds.
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callat
(gcide) | Callet \Cal"let\, n. [Cf. Ir. & Gael. caile a country woman,
strumpet.]
A trull or prostitute; a scold or gossip. [Obs.] [Written
also callat.]
[1913 Webster]Callat \Cal"lat\, n.
Same as Callet. [Obs.]
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A callat of boundless tongue. --Shak.
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Callat
(gcide) | Callet \Cal"let\, n. [Cf. Ir. & Gael. caile a country woman,
strumpet.]
A trull or prostitute; a scold or gossip. [Obs.] [Written
also callat.]
[1913 Webster]Callat \Cal"lat\, n.
Same as Callet. [Obs.]
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A callat of boundless tongue. --Shak.
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callathump
(gcide) | callathump \callathump\ n.
1. a noisy boisterous parade.
Syn: callithump, callithump parade.
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2. a noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles)
to a newly married couple.
Syn: shivaree, chivaree, charivari, callithump.
[WordNet 1.5]Callithump \Cal"li*thump`\, n.
A somewhat riotous parade, accompanied with the blowing of
tin horns, and other discordant noises; also, a burlesque
serenade; a charivari. [U. S.] [Also spelled callathump.]
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Gadus callarias
(gcide) | Dorse \Dorse\, n. (Zool.)
The Baltic or variable cod (Gadus callarias), by some
believed to be the young of the common codfish.
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Phaseolus Caracalla
(gcide) | Snail \Snail\ (sn[=a]l), n. [OE. snaile, AS. sn[ae]gel, snegel,
sn[ae]gl; akin to G. schnecke, OHG. snecko, Dan. snegl, Icel.
snigill.]
1. (Zool.)
(a) Any one of numerous species of terrestrial
air-breathing gastropods belonging to the genus Helix
and many allied genera of the family Helicidae. They
are abundant in nearly all parts of the world except
the arctic regions, and feed almost entirely on
vegetation; a land snail.
(b) Any gastropod having a general resemblance to the true
snails, including fresh-water and marine species. See
Pond snail, under Pond, and Sea snail.
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2. Hence, a drone; a slow-moving person or thing.
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3. (Mech.) A spiral cam, or a flat piece of metal of spirally
curved outline, used for giving motion to, or changing the
position of, another part, as the hammer tail of a
striking clock.
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4. A tortoise; in ancient warfare, a movable roof or shed to
protect besiegers; a testudo. [Obs.]
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They had also all manner of gynes [engines] . . .
that needful is [in] taking or sieging of castle or
of city, as snails, that was naught else but hollow
pavises and targets, under the which men, when they
fought, were heled [protected], . . . as the snail
is in his house; therefore they cleped them snails.
--Vegetius
(Trans.).
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5. (Bot.) The pod of the sanil clover.
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Ear snail, Edible snail, Pond snail, etc. See under
Ear, Edible, etc.
Snail borer (Zool.), a boring univalve mollusk; a drill.
Snail clover (Bot.), a cloverlike plant ({Medicago
scuttellata}, also, Medicago Helix); -- so named from
its pods, which resemble the shells of snails; -- called
also snail trefoil, snail medic, and beehive.
Snail flower (Bot.), a leguminous plant ({Phaseolus
Caracalla}) having the keel of the carolla spirally coiled
like a snail shell.
Snail shell (Zool.), the shell of snail.
Snail trefoil. (Bot.) See Snail clover, above.
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Recallable
(gcide) | Recallable \Re*call"a*ble\ (r[-e]*k[add]l"[.a]*b'l), a.
Capable of being recalled.
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scallawag
(gcide) | Scalawag \Scal"a*wag\, n.
A scamp; a scapegrace. [Spelt also scallawag.] [Slang,
U.S.] --Bartlett.
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Unrecallable
(gcide) | Unrecallable \Unrecallable\
See recallable. |
black calla
(wn) | black calla
n 1: ornamental plant of Middle East cultivated for its dark
purple spathe [syn: black calla, Arum palaestinum] |
calla
(wn) | calla
n 1: South African plant widely cultivated for its showy pure
white spathe and yellow spadix [syn: calla lily, calla,
arum lily, Zantedeschia aethiopica]
2: water arum [syn: Calla, genus Calla] |
calla lily
(wn) | calla lily
n 1: South African plant widely cultivated for its showy pure
white spathe and yellow spadix [syn: calla lily, calla,
arum lily, Zantedeschia aethiopica] |
calla palustris
(wn) | Calla palustris
n 1: plant of wetlands and bogs of temperate regions having
small greenish flowers partly enclosed in a white spathe
and red berries [syn: wild calla, water arum, {Calla
palustris}] |
callable
(wn) | callable
adj 1: subject to a demand for payment before due date;
"callable bonds" |
callas
(wn) | Callas
n 1: Greek coloratura soprano (born in the United States) known
for her dramatic intensity in operatic roles (1923-1977)
[syn: Callas, Maria Callas, Maria Meneghini Callas] |
callathump
(wn) | callathump
n 1: a noisy boisterous parade [syn: callithump, callathump,
callithump parade]
2: a noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a
newly married couple [syn: shivaree, chivaree,
charivari, callithump, callathump, belling] |
genus calla
(wn) | genus Calla
n 1: water arum [syn: Calla, genus Calla] |
golden calla
(wn) | golden calla
n 1: any of several callas of the genus Zantedeschia having
yellow spathes |
maria callas
(wn) | Maria Callas
n 1: Greek coloratura soprano (born in the United States) known
for her dramatic intensity in operatic roles (1923-1977)
[syn: Callas, Maria Callas, Maria Meneghini Callas] |
maria meneghini callas
(wn) | Maria Meneghini Callas
n 1: Greek coloratura soprano (born in the United States) known
for her dramatic intensity in operatic roles (1923-1977)
[syn: Callas, Maria Callas, Maria Meneghini Callas] |
noncallable bond
(wn) | noncallable bond
n 1: a bond containing a provision that the holder cannot redeem
the security before a specific date (usually at maturity) |
phaseolus caracalla
(wn) | Phaseolus caracalla
n 1: perennial tropical American vine cultivated for its racemes
of showy yellow and purple flowers having the corolla keel
coiled like a snail shell; sometimes placed in genus
Phaseolus [syn: snailflower, snail-flower, {snail
flower}, snail bean, corkscrew flower, {Vigna
caracalla}, Phaseolus caracalla] |
pink calla
(wn) | pink calla
n 1: calla having a rose-colored spathe [syn: pink calla,
Zantedeschia rehmanii] |
vigna caracalla
(wn) | Vigna caracalla
n 1: perennial tropical American vine cultivated for its racemes
of showy yellow and purple flowers having the corolla keel
coiled like a snail shell; sometimes placed in genus
Phaseolus [syn: snailflower, snail-flower, {snail
flower}, snail bean, corkscrew flower, {Vigna
caracalla}, Phaseolus caracalla] |
wild calla
(wn) | wild calla
n 1: plant of wetlands and bogs of temperate regions having
small greenish flowers partly enclosed in a white spathe
and red berries [syn: wild calla, water arum, {Calla
palustris}] |
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