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canthus
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Canthus
(gcide) | Canthus \Can"thus\, n.; pl. Canthi. [NL., fr. Gr. ?.] (Anat.)
The corner where the upper and under eyelids meet on each
side of the eye.
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canthus
(wn) | canthus
n 1: either of the corners of the eye where the upper and lower
eyelids meet |
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acanthus
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canthus
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epicanthus
(encz) | epicanthus, n: |
nasal canthus
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temporal canthus
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Acanthus
(gcide) | Acanthus \A*can"thus\, n.; pl. E. Acanthuses, L. Acanthi.
[L., from Gr. ?. Cf. Acantha.]
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1. (Bot.) A genus of herbaceous prickly plants, found in the
south of Europe, Asia Minor, and India; bear's-breech.
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2. (Arch.) An ornament resembling the foliage or leaves of
the acanthus (Acanthus spinosus); -- used in the
capitals of the Corinthian and Composite orders.
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Acanthus mollis
(gcide) | Bear's-breech \Bear's"-breech`\, bear's-breeches
\bear's"-breech`es\, n.
1. (Bot.) The English cow parsnip (Heracleum sphondylium)
--Dr. Prior.
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2. a widely cultivated southern European acanthus ({Acanthus
mollis}) with whitish purple-veined flowers. See
Acanthus, n., 1.
Syn: bear's breech, bear's-breech, bear's breeches, sea
holly.
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Acanthus spinosus
(gcide) | Acanthus \A*can"thus\, n.; pl. E. Acanthuses, L. Acanthi.
[L., from Gr. ?. Cf. Acantha.]
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1. (Bot.) A genus of herbaceous prickly plants, found in the
south of Europe, Asia Minor, and India; bear's-breech.
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2. (Arch.) An ornament resembling the foliage or leaves of
the acanthus (Acanthus spinosus); -- used in the
capitals of the Corinthian and Composite orders.
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Acanthuses
(gcide) | Acanthus \A*can"thus\, n.; pl. E. Acanthuses, L. Acanthi.
[L., from Gr. ?. Cf. Acantha.]
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1. (Bot.) A genus of herbaceous prickly plants, found in the
south of Europe, Asia Minor, and India; bear's-breech.
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2. (Arch.) An ornament resembling the foliage or leaves of
the acanthus (Acanthus spinosus); -- used in the
capitals of the Corinthian and Composite orders.
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Astragalus Tragacanthus
(gcide) | Goat \Goat\ (g[=o]t), n. [OE goot, got, gat, AS. g[=a]t; akin to
D. geit, OHG. geiz, G. geiss, Icel. geit, Sw. get, Dan. ged,
Goth. gaits, L. haedus a young goat, kid.] (Zool.)
A hollow-horned ruminant of the genus Capra, of several
species and varieties, esp. the domestic goat ({Capra
hircus}), which is raised for its milk, flesh, and skin.
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Note: The Cashmere and Angora varieties of the goat have
long, silky hair, used in the manufacture of textile
fabrics. The wild or bezoar goat (Capra [ae]gagrus),
of Asia Minor, noted for the bezoar stones found in its
stomach, is supposed to be one of the ancestral species
of the domestic goat. The Rocky Mountain goat
(Haplocercus montanus) is more nearly related to the
antelopes. See Mazame.
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Goat antelope (Zool), one of several species of antelopes,
which in some respects resemble a goat, having recurved
horns, a stout body, large hoofs, and a short, flat tail,
as the goral, thar, mazame, and chikara.
Goat fig (Bot.), the wild fig.
Goat house.
(a) A place for keeping goats.
(b) A brothel. [Obs.]
Goat moth (Zool.), any moth of the genus Cossus, esp. the
large European species (Cossus ligniperda), the larva of
which burrows in oak and willow trees, and requires three
years to mature. It exhales an odor like that of the
he-goat.
Goat weed (Bot.), a scrophulariaceous plant, of the genus
Capraria (Capraria biflora).
Goat's bane (Bot.), a poisonous plant ({Aconitum
Lucoctonum}), bearing pale yellow flowers, introduced from
Switzerland into England; wolfsbane.
Goat's foot (Bot.), a kind of wood sorrel ({Oxalis
caprina}) growing at the Cape of Good Hope.
Goat's rue (Bot.), a leguminous plant (Galega officinalis
of Europe, or Tephrosia Virginiana in the United
States).
Goat's thorn (Bot.), a thorny leguminous plant ({Astragalus
Tragacanthus}), found in the Levant.
Goat's wheat (Bot.), the genus Tragopyrum (now referred
to Atraphaxis).
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Calycanthus floridus
(gcide) | Allspice \All"spice`\, n.
The berry of the pimento (Eugenia pimenta), a tree of the
West Indies; a spice of a mildly pungent taste, and agreeably
aromatic; Jamaica pepper; pimento. It has been supposed to
combine the flavor of cinnamon, nutmegs, and cloves; and
hence the name. The name is also given to other aromatic
shrubs; as, the Carolina allspice (Calycanthus floridus);
wild allspice (Lindera benzoin), called also spicebush,
spicewood, and feverbush.
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Cephalacanthus spinarella
(gcide) | Batfish \Bat"fish`\, n. (Zool.)
A name given to several species of fishes:
(a) The Malthe vespertilio of the Atlantic coast.
(b) The flying gurnard of the Atlantic ({Cephalacanthus
spinarella}).
(c) The California batfish or sting ray ({Myliobatis
Californicus}.)
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Cephalacanthus volitans
(gcide) | Flying \Fly"ing\, a. [From Fly, v. i.]
Moving in the air with, or as with, wings; moving lightly or
rapidly; intended for rapid movement.
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Flying army (Mil.) a body of cavalry and infantry, kept in
motion, to cover its own garrisons and to keep the enemy
in continual alarm. --Farrow.
Flying artillery (Mil.), artillery trained to rapid
evolutions, -- the men being either mounted or trained to
spring upon the guns and caissons when they change
position.
Flying bridge, Flying camp. See under Bridge, and
Camp.
Flying buttress (Arch.), a contrivance for taking up the
thrust of a roof or vault which can not be supported by
ordinary buttresses. It consists of a straight bar of
masonry, usually sloping, carried on an arch, and a solid
pier or buttress sufficient to receive the thrust. The
word is generally applied only to the straight bar with
supporting arch.
Flying colors, flags unfurled and waving in the air; hence:
To come off with flying colors, to be victorious; to
succeed thoroughly in an undertaking.
Flying doe (Zool.), a young female kangaroo.
Flying dragon.
(a) (Zool.) See Dragon, 6.
(b) A meteor. See under Dragon.
Flying Dutchman.
(a) A fabled Dutch mariner condemned for his crimes to sail
the seas till the day of judgment.
(b) A spectral ship.
Flying fish. (Zool.) See Flying fish, in the Vocabulary.
Flying fox (Zool.), see Flying fox in the vocabulary.
Flying frog (Zool.), either of two East Indian tree frogs
of the genus Rhacophorus (Rhacophorus nigrapalmatus
and Rhacophorus pardalis), having very large and broadly
webbed feet, which serve as parachutes, and enable it to
make very long leaps.
Flying gurnard (Zool.), a species of gurnard of the genus
Cephalacanthus or Dactylopterus, with very large
pectoral fins, said to be able to fly like the flying
fish, but not for so great a distance.
Note: Three species are known; that of the Atlantic is
Cephalacanthus volitans.
Flying jib (Naut.), a sail extended outside of the standing
jib, on the flying-jib boom.
Flying-jib boom (Naut.), an extension of the jib boom.
Flying kites (Naut.), light sails carried only in fine
weather.
Flying lemur. (Zool.) See Colugo.
Flying level (Civil Engin.), a reconnoissance level over
the course of a projected road, canal, etc.
Flying lizard. (Zool.) See Dragon, n. 6.
Flying machine, any apparatus for navigating through the
air, especially a heavier-than-air machine. -- {Flying
mouse} (Zool.), the opossum mouse (Acrobates pygm[ae]us), a
marsupial of Australia. Called also feathertail glider.
Note: It has lateral folds of skin, like the flying
squirrels, and a featherlike tail. -- Flying party
(Mil.), a body of soldiers detailed to hover about an
enemy. -- Flying phalanger (Zool.), one of several
species of small marsuupials of the genera Petaurus and
Belideus, of Australia and New Guinea, having lateral
folds like those of the flying squirrels. The sugar
squirrel (Belideus sciureus), and the ariel ({Belideus
ariel}), are the best known; -- called also {squirrel
petaurus} and flying squirrel. See Sugar squirrel. --
Flying pinion, the fly of a clock. -- Flying sap (Mil.),
the rapid construction of trenches (when the enemy's fire
of case shot precludes the method of simple trenching), by
means of gabions placed in juxtaposition and filled with
earth. -- Flying shot, a shot fired at a moving object,
as a bird on the wing. -- Flying spider. (Zool.) See
Ballooning spider. -- Flying squid (Zool.), an oceanic
squid (Ommastrephes Bartramii syn. {Sthenoteuthis
Bartramii}), abundant in the Gulf Stream, which is able to
leap out of the water with such force that it often falls
on the deck of a vessel. -- Flying squirrel (Zool.) See
Flying squirrel, in the Vocabulary. -- Flying start, a
start in a sailing race in which the signal is given while
the vessels are under way. -- Flying torch (Mil.), a
torch attached to a long staff and used for signaling at
night.
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Cordia Gerascanthus
(gcide) | Spanish \Span"ish\, a.
Of or pertaining to Spain or the Spaniards.
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Spanish bayonet (Bot.), a liliaceous plant ({Yucca
alorifolia}) with rigid spine-tipped leaves. The name is
also applied to other similar plants of the Southwestern
United States and mexico. Called also Spanish daggers.
Spanish bean (Bot.) See the Note under Bean.
Spanish black, a black pigment obtained by charring cork.
--Ure.
Spanish broom (Bot.), a leguminous shrub ({Spartium
junceum}) having many green flexible rushlike twigs.
Spanish brown, a species of earth used in painting, having
a dark reddish brown color, due to the presence of
sesquioxide of iron.
Spanish buckeye (Bot.), a small tree (Ungnadia speciosa)
of Texas, New Mexico, etc., related to the buckeye, but
having pinnate leaves and a three-seeded fruit.
Spanish burton (Naut.), a purchase composed of two single
blocks. A
double Spanish burton has one double and two single blocks.
--Luce (Textbook of Seamanship).
Spanish chalk (Min.), a kind of steatite; -- so called
because obtained from Aragon in Spain.
Spanish cress (Bot.), a cruciferous plant ({Lepidium
Cadamines}), a species of peppergrass.
Spanish curlew (Zool.), the long-billed curlew. [U.S.]
Spanish daggers (Bot.) See Spanish bayonet.
Spanish elm (Bot.), a large West Indian tree ({Cordia
Gerascanthus}) furnishing hard and useful timber.
Spanish feretto, a rich reddish brown pigment obtained by
calcining copper and sulphur together in closed crucibles.
Spanish flag (Zool.), the California rockfish
(Sebastichthys rubrivinctus). It is conspicuously
colored with bands of red and white.
Spanish fly (Zool.), a brilliant green beetle, common in
the south of Europe, used for raising blisters. See
Blister beetle under Blister, and Cantharis.
Spanish fox (Naut.), a yarn twisted against its lay.
Spanish grass. (Bot.) See Esparto.
Spanish juice (Bot.), licorice.
Spanish leather. See Cordwain.
Spanish mackerel. (Zool.)
(a) A species of mackerel (Scomber colias) found both in
Europe and America. In America called chub mackerel,
big-eyed mackerel, and bull mackerel.
(b) In the United States, a handsome mackerel having bright
yellow round spots (Scomberomorus maculatus), highly
esteemed as a food fish. The name is sometimes
erroneously applied to other species. See Illust. under
Mackerel.
Spanish main, the name formerly given to the southern
portion of the Caribbean Sea, together with the contiguous
coast, embracing the route traversed by Spanish treasure
ships from the New to the Old World.
Spanish moss. (Bot.) See Tillandsia (and note at that
entry).
Spanish needles (Bot.), a composite weed ({Bidens
bipinnata}) having achenia armed with needlelike awns.
Spanish nut (Bot.), a bulbous plant (Iris Sisyrinchium)
of the south of Europe.
Spanish potato (Bot.), the sweet potato. See under
Potato.
Spanish red, an ocherous red pigment resembling Venetian
red, but slightly yellower and warmer. --Fairholt.
Spanish reef (Naut.), a knot tied in the head of a
jib-headed sail.
Spanish sheep (Zool.), a merino.
Spanish white, an impalpable powder prepared from chalk by
pulverizing and repeated washings, -- used as a white
pigment.
Spanish windlass (Naut.), a wooden roller, with a rope
wound about it, into which a marline spike is thrust to
serve as a lever.
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Diodon holocanthus
(gcide) | balloonfish \bal*loon"fish`\, balloon fish \bal*loon" fish`\
(Zool.)
A fish of the genus Diodon (such as Diodon holocanthus)
or the genus Tetraodon, having the power of distending its
body by taking air or water into its dilatable esophagus. It
is similar to but smaller than the porcupinefish. See
Globefish, and Bur fish.
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Ecanthus nivoeus
(gcide) | Tree \Tree\ (tr[=e]), n. [OE. tree, tre, treo, AS. tre['o],
tre['o]w, tree, wood; akin to OFries. tr[=e], OS. treo, trio,
Icel. tr[=e], Dan. trae, Sw. tr[aum], tr[aum]d, Goth. triu,
Russ. drevo, W. derw an oak, Ir. darag, darog, Gr. dry^s a
tree, oak, do`ry a beam, spear shaft, spear, Skr. dru tree,
wood, d[=a]ru wood. [root]63, 241. Cf. Dryad, Germander,
Tar, n., Trough.]
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1. (Bot.) Any perennial woody plant of considerable size
(usually over twenty feet high) and growing with a single
trunk.
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Note: The kind of tree referred to, in any particular case,
is often indicated by a modifying word; as forest tree,
fruit tree, palm tree, apple tree, pear tree, etc.
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2. Something constructed in the form of, or considered as
resembling, a tree, consisting of a stem, or stock, and
branches; as, a genealogical tree.
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3. A piece of timber, or something commonly made of timber;
-- used in composition, as in axletree, boottree,
chesstree, crosstree, whiffletree, and the like.
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4. A cross or gallows; as Tyburn tree.
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[Jesus] whom they slew and hanged on a tree. --Acts
x. 39.
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5. Wood; timber. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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In a great house ben not only vessels of gold and of
silver but also of tree and of earth. --Wyclif (2
Tim. ii. 20).
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6. (Chem.) A mass of crystals, aggregated in arborescent
forms, obtained by precipitation of a metal from solution.
See Lead tree, under Lead.
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Tree bear (Zool.), the raccoon. [Local, U. S.]
Tree beetle (Zool.) any one of numerous species of beetles
which feed on the leaves of trees and shrubs, as the May
beetles, the rose beetle, the rose chafer, and the
goldsmith beetle.
Tree bug (Zool.), any one of numerous species of
hemipterous insects which live upon, and suck the sap of,
trees and shrubs. They belong to Arma, Pentatoma,
Rhaphigaster, and allied genera.
Tree cat (Zool.), the common paradoxure ({Paradoxurus
musang}).
Tree clover (Bot.), a tall kind of melilot ({Melilotus
alba}). See Melilot.
Tree crab (Zool.), the purse crab. See under Purse.
Tree creeper (Zool.), any one of numerous species of
arboreal creepers belonging to Certhia, Climacteris,
and allied genera. See Creeper, 3.
Tree cricket (Zool.), a nearly white arboreal American
cricket (Ecanthus niv[oe]us) which is noted for its loud
stridulation; -- called also white cricket.
Tree crow (Zool.), any one of several species of Old World
crows belonging to Crypsirhina and allied genera,
intermediate between the true crows and the jays. The tail
is long, and the bill is curved and without a tooth.
Tree dove (Zool.) any one of several species of East Indian
and Asiatic doves belonging to Macropygia and allied
genera. They have long and broad tails, are chiefly
arboreal in their habits, and feed mainly on fruit.
Tree duck (Zool.), any one of several species of ducks
belonging to Dendrocygna and allied genera. These ducks
have a long and slender neck and a long hind toe. They are
arboreal in their habits, and are found in the tropical
parts of America, Africa, Asia, and Australia.
Tree fern (Bot.), an arborescent fern having a straight
trunk, sometimes twenty or twenty-five feet high, or even
higher, and bearing a cluster of fronds at the top. Most
of the existing species are tropical.
Tree fish (Zool.), a California market fish ({Sebastichthys
serriceps}).
Tree frog. (Zool.)
(a) Same as Tree toad.
(b) Any one of numerous species of Old World frogs
belonging to Chiromantis, Rhacophorus, and allied
genera of the family Ranidae. Their toes are
furnished with suckers for adhesion. The flying frog
(see under Flying) is an example.
Tree goose (Zool.), the bernicle goose.
Tree hopper (Zool.), any one of numerous species of small
leaping hemipterous insects which live chiefly on the
branches and twigs of trees, and injure them by sucking
the sap. Many of them are very odd in shape, the prothorax
being often prolonged upward or forward in the form of a
spine or crest.
Tree jobber (Zool.), a woodpecker. [Obs.]
Tree kangaroo. (Zool.) See Kangaroo.
Tree lark (Zool.), the tree pipit. [Prov. Eng.]
Tree lizard (Zool.), any one of a group of Old World
arboreal lizards (formerly grouped as the Dendrosauria)
comprising the chameleons; also applied to various lizards
belonging to the families Agamidae or Iguanidae,
especially those of the genus Urosaurus, such as the
lined tree lizard (Urosaurus ornatus) of the
southwestern U.S.
Tree lobster. (Zool.) Same as Tree crab, above.
Tree louse (Zool.), any aphid; a plant louse.
Tree moss. (Bot.)
(a) Any moss or lichen growing on trees.
(b) Any species of moss in the form of a miniature tree.
Tree mouse (Zool.), any one of several species of African
mice of the subfamily Dendromyinae. They have long claws
and habitually live in trees.
Tree nymph, a wood nymph. See Dryad.
Tree of a saddle, a saddle frame.
Tree of heaven (Bot.), an ornamental tree ({Ailantus
glandulosus}) having long, handsome pinnate leaves, and
greenish flowers of a disagreeable odor.
Tree of life (Bot.), a tree of the genus Thuja; arbor
vitae.
Tree onion (Bot.), a species of garlic ({Allium
proliferum}) which produces bulbs in place of flowers, or
among its flowers.
Tree oyster (Zool.), a small American oyster ({Ostrea
folium}) which adheres to the roots of the mangrove tree;
-- called also raccoon oyster.
Tree pie (Zool.), any species of Asiatic birds of the genus
Dendrocitta. The tree pies are allied to the magpie.
Tree pigeon (Zool.), any one of numerous species of
longwinged arboreal pigeons native of Asia, Africa, and
Australia, and belonging to Megaloprepia, Carpophaga,
and allied genera.
Tree pipit. (Zool.) See under Pipit.
Tree porcupine (Zool.), any one of several species of
Central and South American arboreal porcupines belonging
to the genera Chaetomys and Sphingurus. They have an
elongated and somewhat prehensile tail, only four toes on
the hind feet, and a body covered with short spines mixed
with bristles. One South American species ({Sphingurus
villosus}) is called also couiy; another ({Sphingurus
prehensilis}) is called also c[oe]ndou.
Tree rat (Zool.), any one of several species of large
ratlike West Indian rodents belonging to the genera
Capromys and Plagiodon. They are allied to the
porcupines.
Tree serpent (Zool.), a tree snake.
Tree shrike (Zool.), a bush shrike.
Tree snake (Zool.), any one of numerous species of snakes
of the genus Dendrophis. They live chiefly among the
branches of trees, and are not venomous.
Tree sorrel (Bot.), a kind of sorrel (Rumex Lunaria)
which attains the stature of a small tree, and bears
greenish flowers. It is found in the Canary Islands and
Tenerife.
Tree sparrow (Zool.) any one of several species of small
arboreal sparrows, especially the American tree sparrow
(Spizella monticola), and the common European species
(Passer montanus).
Tree swallow (Zool.), any one of several species of
swallows of the genus Hylochelidon which lay their eggs
in holes in dead trees. They inhabit Australia and
adjacent regions. Called also martin in Australia.
Tree swift (Zool.), any one of several species of swifts of
the genus Dendrochelidon which inhabit the East Indies
and Southern Asia.
Tree tiger (Zool.), a leopard.
Tree toad (Zool.), any one of numerous species of
amphibians belonging to Hyla and allied genera of the
family Hylidae. They are related to the common frogs and
toads, but have the tips of the toes expanded into suckers
by means of which they cling to the bark and leaves of
trees. Only one species (Hyla arborea) is found in
Europe, but numerous species occur in America and
Australia. The common tree toad of the Northern United
States (Hyla versicolor) is noted for the facility with
which it changes its colors. Called also tree frog. See
also Piping frog, under Piping, and Cricket frog,
under Cricket.
Tree warbler (Zool.), any one of several species of
arboreal warblers belonging to Phylloscopus and allied
genera.
Tree wool (Bot.), a fine fiber obtained from the leaves of
pine trees.
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Gleditschia triacanthus
(gcide) | Locust tree \Lo"cust tree`\n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Bot.)
A large North American tree of the genus Robinia ({Robinia
Pseudacacia}), producing large slender racemes of white,
fragrant, papilionaceous flowers, and often cultivated as an
ornamental tree. In England it is called acacia.
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Note: The name is also applied to other trees of different
genera, especially to those of the genus Hymen[ae]a,
of which Hymen[ae]a Courbaril is a lofty, spreading
tree of South America; also to the carob tree
(Ceratonia siliqua), a tree growing in the
Mediterranean region.
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Honey locust tree (Bot.), a tree of the genus Gleditschia
) Gleditschia triacanthus), having pinnate leaves and
strong branching thorns; -- so called from a sweet pulp
found between the seeds in the pods. Called also simply
honey locust.
Water locust tree (Bot.), a small swamp tree ({Gleditschia
monosperma}), of the Southern United States.
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Gyracanthus
(gcide) | Gyracanthus \Gyr`a*can"thus\ (j[i^]r`[.a]*k[a^]n"th[u^]s), n.
[NL., fr. Gr. gyro`s round + 'a`kanqa spine.] (Paleon.)
A genus of fossil fishes, found in Devonian and carboniferous
strata; -- so named from their round, sculptured spines.
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Holacanthus tricolor
(gcide) | Black \Black\ (bl[a^]k), a. [OE. blak, AS. bl[ae]c; akin to
Icel. blakkr dark, swarthy, Sw. bl[aum]ck ink, Dan. bl[ae]k,
OHG. blach, LG. & D. blaken to burn with a black smoke. Not
akin to AS. bl[=a]c, E. bleak pallid. [root]98.]
1. Destitute of light, or incapable of reflecting it; of the
color of soot or coal; of the darkest or a very dark
color, the opposite of white; characterized by such a
color; as, black cloth; black hair or eyes.
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O night, with hue so black! --Shak.
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2. In a less literal sense: Enveloped or shrouded in
darkness; very dark or gloomy; as, a black night; the
heavens black with clouds.
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I spy a black, suspicious, threatening cloud.
--Shak.
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3. Fig.: Dismal, gloomy, or forbidding, like darkness;
destitute of moral light or goodness; atrociously wicked;
cruel; mournful; calamitous; horrible. "This day's black
fate." "Black villainy." "Arise, black vengeance." "Black
day." "Black despair." --Shak.
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4. Expressing menace, or discontent; threatening; sullen;
foreboding; as, to regard one with black looks.
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Note: Black is often used in self-explaining compound words;
as, black-eyed, black-faced, black-haired,
black-visaged.
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Black act, the English statute 9 George I, which makes it a
felony to appear armed in any park or warren, etc., or to
hunt or steal deer, etc., with the face blackened or
disguised. Subsequent acts inflicting heavy penalties for
malicious injuries to cattle and machinery have been
called black acts.
Black angel (Zool.), a fish of the West Indies and Florida
(Holacanthus tricolor), with the head and tail yellow,
and the middle of the body black.
Black antimony (Chem.), the black sulphide of antimony,
Sb2S3, used in pyrotechnics, etc.
Black bear (Zool.), the common American bear ({Ursus
Americanus}).
Black beast. See {B[^e]te noire}.
Black beetle (Zool.), the common large cockroach ({Blatta
orientalis}).
Black bonnet (Zool.), the black-headed bunting ({Embriza
Sch[oe]niclus}) of Europe.
Black canker, a disease in turnips and other crops,
produced by a species of caterpillar.
Black cat (Zool.), the fisher, a quadruped of North America
allied to the sable, but larger. See Fisher.
Black cattle, any bovine cattle reared for slaughter, in
distinction from dairy cattle. [Eng.]
Black cherry. See under Cherry.
Black cockatoo (Zool.), the palm cockatoo. See Cockatoo.
Black copper. Same as Melaconite.
Black currant. (Bot.) See Currant.
Black diamond. (Min.) See Carbonado.
Black draught (Med.), a cathartic medicine, composed of
senna and magnesia.
Black drop (Med.), vinegar of opium; a narcotic preparation
consisting essentially of a solution of opium in vinegar.
Black earth, mold; earth of a dark color. --Woodward.
Black flag, the flag of a pirate, often bearing in white a
skull and crossbones; a signal of defiance.
Black flea (Zool.), a flea beetle (Haltica nemorum)
injurious to turnips.
Black flux, a mixture of carbonate of potash and charcoal,
obtained by deflagrating tartar with half its weight of
niter. --Brande & C.
Black Forest [a translation of G. Schwarzwald], a forest in
Baden and W["u]rtemburg, in Germany; a part of the ancient
Hercynian forest.
Black game, or Black grouse. (Zool.) See Blackcock,
Grouse, and Heath grouse.
Black grass (Bot.), a grasslike rush of the species {Juncus
Gerardi}, growing on salt marshes, and making good hay.
Black gum (Bot.), an American tree, the tupelo or
pepperidge. See Tupelo.
Black Hamburg (grape) (Bot.), a sweet and juicy variety of
dark purple or "black" grape.
Black horse (Zool.), a fish of the Mississippi valley
(Cycleptus elongatus), of the sucker family; the
Missouri sucker.
Black lemur (Zool.), the Lemurniger of Madagascar; the
acoumbo of the natives.
Black list, a list of persons who are for some reason
thought deserving of censure or punishment; -- esp. a list
of persons stigmatized as insolvent or untrustworthy, made
for the protection of tradesmen or employers. See
Blacklist, v. t.
Black manganese (Chem.), the black oxide of manganese,
MnO2.
Black Maria, the close wagon in which prisoners are carried
to or from jail.
Black martin (Zool.), the chimney swift. See Swift.
Black moss (Bot.), the common so-called long moss of the
southern United States. See Tillandsia.
Black oak. See under Oak.
Black ocher. See Wad.
Black pigment, a very fine, light carbonaceous substance,
or lampblack, prepared chiefly for the manufacture of
printers' ink. It is obtained by burning common coal tar.
Black plate, sheet iron before it is tinned. --Knight.
Black quarter, malignant anthrax with engorgement of a
shoulder or quarter, etc., as of an ox.
Black rat (Zool.), one of the species of rats ({Mus
rattus}), commonly infesting houses.
Black rent. See Blackmail, n., 3.
Black rust, a disease of wheat, in which a black, moist
matter is deposited in the fissures of the grain.
Black sheep, one in a family or company who is unlike the
rest, and makes trouble.
Black silver. (Min.) See under Silver.
Black and tan, black mixed or spotted with tan color or
reddish brown; -- used in describing certain breeds of
dogs.
Black tea. See under Tea.
Black tin (Mining), tin ore (cassiterite), when dressed,
stamped and washed, ready for smelting. It is in the form
of a black powder, like fine sand. --Knight.
Black walnut. See under Walnut.
Black warrior (Zool.), an American hawk (Buteo Harlani).
[1913 Webster]
Syn: Dark; murky; pitchy; inky; somber; dusky; gloomy; swart;
Cimmerian; ebon; atrocious.
[1913 Webster] |
Malacanthus plumieri
(gcide) | Matajuelo blanco \Ma`ta*jue"lo blan"co\
(m[aum]`t[.a]*hw[=a]"l[=o] bl[aum][ng]"k[=o]). [Sp. blanco
white.]
A West Indian food fish (Malacanthus plumieri) related to
the tilefish.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] |
Poronotus triacanthus
(gcide) | dollarfish \dollarfish\ n.
1. small food fish (Poronotus triacanthus) of the Atlantic
coast.
Syn: Poronotus triacanthus.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. any of several silvery marine fishes with very flat
bodies.
Syn: moonfish, Atlantic moonfish, horsefish, horsehead,
Selene setapinnis.
[WordNet 1.5] |
Priacanthus arenatus
(gcide) | catalufa \catalufa\ n.
a type of brightly colored carnivorous fish ({Priacanthus
arenatus}) of the West Atlantic and West Indies waters.
Syn: Priacanthus arenatus.
[WordNet 1.5] |
Stromateus triacanthus
(gcide) | dollar \dol"lar\, n. [D. daalder, LG. dahler, G. thaler, an
abbreviation of Joachimsthaler, i. e., a piece of money first
coined, about the year 1518, in the valley (G. thal) of St.
Joachim, in Bohemia. See Dale.]
1.
(a) A silver coin of the United States containing 371.25
grains of silver and 41.25 grains of alloy, that is,
having a total weight of 412.5 grains.
(b) A gold coin of the United States containing 23.22
grains of gold and 2.58 grains of alloy, that is,
having a total weight of 25.8 grains, nine-tenths
fine. It is no longer coined.
[1913 Webster]
Note: Previous to 1837 the silver dollar had a larger amount
of alloy, but only the same amount of silver as now,
the total weight being 416 grains. The gold dollar as a
distinct coin was first made in 1849. The eagles, half
eagles, and quarter eagles coined before 1834 contained
24.75 grains of gold and 2.25 grains of alloy for each
dollar.
[1913 Webster]
2. A coin of the same general weight and value as the United
States silver dollar, though differing slightly in
different countries, formerly current in Mexico, Canada,
parts of South America, also in Spain, and several other
European countries.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
3. The value of a dollar; the unit of currency, differing in
value in different countries, commonly employed in the
United States and a number of other countries, including
Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, parts of the Carribbean,
Liberia, and several others.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
Chop dollar. See under 9th Chop.
Dollar fish (Zool.), a fish of the United States coast
(Stromateus triacanthus), having a flat, roundish form
and a bright silvery luster; -- called also butterfish,
and Lafayette. See Butterfish.
Trade dollar, a silver coin formerly made at the United
States mint, intended for export, and not legal tender at
home. It contained 378 grains of silver and 42 grains of
alloy.Butterfish \But"ter*fish`\, n. (Zool.)
A name given to several different fishes, in allusion to
their slippery coating of mucus, as the {Stromateus
triacanthus} of the Atlantic coast, the {Epinephelus
punctatus} of the southern coast, the rock eel, and the
kelpfish of New Zealand.
[1913 Webster] |
acanthus
(wn) | acanthus
n 1: any plant of the genus Acanthus having large spiny leaves
and spikes or white or purplish flowers; native to
Mediterranean region but widely cultivated |
acanthus family
(wn) | acanthus family
n 1: widely distributed herbs and shrubs and trees; sometimes
placed in the order Scrophulariales [syn: Acanthaceae,
family Acanthaceae, acanthus family] |
acanthus mollis
(wn) | Acanthus mollis
n 1: widely cultivated southern European acanthus with whitish
purple-veined flowers [syn: bear's breech, {bear's
breeches}, sea holly, Acanthus mollis] |
calycanthus
(wn) | Calycanthus
n 1: a magnoliid dicot genus of the family Calycanthaceae
including: allspice [syn: Calycanthus, {genus
Calycanthus}] |
calycanthus family
(wn) | calycanthus family
n 1: shrubs or small trees having aromatic bark; the eastern
United States and eastern Asia [syn: Calycanthaceae,
family Calycanthaceae, calycanthus family, {strawberry-
shrub family}] |
calycanthus floridus
(wn) | Calycanthus floridus
n 1: hardy shrub of southeastern United States having clove-
scented wood and fragrant red-brown flowers [syn: {Carolina
allspice}, strawberry shrub, strawberry bush, {sweet
shrub}, Calycanthus floridus] |
calycanthus occidentalis
(wn) | Calycanthus occidentalis
n 1: straggling aromatic shrub of southwestern United States
having fragrant brown flowers [syn: spicebush,
California allspice, Calycanthus occidentalis] |
canthus
(wn) | canthus
n 1: either of the corners of the eye where the upper and lower
eyelids meet |
cordia gerascanthus
(wn) | Cordia gerascanthus
n 1: tropical American timber tree [syn: princewood, {Spanish
elm}, Cordia gerascanthus] |
diodon holocanthus
(wn) | Diodon holocanthus
n 1: similar to but smaller than porcupinefish [syn:
balloonfish, Diodon holocanthus] |
epicanthus
(wn) | epicanthus
n 1: a vertical fold of skin over the nasal canthus; normal for
Mongolian peoples; sometimes occurs in Down's syndrome
[syn: epicanthus, epicanthic fold] |
genus acanthus
(wn) | genus Acanthus
n 1: bear's breeches |
genus calycanthus
(wn) | genus Calycanthus
n 1: a magnoliid dicot genus of the family Calycanthaceae
including: allspice [syn: Calycanthus, {genus
Calycanthus}] |
genus monocanthus
(wn) | genus Monocanthus
n 1: type genus of the Monocanthidae [syn: Monocanthus, {genus
Monocanthus}] |
genus oecanthus
(wn) | genus Oecanthus
n 1: tree crickets [syn: Oecanthus, genus Oecanthus] |
genus pomacanthus
(wn) | genus Pomacanthus
n 1: angelfishes [syn: Pomacanthus, genus Pomacanthus] |
genus priacanthus
(wn) | genus Priacanthus
n 1: type genus of the Priacanthidae [syn: Priacanthus, {genus
Priacanthus}] |
holocanthus tricolor
(wn) | Holocanthus tricolor
n 1: gold and black butterflyfish found from West Indies to
Brazil [syn: rock beauty, Holocanthus tricolor] |
monocanthus
(wn) | Monocanthus
n 1: type genus of the Monocanthidae [syn: Monocanthus, {genus
Monocanthus}] |
nasal canthus
(wn) | nasal canthus
n 1: the inner corner of the eye |
oecanthus
(wn) | Oecanthus
n 1: tree crickets [syn: Oecanthus, genus Oecanthus] |
oecanthus fultoni
(wn) | Oecanthus fultoni
n 1: pale yellowish tree cricket widely distributed in North
America [syn: snowy tree cricket, Oecanthus fultoni] |
pomacanthus
(wn) | Pomacanthus
n 1: angelfishes [syn: Pomacanthus, genus Pomacanthus] |
poronotus triacanthus
(wn) | Poronotus triacanthus
n 1: small food fish of Atlantic coast [syn: dollarfish,
Poronotus triacanthus] |
priacanthus
(wn) | Priacanthus
n 1: type genus of the Priacanthidae [syn: Priacanthus, {genus
Priacanthus}] |
priacanthus arenatus
(wn) | Priacanthus arenatus
n 1: brightly colored carnivorous fish of western Atlantic and
West Indies waters [syn: catalufa, {Priacanthus
arenatus}] |
temporal canthus
(wn) | temporal canthus
n 1: the outer corner of the eye |
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