| slovo | definícia |
Caulis
(gcide) | Caulis \Cau"lis\, n.; L. pl. Caules. [L., a stem.] (Bot.)
An herbaceous or woody stem which bears leaves, and may bear
flowers.
[1913 Webster] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
Aralia nudicaulis
(gcide) | Sarsaparilla \Sar`sa*pa*ril"la\, n. [Sp. zarzaparrilla; zarza a
bramble (perhaps fr. Bisc. zartzia) + parra a vine, or
Parillo, a physician said to have discovered it.] (Bot.)
(a) Any plant of several tropical American species of
Smilax.
(b) The bitter mucilaginous roots of such plants, used in
medicine and in sirups for soda, etc.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The name is also applied to many other plants and their
roots, especially to the Aralia nudicaulis, the wild
sarsaparilla of the United States.
[1913 Webster]Wild \Wild\, a. [Compar. Wilder; superl. Wildest.] [OE.
wilde, AS. wilde; akin to OFries. wilde, D. wild, OS. & OHG.
wildi, G. wild, Sw. & Dan. vild, Icel. villr wild,
bewildered, astray, Goth. wilpeis wild, and G. & OHG. wild
game, deer; of uncertain origin.]
[1913 Webster]
1. Living in a state of nature; inhabiting natural haunts, as
the forest or open field; not familiar with, or not easily
approached by, man; not tamed or domesticated; as, a wild
boar; a wild ox; a wild cat.
[1913 Webster]
Winter's not gone yet, if the wild geese fly that
way. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
2. Growing or produced without culture; growing or prepared
without the aid and care of man; native; not cultivated;
brought forth by unassisted nature or by animals not
domesticated; as, wild parsnip, wild camomile, wild
strawberry, wild honey.
[1913 Webster]
The woods and desert caves,
With wild thyme and gadding vine o'ergrown.
--Milton.
[1913 Webster]
3. Desert; not inhabited or cultivated; as, wild land. "To
trace the forests wild." --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
4. Savage; uncivilized; not refined by culture; ferocious;
rude; as, wild natives of Africa or America.
[1913 Webster]
5. Not submitted to restraint, training, or regulation;
turbulent; tempestuous; violent; ungoverned; licentious;
inordinate; disorderly; irregular; fanciful; imaginary;
visionary; crazy. "Valor grown wild by pride." --Prior. "A
wild, speculative project." --Swift.
[1913 Webster]
What are these
So withered and so wild in their attire ? --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
With mountains, as with weapons, armed; which makes
Wild work in heaven. --Milton.
[1913 Webster]
The wild winds howl. --Addison.
[1913 Webster]
Search then the ruling passion, there, alone
The wild are constant, and the cunning known.
--Pope.
[1913 Webster]
6. Exposed to the wind and sea; unsheltered; as, a wild
roadstead.
[1913 Webster]
7. Indicating strong emotion, intense excitement, or
?ewilderment; as, a wild look.
[1913 Webster]
8. (Naut.) Hard to steer; -- said of a vessel.
[1913 Webster]
Note: Many plants are named by prefixing wild to the names of
other better known or cultivated plants to which they a
bear a real or fancied resemblance; as, wild allspice,
wild pink, etc. See the Phrases below.
[1913 Webster]
[1913 Webster]
To run wild, to go unrestrained or untamed; to live or
untamed; to live or grow without culture or training.
To sow one's wild oats. See under Oat.
[1913 Webster]
Wild allspice. (Bot.), spicewood.
Wild balsam apple (Bot.), an American climbing
cucurbitaceous plant (Echinocystis lobata).
Wild basil (Bot.), a fragrant labiate herb ({Calamintha
Clinopodium}) common in Europe and America.
Wild bean (Bot.), a name of several leguminous plants,
mostly species of Phaseolus and Apios.
Wild bee (Zool.), any one of numerous species of
undomesticated social bees, especially the domestic bee
when it has escaped from domestication and built its nest
in a hollow tree or among rocks.
Wild bergamot. (Bot.) See under Bergamot.
Wild boar (Zool.), the European wild hog (Sus scrofa),
from which the common domesticated swine is descended.
Wild brier (Bot.), any uncultivated species of brier. See
Brier.
Wild bugloss (Bot.), an annual rough-leaved plant
(Lycopsis arvensis) with small blue flowers.
Wild camomile (Bot.), one or more plants of the composite
genus Matricaria, much resembling camomile.
Wild cat. (Zool.)
(a) A European carnivore (Felis catus) somewhat
resembling the domestic cat, but larger stronger, and
having a short tail. It is destructive to the smaller
domestic animals, such as lambs, kids, poultry, and
the like.
(b) The common American lynx, or bay lynx.
(c) (Naut.) A wheel which can be adjusted so as to revolve
either with, or on, the shaft of a capstan. --Luce.
Wild celery. (Bot.) See Tape grass, under Tape.
Wild cherry. (Bot.)
(a) Any uncultivated tree which bears cherries. The wild
red cherry is Prunus Pennsylvanica. The wild black
cherry is Prunus serotina, the wood of which is much
used for cabinetwork, being of a light red color and a
compact texture.
(b) The fruit of various species of Prunus.
Wild cinnamon. See the Note under Canella.
Wild comfrey (Bot.), an American plant ({Cynoglossum
Virginicum}) of the Borage family. It has large bristly
leaves and small blue flowers.
Wild cumin (Bot.), an annual umbelliferous plant
(Lag[oe]cia cuminoides) native in the countries about
the Mediterranean.
Wild drake (Zool.) the mallard.
Wild elder (Bot.), an American plant (Aralia hispida) of
the Ginseng family.
Wild fowl (Zool.) any wild bird, especially any of those
considered as game birds.
Wild goose (Zool.), any one of several species of
undomesticated geese, especially the Canada goose ({Branta
Canadensis}), the European bean goose, and the graylag.
See Graylag, and Bean goose, under Bean.
Wild goose chase, the pursuit of something unattainable, or
of something as unlikely to be caught as the wild goose.
--Shak.
Wild honey, honey made by wild bees, and deposited in
trees, rocks, the like.
Wild hyacinth. (Bot.) See Hyacinth, 1
(b) .
Wild Irishman (Bot.), a thorny bush (Discaria Toumatou)
of the Buckthorn family, found in New Zealand, where the
natives use the spines in tattooing.
Wild land.
(a) Land not cultivated, or in a state that renders it
unfit for cultivation.
(b) Land which is not settled and cultivated.
Wild licorice. (Bot.) See under Licorice.
Wild mammee (Bot.), the oblong, yellowish, acid fruit of a
tropical American tree (Rheedia lateriflora); -- so
called in the West Indies.
Wild marjoram (Bot.), a labiate plant (Origanum vulgare)
much like the sweet marjoram, but less aromatic.
Wild oat. (Bot.)
(a) A tall, oatlike kind of soft grass ({Arrhenatherum
avenaceum}).
(b) See Wild oats, under Oat.
Wild pieplant (Bot.), a species of dock ({Rumex
hymenosepalus}) found from Texas to California. Its acid,
juicy stems are used as a substitute for the garden
rhubarb.
Wild pigeon. (Zool.)
(a) The rock dove.
(b) The passenger pigeon.
Wild pink (Bot.), an American plant ({Silene
Pennsylvanica}) with pale, pinkish flowers; a kind of
catchfly.
Wild plantain (Bot.), an arborescent endogenous herb
(Heliconia Bihai), much resembling the banana. Its
leaves and leaf sheaths are much used in the West Indies
as coverings for packages of merchandise.
Wild plum. (Bot.)
(a) Any kind of plum growing without cultivation.
(b) The South African prune. See under Prune.
Wild rice. (Bot.) See Indian rice, under Rice.
Wild rosemary (Bot.), the evergreen shrub {Andromeda
polifolia}. See Marsh rosemary, under Rosemary.
Wild sage. (Bot.) See Sagebrush.
Wild sarsaparilla (Bot.), a species of ginseng ({Aralia
nudicaulis}) bearing a single long-stalked leaf.
Wild sensitive plant (Bot.), either one of two annual
leguminous herbs (Cassia Chamaecrista, and {Cassia
nictitans}), in both of which the leaflets close quickly
when the plant is disturbed.
Wild service.(Bot.) See Sorb.
Wild Spaniard (Bot.), any one of several umbelliferous
plants of the genus Aciphylla, natives of New Zealand.
The leaves bear numerous bayonetlike spines, and the
plants form an impenetrable thicket.
Wild turkey. (Zool.) See 2d Turkey.
[1913 Webster] |
Arnica acaulis
(gcide) | leopard's bane \leop"ard's bane`\ (l[e^]p"[~e]rdz b[=a]n`) n.
(Bot.)
A name of several harmless plants, as Arnica montana
(Arnica acaulis syn. Doronicum acaule), {Senecio
Doronicum}, and Paris quadrifolia.
Syn: leopardbane, leopard's-bane.
[1913 Webster +PJC]leopardbane \leop"ard*bane\ (l[e^]p"[~e]rd*b[=a]n`), n.
Any of several herbs of the genus Doronicum (as {Doronicum
acaule} syn. Arnica acaulis) having alternate often
clasping stem leaves cultivated for their long stalks of
yellow flower heads. See leopard's bane.
Syn: leopard's-bane, leopard's bane.
[WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
false" leop`ard*bane (f[add]ls" l[e^]p`[~e]rd*b[=a]n`), n.
Any of several herbs of the genus Doronicum, such as the
great false leopardbane (Doronicum pardalianches) of
North America and the oriental false leopardbane
(Doronicum orientale syn. Doronicum caucasicum).
[PJC] |
Morus multicaulis
(gcide) | Morus \Mo"rus\, n. [L., mulberry tree. See Mulberry.] (Bot.)
A genus of trees, some species of which produce edible fruit;
the mulberry. See Mulberry.
[1913 Webster]
Note:
Morus alba is the white mulberry, a native of India or
China, the leaves of which are extensively used for
feeding silkworms, for which it furnishes the chief food.
Morus multicaulis, the many-stemmed or Chinese mulberry, is
only a form of white mulberry, preferred on account of its
more abundant leaves.
Morus nigra, the black mulberry, produces a dark-colored
fruit, of an agreeable flavor.
[1913 Webster] |
Silene acaulis
(gcide) | Moss \Moss\ (m[o^]s; 115), n. [OE. mos; akin to AS. me['o]s, D.
mos, G. moos, OHG. mos, mios, Icel. mosi, Dan. mos, Sw.
mossa, Russ. mokh', L. muscus. Cf. Muscoid.]
1. (Bot.) A cryptogamous plant of a cellular structure, with
distinct stem and simple leaves. The fruit is a small
capsule usually opening by an apical lid, and so
discharging the spores. There are many species,
collectively termed Musci, growing on the earth, on rocks,
and trunks of trees, etc., and a few in running water.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The term moss is also popularly applied to many other
small cryptogamic plants, particularly lichens, species
of which are called tree moss, rock moss, coral moss,
etc. Fir moss and club moss are of the genus
Lycopodium. See Club moss, under Club, and
Lycopodium.
[1913 Webster]
2. A bog; a morass; a place containing peat; as, the mosses
of the Scottish border.
[1913 Webster]
Note: Moss is used with participles in the composition of
words which need no special explanation; as,
moss-capped, moss-clad, moss-covered, moss-grown, etc.
[1913 Webster]
Black moss. See under Black, and Tillandsia.
Bog moss. See Sphagnum.
Feather moss, any moss branched in a feathery manner, esp.
several species of the genus Hypnum.
Florida moss, Long moss, or Spanish moss. See
Tillandsia.
Iceland moss, a lichen. See Iceland Moss.
Irish moss, a seaweed. See Carrageen.
Moss agate (Min.), a variety of agate, containing brown,
black, or green mosslike or dendritic markings, due in
part to oxide of manganese. Called also Mocha stone.
Moss animal (Zool.), a bryozoan.
Moss berry (Bot.), the small cranberry ({Vaccinium
Oxycoccus}).
Moss campion (Bot.), a kind of mosslike catchfly ({Silene
acaulis}), with mostly purplish flowers, found on the
highest mountains of Europe and America, and within the
Arctic circle.
Moss land, land produced accumulation of aquatic plants,
forming peat bogs of more or less consistency, as the
water is grained off or retained in its pores.
Moss pink (Bot.), a plant of the genus Phlox ({Phlox
subulata}), growing in patches on dry rocky hills in the
Middle United States, and often cultivated for its
handsome flowers. --Gray.
Moss rose (Bot.), a variety of rose having a mosslike
growth on the stalk and calyx. It is said to be derived
from the Provence rose.
Moss rush (Bot.), a rush of the genus Juncus ({Juncus
squarrosus}).
Scale moss. See Hepatica.
[1913 Webster] |
aralia nudicaulis
(wn) | Aralia nudicaulis
n 1: common perennial herb having aromatic roots used as a
substitute for sarsaparilla; central and eastern North
America [syn: wild sarsaparilla, false sarsaparilla,
wild sarsparilla, Aralia nudicaulis] |
carlina acaulis
(wn) | Carlina acaulis
n 1: stemless perennial having large flowers with white or
purple-brown florets nestled in a rosette of long spiny
leaves hairy beneath; of alpine regions of southern and
eastern Europe [syn: stemless carline thistle, {Carlina
acaulis}] |
enceliopsis nudicaulis
(wn) | Enceliopsis nudicaulis
n 1: herb having a basal cluster of grey-green leaves and
leafless stalks each with a solitary broad yellow flower
head; desert areas Idaho to Arizona [syn: sunray,
Enceliopsis nudicaulis] |
gentiana acaulis
(wn) | Gentiana acaulis
n 1: low-growing alpine plant cultivated for its dark glossy
green leaves in basal rosettes and showy solitary bell-
shaped blue flowers [syn: gentianella, {Gentiana
acaulis}] |
haplopappus acaulis
(wn) | Haplopappus acaulis
n 1: dark green erect herb of northwestern United States and
southwestern Canada having stiff leaves in dense tufts and
yellow flower heads; sometimes placed in genus Haplopappus
[syn: stemless golden weed, Stenotus acaulis,
Haplopappus acaulis] |
hymenoxys acaulis
(wn) | Hymenoxys acaulis
n 1: perennial having tufted basal leaves and short leafless
stalks each bearing a solitary yellow flower head; dry
hillsides and plains of west central North America [syn:
stemless hymenoxys, Tetraneuris acaulis, {Hymenoxys
acaulis}] |
mentzelia laevicaulis
(wn) | Mentzelia laevicaulis
n 1: biennial of southwestern United States having white stems
and toothed leaves that is grown for its large pale yellow
flowers that open in early morning [syn: blazing star,
Mentzelia livicaulis, Mentzelia laevicaulis] |
mentzelia livicaulis
(wn) | Mentzelia livicaulis
n 1: biennial of southwestern United States having white stems
and toothed leaves that is grown for its large pale yellow
flowers that open in early morning [syn: blazing star,
Mentzelia livicaulis, Mentzelia laevicaulis] |
pinus albicaulis
(wn) | Pinus albicaulis
n 1: small pine of western North America; having smooth grey-
white bark and soft brittle wood; similar to limber pine
[syn: whitebark pine, whitebarked pine, {Pinus
albicaulis}] |
silene acaulis
(wn) | Silene acaulis
n 1: tuft- or mat-forming dwarf perennial of Arctic regions of
western and central Europe and North America [syn: {moss
campion}, Silene acaulis] |
stenotus acaulis
(wn) | Stenotus acaulis
n 1: dark green erect herb of northwestern United States and
southwestern Canada having stiff leaves in dense tufts and
yellow flower heads; sometimes placed in genus Haplopappus
[syn: stemless golden weed, Stenotus acaulis,
Haplopappus acaulis] |
tetraneuris acaulis
(wn) | Tetraneuris acaulis
n 1: perennial having tufted basal leaves and short leafless
stalks each bearing a solitary yellow flower head; dry
hillsides and plains of west central North America [syn:
stemless hymenoxys, Tetraneuris acaulis, {Hymenoxys
acaulis}] |
wyethia amplexicaulis
(wn) | Wyethia amplexicaulis
n 1: balsamic-resinous herb with clumps of lanceolate leaves and
stout leafy stems ending in large deep yellow flowers on
long stalks; northwestern United States [syn: {mule's
ears}, Wyethia amplexicaulis] |
|