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Chenopodium
(gcide) | Chenopodium \Chenopodium\ n.
a genus of plants comprising the goosefoots and including the
pigweed.
Syn: genus Chenopodium.
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chenopodium
(wn) | Chenopodium
n 1: goosefoot; pigweed [syn: Chenopodium, {genus
Chenopodium}] |
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chenopodium bonus-henricus
(msas) | Chenopodium bonus-henricus
- good-king-henry |
chenopodium bonus-henricus
(msasasci) | Chenopodium bonus-henricus
- good-king-henry |
Chenopodium album
(gcide) | Frost-blite \Frost`-blite"\, n. (Bot.)
(a) A plant of the genus Atriplex; orache. --Gray.
(b) The lamb's-quarters (Chenopodium album). --Dr. Prior.
[1913 Webster]Lamb's-quarters \Lamb's-quar"ters\, n. (Bot.)
A name given to several common weedy European plants of the
Goosefoot family, introduced into N. America, and sometimes
used as pot herbs, as Chenopodium album and {Atriplex
patulsa}.
Note: It is sometimes collected from the wild and eaten as a
vegetable
Syn: lamb's quarters, pigweed, wild spinach, Chenopodium
album.
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Chenopodium ambrosioides
(gcide) | Mexican \Mex"i*can\, prop. a.
Of or pertaining to Mexico or its people. -- n. A native or
inhabitant of Mexico.
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Mexican poppy prop. n. (Bot.), a tropical American herb of
the Poppy family (Argemone Mexicana) with much the look
of a thistle, but having large yellow or white blossoms.
Mexican tea prop. n. (Bot.), an aromatic kind of pigweed
from tropical America (Chenopodium ambrosioides).
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Chenopodium anthelminticum
(gcide) | Worm \Worm\ (w[^u]rm), n. [OE. worm, wurm, AS. wyrm; akin to D.
worm, OS. & G. wurm, Icel. ormr, Sw. & Dan. orm, Goth.
wa['u]rms, L. vermis, Gr. ? a wood worm. Cf. Vermicelli,
Vermilion, Vermin.]
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1. A creeping or a crawling animal of any kind or size, as a
serpent, caterpillar, snail, or the like. [Archaic]
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There came a viper out of the heat, and leapt on his
hand. When the men of the country saw the worm hang
on his hand, they said, This man must needs be a
murderer. --Tyndale
(Acts xxviii.
3, 4).
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'T is slander,
Whose edge is sharper than the sword, whose tongue
Outvenoms all the worms of Nile. --Shak.
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When Cerberus perceived us, the great worm,
His mouth he opened and displayed his tusks.
--Longfellow.
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2. Any small creeping animal or reptile, either entirely
without feet, or with very short ones, including a great
variety of animals; as, an earthworm; the blindworm.
Specifically: (Zool.)
(a) Any helminth; an entozoon.
(b) Any annelid.
(c) An insect larva.
(d) pl. Same as Vermes.
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3. An internal tormentor; something that gnaws or afflicts
one's mind with remorse.
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The worm of conscience still begnaw thy soul!
--Shak.
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4. A being debased and despised.
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I am a worm, and no man. --Ps. xxii. 6.
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5. Anything spiral, vermiculated, or resembling a worm; as:
(a) The thread of a screw.
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The threads of screws, when bigger than can be
made in screw plates, are called worms. --Moxon.
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(b) A spiral instrument or screw, often like a double
corkscrew, used for drawing balls from firearms.
(c) (Anat.) A certain muscular band in the tongue of some
animals, as the dog; the lytta. See Lytta.
(d) The condensing tube of a still, often curved and wound
to economize space. See Illust. of Still.
(e) (Mach.) A short revolving screw, the threads of which
drive, or are driven by, a worm wheel by gearing into
its teeth or cogs. See Illust. of Worm gearing,
below.
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Worm abscess (Med.), an abscess produced by the irritation
resulting from the lodgment of a worm in some part of the
body.
Worm fence. See under Fence.
Worm gear. (Mach.)
(a) A worm wheel.
(b) Worm gearing.
Worm gearing, gearing consisting of a worm and worm wheel
working together.
Worm grass. (Bot.)
(a) See Pinkroot, 2
(a) .
(b) The white stonecrop (Sedum album) reputed to have
qualities as a vermifuge. --Dr. Prior.
Worm oil (Med.), an anthelmintic consisting of oil obtained
from the seeds of Chenopodium anthelminticum.
Worm powder (Med.), an anthelmintic powder.
Worm snake. (Zool.) See Thunder snake
(b), under Thunder.
Worm tea (Med.), an anthelmintic tea or tisane.
Worm tincture (Med.), a tincture prepared from dried
earthworms, oil of tartar, spirit of wine, etc. [Obs.]
Worm wheel, a cogwheel having teeth formed to fit into the
spiral spaces of a screw called a worm, so that the wheel
may be turned by, or may turn, the worm; -- called also
worm gear, and sometimes tangent wheel. See Illust. of
Worm gearing, above.
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[1913 Webster]Wormseed \Worm"seed`\, n. (Bot.)
Any one of several plants, as Artemisia santonica, and
Chenopodium anthelminticum, whose seeds have the property
of expelling worms from the stomach and intestines.
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Wormseed mustard, a slender, cruciferous plant ({Erysinum
cheiranthoides}) having small lanceolate leaves.
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Chenopodium bonus-henricus
(gcide) | good-king-henry \good-king-henry\ n.
A European plant (Chenopodium bonus-henricus) naturalized
in North America; often collected from the wild as a potherb.
Syn: good king henry, allgood, fat hen, wild spinach,
Chenopodium bonus-henricus.
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Chenopodium Botrys
(gcide) | Jerusalem \Je*ru"sa*lem\ (j[-e]*r[udd]"s[.a]*l[e^]m), n. [Gr.
'Ieroysalh`m, fr. Heb. Y[e^]r[=u]sh[=a]laim.]
The chief city of Palestine, intimately associated with the
glory of the Jewish nation, and the life and death of Jesus
Christ.
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Jerusalem artichoke [Perh. a corrupt. of It. girasole i.e.,
sunflower, or turnsole. See Gyre, Solar.] (Bot.)
(a) An American plant, a perennial species of sunflower
(Helianthus tuberosus), whose tubers are sometimes used
as food.
(b) One of the tubers themselves.
Jerusalem cherry (Bot.), the popular name of either of two
species of Solanum (Solanum Pseudo-capsicum and
Solanum capsicastrum), cultivated as ornamental house
plants. They bear bright red berries of about the size of
cherries.
Jerusalem oak (Bot.), an aromatic goosefoot ({Chenopodium
Botrys}), common about houses and along roadsides.
Jerusalem sage (Bot.), a perennial herb of the Mint family
(Phlomis tuberosa).
Jerusalem thorn (Bot.), a spiny, leguminous tree
(Parkinsonia aculeata), widely dispersed in warm
countries, and used for hedges.
The New Jerusalem, Heaven; the Celestial City.
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Chenopodium Quinoa
(gcide) | Quinoa \Qui*no"a\, n.
The seeds of a kind of goosewort (Chenopodium Quinoa), used
in Chili and Peru for making porridge or cakes; also, food
thus made.
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Chenopodium rubrum
(gcide) | Sowbane \Sow"bane`\, n. (Bot.)
The red goosefoot (Chenopodium rubrum), -- said to be fatal
to swine.
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Chenopodium Vulvaria
(gcide) | Notchweed \Notch"weed`\, n. (Bot.)
A foul-smelling weed, the stinking goosefoot ({Chenopodium
Vulvaria}).
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chenopodium
(wn) | Chenopodium
n 1: goosefoot; pigweed [syn: Chenopodium, {genus
Chenopodium}] |
chenopodium album
(wn) | Chenopodium album
n 1: common weedy European plant introduced into North America;
often used as a potherb [syn: lamb's-quarters, pigweed,
wild spinach, Chenopodium album] |
chenopodium ambrosioides
(wn) | Chenopodium ambrosioides
n 1: rank-smelling tropical American pigweed [syn: {American
wormseed}, Mexican tea, Spanish tea, wormseed,
Chenopodium ambrosioides] |
chenopodium bonus-henricus
(wn) | Chenopodium bonus-henricus
n 1: European plant naturalized in North America; often
collected from the wild as a potherb [syn: {good-king-
henry}, allgood, fat hen, wild spinach, {Chenopodium
bonus-henricus}] |
chenopodium botrys
(wn) | Chenopodium botrys
n 1: Eurasian aromatic oak-leaved goosefoot with many yellow-
green flowers; naturalized North America [syn: {Jerusalem
oak}, feather geranium, Mexican tea, {Chenopodium
botrys}, Atriplex mexicana] |
chenopodium capitatum
(wn) | Chenopodium capitatum
n 1: European annual with clusters of greenish flowers followed
by red pulpy berrylike fruit; naturalized North America
[syn: strawberry blite, strawberry pigweed, {Indian
paint}, Chenopodium capitatum] |
chenopodium glaucum
(wn) | Chenopodium glaucum
n 1: annual European plant with spikes of greenish flowers and
leaves that are white and hairy on the underside; common as
a weed in North America [syn: oak-leaved goosefoot,
oakleaf goosefoot, Chenopodium glaucum] |
chenopodium hybridum
(wn) | Chenopodium hybridum
n 1: herb considered fatal to swine [syn: sowbane, {red
goosefoot}, Chenopodium hybridum] |
chenopodium murale
(wn) | Chenopodium murale
n 1: European annual with coarsely dentate leaves; widespread in
United States and southern Canada [syn: {nettle-leaved
goosefoot}, nettleleaf goosefoot, Chenopodium murale] |
chenopodium rubrum
(wn) | Chenopodium rubrum
n 1: common Eurasian weed; naturalized in United States [syn:
red goosefoot, French spinach, Chenopodium rubrum] |
chenopodium vulvaria
(wn) | Chenopodium vulvaria
n 1: European goosefoot with strong-scented foliage; adventive
in eastern North America [syn: stinking goosefoot,
Chenopodium vulvaria] |
genus chenopodium
(wn) | genus Chenopodium
n 1: goosefoot; pigweed [syn: Chenopodium, {genus
Chenopodium}] |
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