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coccus
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coccus
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Coccus
(gcide) | Coccus \Coc"cus\, n.; pl. Cocci. [NL., fr. Gr. ? grain, seed.
See Cochineal.]
1. (Bot.) One of the separable carpels of a dry fruit.
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2. (Zool.) A genus of hemipterous insects, including scale
insects, and the cochineal insect (Coccus cacti).
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3. (Biol.) A form of bacteria, shaped like a globule.
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coccus
(wn) | coccus
n 1: any spherical or nearly spherical bacteria [syn: coccus,
cocci] |
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pseudococcus comstocki
(msas) | Pseudococcus comstocki
- Comstock's mealybug |
pseudococcus comstocki
(msasasci) | Pseudococcus comstocki
- Comstock's mealybug |
coccus
(encz) | coccus,kok n: Zdeněk Brožcoccus,kokus n: Zdeněk Brož |
diplococcus
(encz) | diplococcus,diplokok n: Zdeněk Brož |
echinococcus
(encz) | echinococcus, n: |
enterococcus
(encz) | enterococcus,enterokok [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
faecal streptococcus
(encz) | faecal streptococcus,fekální streptokok [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
gonococcus
(encz) | gonococcus,gonokok n: Zdeněk Brož |
pneumococcus
(encz) | pneumococcus, n: |
staphylococcus
(encz) | staphylococcus,kulovitý mikrob Jaroslav Šedivýstaphylococcus,stafylokok Jaroslav Šedivý |
streptococcus
(encz) | streptococcus,streptokok n: Zdeněk Brož |
streptococcus tonsilitis
(encz) | streptococcus tonsilitis, n: |
Ascococcus
(gcide) | Ascococcus \As`co*coc"cus\, n.; pl. Ascococci. [NL., fr. Gr.
'asko`s bladder, bag + ? kernel.] (Biol.)
A form of micrococcus, found in putrid meat infusions,
occurring in peculiar masses, each of which is inclosed in a
hyaline capsule and contains a large number of spherical
micrococci.
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Coccus adonidum
(gcide) | mealybug \meal"y*bug`\, mealy bug \mealy bug\
(m[=e]l"[y^]*b[u^]g`), n. (Zool.),
Any of several homopteran scale insects (as, {Coccus
adonidum}, and related species of the families
Pseudococcidae and Eriococcidae), that cover themselves
with a white powderlike or cottony wax secretion. They are
common plant-eating pests in hothouses and are also
destructive of fruit trees.
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Coccus cacti
(gcide) | Coccus \Coc"cus\, n.; pl. Cocci. [NL., fr. Gr. ? grain, seed.
See Cochineal.]
1. (Bot.) One of the separable carpels of a dry fruit.
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2. (Zool.) A genus of hemipterous insects, including scale
insects, and the cochineal insect (Coccus cacti).
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3. (Biol.) A form of bacteria, shaped like a globule.
[1913 Webster]Cochineal \Coch"i*neal\ (k[o^]ch"[i^]*n[=e]l; 277), [Sp.
cochinilla, dim. from L. coccineus, coccinus, scarlet, fr.
coccum the kermes berry, G. ko`kkos berry, especially the
kermes insect, used to dye scarlet, as the cochineal was
formerly supposed to be the grain or seed of a plant, and
this word was formerly defined to be the grain of the
Quercus coccifera; but cf. also Sp. cochinilla wood louse,
dim. of cochina sow, akin to F. cochon pig.]
A dyestuff consisting of the dried bodies of females of the
Coccus cacti, an insect native in Mexico, Central America,
etc., and found on several species of cactus, esp. {Opuntia
cochinellifera}.
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Note: These insects are gathered from the plant, killed by
the application of heat, and exposed to the sun to dry.
When dried they resemble small, rough berries or seeds,
of a brown or purple color, and form the cochineal of
the shops, which is used for making carmine, and also
as a red dye.
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Note: Cochineal contains as its essential coloring matter
carminic acid, a purple red amorphous substance which
yields carmine red.
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Coccus ilicis
(gcide) | Kermes \Ker"mes\, n. [Ar. & Per. girmiz. See Crimson, and cf.
Alkermes.]
1. (Zool.) The dried bodies of the females of a scale insect
(Kermes ilices formerly Coccus ilicis), allied to the
cochineal insect, and found on several species of oak near
the Mediterranean; also, the dye obtained from them. They
are round, about the size of a pea, contain coloring
matter analogous to carmine, and are used in dyeing. They
were anciently thought to be of a vegetable nature, and
were used in medicine. [Written also chermes.]
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2. (Bot.) A small European evergreen oak ({Quercus
coccifera}) on which the kermes insect (Kermes ilices,
formerly Coccus ilicis) feeds. --J. Smith (Dict. Econ.
Plants).
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3. (Zool.) [NL.] A genus of scale insects including many
species that feed on oaks. The adult female resembles a
small gall.
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Kermes mineral.
(a) (Old Chem.) An artificial amorphous trisulphide of
antimony; -- so called on account of its red color.
(b) (Med. Chem.) A compound of the trioxide and
trisulphide of antimony, used in medicine. This
substance occurs in nature as the mineral kermesite.
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Coccus lacca
(gcide) | Lac \Lac\, n. [Per. lak; akin to Skr. l[=a]ksh[=a]: cf. F.
lague, It. & NL. lacca. Cf. Lake a color, Lacquer,
Litmus.]
A resinous substance produced mainly on the banyan tree, but
to some extent on other trees, by the Laccifer lacca
(formerly Coccus lacca), a scale-shaped insect, the female
of which fixes herself on the bark, and exudes from the
margin of her body this resinous substance.
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Note: Stick-lac is the substance in its natural state,
incrusting small twigs. When broken off, and the
coloring matter partly removed, the granular residuum
is called seed-lac. When melted, and reduced to a
thin crust, it is called shell-lac or shellac. Lac
is an important ingredient in sealing wax, dyes,
varnishes, and lacquers.
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Ceylon lac, a resinous exudation of the tree {Croton
lacciferum}, resembling lac.
Lac dye, a scarlet dye obtained from stick-lac.
Lac lake, the coloring matter of lac dye when precipitated
from its solutions by alum.
Mexican lac, an exudation of the tree Croton Draco.
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Coccus Sinensis
(gcide) | Wax \Wax\, n. [AS. weax; akin to OFries. wax, D. was, G. wachs,
OHG. wahs, Icel. & Sw. vax, Dan. vox, Lith. vaszkas, Russ.
vosk'.]
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1. A fatty, solid substance, produced by bees, and employed
by them in the construction of their comb; -- usually
called beeswax. It is first excreted, from a row of
pouches along their sides, in the form of scales, which,
being masticated and mixed with saliva, become whitened
and tenacious. Its natural color is pale or dull yellow.
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Note: Beeswax consists essentially of cerotic acid
(constituting the more soluble part) and of myricyl
palmitate (constituting the less soluble part).
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2. Hence, any substance resembling beeswax in consistency or
appearance. Specifically:
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(a) (Physiol.) Cerumen, or earwax. See Cerumen.
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(b) A waxlike composition used for uniting surfaces, for
excluding air, and for other purposes; as, sealing
wax, grafting wax, etching wax, etc.
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(c) A waxlike composition used by shoemakers for rubbing
their thread.
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(d) (Zool.) A substance similar to beeswax, secreted by
several species of scale insects, as the Chinese wax.
See Wax insect, below.
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(e) (Bot.) A waxlike product secreted by certain plants.
See Vegetable wax, under Vegetable.
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(f) (Min.) A substance, somewhat resembling wax, found in
connection with certain deposits of rock salt and
coal; -- called also mineral wax, and ozocerite.
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(g) Thick sirup made by boiling down the sap of the sugar
maple, and then cooling. [Local U. S.]
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(h) any of numerous substances or mixtures composed
predominantly of the longer-chain saturated
hydrocarbons such as the paraffins, which are solid at
room teperature, or their alcohol, carboxylic acid, or
ester derivatives.
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Japanese wax, a waxlike substance made in Japan from the
berries of certain species of Rhus, esp. {Rhus
succedanea}.
Mineral wax. (Min.) See Wax, 2
(f), above.
Wax cloth. See Waxed cloth, under Waxed.
Wax end. See Waxed end, under Waxed.
Wax flower, a flower made of, or resembling, wax.
Wax insect (Zool.), any one of several species of scale
insects belonging to the family Coccidae, which secrete
from their bodies a waxlike substance, especially the
Chinese wax insect (Coccus Sinensis) from which a large
amount of the commercial Chinese wax is obtained. Called
also pela.
Wax light, a candle or taper of wax.
Wax moth (Zool.), a pyralid moth (Galleria cereana) whose
larvae feed upon honeycomb, and construct silken galleries
among the fragments. The moth has dusky gray wings
streaked with brown near the outer edge. The larva is
yellowish white with brownish dots. Called also {bee
moth}.
Wax myrtle. (Bot.) See Bayberry.
Wax painting, a kind of painting practiced by the ancients,
under the name of encaustic. The pigments were ground with
wax, and diluted. After being applied, the wax was melted
with hot irons and the color thus fixed.
Wax palm. (Bot.)
(a) A species of palm (Ceroxylon Andicola) native of the
Andes, the stem of which is covered with a secretion,
consisting of two thirds resin and one third wax,
which, when melted with a third of fat, makes
excellent candles.
(b) A Brazilian tree (Copernicia cerifera) the young
leaves of which are covered with a useful waxy
secretion.
Wax paper, paper prepared with a coating of white wax and
other ingredients.
Wax plant (Bot.), a name given to several plants, as:
(a) The Indian pipe (see under Indian).
(b) The Hoya carnosa, a climbing plant with polished,
fleshy leaves.
(c) Certain species of Begonia with similar foliage.
Wax tree (Bot.)
(a) A tree or shrub (Ligustrum lucidum) of China, on
which certain insects make a thick deposit of a
substance resembling white wax.
(b) A kind of sumac (Rhus succedanea) of Japan, the
berries of which yield a sort of wax.
(c) A rubiaceous tree (Elaeagia utilis) of New Grenada,
called by the inhabitants "arbol del cera."
Wax yellow, a dull yellow, resembling the natural color of
beeswax.
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[1913 Webster]Chinese \Chi"nese"\, a.
Of or pertaining to China; peculiar to China.
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Chinese paper. See India paper, under India.
Chinese wax, a snowy-white, waxlike substance brought from
China. It is the bleached secretion of certain insects of
the family Coccid[ae] especially Coccus Sinensis.
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Cytococcus
(gcide) | Cytococcus \Cy`to*coc"cus\ (-k?k"k?s), n.; pl. Cytococci
(-s?). [NL., fr. Gr. ky`tos hollow vessel + ???? kernel.]
(Biol.)
The nucleus of the cytula or parent cell. --H[ae]ckel.
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Diplococcus
(gcide) | Diplococcus \Dip`lo*coc"cus\, n.; pl. Diplococci. [NL., fr.
Gr. diplo`os twofold + ko`kkos grain, seed.] (Biol.)
A form of micrococcus in which cocci are united in a binary
manner. See Micrococcus.
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Echinococcus
(gcide) | Echinococcus \E*chi`no*coc"cus\ ([e^]*k[imac]"n[-o]*k[o^]k*k),
n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'echi^nos hedgehog, sea urchin + ko`kkos
grain, seed, berry. So called because forming little granular
bodies, each armed with hooklets and disposed upon the inner
wall of the hydatid cysts.] (Zo["o]l.)
A parasite of man and of many domestic and wild animals,
forming compound cysts or tumors (called hydatid cysts) in
various organs, but especially in the liver and lungs, which
often cause death. It is the larval stage of the {T[ae]nia
echinococcus}, a small tapeworm peculiar to the dog. The
adult form is not found in man.
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Gonococcus
(gcide) | Gonococcus \Gon`o*coc"cus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? semen, the
genitals + NL. & E. coccus.] (Med.)
A microorganism (Neisseria gonnorrhoeae) of the genus
Neisseria (formerly Micrococcus), found in the secretion
in gonorrhea, and constituting the cause of this disease.
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Melicoccus bijugatus
(gcide) | ginep \ginep\ n.
A tropical American tree (Melicocca bijuga) bearing a small
edible fruit with green leathery skin and sweet juicy
translucent pulp. [Also spelled genip.]
Syn: Spanish lime, Spanish lime tree, honey berry,
mamoncillo, Melicocca bijuga, Melicoccus bijugatus.
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Micrococcus
(gcide) | Micrococcus \Mi`cro*coc"cus\, n.; pl. Micrococci. [NL. See
Micro-, and Coccus.] (Biol.)
A genus of Spherobacteria, in the form of very small
globular or oval cells, forming, by transverse division,
filaments, or chains of cells, or in some cases single
organisms shaped like dumb-bells (Diplococcus), all without
the power of motion. See Illust. of Ascoccus.
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Note: Physiologically, micrococci are divided into three
groups; chromogenic, characterized by their power of
forming pigment; zymogenic, including those associated
with definite chemical processes; and pathogenic, those
connected with disease.
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Micrococcus ureae
(gcide) | Urea \U"re*a\, a. [NL. See Urine.] (Physiol. Chem.)
A very soluble crystalline body which is the chief
constituent of the urine in mammals and some other animals.
It is also present in small quantity in blood, serous fluids,
lymph, the liver, etc.
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Note: It is the main product of the regressive metamorphosis
(katabolism) of proteid matter in the body, and is
excreted daily to the amount of about 500 grains by a
man of average weight. Chemically it is carbamide,
CO(NH2)2, and when heated with strong acids or
alkalies is decomposed into carbonic acid and ammonia.
It unites with acids to form salts, as nitrate of urea,
and it can be made synthetically from ammonium cyanate,
with which it is isomeric.
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Urea ferment, a soluble ferment formed by certain bacteria,
which, however, yield the ferment from the body of their
cells only after they have been killed by alcohol. It
causes urea to take up water and decompose into carbonic
acid and ammonia. Many different bacteria possess this
property, especially Bacterium ureae and {Micrococcus
ureae}, which are found abundantly in urines undergoing
alkaline fermentation.
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Ovococcus
(gcide) | Ovococcus \O`vo*coc"cus\, n.; pl. Ovococci. [Ovum + Gr. ?
grain, seed.] (Biol.)
A germinal vesicle.
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Pneumococcus
(gcide) | Pneumococcus \Pneu`mo*coc"cus\, n. [See Pneumo-, and
Coccus.] (Biol.)
A form of micrococcus found in the sputum (and elsewhere) of
persons suffering with pneumonia, and thought to be the cause
of this disease.
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Protococcus
(gcide) | Protococcus \Pro`to*coc"cus\, n. [NL. See Proto-, and
Coccus.] (Bot.)
A genus of minute unicellular alg[ae] including the red snow
plant (Protococcus nivalis).
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Protococcus nivalis
(gcide) | Protococcus \Pro`to*coc"cus\, n. [NL. See Proto-, and
Coccus.] (Bot.)
A genus of minute unicellular alg[ae] including the red snow
plant (Protococcus nivalis).
[1913 Webster]Red \Red\, a. [Compar. Redder (-d?r); superl. Reddest.] [OE.
red, reed, AS. re['a]d, re['o]d; akin to OS. r[=o]d, OFries.
r[=a]d, D. rood, G. roht, rot, OHG. r[=o]t, Dan. & Sw.
r["o]d, Icel. rau[eth]r, rj[=o][eth]r, Goth. r['a]uds, W.
rhudd, Armor. ruz, Ir. & Gael. ruadh, L. ruber, rufus, Gr.
'eryqro`s, Skr. rudhira, rohita; cf. L. rutilus. [root]113.
Cf. Erysipelas, Rouge, Rubric, Ruby, Ruddy,
Russet, Rust.]
Of the color of blood, or of a tint resembling that color; of
the hue of that part of the rainbow, or of the solar
spectrum, which is furthest from the violet part. "Fresh
flowers, white and reede." --Chaucer.
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Your color, I warrant you, is as red as any rose.
--Shak.
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Note: Red is a general term, including many different shades
or hues, as scarlet, crimson, vermilion, orange red,
and the like.
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Note: Red is often used in the formation of self-explaining
compounds; as, red-breasted, red-cheeked, red-faced,
red-haired, red-headed, red-skinned, red-tailed,
red-topped, red-whiskered, red-coasted.
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Red admiral (Zool.), a beautiful butterfly ({Vanessa
Atalanta}) common in both Europe and America. The front
wings are crossed by a broad orange red band. The larva
feeds on nettles. Called also Atalanta butterfly, and
nettle butterfly.
Red ant. (Zool.)
(a) A very small ant (Myrmica molesta) which often infests
houses.
(b) A larger reddish ant (Formica sanguinea), native of
Europe and America. It is one of the slave-making
species.
Red antimony (Min.), kermesite. See Kermes mineral
(b), under Kermes.
Red ash (Bot.), an American tree (Fraxinus pubescens),
smaller than the white ash, and less valuable for timber.
--Cray.
Red bass. (Zool.) See Redfish
(d) .
Red bay (Bot.), a tree (Persea Caroliniensis) having the
heartwood red, found in swamps in the Southern United
States.
Red beard (Zool.), a bright red sponge ({Microciona
prolifera}), common on oyster shells and stones. [Local,
U.S.]
Red birch (Bot.), a species of birch (Betula nigra)
having reddish brown bark, and compact, light-colored
wood. --Gray.
Red blindness. (Med.) See Daltonism.
Red book, a book containing the names of all the persons in
the service of the state. [Eng.]
Red book of the Exchequer, an ancient record in which are
registered the names of all that held lands per baroniam
in the time of Henry II. --Brande & C.
Red brass, an alloy containing eight parts of copper and
three of zinc.
Red bug. (Zool.)
(a) A very small mite which in Florida attacks man, and
produces great irritation by its bites.
(b) A red hemipterous insect of the genus Pyrrhocoris,
especially the European species (Pyrrhocoris apterus),
which is bright scarlet and lives in clusters on tree
trunks.
(c) See Cotton stainder, under Cotton.
Red cedar. (Bot.) An evergreen North American tree
(Juniperus Virginiana) having a fragrant red-colored
heartwood.
(b) A tree of India and Australia (Cedrela Toona) having
fragrant reddish wood; -- called also toon tree in
India.
Red horse. (Zool.)
(a) Any large American red fresh-water sucker, especially
Moxostoma macrolepidotum and allied species.
(b) See the Note under Drumfish.
Red lead.
(Chem) See under Lead, and Minium.
Red-lead ore. (Min.) Same as Crocoite.
Red liquor (Dyeing), a solution consisting essentially of
aluminium acetate, used as a mordant in the fixation of
dyestuffs on vegetable fiber; -- so called because used
originally for red dyestuffs. Called also red mordant.
Red maggot (Zool.), the larva of the wheat midge.
Red manganese. (Min.) Same as Rhodochrosite.
Red man, one of the American Indians; -- so called from his
color.
Red maple (Bot.), a species of maple (Acer rubrum). See
Maple.
Red mite. (Zool.) See Red spider, below.
Red mulberry (Bot.), an American mulberry of a dark purple
color (Morus rubra).
Red mullet (Zool.), the surmullet. See Mullet.
Red ocher (Min.), a soft earthy variety of hematite, of a
reddish color.
Red perch (Zool.), the rosefish.
Red phosphorus. (Chem.) See under Phosphorus.
Red pine (Bot.), an American species of pine ({Pinus
resinosa}); -- so named from its reddish bark.
Red precipitate. See under Precipitate.
Red Republican (European Politics), originally, one who
maintained extreme republican doctrines in France, --
because a red liberty cap was the badge of the party; an
extreme radical in social reform. [Cant]
Red ribbon, the ribbon of the Order of the Bath in England.
Red sanders. (Bot.) See Sanders.
Red sandstone. (Geol.) See under Sandstone.
Red scale (Zool.), a scale insect (Aspidiotus aurantii)
very injurious to the orange tree in California and
Australia.
Red silver (Min.), an ore of silver, of a ruby-red or
reddish black color. It includes proustite, or light red
silver, and pyrargyrite, or dark red silver.
Red snapper (Zool.), a large fish (Lutjanus aya syn.
Lutjanus Blackfordii) abundant in the Gulf of Mexico and
about the Florida reefs.
Red snow, snow colored by a mocroscopic unicellular alga
(Protococcus nivalis) which produces large patches of
scarlet on the snows of arctic or mountainous regions.
Red softening (Med.) a form of cerebral softening in which
the affected parts are red, -- a condition due either to
infarction or inflammation.
Red spider (Zool.), a very small web-spinning mite
(Tetranychus telarius) which infests, and often
destroys, plants of various kinds, especially those
cultivated in houses and conservatories. It feeds mostly
on the under side of the leaves, and causes them to turn
yellow and die. The adult insects are usually pale red.
Called also red mite.
Red squirrel (Zool.), the chickaree.
Red tape,
(a) the tape used in public offices for tying up documents,
etc. Hence,
(b) official formality and delay; excessive bureaucratic
paperwork.
Red underwing (Zool.), any species of noctuid moths
belonging to Catacola and allied genera. The numerous
species are mostly large and handsomely colored. The under
wings are commonly banded with bright red or orange.
Red water, a disease in cattle, so called from an
appearance like blood in the urine.
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Protococcus vulgaris
(gcide) | Erythrite \E*ryth"rite\, n. [Gr. 'eryqro`s red.]
1. (Chem.) A colorless crystalline substance, C4H6.(OH)4,
of a sweet, cooling taste, extracted from certain lichens,
and obtained by the decomposition of erythrin; -- called
also erythrol, erythroglucin, erythromannite,
pseudorcin, cobalt bloom, and under the name phycite
obtained from the alga Protococcus vulgaris. It is a
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Spermococcus
(gcide) | Spermococcus \Sper`mo*coc"cus\, n. [NL. See Spermo-, and
Coccus.] (Physiol.)
The nucleus of the sperm cell.
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Streptococcus
(gcide) | Streptococcus \Strep`to*coc"cus\, n.; pl. Streptococci. [NL.,
fr. Gr. ? pliant, curved + ? a grain, seed.] (Biol.)
A long or short chain of micrococci, more or less curved.
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Streptococcus pyogenes
(gcide) | erysipelas \er`y*sip"e*las\ ([e^]r`[i^]*s[i^]p"[-e]*las), n.
[L., fr. Gr. 'erysi`pelas; 'eryqro`s red + pe`lla hide, skin.
See Red, and Pell, n.] (Med.)
St. Anthony's fire; a febrile disease accompanied with a
diffused red edematous inflammation of the skin, which,
starting usually from a single point, spreads gradually over
its surface. It is often accompanied by severe constitutional
symptoms. It is caused by a group A hemolytic streptococcus
(Streptococcus pyogenes), is contagious, and formerly often
occured epidemically.
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Taenia echinococcus
(gcide) | Echinococcus \E*chi`no*coc"cus\ ([e^]*k[imac]"n[-o]*k[o^]k*k),
n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'echi^nos hedgehog, sea urchin + ko`kkos
grain, seed, berry. So called because forming little granular
bodies, each armed with hooklets and disposed upon the inner
wall of the hydatid cysts.] (Zo["o]l.)
A parasite of man and of many domestic and wild animals,
forming compound cysts or tumors (called hydatid cysts) in
various organs, but especially in the liver and lungs, which
often cause death. It is the larval stage of the {T[ae]nia
echinococcus}, a small tapeworm peculiar to the dog. The
adult form is not found in man.
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Vaccinium Oxycoccus
(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.
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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.
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2. A bog; a morass; a place containing peat; as, the mosses
of the Scottish border.
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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.
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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]Bogberry \Bog"ber`ry\, n. (Bot.)
The small cranberry (Vaccinium oxycoccus), which grows in
boggy places.
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Vaccinium oxycoccus
(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.
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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.
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2. A bog; a morass; a place containing peat; as, the mosses
of the Scottish border.
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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.
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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]Bogberry \Bog"ber`ry\, n. (Bot.)
The small cranberry (Vaccinium oxycoccus), which grows in
boggy places.
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coccus
(wn) | coccus
n 1: any spherical or nearly spherical bacteria [syn: coccus,
cocci] |
coccus hesperidum
(wn) | Coccus hesperidum
n 1: pest on citrus trees [syn: brown soft scale, {Coccus
hesperidum}] |
dactylopius coccus
(wn) | Dactylopius coccus
n 1: Mexican red scale insect that feeds on cacti; the source of
a red dye [syn: cochineal insect, cochineal,
Dactylopius coccus] |
diplococcus
(wn) | diplococcus
n 1: Gram-positive bacteria usually occurring in pairs |
diplococcus pneumoniae
(wn) | Diplococcus pneumoniae
n 1: bacterium causing pneumonia in mice and humans [syn:
pneumococcus, Diplococcus pneumoniae] |
echinococcus
(wn) | echinococcus
n 1: tapeworms whose larvae are parasitic in humans and domestic
animals |
genus coccus
(wn) | genus Coccus
n 1: type genus of the Coccidae |
genus diplococcus
(wn) | genus Diplococcus
n 1: a genus of bacteria |
genus echinococcus
(wn) | genus Echinococcus
n 1: tapeworms |
genus melicoccus
(wn) | genus Melicoccus
n 1: tropical American trees and shrubs bearing berries [syn:
Melicoccus, genus Melicoccus, Melicocca, {genus
Melicocca}] |
genus micrococcus
(wn) | genus Micrococcus
n 1: type genus of the family Micrococcaceae [syn:
Micrococcus, genus Micrococcus] |
genus planococcus
(wn) | genus Planococcus
n 1: a genus of Pseudococcidae [syn: Planococcus, {genus
Planococcus}] |
genus pseudococcus
(wn) | genus Pseudococcus
n 1: type genus of the Pseudococcidae [syn: Pseudococcus,
genus Pseudococcus] |
genus staphylococcus
(wn) | genus Staphylococcus
n 1: includes many pathogenic species |
genus streptococcus
(wn) | genus Streptococcus
n 1: a genus of bacteria |
gonococcus
(wn) | gonococcus
n 1: the pus-producing bacterium that causes gonorrhea [syn:
gonococcus, Neisseria gonorrhoeae] |
melicoccus
(wn) | Melicoccus
n 1: tropical American trees and shrubs bearing berries [syn:
Melicoccus, genus Melicoccus, Melicocca, {genus
Melicocca}] |
micrococcus
(wn) | Micrococcus
n 1: type genus of the family Micrococcaceae [syn:
Micrococcus, genus Micrococcus] |
planococcus
(wn) | Planococcus
n 1: a genus of Pseudococcidae [syn: Planococcus, {genus
Planococcus}] |
planococcus citri
(wn) | Planococcus citri
n 1: feeds on a wide variety of cultivated plants but especially
destructive to citrus [syn: citrus mealybug, {Planococcus
citri}] |
pneumococcus
(wn) | pneumococcus
n 1: bacterium causing pneumonia in mice and humans [syn:
pneumococcus, Diplococcus pneumoniae] |
pseudococcus
(wn) | Pseudococcus
n 1: type genus of the Pseudococcidae [syn: Pseudococcus,
genus Pseudococcus] |
pseudococcus comstocki
(wn) | Pseudococcus comstocki
n 1: Asiatic insect introduced accidentally into United States;
pest on citrus and apple trees [syn: Comstock mealybug,
Comstock's mealybug, Pseudococcus comstocki] |
pseudococcus fragilis
(wn) | Pseudococcus fragilis
n 1: destructive especially to citrus [syn: {citrophilous
mealybug}, citrophilus mealybug, Pseudococcus fragilis] |
staphylococcus
(wn) | staphylococcus
n 1: spherical Gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to
form irregular colonies; some cause boils or septicemia or
infections [syn: staphylococcus, staphylococci,
staph] |
streptococcus
(wn) | streptococcus
n 1: spherical Gram-positive bacteria occurring in pairs or
chains; cause e.g. scarlet fever and tonsillitis [syn:
streptococcus, streptococci, strep] |
streptococcus anhemolyticus
(wn) | Streptococcus anhemolyticus
n 1: a species of bacteria |
streptococcus tonsilitis
(wn) | streptococcus tonsilitis
n 1: an infection of the oral pharynx and tonsils by
streptococcus [syn: streptococcal sore throat, {strep
throat}, streptococcus tonsilitis, septic sore throat,
throat infection] |
vaccinium oxycoccus
(wn) | Vaccinium oxycoccus
n 1: small red-fruited trailing cranberry of Arctic and cool
regions of the northern hemisphere [syn: {European
cranberry}, small cranberry, Vaccinium oxycoccus] |
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