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cumin
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cumin
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Cumin
(gcide) | Cumin \Cum"in\ (k?m"?n), n. [OE.comin, AS. cymen, fr. L.
cuminum, Gr. ???????; of Semitic origin, cf. Ar. kamm?n, Heb.
kamm?n; cf. OF. comin, F. cumin. Cf. Kummel.] (Bot.)
A dwarf umbelliferous plant, somewhat resembling fennel
(Cuminum Cyminum), cultivated for its seeds, which have a
bitterish, warm taste, with an aromatic flavor, and are used
like those of anise and caraway. [Written also cummin.]
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Rank-smelling rue, and cumin good for eyes. --Spenser.
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Black cumin (Bot.), a plant (Nigella sativa) with pungent
seeds, used by the Afghans, etc.
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cumin
(wn) | cumin
n 1: dwarf Mediterranean annual long cultivated for its aromatic
seeds [syn: cumin, Cuminum cyminum]
2: aromatic seeds of the cumin herb of the carrot family [syn:
cumin, cumin seed] |
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cacuminal
(encz) | cacuminal,kakuminální adj: Zdeněk Brož |
condyloma acuminatum
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cumin
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cumin seed
(encz) | cumin seed,římský kmín n: Jakub Mišák |
verruca acuminata
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Acuminate
(gcide) | Acuminate \A*cu"mi*nate\, a. [L. acuminatus, p. p. of acuminare
to sharpen, fr. acumen. See Acumen.]
Tapering to a point; pointed; as, acuminate leaves, teeth,
etc.
[1913 Webster]Acuminate \A*cu"mi*nate\, v. t.
To render sharp or keen. [R.] "To acuminate even despair."
--Cowper.
[1913 Webster]Acuminate \A*cu"mi*nate\, v. i.
To end in, or come to, a sharp point. "Acuminating in a cone
of prelacy." --Milton.
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Acumination
(gcide) | Acumination \A*cu`mi*na"tion\, n.
A sharpening; termination in a sharp point; a tapering point.
--Bp. Pearson.
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Acuminose
(gcide) | Acuminose \A*cu"mi*nose`\, a.
Terminating in a flat, narrow end. --Lindley.
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Acuminous
(gcide) | Acuminous \A*cu"mi*nous\, a.
Characterized by acumen; keen. --Highmore.
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Biacuminate
(gcide) | Biacuminate \Bi`a*cu"mi*nate\, a. [Pref. bi- + acuminate.]
(Bot.)
Having points in two directions.
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Black cumin
(gcide) | Cumin \Cum"in\ (k?m"?n), n. [OE.comin, AS. cymen, fr. L.
cuminum, Gr. ???????; of Semitic origin, cf. Ar. kamm?n, Heb.
kamm?n; cf. OF. comin, F. cumin. Cf. Kummel.] (Bot.)
A dwarf umbelliferous plant, somewhat resembling fennel
(Cuminum Cyminum), cultivated for its seeds, which have a
bitterish, warm taste, with an aromatic flavor, and are used
like those of anise and caraway. [Written also cummin.]
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Rank-smelling rue, and cumin good for eyes. --Spenser.
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Black cumin (Bot.), a plant (Nigella sativa) with pungent
seeds, used by the Afghans, etc.
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Cacuminal
(gcide) | Cacuminal \Ca*cu"mi*nal\, a. [L. cacumen, cacuminis, the top,
point.] (Philol.)
Pertaining to the top of the palate; cerebral; -- applied to
certain consonants; as, cacuminal (or cerebral) letters.
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Cacuminate
(gcide) | Cacuminate \Ca*cu"mi*nate\, v. i. [L. cacuminatus, p. p. of
cacuminare to point, fr. cacumen point.]
To make sharp or pointed. [Obs.]
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Circumincession
(gcide) | Circumincession \Cir`cum*in*ces"sion\, n. [Pref. circum- + L.
incedere, incessum, to walk.] (Theol.)
The reciprocal existence in each other of the three persons
of the Trinity.
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Cola acuminata
(gcide) | Pepsi Cola \Pepsi Cola\, Pepsi-Cola \Pepsi-Cola\prop. n. [A
trademark of the Pepsi-Cola Corporation.]
A carbonated soft drink flavored by extract from the cola nut
(kola nut). The nut is found on trees of the species {Cola
acuminata} and Cola nitida. [Trademark]
Syn: Pepsi
[WordNet 1.5 + PJC]Cola nut \Cola nut\, Cola seed \Cola seed\ . (Bot.)
The bitter fruit of Cola acuminata, which is nearly as
large as a chestnut, and furnishes a stimulant, which is used
in medicine.
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Cuminic
(gcide) | Cuminic \Cu*min"ic\ (k?-m?n"?k), a.
Pertaining to, or derived from, cumin, or from oil of
caraway; as, cuminic acid.
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Cuminic acid (Chem.), white crystalline substance,
C3H7.C6H4.CO2H, obtained from oil of caraway.
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Cuminic acid
(gcide) | Cuminic \Cu*min"ic\ (k?-m?n"?k), a.
Pertaining to, or derived from, cumin, or from oil of
caraway; as, cuminic acid.
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Cuminic acid (Chem.), white crystalline substance,
C3H7.C6H4.CO2H, obtained from oil of caraway.
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cuminic aldehyde
(gcide) | Cuminol \Cu"mi*nol\ (-n?l), n. [Cuminic + L. oleum.]
A liquid, C3H7.C6H4.CHO, obtained from oil of caraway; --
called also cuminic aldehyde.
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Cuminil
(gcide) | Cuminil \Cu"mi*nil\ (k?"m?-n?l), n.
A substance, analogous to benzil, obtained from oil of
caraway.
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Cuminol
(gcide) | Cuminol \Cu"mi*nol\ (-n?l), n. [Cuminic + L. oleum.]
A liquid, C3H7.C6H4.CHO, obtained from oil of caraway; --
called also cuminic aldehyde.
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Cuminum Cyminum
(gcide) | Cumin \Cum"in\ (k?m"?n), n. [OE.comin, AS. cymen, fr. L.
cuminum, Gr. ???????; of Semitic origin, cf. Ar. kamm?n, Heb.
kamm?n; cf. OF. comin, F. cumin. Cf. Kummel.] (Bot.)
A dwarf umbelliferous plant, somewhat resembling fennel
(Cuminum Cyminum), cultivated for its seeds, which have a
bitterish, warm taste, with an aromatic flavor, and are used
like those of anise and caraway. [Written also cummin.]
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Rank-smelling rue, and cumin good for eyes. --Spenser.
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Black cumin (Bot.), a plant (Nigella sativa) with pungent
seeds, used by the Afghans, etc.
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Curcumin
(gcide) | Curcumin \Cur"cu*min\ (-m?n), n. (Chem.)
The coloring principle of turmeric, or curcuma root,
extracted as an orange yellow crystalline substance,
C14H14O4, with a green fluorescence.
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Note: It possesses acid properties and with alkalies forms
brownish salts. This change in color from yellow to
brown is the characteristic reaction of tumeric paper.
See Turmeric paper, under Turmeric.
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Decacuminated
(gcide) | Decacuminated \Dec`a*cu"mi*na`ted\, a. [L. decacuminare to cut
off the top. See Cacuminate.]
Having the point or top cut off. [Obs.] --Bailey.
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Fusanus acuminatus
(gcide) | Quandong \Quan"dong\, n. (Bot.)
The edible drupaceous fruit of an Australian tree ({Fusanus
acuminatus}) of the Sandalwood family; -- called also
quandang.
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Isonandra acuminata
(gcide) | pachonta \pa*chon"ta\, n. (Bot.)
A substance resembling gutta-percha, and used to adulterate
it, obtained from the East Indian tree Isonandra acuminata.
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Lagoecia cuminoides
(gcide) | 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.]
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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.
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Winter's not gone yet, if the wild geese fly that
way. --Shak.
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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.
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The woods and desert caves,
With wild thyme and gadding vine o'ergrown.
--Milton.
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3. Desert; not inhabited or cultivated; as, wild land. "To
trace the forests wild." --Shak.
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4. Savage; uncivilized; not refined by culture; ferocious;
rude; as, wild natives of Africa or America.
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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.
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What are these
So withered and so wild in their attire ? --Shak.
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With mountains, as with weapons, armed; which makes
Wild work in heaven. --Milton.
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The wild winds howl. --Addison.
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Search then the ruling passion, there, alone
The wild are constant, and the cunning known.
--Pope.
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6. Exposed to the wind and sea; unsheltered; as, a wild
roadstead.
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7. Indicating strong emotion, intense excitement, or
?ewilderment; as, a wild look.
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8. (Naut.) Hard to steer; -- said of a vessel.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Leucothoe acuminata
(gcide) | Pipewood \Pipe"wood`\, n.
An ericaceous shrub (Leucotho["e] acuminata) of the
southern United States, from the wood of which pipe bowls are
made.
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Magnolia acuminata
(gcide) | Magnolia \Mag*no"li*a\, n. [NL. Named after Pierre Magnol,
professor of botany at Montpellier, France, in the 17th
century.] (Bot.)
A genus of American and Asiatic trees, with aromatic bark and
large sweet-scented whitish or reddish flowers.
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Note: Magnolia grandiflora has coriaceous shining leaves
and very fragrant blossoms. It is common from North
Carolina to Florida and Texas, and is one of the most
magnificent trees of the American forest. The sweet bay
(Magnolia glauca)is a small tree found sparingly as
far north as Cape Ann. Other American species are
Magnolia Umbrella, Magnolia macrophylla, {Magnolia
Fraseri}, Magnolia acuminata, and Magnolia cordata.
Magnolia conspicua and Magnolia purpurea are
cultivated shrubs or trees from Eastern Asia. {Magnolia
Campbellii}, of India, has rose-colored or crimson
flowers.
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Magnolia warbler (Zool.), a beautiful North American wood
warbler (Dendroica maculosa). The rump and under parts
are bright yellow; the breast and belly are spotted with
black; the under tail coverts are white; the crown is ash.
[1913 Webster]Cucumber \Cu"cum*ber\ (k?`k?m-b?r, formerly kou"k?m-b?r), n.
[OE. cucumer, cocumber, cucumber, fr. L. cucmis,
gen.cucumeris; cf. OF. cocombre,F. concombre.] (Bot.)
A creeping plant, and its fruit, of several species of the
genus Cucumis, esp. Cucumis sativus, the unripe fruit of
which is eaten either fresh or picked. Also, similar plants
or fruits of several other genera. See below.
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Bitter cucumber (Bot.), the Citrullus Colocynthis syn.
Cucumis Colocynthis. See Colocynth.
Cucumber beetle. (Zool.)
(a) A small, black flea-beetle (Crepidodera cucumeris),
which destroys the leaves of cucumber, squash, and melon
vines.
(b) The squash beetle.
Cucumber tree.
(a) A large ornamental or shade tree of the genus Magnolia
(Magnolia acuminata), so called from a slight
resemblance of its young fruit to a small cucumber.
(b) An East Indian plant (Averrhoa Bilimbi) which produces
the fruit known as bilimbi.
Jamaica cucumber, Jerusalem cucumber, the prickly-fruited
gherkin (Cucumis Anguria).
Snake cucumber, a species (Cucumis flexuosus) remarkable
for its long, curiously-shaped fruit.
Squirting cucumber, a plant (Ecbalium Elaterium) whose
small oval fruit separates from the footstalk when ripe
and expels its seeds and juice with considerable force
through the opening thus made. See Elaterium.
Star cucumber, a climbing weed (Sicyos angulatus) with
prickly fruit.
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Octodon Cumingii
(gcide) | Degu \De"gu\, n. [Native name.] (Zool.)
A small South American rodent (Octodon Cumingii), of the
family Octodontid[ae].
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Ovate-acuminate
(gcide) | Ovate-acuminate \O"vate-a*cu"mi*nate\, a.
Having an ovate form, but narrowed at the end into a slender
point.
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Ovato-acuminate
(gcide) | Ovato-acuminate \O*va"to-a*cu"mi*nate\, a.
Same as Ovate-acuminate.
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Wild cumin
(gcide) | 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.]
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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.
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Winter's not gone yet, if the wild geese fly that
way. --Shak.
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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.
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The woods and desert caves,
With wild thyme and gadding vine o'ergrown.
--Milton.
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3. Desert; not inhabited or cultivated; as, wild land. "To
trace the forests wild." --Shak.
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4. Savage; uncivilized; not refined by culture; ferocious;
rude; as, wild natives of Africa or America.
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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.
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What are these
So withered and so wild in their attire ? --Shak.
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With mountains, as with weapons, armed; which makes
Wild work in heaven. --Milton.
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The wild winds howl. --Addison.
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Search then the ruling passion, there, alone
The wild are constant, and the cunning known.
--Pope.
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6. Exposed to the wind and sea; unsheltered; as, a wild
roadstead.
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7. Indicating strong emotion, intense excitement, or
?ewilderment; as, a wild look.
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8. (Naut.) Hard to steer; -- said of a vessel.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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acuminate
(wn) | acuminate
adj 1: (of a leaf shape) narrowing to a slender point
v 1: make sharp or acute; taper; make (something) come to a
point |
acuminate leaf
(wn) | acuminate leaf
n 1: a leaf narrowing to a slender point |
allium acuminatum
(wn) | Allium acuminatum
n 1: a common North American wild onion with a strong onion odor
and an umbel of pink flowers atop a leafless stalk; British
Columbia to California and Arizona and east to Wyoming and
Colorado [syn: Hooker's onion, Allium acuminatum] |
aster acuminatus
(wn) | Aster acuminatus
n 1: North American perennial with apparently whorled leaves and
showy white purple-tinged flowers [syn: whorled aster,
Aster acuminatus] |
cacuminal
(wn) | cacuminal
adj 1: pronounced with the tip of the tongue turned back toward
the hard palate [syn: cacuminal, retroflex] |
cola acuminata
(wn) | Cola acuminata
n 1: tree bearing large brown nuts containing e.g. caffeine;
source of cola extract [syn: kola, kola nut, {kola nut
tree}, goora nut, Cola acuminata] |
condyloma acuminatum
(wn) | condyloma acuminatum
n 1: a small benign wart on or around the genitals and anus
[syn: genital wart, venereal wart, {condyloma
acuminatum}, verruca acuminata] |
cumin
(wn) | cumin
n 1: dwarf Mediterranean annual long cultivated for its aromatic
seeds [syn: cumin, Cuminum cyminum]
2: aromatic seeds of the cumin herb of the carrot family [syn:
cumin, cumin seed] |
cumin seed
(wn) | cumin seed
n 1: aromatic seeds of the cumin herb of the carrot family [syn:
cumin, cumin seed] |
cuminum
(wn) | Cuminum
n 1: cumin [syn: Cuminum, genus Cuminum] |
cuminum cyminum
(wn) | Cuminum cyminum
n 1: dwarf Mediterranean annual long cultivated for its aromatic
seeds [syn: cumin, Cuminum cyminum] |
eucarya acuminata
(wn) | Eucarya acuminata
n 1: Australian tree with edible flesh and edible nutlike seed
[syn: quandong, quandang, quandong tree, {Eucarya
acuminata}, Fusanus acuminatus] |
fusanus acuminatus
(wn) | Fusanus acuminatus
n 1: Australian tree with edible flesh and edible nutlike seed
[syn: quandong, quandang, quandong tree, {Eucarya
acuminata}, Fusanus acuminatus] |
genus cuminum
(wn) | genus Cuminum
n 1: cumin [syn: Cuminum, genus Cuminum] |
magnolia acuminata
(wn) | Magnolia acuminata
n 1: American deciduous magnolia having large leaves and fruit
like a small cucumber [syn: cucumber tree, {Magnolia
acuminata}] |
musa acuminata
(wn) | Musa acuminata
n 1: low-growing Asian banana tree cultivated especially in the
West Indies for its clusters of edible yellow fruit [syn:
dwarf banana, Musa acuminata] |
verruca acuminata
(wn) | verruca acuminata
n 1: a small benign wart on or around the genitals and anus
[syn: genital wart, venereal wart, {condyloma
acuminatum}, verruca acuminata] |
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