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Esculent
(gcide) | Esculent \Es"cu*lent\, a. [L. esculentus, fr. escare to eat, fr.
esca food, fr. edere to eat: cf. F. esculent. See Eat.]
Suitable to be used by man for food; eatable; edible; as,
esculent plants; esculent fish.
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Esculent grain for food. --Sir W.
Jones.
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Esculent swallow (Zo["o]l.), the swallow which makes the
edible bird's-nest. See Edible bird's-nest, under
Edible.
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Esculent
(gcide) | Esculent \Es"cu*lent\, n.
Anything that is fit for eating; that which may be safely
eaten by man.
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Abelmoschus esculentus
(gcide) | Okra \O"kra\, n.
1. (Bot.) An annual plant (Abelmoschus esculentus syn.
Hibiscus esculentus), whose green pods, abounding in
nutritious mucilage, are much used for soups, stews, or
pickles; gumbo. [Written also ocra and ochra.]
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2. The pods of the plant okra, used as a vegetable; also, a
dish prepared with them; gumbo.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]Lady's finger \La"dy's fin"ger\,
1. pl. (Bot.) The kidney vetch, Anthyllis vulneraria;
called also lady's fingers.
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2. (Cookery) A variety of small cake of about the dimensions
of a finger.
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3. A long, slender variety of the potato.
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4. (Zool.) One of the branchiae of the lobster.
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5. (Bot.) A tall coarse annual (Abelmoschus esculentus) of
Old World tropics widely cultivated in southern U. S. and
West Indies for its long mucilaginous green pods used as
basis for soups and stews; it is sometimes placed in the
genus Hibiscus. [WordNet sense 1]
Note: different from lady's fingers
Syn: okra, gumbo, okra plant, Abelmoschus esculentus,
Hibiscus esculentus.
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Alaria esculenta
(gcide) | Badderlocks \Bad"der*locks\, n. [Perh. for Balderlocks, fr.
Balder the Scandinavian deity.] (Bot.)
A large black seaweed (Alaria esculenta) sometimes eaten in
Europe; -- also called murlins, honeyware, and henware.
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Camassia esculenta
(gcide) | Camass \Cam"ass\, n. [American Indian name.] (Bot.)
any of several plants of the genus Camassia of North and
South America, especially the blue-flowered liliaceous plant
(Camassia esculenta) of northwestern America, the bulbs of
which were collected for food by the Indians. [Written also
camas, cammas, and quamash.]
Syn: camass, quamash, camosh, camash.
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Note: The Eastern cammass is Camassia Fraseri.
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Colocasia esculenta
(gcide) | dalo \dalo\ n.
a herb of the Pacific islands (Colocasia esculenta) grown
throughout the tropics for its edible root and in temperate
areas as an ornamental for its large glossy leaves.
Syn: taro, taro plant, dasheen, Colocasia esculenta.
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Colocasia esculente
(gcide) | Colocasia \Colocasia\ n.
a small genus of perennial tuberous herbs of the arum family,
of tropical Asia and the Pacific islands, including the
taro (Colocasia esculente).
Syn: genus Colocasia.
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Cyperus esculentus
(gcide) | Chufa \Chu"fa\, n. [Sp.] (Bot.)
A sedgelike plant (Cyperus esculentus) producing edible
tubers, native about the Mediterranean, now cultivated in
many regions; the earth almond.
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Esculent swallow
(gcide) | Esculent \Es"cu*lent\, a. [L. esculentus, fr. escare to eat, fr.
esca food, fr. edere to eat: cf. F. esculent. See Eat.]
Suitable to be used by man for food; eatable; edible; as,
esculent plants; esculent fish.
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Esculent grain for food. --Sir W.
Jones.
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Esculent swallow (Zo["o]l.), the swallow which makes the
edible bird's-nest. See Edible bird's-nest, under
Edible.
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Fagopyrum esculentum
(gcide) | Buckwheat \Buck"wheat`\, n. [Buck a beech tree + wheat; akin to
D. boekweit, G. buchweizen.]
1. (Bot.) A plant (Fagopyrum esculentum) of the Polygonum
family, the seed of which is used for food.
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2. The triangular seed used, when ground, for griddle cakes,
etc.
[1913 Webster]Fagopyrum \Fagopyrum\ prop. n.
a genus of plants of the buckwheat family, including the
buckwheat Fagopyrum esculentum; in some classifications
included in the genus Polygonum.
Syn: genus Fagopyrum.
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Gyromitra esculenta
(gcide) | Turban-top \Tur"ban-top`\, n. (Bot.)
A kind of fungus with an irregularly wrinkled, somewhat
globular pileus (Helvella esculenta syn. {Gyromitra
esculenta}.).
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Helvella esculenta
(gcide) | Turban-top \Tur"ban-top`\, n. (Bot.)
A kind of fungus with an irregularly wrinkled, somewhat
globular pileus (Helvella esculenta syn. {Gyromitra
esculenta}.).
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Hibiscus esculentus
(gcide) | Okra \O"kra\, n.
1. (Bot.) An annual plant (Abelmoschus esculentus syn.
Hibiscus esculentus), whose green pods, abounding in
nutritious mucilage, are much used for soups, stews, or
pickles; gumbo. [Written also ocra and ochra.]
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2. The pods of the plant okra, used as a vegetable; also, a
dish prepared with them; gumbo.
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Lycopersicum esculentum
(gcide) | Wolf \Wolf\, n.; pl. Wolves. [OE. wolf, wulf, AS. wulf; akin
to OS. wulf, D. & G. wolf, Icel. [=u]lfr, Sw. ulf, Dan. ulv,
Goth. wulfs, Lith. vilkas, Russ. volk', L. lupus, Gr. ly`kos,
Skr. v[.r]ka; also to Gr. "e`lkein to draw, drag, tear in
pieces. [root]286. Cf. Lupine, a., Lyceum.]
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1. (Zool.) Any one of several species of wild and savage
carnivores belonging to the genus Canis and closely
allied to the common dog. The best-known and most
destructive species are the European wolf (Canis lupus),
the American gray, or timber, wolf (Canis occidentalis),
and the prairie wolf, or coyote. Wolves often hunt in
packs, and may thus attack large animals and even man.
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2. (Zool.) One of the destructive, and usually hairy, larvae
of several species of beetles and grain moths; as, the bee
wolf.
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3. Fig.: Any very ravenous, rapacious, or destructive person
or thing; especially, want; starvation; as, they toiled
hard to keep the wolf from the door.
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4. A white worm, or maggot, which infests granaries.
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5. An eating ulcer or sore. Cf. Lupus. [Obs.]
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If God should send a cancer upon thy face, or a wolf
into thy side. --Jer. Taylor.
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6. (Mus.)
(a) The harsh, howling sound of some of the chords on an
organ or piano tuned by unequal temperament.
(b) In bowed instruments, a harshness due to defective
vibration in certain notes of the scale.
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7. (Textile Manuf.) A willying machine. --Knight.
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Black wolf. (Zool.)
(a) A black variety of the European wolf which is common
in the Pyrenees.
(b) A black variety of the American gray wolf.
Golden wolf (Zool.), the Thibetan wolf (Canis laniger);
-- called also chanco.
Indian wolf (Zool.), an Asiatic wolf (Canis pallipes)
which somewhat resembles a jackal. Called also landgak.
Prairie wolf (Zool.), the coyote.
Sea wolf. (Zool.) See in the Vocabulary.
Strand wolf (Zool.) the striped hyena.
Tasmanian wolf (Zool.), the zebra wolf.
Tiger wolf (Zool.), the spotted hyena.
To keep the wolf from the door, to keep away poverty; to
prevent starvation. See Wolf, 3, above. --Tennyson.
Wolf dog. (Zool.)
(a) The mastiff, or shepherd dog, of the Pyrenees,
supposed by some authors to be one of the ancestors of
the St. Bernard dog.
(b) The Irish greyhound, supposed to have been used
formerly by the Danes for chasing wolves.
(c) A dog bred between a dog and a wolf, as the Eskimo
dog.
Wolf eel (Zool.), a wolf fish.
Wolf fish (Zool.), any one of several species of large,
voracious marine fishes of the genus Anarrhichas,
especially the common species (Anarrhichas lupus) of
Europe and North America. These fishes have large teeth
and powerful jaws. Called also catfish, sea cat, {sea
wolf}, stone biter, and swinefish.
Wolf net, a kind of net used in fishing, which takes great
numbers of fish.
Wolf's peach (Bot.), the tomato, or love apple
(Lycopersicum esculentum).
Wolf spider (Zool.), any one of numerous species of running
ground spiders belonging to the genus Lycosa, or family
Lycosidae. These spiders run about rapidly in search of
their prey. Most of them are plain brown or blackish in
color. See Illust. in App.
Zebra wolf (Zool.), a savage carnivorous marsupial
(Thylacinus cynocephalus) native of Tasmania; -- called
also Tasmanian wolf.
[1913 Webster]Apple \Ap"ple\ ([a^]p"p'l), n. [OE. appel, eppel, AS. [ae]ppel,
[ae]pl; akin to Fries. & D. appel, OHG, aphul, aphol, G.
apfel, Icel. epli, Sw. [aum]ple, Dan. [ae]ble, Gael. ubhall,
W. afal, Arm. aval, Lith. ob[*u]lys, Russ. iabloko; of
unknown origin.]
1. The fleshy pome or fruit of a rosaceous tree ({Pyrus
malus}) cultivated in numberless varieties in the
temperate zones.
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Note: The European crab apple is supposed to be the original
kind, from which all others have sprung.
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2. (bot.) Any tree genus Pyrus which has the stalk sunken
into the base of the fruit; an apple tree.
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3. Any fruit or other vegetable production resembling, or
supposed to resemble, the apple; as, apple of love, or
love apple (a tomato), balsam apple, egg apple, oak apple.
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4. Anything round like an apple; as, an apple of gold.
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Note: Apple is used either adjectively or in combination; as,
apple paper or apple-paper, apple-shaped, apple
blossom, apple dumpling, apple pudding.
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Apple blight, an aphid which injures apple trees. See
Blight, n.
Apple borer (Zool.), a coleopterous insect ({Saperda
candida} or Saperda bivittata), the larva of which bores
into the trunk of the apple tree and pear tree.
Apple brandy, brandy made from apples.
Apple butter, a sauce made of apples stewed down in cider.
--Bartlett.
Apple corer, an instrument for removing the cores from
apples.
Apple fly (Zool.), any dipterous insect, the larva of which
burrows in apples. Apple flies belong to the genera
Drosophila and Trypeta.
Apple midge (Zool.) a small dipterous insect ({Sciara
mali}), the larva of which bores in apples.
Apple of the eye, the pupil.
Apple of discord, a subject of contention and envy, so
called from the mythological golden apple, inscribed "For
the fairest," which was thrown into an assembly of the
gods by Eris, the goddess of discord. It was contended for
by Juno, Minerva, and Venus, and was adjudged to the
latter.
Apple of love, or Love apple, the tomato ({Lycopersicum
esculentum}).
Apple of Peru, a large coarse herb (Nicandra physaloides)
bearing pale blue flowers, and a bladderlike fruit
inclosing a dry berry.
Apples of Sodom, a fruit described by ancient writers as
externally of fair appearance but dissolving into smoke
and ashes when plucked; Dead Sea apples. The name is often
given to the fruit of Solanum Sodom[ae]um, a prickly
shrub with fruit not unlike a small yellow tomato.
Apple sauce, stewed apples. [U. S.]
Apple snail or Apple shell (Zool.), a fresh-water,
operculated, spiral shell of the genus Ampullaria.
Apple tart, a tart containing apples.
Apple tree, a tree which naturally bears apples. See
Apple, 2.
Apple wine, cider.
Apple worm (Zool.), the larva of a small moth ({Carpocapsa
pomonella}) which burrows in the interior of apples. See
Codling moth.
Dead Sea Apple.
(a) pl. Apples of Sodom. Also Fig. "To seek the Dead Sea
apples of politics." --S. B. Griffin.
(b) A kind of gallnut coming from Arabia. See Gallnut.
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Lycopersicum esculentun
(gcide) | Tomato \To*ma"to\, n.; pl. Tomatoes. [Sp. or Pg. tomate, of
American Indian origin; cf. Mexican tomail.] (Bot.)
The fruit of a plant of the Nightshade family ({Lycopersicum
esculentun}); also, the plant itself. The fruit, which is
called also love apple, is usually of a rounded, flattened
form, but often irregular in shape. It is of a bright red or
yellow color, and is eaten either cooked or uncooked.
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Tomato gall (Zool.), a large gall consisting of a mass of
irregular swellings on the stems and leaves of grapevines.
They are yellowish green, somewhat tinged with red, and
produced by the larva of a small two-winged fly
(Lasioptera vitis).
Tomato sphinx (Zool.), the adult or imago of the {tomato
worm}. It closely resembles the tobacco hawk moth. Called
also tomato hawk moth. See Illust. of Hawk moth.
Tomato worm (Zool.), the larva of a large hawk moth
(Manduca quinquemaculata, Protoparce quinquemaculata,
Sphinx quinquemaculata, or Macrosila quinquemaculata)
which feeds upon the leaves of the tomato and potato
plants, often doing considerable damage. Called also
tomato hornworm and potato worm, and in the Southern
U. S. tobacco fly.
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Morchella esculenta
(gcide) | morel \mor"el\ (m[o^]r"[e^]l), n. [See moril.] (Bot.)
An edible fungus (Morchella esculenta), the upper part of
which is covered with a reticulated and pitted hymenium. It
is used as food, and for flavoring sauces. [Written also
moril.]
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Psoralea esculenta
(gcide) | Prairie \Prai"rie\, n. [F., an extensive meadow, OF. praerie,
LL. prataria, fr. L. pratum a meadow.]
1. An extensive tract of level or rolling land, destitute of
trees, covered with coarse grass, and usually
characterized by a deep, fertile soil. They abound
throughout the Mississippi valley, between the Alleghanies
and the Rocky mountains.
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From the forests and the prairies,
From the great lakes of the northland. --Longfellow.
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2. A meadow or tract of grass; especially, a so called
natural meadow.
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Prairie chicken (Zool.), any American grouse of the genus
Tympanuchus, especially Tympanuchus Americanus
(formerly Tympanuchus cupido), which inhabits the
prairies of the central United States. Applied also to the
sharp-tailed grouse.
Prairie clover (Bot.), any plant of the leguminous genus
Petalostemon, having small rosy or white flowers in
dense terminal heads or spikes. Several species occur in
the prairies of the United States.
Prairie dock (Bot.), a coarse composite plant ({Silphium
terebinthaceum}) with large rough leaves and yellow
flowers, found in the Western prairies.
Prairie dog (Zool.), a small American rodent ({Cynomys
Ludovicianus}) allied to the marmots. It inhabits the
plains west of the Mississippi. The prairie dogs burrow in
the ground in large warrens, and have a sharp bark like
that of a dog. Called also prairie marmot.
Prairie grouse. Same as Prairie chicken, above.
Prairie hare (Zool.), a large long-eared Western hare
(Lepus campestris). See Jack rabbit, under 2d Jack.
Prairie hawk, Prairie falcon (Zool.), a falcon of Western
North America (Falco Mexicanus). The upper parts are
brown. The tail has transverse bands of white; the under
parts, longitudinal streaks and spots of brown.
Prairie hen. (Zool.) Same as Prairie chicken, above.
Prairie itch (Med.), an affection of the skin attended with
intense itching, which is observed in the Northern and
Western United States; -- also called swamp itch,
winter itch.
Prairie marmot. (Zool.) Same as Prairie dog, above.
Prairie mole (Zool.), a large American mole ({Scalops
argentatus}), native of the Western prairies.
Prairie pigeon, Prairie plover, or Prairie snipe
(Zool.), the upland plover. See Plover, n., 2.
Prairie rattlesnake (Zool.), the massasauga.
Prairie snake (Zool.), a large harmless American snake
(Masticophis flavigularis). It is pale yellow, tinged
with brown above.
Prairie squirrel (Zool.), any American ground squirrel of
the genus Spermophilus, inhabiting prairies; -- called
also gopher.
Prairie turnip (Bot.), the edible turnip-shaped farinaceous
root of a leguminous plant (Psoralea esculenta) of the
Upper Missouri region; also, the plant itself. Called also
pomme blanche, and pomme de prairie.
Prairie warbler (Zool.), a bright-colored American warbler
(Dendroica discolor). The back is olive yellow, with a
group of reddish spots in the middle; the under parts and
the parts around the eyes are bright yellow; the sides of
the throat and spots along the sides, black; three outer
tail feathers partly white.
Prairie wolf. (Zool.) See Coyote.
[1913 Webster]Breadroot \Bread`root"\, n. (Bot.)
The root of a leguminous plant (Psoralea esculenta), found
near the Rocky Mountains. It is usually oval in form, and
abounds in farinaceous matter, affording sweet and palatable
food.
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Note: It is the Pomme blanche of Canadian voyageurs.
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Rana esculenta
(gcide) | Frog \Frog\ (fr[o^]g), n. [AS. froggu, frocga a frog (in
sensel); akin to D. vorsch, OHG. frosk, G. frosch, Icel.
froskr, fraukr, Sw. & Dan. fr["o].]
1. (Zool.) An amphibious animal of the genus Rana and
related genera, of many species. Frogs swim rapidly, and
take long leaps on land. Many of the species utter loud
notes in the springtime.
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Note: The edible frog of Europe (Rana esculenta) is
extensively used as food; the American bullfrog ({R.
Catesbiana}) is remarkable for its great size and loud
voice.
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2. [Perh. akin to E. fork, cf. frush frog of a horse.]
(Anat.) The triangular prominence of the hoof, in the
middle of the sole of the foot of the horse, and other
animals; the fourchette.
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3. (Railroads) A supporting plate having raised ribs that
form continuations of the rails, to guide the wheels where
one track branches from another or crosses it.
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4. [Cf. fraco of wool or silk, L. floccus, E. frock.] An
oblong cloak button, covered with netted thread, and
fastening into a loop instead of a button hole.
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5. The loop of the scabbard of a bayonet or sword.
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Cross frog (Railroads), a frog adapted for tracks that
cross at right angles.
Frog cheese, a popular name for a large puffball.
Frog eater, one who eats frogs; -- a term of contempt
applied to a Frenchman by the vulgar class of English.
Frog fly. (Zool.) See Frog hopper.
Frog hopper (Zool.), a small, leaping, hemipterous insect
living on plants. The larv[ae] are inclosed in a frothy
liquid called cuckoo spit or frog spit.
Frog lily (Bot.), the yellow water lily (Nuphar).
Frog spit (Zool.), the frothy exudation of the {frog
hopper}; -- called also frog spittle. See Cuckoo spit,
under Cuckoo.
[1913 Webster]Edible \Ed"i*ble\, a. [L. edibilis, fr. edere to eat. See
Eat.]
Fit to be eaten as food; eatable; esculent; as, edible
fishes. --Bacon. -- n. Anything edible.
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Edible bird's nest. See Bird's nest, 2.
Edible crab (Zo["o]l.), any species of crab used as food,
esp. the American blue crab (Callinectes hastatus). See
Crab.
Edible frog (Zo["o]l.), the common European frog ({Rana
esculenta}), used as food.
Edible snail (Zo["o]l.), any snail used as food, esp.
Helix pomatia and H. aspersa of Europe.
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Sarcocephalus esculentus
(gcide) | Peach \Peach\ (p[=e]ch), n. [OE. peche, peshe, OF. pesche, F.
p[^e]che, fr. LL. persia, L. Persicum (sc. malum) a Persian
apple, a peach. Cf. Persian, and Parsee.]
1. (Bot.) A well-known high-flavored juicy fruit, containing
one or two seeds in a hard almond-like endocarp or stone.
In the wild stock the fruit is hard and inedible.
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2. The tree (Prunus Persica syn. Amygdalus Persica) which
bears the peach fruit.
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3. The pale red color of the peach blossom, or the light
pinkish yellow of the peach fruit.
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Guinea peach, or Sierra Leone peach, the large edible
berry of the Sarcocephalus esculentus, a rubiaceous
climbing shrub of west tropical Africa.
Palm peach, the fruit of a Venezuelan palm tree ({Bactris
speciosa}).
Peach color, the pale red color of the peach blossom.
Peach-tree borer (Zool.), the larva of a clearwing moth
(Aegeria exitiosa, or Sannina, exitiosa) of the family
Aegeriidae, which is very destructive to peach trees by
boring in the wood, usually near the ground; also, the
moth itself. See Illust. under Borer.
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abelmoschus esculentus
(wn) | Abelmoschus esculentus
n 1: tall coarse annual of Old World tropics widely cultivated
in southern United States and West Indies for its long
mucilaginous green pods used as basis for soups and stews;
sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus [syn: okra, gumbo,
okra plant, lady's-finger, Abelmoschus esculentus,
Hibiscus esculentus] |
colocasia esculenta
(wn) | Colocasia esculenta
n 1: herb of the Pacific islands grown throughout the tropics
for its edible root and in temperate areas as an ornamental
for its large glossy leaves [syn: taro, taro plant,
dalo, dasheen, Colocasia esculenta] |
cyperus esculentus
(wn) | Cyperus esculentus
n 1: European sedge having small edible nutlike tubers [syn:
chufa, yellow nutgrass, earth almond, {ground
almond}, rush nut, Cyperus esculentus] |
echinus esculentus
(wn) | Echinus esculentus
n 1: a sea urchin that can be eaten [syn: edible sea urchin,
Echinus esculentus] |
fagopyrum esculentum
(wn) | Fagopyrum esculentum
n 1: a member of the genus Fagopyrum; annual Asian plant with
clusters of small pinkish white flowers and small edible
triangular seeds which are used whole or ground into flour
[syn: buckwheat, Polygonum fagopyrum, {Fagopyrum
esculentum}] |
gyromitra esculenta
(wn) | Gyromitra esculenta
n 1: a poisonous gyromitra; the surface of the fertile body is
smooth at first and becomes progressively undulating and
wrinkled (but never truly pitted); color varies from dull
yellow to brown [syn: Gyromitra esculenta, {brain
mushroom}, beefsteak morel] |
hibiscus esculentus
(wn) | Hibiscus esculentus
n 1: tall coarse annual of Old World tropics widely cultivated
in southern United States and West Indies for its long
mucilaginous green pods used as basis for soups and stews;
sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus [syn: okra, gumbo,
okra plant, lady's-finger, Abelmoschus esculentus,
Hibiscus esculentus] |
lycopersicon esculentum
(wn) | Lycopersicon esculentum
n 1: native to South America; widely cultivated in many
varieties [syn: tomato, love apple, tomato plant,
Lycopersicon esculentum] |
lycopersicon esculentum cerasiforme
(wn) | Lycopersicon esculentum cerasiforme
n 1: plant bearing small red to yellow fruit [syn: {cherry
tomato}, Lycopersicon esculentum cerasiforme] |
manihot esculenta
(wn) | Manihot esculenta
n 1: cassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle
stems; used especially to make cassiri (an intoxicating
drink) and tapioca [syn: bitter cassava, manioc,
mandioc, mandioca, tapioca plant, gari, {Manihot
esculenta}, Manihot utilissima] |
morchella esculenta
(wn) | Morchella esculenta
n 1: an edible and choice morel with a globular to elongate head
with an irregular pattern of pits and ridges [syn: {common
morel}, Morchella esculenta, sponge mushroom, {sponge
morel}] |
psoralea esculenta
(wn) | Psoralea esculenta
n 1: densely hairy perennial of central North America having
edible tuberous roots [syn: breadroot, {Indian
breadroot}, pomme blanche, pomme de prairie, {Psoralea
esculenta}] |
pteridium esculentum
(wn) | Pteridium esculentum
n 1: fern of southeastern Asia; not hardy in cold temperate
regions [syn: bracken, Pteridium esculentum] |
sarcocephalus esculentus
(wn) | Sarcocephalus esculentus
n 1: a stout spreading or semi-climbing tropical shrub with
round brownish-red warty fruit; Africa [syn: negro peach,
Sarcocephalus latifolius, Sarcocephalus esculentus] |
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