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hymen
(encz) | hymen,hymen n: Zdeněk Brož |
hymen
(encz) | hymen,panenská blána [med.] Ritchie |
hymen
(czen) | hymen,hymenn: Zdeněk Brož |
Hymen
(gcide) | Hymen \Hy"men\, n. [Gr. "ymh`n skin, membrane.] (Anat.)
A fold of muscous membrane often found at the orifice of the
vagina in virgins; the vaginal membrane. It is usually torn
by sexual intercourse.
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Hymen
(gcide) | Hymen \Hy"men\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.]
1. (Class Myth.) A fabulous deity; according to some, the son
of Apollo and Urania, according to others, of Bacchus and
Venus. He was the god of marriage, and presided over
nuptial solemnities.
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Till Hymen brought his love-delighted hour,
There dwelt no joy in Eden's rosy bower. --Campbell.
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2. Marriage; union as if by marriage.
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Hymen of element and race. --Emerson. |
hymen
(wn) | Hymen
n 1: (Greek mythology) the god of marriage
2: a fold of tissue that partly covers the entrance to the
vagina of a virgin [syn: hymen, maidenhead, {virginal
membrane}] |
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class hymenomycetes
(encz) | class Hymenomycetes, n: |
hymen
(encz) | hymen,hymen n: Zdeněk Brožhymen,panenská blána [med.] Ritchie |
hymenal
(encz) | hymenal, adj: |
hymeneal
(encz) | hymeneal, |
hymeneals
(encz) | hymeneals, n: |
hymenium
(encz) | hymenium, n: |
hymenopter
(encz) | hymenopter, n: |
hymenoptera
(encz) | hymenoptera,blanokřídlí Zdeněk BrožHymenoptera, |
hymenopteran
(encz) | hymenopteran, n: |
hymenopteron
(encz) | hymenopteron, n: |
hymenopterous
(encz) | hymenopterous, adj: |
hymenopterous insect
(encz) | hymenopterous insect, n: |
imperforate hymen
(encz) | imperforate hymen, n: |
order hymenogastrales
(encz) | order Hymenogastrales, n: |
order hymenoptera
(encz) | order Hymenoptera, n: |
stemless hymenoxys
(encz) | stemless hymenoxys, n: |
tetrahymena
(encz) | tetrahymena, n: |
hymen
(czen) | hymen,hymenn: Zdeněk Brož |
Hymenaea Courbaril
(gcide) | Locust tree \Lo"cust tree`\n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Bot.)
A large North American tree of the genus Robinia ({Robinia
Pseudacacia}), producing large slender racemes of white,
fragrant, papilionaceous flowers, and often cultivated as an
ornamental tree. In England it is called acacia.
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Note: The name is also applied to other trees of different
genera, especially to those of the genus Hymen[ae]a,
of which Hymen[ae]a Courbaril is a lofty, spreading
tree of South America; also to the carob tree
(Ceratonia siliqua), a tree growing in the
Mediterranean region.
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Honey locust tree (Bot.), a tree of the genus Gleditschia
) Gleditschia triacanthus), having pinnate leaves and
strong branching thorns; -- so called from a sweet pulp
found between the seeds in the pods. Called also simply
honey locust.
Water locust tree (Bot.), a small swamp tree ({Gleditschia
monosperma}), of the Southern United States.
[1913 Webster]Copal \Co"pal\ (k[=o]"pal; 277), [Sp., fr. Mexican copalli, a
generic name of resins. --Clavigero.]
A resinous substance flowing spontaneously from trees of
Zanzibar, Madagascar, and South America ({Trachylobium
Hornemannianum}, Trachylobium verrucosum, and {Hymen[ae]a
Courbaril}), and dug from earth where forests have stood in
Africa; -- used chiefly in making varnishes. --Ure.
[1913 Webster]Anim'e \A"ni*m['e]\, n. [F. anim['e] animated (from the insects
that are entrapped in it); or native name.]
A resin exuding from a tropical American tree ({Hymen[ae]a
courbaril}), and much used by varnish makers. --Ure.
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Hymenaea courbaril
(gcide) | Locust tree \Lo"cust tree`\n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Bot.)
A large North American tree of the genus Robinia ({Robinia
Pseudacacia}), producing large slender racemes of white,
fragrant, papilionaceous flowers, and often cultivated as an
ornamental tree. In England it is called acacia.
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Note: The name is also applied to other trees of different
genera, especially to those of the genus Hymen[ae]a,
of which Hymen[ae]a Courbaril is a lofty, spreading
tree of South America; also to the carob tree
(Ceratonia siliqua), a tree growing in the
Mediterranean region.
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Honey locust tree (Bot.), a tree of the genus Gleditschia
) Gleditschia triacanthus), having pinnate leaves and
strong branching thorns; -- so called from a sweet pulp
found between the seeds in the pods. Called also simply
honey locust.
Water locust tree (Bot.), a small swamp tree ({Gleditschia
monosperma}), of the Southern United States.
[1913 Webster]Copal \Co"pal\ (k[=o]"pal; 277), [Sp., fr. Mexican copalli, a
generic name of resins. --Clavigero.]
A resinous substance flowing spontaneously from trees of
Zanzibar, Madagascar, and South America ({Trachylobium
Hornemannianum}, Trachylobium verrucosum, and {Hymen[ae]a
Courbaril}), and dug from earth where forests have stood in
Africa; -- used chiefly in making varnishes. --Ure.
[1913 Webster]Anim'e \A"ni*m['e]\, n. [F. anim['e] animated (from the insects
that are entrapped in it); or native name.]
A resin exuding from a tropical American tree ({Hymen[ae]a
courbaril}), and much used by varnish makers. --Ure.
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hymenal
(gcide) | hymenal \hymenal\ adj.
Same as hymeneal.
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Hymeneal
(gcide) | Hymeneal \Hy`me*ne"al\, Hymenean \Hy`me*ne"an\, a. [L.
hymeneius, a., also Hymenaeus, n., Hymen, Gr. ? the wedding
song, also ? Hymen: cf. F. hym['e]n['e]al, hym['e]n['e]en.]
Of or pertaining to marriage; as, hymeneal rites. --Pope.
HymenealHymeneal \Hy`me*ne"al\, Hymenean \Hy`me*ne"an\, n.
A marriage song. --Milton.
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Hymenean
(gcide) | Hymeneal \Hy`me*ne"al\, Hymenean \Hy`me*ne"an\, a. [L.
hymeneius, a., also Hymenaeus, n., Hymen, Gr. ? the wedding
song, also ? Hymen: cf. F. hym['e]n['e]al, hym['e]n['e]en.]
Of or pertaining to marriage; as, hymeneal rites. --Pope.
HymenealHymeneal \Hy`me*ne"al\, Hymenean \Hy`me*ne"an\, n.
A marriage song. --Milton.
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Hymenia
(gcide) | Hymenium \Hy*me"ni*um\, n.; pl. L. Hymenia, E. Hymeniums.
[NL., fr. Gr. ? a membrane.] (Bot.)
The spore-bearing surface of certain fungi, as that on the
gills of a mushroom.
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Hymenium
(gcide) | Hymenium \Hy*me"ni*um\, n.; pl. L. Hymenia, E. Hymeniums.
[NL., fr. Gr. ? a membrane.] (Bot.)
The spore-bearing surface of certain fungi, as that on the
gills of a mushroom.
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Hymeniums
(gcide) | Hymenium \Hy*me"ni*um\, n.; pl. L. Hymenia, E. Hymeniums.
[NL., fr. Gr. ? a membrane.] (Bot.)
The spore-bearing surface of certain fungi, as that on the
gills of a mushroom.
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Hymenogastrales
(gcide) | Hymenogastrales \Hymenogastrales\ n.
An order of fungi sometimes placed in subclass
Homobasidiomycetes.
Syn: order Hymenogastrales.
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Hymenogeny
(gcide) | Hymenogeny \Hy`me*nog"e*ny\, n. [Gr. ? a membrane + root of ? to
be born.]
The production of artificial membranes by contact of two
fluids, as albumin and fat, by which the globules of the
latter are surrounded by a thin film of the former.
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Hymenomycetes
(gcide) | Hymenomycetes \Hy`me*no*my*ce"tes\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a
membrane + ?, ?, a mushroom.] (Bot.)
One of the great divisions of fungi, containing those species
in which the hymenium is completely exposed. --M. J. Berkley.
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Hymenophore
(gcide) | Hymenophore \Hy*men"o*phore\, n. [Gr. ? a membrane + fe`rein to
bear.] (Bot.)
That part of a fungus which is covered with the hymenium.
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Hymenopter
(gcide) | Hymenopter \Hy`me*nop"ter\, n. [Cf. F. hym['e]nopt[`e]re.]
(Zool.)
One of the Hymenoptera.
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Hymenoptera
(gcide) | Hymenoptera \Hy`me*nop"te*ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ?
membrane-winged; ? skin, membrane + ? wing.] (Zool.)
An extensive order of insects, including the bees, ants,
ichneumons, sawflies, etc.
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Note: They have four membranous wings, with few
reticulations, and usually with a thickened, dark spot
on the front edge of the anterior wings. In most of the
species, the tongue, or lingua, is converted into an
organ for sucking honey, or other liquid food, and the
mandibles are adapted for biting or cutting. In one
large division (Aculeata), including the bees, wasps,
and ants, the females and workers usually have a sting,
which is only a modified ovipositor. Hymenopteral |
Hymenopteral
(gcide) | Hymenopteral \Hy`me*nop"ter*al\, Hymenopterous
\Hy`me*nop"ter*ous\, a. (Zool.)
Like, or characteristic of, the Hymenoptera; pertaining to
the Hymenoptera.
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Hymenopteran
(gcide) | Hymenopteran \Hy`me*nop"ter*an\, n. (Zool.)
One of the Hymenoptera.
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hymenopteron
(gcide) | hymenopteron \hymenopteron\ n.
Same as hymenopteran.
Syn: hymenopterous insect, hymenopteran, hymnenopter.
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Hymenopterous
(gcide) | Hymenopteral \Hy`me*nop"ter*al\, Hymenopterous
\Hy`me*nop"ter*ous\, a. (Zool.)
Like, or characteristic of, the Hymenoptera; pertaining to
the Hymenoptera.
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Pachymeningitis
(gcide) | Pachymeningitis \Pach`y*men`in*gi"tis\, n. [Pachy- +
meningitis.] (Med.)
Inflammation of the dura mater or outer membrane of the
brain.
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Rumex hymenosepalus
(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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Thymene
(gcide) | Thymene \Thym"ene\, n. (Chem.)
A liquid terpene obtained from oil of thyme.
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atriplex hymenelytra
(wn) | Atriplex hymenelytra
n 1: handsome low saltbush of arid southwestern United States
and Mexico having blue-green prickly-edged leaves often
used for Christmas decoration [syn: desert holly,
Atriplex hymenelytra] |
class hymenomycetes
(wn) | class Hymenomycetes
n 1: used in some classifications; usually coextensive with
order Agaricales: mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket
fungi [syn: Hymenomycetes, class Hymenomycetes] |
family hymenophyllaceae
(wn) | family Hymenophyllaceae
n 1: terrestrial (hygrophytic) or epiphytic ferns: filmy ferns
[syn: Hymenophyllaceae, family Hymenophyllaceae] |
genus hymenaea
(wn) | genus Hymenaea
n 1: genus of tropical American timber trees [syn: Hymenaea,
genus Hymenaea] |
genus hymenanthera
(wn) | genus Hymenanthera
n 1: a genus of slender evergreen shrubs; grow in Australia and
New Zealand [syn: Hymenanthera, genus Hymenanthera] |
genus hymenophyllum
(wn) | genus Hymenophyllum
n 1: type genus of the Hymenophyllaceae: filmy ferns [syn:
Hymenophyllum, genus Hymenophyllum] |
genus tetrahymena
(wn) | genus Tetrahymena
n 1: protozoa having four membranous ciliary organelles |
hymen
(wn) | Hymen
n 1: (Greek mythology) the god of marriage
2: a fold of tissue that partly covers the entrance to the
vagina of a virgin [syn: hymen, maidenhead, {virginal
membrane}] |
hymenaea
(wn) | Hymenaea
n 1: genus of tropical American timber trees [syn: Hymenaea,
genus Hymenaea] |
hymenaea courbaril
(wn) | Hymenaea courbaril
n 1: West Indian locust tree having pinnate leaves and panicles
of large white or purplish flowers; yields very hard tough
wood [syn: courbaril, Hymenaea courbaril] |
hymenal
(wn) | hymenal
adj 1: of or relating to the hymen |
hymenanthera
(wn) | Hymenanthera
n 1: a genus of slender evergreen shrubs; grow in Australia and
New Zealand [syn: Hymenanthera, genus Hymenanthera] |
hymeneal
(wn) | hymeneal
adj 1: of or relating to a wedding or marriage; "hymeneal rites"
n 1: a wedding hymn |
hymeneals
(wn) | hymeneals
n 1: the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is
performed [syn: wedding, wedding ceremony, nuptials,
hymeneals] |
hymenium
(wn) | hymenium
n 1: spore-bearing layer of cells in certain fungi containing
asci or basidia |
hymenogastrales
(wn) | Hymenogastrales
n 1: an order of fungi belonging to the class Gasteromycetes;
has a distinct basidiocarp with a fleshy or waxy gleba
(sometimes placed in subclass Homobasidiomycetes) [syn:
Hymenogastrales, order Hymenogastrales] |
hymenomycetes
(wn) | Hymenomycetes
n 1: used in some classifications; usually coextensive with
order Agaricales: mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket
fungi [syn: Hymenomycetes, class Hymenomycetes] |
hymenophyllaceae
(wn) | Hymenophyllaceae
n 1: terrestrial (hygrophytic) or epiphytic ferns: filmy ferns
[syn: Hymenophyllaceae, family Hymenophyllaceae] |
hymenophyllum
(wn) | Hymenophyllum
n 1: type genus of the Hymenophyllaceae: filmy ferns [syn:
Hymenophyllum, genus Hymenophyllum] |
hymenopter
(wn) | hymenopter
n 1: insects having two pairs of membranous wings and an
ovipositor specialized for stinging or piercing [syn:
hymenopterous insect, hymenopteran, hymenopteron,
hymenopter] |
hymenoptera
(wn) | Hymenoptera
n 1: an order of insects including: bees; wasps; ants;
ichneumons; sawflies; gall wasps; etc. [syn: Hymenoptera,
order Hymenoptera] |
hymenopteran
(wn) | hymenopteran
n 1: insects having two pairs of membranous wings and an
ovipositor specialized for stinging or piercing [syn:
hymenopterous insect, hymenopteran, hymenopteron,
hymenopter] |
hymenopteron
(wn) | hymenopteron
n 1: insects having two pairs of membranous wings and an
ovipositor specialized for stinging or piercing [syn:
hymenopterous insect, hymenopteran, hymenopteron,
hymenopter] |
hymenopterous
(wn) | hymenopterous
adj 1: of or relating to insects of the order Hymenoptera |
hymenopterous insect
(wn) | hymenopterous insect
n 1: insects having two pairs of membranous wings and an
ovipositor specialized for stinging or piercing [syn:
hymenopterous insect, hymenopteran, hymenopteron,
hymenopter] |
hymenoxys acaulis
(wn) | Hymenoxys acaulis
n 1: perennial having tufted basal leaves and short leafless
stalks each bearing a solitary yellow flower head; dry
hillsides and plains of west central North America [syn:
stemless hymenoxys, Tetraneuris acaulis, {Hymenoxys
acaulis}] |
hymenoxys grandiflora
(wn) | Hymenoxys grandiflora
n 1: whitish hairy plant with featherlike leaves and a few stout
stems each bearing an especially handsome solitary large
yellow flower head; mountainous regions north central
United States [syn: old man of the mountain, {alpine
sunflower}, Tetraneuris grandiflora, {Hymenoxys
grandiflora}] |
imperforate hymen
(wn) | imperforate hymen
n 1: hymen that is completely closed so that menstrual blood
cannot flow out |
order hymenogastrales
(wn) | order Hymenogastrales
n 1: an order of fungi belonging to the class Gasteromycetes;
has a distinct basidiocarp with a fleshy or waxy gleba
(sometimes placed in subclass Homobasidiomycetes) [syn:
Hymenogastrales, order Hymenogastrales] |
order hymenoptera
(wn) | order Hymenoptera
n 1: an order of insects including: bees; wasps; ants;
ichneumons; sawflies; gall wasps; etc. [syn: Hymenoptera,
order Hymenoptera] |
oryzopsis hymenoides
(wn) | Oryzopsis hymenoides
n 1: valuable forage grass of dry upland areas and plains of
western North America to northern Mexico [syn: {mountain
rice}, silkgrass, silk grass, Indian millet,
Oryzopsis hymenoides] |
stemless hymenoxys
(wn) | stemless hymenoxys
n 1: perennial having tufted basal leaves and short leafless
stalks each bearing a solitary yellow flower head; dry
hillsides and plains of west central North America [syn:
stemless hymenoxys, Tetraneuris acaulis, {Hymenoxys
acaulis}] |
tetrahymena
(wn) | tetrahymena
n 1: relative of the paramecium; often used in genetics research |
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