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french guiana
(mass) | French Guiana
- Francúzska Guyana |
northern mariana islands
(mass) | Northern Mariana Islands
- Severné Mariány |
adriana
(encz) | Adriana,Adriana Zdeněk Brož |
christiana
(encz) | Christiana,Christiana n: [jmén.] příjmení, ženské křestní jméno Zdeněk
Brož a automatický překlad |
diana
(encz) | Diana,Diana n: [jmén.] příjmení, ženské křestní jméno Zdeněk Brož a
automatický překlad |
dulciana
(encz) | dulciana, n: |
dutch guiana
(encz) | Dutch Guiana, |
french guiana
(encz) | French Guiana,Francouzská Guyana n: [jmén.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický
překlad |
gloriana
(encz) | Gloriana, |
guiana
(encz) | Guiana, |
ianaa
(encz) | IANAA,I Am Not An Accountant [zkr.] |
ianac
(encz) | IANAC,I Am Not A Crook [zkr.] |
ianal (i am not a lawyer)
(encz) | IANAL (I Am Not A Lawyer),Nejsem Právník [zkr.] Milan Svoboda |
ianalbipootv
(encz) | IANALBIPOOTV,I Am Not A Lawyer, But I Play One On TV [zkr.] |
indiana
(encz) | Indiana,stát v USA n: [jmén.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
indianan
(encz) | Indianan, |
indianapolis
(encz) | Indianapolis,hl.m. - Indiana v USA n: [jmén.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický
překlad |
italianate
(encz) | Italianate, |
kiana
(encz) | Kiana,Kiana Zdeněk Brož |
liana
(encz) | liana,liána n: [bot.] Zdeněk Brož |
louisiana
(encz) | Louisiana,Louisiana Zdeněk BrožLouisiana,stát v USA n: [jmén.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
louisiana purchase
(encz) | Louisiana Purchase, |
louisianan
(encz) | Louisianan, |
mariana trench
(encz) | Mariana Trench, |
northern mariana islands
(encz) | Northern Mariana Islands,Severní Mariánské ostrovy n: [jmén.]
[zem.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
order gentianales
(encz) | order Gentianales, n: |
parmigiana
(encz) | parmigiana, |
perianal
(encz) | perianal, adj: |
poinciana
(encz) | poinciana,druh tropického keře n: [jmén.] [bot.] latinský druhový název
dřeviny, nemá český ekvivalent Martin Ligač |
royal poinciana
(encz) | royal poinciana, n: |
siciliana
(encz) | Siciliana, |
subgenus poinciana
(encz) | subgenus Poinciana, n: |
veal parmigiana
(encz) | veal parmigiana, n: |
victoriana
(encz) | Victoriana, |
adriana
(czen) | Adriana,Adriana Zdeněk Brož |
christiana
(czen) | Christiana,Christianan: [jmén.] příjmení, ženské křestní jméno Zdeněk
Brož a automatický překlad |
diana
(czen) | Diana,Dianan: [jmén.] příjmení, ženské křestní jméno Zdeněk Brož a
automatický překlad |
hl.m. - indiana v usa
(czen) | hl.m. - Indiana v USA,Indianapolisn: [jmén.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický
překlad |
hl.m. - louisiana v usa
(czen) | hl.m. - Louisiana v USA,Baton Rougen: [jmén.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický
překlad |
indiana
(czen) | Indiana,Ind Zdeněk Brož |
kiana
(czen) | Kiana,Kiana Zdeněk Brož |
louisiana
(czen) | Louisiana,Louisiana Zdeněk Brož |
Acacia Farnesiana
(gcide) | Sponge \Sponge\ (sp[u^]nj), n. [OF. esponge, F. ['e]ponge, L.
spongia, Gr. spoggia`, spo`ggos. Cf. Fungus, Spunk.]
[Formerly written also spunge.]
1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of Spongiae, or
Porifera. See Illust. and Note under Spongiae.
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2. The elastic fibrous skeleton of many species of horny
Spongiae (Keratosa), used for many purposes, especially
the varieties of the genus Spongia. The most valuable
sponges are found in the Mediterranean and the Red Sea,
and on the coasts of Florida and the West Indies.
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3. Fig.: One who lives upon others; a pertinacious and
indolent dependent; a parasite; a sponger.
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4. Any spongelike substance. Specifically:
(a) Dough before it is kneaded and formed into loaves, and
after it is converted into a light, spongy mass by the
agency of the yeast or leaven.
(b) Iron from the puddling furnace, in a pasty condition.
(c) Iron ore, in masses, reduced but not melted or worked.
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5. (Gun.) A mop for cleaning the bore of a cannon after a
discharge. It consists of a cylinder of wood, covered with
sheepskin with the wool on, or cloth with a heavy looped
nap, and having a handle, or staff.
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6. (Far.) The extremity, or point, of a horseshoe, answering
to the heel.
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Bath sponge, any one of several varieties of coarse
commercial sponges, especially Spongia equina.
Cup sponge, a toilet sponge growing in a cup-shaped form.
Glass sponge. See Glass-sponge, in the Vocabulary.
Glove sponge, a variety of commercial sponge ({Spongia
officinalis}, variety tubulifera), having very fine
fibers, native of Florida, and the West Indies.
Grass sponge, any one of several varieties of coarse
commercial sponges having the surface irregularly tufted,
as Spongia graminea, and Spongia equina, variety
cerebriformis, of Florida and the West Indies.
Horse sponge, a coarse commercial sponge, especially
Spongia equina.
Platinum sponge. (Chem.) See under Platinum.
Pyrotechnical sponge, a substance made of mushrooms or
fungi, which are boiled in water, dried, and beaten, then
put in a strong lye prepared with saltpeter, and again
dried in an oven. This makes the black match, or tinder,
brought from Germany.
Sheep's-wool sponge, a fine and durable commercial sponge
(Spongia equina, variety gossypina) found in Florida and
the West Indies. The surface is covered with larger and
smaller tufts, having the oscula between them.
Sponge cake, a kind of sweet cake which is light and
spongy.
Sponge lead, or Spongy lead (Chem.), metallic lead
brought to a spongy form by reduction of lead salts, or by
compressing finely divided lead; -- used in secondary
batteries and otherwise.
Sponge tree (Bot.), a tropical leguminous tree ({Acacia
Farnesiana}), with deliciously fragrant flowers, which are
used in perfumery.
Toilet sponge, a very fine and superior variety of
Mediterranean sponge (Spongia officinalis, variety
Mediterranea); -- called also Turkish sponge.
To set a sponge (Cookery), to leaven a small mass of flour,
to be used in leavening a larger quantity.
To throw up the sponge, to give up a contest; to
acknowledge defeat; -- from a custom of the prize ring,
the person employed to sponge a pugilist between rounds
throwing his sponge in the air in token of defeat; -- now,
throw in the towel is more common, and has the same
origin and meaning. [Cant or Slang] "He was too brave a
man to throw up the sponge to fate." --Lowell.
Vegetable sponge. (Bot.) See Loof.
Velvet sponge, a fine, soft commercial sponge ({Spongia
equina}, variety meandriniformis) found in Florida and the
West Indies.
Vitreous sponge. See Glass-sponge.
Yellow sponge, a common and valuable commercial sponge
(Spongia agaricina, variety corlosia) found in Florida
and the West Indies.
[1913 Webster]cassie \cassie\ n.
a type of tropical American thorny shrub or small tree
(Acacia farnesiana); it bears fragrant yellow flowers used
in making perfumery.
Syn: huisache, mimosa bush, sweet wattle, sweet acacia,
scented wattle, flame tree, Acacia farnesiana.
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Acacia farnesiana
(gcide) | Sponge \Sponge\ (sp[u^]nj), n. [OF. esponge, F. ['e]ponge, L.
spongia, Gr. spoggia`, spo`ggos. Cf. Fungus, Spunk.]
[Formerly written also spunge.]
1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of Spongiae, or
Porifera. See Illust. and Note under Spongiae.
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2. The elastic fibrous skeleton of many species of horny
Spongiae (Keratosa), used for many purposes, especially
the varieties of the genus Spongia. The most valuable
sponges are found in the Mediterranean and the Red Sea,
and on the coasts of Florida and the West Indies.
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3. Fig.: One who lives upon others; a pertinacious and
indolent dependent; a parasite; a sponger.
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4. Any spongelike substance. Specifically:
(a) Dough before it is kneaded and formed into loaves, and
after it is converted into a light, spongy mass by the
agency of the yeast or leaven.
(b) Iron from the puddling furnace, in a pasty condition.
(c) Iron ore, in masses, reduced but not melted or worked.
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5. (Gun.) A mop for cleaning the bore of a cannon after a
discharge. It consists of a cylinder of wood, covered with
sheepskin with the wool on, or cloth with a heavy looped
nap, and having a handle, or staff.
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6. (Far.) The extremity, or point, of a horseshoe, answering
to the heel.
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Bath sponge, any one of several varieties of coarse
commercial sponges, especially Spongia equina.
Cup sponge, a toilet sponge growing in a cup-shaped form.
Glass sponge. See Glass-sponge, in the Vocabulary.
Glove sponge, a variety of commercial sponge ({Spongia
officinalis}, variety tubulifera), having very fine
fibers, native of Florida, and the West Indies.
Grass sponge, any one of several varieties of coarse
commercial sponges having the surface irregularly tufted,
as Spongia graminea, and Spongia equina, variety
cerebriformis, of Florida and the West Indies.
Horse sponge, a coarse commercial sponge, especially
Spongia equina.
Platinum sponge. (Chem.) See under Platinum.
Pyrotechnical sponge, a substance made of mushrooms or
fungi, which are boiled in water, dried, and beaten, then
put in a strong lye prepared with saltpeter, and again
dried in an oven. This makes the black match, or tinder,
brought from Germany.
Sheep's-wool sponge, a fine and durable commercial sponge
(Spongia equina, variety gossypina) found in Florida and
the West Indies. The surface is covered with larger and
smaller tufts, having the oscula between them.
Sponge cake, a kind of sweet cake which is light and
spongy.
Sponge lead, or Spongy lead (Chem.), metallic lead
brought to a spongy form by reduction of lead salts, or by
compressing finely divided lead; -- used in secondary
batteries and otherwise.
Sponge tree (Bot.), a tropical leguminous tree ({Acacia
Farnesiana}), with deliciously fragrant flowers, which are
used in perfumery.
Toilet sponge, a very fine and superior variety of
Mediterranean sponge (Spongia officinalis, variety
Mediterranea); -- called also Turkish sponge.
To set a sponge (Cookery), to leaven a small mass of flour,
to be used in leavening a larger quantity.
To throw up the sponge, to give up a contest; to
acknowledge defeat; -- from a custom of the prize ring,
the person employed to sponge a pugilist between rounds
throwing his sponge in the air in token of defeat; -- now,
throw in the towel is more common, and has the same
origin and meaning. [Cant or Slang] "He was too brave a
man to throw up the sponge to fate." --Lowell.
Vegetable sponge. (Bot.) See Loof.
Velvet sponge, a fine, soft commercial sponge ({Spongia
equina}, variety meandriniformis) found in Florida and the
West Indies.
Vitreous sponge. See Glass-sponge.
Yellow sponge, a common and valuable commercial sponge
(Spongia agaricina, variety corlosia) found in Florida
and the West Indies.
[1913 Webster]cassie \cassie\ n.
a type of tropical American thorny shrub or small tree
(Acacia farnesiana); it bears fragrant yellow flowers used
in making perfumery.
Syn: huisache, mimosa bush, sweet wattle, sweet acacia,
scented wattle, flame tree, Acacia farnesiana.
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Andromeda Mariana
(gcide) | Staggerbush \Stag"ger*bush`\ (-b[.u]sh`), n. (Bot.)
An American shrub (Andromeda Mariana) having clusters of
nodding white flowers. It grows in low, sandy places, and is
said to poison lambs and calves. --Gray.
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Arbor Dianae
(gcide) | Arbor Dianae \Ar"bor Di*a"n[ae]\ [L., the tree of Diana, or
silver.] (Chem.)
A precipitation of silver, in a beautiful arborescent form.
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Asian-American
(gcide) | Hyphenated American \Hyphenated American\
An American who is referred to by a hyphenated term with the
first word indicating an origin in a foreign country, and the
second term being "American", as Irish-American,
Italian-American, African-American, Asian-American.
Used in reference to Americans of foreign birth or ancestry.
When used of Americans of European ancestry, it is often used
to refer to those who have a strong attachment to the
ancestral country or its culture. It implies that the
individual is imperfectly assimilated into American culture,
and is sometimes used derogatively.
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Botrytis bassiana
(gcide) | Muscardine \Mus`car*dine"\, n. [F.]
A disease which is very destructive to silkworms, and which
sometimes extends to other insects. It is attended by the
development of a fungus (provisionally called {Botrytis
bassiana}). Also, the fungus itself.
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Cabomba caroliniana
(gcide) | fanwort \fanwort\ n.
a common aquatic plant (Cabomba caroliniana) of eastern
North America having floating and submerged leaves and white
yellow-spotted flowers.
Syn: water-shield, Cabomba caroliniana.
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Caesalpinia formerly Poinciana pulcherrima
(gcide) | Poinciana \Poin`ci*a"na\, n. [NL. Named after M. de Poinci, a
governor of the French West Indies.] (Bot.)
A prickly tropical shrub ({C[ae]salpinia, formerly Poinciana,
pulcherrima}), with bipinnate leaves, and racemes of showy
orange-red flowers with long crimson filaments.
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Note: The genus Poinciana is kept up for three trees of
Eastern Africa, the Mascarene Islands, and India.
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Capra Nubiana
(gcide) | Jaal goat \Jaal" goat`\ (Zool.)
A species of wild goat (Capra Nubiana) found in the
mountains of Abyssinia, Upper Egypt, and Arabia; -- called
also beden, and jaela.
[1913 Webster]Beden \Bed"en\, n. (Zool.)
The Abyssinian or Arabian ibex (Capra Nubiana). It is
probably the wild goat of the Bible.
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Castilloa Markhamiana
(gcide) | Ule \U"le\ ([=u]"l[-e]), n. [Sp.] (Bot.)
A Mexican and Central American tree (Castilloa elastica and
Castilloa Markhamiana) related to the breadfruit tree. Its
milky juice contains caoutchouc. Called also ule tree.
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Cercopithecus Diana
(gcide) | Diana \Di*a"na\, n. [L. Diana.] (Myth.)
The daughter of Jupiter and Latona; a virgin goddess who
presided over hunting, chastity, and marriage; -- identified
with the Greek goddess Artemis.
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And chaste Diana haunts the forest shade. --Pope.
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Diana monkey (Zool.), a handsome, white-bearded monkey of
West Africa (Cercopithecus Diana).
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Clematis Virginiana
(gcide) | Virgin \Vir"gin\, n. [L. virgo, -inis: cf. OF. virgine, virgene,
virge, vierge, F. vierge.]
1. A woman who has had no carnal knowledge of man; a maid.
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2. A person of the male sex who has not known sexual
indulgence. [Archaic] --Wyclif.
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These are they which were not defiled with women;
for they are virgins. --Rev. xiv. 4.
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He his flesh hath overcome;
He was a virgin, as he said. --Gower.
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3. (Astron.) See Virgo.
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4. (Zool.) Any one of several species of gossamer-winged
butterflies of the family Lycaenidae.
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5. (Zool.) A female insect producing eggs from which young
are hatched, though there has been no fecundation by a
male; a parthenogenetic insect.
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The Virgin, or The Blessed Virgin, the Virgin Mary, the
Mother of Jesus Christ.
Virgin's bower (Bot.), a name given to several climbing
plants of the genus Clematis, as Clematis Vitalba of
Europe, and Clematis Virginiana of North America.
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Clitoria Mariana
(gcide) | Pea \Pea\, n.; pl. Peas (p[=e]z) or Pease (p[=e]z). [OE.
pese, fr. AS. pisa, or OF. peis, F. pois; both fr. L. pisum;
cf. Gr. pi`sos, pi`son. The final s was misunderstood in
English as a plural ending. Cf. Pease.]
1. (Bot.) A plant, and its fruit, of the genus Pisum, of
many varieties, much cultivated for food. It has a
papilionaceous flower, and the pericarp is a legume,
popularly called a pod.
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Note: When a definite number, more than one, is spoken of,
the plural form peas is used; as, the pod contained
nine peas; but, in a collective sense, the form pease
is preferred; as, a bushel of pease; they had pease at
dinner. This distinction is not always preserved, the
form peas being used in both senses.
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2. A name given, especially in the Southern States, to the
seed of several leguminous plants (species of Dolichos,
Cicer, Abrus, etc.) esp. those having a scar (hilum)
of a different color from the rest of the seed.
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Note: The name pea is given to many leguminous plants more or
less closely related to the common pea. See the
Phrases, below.
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Beach pea (Bot.), a seashore plant, Lathyrus maritimus.
Black-eyed pea, a West Indian name for {Dolichos
sph[ae]rospermus} and its seed.
Butterfly pea, the American plant Clitoria Mariana,
having showy blossoms.
Chick pea. See Chick-pea.
Egyptian pea. Same as Chick-pea.
Everlasting pea. See under Everlasting.
Glory pea. See under Glory, n.
Hoary pea, any plant of the genus Tephrosia; goat's rue.
Issue pea, Orris pea. (Med.) See under Issue, and
Orris.
Milk pea. (Bot.) See under Milk.
Pea berry, a kind of a coffee bean or grain which grows
single, and is round or pea-shaped; often used
adjectively; as, pea-berry coffee.
Pea bug. (Zool.) Same as Pea weevil.
Pea coal, a size of coal smaller than nut coal.
Pea crab (Zool.), any small crab of the genus
Pinnotheres, living as a commensal in bivalves; esp.,
the European species (Pinnotheres pisum) which lives in
the common mussel and the cockle.
Pea dove (Zool.), the American ground dove.
Pea-flower tribe (Bot.), a suborder (Papilionace[ae]) of
leguminous plants having blossoms essentially like that of
the pea. --G. Bentham.
Pea maggot (Zool.), the larva of a European moth ({Tortrix
pisi}), which is very destructive to peas.
Pea ore (Min.), argillaceous oxide of iron, occurring in
round grains of a size of a pea; pisolitic ore.
Pea starch, the starch or flour of the common pea, which is
sometimes used in adulterating wheat flour, pepper, etc.
Pea tree (Bot.), the name of several leguminous shrubs of
the genus Caragana, natives of Siberia and China.
Pea vine. (Bot.)
(a) Any plant which bears peas.
(b) A kind of vetch or tare, common in the United States
(Lathyrus Americana, and other similar species).
Pea weevil (Zool.), a small weevil (Bruchus pisi) which
destroys peas by eating out the interior.
Pigeon pea. (Bot.) See Pigeon pea.
Sweet pea (Bot.), the annual plant Lathyrus odoratus;
also, its many-colored, sweet-scented blossoms.
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Cunila Mariana
(gcide) | Dittany \Dit"ta*ny\, n. [OE. dytane, detane, dytan, OF. ditain,
F. dictame, L. dictamnum, fr. Gr. di`ktamnon, di`ktamnos, a
plant growing in abundance on Mount Dicte in Crete. Cf.
Dittander.] (Bot.)
(a) A plant of the Mint family (Origanum Dictamnus), a
native of Crete.
(b) The Dictamnus Fraxinella. See Dictamnus.
(c) In America, the Cunila Mariana, a fragrant herb of the
Mint family.
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Damiana
(gcide) | Damiana \Da`mi*a"na\, n. [NL.; of uncertain origin.] (Med.)
A Mexican drug, used as an aphrodisiac.
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Note: There are several varieties derived from different
plants, esp. from a species of Turnera and from
Bigelovia veneta. --Wood & Bache.
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Diana
(gcide) | Diana \Di*a"na\, n. [L. Diana.] (Myth.)
The daughter of Jupiter and Latona; a virgin goddess who
presided over hunting, chastity, and marriage; -- identified
with the Greek goddess Artemis.
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And chaste Diana haunts the forest shade. --Pope.
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Diana monkey (Zool.), a handsome, white-bearded monkey of
West Africa (Cercopithecus Diana).
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Diana monkey
(gcide) | Diana \Di*a"na\, n. [L. Diana.] (Myth.)
The daughter of Jupiter and Latona; a virgin goddess who
presided over hunting, chastity, and marriage; -- identified
with the Greek goddess Artemis.
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And chaste Diana haunts the forest shade. --Pope.
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Diana monkey (Zool.), a handsome, white-bearded monkey of
West Africa (Cercopithecus Diana).
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Didelphys Virginiana
(gcide) | Opossum \O*pos"sum\, n. [Of N. American Indian origin.] (Zool.)
Any American marsupial of the genera Didelphys and
Chironectes; called also possum. The common species of
the United States is Didelphys Virginiana.
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Note: Several related species are found in South America. The
water opossum of Brazil (Chironectes variegatus),
which has the hind feet, webbed, is provided with a
marsupial pouch and with cheek pouches. It is called
also yapock.
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Opossum mouse. (Zool.) See Flying mouse, under Flying.
Opossum shrimp (Zool.), any schizopod crustacean of the
genus Mysis and allied genera. See Schizopoda.
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Diospyros Virginiana
(gcide) | Persimmon \Per*sim"mon\, n. [Virginia Indian.] (Bot.)
An American tree (Diospyros Virginiana) and its fruit,
found from New York southward. The fruit is like a plum in
appearance, but is very harsh and astringent until it has
been exposed to frost, when it becomes palatable and
nutritious.
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Japanese persimmon, Diospyros Kaki and its red or yellow
edible fruit, which outwardly resembles a tomato, but
contains a few large seeds.
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Dulciana
(gcide) | Dulciana \Dul`ci*an"a\, n. [NL., fr. L. dulcis sweet.] (Mus.)
A sweet-toned stop of an organ.
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Fabiana
(gcide) | Fabiana \Fabiana\ n.
a genus of South and Central American heathlike evergreen
shrubs.
Syn: genus Fabiana.
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Flindersia schottiana
(gcide) | bunji-bunji \bunji-bunji\ n.
an Australian timber tree (Flindersia schottiana) whose
bark yields a poison.
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Foetidia Mauritiana
(gcide) | Stinkwood \Stink"wood`\, n. (Bot.)
A name given to several kinds of wood with an unpleasant
smell, as that of the Foetidia Mauritiana of the Mauritius,
and that of the South African Ocotea bullata.
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Fragaria virginiana
(gcide) | Strawberry \Straw"ber*ry\, n. [AS. stre['a]wberige; stre['a]w
straw + berie berry; perhaps from the resemblance of the
runners of the plant to straws.] (Bot.)
A fragrant edible berry, of a delicious taste and commonly of
a red color, the fruit of a plant of the genus Fragaria, of
which there are many varieties. Also, the plant bearing the
fruit. The common American strawberry is {Fragaria
virginiana}; the European, Fragaria vesca. There are also
other less common species.
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Strawberry bass. (Zool.) See Calico bass, under Calico.
Strawberry blite. (Bot.) See under Blite.
Strawberry borer (Zool.), any one of several species of
insects whose larvae burrow in the crown or roots of the
strawberry vine. Especially:
(a) The root borer (Anarsia lineatella), a very small dark
gray moth whose larvae burrow both in the larger roots
and crown, often doing great damage.
(b) The crown borer (Tyloderma fragariae), a small brown
weevil whose larva burrows in the crown and kills the
plant.
Strawberry bush (Bot.), an American shrub ({Euonymus
Americanus}), a kind of spindle tree having crimson pods
and the seeds covered with a scarlet aril.
Strawberry crab (Zool.), a small European spider crab
(Eurynome aspera); -- so called because the back is
covered with pink tubercles.
Strawberry fish (Zool.), the amadavat.
Strawberry geranium (Bot.), a kind of saxifrage ({Saxifraga
sarmentosa}) having reniform leaves, and producing long
runners like those of the strawberry.
Strawberry leaf.
(a) The leaf of the strawberry.
(b) The symbol of the rank or estate of a duke, because the
ducal coronet is twined with strawberry leaves. "The
strawberry leaves on her chariot panels are engraved on
her ladyship's heart." --Thackeray.
Strawberry-leaf roller (Zool.), any one of several species
of moths whose larvae roll up, and feed upon, the leaves
of the strawberry vine; especially, {Phoxopteris
fragariae}, and Eccopsis permundana.
Strawberry moth (Zool.), any one of several species of moth
whose larvae feed on the strawberry vines; as:
(a) The smeared dagger (Apatela oblinita), whose large
hairy larva is velvety black with two rows of bright
yellow spots on each side.
(b) A geometrid (Angerona crocataria) which is yellow with
dusky spots on the wings. Called also currant moth.
Strawberry pear (Bot.), the red ovoid fruit of a West
Indian plant of the genus Cereus ({Cereus
triangularia}). It has a sweetish flavor, and is slightly
acid, pleasant, and cooling. Also, the plant bearing the
fruit.
Strawberry sawfly (Zool.), a small black sawfly ({Emphytus
maculatus}) whose larva eats the leaves of the strawberry
vine.
Strawberry tomato. (Bot.) See Alkekengi.
Strawberry tree. (Bot.) See Arbutus.
Strawberry vine (Bot.), the plant which yields the
strawberry.
Strawberry worm (Zool.), the larva of any moth which feeds
on the strawberry vine.
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Gentiana
(gcide) | Gentiana \Gentiana\ prop. n.
The type genus of the Gentianaceae; it is a genus of herbs
nearly cosmopolitan in cool temperate regions; in some
classifications it includes the genera Gentianopsis and
Gentianella.
Syn: genus Gentiana.
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Gentiana Bavarica
(gcide) | Gentian \Gen"tian\ (j[e^]n"shan or j[e^]n"sh[i^]*an), n. [OE.
genciane, F. gentiane, L. gentiana, fr. Gentius, an Illyrian
king, said to have discovered its properties.] (Bot.)
Any one of a genus (Gentiana) of herbaceous plants with
opposite leaves and a tubular four- or five-lobed corolla,
usually blue, but sometimes white, yellow, or red. See
Illust. of Capsule.
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Note: Many species are found on the highest mountains of
Europe, Asia, and America, and some are prized for
their beauty, as the Alpine (Gentiana verna,
Gentiana Bavarica, and Gentiana excisa), and the
American fringed gentians (Gentiana crinita and
Gentiana detonsa). Several are used as tonics,
especially the bitter roots of Gentiana lutea, the
officinal gentian of the pharmacopoeias.
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Horse gentian, fever root.
Yellow gentian (Bot.), the officinal gentian ({Gentiana
lutea}). See Bitterwort.
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Gentiana crinita
(gcide) | Gentian \Gen"tian\ (j[e^]n"shan or j[e^]n"sh[i^]*an), n. [OE.
genciane, F. gentiane, L. gentiana, fr. Gentius, an Illyrian
king, said to have discovered its properties.] (Bot.)
Any one of a genus (Gentiana) of herbaceous plants with
opposite leaves and a tubular four- or five-lobed corolla,
usually blue, but sometimes white, yellow, or red. See
Illust. of Capsule.
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Note: Many species are found on the highest mountains of
Europe, Asia, and America, and some are prized for
their beauty, as the Alpine (Gentiana verna,
Gentiana Bavarica, and Gentiana excisa), and the
American fringed gentians (Gentiana crinita and
Gentiana detonsa). Several are used as tonics,
especially the bitter roots of Gentiana lutea, the
officinal gentian of the pharmacopoeias.
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Horse gentian, fever root.
Yellow gentian (Bot.), the officinal gentian ({Gentiana
lutea}). See Bitterwort.
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Gentiana detonsa
(gcide) | Gentian \Gen"tian\ (j[e^]n"shan or j[e^]n"sh[i^]*an), n. [OE.
genciane, F. gentiane, L. gentiana, fr. Gentius, an Illyrian
king, said to have discovered its properties.] (Bot.)
Any one of a genus (Gentiana) of herbaceous plants with
opposite leaves and a tubular four- or five-lobed corolla,
usually blue, but sometimes white, yellow, or red. See
Illust. of Capsule.
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Note: Many species are found on the highest mountains of
Europe, Asia, and America, and some are prized for
their beauty, as the Alpine (Gentiana verna,
Gentiana Bavarica, and Gentiana excisa), and the
American fringed gentians (Gentiana crinita and
Gentiana detonsa). Several are used as tonics,
especially the bitter roots of Gentiana lutea, the
officinal gentian of the pharmacopoeias.
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Horse gentian, fever root.
Yellow gentian (Bot.), the officinal gentian ({Gentiana
lutea}). See Bitterwort.
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Gentiana excisa
(gcide) | Gentian \Gen"tian\ (j[e^]n"shan or j[e^]n"sh[i^]*an), n. [OE.
genciane, F. gentiane, L. gentiana, fr. Gentius, an Illyrian
king, said to have discovered its properties.] (Bot.)
Any one of a genus (Gentiana) of herbaceous plants with
opposite leaves and a tubular four- or five-lobed corolla,
usually blue, but sometimes white, yellow, or red. See
Illust. of Capsule.
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Note: Many species are found on the highest mountains of
Europe, Asia, and America, and some are prized for
their beauty, as the Alpine (Gentiana verna,
Gentiana Bavarica, and Gentiana excisa), and the
American fringed gentians (Gentiana crinita and
Gentiana detonsa). Several are used as tonics,
especially the bitter roots of Gentiana lutea, the
officinal gentian of the pharmacopoeias.
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Horse gentian, fever root.
Yellow gentian (Bot.), the officinal gentian ({Gentiana
lutea}). See Bitterwort.
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Gentiana lutea
(gcide) | Gentian \Gen"tian\ (j[e^]n"shan or j[e^]n"sh[i^]*an), n. [OE.
genciane, F. gentiane, L. gentiana, fr. Gentius, an Illyrian
king, said to have discovered its properties.] (Bot.)
Any one of a genus (Gentiana) of herbaceous plants with
opposite leaves and a tubular four- or five-lobed corolla,
usually blue, but sometimes white, yellow, or red. See
Illust. of Capsule.
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Note: Many species are found on the highest mountains of
Europe, Asia, and America, and some are prized for
their beauty, as the Alpine (Gentiana verna,
Gentiana Bavarica, and Gentiana excisa), and the
American fringed gentians (Gentiana crinita and
Gentiana detonsa). Several are used as tonics,
especially the bitter roots of Gentiana lutea, the
officinal gentian of the pharmacopoeias.
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Horse gentian, fever root.
Yellow gentian (Bot.), the officinal gentian ({Gentiana
lutea}). See Bitterwort.
[1913 Webster]Bitterwort \Bit"ter*wort`\, n. (Bot.)
The yellow gentian (Gentiana lutea), which has a very
bitter taste.
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Gentiana verna
(gcide) | Gentian \Gen"tian\ (j[e^]n"shan or j[e^]n"sh[i^]*an), n. [OE.
genciane, F. gentiane, L. gentiana, fr. Gentius, an Illyrian
king, said to have discovered its properties.] (Bot.)
Any one of a genus (Gentiana) of herbaceous plants with
opposite leaves and a tubular four- or five-lobed corolla,
usually blue, but sometimes white, yellow, or red. See
Illust. of Capsule.
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Note: Many species are found on the highest mountains of
Europe, Asia, and America, and some are prized for
their beauty, as the Alpine (Gentiana verna,
Gentiana Bavarica, and Gentiana excisa), and the
American fringed gentians (Gentiana crinita and
Gentiana detonsa). Several are used as tonics,
especially the bitter roots of Gentiana lutea, the
officinal gentian of the pharmacopoeias.
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Horse gentian, fever root.
Yellow gentian (Bot.), the officinal gentian ({Gentiana
lutea}). See Bitterwort.
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Gentianaceae
(gcide) | Gentianaceae \Gentianaceae\ prop. n.
A natural family of chiefly herbaceous plants with showy
flowers; some are cultivated as ornamentals.
Syn: family Gentianaceae, gentian family.
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Gentianaceous
(gcide) | Gentianaceous \Gen`tian*a"ceous\, a. (Bot.)
Of or pertaining to a natural family of plants
(Gentianace[ae]) of which the gentian is the type.
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Gentianales
(gcide) | Gentianales \Gentianales\ prop. n.
An order of plants including the Gentianaceae;
Apocyanaceae; Asclepiadaceae; Loganiaceae; Oleaceae;
and Salvadoraceae.
Syn: order Gentianales.
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