| slovo | definícia |
lifo
(mass) | LIFO
- Last In First Out, posledný dnu - prvý von |
lifo
(encz) | LIFO,Last In, First Out [zkr.] princip, na kterém je založena např.
datová struktura typu zásobník (stack) - naposledy přidaný prvek se jako
první vyjme Karel Dvořák |
lifo
(wn) | LIFO
n 1: inventory accounting in which the most recently acquired
items are assumed to be the first sold [syn: {last in first
out}, LIFO] |
lifo
(foldoc) | stack
FILO
last-in first-out
LIFO
(See below for synonyms) A data structure for
storing items which are to be accessed in last-in first-out
order.
The operations on a stack are to create a new stack, to "push"
a new item onto the top of a stack and to "pop" the top item
off. Error conditions are raised by attempts to pop an empty
stack or to push an item onto a stack which has no room for
further items (because of its implementation).
Most processors include support for stacks in their
instruction set architectures. Perhaps the most common use
of stacks is to store subroutine arguments and return
addresses. This is usually supported at the machine code
level either directly by "jump to subroutine" and "return from
subroutine" instructions or by auto-increment and
auto-decrement addressing modes, or both. These allow a
contiguous area of memory to be set aside for use as a stack
and use either a special-purpose register or a general
purpose register, chosen by the user, as a stack pointer.
The use of a stack allows subroutines to be recursive since
each call can have its own calling context, represented by a
stack frame or activation record. There are many other
uses. The programming language Forth uses a data stack in
place of variables when possible.
Although a stack may be considered an object by users,
implementations of the object and its access details differ.
For example, a stack may be either ascending (top of stack is
at highest address) or descending. It may also be "full" (the
stack pointer points at the top of stack) or "empty" (the
stack pointer points just past the top of stack, where the
next element would be pushed). The full/empty terminology is
used in the Acorn Risc Machine and possibly elsewhere.
In a list-based or functional language, a stack might be
implemented as a linked list where a new stack is an empty
list, push adds a new element to the head of the list and pop
splits the list into its head (the popped element) and tail
(the stack in its modified form).
At MIT, pdl used to be a more common synonym for stack,
and this may still be true. Knuth ("The Art of Computer
Programming", second edition, vol. 1, p. 236) says:
Many people who realised the importance of stacks and queues
independently have given other names to these structures:
stacks have been called push-down lists, reversion storages,
cellars, dumps, nesting stores, piles, last-in first-out
("LIFO") lists, and even yo-yo lists!
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lifo
(vera) | LIFO
Last In First Out
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california
(mass) | California
- Kalifornia |
lifo
(mass) | LIFO
- Last In First Out, posledný dnu - prvý von |
kalifornia
(msas) | Kalifornia
- California |
kalifornia
(msasasci) | Kalifornia
- California |
aliform
(encz) | aliform,křídlovitý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
bacilliform
(encz) | bacilliform,baciloformní adj: Zdeněk Brož |
baculiform
(encz) | baculiform,tyčinkovitý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
baja california
(encz) | Baja California,mexický poloostrov Zdeněk Brož |
california
(encz) | California,Kalifornie n: Zdeněk BrožCalifornia,kalifornský adj: Zdeněk BrožCalifornia,stát v USA n: [jmén.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
californian
(encz) | Californian,Kaliforňan n: Jiří ŠmoldasCalifornian,Kaliforňanka n: Jiří ŠmoldasCalifornian,kalifornský adj: Jiří Šmoldas |
californians
(encz) | Californians,pl. od Californian Jiří Šmoldas |
californium
(encz) | californium,kalifornium [chem.] Jiří Šmoldas |
coliform
(encz) | coliform,koliformní bakterie [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
coliform bacterium
(encz) | coliform bacterium,koliformní bakterie [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
cuculiform bird
(encz) | cuculiform bird, n: |
cumuliform
(encz) | cumuliform, adj: |
faecal coliform bacterium
(encz) | faecal coliform bacterium,fekální koliformní bakterie [eko.] RNDr.
Pavel Piskač |
filiform
(encz) | filiform,nitkovitý adj: Zdeněk Brožfiliform,vláknitý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
lifo
(encz) | LIFO,Last In, First Out [zkr.] princip, na kterém je založena např.
datová struktura typu zásobník (stack) - naposledy přidaný prvek se jako
první vyjme Karel Dvořák |
morbilliform
(encz) | morbilliform, adj: |
order anguilliformes
(encz) | order Anguilliformes, n: |
order cuculiformes
(encz) | order Cuculiformes, n: |
order galliformes
(encz) | order Galliformes, n: |
papilliform
(encz) | papilliform, adj: |
phylliform
(encz) | phylliform, adj: |
pride of california
(encz) | pride of California, n: |
umbelliform
(encz) | umbelliform, adj: |
varicelliform
(encz) | varicelliform, adj: |
darlingtonia californica
(czen) | Darlingtonia californica,cobra lily[bot.] masožravá rostlina -pv- |
fekální koliformní bakterie
(czen) | fekální koliformní bakterie,faecal coliform bacterium[eko.] RNDr. Pavel
Piskač |
kalifornie
(czen) | Kalifornie,Calif[zkr.] Jiří ŠmoldasKalifornie,Californian: Zdeněk Brož |
kalifornium
(czen) | kalifornium,californium[chem.] Jiří Šmoldas |
kalifornský
(czen) | kalifornský,Calif[zkr.] Jiří Šmoldaskalifornský,Californiaadj: Zdeněk Brožkalifornský,Californianadj: Jiří Šmoldas |
kaliforňan
(czen) | Kaliforňan,Californiann: Jiří Šmoldas |
kaliforňanka
(czen) | Kaliforňanka,Californiann: Jiří Šmoldas |
kalifové
(czen) | kalifové,caliphs Jiří Šmoldas |
koliformní bakterie
(czen) | koliformní bakterie,coliform[eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskačkoliformní bakterie,coliform bacterium[eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
město v kalifornii
(czen) | město v Kalifornii,San Bernadino Zdeněk Brož |
oblast v kalifornii
(czen) | oblast v Kalifornii,Silicon Valley Zdeněk Brož |
pl. od californian
(czen) | pl. od Californian,Californians Jiří Šmoldas |
Acetabuliform
(gcide) | Acetabuliform \Ac`e*tab"u*li*form\, a. [L. acetabulum + -form.]
(Bot.)
Shaped like a shallow cup; saucer-shaped; as, an
acetabuliform calyx. --Gray.
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Aciculiform
(gcide) | Aciculiform \A*cic"u*li*form\, a. [L. acicula needle + -form.]
Needle-shaped; acicular.
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AEgeria tipuliformis
(gcide) | Currant \Cur"rant\ (k?r"rant), n. [F. corinthe (raisins de
Corinthe raisins of Corinth) currant (in sense 1), from the
city of Corinth in Greece, whence, probably, the small dried
grape (1) was first imported, the Ribes fruit (2) receiving
the name from its resemblance to that grape.]
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1. A small kind of seedless raisin, imported from the Levant,
chiefly from Zante and Cephalonia; -- used in cookery.
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2. The acid fruit or berry of the Ribes rubrum or common
red currant, or of its variety, the white currant.
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3. (Bot.) A shrub or bush of several species of the genus
Ribes (a genus also including the gooseberry); esp., the
Ribes rubrum.
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Black currant,a shrub or bush (Ribes nigrum and {Ribes
floridum}) and its black, strong-flavored, tonic fruit.
Cherry currant, a variety of the red currant, having a
strong, symmetrical bush and a very large berry.
Currant borer (Zool.), the larva of an insect that bores
into the pith and kills currant bushes; specif., the
larvae of a small clearwing moth ({[AE]geria
tipuliformis}) and a longicorn beetle ({Psenocerus
supernotatus}).
Currant worm (Zool.), an insect larva which eats the leaves
or fruit of the currant. The most injurious are the
currant sawfly (Nematus ventricosus), introduced from
Europe, and the spanworm (Eufitchia ribearia). The fruit
worms are the larva of a fly (Epochra Canadensis), and a
spanworm (Eupithecia).
Flowering currant, Missouri currant, a species of Ribes
(Ribes aureum), having showy yellow flowers.
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Aliform
(gcide) | Aliform \Al"i*form\, a. [L. ala wing + -form.]
Wing-shaped; winglike.
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Alveoliform
(gcide) | Alveoliform \Al*ve"o*li*form\ ([a^]l*v[=e]"[-o]*l[i^]*f[^o]rm),
a. [L. alveolus + -form.]
Having the form of alveoli, or little sockets, cells, or
cavities.
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Ampulliform
(gcide) | Ampulliform \Am*pul"li*form\, a. [Ampulla + -form.]
Flask-shaped; dilated.
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Andromeda polifolia
(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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Anemopsis Californica
(gcide) | Yerba \Yer"ba\, n. [Sp.] (Bot.)
An herb; a plant.
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Note: This word is much used in compound names of plants in
Spanish; as, yerba buena [Sp., a good herb], a name
applied in Spain to several kinds of mint ({Mentha
sativa}, Mentha viridis, etc.), but in California
universally applied to a common, sweet-scented labiate
plant (Micromeria Douglasii).
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Yerba dol osa. [Sp., herb of the she-bear.] A kind of
buckthorn (Rhamnus Californica).
Yerba mansa. [Sp., a mild herb, soft herb.] A plant
(Anemopsis Californica) with a pungent, aromatic
rootstock, used medicinally by the Mexicans and the
Indians.
Yerba reuma. [Cf. Sp. reuma rheum, rheumatism.] A low
California undershrub (Frankenia grandifolia).
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Anguilliform
(gcide) | Anguilliform \An*guil"li*form\, a. [L. anguilla eel (dim. of
anguis snake) + -form.]
Eel-shaped.
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Note: The "Anguill[ae]formes" of Cuvier are fishes related to
thee eel.
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Anguilliformes
(gcide) | Anguilliformes \Anguilliformes\ n.
1. 1 an order of elongate fishes with pelvic fins and girdle
absent or reduced.
Syn: order Anguilliformes, order Apodes.
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Aphelocoma Californica
(gcide) | Jay \Jay\, n. [F. geai, OF. gai, jaj, perh. fr. OHG. g[=a]hi.
Cf. Gay.] (Zool.)
Any one of the numerous species of birds belonging to
Garrulus, Cyanocitta, and allied genera of the family
Corvidae. They are allied to the crows, but are smaller,
more graceful in form, often handsomely colored, and usually
have a crest.
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Note: The European jay (Garrulus glandarius) is a large and
handsomely colored species, having the body pale
reddish brown, lighter beneath; tail and wing quills
blackish; the primary coverts barred with bright blue
and black; throat, tail coverts, and a large spot on
the wings, white. Called also jay pie, Jenny jay,
and k[ae]. The common blue jay ({Cyanocitta
cristata}.), and the related species, are brilliantly
colored, and have a large erectile crest. The
California jay (Aphelocoma Californica), the Florida
jay (Aphelocoma Floridana), and the green jay
(Xanthoura luxuosa), of Texas and Mexico, are large,
handsome, crested species. The Canada jay ({Perisoreus
Canadensis}), and several allied species, are much
plainer and have no crest. See Blue jay, and {Whisky
jack}.
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Jay thrush (Zool.), any one several species of Asiatic
singing birds, of the genera Garrulax, Grammatoptila,
and related genera of the family Crateropodid[ae]; as,
the white-throated jay thrush (Garrulax albogularis)
(also called the white-throated laughingthrush), of
India.
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Aspergilliform
(gcide) | Aspergilliform \As`per*gil"li*form\, a. [Aspergillum + -form.]
(Bot.)
Resembling the aspergillum in form; as, an aspergilliform
stigma. --Gray.
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Bacilliform
(gcide) | Bacilliform \Ba*cil"li*form\, a. [L. bacillum little staff +
-form.]
Rod-shaped.
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baculiform
(gcide) | baculiform \baculiform\ adj.
shaped like a rod.
Syn: baccilar, bacillary, bacilliform, rod-shaped.
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Borassus flabelliformis
(gcide) | Palmyra \Pal*my"ra\, n. (Bot.)
A species of palm (Borassus flabelliformis) having a
straight, black, upright trunk, with palmate leaves. It is
found native along the entire northern shores of the Indian
Ocean, from the mouth of the Tigris to New Guinea. More than
eight hundred uses to which it is put are enumerated by
native writers. Its wood is largely used for building
purposes; its fruit and roots serve for food, its sap for
making toddy, and its leaves for thatching huts.
[1913 Webster]Jaggery \Jag"ger*y\ (j[a^]g"g[~e]r*[y^]), n. [Hind
j[=a]gr[imac]. Cf. Sugar.]
Raw palm sugar, made in the East Indies by evaporating the
fresh juice of several kinds of palm trees, but specifically
those of the palmyra (Borassus flabelliformis) and jaggery
palm (Caryota urens). [Written also jagghery and
jaggary.]
[1913 Webster]Borassus \Borassus\ n.
a genus of palm trees including the palmyra ({Borassus
flabellifer}, formerly Borassus flabelliformis).
Syn: genus Borassus.
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Botuliform
(gcide) | Botuliform \Bot"u*li*form`\, a. [L. botulus sausage + -form.]
(Bot.)
Having the shape of a sausage. --Henslow.
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Caesiosoma Californiense
(gcide) | Half-moon \Half"-moon`\ (-m[=oo]n`), n.
1. The moon at the quarters, when half its disk appears
illuminated.
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2. The shape of a half-moon; a crescent.
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See how in warlike muster they appear,
In rhombs, and wedges, and half-moons, and wings.
--Milton.
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3. (Fort.) An outwork composed of two faces, forming a
salient angle whose gorge resembles a half-moon; -- now
called a ravelin.
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4. (Zool.) A marine, sparoid, food fish of California
(C[ae]siosoma Californiense). The body is ovate,
blackish above, blue or gray below. Called also
medialuna.
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California buckthorn
(gcide) | coffeeberry \coffeeberry\ n.
an evergreen shrub of Western U.S. (Rhamnus californicus),
bearing small red or black fruits; -- called also the
California buckthorn.
Syn: California buckthorn, California coffee, {Rhamnus
californicus}.
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California condor
(gcide) | Condor \Con"dor\ (k[o^]n"d[o^]r; in defs. 2 & 3, k[-o]n"d[-o]r),
n. [Sp. condor, fr. Peruvian cuntur.]
1. (Zool.) A very large bird of the Vulture family
(Sarcorhamphus gryphus), found in the most elevated
parts of the Andes.
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2. (Zool.) The California vulture ({Gymnogyps
californianus}), also called California condor. [Local,
U. S.]
Note: In the late 20th century it is classed as an endangered
species. The California condor used to number in the
thousands and ranged along the entire west coast of the
United States. By 1982 only 21 to 24 individuals could
be identified in the wild. A breeding program was
instituted, and by 1996 over 50 birds were alive in
captivity. As of 1997, fewer than ten of the bred birds
had been reintroduced into the wild.
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3. A gold coin of Chile, bearing the figure of a condor, and
equal to twenty pesos. It contains 10.98356 grams of gold,
and is equivalent to about $7.29. Called also colon.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
4. A gold coin of Colombia equivalent to about $9.65. It is
no longer coined.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]California condor \Cal`i*for"ni*a con"dor\ (Zool.)
a large vulture (Gymnogyps californianus), also called
California vulture.
Note: In the late 20th century it is classed as an endangered
species. The California condor used to number in the
thousands and ranged along the entire west coast of the
United States. By 1982 only 21 to 24 individuals could
be identified in the wild. A breeding program was
instituted, and by 1996 over 50 birds were alive in
captivity. As of 1997, fewer than ten of the bred birds
had been reintroduced into the wild.
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California jack
(gcide) | California jack \Cal`i*for"ni*a jack"\
A game at cards, a modification of seven-up, or all fours.
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California laurel
(gcide) | Laurel \Lau"rel\, n. [OE. lorel, laurer, lorer, OF. lorier,
laurier, F. laurier, (assumed) LL. Laurarius, fr. L. laurus.]
1. (Bot.) An evergreen shrub, of the genus Laurus ({Laurus
nobilis}), having aromatic leaves of a lanceolate shape,
with clusters of small, yellowish white flowers in their
axils; -- called also sweet bay.
Note: The fruit is a purple berry. It is found about the
Mediterranean, and was early used by the ancient Greeks
to crown the victor in the games of Apollo. At a later
period, academic honors were indicated by a crown of
laurel, with the fruit. The leaves and tree yield an
aromatic oil, used to flavor the bay water of commerce.
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Note: The name is extended to other plants which in some
respect resemble the true laurel. See Phrases, below.
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2. A crown of laurel; hence, honor; distinction; fame; --
especially in the plural; as, to win laurels.
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3. An English gold coin made in 1619, and so called because
the king's head on it was crowned with laurel.
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Laurel water, water distilled from the fresh leaves of the
cherry laurel, and containing prussic acid and other
products carried over in the process.
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American laurel, or Mountain laurel, Kalmia latifolia;
called also calico bush. See under Mountain.
California laurel, Umbellularia Californica.
Cherry laurel (in England called laurel). See under
Cherry.
Great laurel, the rosebay (Rhododendron maximum).
Ground laurel, trailing arbutus.
New Zealand laurel, the Laurelia Nov[ae] Zelandi[ae].
Portugal laurel, the Prunus Lusitanica.
Rose laurel, the oleander. See Oleander.
Sheep laurel, a poisonous shrub, Kalmia angustifolia,
smaller than the mountain laurel, and with smaller and
redder flowers.
Spurge laurel, Daphne Laureola.
West Indian laurel, Prunus occidentalis.
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California lilac
(gcide) | Lilac \Li"lac\ (l[imac]"lak), n. [Also lilach.] [Sp. lilac,
lila, Ar. l[imac]lak, fr. Per. l[imac]laj, l[imac]lanj,
l[imac]lang, n[imac]laj, n[imac]l, the indigo plant, or from
the kindred l[imac]lak bluish, the flowers being named from
the color. Cf. Anil.]
1. (Bot.) A shrub of the genus Syringa. There are six
species, natives of Europe and Asia. Syringa vulgaris,
the common lilac, and Syringa Persica, the Persian
lilac, are frequently cultivated for the fragrance and
beauty of their purplish or white flowers. In the British
colonies various other shrubs have this name.
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2. A light purplish color like that of the flower of the
purplish lilac.
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California lilac (Bot.), a low shrub with dense clusters of
purplish flowers (Ceanothus thyrsiflorus).
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California nutmeg
(gcide) | Nutmeg \Nut"meg\, n. [OE. notemuge; note nut + OF. muge musk, of
the same origin as E. musk; cf. OF. noix muguette nutmeg, F.
noix muscade. See Nut, and Musk.] (Bot.)
The kernel of the fruit of the nutmeg tree ({Myristica
fragrans}), a native of the Molucca Islands, but cultivated
elsewhere in the tropics.
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Note: This fruit is a nearly spherical drupe, of the size of
a pear, of a yellowish color without and almost white
within. This opens into two nearly equal longitudinal
valves, inclosing the nut surrounded by its aril, which
is mace. The nutmeg is an aromatic, very grateful to
the taste and smell, and much used in cookery. Other
species of Myristica yield nutmegs of inferior
quality.
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American nutmeg, Calabash nutmeg, or Jamaica nutmeg,
the fruit of a tropical shrub (Monodora Myristica). It
is about the size of an orange, and contains many aromatic
seeds imbedded in pulp.
Brazilian nutmeg, the fruit of a lauraceous tree,
Cryptocarya moschata.
California nutmeg, a tree of the Yew family ({Torreya
Californica}), growing in the Western United States, and
having a seed which resembles a nutmeg in appearance, but
is strongly impregnated with turpentine.
Clove nutmeg, the Ravensara aromatica, a lauraceous tree
of Madagascar. The foliage is used as a spice, but the
seed is acrid and caustic.
Jamaica nutmeg. See American nutmeg (above).
Nutmeg bird (Zool.), an Indian finch (Munia punctularia).
Nutmeg butter, a solid oil extracted from the nutmeg by
expression.
Nutmeg flower (Bot.), a ranunculaceous herb ({Nigella
sativa}) with small black aromatic seeds, which are used
medicinally and for excluding moths from furs and
clothing.
Nutmeg liver (Med.), a name applied to the liver, when, as
the result of heart or lung disease, it undergoes
congestion and pigmentation about the central veins of its
lobules, giving it an appearance resembling that of a
nutmeg.
Nutmeg melon (Bot.), a small variety of muskmelon of a rich
flavor.
Nutmeg pigeon (Zool.), any one of several species of
pigeons of the genus Myristicivora, native of the East
Indies and Australia. The color is usually white, or
cream-white, with black on the wings and tail.
Nutmeg wood (Bot.), the wood of the Palmyra palm.
Peruvian nutmeg, the aromatic seed of a South American tree
(Laurelia sempervirens).
Plume nutmeg (Bot.), a spicy tree of Australia
(Atherosperma moschata).
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California pitcher plant
(gcide) | Pitcher \Pitch"er\, n. [OE. picher, OF. pichier, OHG. pehhar,
pehh[=a]ri; prob. of the same origin as E. beaker. Cf.
Beaker.]
1. A wide-mouthed, deep vessel for holding liquids, with a
spout or protruding lip and a handle; a water jug or jar
with a large ear or handle.
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2. (Bot.) A tubular or cuplike appendage or expansion of the
leaves of certain plants.
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American pitcher plants, the species of Sarracenia. See
Sarracenia.
Australian pitcher plant, the Cephalotus follicularis, a
low saxifragaceous herb having two kinds of radical
leaves, some oblanceolate and entire, others transformed
into little ovoid pitchers, longitudinally triple-winged
and ciliated, the mouth covered with a lid shaped like a
cockleshell.
California pitcher plant, the Darlingtonia California.
See Darlingtonia.
Pitcher plant, any plant with the whole or a part of the
leaves transformed into pitchers or cuplike organs,
especially the species of Nepenthes. See Nepenthes.
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California pompano
(gcide) | Palometa \Pa`lo*me"ta\, n. (Zool.)
A type of pompano (Palometa simillima) that is smaller than
the Florida pompano; it is common in West Indies. Called also
the California pompano.
Syn: California pompano, Palometa simillima.
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California poppy
(gcide) | Poppy \Pop"py\, n.; pl. Poppies. [OE. popy, AS. popig, L.
papaver.] (Bot.)
Any plant or species of the genus Papaver, herbs with showy
polypetalous flowers and a milky juice. From one species
(Papaver somniferum) opium is obtained, though all the
species contain it to some extent; also, a flower of the
plant. See Illust. of Capsule.
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California poppy (Bot.), any yellow-flowered plant of the
genus Eschscholtzia.
Corn poppy. See under Corn.
Horn poppy, or Horned poppy. See under Horn.
Poppy bee (Zool.), a leaf-cutting bee ({Anthocopa
papaveris}) which uses pieces cut from poppy petals for
the lining of its cells; -- called also upholsterer bee.
Prickly poppy (Bot.), Argemone Mexicana, a
yellow-flowered plant of the Poppy family, but as prickly
as a thistle.
Poppy seed, the seed the opium poppy ({Papaver
somniferum}).
Spatling poppy (Bot.), a species of Silene ({Silene
inflata}). See Catchfly.
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California vulture
(gcide) | California condor \Cal`i*for"ni*a con"dor\ (Zool.)
a large vulture (Gymnogyps californianus), also called
California vulture.
Note: In the late 20th century it is classed as an endangered
species. The California condor used to number in the
thousands and ranged along the entire west coast of the
United States. By 1982 only 21 to 24 individuals could
be identified in the wild. A breeding program was
instituted, and by 1996 over 50 birds were alive in
captivity. As of 1997, fewer than ten of the bred birds
had been reintroduced into the wild.
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California yew
(gcide) | Yew \Yew\, n. [OE. ew, AS. e['o]w, [imac]w, eoh; akin to D. ijf,
OHG. [imac]wa, [imac]ha, G. eibe, Icel. [=y]r; cf. Ir.
iubhar, Gael. iubhar, iughar, W. yw, ywen, Lith. j["e]va the
black alder tree.]
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1. (Bot.) An evergreen tree (Taxus baccata) of Europe,
allied to the pines, but having a peculiar berrylike fruit
instead of a cone. It frequently grows in British
churchyards.
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2. The wood of the yew. It is light red in color, compact,
fine-grained, and very elastic. It is preferred to all
other kinds of wood for bows and whipstocks, the best for
these purposes coming from Spain.
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Note: The American yew (Taxus baccata, var. Canadensis)
is a low and straggling or prostrate bush, never
forming an erect trunk. The California yew ({Taxus
brevifolia}, also called Pacific yew) is a good-sized
tree, and its wood is used for bows, spear handles,
paddles, and other similar implements; the anticancer
agent taxol is obtained from its bark. Another yew is
found in Florida, and there are species in Japan and
the Himalayas.
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3. A bow for shooting, made of the yew.
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Californian
(gcide) | Californian \Cal`i*for"ni*an\, a.
Of or pertaining to California. -- n. A native or inhabitant
of California.
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