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Ledum
(gcide) | Ledum \Ledum\ prop. n.
A genus of evergreen shrubs of the north temperate regions.
Syn: genus Ledum.
[WordNet 1.5] |
ledum
(wn) | Ledum
n 1: evergreen shrubs of north temperate regions [syn: Ledum,
genus Ledum] |
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Ledum latifolium
(gcide) | Labrador \Lab`ra*dor"\, n.
A region of British America on the Atlantic coast, north of
Newfoundland.
[1913 Webster]
Labrador duck (Zool.), a sea duck ({Camtolaimus
Labradorius}) allied to the eider ducks. It was formerly
common on the coast of New England, but is now supposed to
be extinct, no specimens having been reported since 1878.
Labrador feldspar. See Labradorite.
Labrador tea (Bot.), a name of two low, evergreen shrubs of
the genus Ledum (Ledum palustre and {Ledum
latifolium}), found in Northern Europe and America. They
are used as tea in British America, and in Scandinavia as
a substitute for hops.
[1913 Webster] |
Ledum palustre
(gcide) | Labrador \Lab`ra*dor"\, n.
A region of British America on the Atlantic coast, north of
Newfoundland.
[1913 Webster]
Labrador duck (Zool.), a sea duck ({Camtolaimus
Labradorius}) allied to the eider ducks. It was formerly
common on the coast of New England, but is now supposed to
be extinct, no specimens having been reported since 1878.
Labrador feldspar. See Labradorite.
Labrador tea (Bot.), a name of two low, evergreen shrubs of
the genus Ledum (Ledum palustre and {Ledum
latifolium}), found in Northern Europe and America. They
are used as tea in British America, and in Scandinavia as
a substitute for hops.
[1913 Webster] |
Tweedledum and Tweedledee
(gcide) | Tweedledum and Tweedledee \Twee"dle*dum` and Twee"dle*dee`\
Two things practically alike; -- a phrase coined by John
Byrom (1692-1793) in his satire "On the Feuds between Handel
and Bononcini."
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] |
genus ledum
(wn) | genus Ledum
n 1: evergreen shrubs of north temperate regions [syn: Ledum,
genus Ledum] |
ledum
(wn) | Ledum
n 1: evergreen shrubs of north temperate regions [syn: Ledum,
genus Ledum] |
ledum groenlandicum
(wn) | Ledum groenlandicum
n 1: evergreen shrub of eastern North America having white or
creamy bell-shaped flowers and dark green hairy leaves used
for tea during American Revolution [syn: Labrador tea,
crystal tea, Ledum groenlandicum] |
ledum palustre
(wn) | Ledum palustre
n 1: bog shrub of northern and central Europe and eastern
Siberia to Korea and Japan [syn: wild rosemary, {marsh
tea}, Ledum palustre] |
tweedledee and tweedledum
(wn) | Tweedledee and Tweedledum
n 1: any two people who are hard to tell apart [syn: {Tweedledum
and Tweedledee}, Tweedledee and Tweedledum] |
tweedledum and tweedledee
(wn) | Tweedledum and Tweedledee
n 1: any two people who are hard to tell apart [syn: {Tweedledum
and Tweedledee}, Tweedledee and Tweedledum] |
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