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Linum
(gcide) | Linum \Li"num\ (l[imac]"n[u^]m), n. [L., flax.] (Bot.)
A genus of herbaceous plants including the flax ({Linum
usitatissimum}).
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linum
(wn) | Linum
n 1: a herbaceous plant genus of the family Linaceae with small
sessile leaves [syn: Linum, genus Linum] |
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pigmy talinum
(encz) | pigmy talinum, n: |
spiny talinum
(encz) | spiny talinum, n: |
maskulinum
(czen) | maskulinum,masculine Zdeněk Brož |
Carum Petroselinum
(gcide) | Parsley \Pars"ley\ (p[aum]rs"l[y^]), n. [OE. persely, persil, F.
persil, L. petroselinum rock parsley, Gr. petrose`linon;
pe`tros stone + se`linon parsley. Cf. Celery.] (Bot.)
An aromatic umbelliferous herb (Carum Petroselinum), having
finely divided leaves which are used in cookery and as a
garnish.
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As she went to the garden for parsley, to stuff a
rabbit. --Shak.
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Fool's parsley. See under Fool.
Hedge parsley, Milk parsley, Stone parsley, names given
to various weeds of similar appearance to the parsley.
Parsley fern (Bot.), a small fern with leaves resembling
parsley (Cryptogramme crispa).
Parsley piert (Bot.), a small herb (Alchemilla arvensis)
formerly used as a remedy for calculus.
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Clostridium botulinum
(gcide) | clostridium \clostridium\ n. clostridia
1. spindle-shaped bacterial cell esp. one swollen at the
center by an endospore.
Syn: clostridia.
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2. [capitalized] a genus of anaerobic, spore-forming motile
bacteria of the family Bacillaceae, including several
pathogenic species, such as the causative agents of gas
gangrene (Clostridium perfringens), botulism
(Clostridium botulinum), and tetanus ({Clostridium
tetani}).
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Imperatoria Oreoselinum
(gcide) | Oreoselin \O`re*os"e*lin\, n. (Chem.)
A white crystalline substance which is obtained indirectly
from the root of an umbelliferous plant ({Imperatoria
Oreoselinum}), and yields resorcin on decomposition.
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Linum catharticum
(gcide) | Purging \Pur"ging\, a.
That purges; cleansing.
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Purging flax (Bot.), an annual European plant of the genus
Linum (Linum catharticum); dwarf wild flax; -- so
called from its use as a cathartic medicine.
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Linum usitatissimum
(gcide) | Linum \Li"num\ (l[imac]"n[u^]m), n. [L., flax.] (Bot.)
A genus of herbaceous plants including the flax ({Linum
usitatissimum}).
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Mesembryanthemum crystallinum
(gcide) | Ice plant \Ice" plant`\ (Bot.)
A plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum), sprinkled with
pellucid, watery vesicles, which glisten like ice. It is
native along the Mediterranean, in the Canaries, and in South
Africa. Its juice is said to be demulcent and diuretic; its
ashes are used in Spain in making glass.
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Petroselinum segetum
(gcide) | Corn \Corn\, n. [AS. corn; akin to OS. korn, D. koren, G., Dan.,
Sw., & Icel. korn, Goth. ka['u]rn, L. granum, Russ. zerno.
Cf. Grain, Kernel.]
1. A single seed of certain plants, as wheat, rye, barley,
and maize; a grain.
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2. The various farinaceous grains of the cereal grasses used
for food, as wheat, rye, barley, maize, oats.
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Note: In Scotland, corn is generally restricted to oats, in
the United States, to maize, or Indian corn (see
sense 3), and in England to wheat.
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3. a tall cereal plant (Zea mays) bearing its seeds as
large kernels in multiple rows on the surface of a hard
cylindrical ear, the core of which (the cob) is not
edible; -- also called Indian corn and, in technical
literature, maize. There are several kinds; as, {yellow
corn}, which grows chiefly in the Northern States, and is
yellow when ripe; white corn or southern corn, which
grows to a great height, and has long white kernels;
sweet corn, comprising a number of sweet and tender
varieties, grown chiefly at the North, some of which have
kernels that wrinkle when ripe and dry; pop corn, any
small variety, used for popping. Corn seeds may be cooked
while on the ear and eaten directly, or may be stripped
from the ear and cooked subsequently. The term {Indian
corn} is often used to refer to a primitive type of corn
having kernels of varied color borne on the same cob; it
is used for decoration, especially in the fall.
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4. The plants which produce corn, when growing in the field;
the stalks and ears, or the stalks, ears, and seeds, after
reaping and before thrashing.
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In one night, ere glimpse of morn,
His shadowy flail had thrashed the corn. --Milton.
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5. A small, hard particle; a grain. "Corn of sand." --Bp.
Hall. "A corn of powder." --Beau. & Fl.
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Corn ball, a ball of popped corn stuck together with soft
candy from molasses or sugar.
Corn bread, bread made of Indian meal.
Corn cake, a kind of corn bread; johnny cake; hoecake.
Corn cockle (Bot.), a weed (Agrostemma Githago syn.
Lychnis Githago), having bright flowers, common in grain
fields.
Corn flag (Bot.), a plant of the genus Gladiolus; --
called also sword lily.
Corn fly. (Zool.)
(a) A small fly which, in the larval state, is injurious
to grain, living in the stalk, and causing the disease
called "gout," on account of the swelled joints. The
common European species is Chlorops t[ae]niopus.
(b) A small fly (Anthomyia ze) whose larva or maggot
destroys seed corn after it has been planted.
Corn fritter, a fritter having green Indian corn mixed
through its batter. [U. S.]
Corn laws, laws regulating trade in corn, especially those
in force in Great Britain till 1846, prohibiting the
importation of foreign grain for home consumption, except
when the price rose above a certain rate.
Corn marigold. (Bot.) See under Marigold.
Corn oyster, a fritter containing grated green Indian corn
and butter, the combined taste resembling that of oysters.
[U.S.]
Corn parsley (Bot.), a plant of the parsley genus
(Petroselinum segetum), a weed in parts of Europe and
Asia.
Corn popper, a utensil used in popping corn.
Corn poppy (Bot.), the red poppy (Papaver Rh[oe]as),
common in European cornfields; -- also called corn rose.
Corn rent, rent paid in corn.
Corn rose. See Corn poppy.
Corn salad (Bot.), a name given to several species of
Valerianella, annual herbs sometimes used for salad.
Valerianella olitoria is also called lamb's lettuce.
Corn stone, red limestone. [Prov. Eng.]
Corn violet (Bot.), a species of Campanula.
Corn weevil. (Zool.)
(a) A small weevil which causes great injury to grain.
(b) In America, a weevil (Sphenophorus ze[ae]) which
attacks the stalk of maize near the root, often doing
great damage. See Grain weevil, under Weevil.
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Talinum paniculatum
(gcide) | jewels-of-opar \jewels-of-opar\ n.
An erect plant (Talinum paniculatum) with tuberous roots
and terminal panicles of red to yellow flowers, grwing from
Southwestern North America to Central America; it has been
widely introduced elsewhere.
Syn: Talinum paniculatum.
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botulinum
(wn) | botulinum
n 1: anaerobic bacterium producing botulin the toxin that causes
botulism [syn: botulinus, botulinum, {Clostridium
botulinum}] |
botulinum toxin
(wn) | botulinum toxin
n 1: any of several neurotoxins that are produced by the
anaerobic bacterium Clostridium botulinum; causes muscle
paralysis |
botulinum toxin a
(wn) | botulinum toxin A
n 1: a neurotoxin (trade name Botox) that is used clinically in
small quantities to treat strabismus and facial spasms and
other neurological disorders characterized by abnormal
muscle contractions; is also used by cosmetic surgeons to
smooth frown lines temporarily [syn: botulinum toxin A,
Botox] |
clostridium botulinum
(wn) | Clostridium botulinum
n 1: anaerobic bacterium producing botulin the toxin that causes
botulism [syn: botulinus, botulinum, {Clostridium
botulinum}] |
genus linum
(wn) | genus Linum
n 1: a herbaceous plant genus of the family Linaceae with small
sessile leaves [syn: Linum, genus Linum] |
genus petroselinum
(wn) | genus Petroselinum
n 1: parsley [syn: Petroselinum, genus Petroselinum] |
genus talinum
(wn) | genus Talinum
n 1: genus of mainly American more-or-less succulent herbs [syn:
Talinum, genus Talinum] |
lilium pardalinum
(wn) | Lilium pardalinum
n 1: lily of western United States having orange-red to crimson
maroon-spotted flowers [syn: leopard lily, {panther
lily}, Lilium pardalinum] |
linum
(wn) | Linum
n 1: a herbaceous plant genus of the family Linaceae with small
sessile leaves [syn: Linum, genus Linum] |
mesembryanthemum crystallinum
(wn) | Mesembryanthemum crystallinum
n 1: Old World annual widely naturalized in warm regions having
white flowers and fleshy foliage covered with hairs that
resemble ice [syn: ice plant, icicle plant,
Mesembryanthemum crystallinum] |
petroselinum
(wn) | Petroselinum
n 1: parsley [syn: Petroselinum, genus Petroselinum] |
petroselinum crispum
(wn) | Petroselinum crispum
n 1: annual or perennial herb with aromatic leaves [syn:
parsley, Petroselinum crispum] |
petroselinum crispum neapolitanum
(wn) | Petroselinum crispum neapolitanum
n 1: a variety of parsley having flat leaves [syn: {Italian
parsley}, flat-leaf parsley, {Petroselinum crispum
neapolitanum}] |
petroselinum crispum tuberosum
(wn) | Petroselinum crispum tuberosum
n 1: parsley with smooth leaves and enlarged edible taproot
resembling a savory parsnip [syn: Hamburg parsley,
turnip-rooted parsley, Petroselinum crispum tuberosum] |
pigmy talinum
(wn) | pigmy talinum
n 1: low plant with crowded narrow succulent leaves and fairly
large deep pink axillary flowers that seem to sit on the
ground; southwestern United States [syn: pigmy talinum,
Talinum brevifolium] |
polystichum scopulinum
(wn) | Polystichum scopulinum
n 1: North American fern [syn: western holly fern,
Polystichum scopulinum] |
pteridium aquilinum
(wn) | Pteridium aquilinum
n 1: large coarse fern often several feet high; essentially weed
ferns; cosmopolitan [syn: bracken, pasture brake,
brake, Pteridium aquilinum] |
spiny talinum
(wn) | spiny talinum
n 1: low cushion-forming plant with rose to crimson-magenta
flowers and leaf midribs that persist as spines when the
leaves die; southwestern United States [syn: {spiny
talinum}, Talinum spinescens] |
talinum
(wn) | Talinum
n 1: genus of mainly American more-or-less succulent herbs [syn:
Talinum, genus Talinum] |
talinum augustissimum
(wn) | Talinum augustissimum
n 1: similar to Talinum aurantiacum but with narrower leaves and
yellow-orange flowers; southwestern United States [syn:
narrow-leaved flame flower, Talinum augustissimum] |
talinum aurantiacum
(wn) | Talinum aurantiacum
n 1: plant with fleshy roots and erect stems with narrow
succulent leaves and one reddish-orange flower in each
upper leaf axil; southwestern United States; Indians once
cooked the fleshy roots [syn: flame flower, {flame-
flower}, flameflower, Talinum aurantiacum] |
talinum brevifolium
(wn) | Talinum brevifolium
n 1: low plant with crowded narrow succulent leaves and fairly
large deep pink axillary flowers that seem to sit on the
ground; southwestern United States [syn: pigmy talinum,
Talinum brevifolium] |
talinum calycinum
(wn) | Talinum calycinum
n 1: pink-flowered perennial of rocky regions of western United
States [syn: rock pink, Talinum calycinum] |
talinum paniculatum
(wn) | Talinum paniculatum
n 1: erect plant with tuberous roots and terminal panicles of
red to yellow flowers; southwestern North America to
Central America; widely introduced elsewhere [syn: {jewels-
of-opar}, Talinum paniculatum] |
talinum spinescens
(wn) | Talinum spinescens
n 1: low cushion-forming plant with rose to crimson-magenta
flowers and leaf midribs that persist as spines when the
leaves die; southwestern United States [syn: {spiny
talinum}, Talinum spinescens] |
tricholoma populinum
(wn) | Tricholoma populinum
n 1: an edible agaric that fruits in great clusters (especially
in sandy soil under cottonwood trees) [syn: {sandy
mushroom}, Tricholoma populinum] |
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