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melia
(wn) | Melia
n 1: type genus of the Meliaceae: East Indian and Australian
deciduous trees with leaves resembling those of the ash
[syn: Melia, genus Melia] |
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amelia
(encz) | Amelia,Amálie n: Zdeněk BrožAmelia,okres v USA n: [jmén.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický překladAmelia,ženské křestní jméno n: [female] [jmén.] Zdeněk Brož a
automatický překlad |
hamelia
(encz) | hamelia, n: |
meromelia
(encz) | meromelia, n: |
phocomelia
(encz) | phocomelia, n: |
scarlet hamelia
(encz) | scarlet hamelia, n: |
Bromelia Pinguin
(gcide) | Penguin \Pen"guin\ (p[e^]n"gw[i^]n), n. [Perh. orig. the name of
another bird, and fr. W. pen head + gwyn white; or perh. from
a native South American name.]
1. (Zool.) Any bird of the order Impennes, or Ptilopteri.
They are covered with short, thick feathers, almost
scalelike on the wings, which are without true quills.
They are unable to fly, but use their wings to aid in
diving, in which they are very expert. See King penguin,
under Jackass.
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Note: Penguins are found in the south temperate and antarctic
regions. The king penguins (Aptenodytes Patachonica,
and Aptenodytes longirostris) are the largest; the
jackass penguins (Spheniscus) and the rock hoppers
(Catarractes) congregate in large numbers at their
breeding grounds.
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2. (Bot.) The egg-shaped fleshy fruit of a West Indian plant
(Bromelia Pinguin) of the Pineapple family; also, the
plant itself, which has rigid, pointed, and spiny-toothed
leaves, and is used for hedges. [Written also pinguin.]
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Arctic penguin (Zool.), the great auk. See Auk.
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Bromelia sylvestris
(gcide) | Ixtle \Ix"tle\ Ixtil \Ix"til\, n.
The fine, soft fiber of the bromeliaceous plant {Bromelia
sylvestris}. Iyar |
Bromeliaceous
(gcide) | Bromeliaceous \Bro*me`li*a"ceous\, a. [Named after Olaf Bromel,
a Swedish botanist.] (Bot.)
Pertaining to, or resembling, a family of endogenous and
mostly epiphytic or saxicolous plants of which the genera
Tillandsia and Billbergia are examples. The pineapple,
though terrestrial, is also of this family.
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Bumelia retusa
(gcide) | Balata \Bal"a*ta\, n. [Sp., prob. fr. native name.]
1. A West Indian sapotaceous tree (Bumelia retusa).
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. The bully tree (Minusops globosa); also, its milky juice
(); also, its milky juice (), which when dried
constitutes an elastic gum called chicle, or {chicle
gum}.
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camelia
(gcide) | camelia \camelia\ n.
any of several shrubs or small evergreen trees having
solitary white or pink or reddish flowers; the camellia.
Syn: camellia.
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Cimeliarch
(gcide) | Cimeliarch \Ci*me"li*arch\, n. [L. cimeliarcha, Gr. ?,
treasurer.]
A superintendent or keeper of a church's valuables; a
churchwarden. [Obs.] --Bailey.
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Hamelia patens
(gcide) | coloradillo \coloradillo\ n.
a handsome shrub (Hamelia patens) with showy orange to
scarlet or crimson flowers; it grows from Florida and West
Indies to Mexico and Brazil.
Syn: scarlet bush, scarlet hamelia, Hamelia patens, Hamelia
erecta.
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Hamelia ventricosa
(gcide) | Princewood \Prince"wood`\, n. (Bot.)
The wood of two small tropical American trees ({Hamelia
ventricosa}, and Cordia gerascanthoides). It is brownish,
veined with lighter color.
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Melia Azadirachta
(gcide) | Margosa \Mar*go"sa\, n. [Pg. amargoso bitter.] (Bot.)
A large tree of the genus Melia (Melia Azadirachta) found
in India. Its bark is bitter, and used as a tonic. A valuable
oil is expressed from its seeds, and a tenacious gum exudes
from its trunk. The Melia Azedarach is a much more showy
tree, and is cultivated in the Southern United States, where
it is known as Pride of India, Pride of China, or {bead
tree}. Various parts of the tree are considered anthelmintic.
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The margosa oil . . . is a most valuable balsam for
wounds, having a peculiar smell which prevents the
attacks of flies. --Sir S.
Baker.
[1913 Webster] MargravateNeem tree \Neem" tree`\ [Hind. n[imac]m.] (Bot.)
An Asiatic name for Melia Azadirachta, and {Melia
Azedarach}. See Margosa.
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Melia Azedarach
(gcide) | Margosa \Mar*go"sa\, n. [Pg. amargoso bitter.] (Bot.)
A large tree of the genus Melia (Melia Azadirachta) found
in India. Its bark is bitter, and used as a tonic. A valuable
oil is expressed from its seeds, and a tenacious gum exudes
from its trunk. The Melia Azedarach is a much more showy
tree, and is cultivated in the Southern United States, where
it is known as Pride of India, Pride of China, or {bead
tree}. Various parts of the tree are considered anthelmintic.
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The margosa oil . . . is a most valuable balsam for
wounds, having a peculiar smell which prevents the
attacks of flies. --Sir S.
Baker.
[1913 Webster] MargravateNeem tree \Neem" tree`\ [Hind. n[imac]m.] (Bot.)
An Asiatic name for Melia Azadirachta, and {Melia
Azedarach}. See Margosa.
[1913 Webster]Azedarach \A*zed"a*rach\, azederach \azederach\, n. [F.
az['e]darac, Sp. acederaque, Pers. [=a]z[=a]ddirakht noble
tree.]
1. (Bot.) a handsome tree (Melia azedarach) of the mahogany
family, native to Northern India and China, having long
clusters of fragrant purple blossoms and small ornamental
but inedible yellow fruits. It has been naturalized as a
shade tree and is common in the southern United States; --
called also, chinaberry, China tree, Pride of India,
Pride of China, and Bead tree.
Syn: chinaberry, chinaberry tree, China tree, Persian lilac,
pride-of-India, azedarach, Melia azederach, Melia
azedarach
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2. (Med.) The bark of the roots of the azedarach, used as a
cathartic and emetic.
[1913 Webster] AzerbaidzhanBead \Bead\ (b[=e]d), n. [OE. bede prayer, prayer bead, AS. bed,
gebed, prayer; akin to D. bede, G. bitte, AS. biddan, to ask,
bid, G. bitten to ask, and perh. to Gr. pei`qein to persuade,
L. fidere to trust. Beads are used by the Roman Catholics to
count their prayers, one bead being dropped down a string
every time a prayer is said. Cf. Sp. cuenta bead, fr. contar
to count. See Bid, in to bid beads, and Bide.]
1. A prayer. [Obs.]
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2. A little perforated ball, to be strung on a thread, and
worn for ornament; or used in a rosary for counting
prayers, as by Roman Catholics and Mohammedans, whence the
phrases to tell beads,
to be at one's beads,
to bid beads, etc., meaning, to be at prayer.
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3. Any small globular body; as,
(a) A bubble in spirits.
(b) A drop of sweat or other liquid. "Cold beads of
midnight dew." --Wordsworth.
(c) A small knob of metal on a firearm, used for taking
aim (whence the expression to draw a bead, for, to
take aim).
(d) (Arch.) A small molding of rounded surface, the
section being usually an arc of a circle. It may be
continuous, or broken into short embossments.
(e) (Chem.) A glassy drop of molten flux, as borax or
microcosmic salt, used as a solvent and color test for
several mineral earths and oxides, as of iron,
manganese, etc., before the blowpipe; as, the borax
bead; the iron bead, etc.
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Bead and butt (Carp.), framing in which the panels are
flush, having beads stuck or run upon the two edges.
--Knight.
Bead mold, a species of fungus or mold, the stems of which
consist of single cells loosely jointed together so as to
resemble a string of beads. [Written also bead mould.]
Bead tool, a cutting tool, having an edge curved so as to
make beads or beading.
Bead tree (Bot.), a tree of the genus Melia, the best
known species of which (Melia azedarach), has blue
flowers which are very fragrant, and berries which are
poisonous.
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Melia azedarach
(gcide) | Margosa \Mar*go"sa\, n. [Pg. amargoso bitter.] (Bot.)
A large tree of the genus Melia (Melia Azadirachta) found
in India. Its bark is bitter, and used as a tonic. A valuable
oil is expressed from its seeds, and a tenacious gum exudes
from its trunk. The Melia Azedarach is a much more showy
tree, and is cultivated in the Southern United States, where
it is known as Pride of India, Pride of China, or {bead
tree}. Various parts of the tree are considered anthelmintic.
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The margosa oil . . . is a most valuable balsam for
wounds, having a peculiar smell which prevents the
attacks of flies. --Sir S.
Baker.
[1913 Webster] MargravateNeem tree \Neem" tree`\ [Hind. n[imac]m.] (Bot.)
An Asiatic name for Melia Azadirachta, and {Melia
Azedarach}. See Margosa.
[1913 Webster]Azedarach \A*zed"a*rach\, azederach \azederach\, n. [F.
az['e]darac, Sp. acederaque, Pers. [=a]z[=a]ddirakht noble
tree.]
1. (Bot.) a handsome tree (Melia azedarach) of the mahogany
family, native to Northern India and China, having long
clusters of fragrant purple blossoms and small ornamental
but inedible yellow fruits. It has been naturalized as a
shade tree and is common in the southern United States; --
called also, chinaberry, China tree, Pride of India,
Pride of China, and Bead tree.
Syn: chinaberry, chinaberry tree, China tree, Persian lilac,
pride-of-India, azedarach, Melia azederach, Melia
azedarach
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2. (Med.) The bark of the roots of the azedarach, used as a
cathartic and emetic.
[1913 Webster] AzerbaidzhanBead \Bead\ (b[=e]d), n. [OE. bede prayer, prayer bead, AS. bed,
gebed, prayer; akin to D. bede, G. bitte, AS. biddan, to ask,
bid, G. bitten to ask, and perh. to Gr. pei`qein to persuade,
L. fidere to trust. Beads are used by the Roman Catholics to
count their prayers, one bead being dropped down a string
every time a prayer is said. Cf. Sp. cuenta bead, fr. contar
to count. See Bid, in to bid beads, and Bide.]
1. A prayer. [Obs.]
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2. A little perforated ball, to be strung on a thread, and
worn for ornament; or used in a rosary for counting
prayers, as by Roman Catholics and Mohammedans, whence the
phrases to tell beads,
to be at one's beads,
to bid beads, etc., meaning, to be at prayer.
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3. Any small globular body; as,
(a) A bubble in spirits.
(b) A drop of sweat or other liquid. "Cold beads of
midnight dew." --Wordsworth.
(c) A small knob of metal on a firearm, used for taking
aim (whence the expression to draw a bead, for, to
take aim).
(d) (Arch.) A small molding of rounded surface, the
section being usually an arc of a circle. It may be
continuous, or broken into short embossments.
(e) (Chem.) A glassy drop of molten flux, as borax or
microcosmic salt, used as a solvent and color test for
several mineral earths and oxides, as of iron,
manganese, etc., before the blowpipe; as, the borax
bead; the iron bead, etc.
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Bead and butt (Carp.), framing in which the panels are
flush, having beads stuck or run upon the two edges.
--Knight.
Bead mold, a species of fungus or mold, the stems of which
consist of single cells loosely jointed together so as to
resemble a string of beads. [Written also bead mould.]
Bead tool, a cutting tool, having an edge curved so as to
make beads or beading.
Bead tree (Bot.), a tree of the genus Melia, the best
known species of which (Melia azedarach), has blue
flowers which are very fragrant, and berries which are
poisonous.
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Melia sempervirens
(gcide) | Hoop \Hoop\, n. [OE. hope; akin to D. hoep, hoepel.]
1. A pliant strip of wood or metal bent in a circular form,
and united at the ends, for holding together the staves of
casks, tubs, etc.
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2. A ring; a circular band; anything resembling a hoop, as
the cylinder (cheese hoop) in which the curd is pressed in
making cheese.
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3. A circle, or combination of circles, of thin whalebone,
metal, or other elastic material, used for expanding the
skirts of ladies' dresses; crinoline; -- used chiefly in
the plural.
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Though stiff with hoops, and armed with ribs of
whale. --Pope.
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4. A quart pot; -- so called because originally bound with
hoops, like a barrel. Also, a portion of the contents
measured by the distance between the hoops. [Obs.]
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5. An old measure of capacity, variously estimated at from
one to four pecks. [Eng.] --Halliwell.
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Bulge hoop, Chine hoop, Quarter hoop, the hoop nearest
the middle of a cask, that nearest the end, and the
intermediate hoop between these two, respectively.
Flat hoop, a wooden hoop dressed flat on both sides.
Half-round hoop, a wooden hoop left rounding and undressed
on the outside.
Hoop iron, iron in thin narrow strips, used for making
hoops.
Hoop lock, the fastening for uniting the ends of wooden
hoops by notching and interlocking them.
Hoop skirt, a framework of hoops for expanding the skirts
of a woman's dress; -- called also hoop petticoat.
Hoop snake (Zool.), a harmless snake of the Southern United
States (Abaster erythrogrammus); -- so called from the
mistaken notion that it curves itself into a hoop, taking
its tail into its mouth, and rolls along with great
velocity.
Hoop tree (Bot.), a small West Indian tree ({Melia
sempervirens}), of the Mahogany family.
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Meliaceous
(gcide) | Meliaceous \Me`li*a"ceous\, a. (Bot.)
Pertaining to a natural order (Meliacae) of plants of which
the genus Melia is the type. It includes the mahogany and
the Spanish cedar.
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Parmelia
(gcide) | Parmelia \Parmelia\ prop. n.
The type genus of the Parmeliaceae; a large genus of
chiefly alpine foliaceous lichens.
Syn: genus Parmelia.
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Parmelia parietina
(gcide) | Parietic \Pa`ri*et"ic\, a. (Chem.)
Pertaining to, or designating, an acid found in the lichen
Parmelia parietina, and called also chrysophanic acid.
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amelia
(wn) | amelia
n 1: congenital absence of an arm or leg |
amelia earhart
(wn) | Amelia Earhart
n 1: first woman aviator to fly solo nonstop across the Atlantic
(1928); while attempting to fly around the world she
disappeared over the Pacific (1898-1937) [syn: Earhart,
Amelia Earhart] |
bromelia
(wn) | Bromelia
n 1: the type genus of the family Bromeliaceae which includes
tropical American plants with deeply cleft calyx |
bromeliaceae
(wn) | Bromeliaceae
n 1: a family of tropical American plants of order Xyridales
including several (as the pineapple) of economic importance
[syn: Bromeliaceae, family Bromeliaceae, {pineapple
family}] |
bumelia
(wn) | Bumelia
n 1: deciduous or evergreen American shrubs small trees having
very hard wood and milky latex [syn: Bumelia, {genus
Bumelia}] |
bumelia lanuginosa
(wn) | Bumelia lanuginosa
n 1: deciduous tree of southeastern United States and Mexico
[syn: false buckthorn, chittamwood, chittimwood,
shittimwood, black haw, Bumelia lanuginosa] |
bumelia lycioides
(wn) | Bumelia lycioides
n 1: shrubby thorny deciduous tree of southeastern United States
with white flowers and small black drupaceous fruit [syn:
southern buckthorn, shittimwood, shittim, {mock
orange}, Bumelia lycioides] |
camelia
(wn) | camelia
n 1: any of several shrubs or small evergreen trees having
solitary white or pink or reddish flowers [syn: camellia,
camelia] |
carry amelia moore nation
(wn) | Carry Amelia Moore Nation
n 1: United States prohibitionist who raided saloons and
destroyed bottles of liquor with a hatchet (1846-1911)
[syn: Nation, Carry Nation, {Carry Amelia Moore
Nation}] |
family bromeliaceae
(wn) | family Bromeliaceae
n 1: a family of tropical American plants of order Xyridales
including several (as the pineapple) of economic importance
[syn: Bromeliaceae, family Bromeliaceae, {pineapple
family}] |
family meliaceae
(wn) | family Meliaceae
n 1: tropical trees and shrubs including many important timber
and ornamental trees [syn: Meliaceae, family Meliaceae,
mahogany family] |
family parmeliaceae
(wn) | family Parmeliaceae
n 1: a family of lichens [syn: Parmeliaceae, {family
Parmeliaceae}] |
genus bumelia
(wn) | genus Bumelia
n 1: deciduous or evergreen American shrubs small trees having
very hard wood and milky latex [syn: Bumelia, {genus
Bumelia}] |
genus hamelia
(wn) | genus Hamelia
n 1: evergreen tropical American shrubs or small trees |
genus melia
(wn) | genus Melia
n 1: type genus of the Meliaceae: East Indian and Australian
deciduous trees with leaves resembling those of the ash
[syn: Melia, genus Melia] |
genus parmelia
(wn) | genus Parmelia
n 1: type genus of the Parmeliaceae; a large genus of chiefly
alpine foliaceous lichens [syn: Parmelia, {genus
Parmelia}] |
hamelia
(wn) | hamelia
n 1: any of several flowering tropical or subtropical shrubs of
the genus Hamelia |
hamelia erecta
(wn) | Hamelia erecta
n 1: handsome shrub with showy orange to scarlet or crimson
flowers; Florida and West Indies to Mexico and Brazil [syn:
scarlet bush, scarlet hamelia, coloradillo, {Hamelia
patens}, Hamelia erecta] |
hamelia patens
(wn) | Hamelia patens
n 1: handsome shrub with showy orange to scarlet or crimson
flowers; Florida and West Indies to Mexico and Brazil [syn:
scarlet bush, scarlet hamelia, coloradillo, {Hamelia
patens}, Hamelia erecta] |
melia
(wn) | Melia
n 1: type genus of the Meliaceae: East Indian and Australian
deciduous trees with leaves resembling those of the ash
[syn: Melia, genus Melia] |
melia azadirachta
(wn) | Melia Azadirachta
n 1: large semi-evergreen tree of the East Indies; trunk exudes
a tenacious gum; bitter bark used as a tonic; seeds yield
an aromatic oil; sometimes placed in genus Melia [syn:
neem, neem tree, nim tree, margosa, arishth,
Azadirachta indica, Melia Azadirachta] |
melia azedarach
(wn) | Melia azedarach
n 1: tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and
small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern
United States as a shade tree [syn: chinaberry,
chinaberry tree, China tree, Persian lilac, {pride-
of-India}, azederach, azedarach, Melia azederach,
Melia azedarach] |
melia azederach
(wn) | Melia azederach
n 1: tree of northern India and China having purple blossoms and
small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern
United States as a shade tree [syn: chinaberry,
chinaberry tree, China tree, Persian lilac, {pride-
of-India}, azederach, azedarach, Melia azederach,
Melia azedarach] |
meliaceae
(wn) | Meliaceae
n 1: tropical trees and shrubs including many important timber
and ornamental trees [syn: Meliaceae, family Meliaceae,
mahogany family] |
meromelia
(wn) | meromelia
n 1: congenital absence of part of an arm or leg |
parmelia
(wn) | Parmelia
n 1: type genus of the Parmeliaceae; a large genus of chiefly
alpine foliaceous lichens [syn: Parmelia, {genus
Parmelia}] |
parmeliaceae
(wn) | Parmeliaceae
n 1: a family of lichens [syn: Parmeliaceae, {family
Parmeliaceae}] |
phocomelia
(wn) | phocomelia
n 1: an abnormality of development in which the upper part of an
arm or leg is missing so the hands or feet are attached to
the body like stumps; rare condition that results from
taking thalidomide during pregnancy [syn: phocomelia,
seal limbs] |
scarlet hamelia
(wn) | scarlet hamelia
n 1: handsome shrub with showy orange to scarlet or crimson
flowers; Florida and West Indies to Mexico and Brazil [syn:
scarlet bush, scarlet hamelia, coloradillo, {Hamelia
patens}, Hamelia erecta] |
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