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new zealand
(mass) | New Zealand
- Nový Zéland |
new zealand
(encz) | New Zealand,Nový Zéland |
New Zealand
(gcide) | New Zealand \New` Zea"land\
A group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean.
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New Zealand flax.
(a) (Bot.) A tall, liliaceous herb (Phormium tenax), having
very long, sword-shaped, distichous leaves which furnish
a fine, strong fiber very valuable for cordage and the
like.
(b) The fiber itself.
New Zealand tea (Bot.), a myrtaceous shrub ({Leptospermum
scoparium}) of New Zealand and Australia, the leaves of
which are used as a substitute for tea.
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new zealand
(wn) | New Zealand
n 1: an independent country within the British Commonwealth;
achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1907;
known for sheep and spectacular scenery
2: North Island and South Island and adjacent small islands in
the South Pacific [syn: New Zealand, New Zealand Islands] |
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new zealand
(mass) | New Zealand
- Nový Zéland |
new zealand
(encz) | New Zealand,Nový Zéland |
new zealander
(encz) | New Zealander,Novozélanďan |
New Zealand flax
(gcide) | Flax \Flax\ (fl[a^]ks), n. [AS. fleax; akin to D. vlas, OHG.
flahs, G. flachs, and prob. to flechten to braid, plait,m
twist, L. plectere to weave, plicare to fold, Gr. ? to weave,
plait. See Ply.]
1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Linum, esp. the {L.
usitatissimum}, which has a single, slender stalk, about a
foot and a half high, with blue flowers. The fiber of the
bark is used for making thread and cloth, called linen,
cambric, lawn, lace, etc. Linseed oil is expressed from
the seed.
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2. The skin or fibrous part of the flax plant, when broken
and cleaned by hatcheling or combing.
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Earth flax (Min.), amianthus.
Flax brake, a machine for removing the woody portion of
flax from the fibrous.
Flax comb, a hatchel, hackle, or heckle.
Flax cotton, the fiber of flax, reduced by steeping in
bicarbonate of soda and acidulated liquids, and prepared
for bleaching and spinning like cotton. --Knight.
Flax dresser, one who breaks and swingles flax, or prepares
it for the spinner.
Flax mill, a mill or factory where flax is spun or linen
manufactured.
Flax puller, a machine for pulling flax plants in the
field.
Flax wench.
(a) A woman who spins flax. [Obs.]
(b) A prostitute. [Obs.] --Shak.
Mountain flax (Min.), amianthus.
New Zealand flax (Bot.) See Flax-plant.
[1913 Webster]New Zealand \New` Zea"land\
A group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean.
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New Zealand flax.
(a) (Bot.) A tall, liliaceous herb (Phormium tenax), having
very long, sword-shaped, distichous leaves which furnish
a fine, strong fiber very valuable for cordage and the
like.
(b) The fiber itself.
New Zealand tea (Bot.), a myrtaceous shrub ({Leptospermum
scoparium}) of New Zealand and Australia, the leaves of
which are used as a substitute for tea.
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New Zealand 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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New Zealand oak
(gcide) | Oak \Oak\ ([=o]k), n. [OE. oke, ok, ak, AS. [=a]c; akin to D.
eik, G. eiche, OHG. eih, Icel. eik, Sw. ek, Dan. eeg.]
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1. (Bot.) Any tree or shrub of the genus Quercus. The oaks
have alternate leaves, often variously lobed, and
staminate flowers in catkins. The fruit is a smooth nut,
called an acorn, which is more or less inclosed in a
scaly involucre called the cup or cupule. There are now
recognized about three hundred species, of which nearly
fifty occur in the United States, the rest in Europe,
Asia, and the other parts of North America, a very few
barely reaching the northern parts of South America and
Africa. Many of the oaks form forest trees of grand
proportions and live many centuries. The wood is usually
hard and tough, and provided with conspicuous medullary
rays, forming the silver grain.
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2. The strong wood or timber of the oak.
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Note: Among the true oaks in America are:
Barren oak, or
Black-jack, Quercus nigra.
Basket oak, Quercus Michauxii.
Black oak, Quercus tinctoria; -- called also yellow oak
or quercitron oak.
Bur oak (see under Bur.), Quercus macrocarpa; -- called
also over-cup or mossy-cup oak.
Chestnut oak, Quercus Prinus and Quercus densiflora.
Chinquapin oak (see under Chinquapin), {Quercus
prinoides}.
Coast live oak, Quercus agrifolia, of California; -- also
called enceno.
Live oak (see under Live), Quercus virens, the best of
all for shipbuilding; also, Quercus Chrysolepis, of
California.
Pin oak. Same as Swamp oak.
Post oak, Quercus obtusifolia.
Red oak, Quercus rubra.
Scarlet oak, Quercus coccinea.
Scrub oak, Quercus ilicifolia, Quercus undulata, etc.
Shingle oak, Quercus imbricaria.
Spanish oak, Quercus falcata.
Swamp Spanish oak, or
Pin oak, Quercus palustris.
Swamp white oak, Quercus bicolor.
Water oak, Quercus aquatica.
Water white oak, Quercus lyrata.
Willow oak, Quercus Phellos.
[1913 Webster] Among the true oaks in Europe are:
Bitter oak, or
Turkey oak, Quercus Cerris (see Cerris).
Cork oak, Quercus Suber.
English white oak, Quercus Robur.
Evergreen oak,
Holly oak, or
Holm oak, Quercus Ilex.
Kermes oak, Quercus coccifera.
Nutgall oak, Quercus infectoria.
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Note: Among plants called oak, but not of the genus
Quercus, are:
African oak, a valuable timber tree ({Oldfieldia
Africana}).
Australian oak or She oak, any tree of the genus
Casuarina (see Casuarina).
Indian oak, the teak tree (see Teak).
Jerusalem oak. See under Jerusalem.
New Zealand oak, a sapindaceous tree ({Alectryon
excelsum}).
Poison oak, a shrub once not distinguished from poison ivy,
but now restricted to Rhus toxicodendron or {Rhus
diversiloba}.
Silky oak or Silk-bark oak, an Australian tree
(Grevillea robusta).
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Green oak, oak wood colored green by the growth of the
mycelium of certain fungi.
Oak apple, a large, smooth, round gall produced on the
leaves of the American red oak by a gallfly ({Cynips
confluens}). It is green and pulpy when young.
Oak beauty (Zool.), a British geometrid moth ({Biston
prodromaria}) whose larva feeds on the oak.
Oak gall, a gall found on the oak. See 2d Gall.
Oak leather (Bot.), the mycelium of a fungus which forms
leatherlike patches in the fissures of oak wood.
Oak pruner. (Zool.) See Pruner, the insect.
Oak spangle, a kind of gall produced on the oak by the
insect Diplolepis lenticularis.
Oak wart, a wartlike gall on the twigs of an oak.
The Oaks, one of the three great annual English horse races
(the Derby and St. Leger being the others). It was
instituted in 1779 by the Earl of Derby, and so called
from his estate.
To sport one's oak, to be "not at home to visitors,"
signified by closing the outer (oaken) door of one's
rooms. [Cant, Eng. Univ.]
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New Zealand sassafras
(gcide) | Sassafras \Sas"sa*fras\, n. [F. sassafras (cf. It. sassafrasso,
sassafras, Sp. sasafras, salsafras, salsifrax, salsifragia,
saxifragia), fr. L. saxifraga saxifrage. See Saxifrage.]
(Bot.)
An American tree of the Laurel family ({Sassafras
officinale}); also, the bark of the roots, which has an
aromatic smell and taste.
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Australian sassafras, a lofty tree (Doryophora Sassafras)
with aromatic bark and leaves.
Chilian sassafras, an aromatic tree ({Laurelia
sempervirens}).
New Zealand sassafras, a similar tree ({Laurelia Novae
Zelandiae}).
Sassafras nut. See Pichurim bean.
Swamp sassafras, the sweet bay (Magnolia glauca). See
Magnolia.
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New Zealand spinach
(gcide) | Spinach \Spin"ach\, Spinage \Spin"age\, n. [OF. espinache,
espinoche, F. ['e]pinard; cf. F. spinace, Sp. espinaca; all
fr. Ar. isf[=a]n[=a]j, isfin[=a]j, aspan[=a]kh, probably of
Persian origin.] (Bot.)
A common pot herb (Spinacia oleracea) belonging to the
Goosefoot family.
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Mountain spinach. See Garden orache, under Orache.
New Zealand spinach (Bot.), a coarse herb ({Tetragonia
expansa}), a poor substitute for spinach.
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Note: Various other pot herbs are locally called spinach.
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New Zealand tea
(gcide) | New Zealand \New` Zea"land\
A group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean.
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New Zealand flax.
(a) (Bot.) A tall, liliaceous herb (Phormium tenax), having
very long, sword-shaped, distichous leaves which furnish
a fine, strong fiber very valuable for cordage and the
like.
(b) The fiber itself.
New Zealand tea (Bot.), a myrtaceous shrub ({Leptospermum
scoparium}) of New Zealand and Australia, the leaves of
which are used as a substitute for tea.
[1913 Webster]Tea \Tea\ (t[=e]), n. [Chin. tsh[=a], Prov. Chin. te: cf. F.
th['e].]
1. The prepared leaves of a shrub, or small tree ({Thea
Chinensis} or Camellia Chinensis). The shrub is a native
of China, but has been introduced to some extent into some
other countries.
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Note: Teas are classed as green or black, according to their
color or appearance, the kinds being distinguished also
by various other characteristic differences, as of
taste, odor, and the like. The color, flavor, and
quality are dependent upon the treatment which the
leaves receive after being gathered. The leaves for
green tea are heated, or roasted slightly, in shallow
pans over a wood fire, almost immediately after being
gathered, after which they are rolled with the hands
upon a table, to free them from a portion of their
moisture, and to twist them, and are then quickly
dried. Those intended for black tea are spread out in
the air for some time after being gathered, and then
tossed about with the hands until they become soft and
flaccid, when they are roasted for a few minutes, and
rolled, and having then been exposed to the air for a
few hours in a soft and moist state, are finally dried
slowly over a charcoal fire. The operation of roasting
and rolling is sometimes repeated several times, until
the leaves have become of the proper color. The
principal sorts of green tea are Twankay, the poorest
kind; Hyson skin, the refuse of Hyson; Hyson, Imperial,
and Gunpowder, fine varieties; and Young Hyson, a
choice kind made from young leaves gathered early in
the spring. Those of black tea are Bohea, the poorest
kind; Congou; Oolong; Souchong, one of the finest
varieties; and Pekoe, a fine-flavored kind, made
chiefly from young spring buds. See Bohea, Congou,
Gunpowder tea, under Gunpowder, Hyson, Oolong,
and Souchong. --K. Johnson. --Tomlinson.
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Note: "No knowledge of . . . [tea] appears to have reached
Europe till after the establishment of intercourse
between Portugal and China in 1517. The Portuguese,
however, did little towards the introduction of the
herb into Europe, and it was not till the Dutch
established themselves at Bantam early in 17th century,
that these adventurers learned from the Chinese the
habit of tea drinking, and brought it to Europe."
--Encyc. Brit.
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2. A decoction or infusion of tea leaves in boiling water;
as, tea is a common beverage.
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3. Any infusion or decoction, especially when made of the
dried leaves of plants; as, sage tea; chamomile tea;
catnip tea.
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4. The evening meal, at which tea is usually served; supper.
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Arabian tea, the leaves of Catha edulis; also (Bot.), the
plant itself. See Kat.
Assam tea, tea grown in Assam, in India, originally brought
there from China about the year 1850.
Australian tea, or Botany Bay tea (Bot.), a woody
climbing plant (Smilax glycyphylla).
Brazilian tea.
(a) The dried leaves of Lantana pseodothea, used in
Brazil as a substitute for tea.
(b) The dried leaves of Stachytarpheta mutabilis, used
for adulterating tea, and also, in Austria, for
preparing a beverage.
Labrador tea. (Bot.) See under Labrador.
New Jersey tea (Bot.), an American shrub, the leaves of
which were formerly used as a substitute for tea; redroot.
See Redroot.
New Zealand tea. (Bot.) See under New Zealand.
Oswego tea. (Bot.) See Oswego tea.
Paraguay tea, mate. See 1st Mate.
Tea board, a board or tray for holding a tea set.
Tea bug (Zool.), an hemipterous insect which injures the
tea plant by sucking the juice of the tender leaves.
Tea caddy, a small box for holding tea.
Tea chest, a small, square wooden case, usually lined with
sheet lead or tin, in which tea is imported from China.
Tea clam (Zool.), a small quahaug. [Local, U. S.]
Tea garden, a public garden where tea and other
refreshments are served.
Tea plant (Bot.), any plant, the leaves of which are used
in making a beverage by infusion; specifically, {Thea
Chinensis}, from which the tea of commerce is obtained.
Tea rose (Bot.), a delicate and graceful variety of the
rose (Rosa Indica, var. odorata), introduced from China,
and so named from its scent. Many varieties are now
cultivated.
Tea service, the appurtenances or utensils required for a
tea table, -- when of silver, usually comprising only the
teapot, milk pitcher, and sugar dish.
Tea set, a tea service.
Tea table, a table on which tea furniture is set, or at
which tea is drunk.
Tea taster, one who tests or ascertains the quality of tea
by tasting.
Tea tree (Bot.), the tea plant of China. See Tea plant,
above.
Tea urn, a vessel generally in the form of an urn or vase,
for supplying hot water for steeping, or infusing, tea.
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capital of new zealand
(wn) | capital of New Zealand
n 1: the capital of New Zealand [syn: Wellington, {capital of
New Zealand}] |
new zealand
(wn) | New Zealand
n 1: an independent country within the British Commonwealth;
achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1907;
known for sheep and spectacular scenery
2: North Island and South Island and adjacent small islands in
the South Pacific [syn: New Zealand, New Zealand Islands] |
new zealand beech
(wn) | New Zealand beech
n 1: any of several tall New Zealand trees of the genus
Nothofagus; some yield useful timber |
new zealand cotton
(wn) | New Zealand cotton
n 1: a fiber from the bast of New Zealand ribbon trees that
resembles cotton fiber |
new zealand dacryberry
(wn) | New Zealand Dacryberry
n 1: New Zealand evergreen valued for its light easily worked
wood [syn: kahikatea, New Zealand Dacryberry, {New
Zealand white pine}, Dacrycarpus dacrydioides,
Podocarpus dacrydioides] |
new zealand daisybush
(wn) | New Zealand daisybush
n 1: bushy New Zealand shrub cultivated for its fragrant white
flower heads [syn: New Zealand daisybush, {Olearia
haastii}] |
new zealand dollar
(wn) | New Zealand dollar
n 1: the basic unit of money in New Zealand |
new zealand honeysuckle
(wn) | New Zealand honeysuckle
n 1: slender elegant tree of New Zealand having racemes of red
flowers and yielding valuable mottled red timber [syn:
rewa-rewa, New Zealand honeysuckle] |
new zealand islands
(wn) | New Zealand Islands
n 1: North Island and South Island and adjacent small islands in
the South Pacific [syn: New Zealand, {New Zealand
Islands}] |
new zealand mountain pine
(wn) | New Zealand mountain pine
n 1: New Zealand shrub [syn: tarwood, tar-wood, {New Zealand
mountain pine}, Halocarpus bidwilli, {Dacrydium
bidwilli}] |
new zealand spinach
(wn) | New Zealand spinach
n 1: coarse sprawling Australasian plant with red or yellow
flowers; cultivated for its edible young shoots and
succulent leaves [syn: New Zealand spinach, {Tetragonia
tetragonioides}, Tetragonia expansa] |
new zealand white pine
(wn) | New Zealand white pine
n 1: New Zealand evergreen valued for its light easily worked
wood [syn: kahikatea, New Zealand Dacryberry, {New
Zealand white pine}, Dacrycarpus dacrydioides,
Podocarpus dacrydioides] |
new zealand wine berry
(wn) | New Zealand wine berry
n 1: graceful deciduous shrub or small tree having attractive
foliage and small red berries that turn black at maturity
and are used for making wine [syn: makomako, {New Zealand
wine berry}, wineberry, Aristotelia serrata,
Aristotelia racemosa] |
new zealand wren
(wn) | New Zealand wren
n 1: birds of New Zealand that resemble wrens |
new zealander
(wn) | New Zealander
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of New Zealand or its
people; "New Zealander sheep farms"
n 1: a native or inhabitant of New Zealand [syn: {New
Zealander}, Kiwi] |
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