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oroide
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Oroide
(gcide) | Oroide \O"roide\, n. [F. or gold (L. aurum) + Gr. e'i^dos form.]
An alloy, chiefly of copper and zinc or tin, resembling gold
in color and brilliancy. [Written also oreide.]
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oroide
(wn) | oroide
n 1: alloy of copper and tin and zinc; used in imitation gold
jewelry [syn: oroide, oreide] |
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oroide
(encz) | oroide,oroid Zdeněk Brož |
plexus choroideus
(encz) | plexus choroideus, n: |
vena choroidea
(encz) | vena choroidea, n: |
Aspidophoroides
(gcide) | Aspidophoroides \Aspidophoroides\ n.
1. 1 a genus comprising the alligatorfishes.
Syn: genus Aspidophoroides.
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Castoroides
(gcide) | Castoroides \Castoroides\ n.
a genus of extinct beavers of the Pleistocene; of eastern and
southern U.S.
Syn: genus Castoroides.
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Duboisia myoporoides
(gcide) | Duboisine \Du*bois"ine\, n. (Med.)
An alkaloid obtained from the leaves of an Australian tree
(Duboisia myoporoides), and regarded as identical with
hyoscyamine. It produces dilation of the pupil of the eye.
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Lagorchestes Leporoides
(gcide) | Hare \Hare\, n. [AS. hara; akin to D. haas, G. hase, OHG. haso,
Dan. & Sw. hare, Icel. h[=e]ri, Skr. [,c]a[,c]a. [root]226.]
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1. (Zool.) A rodent of the genus Lepus, having long hind
legs, a short tail, and a divided upper lip. It is a timid
animal, moves swiftly by leaps, and is remarkable for its
fecundity.
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Note: The species of hares are numerous. The common European
hare is Lepus timidus. The northern or varying hare
of America (Lepus Americanus), and the prairie hare
(Lepus campestris), turn white in winter. In America,
the various species of hares are commonly called
rabbits.
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2. (Astron.) A small constellation situated south of and
under the foot of Orion; Lepus.
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Hare and hounds, a game played by men and boys, two, called
hares, having a few minutes' start, and scattering bits of
paper to indicate their course, being chased by the
others, called the hounds, through a wide circuit.
Hare kangaroo (Zool.), a small Australian kangaroo
(Lagorchestes Leporoides), resembling the hare in size
and color,
Hare's lettuce (Bot.), a plant of the genus Sonchus, or
sow thistle; -- so called because hares are said to eat it
when fainting with heat. --Dr. Prior.
Jumping hare. (Zool.) See under Jumping.
Little chief hare, or Crying hare. (Zool.) See {Chief
hare}.
Sea hare. (Zool.) See Aplysia.
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Laportea moroides
(gcide) | Nettle \Net"tle\, n. [AS. netele; akin to D. netel, G. nessel,
OHG. nezz["i]la, nazza, Dan. nelde, n[aum]lde, Sw.
n[aum]ssla; cf, Lith. notere.] (Bot.)
A plant of the genus Urtica, covered with minute sharp
hairs containing a poison that produces a stinging sensation.
Urtica gracilis is common in the Northern, and {Urtica
chamaedryoides} in the Southern, United States. The common
European species, Urtica urens and Urtica dioica, are
also found in the Eastern united States. Urtica pilulifera
is the Roman nettle of England.
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Note: The term nettle has been given to many plants related
to, or to some way resembling, the true nettle; as:
Australian nettle, a stinging tree or shrub of the genus
Laportea (as Laportea gigas and Laportea moroides);
-- also called nettle tree.
Bee nettle, Hemp nettle, a species of Galeopsis. See
under Hemp.
Blind nettle, Dead nettle, a harmless species of
Lamium.
False nettle (Baehmeria cylindrica), a plant common in
the United States, and related to the true nettles.
Hedge nettle, a species of Stachys. See under Hedge.
Horse nettle (Solanum Carolinense). See under Horse.
nettle tree.
(a) Same as Hackberry.
(b) See Australian nettle (above).
Spurge nettle, a stinging American herb of the Spurge
family (Jatropha urens).
Wood nettle, a plant (Laportea Canadensis) which stings
severely, and is related to the true nettles.
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Nettle cloth, a kind of thick cotton stuff, japanned, and
used as a substitute for leather for various purposes.
Nettle rash (Med.), an eruptive disease resembling the
effects of whipping with nettles.
Sea nettle (Zool.), a medusa.
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arteria choroidea
(wn) | arteria choroidea
n 1: an artery that supplies the choroid plexus [syn: {choroidal
artery}, arteria choroidea] |
aspidophoroides
(wn) | Aspidophoroides
n 1: alligatorfishes [syn: Aspidophoroides, {genus
Aspidophoroides}] |
aspidophoroides monopterygius
(wn) | Aspidophoroides monopterygius
n 1: small very elongate sea poachers [syn: alligatorfish,
Aspidophoroides monopterygius] |
castoroides
(wn) | Castoroides
n 1: extinct beavers of the Pleistocene; of eastern and southern
United States [syn: Castoroides, genus Castoroides] |
genus aspidophoroides
(wn) | genus Aspidophoroides
n 1: alligatorfishes [syn: Aspidophoroides, {genus
Aspidophoroides}] |
genus castoroides
(wn) | genus Castoroides
n 1: extinct beavers of the Pleistocene; of eastern and southern
United States [syn: Castoroides, genus Castoroides] |
oroide
(wn) | oroide
n 1: alloy of copper and tin and zinc; used in imitation gold
jewelry [syn: oroide, oreide] |
plexus choroideus
(wn) | plexus choroideus
n 1: a vascular plexus of the cerebral ventricles that regulate
intraventricular pressure [syn: choroid plexus, {plexus
choroideus}] |
vena choroidea
(wn) | vena choroidea
n 1: either of two veins serving the choroid coat of the eye
[syn: choroid vein, vena choroidea] |
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