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rife
(encz) | rife,četný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
rife
(encz) | rife,hojný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
rife
(encz) | rife,početný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
Rife
(gcide) | Rife \Rife\, a. [AS. r[imac]f abundant, or Icel. r[imac]fr
munificent; akin to OD. riff, rijve, abundant.]
1. Prevailing; prevalent; abounding.
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Before the plague of London, inflammations of the
lungs were rife and mortal. --Arbuthnot.
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Even now the tumult of loud mirth
Was rife, and perfect in may listening ear.
--Milton.
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2. Having power; active; nimble. [Obs.]
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What! I am rife a little yet. --J. Webster.
[1913 Webster] -- Rife"ly, adv. -- Rife"ness, n.
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rife
(wn) | rife
adj 1: most frequent or common; "prevailing winds" [syn:
prevailing, prevalent, predominant, dominant,
rife]
2: excessively abundant [syn: overabundant, plethoric,
rife] |
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auriferous
(encz) | auriferous,zlatonosný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
fringed loosestrife
(encz) | fringed loosestrife, n: |
garden loosestrife
(encz) | garden loosestrife, n: |
gooseneck loosestrife
(encz) | gooseneck loosestrife, n: |
hyssop loosestrife
(encz) | hyssop loosestrife, n: |
loosestrife
(encz) | loosestrife, n: |
loosestrife family
(encz) | loosestrife family, n: |
nectariferous
(encz) | nectariferous,nektarodárný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
odoriferous
(encz) | odoriferous,aromatický adj: Zdeněk Brožodoriferous,voňavý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
phylum porifera
(encz) | phylum Porifera, n: |
poriferan
(encz) | poriferan, n: |
poriferous
(encz) | poriferous, adj: |
purple loosestrife
(encz) | purple loosestrife, n: |
rife
(encz) | rife,četný adj: Zdeněk Brožrife,hojný adj: Zdeněk Brožrife,početný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
soporiferous
(encz) | soporiferous, adj: |
spiked loosestrife
(encz) | spiked loosestrife, n: |
strife
(encz) | strife,spor n: Zdeněk Brožstrife,svár n: Zdeněk Brož |
sudoriferous gland
(encz) | sudoriferous gland, n: |
tenerife
(encz) | Tenerife, |
thurifer
(encz) | thurifer, n: |
whorled loosestrife
(encz) | whorled loosestrife, n: |
yellow loosestrife
(encz) | yellow loosestrife, n: |
periferie
(czen) | periferie,peripheralsn: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
periferní
(czen) | periferní,distaladj: Zdeněk Brožperiferní,peripheraladj: Zdeněk Brož |
periferní zařízení
(czen) | periferní zařízení,peripheraln: počítače Pinoperiferní zařízení,peripheralsn: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
abounding inpredicate abounding withpredicate bristling withpredicate full ofpredicate overflowing overflowing withpredicate rich inpredicate rife withpredicate thick withpredicate
(gcide) | filled \filled\ adj.
1. containing as much or as many as is possible or normal;
as, filled to overflowing. Opposite of empty. [Narrower
terms: {abounding in(predicate), abounding
with(predicate), bristling with(predicate), full
of(predicate), overflowing, overflowing with(predicate),
rich in(predicate), rife with(predicate), thick
with(predicate)}; {brimful, brimful of(predicate),
brimfull, brimfull of(predicate), brimming, brimming
with(predicate)}; {chockablock(predicate),
chock-full(predicate), chockfull(predicate),
chockful(predicate), choke-full(predicate),
chuck-full(predicate), cram full}; congested, engorged;
{crawling with(predicate), overrun with, swarming,
swarming with(predicate), teeming, teeming
with(predicate)}; {flooded, inundated, swamped ; {glutted,
overfull}; {heavy with(predicate) ; {laden, loaded ;
overladen, overloaded ; {stuffed ; {stuffed; {well-lined
]
Syn: full.
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2. entirely of one substance with no holes inside. Opposite
of hollow.
Syn: solid.
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3. having appointments throughout the course of a period; --
of an appointment schedule; as, My calendar is filled for
the week. Opposite of unoccupied and free
Syn: occupied.
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Aeriferous
(gcide) | Aeriferous \A`["e]r*if"er*ous\, a. [L. a["e]r air + -ferous: cf.
F. a['e]rif[`e]re.]
Conveying or containing air; air-bearing; as, the windpipe is
an a["e]riferous tube.
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Antheriferous
(gcide) | Antheriferous \An`ther*if"er*ous\, a. [Anther + -ferous.] (Bot.)
(a) Producing anthers, as plants.
(b) Supporting anthers, as a part of a flower. --Gray.
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Arenga saccharifera
(gcide) | Gomuti \Go*mu"ti\, n. [Malayan gumuti.]
A black, fibrous substance resembling horsehair, obtained
from the leafstalks of two kinds of palms, Metroxylon Sagu,
and Arenga saccharifera, of the Indian islands. It is used
for making cordage. Called also ejoo.
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Astriferous
(gcide) | Astriferous \As*trif"er*ous\ (acr/s*tr[i^]f"[~e]r*[u^]s), a. [L.
astrifer; astrum star + ferre to bear.]
Bearing stars. [R.] --Blount.
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Auriferous
(gcide) | Auriferous \Au*rif"er*ous\, a. [L. aurifer; aurum gold + ferre
to bear: cf. F. aurif[`e]re.]
Gold-bearing; containing or producing gold.
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Whence many a bursting stream auriferous plays.
--Thomson.
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Auriferous pyrites, iron pyrites (iron disulphide),
containing some gold disseminated through it.
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Auriferous pyrites
(gcide) | Pyrites \Py*ri"tes\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? fire. See Pyre.]
(Min.)
A name given to a number of metallic minerals, sulphides of
iron, copper, cobalt, nickel, and tin, of a white or
yellowish color.
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Note: The term was originally applied to the mineral pyrite,
or iron pyrites, in allusion to its giving sparks when
struck with steel.
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Arsenical pyrites, arsenopyrite.
Auriferous pyrites. See under Auriferous.
Capillary pyrites, millerite.
Common pyrites, isometric iron disulphide; pyrite.
Hair pyrites, millerite.
Iron pyrites. See Pyrite.
Magnetic pyrites, pyrrhotite.
Tin pyrites, stannite.
White iron pyrites, orthorhombic iron disulphide;
marcasite. This includes cockscomb pyrites (a variety of
marcasite, named in allusion to its form), spear pyrites,
etc.
Yellow pyrites, or Copper pyrites, the sulphide of copper
and iron; chalcopyrite.
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to bear: cf. F. aurif[`e]re.]
Gold-bearing; containing or producing gold.
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Whence many a bursting stream auriferous plays.
--Thomson.
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Auriferous pyrites, iron pyrites (iron disulphide),
containing some gold disseminated through it.
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Biantheriferous
(gcide) | Biantheriferous \Bi*an`ther*if"er*ous\, a. [Pref. bi- +
antherigerous.] (Bot.)
Having two anthers.
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Broussonetia papyrifera
(gcide) | Mulberry \Mul"ber*ry\, n.; pl. Mulberries. [OE. moolbery,
murberie, AS. murberie, where the first part is fr. L. morum
mulberry; cf. Gr. ?, ?. Cf. Murrey, Sycamore.]
1. (Bot.) The berry or fruit of any tree of the genus
Morus; also, the tree itself. See Morus.
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2. A dark pure color, like the hue of a black mulberry.
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Mulberry mass. (Biol.) See Morula.
Paper mulberry, a tree (Broussonetia papyrifera), related
to the true mulberry, used in Polynesia for making tapa
cloth by macerating and pounding the inner bark, and in
China and Japan for the manufacture of paper. It is seen
as a shade tree in America.
[1913 Webster]Broussonetia \Broussonetia\ n.
a genus of shade trees including the paper mulberry
(Broussonetia papyrifera) of East Asia.
Syn: genus Broussonetia.
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Calcariferous
(gcide) | Calcariferous \Cal`ca*rif"er*ous\, a. [L. calcarius of lime +
ferous.]
Lime-yielding; calciferous
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Calorifere
(gcide) | Calorifere \Ca*lor"i*fere\, n. [F. calorif[`e]re, fr. L. calor
heat + ferre to bear.]
An apparatus for conveying and distributing heat, especially
by means of hot water circulating in tubes.
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Ceriferous
(gcide) | Ceriferous \Ce*rif"er*ous\, a. [L. ra wax + -ferous.]
Producing wax.
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Cirriferous
(gcide) | Cirriferous \Cir*rif"er*ous\, a. [Cirrus + -ferous.]
Bearing cirri, as many plants and animals.
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Copernicia cerifera
(gcide) | Wax \Wax\, n. [AS. weax; akin to OFries. wax, D. was, G. wachs,
OHG. wahs, Icel. & Sw. vax, Dan. vox, Lith. vaszkas, Russ.
vosk'.]
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1. A fatty, solid substance, produced by bees, and employed
by them in the construction of their comb; -- usually
called beeswax. It is first excreted, from a row of
pouches along their sides, in the form of scales, which,
being masticated and mixed with saliva, become whitened
and tenacious. Its natural color is pale or dull yellow.
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Note: Beeswax consists essentially of cerotic acid
(constituting the more soluble part) and of myricyl
palmitate (constituting the less soluble part).
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2. Hence, any substance resembling beeswax in consistency or
appearance. Specifically:
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(a) (Physiol.) Cerumen, or earwax. See Cerumen.
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(b) A waxlike composition used for uniting surfaces, for
excluding air, and for other purposes; as, sealing
wax, grafting wax, etching wax, etc.
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(c) A waxlike composition used by shoemakers for rubbing
their thread.
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(d) (Zool.) A substance similar to beeswax, secreted by
several species of scale insects, as the Chinese wax.
See Wax insect, below.
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(e) (Bot.) A waxlike product secreted by certain plants.
See Vegetable wax, under Vegetable.
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(f) (Min.) A substance, somewhat resembling wax, found in
connection with certain deposits of rock salt and
coal; -- called also mineral wax, and ozocerite.
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(g) Thick sirup made by boiling down the sap of the sugar
maple, and then cooling. [Local U. S.]
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(h) any of numerous substances or mixtures composed
predominantly of the longer-chain saturated
hydrocarbons such as the paraffins, which are solid at
room teperature, or their alcohol, carboxylic acid, or
ester derivatives.
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Japanese wax, a waxlike substance made in Japan from the
berries of certain species of Rhus, esp. {Rhus
succedanea}.
Mineral wax. (Min.) See Wax, 2
(f), above.
Wax cloth. See Waxed cloth, under Waxed.
Wax end. See Waxed end, under Waxed.
Wax flower, a flower made of, or resembling, wax.
Wax insect (Zool.), any one of several species of scale
insects belonging to the family Coccidae, which secrete
from their bodies a waxlike substance, especially the
Chinese wax insect (Coccus Sinensis) from which a large
amount of the commercial Chinese wax is obtained. Called
also pela.
Wax light, a candle or taper of wax.
Wax moth (Zool.), a pyralid moth (Galleria cereana) whose
larvae feed upon honeycomb, and construct silken galleries
among the fragments. The moth has dusky gray wings
streaked with brown near the outer edge. The larva is
yellowish white with brownish dots. Called also {bee
moth}.
Wax myrtle. (Bot.) See Bayberry.
Wax painting, a kind of painting practiced by the ancients,
under the name of encaustic. The pigments were ground with
wax, and diluted. After being applied, the wax was melted
with hot irons and the color thus fixed.
Wax palm. (Bot.)
(a) A species of palm (Ceroxylon Andicola) native of the
Andes, the stem of which is covered with a secretion,
consisting of two thirds resin and one third wax,
which, when melted with a third of fat, makes
excellent candles.
(b) A Brazilian tree (Copernicia cerifera) the young
leaves of which are covered with a useful waxy
secretion.
Wax paper, paper prepared with a coating of white wax and
other ingredients.
Wax plant (Bot.), a name given to several plants, as:
(a) The Indian pipe (see under Indian).
(b) The Hoya carnosa, a climbing plant with polished,
fleshy leaves.
(c) Certain species of Begonia with similar foliage.
Wax tree (Bot.)
(a) A tree or shrub (Ligustrum lucidum) of China, on
which certain insects make a thick deposit of a
substance resembling white wax.
(b) A kind of sumac (Rhus succedanea) of Japan, the
berries of which yield a sort of wax.
(c) A rubiaceous tree (Elaeagia utilis) of New Grenada,
called by the inhabitants "arbol del cera."
Wax yellow, a dull yellow, resembling the natural color of
beeswax.
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Cupriferous
(gcide) | Cupriferous \Cu*prif"er*ous\ (k?-pr?f"?r-?s), a. [Cuprum +
-ferous.]
Containing copper; as, cupriferous silver.
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Doloriferous
(gcide) | Doloriferous \Dol`or*if"er*ous\, a. [L. dolor pain + -ferous.]
Producing pain. --Whitaker. Dolorific |
False loosestrife
(gcide) | Loosestrife \Loose"strife`\ (l[=oo]s"str[imac]f`), n. (Bot.)
(a) The name of several species of plants of the genus
Lysimachia, having small star-shaped flowers, usually
of a yellow color.
(b) Any species of the genus Lythrum, having purple, or, in
some species, crimson flowers. --Gray.
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False loosestrife, a plant of the genus Ludwigia, which
includes several species, most of which are found in the
United States.
Tufted loosestrife, the plant Lysimachia thyrsiflora,
found in the northern parts of the United States and in
Europe. --Gray.
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Fatsia papyrifera
(gcide) | Rice \Rice\, n. [F. riz (cf. Pr. ris, It. riso), L. oryza, Gr.
???, ???, probably from the Persian; cf. OPers. br[imac]zi,
akin to Skr. vr[imac]hi; or perh. akin to E. rye. Cf. Rye.]
(Bot.)
A well-known cereal grass (Oryza sativa) and its seed. This
plant is extensively cultivated in warm climates, and the
grain forms a large portion of the food of the inhabitants.
In America it grows chiefly on low, moist land, which can be
overflowed.
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Ant rice. (Bot.) See under Ant.
French rice. (Bot.) See Amelcorn.
Indian rice., a tall reedlike water grass ({Zizania
aquatica}), bearing panicles of a long, slender grain,
much used for food by North American Indians. It is common
in shallow water in the Northern States. Called also
water oat, Canadian wild rice, etc.
Mountain rice, any species of an American genus
(Oryzopsis) of grasses, somewhat resembling rice.
Rice bunting. (Zool.) Same as Ricebird.
Rice hen (Zool.), the Florida gallinule.
Rice mouse (Zool.), a large dark-colored field mouse
(Calomys palistris) of the Southern United States.
Rice paper, a kind of thin, delicate paper, brought from
China, -- used for painting upon, and for the manufacture
of fancy articles. It is made by cutting the pith of a
large herb (Fatsia papyrifera, related to the ginseng)
into one roll or sheet, which is flattened out under
pressure. Called also pith paper.
Rice troupial (Zool.), the bobolink.
Rice water, a drink for invalids made by boiling a small
quantity of rice in water.
Rice-water discharge (Med.), a liquid, resembling rice
water in appearance, which is vomited, and discharged from
the bowels, in cholera.
Rice weevil (Zool.), a small beetle (Calandra oryzae, or
Sitophilus oryzae) which destroys rice, wheat, and
Indian corn by eating out the interior; -- called also
black weevil.
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Febriferous
(gcide) | Febriferous \Fe*brif"er*ous\, a. [L. febris fever + -ferous.]
Causing fever; as, a febriferous locality.
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Ferriferous
(gcide) | Ferriferous \Fer*rif"er*ous\, a. [L. ferrum iron + -ferous: cf.
F. ferrif[`e]re.]
Producing or yielding iron.
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Floriferous
(gcide) | Floriferous \Flo*rif"er*ous\, a. [L. florifer; flos, floris,
flower + ferre to bear; cf. F. florif[`e]re.]
Producing flowers. --Blount.
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Hederiferous
(gcide) | Hederiferous \Hed`er*if"er*ous\, a. [L. hedera ivy + -ferous.]
Producing ivy; ivy-bearing.
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Lates calcarifer
(gcide) | Lates \La"tes\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a fish of the Nile.] (Zool.)
A genus of large percoid fishes, of which one species ({Lates
Niloticus}) inhabits the Nile, and another ({Lates
calcarifer}) is found in the Ganges and other Indian rivers.
They are valued as food fishes.
[1913 Webster]Cockup \Cock"up\, n. (Zool.)
A large, highly esteemed, edible fish of India ({Lates
calcarifer}); -- also called begti.
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Lauriferous
(gcide) | Lauriferous \Lau*rif"er*ous\, a. [L. laurifer; laurus + ferre to
bear.]
Producing, or bringing, laurel.
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Loosestrife
(gcide) | Loosestrife \Loose"strife`\ (l[=oo]s"str[imac]f`), n. (Bot.)
(a) The name of several species of plants of the genus
Lysimachia, having small star-shaped flowers, usually
of a yellow color.
(b) Any species of the genus Lythrum, having purple, or, in
some species, crimson flowers. --Gray.
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False loosestrife, a plant of the genus Ludwigia, which
includes several species, most of which are found in the
United States.
Tufted loosestrife, the plant Lysimachia thyrsiflora,
found in the northern parts of the United States and in
Europe. --Gray.
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Lucriferous
(gcide) | Lucriferous \Lu*crif"er*ous\, a. [L. lucrum gain +-ferous.]
Gainful; profitable. [Obs.] --Boyle.
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Lyriferous
(gcide) | Lyriferous \Ly*rif"er*ous\ (l[-i]*r[i^]f"[~e]r*[u^]s), a. [Lyre
+ -ferous.] (Zool.)
Having a lyre-shaped shoulder girdle, as certain fishes.
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Macrocystis pyrifera
(gcide) | Kelp \Kelp\ (k[e^]lp), n. [Formerly kilpe; of unknown origin.]
1. The calcined ashes of seaweed, -- formerly much used in
the manufacture of glass, now used in the manufacture of
iodine.
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2. (Bot.) Any large blackish seaweed.
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Note: Laminaria is the common kelp of Great Britain;
Macrocystis pyrifera and Nereocystis Lutkeana are
the great kelps of the Pacific Ocean.
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Kelp crab (Zool.), a California spider crab ({Epialtus
productus}), found among seaweeds, which it resembles in
color.
Kelp salmon (Zool.), a serranoid food fish ({Serranus
clathratus}) of California. See Cabrilla.
[1913 Webster]Macrocystis \Mac`ro*cys"tis\, n. [NL. See Macro-, and Cyst.]
(Bot.)
An immensely long blackish seaweed of the Pacific
(Macrocystis pyrifera), having numerous almond-shaped air
vessels.
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Myrica cerifera
(gcide) | Myrtle \Myr"tle\ (m[~e]r"t'l), n. [F. myrtil bilberry, prop., a
little myrtle, from myrte myrtle, L. myrtus, murtus, Gr.
my`rtos; cf. Per. m[=u]rd.] (Bot.)
A species of the genus Myrtus, especially {Myrtus
communis}. The common myrtle has a shrubby, upright stem,
eight or ten feet high. Its branches form a close, full head,
thickly covered with ovate or lanceolate evergreen leaves. It
has solitary axillary white or rosy flowers, followed by
black several-seeded berries. The ancients considered it
sacred to Venus. The flowers, leaves, and berries are used
variously in perfumery and as a condiment, and the
beautifully mottled wood is used in turning.
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Note: The name is also popularly but wrongly applied in
America to two creeping plants, the blue-flowered
periwinkle and the yellow-flowered moneywort. In the
West Indies several myrtaceous shrubs are called
myrtle.
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Bog myrtle, the sweet gale.
Crape myrtle. See under Crape.
Myrtle warbler (Zool.), a North American wood warbler
(Dendroica coronata); -- called also myrtle bird,
yellow-rumped warbler, and yellow-crowned warbler.
Myrtle wax. (Bot.) See Bayberry tallow, under Bayberry.
Sand myrtle, a low, branching evergreen shrub ({Leiophyllum
buxifolium}), growing in New Jersey and southward.
Wax myrtle (Myrica cerifera). See Bayberry.
[1913 Webster]Bayberry \Bay"ber*ry\, n. (Bot.)
(a) The fruit of the bay tree or Laurus nobilis.
(b) A tree of the West Indies related to the myrtle ({Pimenta
acris}).
(c) The fruit of Myrica cerifera (wax myrtle); the shrub
itself; -- called also candleberry tree.
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Bayberry tallow, a fragrant green wax obtained from the
bayberry or wax myrtle; -- called also myrtle wax.
[1913 Webster]Candleberry tree \Can"dle*ber`ry tree\ (Bot.)
A shrub (the Myrica cerifera, or wax-bearing myrtle),
common in North America, the little nuts of which are covered
with a greenish white wax, which was formerly, used for
hardening candles; -- also called bayberry tree,
bayberry, or candleberry.
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Nectariferous
(gcide) | Nectariferous \Nec`tar*if"er*ous\, a. [L. nectar nectar +
-ferous: cf. F. nectarif[`e]re.] (Bot.)
Secreting nectar; -- said of blossoms or their parts.
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Nitriferous
(gcide) | Nitriferous \Ni*trif"er*ous\, a. [Niter + -ferous.]
Bearing niter; yielding, or containing, niter.
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Odoriferous
(gcide) | Odoriferous \O`dor*if"er*ous\, a. [L. odorifer; odor odor +
ferre to bear. See Odoe, and 1st Bear.]
Bearing or yielding an odor; perfumed; usually, sweet of
scent; fragrant; as, odoriferous spices, particles, fumes,
breezes. --Milton.
[1913 Webster] -- O`dor*if"er*ous*ly, adv.
--O`dor*if"er*ous*ness, n.
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Odoriferously
(gcide) | Odoriferous \O`dor*if"er*ous\, a. [L. odorifer; odor odor +
ferre to bear. See Odoe, and 1st Bear.]
Bearing or yielding an odor; perfumed; usually, sweet of
scent; fragrant; as, odoriferous spices, particles, fumes,
breezes. --Milton.
[1913 Webster] -- O`dor*if"er*ous*ly, adv.
--O`dor*if"er*ous*ness, n.
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Odoriferousness
(gcide) | Odoriferous \O`dor*if"er*ous\, a. [L. odorifer; odor odor +
ferre to bear. See Odoe, and 1st Bear.]
Bearing or yielding an odor; perfumed; usually, sweet of
scent; fragrant; as, odoriferous spices, particles, fumes,
breezes. --Milton.
[1913 Webster] -- O`dor*if"er*ous*ly, adv.
--O`dor*if"er*ous*ness, n.
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Ostriferous
(gcide) | Ostriferous \Os*trif"er*ous\, a. [L. ostrifer; ostrea oyster +
ferre.]
Producing oysters; containing oysters.
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P pyriferum
(gcide) | Guava \Gua"va\, n. [Sp. guayaba the guava fruit, guayabo the
guava tree; prob. fr. the native West Indian name.]
A tropical tree, or its fruit, of the genus Psidium. Two
varieties are well known, the P. pyriferum, or {white
guava}, and P. pomiferum, or red guava. The fruit or
berry is shaped like a pomegranate, but is much smaller. It
is somewhat astringent, but makes a delicious jelly.
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Porifera
(gcide) | Spongiae \Spon"gi*ae\ (sp[o^]n"j[i^]*[=e]), n. pl. [See
Sponge.] (Zool.)
The grand division of the animal kingdom which includes the
sponges; -- called also Spongida, Spongiaria,
Spongiozoa, and Porifera.
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Note: In the Spongiae, the soft sarcode of the body is
usually supported by a skeleton consisting of horny
fibers, or of siliceous or calcareous spicules. The
common sponges contain larger and smaller cavities and
canals, and numerous small ampullae which are lined
with ciliated cells capable of taking in solid food.
The outer surface usually has minute pores through
which water enters, and large openings for its exit.
Sponges produce eggs and spermatozoa, and the egg when
fertilized undergoes segmentation to form a ciliated
embryo.
[1913 Webster]Porifera \Po*rif"e*ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. porus pore + ferre
to bear.] (Zool.)
A grand division of the Invertebrata, including the sponges;
-- called also Spongi[ae], Spongida, and Spongiozoa.
The principal divisions are Calcispongi[ae], Keratosa or
Fibrospongi[ae], and Silicea.
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Poriferan
(gcide) | Poriferan \Po*rif"er*an\, n. (Zool.)
One of the Polifera.
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Poriferata
(gcide) | Poriferata \Po*rif`e*ra"ta\, n. pl. [NL.]
The Polifera.
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Rifely
(gcide) | Rife \Rife\, a. [AS. r[imac]f abundant, or Icel. r[imac]fr
munificent; akin to OD. riff, rijve, abundant.]
1. Prevailing; prevalent; abounding.
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Before the plague of London, inflammations of the
lungs were rife and mortal. --Arbuthnot.
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Even now the tumult of loud mirth
Was rife, and perfect in may listening ear.
--Milton.
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2. Having power; active; nimble. [Obs.]
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What! I am rife a little yet. --J. Webster.
[1913 Webster] -- Rife"ly, adv. -- Rife"ness, n.
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Rifeness
(gcide) | Rife \Rife\, a. [AS. r[imac]f abundant, or Icel. r[imac]fr
munificent; akin to OD. riff, rijve, abundant.]
1. Prevailing; prevalent; abounding.
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Before the plague of London, inflammations of the
lungs were rife and mortal. --Arbuthnot.
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Even now the tumult of loud mirth
Was rife, and perfect in may listening ear.
--Milton.
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2. Having power; active; nimble. [Obs.]
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What! I am rife a little yet. --J. Webster.
[1913 Webster] -- Rife"ly, adv. -- Rife"ness, n.
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Roriferous
(gcide) | Roriferous \Ro*rif"er*ous\, a. [L. rorifer; ros, roris, dew +
ferre to bear: cf. F. rorif[`e]re.]
generating or producing dew. [R.]
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Rostrifera
(gcide) | Rostrifera \Ros*trif"e*ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. rostrum beak +
ferre to bear.] (Zool.)
A division of pectinibranchiate gastropods, having the head
prolonged into a snout which is not retractile.
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