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S Canadensis
(gcide) | elderberry \el"der*ber`ry\, n. (Bot.)
1. The berrylike drupe of the elder. That of the Old World
elder (Sambucus nigra) and that of the American sweet
elder (S. Canadensis) are sweetish acid, and are eaten
as a berry or made into wines or jellies.
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2. the European variety of elder (see 3rd elder), a common
black-fruited shrub or small tree of Europe and Asia; the
fruit is used for wines and jellies.
Syn: bourtree, black elder, common elder, European elder,
Sambucus nigra.
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Abies Canadensis
(gcide) | Hemlock \Hem"lock\, n. [OE. hemeluc, humloc, AS. hemlic,
hymlic.]
1. (Bot.) The name of several poisonous umbelliferous herbs
having finely cut leaves and small white flowers, as the
Cicuta maculata, Cicuta bulbifera, and {Cicuta
virosa}, and the Conium maculatum. See Conium.
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Note: The potion of hemlock administered to Socrates is by
some thought to have been a decoction of {Cicuta
virosa}, or water hemlock, by others, of {Conium
maculatum}.
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2. (Bot.) An evergreen tree common in North America ({Abies
Canadensis} or Tsuga Canadensis); hemlock spruce.
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The murmuring pines and the hemlocks. --Longfellow.
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3. The wood or timber of the hemlock tree.
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Ground hemlock, or Dwarf hemlock. See under Ground.
[1913 Webster]Pitch \Pitch\, n. [OE. pich, AS. pic, L. pix; akin to Gr. ?.]
1. A thick, black, lustrous, and sticky substance obtained by
boiling down tar. It is used in calking the seams of
ships; also in coating rope, canvas, wood, ironwork, etc.,
to preserve them.
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He that toucheth pitch shall be defiled therewith.
--Ecclus.
xiii. 1.
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2. (Geol.) See Pitchstone.
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Amboyna pitch, the resin of Dammara australis. See
Kauri.
Burgundy pitch. See under Burgundy.
Canada pitch, the resinous exudation of the hemlock tree
(Abies Canadensis); hemlock gum.
Jew's pitch, bitumen.
Mineral pitch. See Bitumen and Asphalt.
Pitch coal (Min.), bituminous coal.
Pitch peat (Min.), a black homogeneous peat, with a waxy
luster.
Pitch pine (Bot.), any one of several species of pine,
yielding pitch, esp. the Pinus rigida of North America.
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Anarcharis Canadensis
(gcide) | Pondweed \Pond"weed`\, n. (Bot.)
Any aquatic plant of the genus Potamogeton, of which many
species are found in ponds or slow-moving rivers.
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Choke pondweed, an American water weed ({Anarcharis
Canadensis}, syn. Elodea Canadensis.) See Anacharis.
Horned pondweed, the Zannichellia palustris, a slender,
branching aquatic plant, having pointed nutlets.
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Arabis Canadensis
(gcide) | Sickle \Sic"kle\, n. [OE. sikel, AS. sicol; akin to D. sikkel,
G. sichel, OHG. sihhila, Dan. segel, segl, L. secula, fr.
secare to cut; or perhaps from L. secula. See Saw a cutting
instrument.]
1. A reaping instrument consisting of a steel blade curved
into the form of a hook, and having a handle fitted on a
tang. The sickle has one side of the blade notched, so as
always to sharpen with a serrated edge. Cf. {Reaping
hook}, under Reap.
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When corn has once felt the sickle, it has no more
benefit from the sunshine. --Shak.
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2. (Astron.) A group of stars in the constellation Leo. See
Illust. of Leo.
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Sickle pod (Bot.), a kind of rock cress ({Arabis
Canadensis}) having very long curved pods.
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Canachites canadensis
(gcide) | Canachites \Canachites\ prop. n.
A genus of birds including the spruce grouse {Canachites
canadensis}.
Syn: genus Canachites.
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Cercis Canadensis
(gcide) | Judas \Ju"das\, n.
The disciple who betrayed Christ. Hence: A treacherous
person; one who betrays under the semblance of friendship. --
a. Treacherous; betraying.
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Judas hole, a peephole or secret opening for spying.
Judas kiss,
(a) a deceitful and treacherous kiss.
(b) an act appearing to be an act of friendship, which is in
fact harmful to the recipient.
Judas tree (Bot.), a leguminous tree of the genus Cercis,
with pretty, rose-colored flowers in clusters along the
branches. Judas is said to have hanged himself on a tree
of this genus (Cercis Siliquastrum). Cercis Canadensis
and Cercis occidentalis are the American species, and
are called also redbud.
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Cervus Canadensis
(gcide) | Wapiti \Wap"i*ti\, n. [Probably the Iroquois name. Bartlett.]
(Zool.)
The American elk (Cervus Canadensis). It is closely related
to the European red deer, which it somewhat exceeds in size.
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Note: By some writers it is thought to be a variety of the
red deer, but it is considered a distinct species by
others. It is noted for the large, branching antlers of
the male.
[1913 Webster]elk \elk\ ([e^]lk), n. [Icel. elgr; akin to Sw. elg, AS. eolh,
OHG. elaho, MHG. elch, cf. L. alces; perh. akin to E. eland.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A large deer, of several species. The European elk {Alces
alces} (formerly Alces machlis or Cervus alces) is
closely allied to the American moose. The American elk, or
wapiti (Cervus Canadensis) the largest member of the deer
family, has large, spreading antlers and is closely related
to the European stag. See Moose, and Wapiti.
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Irish elk (Paleon.), a large, extinct, Quaternary deer
(Cervus giganteus) with widely spreading antlers. Its
remains have been found beneath the peat of swamps in
Ireland and England. See Illustration in Appendix; also
Illustration of Antler.
Cape elk (Zo["o]l.), the eland. elk |
Cornus Canadensis
(gcide) | Cornel \Cor"nel\ (-n?l), n. [OF. cornille, cornoille, F.
cornouille, cornel berry, LL. cornolium cornel tree, fr. L.
cornus, fr. cornu horn, in allusion to the hardness of the
wood. See Horn.]
1. (Bot.) The cornelian cherry (Cornus Mas), a European
shrub with clusters of small, greenish flowers, followed
by very acid but edible drupes resembling cherries.
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2. Any species of the genus Cornus, as Cornus florida,
the flowering cornel; Cornus stolonifera, the osier
cornel; Cornus Canadensis, the dwarf cornel, or
bunchberry.
[1913 Webster]crackerberry \crackerberry\ n.
a creeping red-berried perenial herb (Cornus canadensis)
distinguished by clustered leaf whorls at tips of shoots;
Greenland to Alaska.
Syn: bunchberry, dwarf cornel, pudding berry, {Cornus
canadensis}.
[WordNet 1.5]Bunchberry \Bunch"ber`ry\, n. (Bot.)
The dwarf cornel (Cornus Canadensis), which bears a dense
cluster of bright red, edible berries.
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Cornus canadensis
(gcide) | Cornel \Cor"nel\ (-n?l), n. [OF. cornille, cornoille, F.
cornouille, cornel berry, LL. cornolium cornel tree, fr. L.
cornus, fr. cornu horn, in allusion to the hardness of the
wood. See Horn.]
1. (Bot.) The cornelian cherry (Cornus Mas), a European
shrub with clusters of small, greenish flowers, followed
by very acid but edible drupes resembling cherries.
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2. Any species of the genus Cornus, as Cornus florida,
the flowering cornel; Cornus stolonifera, the osier
cornel; Cornus Canadensis, the dwarf cornel, or
bunchberry.
[1913 Webster]crackerberry \crackerberry\ n.
a creeping red-berried perenial herb (Cornus canadensis)
distinguished by clustered leaf whorls at tips of shoots;
Greenland to Alaska.
Syn: bunchberry, dwarf cornel, pudding berry, {Cornus
canadensis}.
[WordNet 1.5]Bunchberry \Bunch"ber`ry\, n. (Bot.)
The dwarf cornel (Cornus Canadensis), which bears a dense
cluster of bright red, edible berries.
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Cornus Canadensis
(gcide) | Cornel \Cor"nel\ (-n?l), n. [OF. cornille, cornoille, F.
cornouille, cornel berry, LL. cornolium cornel tree, fr. L.
cornus, fr. cornu horn, in allusion to the hardness of the
wood. See Horn.]
1. (Bot.) The cornelian cherry (Cornus Mas), a European
shrub with clusters of small, greenish flowers, followed
by very acid but edible drupes resembling cherries.
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2. Any species of the genus Cornus, as Cornus florida,
the flowering cornel; Cornus stolonifera, the osier
cornel; Cornus Canadensis, the dwarf cornel, or
bunchberry.
[1913 Webster]crackerberry \crackerberry\ n.
a creeping red-berried perenial herb (Cornus canadensis)
distinguished by clustered leaf whorls at tips of shoots;
Greenland to Alaska.
Syn: bunchberry, dwarf cornel, pudding berry, {Cornus
canadensis}.
[WordNet 1.5]Bunchberry \Bunch"ber`ry\, n. (Bot.)
The dwarf cornel (Cornus Canadensis), which bears a dense
cluster of bright red, edible berries.
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Dendragapus Canadensis
(gcide) | Spruce \Spruce\ (spr[udd]s), n. [OE. Spruce or Pruse, Prussia,
Prussian. So named because it was first known as a native of
Prussia, or because its sprouts were used for making, spruce
beer. Cf. Spruce beer, below, Spruce, a.]
1. (Bot.) Any coniferous tree of the genus Picea, as the
Norway spruce (Picea excelsa), and the white and black
spruces of America (Picea alba and Picea nigra),
besides several others in the far Northwest. See Picea.
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2. The wood or timber of the spruce tree.
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3. Prussia leather; pruce. [Obs.]
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Spruce, a sort of leather corruptly so called for
Prussia leather. --E. Phillips.
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Douglas spruce (Bot.), a valuable timber tree ({Pseudotsuga
Douglasii}) of Northwestern America.
Essence of spruce, a thick, dark-colored, bitterish, and
acidulous liquid made by evaporating a decoction of the
young branches of spruce.
Hemlock spruce (Bot.), a graceful coniferous tree ({Tsuga
Canadensis}) of North America. Its timber is valuable, and
the bark is largely used in tanning leather.
Spruce beer. [G. sprossenbier; sprosse sprout, shoot (akin
to E. sprout, n.) + bier beer. The word was changed into
spruce beer because the beer came from Prussia (OE.
Spruce), or because it was made from the sprouts of the
spruce. See Sprout, n., Beer, and cf. Spruce, n.] A
kind of beer which is tinctured or flavored with spruce,
either by means of the extract or by decoction.
Spruce grouse. (Zool.) Same as Spruce partridge, below.
Spruce leather. See Spruce, n., 3.
Spruce partridge (Zool.), a handsome American grouse
(Dendragapus Canadensis) found in Canada and the
Northern United States; -- called also Canada grouse.
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Elymus Canadensis
(gcide) | Lyme grass \Lyme" grass`\n. (Bot.)
A coarse perennial grass of several species of Elymus, esp.
Elymus Canadensis, and the European Elymus arenarius.
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Felis Canadensis
(gcide) | Lynx \Lynx\ (l[i^][ng]ks), n. [L. lynx, lyncis, Gr. ly`gx; akin
to AS. lox, G. luchs, prob. named from its sharp sight, and
akin to E. light. See Light, n., and cf. Ounce an
animal.]
1. (Zool.) Any one of several species of feline animals of
the genus Felis, and subgenus Lynx. They have a short
tail, and usually a pencil of hair on the tip of the ears.
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Note: Among the well-known species are the European lynx
(Felis borealis); the Canada lynx or loup-cervier
(Felis Canadensis syn. Lynx lynx); the bay lynx of
America (Felis rufa), and its western spotted variety
(var. maculata); and the pardine lynx (Felis pardina)
of Southern Europe.
2. (Astron.) One of the northern constellations.
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Gymnocladus Canadensis
(gcide) | Kentucky \Ken*tuck"y\, prop. n.
One of the United States.
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Kentucky blue grass (Bot.), a valuable pasture and meadow
grass (Poa pratensis), found in both Europe and America.
See under Blue grass.
Kentucky coffee tree (Bot.), a tall North American tree
(Gymnocladus Canadensis) with bipinnate leaves. It
produces large woody pods containing a few seeds which
have been used as a substitute for coffee. The timber is
very valuable.
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Hidrastis Canadensis
(gcide) | Orangeroot \Or"ange*root`\, n. (Bot.)
An American ranunculaceous plant (Hidrastis Canadensis),
having a yellow tuberous root; -- also called yellowroot,
golden seal, etc.
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Hydrastis Canadensis
(gcide) | Golden \Gold"en\ (g[=o]ld"'n), a. [OE. golden; cf. OE. gulden,
AS. gylden, from gold. See Gold, and cf. Guilder.]
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1. Made of gold; consisting of gold.
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2. Having the color of gold; as, the golden grain.
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3. Very precious; highly valuable; excellent; eminently
auspicious; as, golden opinions.
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Golden age.
(a) The fabulous age of primeval simplicity and purity of
manners in rural employments, followed by the {silver
age}, bronze age, and iron age. --Dryden.
(b) (Roman Literature) The best part (B. C. 81 -- A. D.
14) of the classical period of Latinity; the time when
Cicero, C[ae]sar, Virgil, etc., wrote. Hence:
(c) That period in the history of a literature, etc., when
it flourishes in its greatest purity or attains its
greatest glory; as, the Elizabethan age has been
considered the golden age of English literature.
Golden balls, three gilt balls used as a sign of a
pawnbroker's office or shop; -- originally taken from the
coat of arms of Lombardy, the first money lenders in
London having been Lombards.
Golden bull. See under Bull, an edict.
Golden chain (Bot.), the shrub Cytisus Laburnum, so named
from its long clusters of yellow blossoms.
Golden club (Bot.), an aquatic plant ({Orontium
aquaticum}), bearing a thick spike of minute yellow
flowers.
Golden cup (Bot.), the buttercup.
Golden eagle (Zool.), a large and powerful eagle ({Aquila
Chrysa["e]tos}) inhabiting Europe, Asia, and North
America. It is so called from the brownish yellow tips of
the feathers on the head and neck. A dark variety is
called the royal eagle; the young in the second year is
the ring-tailed eagle.
Golden fleece.
(a) (Mythol.) The fleece of gold fabled to have been taken
from the ram that bore Phryxus through the air to
Colchis, and in quest of which Jason undertook the
Argonautic expedition.
(b) (Her.) An order of knighthood instituted in 1429 by
Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy; -- called also
Toison d'Or.
Golden grease, a bribe; a fee. [Slang]
Golden hair (Bot.), a South African shrubby composite plant
with golden yellow flowers, the Chrysocoma Coma-aurea.
Golden Horde (Hist.), a tribe of Mongolian Tartars who
overran and settled in Southern Russia early in the 18th
century.
Golden Legend, a hagiology (the "Aurea Legenda") written by
James de Voragine, Archbishop of Genoa, in the 13th
century, translated and printed by Caxton in 1483, and
partially paraphrased by Longfellow in a poem thus
entitled.
Golden marcasite tin. [Obs.]
Golden mean, the way of wisdom and safety between extremes;
sufficiency without excess; moderation.
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Angels guard him in the golden mean. --Pope.
Golden mole (Zool), one of several South African
Insectivora of the family Chrysochlorid[ae], resembling
moles in form and habits. The fur is tinted with green,
purple, and gold.
Golden number (Chronol.), a number showing the year of the
lunar or Metonic cycle. It is reckoned from 1 to 19, and
is so called from having formerly been written in the
calendar in gold.
Golden oriole. (Zool.) See Oriole.
Golden pheasant. See under Pheasant.
Golden pippin, a kind of apple, of a bright yellow color.
Golden plover (Zool.), one of several species of plovers,
of the genus Charadrius, esp. the European ({Charadrius
apricarius}, syn. Charadrius pluvialis; -- called also
yellow plover, black-breasted plover, hill plover,
and whistling plover. The common American species
(Charadrius dominicus) is also called frostbird, and
bullhead.
Golden robin. (Zool.) See Baltimore oriole, in Vocab.
Golden rose (R. C. Ch.), a gold or gilded rose blessed by
the pope on the fourth Sunday in Lent, and sent to some
church or person in recognition of special services
rendered to the Holy See.
Golden rule.
(a) The rule of doing as we would have others do to us.
Cf. --Luke vi. 31.
(b) The rule of proportion, or rule of three.
Golden samphire (Bot.), a composite plant ({Inula
crithmoides}), found on the seashore of Europe.
Golden saxifrage (Bot.), a low herb with yellow flowers
(Chrysosplenium oppositifolium), blossoming in wet
places in early spring.
Golden seal (Bot.), a perennial ranunculaceous herb
(Hydrastis Canadensis), with a thick knotted rootstock
and large rounded leaves.
Golden sulphide of antimony, or {Golden sulphuret of
antimony} (Chem.), the pentasulphide of antimony, a golden or
orange yellow powder.
Golden warbler (Zool.), a common American wood warbler
(Dendroica [ae]stiva); -- called also {blue-eyed yellow
warbler}, garden warbler, and summer yellow bird.
Golden wasp (Zool.), a bright-colored hymenopterous insect,
of the family Chrysidid[ae]. The colors are golden,
blue, and green.
Golden wedding. See under Wedding.
[1913 Webster]goldenseal \goldenseal\ n.
A perennial herb of Northeastern U. S. ({Hydrastis
Canadensis}) having a thick knotted yellow rootstock and
large rounded leaves.
Syn: golden seal, yellow root, turmeric root, {Hydrastis
Canadensis}.
[WordNet 1.5]Hydrastine \Hy*dras"tine\, n. (Chem.)
An alkaloid, found in the rootstock of the golden seal
(Hydrastis Canadensis), and extracted as a bitter, white,
crystalline substance. It is used as a tonic and febrifuge.
[1913 Webster]Xanthopuccine \Xan`tho*puc"cine\, n. [Xantho- + puccoon + -ine.]
(Chem.)
One of three alkaloids found in the root of the yellow
puccoon (Hydrastis Canadensis). It is a yellow crystalline
substance, and resembles berberine.
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Nemopanthes Canadensis
(gcide) | Mountain \Moun"tain\ (moun"t[i^]n), a.
1. Of or pertaining to a mountain or mountains; growing or
living on a mountain; found on or peculiar to mountains;
among mountains; as, a mountain torrent; mountain pines;
mountain goats; mountain air; mountain howitzer.
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2. Like a mountain; mountainous; vast; very great.
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The high, the mountain majesty of worth. --Byron.
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Mountain antelope (Zool.), the goral.
Mountain ash (Bot.), an ornamental tree, the {Pyrus
Americana} (or Sorbus Americana), producing beautiful
bunches of red berries. Its leaves are pinnate, and its
flowers white, growing in fragrant clusters. The European
species is the Pyrus aucuparia, or rowan tree.
Mountain barometer, a portable barometer, adapted for safe
transportation, used in measuring the heights of
mountains.
Mountain beaver (Zool.), the sewellel.
Mountain blue (Min.), blue carbonate of copper; azurite.
Mountain cat (Zool.), the catamount. See Catamount.
Mountain chain, a series of contiguous mountain ranges,
generally in parallel or consecutive lines or curves.
Mountain cock (Zool.), capercailzie. See Capercailzie.
Mountain cork (Min.), a variety of asbestus, resembling
cork in its texture.
Mountain crystal. See under Crystal.
Mountain damson (Bot.), a large tree of the genus
Simaruba (Simaruba amarga) growing in the West Indies,
which affords a bitter tonic and astringent, sometimes
used in medicine.
Mountain dew, Scotch whisky, so called because often
illicitly distilled among the mountains. [Humorous]
Mountain ebony (Bot.), a small leguminous tree ({Bauhinia
variegata}) of the East and West Indies; -- so called
because of its dark wood. The bark is used medicinally and
in tanning.
Mountain flax (Min.), a variety of asbestus, having very
fine fibers; amianthus. See Amianthus.
Mountain fringe (Bot.), climbing fumitory. See under
Fumitory.
Mountain goat. (Zool.) See Mazama.
Mountain green. (Min.)
(a) Green malachite, or carbonate of copper.
(b) See Green earth, under Green, a.
Mountain holly (Bot.), a branching shrub ({Nemopanthes
Canadensis}), having smooth oblong leaves and red berries.
It is found in the Northern United States.
Mountain laurel (Bot.), an American shrub ({Kalmia
latifolia}) with glossy evergreen leaves and showy
clusters of rose-colored or white flowers. The foliage is
poisonous. Called also American laurel, ivy bush, and
calico bush. See Kalmia.
Mountain leather (Min.), a variety of asbestus, resembling
leather in its texture.
Mountain licorice (Bot.), a plant of the genus Trifolium
(Trifolium Alpinum).
Mountain limestone (Geol.), a series of marine limestone
strata below the coal measures, and above the old red
standstone of Great Britain. See Chart of Geology.
Mountain linnet (Zool.), the twite.
Mountain magpie. (Zool.)
(a) The yaffle, or green woodpecker.
(b) The European gray shrike.
Mountain mahogany (Bot.) See under Mahogany.
Mountain meal (Min.), a light powdery variety of calcite,
occurring as an efflorescence.
Mountain milk (Min.), a soft spongy variety of carbonate of
lime.
Mountain mint. (Bot.) See Mint.
Mountain ousel (Zool.), the ring ousel; -- called also
mountain thrush and mountain colley. See Ousel.
Mountain pride, or Mountain green (Bot.), a tree of
Jamaica (Spathelia simplex), which has an unbranched
palmlike stem, and a terminal cluster of large, pinnate
leaves.
Mountain quail (Zool.), the plumed partridge ({Oreortyx
pictus}) of California. It has two long, slender,
plumelike feathers on the head. The throat and sides are
chestnut; the belly is brown with transverse bars of black
and white; the neck and breast are dark gray.
Mountain range, a series of mountains closely related in
position and direction.
Mountain rice. (Bot.)
(a) An upland variety of rice, grown without irrigation,
in some parts of Asia, Europe, and the United States.
(b) An American genus of grasses (Oryzopsis).
Mountain rose (Bot.), a species of rose with solitary
flowers, growing in the mountains of Europe ({Rosa
alpina}).
Mountain soap (Min.), a soft earthy mineral, of a brownish
color, used in crayon painting; saxonite.
Mountain sorrel (Bot.), a low perennial plant ({Oxyria
digyna} with rounded kidney-form leaves, and small
greenish flowers, found in the White Mountains of New
Hampshire, and in high northern latitudes. --Gray.
Mountain sparrow (Zool.), the European tree sparrow.
Mountain spinach. (Bot.) See Orach.
Mountain tobacco (Bot.), a composite plant ({Arnica
montana}) of Europe; called also leopard's bane.
Mountain witch (Zool.), a ground pigeon of Jamaica, of the
genus Geotrygon.
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Pedicularis Canadensis
(gcide) | Wood \Wood\, n. [OE. wode, wude, AS. wudu, wiodu; akin to OHG.
witu, Icel. vi?r, Dan. & Sw. ved wood, and probably to Ir. &
Gael. fiodh, W. gwydd trees, shrubs.]
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1. A large and thick collection of trees; a forest or grove;
-- frequently used in the plural.
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Light thickens, and the crow
Makes wing to the rooky wood. --Shak.
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2. The substance of trees and the like; the hard fibrous
substance which composes the body of a tree and its
branches, and which is covered by the bark; timber. "To
worship their own work in wood and stone for gods."
--Milton.
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3. (Bot.) The fibrous material which makes up the greater
part of the stems and branches of trees and shrubby
plants, and is found to a less extent in herbaceous stems.
It consists of elongated tubular or needle-shaped cells of
various kinds, usually interwoven with the shinning bands
called silver grain.
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Note: Wood consists chiefly of the carbohydrates cellulose
and lignin, which are isomeric with starch.
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4. Trees cut or sawed for the fire or other uses.
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Wood acid, Wood vinegar (Chem.), a complex acid liquid
obtained in the dry distillation of wood, and containing
large quantities of acetic acid; hence, specifically,
acetic acid. Formerly called pyroligneous acid.
Wood anemone (Bot.), a delicate flower (Anemone nemorosa)
of early spring; -- also called windflower. See Illust.
of Anemone.
Wood ant (Zool.), a large ant (Formica rufa) which lives
in woods and forests, and constructs large nests.
Wood apple (Bot.). See Elephant apple, under Elephant.
Wood baboon (Zool.), the drill.
Wood betony. (Bot.)
(a) Same as Betony.
(b) The common American lousewort ({Pedicularis
Canadensis}), a low perennial herb with yellowish or
purplish flowers.
Wood borer. (Zool.)
(a) The larva of any one of numerous species of boring
beetles, esp. elaters, longicorn beetles,
buprestidans, and certain weevils. See Apple borer,
under Apple, and Pine weevil, under Pine.
(b) The larva of any one of various species of
lepidopterous insects, especially of the clearwing
moths, as the peach-tree borer (see under Peach),
and of the goat moths.
(c) The larva of various species of hymenopterous of the
tribe Urocerata. See Tremex.
(d) Any one of several bivalve shells which bore in wood,
as the teredos, and species of Xylophaga.
(e) Any one of several species of small Crustacea, as the
Limnoria, and the boring amphipod ({Chelura
terebrans}).
Wood carpet, a kind of floor covering made of thin pieces
of wood secured to a flexible backing, as of cloth.
--Knight.
Wood cell (Bot.), a slender cylindrical or prismatic cell
usually tapering to a point at both ends. It is the
principal constituent of woody fiber.
Wood choir, the choir, or chorus, of birds in the woods.
[Poetic] --Coleridge.
Wood coal, charcoal; also, lignite, or brown coal.
Wood cricket (Zool.), a small European cricket ({Nemobius
sylvestris}).
Wood culver (Zool.), the wood pigeon.
Wood cut, an engraving on wood; also, a print from such an
engraving.
Wood dove (Zool.), the stockdove.
Wood drink, a decoction or infusion of medicinal woods.
Wood duck (Zool.)
(a) A very beautiful American duck (Aix sponsa). The
male has a large crest, and its plumage is varied with
green, purple, black, white, and red. It builds its
nest in trees, whence the name. Called also {bridal
duck}, summer duck, and wood widgeon.
(b) The hooded merganser.
(c) The Australian maned goose (Chlamydochen jubata).
Wood echo, an echo from the wood.
Wood engraver.
(a) An engraver on wood.
(b) (Zool.) Any of several species of small beetles whose
larvae bore beneath the bark of trees, and excavate
furrows in the wood often more or less resembling
coarse engravings; especially, {Xyleborus
xylographus}.
Wood engraving.
(a) The act or art engraving on wood; xylography.
(b) An engraving on wood; a wood cut; also, a print from
such an engraving.
Wood fern. (Bot.) See Shield fern, under Shield.
Wood fiber.
(a) (Bot.) Fibrovascular tissue.
(b) Wood comminuted, and reduced to a powdery or dusty
mass.
Wood fretter (Zool.), any one of numerous species of
beetles whose larvae bore in the wood, or beneath the
bark, of trees.
Wood frog (Zool.), a common North American frog ({Rana
sylvatica}) which lives chiefly in the woods, except
during the breeding season. It is drab or yellowish brown,
with a black stripe on each side of the head.
Wood germander. (Bot.) See under Germander.
Wood god, a fabled sylvan deity.
Wood grass. (Bot.) See under Grass.
Wood grouse. (Zool.)
(a) The capercailzie.
(b) The spruce partridge. See under Spruce.
Wood guest (Zool.), the ringdove. [Prov. Eng.]
Wood hen. (Zool.)
(a) Any one of several species of Old World short-winged
rails of the genus Ocydromus, including the weka and
allied species.
(b) The American woodcock.
Wood hoopoe (Zool.), any one of several species of Old
World arboreal birds belonging to Irrisor and allied
genera. They are closely allied to the common hoopoe, but
have a curved beak, and a longer tail.
Wood ibis (Zool.), any one of several species of large,
long-legged, wading birds belonging to the genus
Tantalus. The head and neck are naked or scantily
covered with feathers. The American wood ibis ({Tantalus
loculator}) is common in Florida.
Wood lark (Zool.), a small European lark ({Alauda
arborea}), which, like, the skylark, utters its notes
while on the wing. So called from its habit of perching on
trees.
Wood laurel (Bot.), a European evergreen shrub ({Daphne
Laureola}).
Wood leopard (Zool.), a European spotted moth ({Zeuzera
aesculi}) allied to the goat moth. Its large fleshy larva
bores in the wood of the apple, pear, and other fruit
trees.
Wood lily (Bot.), the lily of the valley.
Wood lock (Naut.), a piece of wood close fitted and
sheathed with copper, in the throating or score of the
pintle, to keep the rudder from rising.
Wood louse (Zool.)
(a) Any one of numerous species of terrestrial isopod
Crustacea belonging to Oniscus, Armadillo, and
related genera. See Sow bug, under Sow, and {Pill
bug}, under Pill.
(b) Any one of several species of small, wingless,
pseudoneuropterous insects of the family Psocidae,
which live in the crevices of walls and among old
books and papers. Some of the species are called also
book lice, and deathticks, or deathwatches.
Wood mite (Zool.), any one of numerous small mites of the
family Oribatidae. They are found chiefly in woods, on
tree trunks and stones.
Wood mote. (Eng. Law)
(a) Formerly, the forest court.
(b) The court of attachment.
Wood nettle. (Bot.) See under Nettle.
Wood nightshade (Bot.), woody nightshade.
Wood nut (Bot.), the filbert.
Wood nymph. (a) A nymph inhabiting the woods; a fabled
goddess of the woods; a dryad. "The wood nymphs, decked
with daisies trim." --Milton.
(b) (Zool.) Any one of several species of handsomely
colored moths belonging to the genus Eudryas. The
larvae are bright-colored, and some of the species, as
Eudryas grata, and Eudryas unio, feed on the
leaves of the grapevine.
(c) (Zool.) Any one of several species of handsomely
colored South American humming birds belonging to the
genus Thalurania. The males are bright blue, or
green and blue.
Wood offering, wood burnt on the altar.
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We cast the lots . . . for the wood offering. --Neh.
x. 34.
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Wood oil (Bot.), a resinous oil obtained from several East
Indian trees of the genus Dipterocarpus, having
properties similar to those of copaiba, and sometimes
substituted for it. It is also used for mixing paint. See
Gurjun.
Wood opal (Min.), a striped variety of coarse opal, having
some resemblance to wood.
Wood paper, paper made of wood pulp. See Wood pulp,
below.
Wood pewee (Zool.), a North American tyrant flycatcher
(Contopus virens). It closely resembles the pewee, but
is smaller.
Wood pie (Zool.), any black and white woodpecker,
especially the European great spotted woodpecker.
Wood pigeon. (Zool.)
(a) Any one of numerous species of Old World pigeons
belonging to Palumbus and allied genera of the
family Columbidae.
(b) The ringdove.
Wood puceron (Zool.), a plant louse.
Wood pulp (Technol.), vegetable fiber obtained from the
poplar and other white woods, and so softened by digestion
with a hot solution of alkali that it can be formed into
sheet paper, etc. It is now produced on an immense scale.
Wood quail (Zool.), any one of several species of East
Indian crested quails belonging to Rollulus and allied
genera, as the red-crested wood quail ({Rollulus
roulroul}), the male of which is bright green, with a long
crest of red hairlike feathers.
Wood rabbit (Zool.), the cottontail.
Wood rat (Zool.), any one of several species of American
wild rats of the genus Neotoma found in the Southern
United States; -- called also bush rat. The Florida wood
rat (Neotoma Floridana) is the best-known species.
Wood reed grass (Bot.), a tall grass (Cinna arundinacea)
growing in moist woods.
Wood reeve, the steward or overseer of a wood. [Eng.]
Wood rush (Bot.), any plant of the genus Luzula,
differing from the true rushes of the genus Juncus
chiefly in having very few seeds in each capsule.
Wood sage (Bot.), a name given to several labiate plants of
the genus Teucrium. See Germander.
Wood screw, a metal screw formed with a sharp thread, and
usually with a slotted head, for insertion in wood.
Wood sheldrake (Zool.), the hooded merganser.
Wood shock (Zool.), the fisher. See Fisher, 2.
Wood shrike (Zool.), any one of numerous species of Old
World singing birds belonging to Grallina,
Collyricincla, Prionops, and allied genera, common in
India and Australia. They are allied to the true shrikes,
but feed upon both insects and berries.
Wood snipe. (Zool.)
(a) The American woodcock.
(b) An Asiatic snipe (Gallinago nemoricola).
Wood soot, soot from burnt wood.
Wood sore. (Zool.) See Cuckoo spit, under Cuckoo.
Wood sorrel (Bot.), a plant of the genus Oxalis ({Oxalis
Acetosella}), having an acid taste. See Illust. (a) of
Shamrock.
Wood spirit. (Chem.) See Methyl alcohol, under Methyl.
Wood stamp, a carved or engraved block or stamp of wood,
for impressing figures or colors on fabrics.
Wood star (Zool.), any one of several species of small
South American humming birds belonging to the genus
Calothorax. The male has a brilliant gorget of blue,
purple, and other colors.
Wood sucker (Zool.), the yaffle.
Wood swallow (Zool.), any one of numerous species of Old
World passerine birds belonging to the genus Artamus and
allied genera of the family Artamidae. They are common
in the East Indies, Asia, and Australia. In form and
habits they resemble swallows, but in structure they
resemble shrikes. They are usually black above and white
beneath.
Wood tapper (Zool.), any woodpecker.
Wood tar. See under Tar.
Wood thrush, (Zool.)
(a) An American thrush (Turdus mustelinus) noted for the
sweetness of its song. See under Thrush.
(b) The missel thrush.
Wood tick. See in Vocabulary.
Wood tin. (Min.). See Cassiterite.
Wood titmouse (Zool.), the goldcgest.
Wood tortoise (Zool.), the sculptured tortoise. See under
Sculptured.
Wood vine (Bot.), the white bryony.
Wood vinegar. See Wood acid, above.
Wood warbler. (Zool.)
(a) Any one of numerous species of American warblers of
the genus Dendroica. See Warbler.
(b) A European warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix); --
called also green wren, wood wren, and {yellow
wren}.
Wood worm (Zool.), a larva that bores in wood; a wood
borer.
Wood wren. (Zool.)
(a) The wood warbler.
(b) The willow warbler.
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Perisoreus Canadensis
(gcide) | Jay \Jay\, n. [F. geai, OF. gai, jaj, perh. fr. OHG. g[=a]hi.
Cf. Gay.] (Zool.)
Any one of the numerous species of birds belonging to
Garrulus, Cyanocitta, and allied genera of the family
Corvidae. They are allied to the crows, but are smaller,
more graceful in form, often handsomely colored, and usually
have a crest.
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Note: The European jay (Garrulus glandarius) is a large and
handsomely colored species, having the body pale
reddish brown, lighter beneath; tail and wing quills
blackish; the primary coverts barred with bright blue
and black; throat, tail coverts, and a large spot on
the wings, white. Called also jay pie, Jenny jay,
and k[ae]. The common blue jay ({Cyanocitta
cristata}.), and the related species, are brilliantly
colored, and have a large erectile crest. The
California jay (Aphelocoma Californica), the Florida
jay (Aphelocoma Floridana), and the green jay
(Xanthoura luxuosa), of Texas and Mexico, are large,
handsome, crested species. The Canada jay ({Perisoreus
Canadensis}), and several allied species, are much
plainer and have no crest. See Blue jay, and {Whisky
jack}.
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Jay thrush (Zool.), any one several species of Asiatic
singing birds, of the genera Garrulax, Grammatoptila,
and related genera of the family Crateropodid[ae]; as,
the white-throated jay thrush (Garrulax albogularis)
(also called the white-throated laughingthrush), of
India.
[1913 Webster]Whisky \Whis"ky\, Whiskey \Whis"key\, n. [Ir. or Gael. uisge
water (perhaps akin to E. wash, water) in uisgebeatha
whiskey, properly, water of life. Cf. Usquebaugh.]
An intoxicating liquor distilled from grain, potatoes, etc.,
especially in Scotland, Ireland, and the United States. In
the United States, whisky is generally distilled from maize,
rye, or wheat, but in Scotland and Ireland it is often made
from malted barley.
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Bourbon whisky, corn whisky made in Bourbon County,
Kentucky.
Crooked whisky. See under Crooked.
Whisky Jack (Zool.), the Canada jay ({Perisoreus
Canadensis}). It is noted for its fearless and familiar
habits when it frequents the camps of lumbermen in the
winter season. Its color is dull grayish blue, lighter
beneath. Called also moose bird.
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Rubus canadensis
(gcide) | Dewberry \Dew"ber`ry\, n. (Bot.)
(a) The fruit of certain species of bramble (Rubus); in
England, the fruit of Rubus c[ae]sius, which has a
glaucous bloom; in America, that of Rubus canadensis
and Rubus hispidus, species of low blackberries.
(b) The plant which bears the fruit.
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Feed him with apricots and dewberries. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]Blackberry \Black"ber*ry\ (bl[a^]k"b[e^]r*r[y^]), n. [OE.
blakberye, AS. bl[ae]cberie; bl[ae]c black + berie berry.]
The fruit of several species of bramble (Rubus); also, the
plant itself. Rubus fruticosus is the blackberry of
England; Rubus villosus and Rubus Canadensis are the high
blackberry and low blackberry of the United States. There are
also other kinds.
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Rubus Canadensis
(gcide) | Dewberry \Dew"ber`ry\, n. (Bot.)
(a) The fruit of certain species of bramble (Rubus); in
England, the fruit of Rubus c[ae]sius, which has a
glaucous bloom; in America, that of Rubus canadensis
and Rubus hispidus, species of low blackberries.
(b) The plant which bears the fruit.
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Feed him with apricots and dewberries. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]Blackberry \Black"ber*ry\ (bl[a^]k"b[e^]r*r[y^]), n. [OE.
blakberye, AS. bl[ae]cberie; bl[ae]c black + berie berry.]
The fruit of several species of bramble (Rubus); also, the
plant itself. Rubus fruticosus is the blackberry of
England; Rubus villosus and Rubus Canadensis are the high
blackberry and low blackberry of the United States. There are
also other kinds.
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S Canadensis
(gcide) | elderberry \el"der*ber`ry\, n. (Bot.)
1. The berrylike drupe of the elder. That of the Old World
elder (Sambucus nigra) and that of the American sweet
elder (S. Canadensis) are sweetish acid, and are eaten
as a berry or made into wines or jellies.
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2. the European variety of elder (see 3rd elder), a common
black-fruited shrub or small tree of Europe and Asia; the
fruit is used for wines and jellies.
Syn: bourtree, black elder, common elder, European elder,
Sambucus nigra.
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Sambucus Canadensis
(gcide) | Elder \El"der\, n. [OE. ellern, eller, AS. ellen, cf. LG.
elloorn; perh. akin to OHG. holantar, holuntar, G. holunder;
or perh. to E. alder, n.] (Bot.)
A genus of shrubs (Sambucus) having broad umbels of white
flowers, and small black or red berries.
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Note: The common North American species is {Sambucus
Canadensis}; the common European species (S. nigra)
forms a small tree. The red-berried elder is {S.
pubens}. The berries are diaphoretic and aperient. The
European elder (Sambucus nigra) is also called the
elderberry, bourtree, Old World elder, {black
elder}, and common elder.
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Box elder. See under 1st Box.
Dwarf elder. See Danewort.
Elder tree. (Bot.) Same as Elder. --Shak.
Marsh elder, the cranberry tree Viburnum Opulus).
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