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Scrophularia
(gcide) | Scrophularia \Scroph`u*la"ri*a\, n. [NL. So called because it
was reputed to be a remedy for scrofula.] (Bot.)
A genus of coarse herbs having small flowers in panicled
cymes; figwort.
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scrophularia
(wn) | Scrophularia
n 1: type genus of Scrophulariaceae; named for the plants'
supposed ability to cure scrofula: figworts [syn:
Scrophularia, genus Scrophularia] |
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order scrophulariales
(encz) | order Scrophulariales, n: |
Anthrenus scrophulariae
(gcide) | Anthrenus \An*thre"nus\ ([a^]n*thr[=e]"n[u^]s), n. [NL., fr. Gr.
'anqrh`nh a hornet.] (Zool.)
A genus of small beetles, several of which, in the larval
state, are very destructive to woolen goods, fur, etc. The
common "museum pest" is Anthrenus varius; the carpet beetle
is Anthrenus scrophulari[ae]. The larv[ae] are commonly
confounded with moths.
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cloth, F. carpette coarse packing cloth, rug (cf. It. carpita
rug, blanket), LL. carpeta, carpita, woolly cloths, fr. L.
carpere to pluck, to card (wool); cf. Gr. karpo`s fruit, E.
Harvest.]
1. A heavy woven or felted fabric, usually of wool, but also
of cotton, hemp, straw, etc.; esp. a floor covering made
in breadths to be sewed together and nailed to the floor,
as distinguished from a rug or mat; originally, also, a
wrought cover for tables.
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Tables and beds covered with copes instead of
carpets and coverlets. --T. Fuller.
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2. A smooth soft covering resembling or suggesting a carpet.
"The grassy carpet of this plain." --Shak.
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Carpet beetle or Carpet bug (Zool.), a small beetle
(Anthrenus scrophulari[ae]), which, in the larval state,
does great damage to carpets and other woolen goods; --
also called buffalo bug.
Carpet knight.
(a) A knight who enjoys ease and security, or luxury, and
has not known the hardships of the field; a hero of
the drawing room; an effeminate person. --Shak.
(b) One made a knight, for some other than military
distinction or service.
Carpet moth (Zool.), the larva of an insect which feeds on
carpets and other woolen goods. There are several kinds.
Some are the larv[ae] of species of Tinea (as {Tinea
tapetzella}); others of beetles, esp. Anthrenus.
Carpet snake (Zool.), an Australian snake. See {Diamond
snake}, under Diamond.
Carpet sweeper, an apparatus or device for sweeping
carpets.
To be on the carpet, to be under consideration; to be the
subject of deliberation; to be in sight; -- an expression
derived from the use of carpets as table cover.
Brussels carpet. See under Brussels.
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Scrophularia vernalis
(gcide) | Brownwort \Brown"wort`\, n. (Bot.)
A species of figwort or Scrophularia ({Scrophularia
vernalis}), and other species of the same genus, mostly
perennials with inconspicuous coarse flowers.
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Scrophulariaceous
(gcide) | Scrophulariaceous \Scroph`u*la`ri*a"ceous\, a. (Bot.)
Of or pertaining to a very large natural order of
gamopetalous plants (Scrophulariaceae, or
Scrophularineae), usually having irregular didynamous
flowers and a two-celled pod. The order includes the mullein,
foxglove, snapdragon, figwort, painted cup, yellow rattle,
and some exotic trees, as the Paulownia.
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anthrenus scrophulariae
(wn) | Anthrenus scrophulariae
n 1: a small black and red and white carpet beetle [syn:
buffalo carpet beetle, Anthrenus scrophulariae] |
family scrophulariaceae
(wn) | family Scrophulariaceae
n 1: a family of dicotyledonous plants of the order
Polemoniales; includes figwort and snapdragon and foxglove
and toadflax and speedwell and mullein; in some
classifications placed in the order Scrophulariales [syn:
Scrophulariaceae, family Scrophulariaceae, {figwort
family}, foxglove family] |
genus scrophularia
(wn) | genus Scrophularia
n 1: type genus of Scrophulariaceae; named for the plants'
supposed ability to cure scrofula: figworts [syn:
Scrophularia, genus Scrophularia] |
order scrophulariales
(wn) | order Scrophulariales
n 1: used in some classification systems; often included in the
order Polemoniales [syn: Scrophulariales, {order
Scrophulariales}] |
scrophularia
(wn) | Scrophularia
n 1: type genus of Scrophulariaceae; named for the plants'
supposed ability to cure scrofula: figworts [syn:
Scrophularia, genus Scrophularia] |
scrophulariaceae
(wn) | Scrophulariaceae
n 1: a family of dicotyledonous plants of the order
Polemoniales; includes figwort and snapdragon and foxglove
and toadflax and speedwell and mullein; in some
classifications placed in the order Scrophulariales [syn:
Scrophulariaceae, family Scrophulariaceae, {figwort
family}, foxglove family] |
scrophulariales
(wn) | Scrophulariales
n 1: used in some classification systems; often included in the
order Polemoniales [syn: Scrophulariales, {order
Scrophulariales}] |
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