| slovo | definícia |
seaside
(mass) | seaside
- pobrežie |
seaside
(encz) | seaside,krajina u moře n: luno |
seaside
(encz) | seaside,pláž Zdeněk Brož |
seaside
(encz) | seaside,pobřeží Zdeněk Brož |
seaside
(encz) | seaside,přímoří Zdeněk Brož |
Seaside
(gcide) | Seaside \Sea"side`\, n.
The land bordering on, or adjacent to, the sea; the seashore.
Also used adjectively.
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seaside
(wn) | seaside
n 1: the shore of a sea or ocean regarded as a resort [syn:
seaside, seaboard] |
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seaside
(mass) | seaside
- pobrežie |
by the seaside
(encz) | by the seaside,u moře Pavel Cvrček |
seaside
(encz) | seaside,krajina u moře n: lunoseaside,pláž Zdeněk Brožseaside,pobřeží Zdeněk Brožseaside,přímoří Zdeněk Brož |
seaside alder
(encz) | seaside alder, n: |
seaside centaury
(encz) | seaside centaury, n: |
seaside daisy
(encz) | seaside daisy, n: |
seaside goldenrod
(encz) | seaside goldenrod, n: |
seaside mahoe
(encz) | seaside mahoe, n: |
seaside scrub oak
(encz) | seaside scrub oak, n: |
seaside town
(encz) | seaside town,přímořské letovisko Pavel Cvrček |
Seaside oxeye
(gcide) | Oxeye \Ox"eye`\, n. [Ox + eye.]
1. (Bot.)
(a) The oxeye daisy. See under Daisy.
(b) The corn camomile (Anthemis arvensis).
(c) A genus of composite plants (Buphthalmum) with large
yellow flowers.
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2. (Zool.)
(a) A titmouse, especially the great titmouse ({Parus
major}) and the blue titmouse (Parus coeruleus).
[Prov. Eng.]
(b) The dunlin.
(c) A fish; the bogue, or box.
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Creeping oxeye (Bot.) a West Indian composite plant
(Wedelia carnosa).
Seaside oxeye (Bot.), a West Indian composite shrub
(Borrichia arborescens).
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Seaside potato
(gcide) | Potato \Po*ta"to\, n.; pl. Potatoes. [Sp. patata potato,
batata sweet potato, from the native American name (probably
batata) in Hayti.] (Bot.)
(a) A plant (Solanum tuberosum) of the Nightshade
family, and its esculent farinaceous tuber, of which
there are numerous varieties used for food. It is
native of South America, but a form of the species is
found native as far north as New Mexico.
(b) The sweet potato (see below).
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Potato beetle, Potato bug. (Zool.)
(a) A beetle (Doryphora decemlineata) which feeds, both
in the larval and adult stages, upon the leaves of the
potato, often doing great damage. Called also
Colorado potato beetle, and Doryphora. See
Colorado beetle.
(b) The Lema trilineata, a smaller and more slender
striped beetle which feeds upon the potato plant, bur
does less injury than the preceding species.
Potato fly (Zool.), any one of several species of blister
beetles infesting the potato vine. The black species
(Lytta atrata), the striped (Lytta vittata), and the
gray (Lytta Fabricii syn. Lytta cinerea) are the most
common. See Blister beetle, under Blister.
Potato rot, a disease of the tubers of the potato, supposed
to be caused by a kind of mold (Peronospora infestans),
which is first seen upon the leaves and stems.
Potato weevil (Zool.), an American weevil ({Baridius
trinotatus}) whose larva lives in and kills the stalks of
potato vines, often causing serious damage to the crop.
Potato whisky, a strong, fiery liquor, having a hot, smoky
taste, and rich in amyl alcohol (fusel oil); it is made
from potatoes or potato starch.
Potato worm (Zool.), the large green larva of a sphinx, or
hawk moth (Macrosila quinquemaculata); -- called also
tomato worm. See Illust. under Tomato.
Seaside potato (Bot.), Ipom[oe]a Pes-Capr[ae], a kind of
morning-glory with rounded and emarginate or bilobed
leaves. [West Indies]
Sweet potato (Bot.), a climbing plant (Ipom[oe]a Balatas)
allied to the morning-glory. Its farinaceous tubers have a
sweetish taste, and are used, when cooked, for food. It is
probably a native of Brazil, but is cultivated extensively
in the warmer parts of every continent, and even as far
north as New Jersey. The name potato was applied to this
plant before it was to the Solanum tuberosum, and this
is the "potato" of the Southern United States.
Wild potato. (Bot.)
(a) A vine (Ipom[oe]a pandurata) having a pale purplish
flower and an enormous root. It is common in sandy
places in the United States.
(b) A similar tropical American plant ({Ipom[oe]a
fastigiata}) which it is thought may have been the
original stock of the sweet potato.
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seaside
(wn) | seaside
n 1: the shore of a sea or ocean regarded as a resort [syn:
seaside, seaboard] |
seaside alder
(wn) | seaside alder
n 1: shrub or small tree of southeastern United States having
soft light brown wood [syn: seaside alder, {Alnus
maritima}] |
seaside centaury
(wn) | seaside centaury
n 1: a variety of centaury found at the seaside |
seaside daisy
(wn) | seaside daisy
n 1: slightly succulent perennial with basal leaves and hairy
sticky stems each bearing a solitary flower head with
narrow pink or lavender rays; coastal bluffs Oregon to
southern California [syn: seaside daisy, beach aster,
Erigeron glaucous] |
seaside goldenrod
(wn) | seaside goldenrod
n 1: vigorous showy goldenrod common along eastern coast and
Gulf Coast of North America [syn: seaside goldenrod,
beach goldenrod, Solidago sempervirens] |
seaside mahoe
(wn) | seaside mahoe
n 1: pantropical tree of usually seacoasts sometimes cultivated
as an ornamental for its rounded heart-shaped leaves and
showy yellow and purple flowers; yields valuable pink to
dark red close-grained wood and oil from its seeds [syn:
portia tree, bendy tree, seaside mahoe, {Thespesia
populnea}] |
seaside scrub oak
(wn) | seaside scrub oak
n 1: small evergreen shrub or tree of southeastern United
States; often forms almost impenetrable thickets in sandy
coastal areas [syn: myrtle oak, seaside scrub oak,
Quercus myrtifolia] |
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