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Senecio
(gcide) | Senecio \Se*ne"ci*o\, n. [L., groundsel, lit., an old man. So
called in allusion to the hoary appearance of the pappus.]
(Bot.)
A very large genus of composite plants including the
groundsel and the golden ragwort.
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Senecio
(gcide) | Ivy \I"vy\, n.; pl. Ivies. [AS. [imac]fig; akin to OHG. ebawi,
ebah, G. epheu.] (Bot.)
A plant of the genus Hedera (Hedera helix), common in
Europe. Its leaves are evergreen, dark, smooth, shining, and
mostly five-pointed; the flowers yellowish and small; the
berries black or yellow. The stem clings to walls and trees
by rootlike fibers.
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The clasping ivy where to climb. --Milton.
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Ye myrtles brown, with ivy never sere. --Milton.
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American ivy. (Bot.) See Virginia creeper.
English ivy (Bot.), a popular name in America for the ivy
proper (Hedera helix).
German ivy (Bot.), a creeping plant, with smooth, succulent
stems, and fleshy, light-green leaves; a species of
Senecio (Senecio scandens).
Ground ivy. (Bot.) Gill (Nepeta Glechoma).
Ivy bush. (Bot.) See Mountain laurel, under Mountain.
Ivy owl (Zool.), the barn owl.
Ivy tod (Bot.), the ivy plant. --Tennyson.
Japanese ivy (Bot.), a climbing plant ({Ampelopsis
tricuspidata}), closely related to the Virginia creeper.
Poison ivy (Bot.), an American woody creeper ({Rhus
Toxicodendron}), with trifoliate leaves, and
greenish-white berries. It is exceedingly poisonous to the
touch for most persons.
To pipe in an ivy leaf, to console one's self as best one
can. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
West Indian ivy, a climbing plant of the genus
Marcgravia.
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senecio
(wn) | Senecio
n 1: enormous and diverse cosmopolitan genus of trees and shrubs
and vines and herbs including many weeds [syn: Senecio,
genus Senecio] |
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Senecio aureus
(gcide) | Ragwort \Rag"wort`\ (r[a^]g"w[^u]rt`), n. (Bot.)
A name given to several species of the composite genus
Senecio.
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Note: Senecio aureus is the golden ragwort of the United
States; Senecio elegans is the purple ragwort of
South Africa.
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Senecio Doronicum
(gcide) | leopard's bane \leop"ard's bane`\ (l[e^]p"[~e]rdz b[=a]n`) n.
(Bot.)
A name of several harmless plants, as Arnica montana
(Arnica acaulis syn. Doronicum acaule), {Senecio
Doronicum}, and Paris quadrifolia.
Syn: leopardbane, leopard's-bane.
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Senecio elegans
(gcide) | Ragwort \Rag"wort`\ (r[a^]g"w[^u]rt`), n. (Bot.)
A name given to several species of the composite genus
Senecio.
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Note: Senecio aureus is the golden ragwort of the United
States; Senecio elegans is the purple ragwort of
South Africa.
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Senecio hieracifolius
(gcide) | Hawkweed \Hawk"weed`\ (-w[=e]d`), n. (Bot.)
(a) A plant of the genus Hieracium; -- so called from the
ancient belief that birds of prey used its juice to
strengthen their vision.
(b) A plant of the genus Senecio (Senecio hieracifolius).
--Loudon.
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Senecio Jacobaea
(gcide) | Saint \Saint\ (s[=a]nt), n. [F., fr. L. sanctus sacred, properly
p. p. of sancire to render sacred by a religious act, to
appoint as sacred; akin to sacer sacred. Cf. Sacred,
Sanctity, Sanctum, Sanctus.]
1. A person sanctified; a holy or godly person; one eminent
for piety and virtue; any true Christian, as being
redeemed and consecrated to God.
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Them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to
be saints. --1 Cor. i. 2.
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2. One of the blessed in heaven.
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Then shall thy saints, unmixed, and from the impure
Far separate, circling thy holy mount,
Unfeigned hallelujahs to thee sing. --Milton.
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3. (Eccl.) One canonized by the church. [Abbrev. St.]
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Saint Andrew's cross.
(a) A cross shaped like the letter X. See Illust. 4, under
Cross.
(b) (Bot.) A low North American shrub ({Ascyrum
Crux-Andreae}, the petals of which have the form of a
Saint Andrew's cross. --Gray.
Saint Anthony's cross, a T-shaped cross. See Illust. 6,
under Cross.
Saint Anthony's fire, the erysipelas; -- popularly so
called because it was supposed to have been cured by the
intercession of Saint Anthony.
Saint Anthony's nut (Bot.), the groundnut ({Bunium
flexuosum}); -- so called because swine feed on it, and
St. Anthony was once a swineherd. --Dr. Prior.
Saint Anthony's turnip (Bot.), the bulbous crowfoot, a
favorite food of swine. --Dr. Prior.
Saint Barnaby's thistle (Bot.), a kind of knapweed
(Centaurea solstitialis) flowering on St. Barnabas's
Day, June 11th. --Dr. Prior.
Saint Bernard (Zool.), a breed of large, handsome dogs
celebrated for strength and sagacity, formerly bred
chiefly at the Hospice of St. Bernard in Switzerland, but
now common in Europe and America. There are two races, the
smooth-haired and the rough-haired. See Illust. under
Dog.
Saint Catharine's flower (Bot.), the plant love-in-a-mist.
See under Love.
Saint Cuthbert's beads (Paleon.), the fossil joints of
crinoid stems.
Saint Dabeoc's heath (Bot.), a heatherlike plant ({Daboecia
polifolia}), named from an Irish saint.
Saint Distaff's Day. See under Distaff.
Saint Elmo's fire, a luminous, flamelike appearance,
sometimes seen in dark, tempestuous nights, at some
prominent point on a ship, particularly at the masthead
and the yardarms. It has also been observed on land, and
is due to the discharge of electricity from elevated or
pointed objects. A single flame is called a Helena, or a
Corposant; a double, or twin, flame is called a {Castor
and Pollux}, or a double Corposant. It takes its name
from St. Elmo, the patron saint of sailors.
Saint George's cross (Her.), a Greek cross gules upon a
field argent, the field being represented by a narrow
fimbriation in the ensign, or union jack, of Great
Britain.
Saint George's ensign, a red cross on a white field with a
union jack in the upper corner next the mast. It is the
distinguishing badge of ships of the royal navy of
England; -- called also the white ensign. --Brande & C.
Saint George's flag, a smaller flag resembling the ensign,
but without the union jack; used as the sign of the
presence and command of an admiral. [Eng.] --Brande & C.
Saint Gobain glass (Chem.), a fine variety of soda-lime
plate glass, so called from St. Gobain in France, where it
was manufactured.
Saint Ignatius's bean (Bot.), the seed of a tree of the
Philippines (Strychnos Ignatia), of properties similar
to the nux vomica.
Saint James's shell (Zool.), a pecten (Vola Jacobaeus)
worn by pilgrims to the Holy Land. See Illust. under
Scallop.
Saint James's-wort (Bot.), a kind of ragwort ({Senecio
Jacobaea}).
Saint John's bread. (Bot.) See Carob.
Saint John's-wort (Bot.), any plant of the genus
Hypericum, most species of which have yellow flowers; --
called also John's-wort.
Saint Leger, the name of a race for three-year-old horses
run annually in September at Doncaster, England; --
instituted in 1776 by Col. St. Leger.
Saint Martin's herb (Bot.), a small tropical American
violaceous plant (Sauvagesia erecta). It is very
mucilaginous and is used in medicine.
Saint Martin's summer, a season of mild, damp weather
frequently prevailing during late autumn in England and
the Mediterranean countries; -- so called from St.
Martin's Festival, occurring on November 11. It
corresponds to the Indian summer in America. --Shak.
--Whittier.
Saint Patrick's cross. See Illust. 4, under Cross.
Saint Patrick's Day, the 17th of March, anniversary of the
death (about 466) of St. Patrick, the apostle and patron
saint of Ireland.
Saint Peter's fish. (Zool.) See John Dory, under John.
Saint Peter's-wort (Bot.), a name of several plants, as
Hypericum Ascyron, Hypericum quadrangulum, {Ascyrum
stans}, etc.
Saint Peter's wreath (Bot.), a shrubby kind of Spiraea
(Spiraea hypericifolia), having long slender branches
covered with clusters of small white blossoms in spring.
Saint's bell. See Sanctus bell, under Sanctus.
Saint Vitus's dance (Med.), chorea; -- so called from the
supposed cures wrought on intercession to this saint.
[1913 Webster]Staggerwort \Stag"ger*wort`\ (-w[^u]rt`), n. (Bot.)
A kind of ragwort (Senecio Jacobaea).
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Senecio lobatus
(gcide) | Butterweed \But"ter*weed`\, n. (Bot.)
An annual composite plant of the Mississippi valley ({Senecio
lobatus}).
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Senecio Saracenicus
(gcide) | Saracen \Sar"a*cen\, n. [L. Saracenus perhaps fr. Ar. sharqi,
pl. sharqi[imac]n, Oriental, Eastern, fr. sharaqa to rise,
said of the sun: cf. F. sarrasin. Cf. Sarcenet, Sarrasin,
Sirocco.]
Anciently, an Arab; later, a Mussulman; in the Middle Ages,
the common term among Christians in Europe for a Mohammedan
hostile to the crusaders.
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Saracens' consound (Bot.), a kind of ragwort ({Senecio
Saracenicus}), anciently used to heal wounds.
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Senecio scandens
(gcide) | Ivy \I"vy\, n.; pl. Ivies. [AS. [imac]fig; akin to OHG. ebawi,
ebah, G. epheu.] (Bot.)
A plant of the genus Hedera (Hedera helix), common in
Europe. Its leaves are evergreen, dark, smooth, shining, and
mostly five-pointed; the flowers yellowish and small; the
berries black or yellow. The stem clings to walls and trees
by rootlike fibers.
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Direct
The clasping ivy where to climb. --Milton.
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Ye myrtles brown, with ivy never sere. --Milton.
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American ivy. (Bot.) See Virginia creeper.
English ivy (Bot.), a popular name in America for the ivy
proper (Hedera helix).
German ivy (Bot.), a creeping plant, with smooth, succulent
stems, and fleshy, light-green leaves; a species of
Senecio (Senecio scandens).
Ground ivy. (Bot.) Gill (Nepeta Glechoma).
Ivy bush. (Bot.) See Mountain laurel, under Mountain.
Ivy owl (Zool.), the barn owl.
Ivy tod (Bot.), the ivy plant. --Tennyson.
Japanese ivy (Bot.), a climbing plant ({Ampelopsis
tricuspidata}), closely related to the Virginia creeper.
Poison ivy (Bot.), an American woody creeper ({Rhus
Toxicodendron}), with trifoliate leaves, and
greenish-white berries. It is exceedingly poisonous to the
touch for most persons.
To pipe in an ivy leaf, to console one's self as best one
can. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
West Indian ivy, a climbing plant of the genus
Marcgravia.
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Senecio vulgaris
(gcide) | Groundsel \Ground"sel\, n. [OE. grundswilie, AS. grundeswylige,
grundeswelge, earlier gundiswilge; gund matter, pus + swelgan
to swallow. So named as being good for a running from the
eye. See Swallow, v.] (Bot.)
An annual composite plant (Senecio vulgaris), one of the
most common and widely distributed weeds on the globe.
Groundsel |
genus senecio
(wn) | genus Senecio
n 1: enormous and diverse cosmopolitan genus of trees and shrubs
and vines and herbs including many weeds [syn: Senecio,
genus Senecio] |
senecio
(wn) | Senecio
n 1: enormous and diverse cosmopolitan genus of trees and shrubs
and vines and herbs including many weeds [syn: Senecio,
genus Senecio] |
senecio aureus
(wn) | Senecio aureus
n 1: weedy herb of the eastern United States to Texas having
golden-yellow flowers; sometimes becomes invasive;
sometimes placed in genus Senecio [syn: golden groundsel,
golden ragwort, Packera aurea, Senecio aureus] |
senecio bigelovii
(wn) | Senecio bigelovii
n 1: plant with erect leafy stems bearing clusters of rayless
yellow flower heads on bent individual stalks; moist
regions of southwestern United States [syn: {nodding
groundsel}, Senecio bigelovii] |
senecio cineraria
(wn) | Senecio cineraria
n 1: stiff much-branched perennial of the Mediterranean region
having very white woolly stems and leaves [syn: {dusty
miller}, Senecio cineraria, Cineraria maritima] |
senecio cruentus
(wn) | Senecio cruentus
n 1: herb of Canary Islands widely cultivated for its blue or
purple or red or variegated daisylike flowers [syn:
cineraria, Pericallis cruenta, Senecio cruentus] |
senecio doublasii
(wn) | Senecio doublasii
n 1: bluish-green bushy leafy plant covered with close white
wool and bearing branched clusters of yellow flower heads;
southwestern United States; toxic to range livestock [syn:
threadleaf groundsel, Senecio doublasii] |
senecio glabellus
(wn) | Senecio glabellus
n 1: American ragwort with yellow flowers [syn: butterweed,
ragwort, Senecio glabellus] |
senecio jacobaea
(wn) | Senecio jacobaea
n 1: widespread European weed having yellow daisylike flowers;
sometimes an obnoxious weed and toxic to cattle if consumed
in quantity [syn: ragwort, tansy ragwort, ragweed,
benweed, Senecio jacobaea] |
senecio milkanioides
(wn) | Senecio milkanioides
n 1: South African succulent evergreen twining climber with
yellow flowers grown primarily as a houseplant for its
foliage; sometimes placed in genus Senecio [syn: {German
ivy}, Delairea odorata, Senecio milkanioides] |
senecio triangularis
(wn) | Senecio triangularis
n 1: perennial with sharply toothed triangular leaves on leafy
stems bearing a cluster of yellow flower heads; moist
places in mountains of western North America [syn:
arrowleaf groundsel, Senecio triangularis] |
senecio vulgaris
(wn) | Senecio vulgaris
n 1: Eurasian weed with heads of small yellow flowers [syn:
groundsel, Senecio vulgaris] |
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