slovodefinícia
spice
(mass)
spice
- korenie, aróma
spice
(encz)
spice,aroma Zdeněk Brož
spice
(encz)
spice,koření n: Zdeněk Brož
spice
(encz)
spice,kořenit v: Zdeněk Brož
spice
(encz)
spice,ochutit v: Nijel
spice
(encz)
spice,okořenit v: Nijel
spice
(encz)
spice,příchuť n: Nijel
spice
(encz)
spice,trocha n: Zdeněk Brož
Spice
(gcide)
Spice \Spice\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spiced; p. p. & vb. n.
Spicing.]
1. To season with spice, or as with spice; to mix aromatic or
pungent substances with; to flavor; to season; as, to
spice wine; to spice one's words with wit.
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She 'll receive thee, but will spice thy bread
With flowery poisons. --Chapman.
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2. To fill or impregnate with the odor of spices.
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In the spiced Indian air, by night. --Shak.
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3. To render nice or dainty; hence, to render scrupulous.
[Obs.] "A spiced conscience." --Chaucer.
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Spice
(gcide)
Spice \Spice\, n. [OE. spice, spece, spice, species, OF. espice,
espece, F. ['e]pice spice, esp[`e]ce species, fr. L. species
particular sort or kind, a species, a sight, appearance,
show, LL., spices, drugs, etc., of the same sort, fr. L.
specere to look. See Spy, and cf. Species.]
1. Species; kind. [Obs.]
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The spices of penance ben three. --Chaucer.
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Abstain you from all evil spice. --Wyclif (1.
Thess,v. 22).
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Justice, although it be but one entire virtue, yet
is described in two kinds of spices. The one is
named justice distributive, the other is called
commutative. --Sir T.
Elyot.
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2. A vegetable production of many kinds, fragrant or aromatic
and pungent to the taste, as pepper, cinnamon, nutmeg,
mace, allspice, ginger, cloves, etc., which are used in
cookery and to flavor sauces, pickles, etc.
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Hast thou aught in thy purse [bag] any hot spices?
--Piers
Plowman.
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3. Figuratively, that which enriches or alters the quality of
a thing in a small degree, as spice alters the taste of
food; that which gives zest or pungency; a slight
flavoring; a relish; hence, a small quantity or admixture;
a sprinkling; as, a spice of mischief.
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So much of the will, with a spice of the willful.
--Coleridge.
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spice
(wn)
spice
n 1: aromatic substances of vegetable origin used as a
preservative
2: any of a variety of pungent aromatic vegetable substances
used for flavoring food
3: the property of being seasoned with spice and so highly
flavored [syn: spiciness, spice, spicery]
v 1: make more interesting or flavorful; "Spice up the evening
by inviting a belly dancer" [syn: spice, spice up]
2: add herbs or spices to [syn: zest, spice, spice up]
spice
(vera)
SPICE
Scalable Parallel Intelligent Communications Engine
spice
(vera)
SPICE
Simulation Program with Integrated Circuit Emphasis
podobné slovodefinícia
auspice
(mass)
auspice
- znamenie
spice
(mass)
spice
- korenie, aróma
spice box
(mass)
spice box
- korenička
spices
(mass)
spices
- korenie
allspice
(encz)
allspice,jamajský pepř Zdeněk Brožallspice,nové koření n: Zdeněk Brož
auspice
(encz)
auspice,dobré znamení auspice,patronát n: PetrVauspice,znamení
auspices
(encz)
auspices,patronát n: Petr Prášekauspices,záštita n: Petr Prášek
carolina allspice
(encz)
Carolina allspice,
five spice powder
(encz)
five spice powder, n:
hospice
(encz)
hospice,hospic n: Zdeněk Brožhospice,noclehárna n: Zdeněk Brož
spice
(encz)
spice,aroma Zdeněk Brožspice,koření n: Zdeněk Brožspice,kořenit v: Zdeněk Brožspice,ochutit v: Nijelspice,okořenit v: Nijelspice,příchuť n: Nijelspice,trocha n: Zdeněk Brož
spice bush
(encz)
spice bush, n:
spice cake
(encz)
spice cake, n:
spice cookie
(encz)
spice cookie, n:
spice rack
(encz)
spice rack, n:
spice tree
(encz)
spice tree, n:
spice up
(encz)
spice up,ochutit v: Nijelspice up,okořenit v: Nijel
spiceberry
(encz)
spiceberry, n:
spicebush
(encz)
spicebush, n:
spiced
(encz)
spiced,kořeněný adj: spiced,okořeněný adj: Zdeněk Brož
spicemill
(encz)
spicemill, n:
spicery
(encz)
spicery, n:
spices
(encz)
spices,koření n:
the spice of life
(encz)
the spice of life,
under the auspices of
(encz)
under the auspices of,pod záštitou koho/čeho Pino
variety is the spice of life
(encz)
variety is the spice of life,různorodost je kořením života (změna je
život) [fráz.] Milan Svoboda
Allspice
(gcide)
Allspice \All"spice`\, n.
The berry of the pimento (Eugenia pimenta), a tree of the
West Indies; a spice of a mildly pungent taste, and agreeably
aromatic; Jamaica pepper; pimento. It has been supposed to
combine the flavor of cinnamon, nutmegs, and cloves; and
hence the name. The name is also given to other aromatic
shrubs; as, the Carolina allspice (Calycanthus floridus);
wild allspice (Lindera benzoin), called also spicebush,
spicewood, and feverbush.
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Aruspice
(gcide)
Aruspice \A*rus"pice\, n. [L. aruspex: cf. F. aruspice. Cf.
Aruspex, Haruspice.]
A soothsayer of ancient Rome. Same as Aruspex. [Written
also haruspice.]
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Aruspices
(gcide)
Aruspex \A*rus"pex\, n.; pl. Aruspices. [L. aruspex or
haruspex.]
One of the class of diviners among the Etruscans and Romans,
who foretold events by the inspection of the entrails of
victims offered on the altars of the gods.
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Auspice
(gcide)
Auspice \Aus"pice\, n.; pl. Auspices. [L. auspicium, fr.
auspex: cf. F. auspice. See Auspicate, a.]
1. A divining or taking of omens by observing birds; an omen
as to an undertaking, drawn from birds; an augury; an omen
or sign in general; an indication as to the future.
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2. Protection; patronage and care; guidance.
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Which by his auspice they will nobler make.
--Dryden.
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Note: In this sense the word is generally plural, auspices;
as, under the auspices of the king.
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Auspices
(gcide)
Auspice \Aus"pice\, n.; pl. Auspices. [L. auspicium, fr.
auspex: cf. F. auspice. See Auspicate, a.]
1. A divining or taking of omens by observing birds; an omen
as to an undertaking, drawn from birds; an augury; an omen
or sign in general; an indication as to the future.
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2. Protection; patronage and care; guidance.
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Which by his auspice they will nobler make.
--Dryden.
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Note: In this sense the word is generally plural, auspices;
as, under the auspices of the king.
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Bespice
(gcide)
Bespice \Be*spice"\, v. t.
To season with spice, or with some spicy drug. --Shak.
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Carolina allspice
(gcide)
Allspice \All"spice`\, n.
The berry of the pimento (Eugenia pimenta), a tree of the
West Indies; a spice of a mildly pungent taste, and agreeably
aromatic; Jamaica pepper; pimento. It has been supposed to
combine the flavor of cinnamon, nutmegs, and cloves; and
hence the name. The name is also given to other aromatic
shrubs; as, the Carolina allspice (Calycanthus floridus);
wild allspice (Lindera benzoin), called also spicebush,
spicewood, and feverbush.
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Haruspice
(gcide)
Haruspice \Ha*rus"pice\ (h[.a]*r[u^]s"p[i^]s), n. [F., fr. L.
haruspex.]
A diviner of ancient Rome. Same as Aruspice.
[1913 Webster]Aruspice \A*rus"pice\, n. [L. aruspex: cf. F. aruspice. Cf.
Aruspex, Haruspice.]
A soothsayer of ancient Rome. Same as Aruspex. [Written
also haruspice.]
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haruspice
(gcide)
Haruspice \Ha*rus"pice\ (h[.a]*r[u^]s"p[i^]s), n. [F., fr. L.
haruspex.]
A diviner of ancient Rome. Same as Aruspice.
[1913 Webster]Aruspice \A*rus"pice\, n. [L. aruspex: cf. F. aruspice. Cf.
Aruspex, Haruspice.]
A soothsayer of ancient Rome. Same as Aruspex. [Written
also haruspice.]
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Hospice
(gcide)
Hospice \Hos"pice\, n. [F., fr. L. hospitium hospitality, a
place where strangers are entertained, fr. hospes stranger,
guest. See Host a landlord.]
A convent or monastery which is also a place of refuge or
entertainment for travelers on some difficult road or pass,
as in the Alps; as, the Hospice of the Great St. Bernard.
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Japan allspice
(gcide)
Japan \Ja*pan"\, a.
Of or pertaining to Japan, or to the lacquered work of that
country; as, Japan ware.
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Japan allspice (Bot.), a spiny shrub from Japan
(Chimonanthus fragrans), related to the Carolina
allspice.

Japan black (Chem.), a quickly drying black lacquer or
varnish, consisting essentially of asphaltum dissolved in
naphtha or turpentine, and used for coating ironwork; --
called also Brunswick black, Japan lacquer, or simply
Japan.

Japan camphor, ordinary camphor brought from China or
Japan, as distinguished from the rare variety called
borneol or Borneo camphor.

Japan clover, or Japan pea (Bot.), a cloverlike plant
(Lespedeza striata) from Eastern Asia, useful for
fodder, first noticed in the Southern United States about
1860, but now become very common. During the Civil War it
was called variously Yankee clover and Rebel clover.


Japan earth. See Catechu.

Japan ink, a kind of writing ink, of a deep, glossy black
when dry.

Japan varnish, a varnish prepared from the milky juice of
the Rhus vernix, a small Japanese tree related to the
poison sumac.
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Pond spice
(gcide)
Pond \Pond\, n. [Probably originally, an inclosed body of water,
and the same word as pound. See Pound an inclosure.]
A body of water, naturally or artificially confined, and
usually of less extent than a lake. "Through pond or pool."
--Milton.
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Pond hen (Zool.), the American coot. See Coot
(a) .

Pond lily (Bot.), the water lily. See under Water, and
Illust. under Nymph[ae]a.

Pond snail (Zool.), any gastropod living in fresh-water
ponds or lakes. The most common kinds are air-breathing
snails (Pulmonifera) belonging to Limn[ae]a, Physa,
Planorbis, and allied genera. The operculated species are
pectinibranchs, belonging to Melantho, Valvata, and
various other genera.

Pond spice (Bot.), an American shrub ({Tetranthera
geniculata}) of the Laurel family, with small oval leaves,
and axillary clusters of little yellow flowers. The whole
plant is spicy. It grows in ponds and swamps from Virginia
to Florida.

Pond tortoise, Pond turtle (Zool.), any freshwater
tortoise of the family Emydid[ae]. Numerous species are
found in North America.
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Spicebush
(gcide)
Spicebush \Spice"bush`\, n. (Bot.)
Spicewood.
[1913 Webster]Allspice \All"spice`\, n.
The berry of the pimento (Eugenia pimenta), a tree of the
West Indies; a spice of a mildly pungent taste, and agreeably
aromatic; Jamaica pepper; pimento. It has been supposed to
combine the flavor of cinnamon, nutmegs, and cloves; and
hence the name. The name is also given to other aromatic
shrubs; as, the Carolina allspice (Calycanthus floridus);
wild allspice (Lindera benzoin), called also spicebush,
spicewood, and feverbush.
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spicebush
(gcide)
Spicebush \Spice"bush`\, n. (Bot.)
Spicewood.
[1913 Webster]Allspice \All"spice`\, n.
The berry of the pimento (Eugenia pimenta), a tree of the
West Indies; a spice of a mildly pungent taste, and agreeably
aromatic; Jamaica pepper; pimento. It has been supposed to
combine the flavor of cinnamon, nutmegs, and cloves; and
hence the name. The name is also given to other aromatic
shrubs; as, the Carolina allspice (Calycanthus floridus);
wild allspice (Lindera benzoin), called also spicebush,
spicewood, and feverbush.
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Spiced
(gcide)
Spice \Spice\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spiced; p. p. & vb. n.
Spicing.]
1. To season with spice, or as with spice; to mix aromatic or
pungent substances with; to flavor; to season; as, to
spice wine; to spice one's words with wit.
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She 'll receive thee, but will spice thy bread
With flowery poisons. --Chapman.
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2. To fill or impregnate with the odor of spices.
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In the spiced Indian air, by night. --Shak.
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3. To render nice or dainty; hence, to render scrupulous.
[Obs.] "A spiced conscience." --Chaucer.
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Spicenut
(gcide)
Spicenut \Spice"nut`\
A small crisp cake, highly spiced.
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Spicer
(gcide)
Spicer \Spi"cer\, n. [Cf. OF. espicier, F. ['e]picier.]
1. One who seasons with spice.
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2. One who deals in spice. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman.
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Spicery
(gcide)
Spicery \Spi"cer*y\, n. [OF. espicerie, F. ['e]picerie.]
1. Spices, in general. --Chaucer.
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2. A repository of spices. --Addison.
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Spicewood
(gcide)
Spicewood \Spice"wood`\, n. (Bot.)
An American shrub (Lindera Benzoin), the bark of which has
a spicy taste and odor; -- called also Benjamin, {wild
allspice}, and fever bush.
[1913 Webster]Allspice \All"spice`\, n.
The berry of the pimento (Eugenia pimenta), a tree of the
West Indies; a spice of a mildly pungent taste, and agreeably
aromatic; Jamaica pepper; pimento. It has been supposed to
combine the flavor of cinnamon, nutmegs, and cloves; and
hence the name. The name is also given to other aromatic
shrubs; as, the Carolina allspice (Calycanthus floridus);
wild allspice (Lindera benzoin), called also spicebush,
spicewood, and feverbush.
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spicewood
(gcide)
Spicewood \Spice"wood`\, n. (Bot.)
An American shrub (Lindera Benzoin), the bark of which has
a spicy taste and odor; -- called also Benjamin, {wild
allspice}, and fever bush.
[1913 Webster]Allspice \All"spice`\, n.
The berry of the pimento (Eugenia pimenta), a tree of the
West Indies; a spice of a mildly pungent taste, and agreeably
aromatic; Jamaica pepper; pimento. It has been supposed to
combine the flavor of cinnamon, nutmegs, and cloves; and
hence the name. The name is also given to other aromatic
shrubs; as, the Carolina allspice (Calycanthus floridus);
wild allspice (Lindera benzoin), called also spicebush,
spicewood, and feverbush.
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wild allspice
(gcide)
Spicewood \Spice"wood`\, n. (Bot.)
An American shrub (Lindera Benzoin), the bark of which has
a spicy taste and odor; -- called also Benjamin, {wild
allspice}, and fever bush.
[1913 Webster]Wild \Wild\, a. [Compar. Wilder; superl. Wildest.] [OE.
wilde, AS. wilde; akin to OFries. wilde, D. wild, OS. & OHG.
wildi, G. wild, Sw. & Dan. vild, Icel. villr wild,
bewildered, astray, Goth. wilpeis wild, and G. & OHG. wild
game, deer; of uncertain origin.]
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1. Living in a state of nature; inhabiting natural haunts, as
the forest or open field; not familiar with, or not easily
approached by, man; not tamed or domesticated; as, a wild
boar; a wild ox; a wild cat.
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Winter's not gone yet, if the wild geese fly that
way. --Shak.
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2. Growing or produced without culture; growing or prepared
without the aid and care of man; native; not cultivated;
brought forth by unassisted nature or by animals not
domesticated; as, wild parsnip, wild camomile, wild
strawberry, wild honey.
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The woods and desert caves,
With wild thyme and gadding vine o'ergrown.
--Milton.
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3. Desert; not inhabited or cultivated; as, wild land. "To
trace the forests wild." --Shak.
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4. Savage; uncivilized; not refined by culture; ferocious;
rude; as, wild natives of Africa or America.
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5. Not submitted to restraint, training, or regulation;
turbulent; tempestuous; violent; ungoverned; licentious;
inordinate; disorderly; irregular; fanciful; imaginary;
visionary; crazy. "Valor grown wild by pride." --Prior. "A
wild, speculative project." --Swift.
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What are these
So withered and so wild in their attire ? --Shak.
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With mountains, as with weapons, armed; which makes
Wild work in heaven. --Milton.
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The wild winds howl. --Addison.
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Search then the ruling passion, there, alone
The wild are constant, and the cunning known.
--Pope.
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6. Exposed to the wind and sea; unsheltered; as, a wild
roadstead.
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7. Indicating strong emotion, intense excitement, or
?ewilderment; as, a wild look.
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8. (Naut.) Hard to steer; -- said of a vessel.
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Note: Many plants are named by prefixing wild to the names of
other better known or cultivated plants to which they a
bear a real or fancied resemblance; as, wild allspice,
wild pink, etc. See the Phrases below.
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To run wild, to go unrestrained or untamed; to live or
untamed; to live or grow without culture or training.

To sow one's wild oats. See under Oat.
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Wild allspice. (Bot.), spicewood.

Wild balsam apple (Bot.), an American climbing
cucurbitaceous plant (Echinocystis lobata).

Wild basil (Bot.), a fragrant labiate herb ({Calamintha
Clinopodium}) common in Europe and America.

Wild bean (Bot.), a name of several leguminous plants,
mostly species of Phaseolus and Apios.

Wild bee (Zool.), any one of numerous species of
undomesticated social bees, especially the domestic bee
when it has escaped from domestication and built its nest
in a hollow tree or among rocks.

Wild bergamot. (Bot.) See under Bergamot.

Wild boar (Zool.), the European wild hog (Sus scrofa),
from which the common domesticated swine is descended.

Wild brier (Bot.), any uncultivated species of brier. See
Brier.

Wild bugloss (Bot.), an annual rough-leaved plant
(Lycopsis arvensis) with small blue flowers.

Wild camomile (Bot.), one or more plants of the composite
genus Matricaria, much resembling camomile.

Wild cat. (Zool.)
(a) A European carnivore (Felis catus) somewhat
resembling the domestic cat, but larger stronger, and
having a short tail. It is destructive to the smaller
domestic animals, such as lambs, kids, poultry, and
the like.
(b) The common American lynx, or bay lynx.
(c) (Naut.) A wheel which can be adjusted so as to revolve
either with, or on, the shaft of a capstan. --Luce.

Wild celery. (Bot.) See Tape grass, under Tape.

Wild cherry. (Bot.)
(a) Any uncultivated tree which bears cherries. The wild
red cherry is Prunus Pennsylvanica. The wild black
cherry is Prunus serotina, the wood of which is much
used for cabinetwork, being of a light red color and a
compact texture.
(b) The fruit of various species of Prunus.

Wild cinnamon. See the Note under Canella.

Wild comfrey (Bot.), an American plant ({Cynoglossum
Virginicum}) of the Borage family. It has large bristly
leaves and small blue flowers.

Wild cumin (Bot.), an annual umbelliferous plant
(Lag[oe]cia cuminoides) native in the countries about
the Mediterranean.

Wild drake (Zool.) the mallard.

Wild elder (Bot.), an American plant (Aralia hispida) of
the Ginseng family.

Wild fowl (Zool.) any wild bird, especially any of those
considered as game birds.

Wild goose (Zool.), any one of several species of
undomesticated geese, especially the Canada goose ({Branta
Canadensis}), the European bean goose, and the graylag.
See Graylag, and Bean goose, under Bean.

Wild goose chase, the pursuit of something unattainable, or
of something as unlikely to be caught as the wild goose.
--Shak.

Wild honey, honey made by wild bees, and deposited in
trees, rocks, the like.

Wild hyacinth. (Bot.) See Hyacinth, 1
(b) .

Wild Irishman (Bot.), a thorny bush (Discaria Toumatou)
of the Buckthorn family, found in New Zealand, where the
natives use the spines in tattooing.

Wild land.
(a) Land not cultivated, or in a state that renders it
unfit for cultivation.
(b) Land which is not settled and cultivated.

Wild licorice. (Bot.) See under Licorice.

Wild mammee (Bot.), the oblong, yellowish, acid fruit of a
tropical American tree (Rheedia lateriflora); -- so
called in the West Indies.

Wild marjoram (Bot.), a labiate plant (Origanum vulgare)
much like the sweet marjoram, but less aromatic.

Wild oat. (Bot.)
(a) A tall, oatlike kind of soft grass ({Arrhenatherum
avenaceum}).
(b) See Wild oats, under Oat.

Wild pieplant (Bot.), a species of dock ({Rumex
hymenosepalus}) found from Texas to California. Its acid,
juicy stems are used as a substitute for the garden
rhubarb.

Wild pigeon. (Zool.)
(a) The rock dove.
(b) The passenger pigeon.

Wild pink (Bot.), an American plant ({Silene
Pennsylvanica}) with pale, pinkish flowers; a kind of
catchfly.

Wild plantain (Bot.), an arborescent endogenous herb
(Heliconia Bihai), much resembling the banana. Its
leaves and leaf sheaths are much used in the West Indies
as coverings for packages of merchandise.

Wild plum. (Bot.)
(a) Any kind of plum growing without cultivation.
(b) The South African prune. See under Prune.

Wild rice. (Bot.) See Indian rice, under Rice.

Wild rosemary (Bot.), the evergreen shrub {Andromeda
polifolia}. See Marsh rosemary, under Rosemary.

Wild sage. (Bot.) See Sagebrush.

Wild sarsaparilla (Bot.), a species of ginseng ({Aralia
nudicaulis}) bearing a single long-stalked leaf.

Wild sensitive plant (Bot.), either one of two annual
leguminous herbs (Cassia Chamaecrista, and {Cassia
nictitans}), in both of which the leaflets close quickly
when the plant is disturbed.

Wild service.(Bot.) See Sorb.

Wild Spaniard (Bot.), any one of several umbelliferous
plants of the genus Aciphylla, natives of New Zealand.
The leaves bear numerous bayonetlike spines, and the
plants form an impenetrable thicket.

Wild turkey. (Zool.) See 2d Turkey.
[1913 Webster]Allspice \All"spice`\, n.
The berry of the pimento (Eugenia pimenta), a tree of the
West Indies; a spice of a mildly pungent taste, and agreeably
aromatic; Jamaica pepper; pimento. It has been supposed to
combine the flavor of cinnamon, nutmegs, and cloves; and
hence the name. The name is also given to other aromatic
shrubs; as, the Carolina allspice (Calycanthus floridus);
wild allspice (Lindera benzoin), called also spicebush,
spicewood, and feverbush.
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Wild allspice
(gcide)
Spicewood \Spice"wood`\, n. (Bot.)
An American shrub (Lindera Benzoin), the bark of which has
a spicy taste and odor; -- called also Benjamin, {wild
allspice}, and fever bush.
[1913 Webster]Wild \Wild\, a. [Compar. Wilder; superl. Wildest.] [OE.
wilde, AS. wilde; akin to OFries. wilde, D. wild, OS. & OHG.
wildi, G. wild, Sw. & Dan. vild, Icel. villr wild,
bewildered, astray, Goth. wilpeis wild, and G. & OHG. wild
game, deer; of uncertain origin.]
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1. Living in a state of nature; inhabiting natural haunts, as
the forest or open field; not familiar with, or not easily
approached by, man; not tamed or domesticated; as, a wild
boar; a wild ox; a wild cat.
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Winter's not gone yet, if the wild geese fly that
way. --Shak.
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2. Growing or produced without culture; growing or prepared
without the aid and care of man; native; not cultivated;
brought forth by unassisted nature or by animals not
domesticated; as, wild parsnip, wild camomile, wild
strawberry, wild honey.
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The woods and desert caves,
With wild thyme and gadding vine o'ergrown.
--Milton.
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3. Desert; not inhabited or cultivated; as, wild land. "To
trace the forests wild." --Shak.
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4. Savage; uncivilized; not refined by culture; ferocious;
rude; as, wild natives of Africa or America.
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5. Not submitted to restraint, training, or regulation;
turbulent; tempestuous; violent; ungoverned; licentious;
inordinate; disorderly; irregular; fanciful; imaginary;
visionary; crazy. "Valor grown wild by pride." --Prior. "A
wild, speculative project." --Swift.
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What are these
So withered and so wild in their attire ? --Shak.
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With mountains, as with weapons, armed; which makes
Wild work in heaven. --Milton.
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The wild winds howl. --Addison.
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Search then the ruling passion, there, alone
The wild are constant, and the cunning known.
--Pope.
[1913 Webster]

6. Exposed to the wind and sea; unsheltered; as, a wild
roadstead.
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7. Indicating strong emotion, intense excitement, or
?ewilderment; as, a wild look.
[1913 Webster]

8. (Naut.) Hard to steer; -- said of a vessel.
[1913 Webster]

Note: Many plants are named by prefixing wild to the names of
other better known or cultivated plants to which they a
bear a real or fancied resemblance; as, wild allspice,
wild pink, etc. See the Phrases below.
[1913 Webster]
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To run wild, to go unrestrained or untamed; to live or
untamed; to live or grow without culture or training.

To sow one's wild oats. See under Oat.
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Wild allspice. (Bot.), spicewood.

Wild balsam apple (Bot.), an American climbing
cucurbitaceous plant (Echinocystis lobata).

Wild basil (Bot.), a fragrant labiate herb ({Calamintha
Clinopodium}) common in Europe and America.

Wild bean (Bot.), a name of several leguminous plants,
mostly species of Phaseolus and Apios.

Wild bee (Zool.), any one of numerous species of
undomesticated social bees, especially the domestic bee
when it has escaped from domestication and built its nest
in a hollow tree or among rocks.

Wild bergamot. (Bot.) See under Bergamot.

Wild boar (Zool.), the European wild hog (Sus scrofa),
from which the common domesticated swine is descended.

Wild brier (Bot.), any uncultivated species of brier. See
Brier.

Wild bugloss (Bot.), an annual rough-leaved plant
(Lycopsis arvensis) with small blue flowers.

Wild camomile (Bot.), one or more plants of the composite
genus Matricaria, much resembling camomile.

Wild cat. (Zool.)
(a) A European carnivore (Felis catus) somewhat
resembling the domestic cat, but larger stronger, and
having a short tail. It is destructive to the smaller
domestic animals, such as lambs, kids, poultry, and
the like.
(b) The common American lynx, or bay lynx.
(c) (Naut.) A wheel which can be adjusted so as to revolve
either with, or on, the shaft of a capstan. --Luce.

Wild celery. (Bot.) See Tape grass, under Tape.

Wild cherry. (Bot.)
(a) Any uncultivated tree which bears cherries. The wild
red cherry is Prunus Pennsylvanica. The wild black
cherry is Prunus serotina, the wood of which is much
used for cabinetwork, being of a light red color and a
compact texture.
(b) The fruit of various species of Prunus.

Wild cinnamon. See the Note under Canella.

Wild comfrey (Bot.), an American plant ({Cynoglossum
Virginicum}) of the Borage family. It has large bristly
leaves and small blue flowers.

Wild cumin (Bot.), an annual umbelliferous plant
(Lag[oe]cia cuminoides) native in the countries about
the Mediterranean.

Wild drake (Zool.) the mallard.

Wild elder (Bot.), an American plant (Aralia hispida) of
the Ginseng family.

Wild fowl (Zool.) any wild bird, especially any of those
considered as game birds.

Wild goose (Zool.), any one of several species of
undomesticated geese, especially the Canada goose ({Branta
Canadensis}), the European bean goose, and the graylag.
See Graylag, and Bean goose, under Bean.

Wild goose chase, the pursuit of something unattainable, or
of something as unlikely to be caught as the wild goose.
--Shak.

Wild honey, honey made by wild bees, and deposited in
trees, rocks, the like.

Wild hyacinth. (Bot.) See Hyacinth, 1
(b) .

Wild Irishman (Bot.), a thorny bush (Discaria Toumatou)
of the Buckthorn family, found in New Zealand, where the
natives use the spines in tattooing.

Wild land.
(a) Land not cultivated, or in a state that renders it
unfit for cultivation.
(b) Land which is not settled and cultivated.

Wild licorice. (Bot.) See under Licorice.

Wild mammee (Bot.), the oblong, yellowish, acid fruit of a
tropical American tree (Rheedia lateriflora); -- so
called in the West Indies.

Wild marjoram (Bot.), a labiate plant (Origanum vulgare)
much like the sweet marjoram, but less aromatic.

Wild oat. (Bot.)
(a) A tall, oatlike kind of soft grass ({Arrhenatherum
avenaceum}).
(b) See Wild oats, under Oat.

Wild pieplant (Bot.), a species of dock ({Rumex
hymenosepalus}) found from Texas to California. Its acid,
juicy stems are used as a substitute for the garden
rhubarb.

Wild pigeon. (Zool.)
(a) The rock dove.
(b) The passenger pigeon.

Wild pink (Bot.), an American plant ({Silene
Pennsylvanica}) with pale, pinkish flowers; a kind of
catchfly.

Wild plantain (Bot.), an arborescent endogenous herb
(Heliconia Bihai), much resembling the banana. Its
leaves and leaf sheaths are much used in the West Indies
as coverings for packages of merchandise.

Wild plum. (Bot.)
(a) Any kind of plum growing without cultivation.
(b) The South African prune. See under Prune.

Wild rice. (Bot.) See Indian rice, under Rice.

Wild rosemary (Bot.), the evergreen shrub {Andromeda
polifolia}. See Marsh rosemary, under Rosemary.

Wild sage. (Bot.) See Sagebrush.

Wild sarsaparilla (Bot.), a species of ginseng ({Aralia
nudicaulis}) bearing a single long-stalked leaf.

Wild sensitive plant (Bot.), either one of two annual
leguminous herbs (Cassia Chamaecrista, and {Cassia
nictitans}), in both of which the leaflets close quickly
when the plant is disturbed.

Wild service.(Bot.) See Sorb.

Wild Spaniard (Bot.), any one of several umbelliferous
plants of the genus Aciphylla, natives of New Zealand.
The leaves bear numerous bayonetlike spines, and the
plants form an impenetrable thicket.

Wild turkey. (Zool.) See 2d Turkey.
[1913 Webster]Allspice \All"spice`\, n.
The berry of the pimento (Eugenia pimenta), a tree of the
West Indies; a spice of a mildly pungent taste, and agreeably
aromatic; Jamaica pepper; pimento. It has been supposed to
combine the flavor of cinnamon, nutmegs, and cloves; and
hence the name. The name is also given to other aromatic
shrubs; as, the Carolina allspice (Calycanthus floridus);
wild allspice (Lindera benzoin), called also spicebush,
spicewood, and feverbush.
[1913 Webster]
wild allspice
(gcide)
Spicewood \Spice"wood`\, n. (Bot.)
An American shrub (Lindera Benzoin), the bark of which has
a spicy taste and odor; -- called also Benjamin, {wild
allspice}, and fever bush.
[1913 Webster]Wild \Wild\, a. [Compar. Wilder; superl. Wildest.] [OE.
wilde, AS. wilde; akin to OFries. wilde, D. wild, OS. & OHG.
wildi, G. wild, Sw. & Dan. vild, Icel. villr wild,
bewildered, astray, Goth. wilpeis wild, and G. & OHG. wild
game, deer; of uncertain origin.]
[1913 Webster]
1. Living in a state of nature; inhabiting natural haunts, as
the forest or open field; not familiar with, or not easily
approached by, man; not tamed or domesticated; as, a wild
boar; a wild ox; a wild cat.
[1913 Webster]

Winter's not gone yet, if the wild geese fly that
way. --Shak.
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2. Growing or produced without culture; growing or prepared
without the aid and care of man; native; not cultivated;
brought forth by unassisted nature or by animals not
domesticated; as, wild parsnip, wild camomile, wild
strawberry, wild honey.
[1913 Webster]

The woods and desert caves,
With wild thyme and gadding vine o'ergrown.
--Milton.
[1913 Webster]

3. Desert; not inhabited or cultivated; as, wild land. "To
trace the forests wild." --Shak.
[1913 Webster]

4. Savage; uncivilized; not refined by culture; ferocious;
rude; as, wild natives of Africa or America.
[1913 Webster]

5. Not submitted to restraint, training, or regulation;
turbulent; tempestuous; violent; ungoverned; licentious;
inordinate; disorderly; irregular; fanciful; imaginary;
visionary; crazy. "Valor grown wild by pride." --Prior. "A
wild, speculative project." --Swift.
[1913 Webster]

What are these
So withered and so wild in their attire ? --Shak.
[1913 Webster]

With mountains, as with weapons, armed; which makes
Wild work in heaven. --Milton.
[1913 Webster]

The wild winds howl. --Addison.
[1913 Webster]

Search then the ruling passion, there, alone
The wild are constant, and the cunning known.
--Pope.
[1913 Webster]

6. Exposed to the wind and sea; unsheltered; as, a wild
roadstead.
[1913 Webster]

7. Indicating strong emotion, intense excitement, or
?ewilderment; as, a wild look.
[1913 Webster]

8. (Naut.) Hard to steer; -- said of a vessel.
[1913 Webster]

Note: Many plants are named by prefixing wild to the names of
other better known or cultivated plants to which they a
bear a real or fancied resemblance; as, wild allspice,
wild pink, etc. See the Phrases below.
[1913 Webster]
[1913 Webster]

To run wild, to go unrestrained or untamed; to live or
untamed; to live or grow without culture or training.

To sow one's wild oats. See under Oat.
[1913 Webster]

Wild allspice. (Bot.), spicewood.

Wild balsam apple (Bot.), an American climbing
cucurbitaceous plant (Echinocystis lobata).

Wild basil (Bot.), a fragrant labiate herb ({Calamintha
Clinopodium}) common in Europe and America.

Wild bean (Bot.), a name of several leguminous plants,
mostly species of Phaseolus and Apios.

Wild bee (Zool.), any one of numerous species of
undomesticated social bees, especially the domestic bee
when it has escaped from domestication and built its nest
in a hollow tree or among rocks.

Wild bergamot. (Bot.) See under Bergamot.

Wild boar (Zool.), the European wild hog (Sus scrofa),
from which the common domesticated swine is descended.

Wild brier (Bot.), any uncultivated species of brier. See
Brier.

Wild bugloss (Bot.), an annual rough-leaved plant
(Lycopsis arvensis) with small blue flowers.

Wild camomile (Bot.), one or more plants of the composite
genus Matricaria, much resembling camomile.

Wild cat. (Zool.)
(a) A European carnivore (Felis catus) somewhat
resembling the domestic cat, but larger stronger, and
having a short tail. It is destructive to the smaller
domestic animals, such as lambs, kids, poultry, and
the like.
(b) The common American lynx, or bay lynx.
(c) (Naut.) A wheel which can be adjusted so as to revolve
either with, or on, the shaft of a capstan. --Luce.

Wild celery. (Bot.) See Tape grass, under Tape.

Wild cherry. (Bot.)
(a) Any uncultivated tree which bears cherries. The wild
red cherry is Prunus Pennsylvanica. The wild black
cherry is Prunus serotina, the wood of which is much
used for cabinetwork, being of a light red color and a
compact texture.
(b) The fruit of various species of Prunus.

Wild cinnamon. See the Note under Canella.

Wild comfrey (Bot.), an American plant ({Cynoglossum
Virginicum}) of the Borage family. It has large bristly
leaves and small blue flowers.

Wild cumin (Bot.), an annual umbelliferous plant
(Lag[oe]cia cuminoides) native in the countries about
the Mediterranean.

Wild drake (Zool.) the mallard.

Wild elder (Bot.), an American plant (Aralia hispida) of
the Ginseng family.

Wild fowl (Zool.) any wild bird, especially any of those
considered as game birds.

Wild goose (Zool.), any one of several species of
undomesticated geese, especially the Canada goose ({Branta
Canadensis}), the European bean goose, and the graylag.
See Graylag, and Bean goose, under Bean.

Wild goose chase, the pursuit of something unattainable, or
of something as unlikely to be caught as the wild goose.
--Shak.

Wild honey, honey made by wild bees, and deposited in
trees, rocks, the like.

Wild hyacinth. (Bot.) See Hyacinth, 1
(b) .

Wild Irishman (Bot.), a thorny bush (Discaria Toumatou)
of the Buckthorn family, found in New Zealand, where the
natives use the spines in tattooing.

Wild land.
(a) Land not cultivated, or in a state that renders it
unfit for cultivation.
(b) Land which is not settled and cultivated.

Wild licorice. (Bot.) See under Licorice.

Wild mammee (Bot.), the oblong, yellowish, acid fruit of a
tropical American tree (Rheedia lateriflora); -- so
called in the West Indies.

Wild marjoram (Bot.), a labiate plant (Origanum vulgare)
much like the sweet marjoram, but less aromatic.

Wild oat. (Bot.)
(a) A tall, oatlike kind of soft grass ({Arrhenatherum
avenaceum}).
(b) See Wild oats, under Oat.

Wild pieplant (Bot.), a species of dock ({Rumex
hymenosepalus}) found from Texas to California. Its acid,
juicy stems are used as a substitute for the garden
rhubarb.

Wild pigeon. (Zool.)
(a) The rock dove.
(b) The passenger pigeon.

Wild pink (Bot.), an American plant ({Silene
Pennsylvanica}) with pale, pinkish flowers; a kind of
catchfly.

Wild plantain (Bot.), an arborescent endogenous herb
(Heliconia Bihai), much resembling the banana. Its
leaves and leaf sheaths are much used in the West Indies
as coverings for packages of merchandise.

Wild plum. (Bot.)
(a) Any kind of plum growing without cultivation.
(b) The South African prune. See under Prune.

Wild rice. (Bot.) See Indian rice, under Rice.

Wild rosemary (Bot.), the evergreen shrub {Andromeda
polifolia}. See Marsh rosemary, under Rosemary.

Wild sage. (Bot.) See Sagebrush.

Wild sarsaparilla (Bot.), a species of ginseng ({Aralia
nudicaulis}) bearing a single long-stalked leaf.

Wild sensitive plant (Bot.), either one of two annual
leguminous herbs (Cassia Chamaecrista, and {Cassia
nictitans}), in both of which the leaflets close quickly
when the plant is disturbed.

Wild service.(Bot.) See Sorb.

Wild Spaniard (Bot.), any one of several umbelliferous
plants of the genus Aciphylla, natives of New Zealand.
The leaves bear numerous bayonetlike spines, and the
plants form an impenetrable thicket.

Wild turkey. (Zool.) See 2d Turkey.
[1913 Webster]Allspice \All"spice`\, n.
The berry of the pimento (Eugenia pimenta), a tree of the
West Indies; a spice of a mildly pungent taste, and agreeably
aromatic; Jamaica pepper; pimento. It has been supposed to
combine the flavor of cinnamon, nutmegs, and cloves; and
hence the name. The name is also given to other aromatic
shrubs; as, the Carolina allspice (Calycanthus floridus);
wild allspice (Lindera benzoin), called also spicebush,
spicewood, and feverbush.
[1913 Webster]
allspice
(wn)
allspice
n 1: aromatic West Indian tree that produces allspice berries
[syn: allspice, allspice tree, pimento tree, {Pimenta
dioica}]
2: deciduous shrubs having aromatic bark; eastern China;
southwestern and eastern United States
3: ground dried berrylike fruit of a West Indian allspice tree;
suggesting combined flavors of cinnamon and nutmeg and cloves
allspice tree
(wn)
allspice tree
n 1: tropical American tree having small white flowers and
aromatic berries [syn: allspice tree, {Pimenta
officinalis}]
2: aromatic West Indian tree that produces allspice berries
[syn: allspice, allspice tree, pimento tree, {Pimenta
dioica}]
american spicebush
(wn)
American spicebush
n 1: deciduous shrub of the eastern United States having highly
aromatic leaves and bark and yellow flowers followed by
scarlet or yellow berries [syn: spicebush, spice bush,
American spicebush, Benjamin bush, Lindera benzoin,
Benzoin odoriferum]
auspice
(wn)
auspice
n 1: a favorable omen
auspices
(wn)
auspices
n 1: kindly endorsement and guidance; "the tournament was held
under the auspices of the city council" [syn: auspices,
protection, aegis]
california allspice
(wn)
California allspice
n 1: straggling aromatic shrub of southwestern United States
having fragrant brown flowers [syn: spicebush,
California allspice, Calycanthus occidentalis]
carolina allspice
(wn)
Carolina allspice
n 1: hardy shrub of southeastern United States having clove-
scented wood and fragrant red-brown flowers [syn: {Carolina
allspice}, strawberry shrub, strawberry bush, {sweet
shrub}, Calycanthus floridus]

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