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Stellula
(gcide) | Rubythroat \Ru"by*throat`\, n. (Zool.)
Any one of numerous species of humming birds belonging to
Trochilus, Calypte, Stellula, and allies, in which the
male has on the throat a brilliant patch of red feathers
having metallic reflections; esp., the common humming bird of
the Eastern United States (Trochilus colubris).
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Stellula Calliope
(gcide) | Calliope \Cal*li"o*pe\ (k[a^]l*l[imac]"[-o]*p[-e]), n. [L.
Calliope, Gr. Kallio`ph, lit, the beautiful-voiced; pref.
kalli- (from kalo`s beautiful) + 'o`ps, 'opo`s, voice.]
1. (Class. Myth.) The Muse that presides over eloquence and
heroic poetry; mother of Orpheus, and chief of the nine
Muses.
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2. (Astron.) One of the asteroids. See Solar.
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3. A musical instrument consisting of a series of steam
whistles, toned to the notes of the scale, and played by
keys arranged like those of an organ. It is sometimes
attached to steamboat boilers.
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4. (Zool.) A beautiful species of humming bird ({Stellula
Calliope}) of California and adjacent regions.
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Stellular
(gcide) | Stellular \Stel"lu*lar\, a. [L. stellula, dim. of stella a
star.]
1. Having the shape or appearance of little stars; radiated.
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2. Marked with starlike spots of color.
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Stellulate
(gcide) | Stellulate \Stel"lu*late\, a. (Bot.)
Minutely stellate.
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eucalytus stellulata
(wn) | Eucalytus stellulata
n 1: a small mallee with rough dark-colored bark toward the
butt; yields a red eucalyptus kino gum [syn: {black
mallee}, black sally, black gum, {Eucalytus
stellulata}] |
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