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stich
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Stich
(gcide) | Stich \Stich\, n. [Gr. sti`chos a row, line, akin to to go,
march, E. sty, v. i.]
1. A verse, of whatever measure or number of feet.
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2. A line in the Scriptures; specifically (Hebrew
Scriptures), one of the rhythmic lines in the poetical
books and passages of the Old Treatment, as written in the
oldest Hebrew manuscripts and in the Revised Version of
the English Bible.
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3. A row, line, or rank of trees.
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stichnut
(msasasci) | stichnut
- hush, quiet, silence |
distich
(encz) | distich,dvojverší adj: Zdeněk Brož |
pastiche
(encz) | pastiche,napodobenina n: Zdeněk Brožpastiche,pastiš Zdeněk Brož |
postiche
(encz) | postiche, n: |
stich
(encz) | stich,verš Zdeněk Brož |
akrostich
(czen) | akrostich,acrosticn: Zdeněk Brož |
Aspidium acrostichoides
(gcide) | Christmas \Christ"mas\, n. [Christ + mass.]
An annual church festival (December 25) and in some States a
legal holiday, in memory of the birth of Christ, often
celebrated by a particular church service, and also by
special gifts, greetings, and hospitality.
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Christmas box.
(a) A box in which presents are deposited at Christmas.
(b) A present or small gratuity given to young people and
servants at Christmas; a Christmas gift.
Christmas carol, a carol sung at, or suitable for,
Christmas.
Christmas day. Same as Christmas.
Christmas eve, the evening before Christmas.
Christmas fern (Bot.), an evergreen North American fern
(Aspidium acrostichoides), which is much used for
decoration in winter.
Christmas flower, Christmas rose, the black hellebore, a
poisonous plant of the buttercup family, which in Southern
Europe often produces beautiful roselike flowers
midwinter.
Christmas tree, a small evergreen tree, set up indoors, to
be decorated with bonbons, presents, etc., and illuminated
on Christmas eve.
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Decastich
(gcide) | Decastich \Dec"a*stich\, n. [Pref. deca- + Gr. sti`chos a row, a
line of writing, a verse.]
A poem consisting of ten lines.
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Distich
(gcide) | Distich \Dis"tich\, n. [L. distichon, Gr. ?, neut. of ? with two
rows, of two verses; di- = di`s- twice + ? row, verse, fr. ?
to ascend; akin to AS. st[imac]gan to ascend: cf. F.
distique. See Stirrup.] (Pros.)
A couple of verses or poetic lines making complete sense; an
epigram of two verses. DistichDistich \Dis"tich\, Distichous \Dis"tich*ous\, a. [Gr. ?. See
Distich, n.]
Disposed in two vertical rows; two-ranked.
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Distichous
(gcide) | Distich \Dis"tich\, Distichous \Dis"tich*ous\, a. [Gr. ?. See
Distich, n.]
Disposed in two vertical rows; two-ranked.
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Distichously
(gcide) | Distichously \Dis"tich*ous*ly\, adv.
In a distichous manner.
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Hemistich
(gcide) | Hemistich \Hem"i*stich\ (?; 277), n. [L. hemistichium, Gr.
"hmisti`chion; "hmi- half + sti`chos row, line, verse: cf. F.
h['e]mistiche.]
Half a poetic verse or line, or a verse or line not
completed.
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Hemistichal
(gcide) | Hemistichal \He*mis"ti*chal\, a.
Pertaining to, or written in, hemistichs; also, by, or
according to, hemistichs; as, a hemistichal division of a
verse.
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Heptastich
(gcide) | Heptastich \Hep"ta*stich\, n. [Hepta- + Gr. sti`chos line,
verse.] (Pros.)
A composition consisting of seven lines or verses.
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Heterostichus rostratus
(gcide) | Kelpfish \Kelp"fish`\, n. (Zool.)
A small California food fish (Heterostichus rostratus),
living among kelp. The name is also applied to species of the
genus Platyglossus. Kelpie |
Hexastich
(gcide) | Hexastich \Hex"a*stich\, Hexastichon \Hex*as"ti*chon\, n. [L.
hexastichus of six rows, lines, or verses, Gr. ?; "e`x six +
sti`chos row, line, verse.]
A poem consisting of six verses or lines.
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Hexastichon
(gcide) | Hexastich \Hex"a*stich\, Hexastichon \Hex*as"ti*chon\, n. [L.
hexastichus of six rows, lines, or verses, Gr. ?; "e`x six +
sti`chos row, line, verse.]
A poem consisting of six verses or lines.
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Hordeum hexastichon
(gcide) | Bear \Bear\, Bere \Bere\ (b[=e]r), n. [AS. bere. See Barley.]
(Bot.)
Barley; the six-rowed barley or the four-rowed barley,
commonly the former (Hordeum hexastichon or {Hordeum
vulgare}). [Obs. except in North of Eng. and Scot.]
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mastich
(gcide) | Mastic \Mas"tic\, n. [F., fr. L. mastiche, mastichum, Gr. ?, fr.
? to chew, because of its being used in the East for
chewing.] [Written also mastich.]
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1. (Bot.) A low shrubby tree of the genus Pistacia
(Pistacia Lentiscus), growing upon the islands and
coasts of the Mediterranean, and producing a valuable
resin; -- called also, mastic tree.
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2. A resin exuding from the mastic tree, and obtained by
incision. The best is in yellowish white, semitransparent
tears, of a faint smell, and is used as an astringent and
an aromatic, also as an ingredient in varnishes.
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3. A kind of cement composed of burnt clay, litharge, and
linseed oil, used for plastering walls, etc.
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Barbary mastic (Bot.), the Pistachia Atlantica.
Peruvian mastic tree (Bot.), a small tree (Schinus Molle)
with peppery red berries; -- called also pepper tree.
West Indian mastic (Bot.), a lofty tree ({Bursera
gummifera}) full of gum resin in every part.
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See Mastic.
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Mastich
(gcide) | Mastic \Mas"tic\, n. [F., fr. L. mastiche, mastichum, Gr. ?, fr.
? to chew, because of its being used in the East for
chewing.] [Written also mastich.]
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1. (Bot.) A low shrubby tree of the genus Pistacia
(Pistacia Lentiscus), growing upon the islands and
coasts of the Mediterranean, and producing a valuable
resin; -- called also, mastic tree.
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2. A resin exuding from the mastic tree, and obtained by
incision. The best is in yellowish white, semitransparent
tears, of a faint smell, and is used as an astringent and
an aromatic, also as an ingredient in varnishes.
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3. A kind of cement composed of burnt clay, litharge, and
linseed oil, used for plastering walls, etc.
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Barbary mastic (Bot.), the Pistachia Atlantica.
Peruvian mastic tree (Bot.), a small tree (Schinus Molle)
with peppery red berries; -- called also pepper tree.
West Indian mastic (Bot.), a lofty tree ({Bursera
gummifera}) full of gum resin in every part.
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See Mastic.
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Monostich
(gcide) | Monostich \Mon"o*stich\, n. [Gr. ?, from ? consisting of one
verse; mo`nos single + sti`chos line, verse.]
A composition consisting of one verse only.
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Monostichous
(gcide) | Monostichous \Mo*nos"ti*chous\ (m[-o]*n[o^]s"t[i^]*k[u^]s), a.
[See Monostich.] (Bot.)
Arranged in a single row on one side of an axis, as the
flowers in grasses of the tribe Chloridae.
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Octostichous
(gcide) | Octostichous \Oc*tos"ti*chous\, a. [Octo- + Gr. sti`chos a row.]
(Bot.)
In eight vertical ranks, as leaves on a stem.
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Ogdoastich
(gcide) | Ogdoastich \Og`do*as`tich\, n. [Gr. ? the eighth + ? a verse.]
A poem of eight lines. [Obs.] --Selden
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Orthostichies
(gcide) | Orthostichy \Or*thos"ti*chy\, n.; pl. Orthostichies. [Ortho- +
Gr. sti`chos row.] (Bot.)
A longitudinal rank, or row, of leaves along a stem.
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Orthostichy
(gcide) | Orthostichy \Or*thos"ti*chy\, n.; pl. Orthostichies. [Ortho- +
Gr. sti`chos row.] (Bot.)
A longitudinal rank, or row, of leaves along a stem.
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Parastichy
(gcide) | Parastichy \Pa*ras"ti*chy\, n. [Pref. para- + Gr. sti`chos a
row.] (Bot.)
A secondary spiral in phyllotaxy, as one of the evident
spirals in a pine cone.
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Pentastich
(gcide) | Pentastich \Pen"ta*stich\, n. [Gr. ? of five verses; ? (see
Penta-) + ? line, verse.]
A composition consisting of five verses.
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Pentastichous
(gcide) | Pentastichous \Pen*tas"ti*chous\, a. [Penta- + Gr. sti`chos a
row.] (Bot.)
Having, or arranged in, five vertical ranks, as the leaves of
an apple tree or a cherry tree.
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Petalosticha
(gcide) | Petalosticha \Pet`a*los"ti*cha\, PROP. n. pl. [NL., from Gr.
pe`talon a leaf + sti`chos a row.] (Zool.)
An order of Echini, including the irregular sea urchins, as
the spatangoids. See Spatangoid.
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Sebastichthys miniatus
(gcide) | Rasher \Rash"er\ (r[a^]sh"[~e]r), n. [In sense 1, probably fr.
rash, a., as being hastily cooked.]
1. A thin slice of bacon.
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2. (Zool.) A California rockfish (Sebastichthys miniatus).
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Sebastichthys rhodochloris
(gcide) | Flyfish \Fly"fish`\, n. (Zool.)
A California scorp[ae]noid fish ({Sebastichthys
rhodochloris}), having brilliant colors.
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Sebastichthys rosaceus
(gcide) | Corsair \Cor"sair\ (k?r"s?r), n. [F. corsaire (cf. It. corsare,
corsale, Pr. corsari), LL. corsarius, fr. L. cursus a
running, course, whence Sp. corso cruise, corsa cruise,
coasting voyage, corsear to cruise against the enemy, to
pirate, corsario cruising, a privateer authorized to cruise
against the enemy. See Course.]
1. A pirate; one who cruises about without authorization from
any government, to seize booty on sea or land.
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2. A piratical vessel.
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Barbary corsairs . . . infested the coast of the
Mediterranean. --Prescott.
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3. (Zool.) A Californian market fish ({Sebastichthys
rosaceus}).
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Sebastichthys ruber
(gcide) | Rockfish \Rock"fish`\, n. (Zool.)
(a) Any one of several California scorpaenoid food fishes of
the genus Sebastichthys, as the red rockfish
(Sebastichthys ruber). They are among the most
important of California market fishes. Called also {rock
cod}, and garrupa.
(b) The striped bass. See Bass.
(c) Any one of several species of Florida and Bermuda
groupers of the genus Epinephelus.
(d) An American fresh-water darter; the log perch.
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Note: The term is locally applied to various other fishes.
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Sebastichthys rubrivinctus
(gcide) | Spanish \Span"ish\, a.
Of or pertaining to Spain or the Spaniards.
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Spanish bayonet (Bot.), a liliaceous plant ({Yucca
alorifolia}) with rigid spine-tipped leaves. The name is
also applied to other similar plants of the Southwestern
United States and mexico. Called also Spanish daggers.
Spanish bean (Bot.) See the Note under Bean.
Spanish black, a black pigment obtained by charring cork.
--Ure.
Spanish broom (Bot.), a leguminous shrub ({Spartium
junceum}) having many green flexible rushlike twigs.
Spanish brown, a species of earth used in painting, having
a dark reddish brown color, due to the presence of
sesquioxide of iron.
Spanish buckeye (Bot.), a small tree (Ungnadia speciosa)
of Texas, New Mexico, etc., related to the buckeye, but
having pinnate leaves and a three-seeded fruit.
Spanish burton (Naut.), a purchase composed of two single
blocks. A
double Spanish burton has one double and two single blocks.
--Luce (Textbook of Seamanship).
Spanish chalk (Min.), a kind of steatite; -- so called
because obtained from Aragon in Spain.
Spanish cress (Bot.), a cruciferous plant ({Lepidium
Cadamines}), a species of peppergrass.
Spanish curlew (Zool.), the long-billed curlew. [U.S.]
Spanish daggers (Bot.) See Spanish bayonet.
Spanish elm (Bot.), a large West Indian tree ({Cordia
Gerascanthus}) furnishing hard and useful timber.
Spanish feretto, a rich reddish brown pigment obtained by
calcining copper and sulphur together in closed crucibles.
Spanish flag (Zool.), the California rockfish
(Sebastichthys rubrivinctus). It is conspicuously
colored with bands of red and white.
Spanish fly (Zool.), a brilliant green beetle, common in
the south of Europe, used for raising blisters. See
Blister beetle under Blister, and Cantharis.
Spanish fox (Naut.), a yarn twisted against its lay.
Spanish grass. (Bot.) See Esparto.
Spanish juice (Bot.), licorice.
Spanish leather. See Cordwain.
Spanish mackerel. (Zool.)
(a) A species of mackerel (Scomber colias) found both in
Europe and America. In America called chub mackerel,
big-eyed mackerel, and bull mackerel.
(b) In the United States, a handsome mackerel having bright
yellow round spots (Scomberomorus maculatus), highly
esteemed as a food fish. The name is sometimes
erroneously applied to other species. See Illust. under
Mackerel.
Spanish main, the name formerly given to the southern
portion of the Caribbean Sea, together with the contiguous
coast, embracing the route traversed by Spanish treasure
ships from the New to the Old World.
Spanish moss. (Bot.) See Tillandsia (and note at that
entry).
Spanish needles (Bot.), a composite weed ({Bidens
bipinnata}) having achenia armed with needlelike awns.
Spanish nut (Bot.), a bulbous plant (Iris Sisyrinchium)
of the south of Europe.
Spanish potato (Bot.), the sweet potato. See under
Potato.
Spanish red, an ocherous red pigment resembling Venetian
red, but slightly yellower and warmer. --Fairholt.
Spanish reef (Naut.), a knot tied in the head of a
jib-headed sail.
Spanish sheep (Zool.), a merino.
Spanish white, an impalpable powder prepared from chalk by
pulverizing and repeated washings, -- used as a white
pigment.
Spanish windlass (Naut.), a wooden roller, with a rope
wound about it, into which a marline spike is thrust to
serve as a lever.
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Sebastichthys serriceps
(gcide) | Tree \Tree\ (tr[=e]), n. [OE. tree, tre, treo, AS. tre['o],
tre['o]w, tree, wood; akin to OFries. tr[=e], OS. treo, trio,
Icel. tr[=e], Dan. trae, Sw. tr[aum], tr[aum]d, Goth. triu,
Russ. drevo, W. derw an oak, Ir. darag, darog, Gr. dry^s a
tree, oak, do`ry a beam, spear shaft, spear, Skr. dru tree,
wood, d[=a]ru wood. [root]63, 241. Cf. Dryad, Germander,
Tar, n., Trough.]
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1. (Bot.) Any perennial woody plant of considerable size
(usually over twenty feet high) and growing with a single
trunk.
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Note: The kind of tree referred to, in any particular case,
is often indicated by a modifying word; as forest tree,
fruit tree, palm tree, apple tree, pear tree, etc.
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2. Something constructed in the form of, or considered as
resembling, a tree, consisting of a stem, or stock, and
branches; as, a genealogical tree.
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3. A piece of timber, or something commonly made of timber;
-- used in composition, as in axletree, boottree,
chesstree, crosstree, whiffletree, and the like.
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4. A cross or gallows; as Tyburn tree.
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[Jesus] whom they slew and hanged on a tree. --Acts
x. 39.
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5. Wood; timber. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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In a great house ben not only vessels of gold and of
silver but also of tree and of earth. --Wyclif (2
Tim. ii. 20).
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6. (Chem.) A mass of crystals, aggregated in arborescent
forms, obtained by precipitation of a metal from solution.
See Lead tree, under Lead.
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Tree bear (Zool.), the raccoon. [Local, U. S.]
Tree beetle (Zool.) any one of numerous species of beetles
which feed on the leaves of trees and shrubs, as the May
beetles, the rose beetle, the rose chafer, and the
goldsmith beetle.
Tree bug (Zool.), any one of numerous species of
hemipterous insects which live upon, and suck the sap of,
trees and shrubs. They belong to Arma, Pentatoma,
Rhaphigaster, and allied genera.
Tree cat (Zool.), the common paradoxure ({Paradoxurus
musang}).
Tree clover (Bot.), a tall kind of melilot ({Melilotus
alba}). See Melilot.
Tree crab (Zool.), the purse crab. See under Purse.
Tree creeper (Zool.), any one of numerous species of
arboreal creepers belonging to Certhia, Climacteris,
and allied genera. See Creeper, 3.
Tree cricket (Zool.), a nearly white arboreal American
cricket (Ecanthus niv[oe]us) which is noted for its loud
stridulation; -- called also white cricket.
Tree crow (Zool.), any one of several species of Old World
crows belonging to Crypsirhina and allied genera,
intermediate between the true crows and the jays. The tail
is long, and the bill is curved and without a tooth.
Tree dove (Zool.) any one of several species of East Indian
and Asiatic doves belonging to Macropygia and allied
genera. They have long and broad tails, are chiefly
arboreal in their habits, and feed mainly on fruit.
Tree duck (Zool.), any one of several species of ducks
belonging to Dendrocygna and allied genera. These ducks
have a long and slender neck and a long hind toe. They are
arboreal in their habits, and are found in the tropical
parts of America, Africa, Asia, and Australia.
Tree fern (Bot.), an arborescent fern having a straight
trunk, sometimes twenty or twenty-five feet high, or even
higher, and bearing a cluster of fronds at the top. Most
of the existing species are tropical.
Tree fish (Zool.), a California market fish ({Sebastichthys
serriceps}).
Tree frog. (Zool.)
(a) Same as Tree toad.
(b) Any one of numerous species of Old World frogs
belonging to Chiromantis, Rhacophorus, and allied
genera of the family Ranidae. Their toes are
furnished with suckers for adhesion. The flying frog
(see under Flying) is an example.
Tree goose (Zool.), the bernicle goose.
Tree hopper (Zool.), any one of numerous species of small
leaping hemipterous insects which live chiefly on the
branches and twigs of trees, and injure them by sucking
the sap. Many of them are very odd in shape, the prothorax
being often prolonged upward or forward in the form of a
spine or crest.
Tree jobber (Zool.), a woodpecker. [Obs.]
Tree kangaroo. (Zool.) See Kangaroo.
Tree lark (Zool.), the tree pipit. [Prov. Eng.]
Tree lizard (Zool.), any one of a group of Old World
arboreal lizards (formerly grouped as the Dendrosauria)
comprising the chameleons; also applied to various lizards
belonging to the families Agamidae or Iguanidae,
especially those of the genus Urosaurus, such as the
lined tree lizard (Urosaurus ornatus) of the
southwestern U.S.
Tree lobster. (Zool.) Same as Tree crab, above.
Tree louse (Zool.), any aphid; a plant louse.
Tree moss. (Bot.)
(a) Any moss or lichen growing on trees.
(b) Any species of moss in the form of a miniature tree.
Tree mouse (Zool.), any one of several species of African
mice of the subfamily Dendromyinae. They have long claws
and habitually live in trees.
Tree nymph, a wood nymph. See Dryad.
Tree of a saddle, a saddle frame.
Tree of heaven (Bot.), an ornamental tree ({Ailantus
glandulosus}) having long, handsome pinnate leaves, and
greenish flowers of a disagreeable odor.
Tree of life (Bot.), a tree of the genus Thuja; arbor
vitae.
Tree onion (Bot.), a species of garlic ({Allium
proliferum}) which produces bulbs in place of flowers, or
among its flowers.
Tree oyster (Zool.), a small American oyster ({Ostrea
folium}) which adheres to the roots of the mangrove tree;
-- called also raccoon oyster.
Tree pie (Zool.), any species of Asiatic birds of the genus
Dendrocitta. The tree pies are allied to the magpie.
Tree pigeon (Zool.), any one of numerous species of
longwinged arboreal pigeons native of Asia, Africa, and
Australia, and belonging to Megaloprepia, Carpophaga,
and allied genera.
Tree pipit. (Zool.) See under Pipit.
Tree porcupine (Zool.), any one of several species of
Central and South American arboreal porcupines belonging
to the genera Chaetomys and Sphingurus. They have an
elongated and somewhat prehensile tail, only four toes on
the hind feet, and a body covered with short spines mixed
with bristles. One South American species ({Sphingurus
villosus}) is called also couiy; another ({Sphingurus
prehensilis}) is called also c[oe]ndou.
Tree rat (Zool.), any one of several species of large
ratlike West Indian rodents belonging to the genera
Capromys and Plagiodon. They are allied to the
porcupines.
Tree serpent (Zool.), a tree snake.
Tree shrike (Zool.), a bush shrike.
Tree snake (Zool.), any one of numerous species of snakes
of the genus Dendrophis. They live chiefly among the
branches of trees, and are not venomous.
Tree sorrel (Bot.), a kind of sorrel (Rumex Lunaria)
which attains the stature of a small tree, and bears
greenish flowers. It is found in the Canary Islands and
Tenerife.
Tree sparrow (Zool.) any one of several species of small
arboreal sparrows, especially the American tree sparrow
(Spizella monticola), and the common European species
(Passer montanus).
Tree swallow (Zool.), any one of several species of
swallows of the genus Hylochelidon which lay their eggs
in holes in dead trees. They inhabit Australia and
adjacent regions. Called also martin in Australia.
Tree swift (Zool.), any one of several species of swifts of
the genus Dendrochelidon which inhabit the East Indies
and Southern Asia.
Tree tiger (Zool.), a leopard.
Tree toad (Zool.), any one of numerous species of
amphibians belonging to Hyla and allied genera of the
family Hylidae. They are related to the common frogs and
toads, but have the tips of the toes expanded into suckers
by means of which they cling to the bark and leaves of
trees. Only one species (Hyla arborea) is found in
Europe, but numerous species occur in America and
Australia. The common tree toad of the Northern United
States (Hyla versicolor) is noted for the facility with
which it changes its colors. Called also tree frog. See
also Piping frog, under Piping, and Cricket frog,
under Cricket.
Tree warbler (Zool.), any one of several species of
arboreal warblers belonging to Phylloscopus and allied
genera.
Tree wool (Bot.), a fine fiber obtained from the leaves of
pine trees.
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Stichic
(gcide) | Stichic \Stich"ic\, a. [Gr. stichiko`s.]
Of or pertaining to stichs, or lines; consisting of stichs,
or lines. [R.]
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Stichida
(gcide) | Stichidium \Sti*chid"i*um\, n.; pl. Stichida. [NL., fr. Gr. ?,
dim. of ? a row.] (Bot.)
A special podlike or fusiform branch containing tetraspores.
It is found in certain red algae.
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Stichidium
(gcide) | Stichidium \Sti*chid"i*um\, n.; pl. Stichida. [NL., fr. Gr. ?,
dim. of ? a row.] (Bot.)
A special podlike or fusiform branch containing tetraspores.
It is found in certain red algae.
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Stichomancy
(gcide) | Stichomancy \Stich"o*man`cy\, n. [Gr. ? a line + -mancy.]
Divination by lines, or passages of books, taken at hazard.
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Stichometrical
(gcide) | Stichometrical \Stich`o*met"ric*al\, a.
Of or pertaining to stichometry; characterized by stichs, or
lines.
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Stichometry
(gcide) | Stichometry \Stich*om"e*try\, n. [Gr. ? a line + -metry.]
1. Measurement of books by the number of lines which they
contain.
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2. Division of the text of a book into lines; especially, the
division of the text of books into lines accommodated to
the sense, -- a method of writing manuscripts used before
punctuation was adopted.
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Stichwort
(gcide) | Stichwort \Stich"wort`\, n. (Bot.)
A kind of chickweed (Stellaria Holostea). [Written also
stitchwort.]
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Taxodium distichum
(gcide) | Cypress \Cy"press\ (s?"pr?s), n.; pl. Cypresses (-?z). [OE.
cipres, cipresse, OF. cipres, F. cypr?s, L. cupressus,
cyparissus (cf. the usual Lat. form cupressus), fr. Gr. ????,
perh. of Semitic origin; cf. Heb. g?pher, Gen. vi. 14.] (Bot)
A coniferous tree of the genus Cupressus. The species are
mostly evergreen, and have wood remarkable for its
durability.
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Note: Among the trees called cypress are the common Oriental
cypress, Cupressus sempervirens, the evergreen
American cypress, Cupressus thyoides (now called
Chamaecyparis sphaeroidea), and the deciduous
American cypress, Taxodium distichum. As having
anciently been used at funerals, and to adorn tombs,
the Oriental species is an emblem of mourning and
sadness.
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Cypress vine (Bot.), a climbing plant with red or white
flowers (Ipot[oe]a Quamoclit, formerly {Quamoclit
vulgaris}).
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Telestich
(gcide) | Telestich \Te*les"tich\, n. [Gr. ? the end + ? a line, verse.]
A poem in which the final letters of the lines, taken
consequently, make a name. Cf. Acrostic.
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Tetrastich
(gcide) | Tetrastich \Te*tras"tich\, n. [L. tetrastichon, Gr. ?; te`tra-
(see Tetra-) + ? a row, verse.]
A stanza, epigram, or poem, consisting of four verses or
lines. --Pope.
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Tristichous
(gcide) | Tristichous \Tris"tich*ous\, a. [Gr. ? in three rows; ? (see
Tri-) + ? a row.] (Bot.)
Arranged in three vertical rows.
[1913 Webster] Tristigmatic |
acrostichum
(wn) | Acrostichum
n 1: in some classification systems placed in family
Polypodiaceae [syn: Acrostichum, genus Acrostichum] |
acrostichum aureum
(wn) | Acrostichum aureum
n 1: stout tropical swamp fern (especially tropical America)
having large fronds with golden yellow sporangia covering
the undersides [syn: golden fern, leather fern,
Acrostichum aureum] |
buckleya distichophylla
(wn) | Buckleya distichophylla
n 1: parasitic shrub of the eastern United States having
opposite leaves and insignificant greenish flowers followed
by oily dull green olivelike fruits [syn: buckleya,
Buckleya distichophylla] |
cryptogramma acrostichoides
(wn) | Cryptogramma acrostichoides
n 1: rock-inhabiting fern of northern North America growing in
massive tufts and having fronds resembling parsley [syn:
American rock brake, American parsley fern,
Cryptogramma acrostichoides] |
deparia acrostichoides
(wn) | Deparia acrostichoides
n 1: fern with elongate silvery outgrowths enclosing the
developing spores [syn: silvery spleenwort, {Deparia
acrostichoides}, Athyrium thelypteroides] |
distich
(wn) | distich
n 1: two items of the same kind [syn: couple, pair,
twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet,
distich, duo, duet, dyad, duad] |
family stichaeidae
(wn) | family Stichaeidae
n 1: pricklebacks [syn: Stichaeidae, family Stichaeidae] |
genus acrostichum
(wn) | genus Acrostichum
n 1: in some classification systems placed in family
Polypodiaceae [syn: Acrostichum, genus Acrostichum] |
genus polystichum
(wn) | genus Polystichum
n 1: small to medium-sized terrestrial ferns especially holly
ferns; in some classification systems placed in
Polypodiaceae [syn: Polystichum, genus Polystichum] |
genus sticherus
(wn) | genus Sticherus
n 1: umbrella ferns; warm regions of Australia and New Zealand
[syn: Sticherus, genus Sticherus] |
paspalum distichum
(wn) | Paspalum distichum
n 1: low-growing weedy grass with spikelets along the leaf stems
[syn: knotgrass, Paspalum distichum] |
pastiche
(wn) | pastiche
n 1: a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or
other musical pieces from various sources [syn: medley,
potpourri, pastiche]
2: a work of art that imitates the style of some previous work |
polystichum
(wn) | Polystichum
n 1: small to medium-sized terrestrial ferns especially holly
ferns; in some classification systems placed in
Polypodiaceae [syn: Polystichum, genus Polystichum] |
polystichum acrostichoides
(wn) | Polystichum acrostichoides
n 1: North American evergreen fern having pinnate leaves and
dense clusters of lance-shaped fronds [syn: {Christmas
fern}, canker brake, dagger fern, {evergreen wood
fern}, Polystichum acrostichoides] |
polystichum aculeatum
(wn) | Polystichum aculeatum
n 1: tropical Old World fern having glossy fronds suggestive of
holly; sometimes placed in genus Polystichum [syn: {holly
fern}, Cyrtomium aculeatum, Polystichum aculeatum] |
polystichum adiantiformis
(wn) | Polystichum adiantiformis
n 1: widely distributed fern of tropical southern hemisphere
having leathery pinnatifid fronds [syn: leather fern,
leatherleaf fern, ten-day fern, {Rumohra
adiantiformis}, Polystichum adiantiformis] |
polystichum braunii
(wn) | Polystichum braunii
n 1: North American fern whose more or less evergreen leathery
fronds are covered with pale brown chafflike scales [syn:
Braun's holly fern, prickly shield fern, {Polystichum
braunii}] |
polystichum lonchitis
(wn) | Polystichum lonchitis
n 1: evergreen European fern widely cultivated [syn: {northern
holly fern}, Polystichum lonchitis] |
polystichum scopulinum
(wn) | Polystichum scopulinum
n 1: North American fern [syn: western holly fern,
Polystichum scopulinum] |
polystichum setiferum
(wn) | Polystichum setiferum
n 1: European shield fern cultivated in many varieties [syn:
soft shield fern, Polystichum setiferum] |
postiche
(wn) | postiche
n 1: a covering or bunch of human or artificial hair used for
disguise or adornment [syn: hairpiece, false hair,
postiche]
2: something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
[syn: fake, sham, postiche] |
psettichthys melanostichus
(wn) | Psettichthys melanostichus
n 1: a common flatfish of the Pacific coast of North America
[syn: sand sole, Psettichthys melanostichus] |
stichaeidae
(wn) | Stichaeidae
n 1: pricklebacks [syn: Stichaeidae, family Stichaeidae] |
sticherus
(wn) | Sticherus
n 1: umbrella ferns; warm regions of Australia and New Zealand
[syn: Sticherus, genus Sticherus] |
sticherus flabellatus
(wn) | Sticherus flabellatus
n 1: large Australasian fern with fanlike repeatedly forked
fronds; sometimes placed in genus Gleichenia [syn:
umbrella fern, fan fern, Sticherus flabellatus,
Gleichenia flabellata] |
taxodium distichum
(wn) | Taxodium distichum
n 1: common cypress of southeastern United States having trunk
expanded at base; found in coastal swamps and flooding
river bottoms [syn: bald cypress, swamp cypress, {pond
bald cypress}, southern cypress, Taxodium distichum] |
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