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thrum
(encz) | thrum,drnkání n: Zdeněk Brož |
thrum
(encz) | thrum,hučet v: Zdeněk Brož |
Thrum
(gcide) | Thrum \Thrum\, v. t.
1. To play, as a stringed instrument, in a rude or monotonous
manner.
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2. Hence, to drum on; to strike in a monotonous manner; to
thrum the table.
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Thrum
(gcide) | Thrum \Thrum\ (thr[u^]m), n. [OE. thrum, throm; akin to OD.
drom, D. dreum, G. trumm, lump, end, fragment, OHG. drum end,
Icel. [thorn]r["o]mr edge, brim, and L. terminus a limit,
term. Cf. Term.] [Written also thrumb.]
1. One of the ends of weaver's threads; hence, any soft,
short threads or tufts resembling these.
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2. Any coarse yarn; an unraveled strand of rope.
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3. (Bot.) A threadlike part of a flower; a stamen.
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4. (Mining) A shove out of place; a small displacement or
fault along a seam.
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5. (Naut.) A mat made of canvas and tufts of yarn.
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Thrum cap, a knitted cap. --Halliwell.
Thrum hat, a hat made of coarse woolen cloth. --Minsheu.
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Thrum
(gcide) | Thrum \Thrum\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Thrummed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Thrumming.]
1. To furnish with thrums; to insert tufts in; to fringe.
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Are we born to thrum caps or pick straw? --Quarles.
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2. (Naut.) To insert short pieces of rope-yarn or spun yarn
in; as, to thrum a piece of canvas, or a mat, thus making
a rough or tufted surface. --Totten.
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Thrum
(gcide) | Thrum \Thrum\, v. i. [CF. Icel. ?ruma to rattle, to thunder, and
E. drum.]
1. To play rudely or monotonously on a stringed instrument
with the fingers; to strum.
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2. Hence, to make a monotonous drumming noise; as, to thrum
on a table.
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thrum
(wn) | thrum
n 1: a thrumming sound; "he could hear the thrum of a banjo"
v 1: sound with a monotonous hum [syn: hum, thrum]
2: sound the strings of (a string instrument); "strum a guitar"
[syn: strum, thrum]
3: make a rhythmic sound; "Rain drummed against the windshield";
"The drums beat all night" [syn: drum, beat, thrum] |
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pyrethrum
(encz) | pyrethrum,kopretina n: Zdeněk Brož |
thrum
(encz) | thrum,drnkání n: Zdeněk Brožthrum,hučet v: Zdeněk Brož |
Anacyclus Pyrethrum
(gcide) | Pellitory \Pel"li*to*ry\, n. [Sp. pelitre, fr. L. pyrethrum. See
Bertram.] (Bot.)
(a) A composite plant (Anacyclus Pyrethrum) of the
Mediterranean region, having finely divided leaves and
whitish flowers. The root is the officinal pellitory, and
is used as an irritant and sialogogue. Called also
bertram, and pellitory of Spain.
(b) The feverfew (Chrysanthemum Parthenium); -- so called
because it resembles the above.
[1913 Webster]Pyrethrine \Pyr"eth*rine\, n. (Chem.)
An alkaloid extracted from the root of the pellitory of Spain
(Anacyclus pyrethrum).
[1913 Webster]Bertram \Ber"tram\, n. [Corrupted fr. L. pyrethrum, Gr. ? a hot
spicy plant, fr. ? fire.] (Bot.)
Pellitory of Spain (Anacyclus pyrethrum).
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Anacyclus pyrethrum
(gcide) | Pellitory \Pel"li*to*ry\, n. [Sp. pelitre, fr. L. pyrethrum. See
Bertram.] (Bot.)
(a) A composite plant (Anacyclus Pyrethrum) of the
Mediterranean region, having finely divided leaves and
whitish flowers. The root is the officinal pellitory, and
is used as an irritant and sialogogue. Called also
bertram, and pellitory of Spain.
(b) The feverfew (Chrysanthemum Parthenium); -- so called
because it resembles the above.
[1913 Webster]Pyrethrine \Pyr"eth*rine\, n. (Chem.)
An alkaloid extracted from the root of the pellitory of Spain
(Anacyclus pyrethrum).
[1913 Webster]Bertram \Ber"tram\, n. [Corrupted fr. L. pyrethrum, Gr. ? a hot
spicy plant, fr. ? fire.] (Bot.)
Pellitory of Spain (Anacyclus pyrethrum).
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Lythrum Hyssopifolia
(gcide) | Barnyard grass, for hay. South. Panicum Grus-galli. Bent,
pasture and hay. Agrostis, several species. Bermuda grass,
pasture. South. Cynodon Dactylon. Black bent. Same as {Switch
grass} (below). Blue bent, hay. North and West. {Andropogon
provincialis}. Blue grass, pasture. Poa compressa. Blue joint,
hay. Northwest. Aqropyrum glaucum. Buffalo grass, grazing.
Rocky Mts., etc.
(a) Buchlo["e] dectyloides.
(b) Same as Grama grass (below). Bunch grass, grazing.
Far West. Eriocoma, Festuca, Stips, etc. Chess,
or Cheat, a weed. Bromus secalinus, etc. Couch
grass. Same as Quick grass (below). Crab grass,
(a) Hay, in South. A weed, in North. Panicum sanguinale.
(b) Pasture and hay. South. Eleusine Indica. Darnel
(a) Bearded, a noxious weed. Lolium temulentum.
(b) Common. Same as Rye grass (below). Drop seed, fair
for forage and hay. Muhlenbergia, several species.
English grass. Same as Redtop (below). Fowl meadow
grass.
(a) Pasture and hay. Poa serotina.
(b) Hay, on moist land. Gryceria nervata. Gama grass,
cut fodder. South. Tripsacum dactyloides. Grama
grass, grazing. West and Pacific slope. {Bouteloua
oligostachya}, etc. Great bunch grass, pasture and
hay. Far West. Festuca scabrella. Guinea grass, hay.
South. Panicum jumentorum. Herd's grass, in New
England Timothy, in Pennsylvania and South Redtop.
Indian grass. Same as Wood grass (below). Italian
rye grass, forage and hay. Lolium Italicum. Johnson
grass, grazing and hay. South and Southwest. {Sorghum
Halepense}. Kentucky blue grass, pasture. {Poa
pratensis}. Lyme grass, coarse hay. South. Elymus,
several species. Manna grass, pasture and hay.
Glyceria, several species. Meadow fescue, pasture
and hay. Festuca elatior. Meadow foxtail, pasture,
hay, lawn. North. Alopecurus pratensis. Meadow
grass, pasture, hay, lawn. Poa, several species.
Mesquite grass, or Muskit grass. Same as Grama grass
(above). Nimble Will, a kind of drop seed.
Muhlenbergia diffsa. Orchard grass, pasture and hay.
Dactylis glomerata. Porcupine grass, troublesome to
sheep. Northwest. Stipa spartea. Quaking grass,
ornamental. Briza media and maxima. Quitch, or
Quick, grass, etc., a weed. Agropyrum repens. Ray
grass. Same as Rye grass (below). Redtop, pasture
and hay. Agrostis vulgaris. Red-topped buffalo
grass, forage. Northwest. Poa tenuifolia. Reed
canary grass, of slight value. Phalaris arundinacea.
Reed meadow grass, hay. North. Glyceria aquatica.
Ribbon grass, a striped leaved form of {Reed canary
grass}. Rye grass, pasture, hay. Lolium perenne,
var. Seneca grass, fragrant basket work, etc. North.
Hierochloa borealis. Sesame grass. Same as {Gama
grass} (above). Sheep's fescue, sheep pasture, native
in Northern Europe and Asia. Festuca ovina. Small
reed grass, meadow pasture and hay. North. {Deyeuxia
Canadensis}. Spear grass, Same as Meadow grass
(above). Squirrel-tail grass, troublesome to animals.
Seacoast and Northwest. Hordeum jubatum. Switch
grass, hay, cut young. Panicum virgatum. Timothy,
cut young, the best of hay. North. Phleum pratense.
Velvet grass, hay on poor soil. South. {Holcus
lanatus}. Vernal grass, pasture, hay, lawn.
Anthoxanthum odoratum. Wire grass, valuable in
pastures. Poa compressa. Wood grass, Indian grass,
hay. Chrysopogon nutans.
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Note: Many plants are popularly called grasses which are not
true grasses botanically considered, such as black
grass, goose grass, star grass, etc.
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Black grass, a kind of small rush (Juncus Gerardi),
growing in salt marshes, used for making salt hay.
Grass of the Andes, an oat grass, the {Arrhenatherum
avenaceum} of Europe.
Grass of Parnassus, a plant of the genus Parnassia
growing in wet ground. The European species is {Parnassia
palustris}; in the United States there are several
species.
Grass bass (Zool.), the calico bass.
Grass bird, the dunlin.
Grass cloth, a cloth woven from the tough fibers of the
grass-cloth plant.
Grass-cloth plant, a perennial herb of the Nettle family
(B[oe]hmeria nivea syn. Urtica nivea), which grows in
Sumatra, China, and Assam, whose inner bark has fine and
strong fibers suited for textile purposes.
Grass finch. (Zool.)
(a) A common American sparrow ({Po["o]c[ae]tes
gramineus}); -- called also vesper sparrow and
bay-winged bunting.
(b) Any Australian finch, of the genus Po["e]phila, of
which several species are known.
Grass lamb, a lamb suckled by a dam running on pasture land
and giving rich milk.
Grass land, land kept in grass and not tilled.
Grass moth (Zool.), one of many small moths of the genus
Crambus, found in grass.
Grass oil, a fragrant essential volatile oil, obtained in
India from grasses of the genus Andropogon, etc.; --
used in perfumery under the name of citronella, {ginger
grass oil}, lemon grass oil, essence of verbena etc.
Grass owl (Zool.), a South African owl (Strix Capensis).
Grass parrakeet (Zool.), any of several species of
Australian parrots, of the genus Euphemia; -- also
applied to the zebra parrakeet.
Grass plover (Zool.), the upland or field plover.
Grass poly (Bot.), a species of willowwort ({Lythrum
Hyssopifolia}). --Johnson.
Crass quit (Zool.), one of several tropical American
finches of the genus Euetheia. The males have most of
the head and chest black and often marked with yellow.
Grass snake. (Zool.)
(a) The common English, or ringed, snake ({Tropidonotus
natrix}).
(b) The common green snake of the Northern United States.
See Green snake, under Green.
Grass snipe (Zool.), the pectoral sandpiper ({Tringa
maculata}); -- called also jacksnipe in America.
Grass spider (Zool.), a common spider (Agelena n[ae]via),
which spins flat webs on grass, conspicuous when covered
with dew.
Grass sponge (Zool.), an inferior kind of commercial sponge
from Florida and the Bahamas.
Grass table. (Arch.) See Earth table, under Earth.
Grass vetch (Bot.), a vetch (Lathyrus Nissolia), with
narrow grasslike leaves.
Grass widow. [Cf. Prov. R. an unmarried mother, G.
strohwittwe a mock widow, Sw. gr[aum]senka a grass widow.]
(a) An unmarried woman who is a mother. [Obs.]
(b) A woman separated from her husband by abandonment or
prolonged absence; a woman living apart from her
husband. [Slang.]
Grass wrack (Bot.) eelgrass.
To bring to grass (Mining.), to raise, as ore, to the
surface of the ground.
To put to grass, To put out to grass, to put out to graze
a season, as cattle.
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Lythrum Salicaria
(gcide) | Willow-herb \Wil"low-herb`\, n. (Bot.)
A perennial herb (Epilobium spicatum) with narrow
willowlike leaves and showy rose-purple flowers. The name is
sometimes made to include other species of the same genus.
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Spiked willow-herb, a perennial herb (Lythrum Salicaria)
with willowy leaves and spiked purplish flowers.
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Plethrum
(gcide) | Plethron \Pleth"ron\, Plethrum \Pleth"rum\, n.; pl. Plethra.
[NL., fr. Gr. ?.] (Gr. Antiq.)
A long measure of 100 Greek, or 101 English, feet; also, a
square measure of 10,000 Greek feet.
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Podarthrum
(gcide) | Podarthrum \Po*dar"thrum\, n.; pl. Podarthra. [NL., fr. Gr. ?,
?, foot + ? joint.] (Anat.)
The foot joint; in birds, the joint between the metatarsus
and the toes.
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Pyrethrum camphor
(gcide) | Pyrethrin \Pyr"eth*rin\, n. [NL. Pyrethrum, generic name of
feverfew, Gr. ? feverfew.] (Chem.)
A substance resembling, and isomeric with, ordinary camphor,
and extracted from the essential oil of feverfew; -- called
also Pyrethrum camphor.
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Pyrethrum Parthenium
(gcide) | Feverfew \Fe"ver*few\ (f[=e]"v[~e]r*f[=u]), n. [AS. feferfuge,
fr. L. febrifugia. See fever, Fugitive, and cf.
Febrifuge.] (Bot.)
A perennial plant (Pyrethrum Parthenium, or {Chrysanthemum
Parthenium}) allied to camomile, having finely divided leaves
and white blossoms; -- so named from its supposed febrifugal
qualities.
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Thread and thrum
(gcide) | Thread \Thread\ (thr[e^]d), n. [OE. threed, [thorn]red, AS.
[thorn]r[=ae]d; akin to D. draad, G. draht wire, thread, OHG.
dr[=a]t, Icel. [thorn]r[=a][eth]r a thread, Sw. tr[*a]d, Dan.
traad, and AS. [thorn]r[=a]wan to twist. See Throw, and cf.
Third.]
1. A very small twist of flax, wool, cotton, silk, or other
fibrous substance, drawn out to considerable length; a
compound cord consisting of two or more single yarns
doubled, or joined together, and twisted; also, one fiber
of a cord composed of multiple fibers.
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2. A filament of any substance, as of glass, gold or silver;
a filamentous part of an object, such as a flower; a
component fiber of any or of any fibrous substance, as of
bark.
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3. The prominent part of the spiral of a screw or nut; the
rib. See Screw, n., 1.
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4. (Fig.) Something continued in a long course or tenor; a
recurrent theme or related sequence of events in a larger
story; as the thread of a story, or of life, or of a
discourse. --Bp. Burnet.
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5. Fig.: Composition; quality; fineness. [Obs.]
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A neat courtier,
Of a most elegant thread. --B. Jonson.
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6. (Computers) A related sequence of instructions or actions
within a program that runs at least in part independent of
other actions within the program; -- such threads are
capable of being executed only in oprating systems
permittnig multitasking.
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7. (Computers) A sequence of messages posted to an on-line
newsgroup or discussion group, dealing with the same
topic; -- messages in such a thread typically refer to a
previous posting, thus allowing their identification as
part of the thread. Some news-reading programs allow a
user to follow a single such thread independent of the
other postings to that newsgroup.
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Air thread, the fine white filaments which are seen
floating in the air in summer, the production of spiders;
gossamer.
Thread and thrum, the good and bad together. [Obs.] --Shak.
Thread cell (Zool.), a lasso cell. See under Lasso.
Thread herring (Zool.), the gizzard shad. See under
Gizzard.
Thread lace, lace made of linen thread.
Thread needle, a game in which children stand in a row,
joining hands, and in which the outer one, still holding
his neighbor, runs between the others; -- called also
thread the needle.
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Thrum cap
(gcide) | Thrum \Thrum\ (thr[u^]m), n. [OE. thrum, throm; akin to OD.
drom, D. dreum, G. trumm, lump, end, fragment, OHG. drum end,
Icel. [thorn]r["o]mr edge, brim, and L. terminus a limit,
term. Cf. Term.] [Written also thrumb.]
1. One of the ends of weaver's threads; hence, any soft,
short threads or tufts resembling these.
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2. Any coarse yarn; an unraveled strand of rope.
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3. (Bot.) A threadlike part of a flower; a stamen.
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4. (Mining) A shove out of place; a small displacement or
fault along a seam.
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5. (Naut.) A mat made of canvas and tufts of yarn.
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Thrum cap, a knitted cap. --Halliwell.
Thrum hat, a hat made of coarse woolen cloth. --Minsheu.
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Thrum hat
(gcide) | Thrum \Thrum\ (thr[u^]m), n. [OE. thrum, throm; akin to OD.
drom, D. dreum, G. trumm, lump, end, fragment, OHG. drum end,
Icel. [thorn]r["o]mr edge, brim, and L. terminus a limit,
term. Cf. Term.] [Written also thrumb.]
1. One of the ends of weaver's threads; hence, any soft,
short threads or tufts resembling these.
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2. Any coarse yarn; an unraveled strand of rope.
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3. (Bot.) A threadlike part of a flower; a stamen.
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4. (Mining) A shove out of place; a small displacement or
fault along a seam.
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5. (Naut.) A mat made of canvas and tufts of yarn.
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Thrum cap, a knitted cap. --Halliwell.
Thrum hat, a hat made of coarse woolen cloth. --Minsheu.
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thrumb
(gcide) | Thrum \Thrum\ (thr[u^]m), n. [OE. thrum, throm; akin to OD.
drom, D. dreum, G. trumm, lump, end, fragment, OHG. drum end,
Icel. [thorn]r["o]mr edge, brim, and L. terminus a limit,
term. Cf. Term.] [Written also thrumb.]
1. One of the ends of weaver's threads; hence, any soft,
short threads or tufts resembling these.
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2. Any coarse yarn; an unraveled strand of rope.
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3. (Bot.) A threadlike part of a flower; a stamen.
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4. (Mining) A shove out of place; a small displacement or
fault along a seam.
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5. (Naut.) A mat made of canvas and tufts of yarn.
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Thrum cap, a knitted cap. --Halliwell.
Thrum hat, a hat made of coarse woolen cloth. --Minsheu.
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Thrum-eyed
(gcide) | Thrum-eyed \Thrum"-eyed`\, a. (Bot.)
Having the anthers raised above the stigma, and visible at
the throat of the corolla, as in long-stamened primroses; --
the reverse of pin-eyed.
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Thrummed
(gcide) | Thrum \Thrum\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Thrummed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Thrumming.]
1. To furnish with thrums; to insert tufts in; to fringe.
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Are we born to thrum caps or pick straw? --Quarles.
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2. (Naut.) To insert short pieces of rope-yarn or spun yarn
in; as, to thrum a piece of canvas, or a mat, thus making
a rough or tufted surface. --Totten.
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Thrumming
(gcide) | Thrum \Thrum\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Thrummed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Thrumming.]
1. To furnish with thrums; to insert tufts in; to fringe.
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Are we born to thrum caps or pick straw? --Quarles.
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2. (Naut.) To insert short pieces of rope-yarn or spun yarn
in; as, to thrum a piece of canvas, or a mat, thus making
a rough or tufted surface. --Totten.
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Thrummy
(gcide) | Thrummy \Thrum"my\, a.
Like thrums; made of, furnished with, or characterized by,
thrums. --Dampier.
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On her head thrummy cap she had. --Chalkhill.
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Thrumwort
(gcide) | Thrumwort \Thrum"wort`\, n. (Bot.)
A kind of amaranth (Amarantus caudatus). --Dr. Prior.
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anacyclus pyrethrum
(wn) | Anacyclus pyrethrum
n 1: a small Mediterranean plant containing a volatile oil once
used to relieve toothache [syn: pellitory, {pellitory-of-
Spain}, Anacyclus pyrethrum] |
dalmatia pyrethrum
(wn) | Dalmatia pyrethrum
n 1: white-flowered pyrethrum of Balkan area whose pinnate
leaves are white and silky-hairy below; source of an
insecticide; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum [syn:
pyrethrum, Dalmatian pyrethrum, Dalmatia pyrethrum,
Tanacetum cinerariifolium, {Chrysanthemum
cinerariifolium}] |
dalmatian pyrethrum
(wn) | Dalmatian pyrethrum
n 1: white-flowered pyrethrum of Balkan area whose pinnate
leaves are white and silky-hairy below; source of an
insecticide; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum [syn:
pyrethrum, Dalmatian pyrethrum, Dalmatia pyrethrum,
Tanacetum cinerariifolium, {Chrysanthemum
cinerariifolium}] |
genus lythrum
(wn) | genus Lythrum
n 1: loosestrife [syn: Lythrum, genus Lythrum] |
genus pyrethrum
(wn) | genus Pyrethrum
n 1: used in former classifications for plants later placed in
genus Chrysanthemum and now often included in genus
Tanacetum [syn: Pyrethrum, genus Pyrethrum] |
lythrum
(wn) | Lythrum
n 1: loosestrife [syn: Lythrum, genus Lythrum] |
lythrum hyssopifolia
(wn) | Lythrum hyssopifolia
n 1: annual with small solitary pink flowers; originally of
Europe but widely naturalized in moist areas [syn: {grass
poly}, hyssop loosestrife, Lythrum hyssopifolia] |
lythrum salicaria
(wn) | Lythrum salicaria
n 1: marsh herb with a long spike of purple flowers; originally
of Europe but now rampant in eastern United States [syn:
purple loosestrife, spiked loosestrife, {Lythrum
salicaria}] |
pyrethrum
(wn) | pyrethrum
n 1: made of dried flower heads of pyrethrum plants
2: white-flowered pyrethrum of Balkan area whose pinnate leaves
are white and silky-hairy below; source of an insecticide;
sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum [syn: pyrethrum,
Dalmatian pyrethrum, Dalmatia pyrethrum, {Tanacetum
cinerariifolium}, Chrysanthemum cinerariifolium]
3: spring-flowering garden perennial of Asiatic origin having
finely divided aromatic leaves and white to pink-purple
flowers; source of an insecticide; sometimes placed in genus
Chrysanthemum [syn: painted daisy, pyrethrum, {Tanacetum
coccineum}, Chrysanthemum coccineum]
4: used in former classifications for plants later placed in
genus Chrysanthemum and now often included in genus Tanacetum
[syn: Pyrethrum, genus Pyrethrum] |
thrum
(wn) | thrum
n 1: a thrumming sound; "he could hear the thrum of a banjo"
v 1: sound with a monotonous hum [syn: hum, thrum]
2: sound the strings of (a string instrument); "strum a guitar"
[syn: strum, thrum]
3: make a rhythmic sound; "Rain drummed against the windshield";
"The drums beat all night" [syn: drum, beat, thrum] |
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