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tortrix
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Tortrix
(gcide) | Tortrix \Tor"trix\, n. [NL., fr. L. torquere, tortum, to twist.]
1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small moths of the
family Tortricidae, the larvae of which usually roll up
the leaves of plants on which they live; -- also called
leaf roller.
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2. (Zool.) A genus of tropical short-tailed snakes, which are
not venomous. One species (Tortrix scytalae) is
handsomely banded with black, and is sometimes worn alive
by the natives of Brazil for a necklace.
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tortrix
(wn) | tortrix
n 1: California moth whose larvae live in especially oranges
[syn: orange tortrix, tortrix, Argyrotaenia citrana]
2: small Indian moth infesting e.g. tea and coffee plants [syn:
tea tortrix, tortrix, Homona coffearia] |
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orange tortrix
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tea tortrix
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tortrix
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Ancistrodon conotortrix
(gcide) | Copperhead \Cop"per*head`\, n. [From its color.]
1. (Zool.) A poisonous American serpent ({Ancistrodon
conotortrix}), closely allied to the rattlesnake, but
without rattles; -- called also copper-belly, and {red
viper}.
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2. A nickname applied to a person in the Northern States who
sympathized with the South during the Civil War. [U.S.]
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Tortrix pisi
(gcide) | Pea \Pea\, n.; pl. Peas (p[=e]z) or Pease (p[=e]z). [OE.
pese, fr. AS. pisa, or OF. peis, F. pois; both fr. L. pisum;
cf. Gr. pi`sos, pi`son. The final s was misunderstood in
English as a plural ending. Cf. Pease.]
1. (Bot.) A plant, and its fruit, of the genus Pisum, of
many varieties, much cultivated for food. It has a
papilionaceous flower, and the pericarp is a legume,
popularly called a pod.
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Note: When a definite number, more than one, is spoken of,
the plural form peas is used; as, the pod contained
nine peas; but, in a collective sense, the form pease
is preferred; as, a bushel of pease; they had pease at
dinner. This distinction is not always preserved, the
form peas being used in both senses.
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2. A name given, especially in the Southern States, to the
seed of several leguminous plants (species of Dolichos,
Cicer, Abrus, etc.) esp. those having a scar (hilum)
of a different color from the rest of the seed.
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Note: The name pea is given to many leguminous plants more or
less closely related to the common pea. See the
Phrases, below.
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Beach pea (Bot.), a seashore plant, Lathyrus maritimus.
Black-eyed pea, a West Indian name for {Dolichos
sph[ae]rospermus} and its seed.
Butterfly pea, the American plant Clitoria Mariana,
having showy blossoms.
Chick pea. See Chick-pea.
Egyptian pea. Same as Chick-pea.
Everlasting pea. See under Everlasting.
Glory pea. See under Glory, n.
Hoary pea, any plant of the genus Tephrosia; goat's rue.
Issue pea, Orris pea. (Med.) See under Issue, and
Orris.
Milk pea. (Bot.) See under Milk.
Pea berry, a kind of a coffee bean or grain which grows
single, and is round or pea-shaped; often used
adjectively; as, pea-berry coffee.
Pea bug. (Zool.) Same as Pea weevil.
Pea coal, a size of coal smaller than nut coal.
Pea crab (Zool.), any small crab of the genus
Pinnotheres, living as a commensal in bivalves; esp.,
the European species (Pinnotheres pisum) which lives in
the common mussel and the cockle.
Pea dove (Zool.), the American ground dove.
Pea-flower tribe (Bot.), a suborder (Papilionace[ae]) of
leguminous plants having blossoms essentially like that of
the pea. --G. Bentham.
Pea maggot (Zool.), the larva of a European moth ({Tortrix
pisi}), which is very destructive to peas.
Pea ore (Min.), argillaceous oxide of iron, occurring in
round grains of a size of a pea; pisolitic ore.
Pea starch, the starch or flour of the common pea, which is
sometimes used in adulterating wheat flour, pepper, etc.
Pea tree (Bot.), the name of several leguminous shrubs of
the genus Caragana, natives of Siberia and China.
Pea vine. (Bot.)
(a) Any plant which bears peas.
(b) A kind of vetch or tare, common in the United States
(Lathyrus Americana, and other similar species).
Pea weevil (Zool.), a small weevil (Bruchus pisi) which
destroys peas by eating out the interior.
Pigeon pea. (Bot.) See Pigeon pea.
Sweet pea (Bot.), the annual plant Lathyrus odoratus;
also, its many-colored, sweet-scented blossoms.
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Tortrix scytalae
(gcide) | Tortrix \Tor"trix\, n. [NL., fr. L. torquere, tortum, to twist.]
1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small moths of the
family Tortricidae, the larvae of which usually roll up
the leaves of plants on which they live; -- also called
leaf roller.
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2. (Zool.) A genus of tropical short-tailed snakes, which are
not venomous. One species (Tortrix scytalae) is
handsomely banded with black, and is sometimes worn alive
by the natives of Brazil for a necklace.
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Tortrix scytale
(gcide) | Coral \Cor"al\, n. [Of. coral, F, corail, L. corallum, coralium,
fr. Gr. kora`llion.]
1. (Zool.) The hard parts or skeleton of various Anthozoa,
and of a few Hydrozoa. Similar structures are also formed
by some Bryozoa.
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Note: The large stony corals forming coral reefs belong to
various genera of Madreporaria, and to the hydroid
genus, Millepora. The red coral, used in jewelry, is
the stony axis of the stem of a gorgonian ({Corallium
rubrum}) found chiefly in the Mediterranean. The {fan
corals}, plume corals, and sea feathers are species
of Gorgoniacea, in which the axis is horny.
Organ-pipe coral is formed by the genus Tubipora, an
Alcyonarian, and black coral is in part the axis of
species of the genus Antipathes. See Anthozoa,
Madrepora.
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2. The ovaries of a cooked lobster; -- so called from their
color.
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3. A piece of coral, usually fitted with small bells and
other appurtenances, used by children as a plaything.
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Brain coral, or Brain stone coral. See under Brain.
Chain coral. See under Chain.
Coral animal (Zool.), one of the polyps by which corals are
formed. They are often very erroneously called {coral
insects}.
Coral fish. See in the Vocabulary.
Coral reefs (Phys. Geog.), reefs, often of great extent,
made up chiefly of fragments of corals, coral sands, and
the solid limestone resulting from their consolidation.
They are classed as fringing reefs, when they border the
land; barrier reefs, when separated from the shore by a
broad belt of water; atolls, when they constitute
separate islands, usually inclosing a lagoon. See Atoll.
Coral root (Bot.), a genus (Corallorhiza) of orchideous
plants, of a yellowish or brownish red color, parasitic on
roots of other plants, and having curious jointed or
knotted roots not unlike some kinds of coral. See Illust.
under Coralloid.
Coral snake. (Zo)
(a) A small, venomous, Brazilian snake {(Elaps
corallinus)}, coral-red, with black bands.
(b) A small, harmless, South American snake ({Tortrix
scytale}).
Coral tree (Bot.), a tropical, leguminous plant, of several
species, with showy, scarlet blossoms and coral-red seeds.
The best known is Erythrina Corallodendron.
Coral wood, a hard, red cabinet wood. --McElrath.
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agkistrodon contortrix
(wn) | Agkistrodon contortrix
n 1: common coppery brown pit viper of upland eastern United
States [syn: copperhead, Agkistrodon contortrix] |
genus tortrix
(wn) | genus Tortrix
n 1: type genus of the Tortricidae |
orange tortrix
(wn) | orange tortrix
n 1: California moth whose larvae live in especially oranges
[syn: orange tortrix, tortrix, Argyrotaenia citrana] |
tea tortrix
(wn) | tea tortrix
n 1: small Indian moth infesting e.g. tea and coffee plants
[syn: tea tortrix, tortrix, Homona coffearia] |
tortrix
(wn) | tortrix
n 1: California moth whose larvae live in especially oranges
[syn: orange tortrix, tortrix, Argyrotaenia citrana]
2: small Indian moth infesting e.g. tea and coffee plants [syn:
tea tortrix, tortrix, Homona coffearia] |
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