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Trifolium
(gcide) | Trifolium \Tri*fo"li*um\, n. [L., clover.] (Bot.)
A genus of leguminous herbs with densely spiked flowers and
usually trifoliate leaves; trefoil. There are many species,
all of which are called clover. See Clover.
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trifolium
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n 1: any leguminous plant having leaves divided into three
leaflets [syn: Trifolium, genus Trifolium] |
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Trifolium agrarium
(gcide) | Hop \Hop\, n. [OE. hoppe; akin to D. hop, hoppe, OHG. hopfo, G.
hopfen; cf. LL. hupa, W. hopez, Armor. houpez, and Icel.
humall, SW. & Dan. humle.]
1. (Bot.) A climbing plant (Humulus Lupulus), having a
long, twining, annual stalk. It is cultivated for its
fruit (hops).
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2. The catkin or strobilaceous fruit of the hop, much used in
brewing to give a bitter taste.
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3. The fruit of the dog-rose. See Hip.
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Hop back. (Brewing) See under 1st Back.
Hop clover (Bot.), a species of yellow clover having heads
like hops in miniature (Trifolium agrarium, and
Trifolium procumbens).
Hop flea (Zool.), a small flea beetle (Haltica concinna),
very injurious to hops.
Hop fly (Zool.), an aphid (Phorodon humuli), very
injurious to hop vines.
Hop froth fly (Zool.), an hemipterous insect ({Aphrophora
interrupta}), allied to the cockoo spits. It often does
great damage to hop vines.
Hop hornbeam (Bot.), an American tree of the genus Ostrya
(Ostrya Virginica) the American ironwood; also, a
European species (Ostrya vulgaris).
Hop moth (Zool.), a moth (Hypena humuli), which in the
larval state is very injurious to hop vines.
Hop picker, one who picks hops.
Hop pole, a pole used to support hop vines.
Hop tree (Bot.), a small American tree ({Ptelia
trifoliata}), having broad, flattened fruit in large
clusters, sometimes used as a substitute for hops.
Hop vine (Bot.), the climbing vine or stalk of the hop.
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Trifolium alexandrinum
(gcide) | Berseem \Ber*seem"\, n. [Ar. bersh[imac]m clover.]
An Egyptian clover (Trifolium alexandrinum) extensively
cultivated as a forage plant and soil-renewing crop in the
alkaline soils of the Nile valley, and now introduced into
the southwestern United States. It is more succulent than
other clovers or than alfalfa. Called also Egyptian clover.
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Trifolium alpinum
(gcide) | Licorice \Lic"o*rice\ (l[i^]k"[-o]*r[i^]s), n. [OE. licoris,
through old French, fr. L. liquiritia, corrupted fr.
glycyrrhiza, Gr. glyky`rriza; glyky`s sweet + "ri`za root.
Cf. Glycerin, Glycyrrhiza, Wort.] [Written also
liquorice.]
1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Glycyrrhiza ({Glycyrrhiza
glabra}), the root of which abounds with a sweet juice,
and is much used in demulcent compositions.
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2. The inspissated juice of licorice root, used as a
confection and for medicinal purposes.
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Licorice fern (Bot.), a name of several kinds of polypody
which have rootstocks of a sweetish flavor.
Licorice sugar. (Chem.) See Glycyrrhizin.
Licorice weed (Bot.), the tropical plant Scapania dulcis.
Mountain licorice (Bot.), a kind of clover ({Trifolium
alpinum}), found in the Alps. It has large purplish
flowers and a sweetish perennial rootstock.
Wild licorice. (Bot.)
(a) The North American perennial herb {Glycyrrhiza
lepidota}.
(b) Certain broad-leaved cleavers (Galium circ[ae]zans
and Galium lanceolatum).
(c) The leguminous climber Abrus precatorius, whose
scarlet and black seeds are called {black-eyed
Susans}. Its roots are used as a substitute for those
of true licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra).
[1913 Webster]Mountain \Moun"tain\ (moun"t[i^]n), a.
1. Of or pertaining to a mountain or mountains; growing or
living on a mountain; found on or peculiar to mountains;
among mountains; as, a mountain torrent; mountain pines;
mountain goats; mountain air; mountain howitzer.
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2. Like a mountain; mountainous; vast; very great.
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The high, the mountain majesty of worth. --Byron.
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Mountain antelope (Zool.), the goral.
Mountain ash (Bot.), an ornamental tree, the {Pyrus
Americana} (or Sorbus Americana), producing beautiful
bunches of red berries. Its leaves are pinnate, and its
flowers white, growing in fragrant clusters. The European
species is the Pyrus aucuparia, or rowan tree.
Mountain barometer, a portable barometer, adapted for safe
transportation, used in measuring the heights of
mountains.
Mountain beaver (Zool.), the sewellel.
Mountain blue (Min.), blue carbonate of copper; azurite.
Mountain cat (Zool.), the catamount. See Catamount.
Mountain chain, a series of contiguous mountain ranges,
generally in parallel or consecutive lines or curves.
Mountain cock (Zool.), capercailzie. See Capercailzie.
Mountain cork (Min.), a variety of asbestus, resembling
cork in its texture.
Mountain crystal. See under Crystal.
Mountain damson (Bot.), a large tree of the genus
Simaruba (Simaruba amarga) growing in the West Indies,
which affords a bitter tonic and astringent, sometimes
used in medicine.
Mountain dew, Scotch whisky, so called because often
illicitly distilled among the mountains. [Humorous]
Mountain ebony (Bot.), a small leguminous tree ({Bauhinia
variegata}) of the East and West Indies; -- so called
because of its dark wood. The bark is used medicinally and
in tanning.
Mountain flax (Min.), a variety of asbestus, having very
fine fibers; amianthus. See Amianthus.
Mountain fringe (Bot.), climbing fumitory. See under
Fumitory.
Mountain goat. (Zool.) See Mazama.
Mountain green. (Min.)
(a) Green malachite, or carbonate of copper.
(b) See Green earth, under Green, a.
Mountain holly (Bot.), a branching shrub ({Nemopanthes
Canadensis}), having smooth oblong leaves and red berries.
It is found in the Northern United States.
Mountain laurel (Bot.), an American shrub ({Kalmia
latifolia}) with glossy evergreen leaves and showy
clusters of rose-colored or white flowers. The foliage is
poisonous. Called also American laurel, ivy bush, and
calico bush. See Kalmia.
Mountain leather (Min.), a variety of asbestus, resembling
leather in its texture.
Mountain licorice (Bot.), a plant of the genus Trifolium
(Trifolium Alpinum).
Mountain limestone (Geol.), a series of marine limestone
strata below the coal measures, and above the old red
standstone of Great Britain. See Chart of Geology.
Mountain linnet (Zool.), the twite.
Mountain magpie. (Zool.)
(a) The yaffle, or green woodpecker.
(b) The European gray shrike.
Mountain mahogany (Bot.) See under Mahogany.
Mountain meal (Min.), a light powdery variety of calcite,
occurring as an efflorescence.
Mountain milk (Min.), a soft spongy variety of carbonate of
lime.
Mountain mint. (Bot.) See Mint.
Mountain ousel (Zool.), the ring ousel; -- called also
mountain thrush and mountain colley. See Ousel.
Mountain pride, or Mountain green (Bot.), a tree of
Jamaica (Spathelia simplex), which has an unbranched
palmlike stem, and a terminal cluster of large, pinnate
leaves.
Mountain quail (Zool.), the plumed partridge ({Oreortyx
pictus}) of California. It has two long, slender,
plumelike feathers on the head. The throat and sides are
chestnut; the belly is brown with transverse bars of black
and white; the neck and breast are dark gray.
Mountain range, a series of mountains closely related in
position and direction.
Mountain rice. (Bot.)
(a) An upland variety of rice, grown without irrigation,
in some parts of Asia, Europe, and the United States.
(b) An American genus of grasses (Oryzopsis).
Mountain rose (Bot.), a species of rose with solitary
flowers, growing in the mountains of Europe ({Rosa
alpina}).
Mountain soap (Min.), a soft earthy mineral, of a brownish
color, used in crayon painting; saxonite.
Mountain sorrel (Bot.), a low perennial plant ({Oxyria
digyna} with rounded kidney-form leaves, and small
greenish flowers, found in the White Mountains of New
Hampshire, and in high northern latitudes. --Gray.
Mountain sparrow (Zool.), the European tree sparrow.
Mountain spinach. (Bot.) See Orach.
Mountain tobacco (Bot.), a composite plant ({Arnica
montana}) of Europe; called also leopard's bane.
Mountain witch (Zool.), a ground pigeon of Jamaica, of the
genus Geotrygon.
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Trifolium Alpinum
(gcide) | Licorice \Lic"o*rice\ (l[i^]k"[-o]*r[i^]s), n. [OE. licoris,
through old French, fr. L. liquiritia, corrupted fr.
glycyrrhiza, Gr. glyky`rriza; glyky`s sweet + "ri`za root.
Cf. Glycerin, Glycyrrhiza, Wort.] [Written also
liquorice.]
1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Glycyrrhiza ({Glycyrrhiza
glabra}), the root of which abounds with a sweet juice,
and is much used in demulcent compositions.
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2. The inspissated juice of licorice root, used as a
confection and for medicinal purposes.
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Licorice fern (Bot.), a name of several kinds of polypody
which have rootstocks of a sweetish flavor.
Licorice sugar. (Chem.) See Glycyrrhizin.
Licorice weed (Bot.), the tropical plant Scapania dulcis.
Mountain licorice (Bot.), a kind of clover ({Trifolium
alpinum}), found in the Alps. It has large purplish
flowers and a sweetish perennial rootstock.
Wild licorice. (Bot.)
(a) The North American perennial herb {Glycyrrhiza
lepidota}.
(b) Certain broad-leaved cleavers (Galium circ[ae]zans
and Galium lanceolatum).
(c) The leguminous climber Abrus precatorius, whose
scarlet and black seeds are called {black-eyed
Susans}. Its roots are used as a substitute for those
of true licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra).
[1913 Webster]Mountain \Moun"tain\ (moun"t[i^]n), a.
1. Of or pertaining to a mountain or mountains; growing or
living on a mountain; found on or peculiar to mountains;
among mountains; as, a mountain torrent; mountain pines;
mountain goats; mountain air; mountain howitzer.
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2. Like a mountain; mountainous; vast; very great.
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The high, the mountain majesty of worth. --Byron.
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Mountain antelope (Zool.), the goral.
Mountain ash (Bot.), an ornamental tree, the {Pyrus
Americana} (or Sorbus Americana), producing beautiful
bunches of red berries. Its leaves are pinnate, and its
flowers white, growing in fragrant clusters. The European
species is the Pyrus aucuparia, or rowan tree.
Mountain barometer, a portable barometer, adapted for safe
transportation, used in measuring the heights of
mountains.
Mountain beaver (Zool.), the sewellel.
Mountain blue (Min.), blue carbonate of copper; azurite.
Mountain cat (Zool.), the catamount. See Catamount.
Mountain chain, a series of contiguous mountain ranges,
generally in parallel or consecutive lines or curves.
Mountain cock (Zool.), capercailzie. See Capercailzie.
Mountain cork (Min.), a variety of asbestus, resembling
cork in its texture.
Mountain crystal. See under Crystal.
Mountain damson (Bot.), a large tree of the genus
Simaruba (Simaruba amarga) growing in the West Indies,
which affords a bitter tonic and astringent, sometimes
used in medicine.
Mountain dew, Scotch whisky, so called because often
illicitly distilled among the mountains. [Humorous]
Mountain ebony (Bot.), a small leguminous tree ({Bauhinia
variegata}) of the East and West Indies; -- so called
because of its dark wood. The bark is used medicinally and
in tanning.
Mountain flax (Min.), a variety of asbestus, having very
fine fibers; amianthus. See Amianthus.
Mountain fringe (Bot.), climbing fumitory. See under
Fumitory.
Mountain goat. (Zool.) See Mazama.
Mountain green. (Min.)
(a) Green malachite, or carbonate of copper.
(b) See Green earth, under Green, a.
Mountain holly (Bot.), a branching shrub ({Nemopanthes
Canadensis}), having smooth oblong leaves and red berries.
It is found in the Northern United States.
Mountain laurel (Bot.), an American shrub ({Kalmia
latifolia}) with glossy evergreen leaves and showy
clusters of rose-colored or white flowers. The foliage is
poisonous. Called also American laurel, ivy bush, and
calico bush. See Kalmia.
Mountain leather (Min.), a variety of asbestus, resembling
leather in its texture.
Mountain licorice (Bot.), a plant of the genus Trifolium
(Trifolium Alpinum).
Mountain limestone (Geol.), a series of marine limestone
strata below the coal measures, and above the old red
standstone of Great Britain. See Chart of Geology.
Mountain linnet (Zool.), the twite.
Mountain magpie. (Zool.)
(a) The yaffle, or green woodpecker.
(b) The European gray shrike.
Mountain mahogany (Bot.) See under Mahogany.
Mountain meal (Min.), a light powdery variety of calcite,
occurring as an efflorescence.
Mountain milk (Min.), a soft spongy variety of carbonate of
lime.
Mountain mint. (Bot.) See Mint.
Mountain ousel (Zool.), the ring ousel; -- called also
mountain thrush and mountain colley. See Ousel.
Mountain pride, or Mountain green (Bot.), a tree of
Jamaica (Spathelia simplex), which has an unbranched
palmlike stem, and a terminal cluster of large, pinnate
leaves.
Mountain quail (Zool.), the plumed partridge ({Oreortyx
pictus}) of California. It has two long, slender,
plumelike feathers on the head. The throat and sides are
chestnut; the belly is brown with transverse bars of black
and white; the neck and breast are dark gray.
Mountain range, a series of mountains closely related in
position and direction.
Mountain rice. (Bot.)
(a) An upland variety of rice, grown without irrigation,
in some parts of Asia, Europe, and the United States.
(b) An American genus of grasses (Oryzopsis).
Mountain rose (Bot.), a species of rose with solitary
flowers, growing in the mountains of Europe ({Rosa
alpina}).
Mountain soap (Min.), a soft earthy mineral, of a brownish
color, used in crayon painting; saxonite.
Mountain sorrel (Bot.), a low perennial plant ({Oxyria
digyna} with rounded kidney-form leaves, and small
greenish flowers, found in the White Mountains of New
Hampshire, and in high northern latitudes. --Gray.
Mountain sparrow (Zool.), the European tree sparrow.
Mountain spinach. (Bot.) See Orach.
Mountain tobacco (Bot.), a composite plant ({Arnica
montana}) of Europe; called also leopard's bane.
Mountain witch (Zool.), a ground pigeon of Jamaica, of the
genus Geotrygon.
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Trifolium arvense
(gcide) | Harefoot \Hare"foot`\ (-f[oo^]t`), n.
1. (Zool.) A long, narrow foot, carried (that is, produced or
extending) forward; -- said of dogs.
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2. (Bot.) A tree (Ochroma Lagopus) of the West Indies,
having the stamens united somewhat in the form of a hare's
foot.
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Harefoot clover (Bot.), a species of clover ({Trifolium
arvense}) with soft and silky heads.
[1913 Webster]Clover \Clo"ver\ (kl[=o]"v[~e]r), n. [OE. claver, clover, AS.
cl[=ae]fre; akin to LG. & Dan. klever, D. klaver, G. klee,
Sw. kl["o]fver.] (Bot.)
A plant of different species of the genus Trifolium; as the
common red clover, Trifolium pratense, the white,
Trifolium repens, and the hare's foot, Trifolium arvense.
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Clover weevil (Zool.) a small weevil (Apion apricans),
that destroys the seeds of clover.
Clover worm (Zool.), the larva of a small moth ({Asopia
costalis}), often very destructive to clover hay.
In clover, in very pleasant circumstances; fortunate.
[Colloq.]
Sweet clover. See Meliot.
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Trifolium filiforme
(gcide) | Suckling \Suck"ling\, n. [OE. sokeling. See Suck, v. t.]
1. A young child or animal nursed at the breast.
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2. A small kind of yellow clover (Trifolium filiforme)
common in Southern Europe.
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Trifolium hybridum
(gcide) | Alsike \Al"sike\, n. [From Alsike, in Sweden.]
A species of clover with pinkish or white flowers; {Trifolium
hybridum}.
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Trifolium pratense
(gcide) | Clover \Clo"ver\ (kl[=o]"v[~e]r), n. [OE. claver, clover, AS.
cl[=ae]fre; akin to LG. & Dan. klever, D. klaver, G. klee,
Sw. kl["o]fver.] (Bot.)
A plant of different species of the genus Trifolium; as the
common red clover, Trifolium pratense, the white,
Trifolium repens, and the hare's foot, Trifolium arvense.
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Clover weevil (Zool.) a small weevil (Apion apricans),
that destroys the seeds of clover.
Clover worm (Zool.), the larva of a small moth ({Asopia
costalis}), often very destructive to clover hay.
In clover, in very pleasant circumstances; fortunate.
[Colloq.]
Sweet clover. See Meliot.
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Trifolium procumbens
(gcide) | Hop \Hop\, n. [OE. hoppe; akin to D. hop, hoppe, OHG. hopfo, G.
hopfen; cf. LL. hupa, W. hopez, Armor. houpez, and Icel.
humall, SW. & Dan. humle.]
1. (Bot.) A climbing plant (Humulus Lupulus), having a
long, twining, annual stalk. It is cultivated for its
fruit (hops).
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2. The catkin or strobilaceous fruit of the hop, much used in
brewing to give a bitter taste.
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3. The fruit of the dog-rose. See Hip.
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Hop back. (Brewing) See under 1st Back.
Hop clover (Bot.), a species of yellow clover having heads
like hops in miniature (Trifolium agrarium, and
Trifolium procumbens).
Hop flea (Zool.), a small flea beetle (Haltica concinna),
very injurious to hops.
Hop fly (Zool.), an aphid (Phorodon humuli), very
injurious to hop vines.
Hop froth fly (Zool.), an hemipterous insect ({Aphrophora
interrupta}), allied to the cockoo spits. It often does
great damage to hop vines.
Hop hornbeam (Bot.), an American tree of the genus Ostrya
(Ostrya Virginica) the American ironwood; also, a
European species (Ostrya vulgaris).
Hop moth (Zool.), a moth (Hypena humuli), which in the
larval state is very injurious to hop vines.
Hop picker, one who picks hops.
Hop pole, a pole used to support hop vines.
Hop tree (Bot.), a small American tree ({Ptelia
trifoliata}), having broad, flattened fruit in large
clusters, sometimes used as a substitute for hops.
Hop vine (Bot.), the climbing vine or stalk of the hop.
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Trifolium reflexum
(gcide) | Buffalo \Buf"fa*lo\, n.; pl. Buffaloes. [Sp. bufalo (cf. It.
bufalo, F. buffle), fr. L. bubalus, bufalus, a kind of
African stag or gazelle; also, the buffalo or wild ox, fr.
Gr. ? buffalo, prob. fr. ? ox. See Cow the animal, and cf.
Buff the color, and Bubale.]
1. (Zool.) A species of the genus Bos or Bubalus
(Bubalus bubalus), originally from India, but now found
in most of the warmer countries of the eastern continent.
It is larger and less docile than the common ox, and is
fond of marshy places and rivers.
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2. (Zool.) A very large and savage species of the same genus
(Syncerus Caffer syn. Bubalus Caffer) found in South
Africa; -- called also Cape buffalo.
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3. (Zool.) Any species of wild ox.
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4. (Zool.) The bison of North America.
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5. A buffalo robe. See Buffalo robe, below.
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6. (Zool.) The buffalo fish. See Buffalofish, below.
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Buffalo berry (Bot.), a shrub of the Upper Missouri
(Sherherdia argentea) with acid edible red berries.
Buffalo bird (Zool.), an African bird of the genus
Buphaga, of two species. These birds perch upon
buffaloes and cattle, in search of parasites.
Buffalo bug, the carpet beetle. See under Carpet.
Buffalo chips, dry dung of the buffalo, or bison, used for
fuel. [U.S.]
Buffalo clover (Bot.), a kind of clover ({Trifolium
reflexum} and Trifoliumsoloniferum) found in the ancient
grazing grounds of the American bison.
Buffalo cod (Zool.), a large, edible, marine fish
(Ophiodon elongatus) of the northern Pacific coast; --
called also blue cod, and cultus cod.
Buffalo fly, or Buffalo gnat (Zool.), a small dipterous
insect of the genus Simulium, allied to the black fly of
the North. It is often extremely abundant in the lower
part of the Mississippi valley and does great injury to
domestic animals, often killing large numbers of cattle
and horses. In Europe the Columbatz fly is a species with
similar habits.
Buffalo grass (Bot.), a species of short, sweet grass
(Buchlo["e] dactyloides), from two to four inches high,
covering the prairies on which the buffaloes, or bisons,
feed. [U.S.]
Buffalo nut (Bot.), the oily and drupelike fruit of an
American shrub (Pyrularia oleifera); also, the shrub
itself; oilnut.
Buffalo robe, the skin of the bison of North America,
prepared with the hair on; -- much used as a lap robe in
sleighs.
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Trifolium repens
(gcide) | Shamrock \Sham"rock\, n. [L. seamrog, seamar, trefoil, white
clover, white honeysuckle; akin to Gael. seamrag.] (Bot.)
A trifoliate plant used as a national emblem by the Irish.
The legend is that St. Patrick once plucked a leaf of it for
use in illustrating the doctrine of the trinity.
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Note: The original plant was probably a kind of wood sorrel
(Oxalis Acetocella); but now the name is given to the
white clover (Trifolium repens), and the black medic
(Medicago lupulina).
[1913 Webster]Dutch \Dutch\, a. [D. duitsch German; or G. deutsch, orig.,
popular, national, OD. dietsc, MHG. diutsch, tiutsch, OHG.
diutisk, fr. diot, diota, a people, a nation; akin to AS.
pe['o]d, OS. thiod, thioda, Goth. piuda; cf. Lith. tauta
land, OIr. tuath people, Oscan touto. The English have
applied the name especially to the Germanic people living
nearest them, the Hollanders. Cf. Derrick, Teutonic.]
Pertaining to Holland, or to its inhabitants.
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Dutch auction. See under Auction.
Dutch cheese, a small, pound, hard cheese, made from skim
milk.
Dutch clinker, a kind of brick made in Holland. It is
yellowish, very hard, and long and narrow in shape.
Dutch clover (Bot.), common white clover ({Trifolium
repens}), the seed of which was largely imported into
England from Holland.
Dutch concert, a so-called concert in which all the singers
sing at the same time different songs. [Slang]
Dutch courage, the courage of partial intoxication. [Slang]
--Marryat.
Dutch door, a door divided into two parts, horizontally, so
arranged that the lower part can be shut and fastened,
while the upper part remains open.
Dutch foil, Dutch leaf, or Dutch gold, a kind of brass
rich in copper, rolled or beaten into thin sheets, used in
Holland to ornament toys and paper; -- called also {Dutch
mineral}, Dutch metal, brass foil, and bronze leaf.
Dutch liquid (Chem.), a thin, colorless, volatile liquid,
C2H4Cl2, of a sweetish taste and a pleasant ethereal
odor, produced by the union of chlorine and ethylene or
olefiant gas; -- called also Dutch oil. It is so called
because discovered (in 1795) by an association of four
Hollandish chemists. See Ethylene, and Olefiant.
Dutch oven, a tin screen for baking before an open fire or
kitchen range; also, in the United States, a shallow iron
kettle for baking, with a cover to hold burning coals.
Dutch pink, chalk, or whiting dyed yellow, and used in
distemper, and for paper staining. etc. --Weale.
Dutch rush (Bot.), a species of horsetail rush or
Equisetum (Equisetum hyemale) having a rough,
siliceous surface, and used for scouring and polishing; --
called also scouring rush, and shave grass. See
Equisetum.
Dutch tile, a glazed and painted ornamental tile, formerly
much exported, and used in the jambs of chimneys and the
like.
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Note: Dutch was formerly used for German.
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Germany is slandered to have sent none to this
war [the Crusades] at this first voyage; and that
other pilgrims, passing through that country,
were mocked by the Dutch, and called fools for
their pains. --Fuller.
[1913 Webster]Clover \Clo"ver\ (kl[=o]"v[~e]r), n. [OE. claver, clover, AS.
cl[=ae]fre; akin to LG. & Dan. klever, D. klaver, G. klee,
Sw. kl["o]fver.] (Bot.)
A plant of different species of the genus Trifolium; as the
common red clover, Trifolium pratense, the white,
Trifolium repens, and the hare's foot, Trifolium arvense.
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Clover weevil (Zool.) a small weevil (Apion apricans),
that destroys the seeds of clover.
Clover worm (Zool.), the larva of a small moth ({Asopia
costalis}), often very destructive to clover hay.
In clover, in very pleasant circumstances; fortunate.
[Colloq.]
Sweet clover. See Meliot.
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Trifoliumsoloniferum
(gcide) | Buffalo \Buf"fa*lo\, n.; pl. Buffaloes. [Sp. bufalo (cf. It.
bufalo, F. buffle), fr. L. bubalus, bufalus, a kind of
African stag or gazelle; also, the buffalo or wild ox, fr.
Gr. ? buffalo, prob. fr. ? ox. See Cow the animal, and cf.
Buff the color, and Bubale.]
1. (Zool.) A species of the genus Bos or Bubalus
(Bubalus bubalus), originally from India, but now found
in most of the warmer countries of the eastern continent.
It is larger and less docile than the common ox, and is
fond of marshy places and rivers.
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2. (Zool.) A very large and savage species of the same genus
(Syncerus Caffer syn. Bubalus Caffer) found in South
Africa; -- called also Cape buffalo.
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3. (Zool.) Any species of wild ox.
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4. (Zool.) The bison of North America.
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5. A buffalo robe. See Buffalo robe, below.
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6. (Zool.) The buffalo fish. See Buffalofish, below.
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Buffalo berry (Bot.), a shrub of the Upper Missouri
(Sherherdia argentea) with acid edible red berries.
Buffalo bird (Zool.), an African bird of the genus
Buphaga, of two species. These birds perch upon
buffaloes and cattle, in search of parasites.
Buffalo bug, the carpet beetle. See under Carpet.
Buffalo chips, dry dung of the buffalo, or bison, used for
fuel. [U.S.]
Buffalo clover (Bot.), a kind of clover ({Trifolium
reflexum} and Trifoliumsoloniferum) found in the ancient
grazing grounds of the American bison.
Buffalo cod (Zool.), a large, edible, marine fish
(Ophiodon elongatus) of the northern Pacific coast; --
called also blue cod, and cultus cod.
Buffalo fly, or Buffalo gnat (Zool.), a small dipterous
insect of the genus Simulium, allied to the black fly of
the North. It is often extremely abundant in the lower
part of the Mississippi valley and does great injury to
domestic animals, often killing large numbers of cattle
and horses. In Europe the Columbatz fly is a species with
similar habits.
Buffalo grass (Bot.), a species of short, sweet grass
(Buchlo["e] dactyloides), from two to four inches high,
covering the prairies on which the buffaloes, or bisons,
feed. [U.S.]
Buffalo nut (Bot.), the oily and drupelike fruit of an
American shrub (Pyrularia oleifera); also, the shrub
itself; oilnut.
Buffalo robe, the skin of the bison of North America,
prepared with the hair on; -- much used as a lap robe in
sleighs.
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genus trifolium
(wn) | genus Trifolium
n 1: any leguminous plant having leaves divided into three
leaflets [syn: Trifolium, genus Trifolium] |
trifolium
(wn) | Trifolium
n 1: any leguminous plant having leaves divided into three
leaflets [syn: Trifolium, genus Trifolium] |
trifolium alpinum
(wn) | Trifolium alpinum
n 1: European mountain clover with fragrant usually pink flowers
[syn: alpine clover, Trifolium alpinum] |
trifolium dubium
(wn) | Trifolium dubium
n 1: clover native to Ireland with yellowish flowers; often
considered the true or original shamrock [syn: {hop
clover}, shamrock, lesser yellow trefoil, {Trifolium
dubium}] |
trifolium incarnatum
(wn) | Trifolium incarnatum
n 1: southern European annual with spiky heads of crimson
flower; extensively cultivated in United States for forage
[syn: crimson clover, Italian clover, {Trifolium
incarnatum}] |
trifolium pratense
(wn) | Trifolium pratense
n 1: erect to decumbent short-lived perennial having red-purple
to pink flowers; the most commonly grown forage clover
[syn: red clover, purple clover, Trifolium pratense] |
trifolium reflexum
(wn) | Trifolium reflexum
n 1: clover of western United States [syn: buffalo clover,
Trifolium reflexum, Trifolium stoloniferum] |
trifolium repens
(wn) | Trifolium repens
n 1: creeping European clover having white to pink flowers and
bright green leaves; naturalized in United States; widely
grown for forage [syn: white clover, dutch clover,
shamrock, Trifolium repens] |
trifolium stoloniferum
(wn) | Trifolium stoloniferum
n 1: clover of western United States [syn: buffalo clover,
Trifolium reflexum, Trifolium stoloniferum] |
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