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west indian
(encz) | West Indian, |
West Indian
(gcide) | West India \West` In"di*a\, West Indian \West` In"di*an\
Belonging or relating to the West Indies.
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West India tea (Bot.), a shrubby plant (Capraria biflora)
having oblanceolate toothed leaves which are sometimes
used in the West Indies as a substitute for tea.
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West Indian
(gcide) | West Indian \West` In"di*an\
A native of, or a dweller in, the West Indies.
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west indian
(wn) | West Indian
n 1: a native or inhabitant of the West Indies |
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west indian
(encz) | West Indian, |
West Indian ivy
(gcide) | Ivy \I"vy\, n.; pl. Ivies. [AS. [imac]fig; akin to OHG. ebawi,
ebah, G. epheu.] (Bot.)
A plant of the genus Hedera (Hedera helix), common in
Europe. Its leaves are evergreen, dark, smooth, shining, and
mostly five-pointed; the flowers yellowish and small; the
berries black or yellow. The stem clings to walls and trees
by rootlike fibers.
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Direct
The clasping ivy where to climb. --Milton.
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Ye myrtles brown, with ivy never sere. --Milton.
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American ivy. (Bot.) See Virginia creeper.
English ivy (Bot.), a popular name in America for the ivy
proper (Hedera helix).
German ivy (Bot.), a creeping plant, with smooth, succulent
stems, and fleshy, light-green leaves; a species of
Senecio (Senecio scandens).
Ground ivy. (Bot.) Gill (Nepeta Glechoma).
Ivy bush. (Bot.) See Mountain laurel, under Mountain.
Ivy owl (Zool.), the barn owl.
Ivy tod (Bot.), the ivy plant. --Tennyson.
Japanese ivy (Bot.), a climbing plant ({Ampelopsis
tricuspidata}), closely related to the Virginia creeper.
Poison ivy (Bot.), an American woody creeper ({Rhus
Toxicodendron}), with trifoliate leaves, and
greenish-white berries. It is exceedingly poisonous to the
touch for most persons.
To pipe in an ivy leaf, to console one's self as best one
can. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
West Indian ivy, a climbing plant of the genus
Marcgravia.
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West Indian laurel
(gcide) | Laurel \Lau"rel\, n. [OE. lorel, laurer, lorer, OF. lorier,
laurier, F. laurier, (assumed) LL. Laurarius, fr. L. laurus.]
1. (Bot.) An evergreen shrub, of the genus Laurus ({Laurus
nobilis}), having aromatic leaves of a lanceolate shape,
with clusters of small, yellowish white flowers in their
axils; -- called also sweet bay.
Note: The fruit is a purple berry. It is found about the
Mediterranean, and was early used by the ancient Greeks
to crown the victor in the games of Apollo. At a later
period, academic honors were indicated by a crown of
laurel, with the fruit. The leaves and tree yield an
aromatic oil, used to flavor the bay water of commerce.
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Note: The name is extended to other plants which in some
respect resemble the true laurel. See Phrases, below.
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2. A crown of laurel; hence, honor; distinction; fame; --
especially in the plural; as, to win laurels.
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3. An English gold coin made in 1619, and so called because
the king's head on it was crowned with laurel.
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Laurel water, water distilled from the fresh leaves of the
cherry laurel, and containing prussic acid and other
products carried over in the process.
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American laurel, or Mountain laurel, Kalmia latifolia;
called also calico bush. See under Mountain.
California laurel, Umbellularia Californica.
Cherry laurel (in England called laurel). See under
Cherry.
Great laurel, the rosebay (Rhododendron maximum).
Ground laurel, trailing arbutus.
New Zealand laurel, the Laurelia Nov[ae] Zelandi[ae].
Portugal laurel, the Prunus Lusitanica.
Rose laurel, the oleander. See Oleander.
Sheep laurel, a poisonous shrub, Kalmia angustifolia,
smaller than the mountain laurel, and with smaller and
redder flowers.
Spurge laurel, Daphne Laureola.
West Indian laurel, Prunus occidentalis.
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West Indian mastic
(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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west indian
(wn) | West Indian
n 1: a native or inhabitant of the West Indies |
west indian cherry
(wn) | West Indian cherry
n 1: tropical American shrub bearing edible acid red fruit
resembling cherries [syn: barbados cherry, acerola,
Surinam cherry, West Indian cherry, Malpighia glabra]
2: acid red or yellow cherry-like fruit of a tropical American
shrub very rich in vitamin C [syn: acerola, {barbados
cherry}, surinam cherry, West Indian cherry] |
west indian jasmine
(wn) | West Indian jasmine
n 1: tall sparingly branched conical tree having large fragrant
yellow flowers with white centers [syn: {West Indian
jasmine}, pagoda tree, Plumeria alba] |
west indian satinwood
(wn) | West Indian satinwood
n 1: West Indian tree with smooth lustrous and slightly oily
wood [syn: satinwood, West Indian satinwood,
Zanthoxylum flavum] |
west indian smallpox
(wn) | West Indian smallpox
n 1: a mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of
the virus [syn: alastrim, variola minor,
pseudosmallpox, pseudovariola, milk pox, white pox,
West Indian smallpox, Cuban itch, Kaffir pox] |
west indian snowberry
(wn) | West Indian snowberry
n 1: evergreen climbing shrub of southern Florida and West
Indies grown for its racemes of fragrant white to creamy
flowers followed by globose white succulent berries [syn:
blolly, West Indian snowberry, Chiococca alba] |
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