slovodefinícia
Aletris farinosa
(gcide)
Unicorn \U"ni*corn\, n. [OE. unicorne, F. unicorne, L. unicornis
one-horned, having a single horn; unus one + cornu a horn;
cf. L. unicornuus a unicorn. See One, and Horn.]
1. A fabulous animal with one horn; the monoceros; -- often
represented in heraldry as a supporter.
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2. A two-horned animal of some unknown kind, so called in the
Authorized Version of the Scriptures.
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Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the
furrow? --Job xxxix.
10.
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Note: The unicorn mentioned in the Scripture was probably the
urus. See the Note under Reem.
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3. (Zool.)
(a) Any large beetle having a hornlike prominence on the
head or prothorax.
(b) The larva of a unicorn moth.
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4. (Zool.) The kamichi; -- called also unicorn bird.
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5. (Mil.) A howitzer. [Obs.]
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Fossil unicorn, or Fossil unicorn's horn (Med.), a
substance formerly of great repute in medicine; -- named
from having been supposed to be the bone or the horn of
the unicorn.

Unicorn fish, Unicorn whale (Zool.), the narwhal.

Unicorn moth (Zool.), a notodontian moth ({Coelodasys
unicornis}) whose caterpillar has a prominent horn on its
back; -- called also unicorn prominent.

Unicorn root (Bot.), a name of two North American plants,
the yellow-flowered colicroot (Aletris farinosa) and the
blazing star (Chamaelirium luteum). Both are used in
medicine.

Unicorn shell (Zool.), any one of several species of marine
gastropods having a prominent spine on the lip of the
shell. Most of them belong to the genera Monoceros and
Leucozonia.
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Aletris farinosa
(gcide)
Blazing \Blaz"ing\, a.
Burning with a blaze; as, a blazing fire; blazing torches.
--Sir W. Scott.
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Blazing star.
(a) A comet. [Obs.]
(b) A brilliant center of attraction.
(c) (Bot.) A name given to several plants; as, to
Cham[ae]lirium luteum of the Lily family; {Liatris
squarrosa}; and Aletris farinosa, called also
colicroot and star grass.
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Aletris farinosa
(gcide)
Colicroot \Col"ic*root`\, n.
A bitter American herb of the Bloodwort family, with the
leaves all radical, and the small yellow or white flowers in
a long spike (Aletris farinosa and Aletris aurea). Called
sometimes star grass, blackroot, blazing star, and
unicorn root.
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aletris farinosa
(wn)
Aletris farinosa
n 1: colicroot having a scurfy or granuliferous perianth and
white flowers; southeastern United States [syn: {ague
root}, ague grass, Aletris farinosa]
podobné slovodefinícia
Aletris farinosa
(gcide)
Unicorn \U"ni*corn\, n. [OE. unicorne, F. unicorne, L. unicornis
one-horned, having a single horn; unus one + cornu a horn;
cf. L. unicornuus a unicorn. See One, and Horn.]
1. A fabulous animal with one horn; the monoceros; -- often
represented in heraldry as a supporter.
[1913 Webster]

2. A two-horned animal of some unknown kind, so called in the
Authorized Version of the Scriptures.
[1913 Webster]

Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the
furrow? --Job xxxix.
10.
[1913 Webster]

Note: The unicorn mentioned in the Scripture was probably the
urus. See the Note under Reem.
[1913 Webster]

3. (Zool.)
(a) Any large beetle having a hornlike prominence on the
head or prothorax.
(b) The larva of a unicorn moth.
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4. (Zool.) The kamichi; -- called also unicorn bird.
[1913 Webster]

5. (Mil.) A howitzer. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]

Fossil unicorn, or Fossil unicorn's horn (Med.), a
substance formerly of great repute in medicine; -- named
from having been supposed to be the bone or the horn of
the unicorn.

Unicorn fish, Unicorn whale (Zool.), the narwhal.

Unicorn moth (Zool.), a notodontian moth ({Coelodasys
unicornis}) whose caterpillar has a prominent horn on its
back; -- called also unicorn prominent.

Unicorn root (Bot.), a name of two North American plants,
the yellow-flowered colicroot (Aletris farinosa) and the
blazing star (Chamaelirium luteum). Both are used in
medicine.

Unicorn shell (Zool.), any one of several species of marine
gastropods having a prominent spine on the lip of the
shell. Most of them belong to the genera Monoceros and
Leucozonia.
[1913 Webster]Blazing \Blaz"ing\, a.
Burning with a blaze; as, a blazing fire; blazing torches.
--Sir W. Scott.
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Blazing star.
(a) A comet. [Obs.]
(b) A brilliant center of attraction.
(c) (Bot.) A name given to several plants; as, to
Cham[ae]lirium luteum of the Lily family; {Liatris
squarrosa}; and Aletris farinosa, called also
colicroot and star grass.
[1913 Webster]Colicroot \Col"ic*root`\, n.
A bitter American herb of the Bloodwort family, with the
leaves all radical, and the small yellow or white flowers in
a long spike (Aletris farinosa and Aletris aurea). Called
sometimes star grass, blackroot, blazing star, and
unicorn root.
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