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Allium
(gcide) | Allium \Al"li*um\, n. [L., garlic.] (bot.)
A genus of plants, including the onion, garlic, leek, chive,
etc.
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allium
(wn) | Allium
n 1: large genus of perennial and biennial pungent bulbous
plants: garlic; leek; onion; chive; sometimes placed in
family Alliaceae as the type genus [syn: Allium, {genus
Allium}] |
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gallium
(encz) | gallium,galium [chem.] luke |
neopallium
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pallium
(encz) | pallium, n: |
thallium
(encz) | thallium,talium n: Zdeněk Brožthallium,thalium n: Zdeněk Brož |
Allium
(gcide) | Allium \Al"li*um\, n. [L., garlic.] (bot.)
A genus of plants, including the onion, garlic, leek, chive,
etc.
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Allium Ascalonicum
(gcide) | Scallion \Scal"lion\, n. [OF. escalone, eschaloingne, L. caepa
Ascalonia onion of Ascalon; caepa onion + Ascalonius of
Ascalon, fr. Ascalo Ascalon, a town in Palestine. Cf.
Shallot.]
1. (Bot.) A kind of small onion (Allium Ascalonicum),
native of Palestine; the eschalot, or shallot.
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2. Any onion which does not "bottom out," but remains with a
thick stem like a leek. --Amer. Cyc.
[1913 Webster]Shallot \Shal*lot"\, n. [OF. eschalote (for escalone), F.
['e]chalote. See Scallion, and cf. Eschalot.] (Bot.)
A small kind of onion (Allium Ascalonicum) growing in
clusters, and ready for gathering in spring; a scallion, or
eschalot.
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Allium Ascalonium
(gcide) | Rocambole \Roc"am*bole\, n. [F.] [Written also rokambole.]
(Bot.)
A name of Allium Scorodoprasum and Allium Ascalonium, two
kinds of garlic, the latter of which is also called
shallot.
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Allium cepa
(gcide) | Onion \On"ion\, n. [F. ognon, fr. L. unio oneness, unity, a
single large pearl, an onion. See One, Union.]
1. (Bot.) A liliaceous plant of the genus Allium ({Allium
cepa}), having a strong-flavored bulb and long hollow
leaves; also, its bulbous root, much used as an article of
food. The name is often extended to other species of the
genus.
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2. The flavor of an onion[1].
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Onion fish (Zool.), the grenadier.
Onion fly (Zool.) a dipterous insect whose larva feeds upon
the onion; especially, Anthomyia ceparum and {Ortalis
flexa}.
Welsh onion. (Bot.) See Cibol.
Wild onion (Bot.), a name given to several species of the
genus Allium.
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Allium fistulosum
(gcide) | Welsh \Welsh\, a. [AS. w[ae]lisc, welisc, from wealh a stranger,
foreigner, not of Saxon origin, a Welshman, a Celt, Gael;
akin to OHG. walh, whence G. w[aum]lsch or welsch, Celtic,
Welsh, Italian, French, Foreign, strange, OHG. walhisc; from
the name of a Celtic tribe. See Walnut.]
Of or pertaining to Wales, or its inhabitants. [Sometimes
written also Welch.]
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Welsh flannel, a fine kind of flannel made from the fleece
of the flocks of the Welsh mountains, and largely
manufactured by hand.
Welsh glaive, or Welsh hook, a weapon of war used in
former times by the Welsh, commonly regarded as a kind of
poleax. --Fairholt. --Craig.
Welsh mortgage (O. Eng. Law), a species of mortgage, being
a conveyance of an estate, redeemable at any time on
payment of the principal, with an understanding that the
profits in the mean time shall be received by the
mortgagee without account, in satisfaction of interest.
--Burrill.
Welsh mutton, a choice and delicate kind of mutton obtained
from a breed of small sheep in Wales.
Welsh onion (Bot.), a kind of onion (Allium fistulosum)
having hollow inflated stalks and leaves, but scarcely any
bulb, a native of Siberia. It is said to have been
introduced from Germany, and is supposed to have derived
its name from the German term w[aum]lsch foreign.
Welsh parsley, hemp, or halters made from hemp. [Obs. &
Jocular] --J. Fletcher.
Welsh rabbit. See under Rabbit.
[1913 Webster]Cibol \Cib"ol\, n. [F. ciboule, LL. cepula, cepola, dim. of L.
cepa, caepa, caepe, an onion. Cf. Chibbal, Cives.]
A perennial alliaceous plant (Allium fistulosum), sometimes
called Welsh onion. Its fistular leaves areused in cookery.
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Allium Moly
(gcide) | Moly \Mo"ly\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.]
1. A fabulous herb of occult power, having a black root and
white blossoms, said by Homer to have been given by Hermes
to Ulysses to counteract the spells of Circe. --Milton.
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2. (Bot.) A kind of garlic (Allium Moly) with large yellow
flowers; -- called also golden garlic.
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Allium Porrum
(gcide) | Leek \Leek\ (l[=e]k), n. [AS. le['a]c; akin to D. look, G.
lauch, OHG. louh, Icel. laukr, Sw. l["o]k, Dan l["o]g. Cf.
Garlic.] (Bot.)
A plant of the genus Allium (Allium Porrum), having
broadly linear succulent leaves rising from a loose oblong
cylindrical bulb. The flavor is stronger than that of the
common onion.
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Wild leek, in America, a plant (Allium tricoccum) with a
cluster of ovoid bulbs and large oblong elliptical leaves.
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Allium proliferum
(gcide) | Tree \Tree\ (tr[=e]), n. [OE. tree, tre, treo, AS. tre['o],
tre['o]w, tree, wood; akin to OFries. tr[=e], OS. treo, trio,
Icel. tr[=e], Dan. trae, Sw. tr[aum], tr[aum]d, Goth. triu,
Russ. drevo, W. derw an oak, Ir. darag, darog, Gr. dry^s a
tree, oak, do`ry a beam, spear shaft, spear, Skr. dru tree,
wood, d[=a]ru wood. [root]63, 241. Cf. Dryad, Germander,
Tar, n., Trough.]
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1. (Bot.) Any perennial woody plant of considerable size
(usually over twenty feet high) and growing with a single
trunk.
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Note: The kind of tree referred to, in any particular case,
is often indicated by a modifying word; as forest tree,
fruit tree, palm tree, apple tree, pear tree, etc.
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2. Something constructed in the form of, or considered as
resembling, a tree, consisting of a stem, or stock, and
branches; as, a genealogical tree.
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3. A piece of timber, or something commonly made of timber;
-- used in composition, as in axletree, boottree,
chesstree, crosstree, whiffletree, and the like.
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4. A cross or gallows; as Tyburn tree.
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[Jesus] whom they slew and hanged on a tree. --Acts
x. 39.
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5. Wood; timber. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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In a great house ben not only vessels of gold and of
silver but also of tree and of earth. --Wyclif (2
Tim. ii. 20).
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6. (Chem.) A mass of crystals, aggregated in arborescent
forms, obtained by precipitation of a metal from solution.
See Lead tree, under Lead.
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Tree bear (Zool.), the raccoon. [Local, U. S.]
Tree beetle (Zool.) any one of numerous species of beetles
which feed on the leaves of trees and shrubs, as the May
beetles, the rose beetle, the rose chafer, and the
goldsmith beetle.
Tree bug (Zool.), any one of numerous species of
hemipterous insects which live upon, and suck the sap of,
trees and shrubs. They belong to Arma, Pentatoma,
Rhaphigaster, and allied genera.
Tree cat (Zool.), the common paradoxure ({Paradoxurus
musang}).
Tree clover (Bot.), a tall kind of melilot ({Melilotus
alba}). See Melilot.
Tree crab (Zool.), the purse crab. See under Purse.
Tree creeper (Zool.), any one of numerous species of
arboreal creepers belonging to Certhia, Climacteris,
and allied genera. See Creeper, 3.
Tree cricket (Zool.), a nearly white arboreal American
cricket (Ecanthus niv[oe]us) which is noted for its loud
stridulation; -- called also white cricket.
Tree crow (Zool.), any one of several species of Old World
crows belonging to Crypsirhina and allied genera,
intermediate between the true crows and the jays. The tail
is long, and the bill is curved and without a tooth.
Tree dove (Zool.) any one of several species of East Indian
and Asiatic doves belonging to Macropygia and allied
genera. They have long and broad tails, are chiefly
arboreal in their habits, and feed mainly on fruit.
Tree duck (Zool.), any one of several species of ducks
belonging to Dendrocygna and allied genera. These ducks
have a long and slender neck and a long hind toe. They are
arboreal in their habits, and are found in the tropical
parts of America, Africa, Asia, and Australia.
Tree fern (Bot.), an arborescent fern having a straight
trunk, sometimes twenty or twenty-five feet high, or even
higher, and bearing a cluster of fronds at the top. Most
of the existing species are tropical.
Tree fish (Zool.), a California market fish ({Sebastichthys
serriceps}).
Tree frog. (Zool.)
(a) Same as Tree toad.
(b) Any one of numerous species of Old World frogs
belonging to Chiromantis, Rhacophorus, and allied
genera of the family Ranidae. Their toes are
furnished with suckers for adhesion. The flying frog
(see under Flying) is an example.
Tree goose (Zool.), the bernicle goose.
Tree hopper (Zool.), any one of numerous species of small
leaping hemipterous insects which live chiefly on the
branches and twigs of trees, and injure them by sucking
the sap. Many of them are very odd in shape, the prothorax
being often prolonged upward or forward in the form of a
spine or crest.
Tree jobber (Zool.), a woodpecker. [Obs.]
Tree kangaroo. (Zool.) See Kangaroo.
Tree lark (Zool.), the tree pipit. [Prov. Eng.]
Tree lizard (Zool.), any one of a group of Old World
arboreal lizards (formerly grouped as the Dendrosauria)
comprising the chameleons; also applied to various lizards
belonging to the families Agamidae or Iguanidae,
especially those of the genus Urosaurus, such as the
lined tree lizard (Urosaurus ornatus) of the
southwestern U.S.
Tree lobster. (Zool.) Same as Tree crab, above.
Tree louse (Zool.), any aphid; a plant louse.
Tree moss. (Bot.)
(a) Any moss or lichen growing on trees.
(b) Any species of moss in the form of a miniature tree.
Tree mouse (Zool.), any one of several species of African
mice of the subfamily Dendromyinae. They have long claws
and habitually live in trees.
Tree nymph, a wood nymph. See Dryad.
Tree of a saddle, a saddle frame.
Tree of heaven (Bot.), an ornamental tree ({Ailantus
glandulosus}) having long, handsome pinnate leaves, and
greenish flowers of a disagreeable odor.
Tree of life (Bot.), a tree of the genus Thuja; arbor
vitae.
Tree onion (Bot.), a species of garlic ({Allium
proliferum}) which produces bulbs in place of flowers, or
among its flowers.
Tree oyster (Zool.), a small American oyster ({Ostrea
folium}) which adheres to the roots of the mangrove tree;
-- called also raccoon oyster.
Tree pie (Zool.), any species of Asiatic birds of the genus
Dendrocitta. The tree pies are allied to the magpie.
Tree pigeon (Zool.), any one of numerous species of
longwinged arboreal pigeons native of Asia, Africa, and
Australia, and belonging to Megaloprepia, Carpophaga,
and allied genera.
Tree pipit. (Zool.) See under Pipit.
Tree porcupine (Zool.), any one of several species of
Central and South American arboreal porcupines belonging
to the genera Chaetomys and Sphingurus. They have an
elongated and somewhat prehensile tail, only four toes on
the hind feet, and a body covered with short spines mixed
with bristles. One South American species ({Sphingurus
villosus}) is called also couiy; another ({Sphingurus
prehensilis}) is called also c[oe]ndou.
Tree rat (Zool.), any one of several species of large
ratlike West Indian rodents belonging to the genera
Capromys and Plagiodon. They are allied to the
porcupines.
Tree serpent (Zool.), a tree snake.
Tree shrike (Zool.), a bush shrike.
Tree snake (Zool.), any one of numerous species of snakes
of the genus Dendrophis. They live chiefly among the
branches of trees, and are not venomous.
Tree sorrel (Bot.), a kind of sorrel (Rumex Lunaria)
which attains the stature of a small tree, and bears
greenish flowers. It is found in the Canary Islands and
Tenerife.
Tree sparrow (Zool.) any one of several species of small
arboreal sparrows, especially the American tree sparrow
(Spizella monticola), and the common European species
(Passer montanus).
Tree swallow (Zool.), any one of several species of
swallows of the genus Hylochelidon which lay their eggs
in holes in dead trees. They inhabit Australia and
adjacent regions. Called also martin in Australia.
Tree swift (Zool.), any one of several species of swifts of
the genus Dendrochelidon which inhabit the East Indies
and Southern Asia.
Tree tiger (Zool.), a leopard.
Tree toad (Zool.), any one of numerous species of
amphibians belonging to Hyla and allied genera of the
family Hylidae. They are related to the common frogs and
toads, but have the tips of the toes expanded into suckers
by means of which they cling to the bark and leaves of
trees. Only one species (Hyla arborea) is found in
Europe, but numerous species occur in America and
Australia. The common tree toad of the Northern United
States (Hyla versicolor) is noted for the facility with
which it changes its colors. Called also tree frog. See
also Piping frog, under Piping, and Cricket frog,
under Cricket.
Tree warbler (Zool.), any one of several species of
arboreal warblers belonging to Phylloscopus and allied
genera.
Tree wool (Bot.), a fine fiber obtained from the leaves of
pine trees.
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Allium Schoenoprasum
(gcide) | chive \chive\, chives \chives\, n. [F. cive, fr. L. cepa, caepa,
onion. Cf. Cives, Cibol.] (Bot.)
A perennial plant (Allium Schoenoprasum), allied to the
onion, having hollow cylindrical leaves used for seasoning.
The young leaves are used in omelets, etc. [Written also
cive.]
Syn: chive, cive, schnittlaugh, Allium schoenoprasum.
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2. the bulbous herb Allium Schoenoprasum used fresh as a
mild onion-flavored seasoning.
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Allium schoenoprasum
(gcide) | chive \chive\, chives \chives\, n. [F. cive, fr. L. cepa, caepa,
onion. Cf. Cives, Cibol.] (Bot.)
A perennial plant (Allium Schoenoprasum), allied to the
onion, having hollow cylindrical leaves used for seasoning.
The young leaves are used in omelets, etc. [Written also
cive.]
Syn: chive, cive, schnittlaugh, Allium schoenoprasum.
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2. the bulbous herb Allium Schoenoprasum used fresh as a
mild onion-flavored seasoning.
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Allium Scorodoprasum
(gcide) | Rocambole \Roc"am*bole\, n. [F.] [Written also rokambole.]
(Bot.)
A name of Allium Scorodoprasum and Allium Ascalonium, two
kinds of garlic, the latter of which is also called
shallot.
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Allium tricoccum
(gcide) | Leek \Leek\ (l[=e]k), n. [AS. le['a]c; akin to D. look, G.
lauch, OHG. louh, Icel. laukr, Sw. l["o]k, Dan l["o]g. Cf.
Garlic.] (Bot.)
A plant of the genus Allium (Allium Porrum), having
broadly linear succulent leaves rising from a loose oblong
cylindrical bulb. The flavor is stronger than that of the
common onion.
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Wild leek, in America, a plant (Allium tricoccum) with a
cluster of ovoid bulbs and large oblong elliptical leaves.
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Allium ursinum
(gcide) | Ramson \Ram"son\ (r[a^]m"z'n), n. [AS. hramsan, pl., akin to G.
rams, Sw. rams, ramsl["o]k; cf. Gr. kro`myon onion.] (Bot.)
A broad-leaved species of garlic (Allium ursinum), common
in European gardens; -- called also buckram.
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archipallium
(gcide) | archipallium \archipallium\ n.
1. 1 the olfactory cortex of the cerebrum.
Syn: paleocortex
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Ballium
(gcide) | Ballium \Bal"li*um\, n. [LL.]
See Bailey.
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Corallium rubrum
(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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Ecballium
(gcide) | Ecballium \Ec*bal"li*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?. See Ecbole.]
(Bot.)
A genus of cucurbitaceous plants consisting of the single
species Ecballium agreste (or Elaterium), the squirting
cucumber. Its fruit, when ripe, bursts and violently ejects
its seeds, together with a mucilaginous juice, from which
elaterium, a powerful cathartic medicine, is prepared.
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Ecballium agreste
(gcide) | Elaterium \El`a*te"ri*um\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, neut. of ?
driving. See 2d Elater.]
A cathartic substance obtained, in the form of yellowish or
greenish cakes, as the dried residue of the juice of the wild
or squirting cucumber (Ecballium agreste, formerly called
Momordica Elaterium).
[1913 Webster]Elater \El"a*ter\, n. (Chem.)
The active principle of elaterium, being found in the juice
of the wild or squirting cucumber (Ecballium agreste,
formerly Motordica Elaterium) and other related species. It
is extracted as a bitter, white, crystalline substance, which
is a violent purgative.
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Gallium
(gcide) | Gallium \Gal"li*um\, n. [NL.; perh. fr. L. Gallia France.]
(Chem.)
A rare metallic element, found combined in certain zinc ores.
It is white, hard, and malleable, resembling aluminium, and
remarkable for its low melting point (86[deg] F., 30[deg]
C.). Symbol, Ga; at. wt., 69.9. Gallium is chiefly trivalent,
resembling aluminium and indium. It was predicted with most
of its properties, under the name eka-aluminium, by the
Russian chemist Mendelyeev on the basis of the periodic law.
This prediction was verified in its discovery (in 1875) by
the French chemist Lecoq de Boisbaudran by its characteristic
spectrum (two violet lines), in an examination of a zinc
blende from the Pyrenees.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]Ekaluminium \Ek*al`u*min"i*um\, n. [Skr. [=e]ka one + E.
aluminium.] (Chem.)
The name given by Mendeleev to a hypothetical element, --
later discovered and called gallium. See Gallium, and cf.
Ekabor. Also see periodic table.
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gallium
(gcide) | Gallium \Gal"li*um\, n. [NL.; perh. fr. L. Gallia France.]
(Chem.)
A rare metallic element, found combined in certain zinc ores.
It is white, hard, and malleable, resembling aluminium, and
remarkable for its low melting point (86[deg] F., 30[deg]
C.). Symbol, Ga; at. wt., 69.9. Gallium is chiefly trivalent,
resembling aluminium and indium. It was predicted with most
of its properties, under the name eka-aluminium, by the
Russian chemist Mendelyeev on the basis of the periodic law.
This prediction was verified in its discovery (in 1875) by
the French chemist Lecoq de Boisbaudran by its characteristic
spectrum (two violet lines), in an examination of a zinc
blende from the Pyrenees.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]Ekaluminium \Ek*al`u*min"i*um\, n. [Skr. [=e]ka one + E.
aluminium.] (Chem.)
The name given by Mendeleev to a hypothetical element, --
later discovered and called gallium. See Gallium, and cf.
Ekabor. Also see periodic table.
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neopallium
(gcide) | neopallium \neopallium\ n.
The neocortex.
[WordNet 1.5]neocortex \neocortex\ n.
The cortical part of the neencephalon; the most recently
evolved part of the cerebral cortex of the brain of higher
animals, and the site of most of the higher brain functions;
called also neopallium.
Syn: neopallium.
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Pallium
(gcide) | Pallium \Pal"li*um\, n.; pl. L. Pallia, E. Palliums. [L. See
Pall the garment.]
1. (Anc. Costume) A large, square, woolen cloak which
enveloped the whole person, worn by the Greeks and by
certain Romans. It is the Roman name of a Greek garment.
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2. (R. C. Ch.) A band of white wool, worn on the shoulders,
with four purple crosses worked on it; a pall.
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Note: The wool is obtained from two lambs brought to the
basilica of St. Agnes, Rome, and blessed. It is worn by
the pope, and sent to patriarchs, primates, and
archbishops, as a sign that they share in the plenitude
of the episcopal office. Before it is sent, the pallium
is laid on the tomb of St. Peter, where it remains all
night.
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3. (Zool.)
(a) The mantle of a bivalve. See Mantle.
(b) The mantle of a bird.
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Palliums
(gcide) | Pallium \Pal"li*um\, n.; pl. L. Pallia, E. Palliums. [L. See
Pall the garment.]
1. (Anc. Costume) A large, square, woolen cloak which
enveloped the whole person, worn by the Greeks and by
certain Romans. It is the Roman name of a Greek garment.
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2. (R. C. Ch.) A band of white wool, worn on the shoulders,
with four purple crosses worked on it; a pall.
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Note: The wool is obtained from two lambs brought to the
basilica of St. Agnes, Rome, and blessed. It is worn by
the pope, and sent to patriarchs, primates, and
archbishops, as a sign that they share in the plenitude
of the episcopal office. Before it is sent, the pallium
is laid on the tomb of St. Peter, where it remains all
night.
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3. (Zool.)
(a) The mantle of a bivalve. See Mantle.
(b) The mantle of a bird.
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Prothallium
(gcide) | Prothallium \Pro*thal"li*um\, n.; pl. Prothallia. [NL.] (Bot.)
Same as Prothallus.
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Thallium
(gcide) | Thallium \Thal"li*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? young or green shoot
or branch, twig. So called from a characteristic bright green
line in its spectrum.] (Chem.)
A rare metallic element of the aluminium group found in some
minerals, as certain pyrites, and also in the lead-chamber
deposit in the manufacture of sulphuric acid. It is isolated
as a heavy, soft, bluish white metal, easily oxidized in
moist air, but preserved by keeping under water. Symbol Tl.
Atomic weight 203.7.
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allium acuminatum
(wn) | Allium acuminatum
n 1: a common North American wild onion with a strong onion odor
and an umbel of pink flowers atop a leafless stalk; British
Columbia to California and Arizona and east to Wyoming and
Colorado [syn: Hooker's onion, Allium acuminatum] |
allium ampeloprasum
(wn) | Allium ampeloprasum
n 1: coarse Old World perennial having a large bulb and tall
stalk of greenish purple-tinged flowers; widely naturalized
[syn: wild leek, Levant garlic, kurrat, {Allium
ampeloprasum}] |
allium ascalonicum
(wn) | Allium ascalonicum
n 1: type of onion plant producing small clustered mild-flavored
bulbs used as seasoning [syn: shallot, eschalot,
multiplier onion, Allium cepa aggregatum, {Allium
ascalonicum}] |
allium canadense
(wn) | Allium canadense
n 1: North American bulbous plant [syn: Canada garlic, {meadow
leek}, rose leek, Allium canadense] |
allium carinatum
(wn) | Allium carinatum
n 1: Eurasian bulbous plant [syn: keeled garlic, {Allium
carinatum}] |
allium cepa
(wn) | Allium cepa
n 1: bulbous plant having hollow leaves cultivated worldwide for
its rounded edible bulb [syn: onion, onion plant,
Allium cepa] |
allium cepa aggregatum
(wn) | Allium cepa aggregatum
n 1: type of onion plant producing small clustered mild-flavored
bulbs used as seasoning [syn: shallot, eschalot,
multiplier onion, Allium cepa aggregatum, {Allium
ascalonicum}] |
allium cepa viviparum
(wn) | Allium cepa viviparum
n 1: type of perennial onion grown chiefly as a curiosity or for
early salad onions; having bulbils that replace the flowers
[syn: tree onion, Egyptian onion, top onion, {Allium
cepa viviparum}] |
allium cernuum
(wn) | Allium cernuum
n 1: widely distributed North American wild onion with white to
rose flowers [syn: nodding onion, nodding wild onion,
lady's leek, Allium cernuum] |
allium fistulosum
(wn) | Allium fistulosum
n 1: Asiatic onion with slender bulbs; used as early green
onions [syn: Welsh onion, Japanese leek, {Allium
fistulosum}] |
allium haematochiton
(wn) | Allium haematochiton
n 1: onion with white to deep red tunic; California [syn: {red-
skinned onion}, Allium haematochiton] |
allium neopolitanum
(wn) | Allium neopolitanum
n 1: European onion with white flowers [syn: daffodil garlic,
flowering onion, Naples garlic, Allium neopolitanum] |
allium paradoxum
(wn) | Allium paradoxum
n 1: leek producing bulbils instead of flowers; Russia and Iran
[syn: few-flowered leek, Allium paradoxum] |
allium porrum
(wn) | Allium porrum
n 1: plant having a large slender white bulb and flat
overlapping dark green leaves; used in cooking; believed
derived from the wild Allium ampeloprasum [syn: leek,
scallion, Allium porrum] |
allium sativum
(wn) | Allium sativum
n 1: bulbous herb of southern Europe widely naturalized; bulb
breaks up into separate strong-flavored cloves [syn:
garlic, Allium sativum] |
allium schoenoprasum
(wn) | Allium schoenoprasum
n 1: perennial having hollow cylindrical leaves used for
seasoning [syn: chives, chive, cive, schnittlaugh,
Allium schoenoprasum] |
allium scorodoprasum
(wn) | Allium scorodoprasum
n 1: European leek cultivated and used like leeks [syn: {sand
leek}, giant garlic, Spanish garlic, rocambole,
Allium scorodoprasum] |
allium sphaerocephalum
(wn) | Allium sphaerocephalum
n 1: Old World leek with a spherical bulb [syn: {round-headed
leek}, Allium sphaerocephalum] |
allium tricoccum
(wn) | Allium tricoccum
n 1: North American perennial having a slender bulb and whitish
flowers [syn: ramp, wild leek, Allium tricoccum] |
allium triquetrum
(wn) | Allium triquetrum
n 1: European leek naturalized in Great Britain; leaves are
triangular [syn: three-cornered leek, triquetrous leek,
Allium triquetrum] |
allium tuberosum
(wn) | Allium tuberosum
n 1: a plant of eastern Asia; larger than Allium schoenoprasum
[syn: garlic chive, Chinese chive, Oriental garlic,
Allium tuberosum] |
allium ursinum
(wn) | Allium ursinum
n 1: pungent Old World weedy plant [syn: wild garlic, {wood
garlic}, Ramsons, Allium ursinum] |
allium vineale
(wn) | Allium vineale
n 1: pungent Old World wild onion [syn: crow garlic, {false
garlic}, field garlic, stag's garlic, wild garlic,
Allium vineale] |
archipallium
(wn) | archipallium
n 1: the olfactory cortex of the cerebrum [syn: archipallium,
paleocortex] |
ecballium
(wn) | Ecballium
n 1: exploding cucumber; squirting cucumber [syn: Ecballium,
genus Ecballium] |
ecballium elaterium
(wn) | Ecballium elaterium
n 1: Mediterranean vine having oblong fruit that when ripe
expels its seeds and juice violently when touched [syn:
squirting cucumber, exploding cucumber, touch-me-not,
Ecballium elaterium] |
gallium
(wn) | gallium
n 1: a rare silvery (usually trivalent) metallic element;
brittle at low temperatures but liquid above room
temperature; occurs in trace amounts in bauxite and zinc
ores [syn: gallium, Ga, atomic number 31] |
genus allium
(wn) | genus Allium
n 1: large genus of perennial and biennial pungent bulbous
plants: garlic; leek; onion; chive; sometimes placed in
family Alliaceae as the type genus [syn: Allium, {genus
Allium}] |
genus ecballium
(wn) | genus Ecballium
n 1: exploding cucumber; squirting cucumber [syn: Ecballium,
genus Ecballium] |
neopallium
(wn) | neopallium
n 1: the cortical part of the neencephalon [syn: neopallium,
neocortex] |
pallium
(wn) | pallium
n 1: the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming
the cortex of the cerebrum [syn: cerebral cortex,
cerebral mantle, pallium, cortex]
2: (zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or
brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell [syn:
mantle, pallium]
3: (Roman Catholic Church) vestment consisting of a band
encircling the shoulders with two lappets hanging in front
and back
4: cloak or mantle worn by men in ancient Rome |
thallium
(wn) | thallium
n 1: a soft grey malleable metallic element that resembles tin
but discolors on exposure to air; it is highly toxic and is
used in rodent and insect poisons; occurs in zinc blende
and some iron ores [syn: thallium, Tl, {atomic number
81}] |
gallium
(elements) | gallium
Symbol: Ga
Atomic number: 31
Atomic weight: 69.72
Soft silvery metallic element, belongs to group 13 of the periodic
table.
The two stable isotopes are Ga-69 and Ga-71. Eight radioactive isotopes
are known, all having short half-lives. Gallium Arsenide is used as a
semiconductor. Corrodes most other metals by diffusing into their
lattice.
First identified by Francois Lecoq de Boisbaudran in 1875.
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thallium
(elements) | thallium
Symbol: Tl
Atomic number: 81
Atomic weight: 204.3833
Pure, unreacted thallium appears silvery-white and exhibits a metallic
lustre. Upon reacting with air, it begins to turn bluish-grey and looks
like lead. It is very malleable, and can be cut with a knife. There are
two stable isotopes, and four radioisotopes, Tl-204 being the most
stable
with a half-life of 3.78 years. Thallium sulphate was used as a
rodenticide.
Thallium sulphine's conductivity changes with exposure to infrared
light,
this gives it a use in infrared detectors. Discovered by Sir William
Crookes
via spectroscopy. Its name comes from the Greek word thallos, which
means
green twig. Thallium and its compounds are toxic and can cause cancer.
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