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Alpinia
(gcide) | Alpinia \Alpinia\ n.
1. 1 a genus of perennial rhizomatous herbs of Asia and
Australia and Polynesia having ginger-scented rhizomes.
Syn: genus Alpinia, genus Zerumbet, genus Languas.
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alpinia
(wn) | Alpinia
n 1: perennial rhizomatous herbs of Asia and Australia and
Polynesia having ginger-scented rhizomes [syn: Alpinia,
genus Alpinia, genus Zerumbet, genus Languas] |
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Alpinia
(gcide) | Alpinia \Alpinia\ n.
1. 1 a genus of perennial rhizomatous herbs of Asia and
Australia and Polynesia having ginger-scented rhizomes.
Syn: genus Alpinia, genus Zerumbet, genus Languas.
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Alpinia Galanga
(gcide) | Galanga \Ga*lan"ga\, Galangal \Ga*lan"gal\, n.[OE. galingale,
OF. galingal, garingal, F. galanga (cf. Sp. galanga), prob.
fr. Ar. khalanj[=a]n. ]
The pungent aromatic rhizome or tuber of certain East Indian
or Chinese species of Alpinia (Alpinia Galanga and
Alpinia officinarum) and of the K[ae]mpferia Galanga), --
all of the Ginger family.
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Alpinia Gallanga
(gcide) | China \Chi"na\, n.
1. A country in Eastern Asia.
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2. China ware, which is the modern popular term for
porcelain. See Porcelain.
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China aster (Bot.), a well-known garden flower and plant.
See Aster.
China bean. See under Bean, 1.
China clay See Kaolin.
China grass, Same as Ramie.
China ink. See India ink.
China pink (Bot.), an anual or biennial species of
Dianthus (Dianthus Chiensis) having variously colored
single or double flowers; Indian pink.
China root (Med.), the rootstock of a species of Smilax
(Smilax China, from the East Indies; -- formerly much
esteemed for the purposes that sarsaparilla is now used
for. Also the galanga root (from Alpinia Gallanga and
Alpinia officinarum).
China rose. (Bot.)
(a) A popular name for several free-blooming varieties of
rose derived from the Rosa Indica, and perhaps other
species.
(b) A flowering hothouse plant (Hibiscus Rosa-Sinensis)
of the Mallow family, common in the gardens of China
and the east Indies.
China shop, a shop or store for the sale of China ware or
of crockery.
Pride of China, China tree. (Bot.) See Azedarach.
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Alpinia officinarum
(gcide) | Galanga \Ga*lan"ga\, Galangal \Ga*lan"gal\, n.[OE. galingale,
OF. galingal, garingal, F. galanga (cf. Sp. galanga), prob.
fr. Ar. khalanj[=a]n. ]
The pungent aromatic rhizome or tuber of certain East Indian
or Chinese species of Alpinia (Alpinia Galanga and
Alpinia officinarum) and of the K[ae]mpferia Galanga), --
all of the Ginger family.
[1913 Webster]China \Chi"na\, n.
1. A country in Eastern Asia.
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2. China ware, which is the modern popular term for
porcelain. See Porcelain.
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China aster (Bot.), a well-known garden flower and plant.
See Aster.
China bean. See under Bean, 1.
China clay See Kaolin.
China grass, Same as Ramie.
China ink. See India ink.
China pink (Bot.), an anual or biennial species of
Dianthus (Dianthus Chiensis) having variously colored
single or double flowers; Indian pink.
China root (Med.), the rootstock of a species of Smilax
(Smilax China, from the East Indies; -- formerly much
esteemed for the purposes that sarsaparilla is now used
for. Also the galanga root (from Alpinia Gallanga and
Alpinia officinarum).
China rose. (Bot.)
(a) A popular name for several free-blooming varieties of
rose derived from the Rosa Indica, and perhaps other
species.
(b) A flowering hothouse plant (Hibiscus Rosa-Sinensis)
of the Mallow family, common in the gardens of China
and the east Indies.
China shop, a shop or store for the sale of China ware or
of crockery.
Pride of China, China tree. (Bot.) See Azedarach.
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Caesalpinia Bonduc
(gcide) | Nicker nut \Nick"er nut`\
A rounded seed, rather smaller than a nutmeg, having a hard
smooth shell, and a yellowish or bluish color. The seeds grow
in the prickly pods of tropical, woody climbers of the genus
Caesalpinia. Caesalpinia Bonduc has yellowish seeds;
Caesalpinia Bonducella, bluish gray. [Spelt also {neckar
nut}, nickar nut.]
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Caesalpinia Bonducella
(gcide) | Nicker nut \Nick"er nut`\
A rounded seed, rather smaller than a nutmeg, having a hard
smooth shell, and a yellowish or bluish color. The seeds grow
in the prickly pods of tropical, woody climbers of the genus
Caesalpinia. Caesalpinia Bonduc has yellowish seeds;
Caesalpinia Bonducella, bluish gray. [Spelt also {neckar
nut}, nickar nut.]
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Caesalpinia Braziliensis
(gcide) | Brazil wood \Bra*zil" wood`\, Brazilwood
\Bra*zil"wood`\(br[.a]*z[i^]l" w[oo^]d`). [OE. brasil, LL.
brasile (cf. Pg. & Sp. brasil, Pr. bresil, Pr. bresil); perh.
from Sp. or Pg. brasa a live coal (cf. Braze, Brasier);
or Ar. vars plant for dyeing red or yellow. This name was
given to the wood from its color; and it is said that King
Emanuel, of Portugal, gave the name Brazil to the country in
South America on account of its producing this wood.]
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1. The wood of the oriental C[ae]salpinia Sapan; -- so
called before the discovery of America.
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2. A very heavy wood of a reddish color, imported from Brazil
and other tropical countries, for cabinet-work, and for
dyeing. The best is the heartwood of {Caesalpinia
echinata}, a leguminous tree; but other trees also yield
it. An inferior sort comes from Jamaica, the timber of
Caesalpinia Braziliensis and Caesalpinia crista. This
is often distinguished as Braziletto, but the better
kind is also frequently so named. The wood is also used
for violin bows.
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3. a tropical tree (Caesalpinia echinata) with a prickly
trunk; its heavy red heartwood (also called brazilwood)
yields a red dye and is used for cabinetry.
Syn: peachwood, pernambuco wood.
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Caesalpinia coriaria
(gcide) | Divi-divi \Di"vi-di"vi\, n. [Native name.] (Bot.)
A small tree of tropical America (C[ae]salpinia coriaria),
whose legumes contain a large proportion of tannic and gallic
acid, and are used by tanners and dyers.
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Caesalpinia crista
(gcide) | Brazil wood \Bra*zil" wood`\, Brazilwood
\Bra*zil"wood`\(br[.a]*z[i^]l" w[oo^]d`). [OE. brasil, LL.
brasile (cf. Pg. & Sp. brasil, Pr. bresil, Pr. bresil); perh.
from Sp. or Pg. brasa a live coal (cf. Braze, Brasier);
or Ar. vars plant for dyeing red or yellow. This name was
given to the wood from its color; and it is said that King
Emanuel, of Portugal, gave the name Brazil to the country in
South America on account of its producing this wood.]
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1. The wood of the oriental C[ae]salpinia Sapan; -- so
called before the discovery of America.
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2. A very heavy wood of a reddish color, imported from Brazil
and other tropical countries, for cabinet-work, and for
dyeing. The best is the heartwood of {Caesalpinia
echinata}, a leguminous tree; but other trees also yield
it. An inferior sort comes from Jamaica, the timber of
Caesalpinia Braziliensis and Caesalpinia crista. This
is often distinguished as Braziletto, but the better
kind is also frequently so named. The wood is also used
for violin bows.
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3. a tropical tree (Caesalpinia echinata) with a prickly
trunk; its heavy red heartwood (also called brazilwood)
yields a red dye and is used for cabinetry.
Syn: peachwood, pernambuco wood.
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Caesalpinia echinata
(gcide) | peachwood \peach"wood`\ (p[=e]ch"w[oo^]d`) n.
1. A tropical tree Caesalpinia echinata, having a prickly
trunk; its heavy red wood yields a red dye and is used for
cabinetry.
Syn: Caesalpinia echinata.
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2. The heavy red wood of the Caesalpinia echinata;
brazilwood; pernambuco wood.
[WordNet 1.5]Lima \Li"ma\ (l[=e]"m[.a] or l[imac]"m[.a]), n.
The capital city of Peru, in South America.
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Lima bean. (Bot.)
(a) A variety of climbing or pole bean (Phaseolus lunatus),
which has very large flattish seeds.
(b) The seed of this plant, much used for food.
Lima wood (Bot.), the beautiful dark wood of the South
American tree C[ae]salpinia echinata.
[1913 Webster]Brazil wood \Bra*zil" wood`\, Brazilwood
\Bra*zil"wood`\(br[.a]*z[i^]l" w[oo^]d`). [OE. brasil, LL.
brasile (cf. Pg. & Sp. brasil, Pr. bresil, Pr. bresil); perh.
from Sp. or Pg. brasa a live coal (cf. Braze, Brasier);
or Ar. vars plant for dyeing red or yellow. This name was
given to the wood from its color; and it is said that King
Emanuel, of Portugal, gave the name Brazil to the country in
South America on account of its producing this wood.]
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1. The wood of the oriental C[ae]salpinia Sapan; -- so
called before the discovery of America.
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2. A very heavy wood of a reddish color, imported from Brazil
and other tropical countries, for cabinet-work, and for
dyeing. The best is the heartwood of {Caesalpinia
echinata}, a leguminous tree; but other trees also yield
it. An inferior sort comes from Jamaica, the timber of
Caesalpinia Braziliensis and Caesalpinia crista. This
is often distinguished as Braziletto, but the better
kind is also frequently so named. The wood is also used
for violin bows.
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3. a tropical tree (Caesalpinia echinata) with a prickly
trunk; its heavy red heartwood (also called brazilwood)
yields a red dye and is used for cabinetry.
Syn: peachwood, pernambuco wood.
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Caesalpinia formerly Poinciana pulcherrima
(gcide) | Poinciana \Poin`ci*a"na\, n. [NL. Named after M. de Poinci, a
governor of the French West Indies.] (Bot.)
A prickly tropical shrub ({C[ae]salpinia, formerly Poinciana,
pulcherrima}), with bipinnate leaves, and racemes of showy
orange-red flowers with long crimson filaments.
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Note: The genus Poinciana is kept up for three trees of
Eastern Africa, the Mascarene Islands, and India.
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Caesalpinia pulcherrima
(gcide) | Flower-fence \Flow"er-fence`\, n. (Bot.)
A tropical leguminous bush (Poinciana pulcherrima, or
C[ae]salpinia, pulcherrima) with prickly branches, and
showy yellow or red flowers; -- so named from its having been
sometimes used for hedges in the West Indies. --Baird.
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Caesalpinia Sapan
(gcide) | Brazil wood \Bra*zil" wood`\, Brazilwood
\Bra*zil"wood`\(br[.a]*z[i^]l" w[oo^]d`). [OE. brasil, LL.
brasile (cf. Pg. & Sp. brasil, Pr. bresil, Pr. bresil); perh.
from Sp. or Pg. brasa a live coal (cf. Braze, Brasier);
or Ar. vars plant for dyeing red or yellow. This name was
given to the wood from its color; and it is said that King
Emanuel, of Portugal, gave the name Brazil to the country in
South America on account of its producing this wood.]
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1. The wood of the oriental C[ae]salpinia Sapan; -- so
called before the discovery of America.
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2. A very heavy wood of a reddish color, imported from Brazil
and other tropical countries, for cabinet-work, and for
dyeing. The best is the heartwood of {Caesalpinia
echinata}, a leguminous tree; but other trees also yield
it. An inferior sort comes from Jamaica, the timber of
Caesalpinia Braziliensis and Caesalpinia crista. This
is often distinguished as Braziletto, but the better
kind is also frequently so named. The wood is also used
for violin bows.
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3. a tropical tree (Caesalpinia echinata) with a prickly
trunk; its heavy red heartwood (also called brazilwood)
yields a red dye and is used for cabinetry.
Syn: peachwood, pernambuco wood.
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Caesalpinia Sappan
(gcide) | Sapan wood \Sa*pan" wood\ [Malay sapang.] (Bot.)
A dyewood yielded by Caesalpinia Sappan, a thorny
leguminous tree of Southern Asia and the neighboring islands.
It is the original Brazil wood. [Written also sappan wood.]
[1913 Webster]Redwood \Red"wood`\ (-w[oo^]d`), n. (Bot.)
(a) A gigantic coniferous tree (Sequoia sempervirens) of
California, and its light and durable reddish timber. See
Sequoia.
(b) An East Indian dyewood, obtained from {Pterocarpus
santalinus}, Caesalpinia Sappan, and several other
trees.
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Note: The redwood of Andaman is Pterocarpus dalbergioides;
that of some parts of tropical America, several species
of Erythoxylum; that of Brazil, the species of
Humirium.
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alpinia galanga
(wn) | Alpinia galanga
n 1: southeastern Asian perennial with aromatic roots [syn:
galangal, Alpinia galanga] |
alpinia officinalis
(wn) | Alpinia officinalis
n 1: Chinese perennial with pyramidal racemes of white flowers
and pungent aromatic roots used medicinally and as
flavoring [syn: lesser galangal, Alpinia officinarum,
Alpinia officinalis] |
alpinia officinarum
(wn) | Alpinia officinarum
n 1: Chinese perennial with pyramidal racemes of white flowers
and pungent aromatic roots used medicinally and as
flavoring [syn: lesser galangal, Alpinia officinarum,
Alpinia officinalis] |
alpinia purpurata
(wn) | Alpinia purpurata
n 1: an ornamental ginger native to Pacific islands [syn: {red
ginger}, Alpinia purpurata] |
alpinia speciosa
(wn) | Alpinia speciosa
n 1: cultivated for its shining oblong leaves and arching
clusters of white flowers with pink shading and crinkled
yellow lips with variegated magenta stripes [syn:
shellflower, shall-flower, shell ginger, {Alpinia
Zerumbet}, Alpinia speciosa, Languas speciosa] |
alpinia zerumbet
(wn) | Alpinia Zerumbet
n 1: cultivated for its shining oblong leaves and arching
clusters of white flowers with pink shading and crinkled
yellow lips with variegated magenta stripes [syn:
shellflower, shall-flower, shell ginger, {Alpinia
Zerumbet}, Alpinia speciosa, Languas speciosa] |
caesalpinia
(wn) | Caesalpinia
n 1: small spiny tropical trees or shrubs; includes the small
genus or subgenus Poinciana [syn: Caesalpinia, {genus
Caesalpinia}] |
caesalpinia bonduc
(wn) | Caesalpinia bonduc
n 1: tropical tree with large prickly pods of seeds that
resemble beans and are used for jewelry and rosaries [syn:
bonduc, bonduc tree, Caesalpinia bonduc, {Caesalpinia
bonducella}] |
caesalpinia bonducella
(wn) | Caesalpinia bonducella
n 1: tropical tree with large prickly pods of seeds that
resemble beans and are used for jewelry and rosaries [syn:
bonduc, bonduc tree, Caesalpinia bonduc, {Caesalpinia
bonducella}] |
caesalpinia coriaria
(wn) | Caesalpinia coriaria
n 1: small thornless tree or shrub of tropical America whose
seed pods are a source of tannin [syn: divi-divi,
Caesalpinia coriaria] |
caesalpinia decapetala
(wn) | Caesalpinia decapetala
n 1: spreading thorny shrub of tropical Asia bearing large erect
racemes of red-marked yellow flowers [syn: Mysore thorn,
Caesalpinia decapetala, Caesalpinia sepiaria] |
caesalpinia echinata
(wn) | Caesalpinia echinata
n 1: tropical tree with prickly trunk; its heavy red wood yields
a red dye and is used for cabinetry [syn: brazilwood,
peachwood, peach-wood, pernambuco wood, {Caesalpinia
echinata}] |
caesalpinia ferrea
(wn) | Caesalpinia ferrea
n 1: thornless tree yielding heavy wood [syn: {brazilian
ironwood}, Caesalpinia ferrea] |
caesalpinia gilliesii
(wn) | Caesalpinia gilliesii
n 1: a tropical flowering shrub having bright orange or red
flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana [syn: {bird of
paradise}, poinciana, Caesalpinia gilliesii, {Poinciana
gilliesii}] |
caesalpinia pulcherrima
(wn) | Caesalpinia pulcherrima
n 1: tropical shrub or small tree having showy yellow to orange-
red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana [syn:
pride of barbados, paradise flower, flamboyant tree,
Caesalpinia pulcherrima, Poinciana pulcherrima] |
caesalpinia sepiaria
(wn) | Caesalpinia sepiaria
n 1: spreading thorny shrub of tropical Asia bearing large erect
racemes of red-marked yellow flowers [syn: Mysore thorn,
Caesalpinia decapetala, Caesalpinia sepiaria] |
caesalpiniaceae
(wn) | Caesalpiniaceae
n 1: spiny trees, shrubs, or perennial herbs, including the
genera Caesalpinia, Cassia, Ceratonia, Bauhinia; commonly
included in the family Leguminosae [syn: Caesalpiniaceae,
family Caesalpiniaceae] |
family caesalpiniaceae
(wn) | family Caesalpiniaceae
n 1: spiny trees, shrubs, or perennial herbs, including the
genera Caesalpinia, Cassia, Ceratonia, Bauhinia; commonly
included in the family Leguminosae [syn: Caesalpiniaceae,
family Caesalpiniaceae] |
genus alpinia
(wn) | genus Alpinia
n 1: perennial rhizomatous herbs of Asia and Australia and
Polynesia having ginger-scented rhizomes [syn: Alpinia,
genus Alpinia, genus Zerumbet, genus Languas] |
genus caesalpinia
(wn) | genus Caesalpinia
n 1: small spiny tropical trees or shrubs; includes the small
genus or subgenus Poinciana [syn: Caesalpinia, {genus
Caesalpinia}] |
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