| slovo | definícia |
anna
(encz) | Anna,Anna n: [jmén.] příjmení, ženské křestní jméno Zdeněk Brož a
automatický překlad |
anna
(czen) | Anna,Annan: [jmén.] příjmení, ženské křestní jméno Zdeněk Brož a
automatický překlad |
anna
(czen) | Anna,Anne Zdeněk Brož |
Anna
(gcide) | Anna \An"na\, n. [Hindi [=a]n[=a].]
An East Indian money of account, the sixteenth of a rupee, or
about 2? cents.
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anna
(wn) | anna
n 1: a former copper coin of Pakistan and India |
anna
(foldoc) | ANNotated Ada
Anna
(Anna) A specification language
developed at Stanford University ca. 1980 for formally
specifying Ada programs. It has a Specification Analyzer
and a Consistency Checking System. It adds semantic
assertions in the form of Ada comments.
(ftp://anna.stanford.edu/pub/anna/).
["ANNA - A Language for Annotating Ada Programs", David
Luckham et al, Springer 1987].
(1994-11-01)
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| | podobné slovo | definícia |
hosanna
(mass) | hosanna
- hosana |
panna
(msas) | panna
- maid, virgin |
ochranna znamka
(msasasci) | ochranna znamka
- trademark |
panna
(msasasci) | panna
- maid, virgin |
annalist
(encz) | annalist,letopisec n: Zdeněk Brož |
annals
(encz) | annals,anály n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
annapolis
(encz) | Annapolis,hl.m. - Maryland v USA n: [jmén.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický
překlad |
annapurna
(encz) | Annapurna,Anapurna n: [zem.] hora v Himálaji, 8078 m Petr Prášek |
bandanna
(encz) | bandanna,šátek n: Zdeněk Brož |
cannabis
(encz) | cannabis,hašiš Zdeněk Brožcannabis,marihuana |
deanna
(encz) | Deanna,ženské křestní jméno n: [female] [jmén.] Zdeněk Brož a
automatický překlad |
hanna
(encz) | Hanna,Hanna n: [jmén.] příjmení, ženské křestní jméno Zdeněk Brož a
automatický překlad |
hannah
(encz) | Hannah,Hannah n: [jmén.] příjmení, ženské křestní jméno Zdeněk Brož a
automatický překlad |
hosanna
(encz) | hosanna,hosana n: Zdeněk Brož |
inanna
(encz) | Inanna, |
jagannath
(encz) | Jagannath, |
jagannatha
(encz) | Jagannatha, |
joanna
(encz) | Joanna,ženské křestní jméno n: [female] [jmén.] Zdeněk Brož a
automatický překlad |
johanna
(encz) | Johanna,ženské křestní jméno n: [female] [jmén.] Zdeněk Brož a
automatický překlad |
kannada
(encz) | Kannada, |
kannada-speaking
(encz) | Kannada-speaking, adj: |
lackawanna
(encz) | Lackawanna,okres v USA n: [jmén.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
manna
(encz) | manna,mana n: biblické jídlo Izraelitů Stanislav Horáček |
manna ash
(encz) | manna ash, n: |
manna from heaven
(encz) | manna from heaven, n: |
manna grass
(encz) | manna grass, n: |
manna gum
(encz) | manna gum, n: |
manna lichen
(encz) | manna lichen, n: |
nanna
(encz) | Nanna, |
pollyannaish
(encz) | pollyannaish, adj: |
savanna
(encz) | savanna,savana n: Zdeněk Brož |
savannah
(encz) | savannah,savana |
susquehanna
(encz) | Susquehanna,okres v USA n: [jmén.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
tetrahydrocannabinol
(encz) | tetrahydrocannabinol, n: |
wanna
(encz) | wanna,chtít v: [hovor.] want to PetrV |
wanna-be
(encz) | wanna-be, |
wannabe
(encz) | wannabe,aspirant n: Zdeněk Brožwannabe,osoba chtějící někým být Zdeněk Brožwannabe,rádoby Zdeněk Brož |
wannabee
(encz) | wannabee, n: |
hanna
(czen) | Hanna,Hannan: [jmén.] příjmení, ženské křestní jméno Zdeněk Brož a
automatický překlad |
hannah
(czen) | Hannah,Hannahn: [jmén.] příjmení, ženské křestní jméno Zdeněk Brož a
automatický překlad |
mořská panna
(czen) | mořská panna,mermaidn: Zdeněk Brož |
panna
(czen) | panna,maidn: [kniž.] Petr Prášekpanna,maidenn: lukepanna,vestal virginn: Zdeněk Brožpanna,virginn: Zdeněk BrožPanna,Virgon: [astr.] [astro.] souhvězdí, šesté znamení zvěrokruhu PetrV |
panna marie
(czen) | panna Marie,Virgin Mary Zdeněk Brož |
panna nebo orel
(czen) | panna nebo orel,heads or tails Pino |
stará panna
(czen) | stará panna,old maidn: Vladimír Pilnýstará panna,spinstern: Zdeněk Brož |
tetrahydrocannabinol
(czen) | Tetrahydrocannabinol,THCn: [zkr.] [chem.] psychoaktivní látka obsažená v
marihuaně Petr Prášek |
Abannation
(gcide) | Abannation \Ab`an*na"tion\ ([a^]b`[a^]n*n[=a]"sh[u^]n),
Abannition \Ab`an*nition\ ([a^]b`[a^]n*n[i^]sh"[u^]n), n. [LL.
abannatio; ad + LL. bannire to banish.] (Old Law)
Banishment. [Obs.] --Bailey.
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Acnida cannabina
(gcide) | Hemp \Hemp\ (h[e^]mp), n. [OE. hemp, AS. henep, h[ae]nep; akin
to D. hennep, OHG. hanaf, G. hanf, Icel. hampr, Dan. hamp,
Sw. hampa, L. cannabis, cannabum, Gr. ka`nnabis, ka`nnabos;
cf. Russ. konoplia, Skr. [,c]a[.n]a; all prob. borrowed from
some other language at an early time. Cf. Cannabine,
Canvas.]
1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Cannabis ({Cannabis
sativa}), the fibrous skin or bark of which is used for
making cloth and cordage. The name is also applied to
various other plants yielding fiber.
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2. The fiber of the skin or rind of the plant, prepared for
spinning. The name has also been extended to various
fibers resembling the true hemp.
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African hemp, Bowstring hemp. See under African, and
Bowstring.
Bastard hemp, the Asiatic herb Datisca cannabina.
Canada hemp, a species of dogbane (Apocynum cannabinum),
the fiber of which was used by the Indians.
Hemp agrimony, a coarse, composite herb of Europe
(Eupatorium cannabinum), much like the American boneset.
Hemp nettle, a plant of the genus Galeopsis ({Galeopsis
Tetrahit}), belonging to the Mint family.
Indian hemp. See under Indian, a.
Manila hemp, the fiber of Musa textilis.
Sisal hemp, the fiber of Agave sisalana, of Mexico and
Yucatan.
Sunn hemp, a fiber obtained from a leguminous plant
(Crotalaria juncea).
Water hemp, an annual American weed (Acnida cannabina),
related to the amaranth.
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Alcanna
(gcide) | Alcanna \Al*can"na\, n. [Sp. alcana, alhe?a, fr. Ar.
al-hinn[=a]. See Henna, and cf. Alkanet.] (Bot.)
An oriental shrub (Lawsonia inermis) from which henna is
obtained.
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Alkanna tinctoria
(gcide) | Alkanet \Al"ka*net\ ([a^]l"k[.a]*n[e^]t), n. [Dim. of Sp.
alcana, alhe[~n]a, in which al is the Ar. article. See
Henna, and cf. Orchanet.]
1. (Chem.) A dyeing matter extracted from the roots of
Alkanna tinctoria, which gives a fine deep red color.
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2. (Bot.)
(a) A boraginaceous herb (Alkanna tinctoria) yielding
the dye; orchanet.
(b) The similar plant Anchusa officinalis; bugloss;
also, the American puccoon.
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Anna
(gcide) | Anna \An"na\, n. [Hindi [=a]n[=a].]
An East Indian money of account, the sixteenth of a rupee, or
about 2? cents.
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Anna Purna
(gcide) | Kali \Ka"li\, prop. n. [Skr. k[=a]l[imac].] (Hind. Myth.)
The black, destroying goddess; -- called also Doorga, {Anna
Purna}.
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Annal
(gcide) | Annal \An"nal\, n.
See Annals.
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Annalist
(gcide) | Annalist \An"nal*ist\, n. [Cf. F. annaliste.]
A writer of annals.
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The monks . . . were the only annalists in those ages.
--Hume.
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Annalistic
(gcide) | Annalistic \An`nal*is"tic\, a.
Pertaining to, or after the manner of, an annalist; as, the
dry annalistic style."A stiff annalistic method." --Sir G. C.
Lewis.
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Annalize
(gcide) | Annalize \An"nal*ize\, v. t.
To record in annals. --Sheldon.
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Annals
(gcide) | Annals \An"nals\, n. pl. [L. annalis (sc. liber), and more
frequently in the pl. annales (sc. libri), chronicles, fr.
annus year. Cf. Annual.]
1. A relation of events in chronological order, each event
being recorded under the year in which it happened.
"Annals the revolution." --Macaulay. "The annals of our
religion." --Rogers.
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2. Historical records; chronicles; history.
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The short and simple annals of the poor. --Gray.
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It was one of the most critical periods in our
annals. --Burke.
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3. sing. The record of a single event or item. "In deathless
annal." --Young.
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4. A periodic publication, containing records of discoveries,
transactions of societies, etc.; as "Annals of Science."
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Syn: History. See History.
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Annapurna
(gcide) | Annapurna \Annapurna\ n. [proper name]
1. (Hinduism) wife of Siva and a benevolent aspect of Devi:
goddess of plenty.
Syn: Parvati, Anapurna
[WordNet 1.5]
2. 1 a mountain in Nepal, 26,504 feet high.
Syn: Anapurna
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Annat
(gcide) | Ann \Ann\, Annat \An"nat\, n. [LL. annata income of a year,
also, of half a year, fr. L. annus year: cf. F. annate
annats.] (Scots Law)
A half years's stipend, over and above what is owing for the
incumbency, due to a minister's heirs after his decease.
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Annates
(gcide) | Annats \An"nats\, Annates \An"nates\, n. pl. [See Ann.] (Eccl.
Law)
The first year's profits of a spiritual preferment, anciently
paid by the clergy to the pope; first fruits. In England,
they now form a fund for the augmentation of poor livings.
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Annats
(gcide) | Annats \An"nats\, Annates \An"nates\, n. pl. [See Ann.] (Eccl.
Law)
The first year's profits of a spiritual preferment, anciently
paid by the clergy to the pope; first fruits. In England,
they now form a fund for the augmentation of poor livings.
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Annatto
(gcide) | Annotto \An*not"to\ ([a^]n*n[o^]t"t[-o]), Arnotto \Ar*not"to\
([aum]r*n[o^]t"t[-o]), n. [Perh. the native name.]
A red or yellowish-red dyeing material, prepared from the
pulp surrounding the seeds of a tree (Bixa orellana)
belonging to the tropical regions of America. It is used for
coloring cheese, butter, etc. [Written also Anatto,
Anatta, Annatto, Annotta, etc.]
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Apocynum cannabinum
(gcide) | Indian \In"di*an\ (?; 277), a. [From India, and this fr. Indus,
the name of a river in Asia, L. Indus, Gr. ?, OPers. Hindu,
name of the land on the Indus, Skr. sindhu river, the Indus.
Cf. Hindu.]
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1. Of or pertaining to India proper; also to the East Indies,
or, sometimes, to the West Indies.
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2. Of or pertaining to the aborigines, or Indians, of
America; as, Indian wars; the Indian tomahawk.
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3. Made of maize or Indian corn; as, Indian corn, Indian
meal, Indian bread, and the like. [U.S.]
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Indian bay (Bot.), a lauraceous tree (Persea Indica).
Indian bean (Bot.), a name of the catalpa.
Indian berry. (Bot.) Same as Cocculus indicus.
Indian bread. (Bot.) Same as Cassava.
Indian club, a wooden club, which is swung by the hand for
gymnastic exercise.
Indian cordage, cordage made of the fibers of cocoanut
husk.
Indian cress (Bot.), nasturtium. See Nasturtium, 2.
Indian cucumber (Bot.), a plant of the genus Medeola
(Medeola Virginica), a common in woods in the United
States. The white rootstock has a taste like cucumbers.
Indian currant (Bot.), a plant of the genus
Symphoricarpus (Symphoricarpus vulgaris), bearing
small red berries.
Indian dye, the puccoon.
Indian fig. (Bot.)
(a) The banyan. See Banyan.
(b) The prickly pear.
Indian file, single file; arrangement of persons in a row
following one after another, the usual way among Indians
of traversing woods, especially when on the war path.
Indian fire, a pyrotechnic composition of sulphur, niter,
and realgar, burning with a brilliant white light.
Indian grass (Bot.), a coarse, high grass ({Chrysopogon
nutans}), common in the southern portions of the United
States; wood grass. --Gray.
Indian hemp. (Bot.)
(a) A plant of the genus Apocynum ({Apocynum
cannabinum}), having a milky juice, and a tough,
fibrous bark, whence the name. The root it used in
medicine and is both emetic and cathartic in
properties.
(b) The variety of common hemp (Cannabis Indica), from
which hasheesh is obtained.
Indian mallow (Bot.), the velvet leaf ({Abutilon
Avicenn[ae]}). See Abutilon.
Indian meal, ground corn or maize. [U.S.]
Indian millet (Bot.), a tall annual grass ({Sorghum
vulgare}), having many varieties, among which are broom
corn, Guinea corn, durra, and the Chinese sugar cane. It
is called also Guinea corn. See Durra.
Indian ox (Zool.), the zebu.
Indian paint. See Bloodroot.
Indian paper. See India paper, under India.
Indian physic (Bot.), a plant of two species of the genus
Gillenia (Gillenia trifoliata, and {Gillenia
stipulacea}), common in the United States, the roots of
which are used in medicine as a mild emetic; -- called
also American ipecac, and bowman's root. --Gray.
Indian pink. (Bot.)
(a) The Cypress vine (Ipom[oe]a Quamoclit); -- so called
in the West Indies.
(b) See China pink, under China.
Indian pipe (Bot.), a low, fleshy herb ({Monotropa
uniflora}), growing in clusters in dark woods, and having
scalelike leaves, and a solitary nodding flower. The whole
plant is waxy white, but turns black in drying.
Indian plantain (Bot.), a name given to several species of
the genus Cacalia, tall herbs with composite white
flowers, common through the United States in rich woods.
--Gray.
Indian poke (Bot.), a plant usually known as the {white
hellebore} (Veratrum viride).
Indian pudding, a pudding of which the chief ingredients
are Indian meal, milk, and molasses.
Indian purple.
(a) A dull purple color.
(b) The pigment of the same name, intensely blue and
black.
Indian red.
(a) A purplish red earth or pigment composed of a silicate
of iron and alumina, with magnesia. It comes from the
Persian Gulf. Called also Persian red.
(b) See Almagra.
Indian rice (Bot.), a reedlike water grass. See Rice.
Indian shot (Bot.), a plant of the genus Canna ({Canna
Indica}). The hard black seeds are as large as swan shot.
See Canna.
Indian summer, in the United States, a period of warm and
pleasant weather occurring late in autumn. See under
Summer.
Indian tobacco (Bot.), a species of Lobelia. See
Lobelia.
Indian turnip (Bot.), an American plant of the genus
Aris[ae]ma. Aris[ae]ma triphyllum has a wrinkled
farinaceous root resembling a small turnip, but with a
very acrid juice. See Jack in the Pulpit, and
Wake-robin.
Indian wheat, maize or Indian corn.
Indian yellow.
(a) An intense rich yellow color, deeper than gamboge but
less pure than cadmium.
(b) See Euxanthin.
[1913 Webster]Apocynin \A*poc"y*nin\, n. [From Apocynum, the generic name of
dogbane.] (Chem.)
A bitter principle obtained from the dogbane ({Apocynum
cannabinum}).
[1913 Webster] ApodHemp \Hemp\ (h[e^]mp), n. [OE. hemp, AS. henep, h[ae]nep; akin
to D. hennep, OHG. hanaf, G. hanf, Icel. hampr, Dan. hamp,
Sw. hampa, L. cannabis, cannabum, Gr. ka`nnabis, ka`nnabos;
cf. Russ. konoplia, Skr. [,c]a[.n]a; all prob. borrowed from
some other language at an early time. Cf. Cannabine,
Canvas.]
1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Cannabis ({Cannabis
sativa}), the fibrous skin or bark of which is used for
making cloth and cordage. The name is also applied to
various other plants yielding fiber.
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2. The fiber of the skin or rind of the plant, prepared for
spinning. The name has also been extended to various
fibers resembling the true hemp.
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African hemp, Bowstring hemp. See under African, and
Bowstring.
Bastard hemp, the Asiatic herb Datisca cannabina.
Canada hemp, a species of dogbane (Apocynum cannabinum),
the fiber of which was used by the Indians.
Hemp agrimony, a coarse, composite herb of Europe
(Eupatorium cannabinum), much like the American boneset.
Hemp nettle, a plant of the genus Galeopsis ({Galeopsis
Tetrahit}), belonging to the Mint family.
Indian hemp. See under Indian, a.
Manila hemp, the fiber of Musa textilis.
Sisal hemp, the fiber of Agave sisalana, of Mexico and
Yucatan.
Sunn hemp, a fiber obtained from a leguminous plant
(Crotalaria juncea).
Water hemp, an annual American weed (Acnida cannabina),
related to the amaranth.
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Australian manna
(gcide) | Manna \Man"na\ (m[a^]n"n[.a]), n. [L., fr. Gr. ma`nna, Heb.
m[=a]n; cf. Ar. mann, properly, gift (of heaven).]
1. (Script.) The food supplied to the Israelites in their
journey through the wilderness of Arabia; hence, divinely
supplied food. --Ex. xvi. 15.
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2. (Bot.) A name given to lichens of the genus Lecanora,
sometimes blown into heaps in the deserts of Arabia and
Africa, and gathered and used as food; called also {manna
lichen}.
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3. (Bot. & Med.) A sweetish exudation in the form of pale
yellow friable flakes, coming from several trees and
shrubs and used in medicine as a gentle laxative, as the
secretion of Fraxinus Ornus, and {Fraxinus
rotundifolia}, the manna ashes of Southern Europe.
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Note: Persian manna is the secretion of the camel's thorn
(see Camel's thorn, under Camel); Tamarisk manna,
that of the Tamarisk mannifera, a shrub of Western
Asia; Australian, manna, that of certain species of
eucalyptus; Brian[,c]on manna, that of the European
larch.
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Manna insect (Zool), a scale insect ({Gossyparia
mannipara}), which causes the exudation of manna from the
Tamarix tree in Arabia.
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Bandanna
(gcide) | Bandanna \Ban*dan"na\, Bandana \Ban*dan"a\, n. [Hind.
b[=a]ndhn[=u] a mode of dyeing in which the cloth is tied in
different places so as to prevent the parts tied from
receiving the dye. Cf. Band, n.]
1. A species of silk or cotton handkerchief, having a
uniformly dyed ground, usually of red or blue, with white
or yellow figures of a circular, lozenge, or other simple
form; -- it is often used as a neckerchief. The term is
also used for any large and brightly colored handkerchief.
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2. Hence: Any scarf worn on the neck or head, usually of
large size.
[PJC]
3. A style of calico printing, in which white or bright spots
are produced upon cloth previously dyed of a uniform red
or dark color, by discharging portions of the color by
chemical means, while the rest of the cloth is under
pressure. --Ure.
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battle of Cannae
(gcide) | Cannae \Cannae\ n.
the name of a battle in which Hannibal defeated the Romans in
216 b. c. Called also battle of Cannae.
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Briancon manna
(gcide) | Manna \Man"na\ (m[a^]n"n[.a]), n. [L., fr. Gr. ma`nna, Heb.
m[=a]n; cf. Ar. mann, properly, gift (of heaven).]
1. (Script.) The food supplied to the Israelites in their
journey through the wilderness of Arabia; hence, divinely
supplied food. --Ex. xvi. 15.
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2. (Bot.) A name given to lichens of the genus Lecanora,
sometimes blown into heaps in the deserts of Arabia and
Africa, and gathered and used as food; called also {manna
lichen}.
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3. (Bot. & Med.) A sweetish exudation in the form of pale
yellow friable flakes, coming from several trees and
shrubs and used in medicine as a gentle laxative, as the
secretion of Fraxinus Ornus, and {Fraxinus
rotundifolia}, the manna ashes of Southern Europe.
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Note: Persian manna is the secretion of the camel's thorn
(see Camel's thorn, under Camel); Tamarisk manna,
that of the Tamarisk mannifera, a shrub of Western
Asia; Australian, manna, that of certain species of
eucalyptus; Brian[,c]on manna, that of the European
larch.
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Manna insect (Zool), a scale insect ({Gossyparia
mannipara}), which causes the exudation of manna from the
Tamarix tree in Arabia.
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Canna
(gcide) | Canna \Can"na\, n. [L., a reed. See Cane.] (Bot.)
A genus of tropical plants, with large leaves and often with
showy flowers. The Indian shot (Canna Indica) is found in
gardens of the northern United States.
[1913 Webster]Canna \Can"na\, n. [It.]
A measure of length in Italy, varying from six to seven feet.
See Cane, 4.
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Canna edulis
(gcide) | Tous-les-mois \Tous`-les`-mois"\, n. [F., all the months, i. e.,
every month.]
A kind of starch with very large, oval, flattened grains,
often sold as arrowroot, and extensively used for
adulterating cocoa. It is made from the rootstocks of a
species of Canna, probably Canna edulis, the tubers of
which are edible every month in the year.
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Canna Indica
(gcide) | Indian \In"di*an\ (?; 277), a. [From India, and this fr. Indus,
the name of a river in Asia, L. Indus, Gr. ?, OPers. Hindu,
name of the land on the Indus, Skr. sindhu river, the Indus.
Cf. Hindu.]
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1. Of or pertaining to India proper; also to the East Indies,
or, sometimes, to the West Indies.
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2. Of or pertaining to the aborigines, or Indians, of
America; as, Indian wars; the Indian tomahawk.
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3. Made of maize or Indian corn; as, Indian corn, Indian
meal, Indian bread, and the like. [U.S.]
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Indian bay (Bot.), a lauraceous tree (Persea Indica).
Indian bean (Bot.), a name of the catalpa.
Indian berry. (Bot.) Same as Cocculus indicus.
Indian bread. (Bot.) Same as Cassava.
Indian club, a wooden club, which is swung by the hand for
gymnastic exercise.
Indian cordage, cordage made of the fibers of cocoanut
husk.
Indian cress (Bot.), nasturtium. See Nasturtium, 2.
Indian cucumber (Bot.), a plant of the genus Medeola
(Medeola Virginica), a common in woods in the United
States. The white rootstock has a taste like cucumbers.
Indian currant (Bot.), a plant of the genus
Symphoricarpus (Symphoricarpus vulgaris), bearing
small red berries.
Indian dye, the puccoon.
Indian fig. (Bot.)
(a) The banyan. See Banyan.
(b) The prickly pear.
Indian file, single file; arrangement of persons in a row
following one after another, the usual way among Indians
of traversing woods, especially when on the war path.
Indian fire, a pyrotechnic composition of sulphur, niter,
and realgar, burning with a brilliant white light.
Indian grass (Bot.), a coarse, high grass ({Chrysopogon
nutans}), common in the southern portions of the United
States; wood grass. --Gray.
Indian hemp. (Bot.)
(a) A plant of the genus Apocynum ({Apocynum
cannabinum}), having a milky juice, and a tough,
fibrous bark, whence the name. The root it used in
medicine and is both emetic and cathartic in
properties.
(b) The variety of common hemp (Cannabis Indica), from
which hasheesh is obtained.
Indian mallow (Bot.), the velvet leaf ({Abutilon
Avicenn[ae]}). See Abutilon.
Indian meal, ground corn or maize. [U.S.]
Indian millet (Bot.), a tall annual grass ({Sorghum
vulgare}), having many varieties, among which are broom
corn, Guinea corn, durra, and the Chinese sugar cane. It
is called also Guinea corn. See Durra.
Indian ox (Zool.), the zebu.
Indian paint. See Bloodroot.
Indian paper. See India paper, under India.
Indian physic (Bot.), a plant of two species of the genus
Gillenia (Gillenia trifoliata, and {Gillenia
stipulacea}), common in the United States, the roots of
which are used in medicine as a mild emetic; -- called
also American ipecac, and bowman's root. --Gray.
Indian pink. (Bot.)
(a) The Cypress vine (Ipom[oe]a Quamoclit); -- so called
in the West Indies.
(b) See China pink, under China.
Indian pipe (Bot.), a low, fleshy herb ({Monotropa
uniflora}), growing in clusters in dark woods, and having
scalelike leaves, and a solitary nodding flower. The whole
plant is waxy white, but turns black in drying.
Indian plantain (Bot.), a name given to several species of
the genus Cacalia, tall herbs with composite white
flowers, common through the United States in rich woods.
--Gray.
Indian poke (Bot.), a plant usually known as the {white
hellebore} (Veratrum viride).
Indian pudding, a pudding of which the chief ingredients
are Indian meal, milk, and molasses.
Indian purple.
(a) A dull purple color.
(b) The pigment of the same name, intensely blue and
black.
Indian red.
(a) A purplish red earth or pigment composed of a silicate
of iron and alumina, with magnesia. It comes from the
Persian Gulf. Called also Persian red.
(b) See Almagra.
Indian rice (Bot.), a reedlike water grass. See Rice.
Indian shot (Bot.), a plant of the genus Canna ({Canna
Indica}). The hard black seeds are as large as swan shot.
See Canna.
Indian summer, in the United States, a period of warm and
pleasant weather occurring late in autumn. See under
Summer.
Indian tobacco (Bot.), a species of Lobelia. See
Lobelia.
Indian turnip (Bot.), an American plant of the genus
Aris[ae]ma. Aris[ae]ma triphyllum has a wrinkled
farinaceous root resembling a small turnip, but with a
very acrid juice. See Jack in the Pulpit, and
Wake-robin.
Indian wheat, maize or Indian corn.
Indian yellow.
(a) An intense rich yellow color, deeper than gamboge but
less pure than cadmium.
(b) See Euxanthin.
[1913 Webster]Canna \Can"na\, n. [L., a reed. See Cane.] (Bot.)
A genus of tropical plants, with large leaves and often with
showy flowers. The Indian shot (Canna Indica) is found in
gardens of the northern United States.
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