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anther
(encz) | anther,prašník n: [bot.] část tyčinky Jirka Daněk |
Anther
(gcide) | Anther \An"ther\, n. [F. anth[`e]re, L. anthera a medicine
composed of flowers, fr. Gr. ? flowery, fr. 'anqei^n to
bloom, 'a`nqos flower.] (Bot.)
That part of the stamen containing the pollen, or fertilizing
dust, which, when mature, is emitted for the impregnation of
the ovary. -- An"ther*al, a.
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anther
(wn) | anther
n 1: the part of the stamen that contains pollen; usually borne
on a stalk |
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antheridium
(encz) | antheridium,pelatka n: [bio.] samčí gametangium Jirka Daněk |
panther
(encz) | panther,levhart n: zvíře Martin Králpanther,panter n: Zdeněk Brožpanther,pardál n: zvíře Martin Král |
panther cat
(encz) | panther cat, n: |
panther lily
(encz) | panther lily, n: |
panthers
(encz) | panthers,levharti n: pl. Martin Král |
Acocanthera
(gcide) | Acocanthera \Acocanthera\ n.
same as Akocanthera.
Syn: Akocanthera, genus Acocanthera, genus Acokanthera.
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Acokanthera
(gcide) | Acokanthera \Acokanthera\ n.
1. small genus of trees and shrubs containing strongly toxic
cardiac glycosides; distributed from Arabia to Africa.
Syn: Acocanthera, genus Acocanthera, genus Acokanthera
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Adenanthera pavonina
(gcide) | Sandalwood \San"dal*wood\, n. [F. sandal, santal, fr. Ar.
[,c]andal, or Gr. sa`ntalon; both ultimately fr. Skr.
candana. Cf. Sanders.] (Bot.)
(a) The highly perfumed yellowish heartwood of an East Indian
and Polynesian tree (Santalum album), and of several
other trees of the same genus, as the Hawaiian {Santalum
Freycinetianum} and Santalum pyrularium, the Australian
Santalum latifolium, etc. The name is extended to
several other kinds of fragrant wood.
(b) Any tree of the genus Santalum, or a tree which yields
sandalwood.
(c) The red wood of a kind of buckthorn, used in Russia for
dyeing leather (Rhamnus Dahuricus).
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False sandalwood, the fragrant wood of several trees not of
the genus Santalum, as Ximenia Americana, {Myoporum
tenuifolium} of Tahiti.
Red sandalwood, a heavy, dark red dyewood, being the
heartwood of two leguminous trees of India ({Pterocarpus
santalinus}, and Adenanthera pavonina); -- called also
red sanderswood, sanders or saunders, and
rubywood.
[1913 Webster] Sandarachcoralwood \coralwood\ n.
an East Indian tree (Adenanthera pavonina) with racemes of
yellow-white flowers; cultivated as an ornamental.
Syn: red sandalwood, Barbados pride, peacock flower fence,
Adenanthera pavonina.
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Alternanthera polygonoides
(gcide) | Rupturewort \Rup"ture*wort"\ (?; 135), n. (Bot.)
(a) Same as Burstwort.
(b) A West Indian plant (Alternanthera polygonoides)
somewhat resembling burstwort.
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Anantherous
(gcide) | Anantherous \An*an"ther*ous\, a. [Gr. 'an priv. + E. anther.]
(Bot.)
Destitute of anthers. --Gray.
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Anther
(gcide) | Anther \An"ther\, n. [F. anth[`e]re, L. anthera a medicine
composed of flowers, fr. Gr. ? flowery, fr. 'anqei^n to
bloom, 'a`nqos flower.] (Bot.)
That part of the stamen containing the pollen, or fertilizing
dust, which, when mature, is emitted for the impregnation of
the ovary. -- An"ther*al, a.
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Antheraea
(gcide) | Antheraea \Antheraea\ n.
1. 1 a genus of large moths whose larvae produce silk of high
quality.
Syn: genus Antheraea.
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Antheraea mylitta
(gcide) | Tussah \Tus"sah\ Tusseh \Tus"seh\(t[u^]s"s[.a]), n. [Also
tussa, tussar, tusser, tussur, etc.] [Prob. fr. Hind.
tasar a shuttle, Skr. tasara, trasara.]
An undomesticated East Indian silkworn (Antheraea mylitta),
that feeds on the leaves of the oak and other plants.
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Antheral
(gcide) | Anther \An"ther\, n. [F. anth[`e]re, L. anthera a medicine
composed of flowers, fr. Gr. ? flowery, fr. 'anqei^n to
bloom, 'a`nqos flower.] (Bot.)
That part of the stamen containing the pollen, or fertilizing
dust, which, when mature, is emitted for the impregnation of
the ovary. -- An"ther*al, a.
[1913 Webster]antheral \antheral\ adj. (Botany)
capable of fertilizing female organs.
Syn: staminate.
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antheral
(gcide) | Anther \An"ther\, n. [F. anth[`e]re, L. anthera a medicine
composed of flowers, fr. Gr. ? flowery, fr. 'anqei^n to
bloom, 'a`nqos flower.] (Bot.)
That part of the stamen containing the pollen, or fertilizing
dust, which, when mature, is emitted for the impregnation of
the ovary. -- An"ther*al, a.
[1913 Webster]antheral \antheral\ adj. (Botany)
capable of fertilizing female organs.
Syn: staminate.
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Anthericum
(gcide) | Anthericum \Anthericum\ prop. n.
a genus of Old World (mainly African) perennial herbs;
sometimes placed in family Asphodelaceae.
Syn: genus Anthericum.
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Antheridia
(gcide) | Antheridium \An`ther*id"i*um\, n.; pl. Antheridia. [Anther + ?
(a Gr. diminutive ending).] (Bot.)
The male reproductive apparatus in the lower plants,
consisting of a cell or other cavity in which spermatozoids
are produced; -- called also spermary. --
An`ther*id"i*al, a.
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Antheridial
(gcide) | Antheridium \An`ther*id"i*um\, n.; pl. Antheridia. [Anther + ?
(a Gr. diminutive ending).] (Bot.)
The male reproductive apparatus in the lower plants,
consisting of a cell or other cavity in which spermatozoids
are produced; -- called also spermary. --
An`ther*id"i*al, a.
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antheridiophore
(gcide) | antheridiophore \antheridiophore\ n.
a gametophore bearing antheridia as in certain mosses and
liverworts.
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Antheridium
(gcide) | Antheridium \An`ther*id"i*um\, n.; pl. Antheridia. [Anther + ?
(a Gr. diminutive ending).] (Bot.)
The male reproductive apparatus in the lower plants,
consisting of a cell or other cavity in which spermatozoids
are produced; -- called also spermary. --
An`ther*id"i*al, a.
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Antheriferous
(gcide) | Antheriferous \An`ther*if"er*ous\, a. [Anther + -ferous.] (Bot.)
(a) Producing anthers, as plants.
(b) Supporting anthers, as a part of a flower. --Gray.
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Antheriform
(gcide) | Antheriform \An*ther"i*form\, a. [Anther + -form.]
Shaped like an anther; anther-shaped.
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Antherogenous
(gcide) | Antherogenous \An`ther*og"e*nous\, a. [Anther + -genous.] (Bot.)
Transformed from anthers, as the petals of a double flower.
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Antheroid
(gcide) | Antheroid \An"ther*oid\, a. [Anther + -oid.]
Resembling an anther.
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antherozoid
(gcide) | Spermatozoid \Sper`ma*to*zo"id\, n. [Spermatozoon + Gr. e'i^dos
form.] (Biol.)
The male germ cell in animals and plants, the essential
element in fertilization; a microscopic animalcule-like
particle, usually provided with one or more cilia by which it
is capable of active motion. In animals, the familiar type is
that of a small, more or less ovoid head, with a delicate
threadlike cilium, or tail. Called also spermatozoon. In
plants the more usual term is antherozoid.
[1913 Webster]Antherozoid \An`ther*o*zoid\, Antherozooid \An`ther*o*zoo"id\,
n. [Gr. ? flowery + ? animal + -oid. See Zooid.] (Bot.)
One of the mobile male reproductive bodies in the antheridia
of cryptogams.
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Antherozoid
(gcide) | Spermatozoid \Sper`ma*to*zo"id\, n. [Spermatozoon + Gr. e'i^dos
form.] (Biol.)
The male germ cell in animals and plants, the essential
element in fertilization; a microscopic animalcule-like
particle, usually provided with one or more cilia by which it
is capable of active motion. In animals, the familiar type is
that of a small, more or less ovoid head, with a delicate
threadlike cilium, or tail. Called also spermatozoon. In
plants the more usual term is antherozoid.
[1913 Webster]Antherozoid \An`ther*o*zoid\, Antherozooid \An`ther*o*zoo"id\,
n. [Gr. ? flowery + ? animal + -oid. See Zooid.] (Bot.)
One of the mobile male reproductive bodies in the antheridia
of cryptogams.
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Antherozooid
(gcide) | Antherozoid \An`ther*o*zoid\, Antherozooid \An`ther*o*zoo"id\,
n. [Gr. ? flowery + ? animal + -oid. See Zooid.] (Bot.)
One of the mobile male reproductive bodies in the antheridia
of cryptogams.
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Biantheriferous
(gcide) | Biantheriferous \Bi*an`ther*if"er*ous\, a. [Pref. bi- +
antherigerous.] (Bot.)
Having two anthers.
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Cypraea pantherina
(gcide) | panther \pan"ther\ (p[a^]n"th[~e]r), n. [OE. pantere, F.
panth[`e]re, L. panthera, Gr. pa`nqhr, prob. fr. Skr.
pundr[imac]ka a tiger.]
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1. (Zool.) A large dark-colored variety of the leopard, by
some Zoologists considered a distinct species. It is
marked with large ringlike spots, the centers of which are
darker than the color of the body.
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2. (Zool.) In America, the name is applied to the puma, or
cougar, and sometimes to the jaguar.
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Panther cat (Zool.), the ocelot.
Panther cowry (Zool.), a spotted East Indian cowry
(Cypr[ae]a pantherina); -- so called from its color.
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Dianthera Americana
(gcide) | Water willow \Wa"ter wil`low\ (Bot.)
An American aquatic plant (Dianthera Americana) with long
willowlike leaves, and spikes of small purplish flowers.
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Florida panther
(gcide) | cat \cat\ (k[a^]t), n. [AS. cat; akin to D. & Dan. kat, Sw.
katt, Icel. k["o]ttr, G. katze, kater, Ir. cat, W. cath,
Armor. kaz, LL. catus, Bisc. catua, NGr. ga`ta, ga`tos, Russ.
& Pol. kot, Turk. kedi, Ar. qitt; of unknown origin. Cf.
Kitten.]
1. (Zool.) Any animal belonging to the natural family
Felidae, and in particular to the various species of the
genera Felis, Panthera, and Lynx. The domestic cat
is Felis domestica. The European wild cat ({Felis
catus}) is much larger than the domestic cat. In the
United States the name wild cat is commonly applied to
the bay lynx (Lynx rufus). The larger felines, such as
the lion, tiger, leopard, and cougar, are often referred
to as cats, and sometimes as big cats. See Wild cat, and
Tiger cat.
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Note: The domestic cat includes many varieties named from
their place of origin or from some peculiarity; as, the
Angora cat; the Maltese cat; the Manx cat; the
Siamese cat.
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Laying aside their often rancorous debate over
how best to preserve the Florida panther, state
and federal wildlife officials,
environmentalists, and independent scientists
endorsed the proposal, and in 1995 the eight cats
[female Texas cougars] were brought from Texas
and released. . . .
Uprooted from the arid hills of West Texas, three
of the imports have died, but the remaining five
adapted to swamp life and have each given birth
to at least one litter of kittens. --Mark Derr
(N. Y. Times,
Nov. 2, 1999,
Science Times
p. F2).
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Note: The word cat is also used to designate other animals,
from some fancied resemblance; as, civet cat, fisher
cat, catbird, catfish shark, sea cat.
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2. (Naut.)
(a) A strong vessel with a narrow stern, projecting
quarters, and deep waist. It is employed in the coal
and timber trade.
(b) A strong tackle used to draw an anchor up to the
cathead of a ship. --Totten.
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3. A double tripod (for holding a plate, etc.), having six
feet, of which three rest on the ground, in whatever
position it is placed.
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4. An old game; specifically:
(a) The game of tipcat and the implement with which it is
played. See Tipcat.
(b) A game of ball, called, according to the number of
batters, one old cat, two old cat, etc.
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5. same as cat o' nine tails; as, British sailors feared
the cat.
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6. A catamaran.
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Angora cat, blind cat, See under Angora, Blind.
Black cat the fisher. See under Black.
Cat and dog, like a cat and dog; quarrelsome; inharmonious.
"I am sure we have lived a cat and dog life of it."
--Coleridge.
Cat block (Naut.), a heavy iron-strapped block with a large
hook, part of the tackle used in drawing an anchor up to
the cathead.
Cat hook (Naut.), a strong hook attached to a cat block.
Cat nap, a very short sleep. [Colloq.]
Cat o' nine tails, an instrument of punishment consisting
of nine pieces of knotted line or cord fastened to a
handle; -- formerly used to flog offenders on the bare
back.
Cat's cradle, game played, esp. by children, with a string
looped on the fingers so, as to resemble small cradle. The
string is transferred from the fingers of one to those of
another, at each transfer with a change of form. See
Cratch, Cratch cradle.
To bell the cat, to perform a very dangerous or very
difficult task; -- taken metaphorically from a fable about
a mouse who proposes to put a bell on a cat, so as to be
able to hear the cat coming.
To let the cat out of the bag, to tell a secret, carelessly
or willfully. [Colloq.]
Bush cat, the serval. See Serval.
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Gynantherous
(gcide) | Gynantherous \Gy*nan"ther*ous\ (j[i^]*n[a^]n"th[~e]r*[u^]s), a.
[Gr. gynh` a woman + E. anther.] (Bot.)
Pertaining to an abnormal condition of the flower, in which
the stamens are converted into pistils. --R. Brown.
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Heteranthera reniformis
(gcide) | Plantain \Plan"tain\, n. [F., fr. L. plantago. Cf. Plant.]
(Bot.)
Any plant of the genus Plantago, but especially the
Plantago major, a low herb with broad spreading radical
leaves, and slender spikes of minute flowers. It is a native
of Europe, but now found near the abode of civilized man in
nearly all parts of the world.
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Indian plantain. (Bot.) See under Indian.
Mud plantain, a homely North American aquatic plant
(Heteranthera reniformis), having broad, reniform
leaves.
Rattlesnake plantain, an orchidaceous plant ({Goodyera
pubescens}), with the leaves blotched and spotted with
white.
Ribwort plantain. See Ribwort.
Robin's plantain, the Erigeron bellidifolium, a common
daisylike plant of North America.
Water plantain, a plant of the genus Alisma, having acrid
leaves, and formerly regarded as a specific against
hydrophobia. --Loudon.
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Inantherate
(gcide) | Inantherate \In*an"ther*ate\, a. (Bot.)
Not bearing anthers; -- said of sterile stamens.
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Machaeranthera
(gcide) | Machaeranthera \Machaeranthera\ n.
A genus of wildflowers of Western North America.
Syn: genus Machaeranthera.
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panther
(gcide) | panther \pan"ther\ (p[a^]n"th[~e]r), n. [OE. pantere, F.
panth[`e]re, L. panthera, Gr. pa`nqhr, prob. fr. Skr.
pundr[imac]ka a tiger.]
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1. (Zool.) A large dark-colored variety of the leopard, by
some Zoologists considered a distinct species. It is
marked with large ringlike spots, the centers of which are
darker than the color of the body.
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2. (Zool.) In America, the name is applied to the puma, or
cougar, and sometimes to the jaguar.
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Panther cat (Zool.), the ocelot.
Panther cowry (Zool.), a spotted East Indian cowry
(Cypr[ae]a pantherina); -- so called from its color.
[1913 Webster]Jaguar \Ja*guar"\, n. [Braz. yago['a]ra: cf. & Pg. jaguar.]
(Zool.)
A large and powerful feline animal (Panthera onca, formerly
Felis onca), ranging from Texas and Mexico to Patagonia. It
is usually brownish yellow, with large, dark, somewhat
angular rings, each generally inclosing one or two dark
spots. It is chiefly arboreal in its habits. It is also
called the panther and the American tiger.
[1913 Webster +PJC]Puma \Pu"ma\ (p[=u]"m[.a]), n. [Peruv. puma.] (Zool.)
A large American carnivore (Felis concolor), found from
Canada to Patagonia, especially among the mountains. Its
color is tawny, or brownish yellow, without spots or stripes.
Called also catamount, cougar, American lion, {mountain
lion}, and panther or painter.
[1913 Webster]Cougar \Cou"gar\ (k??"g?r), n. [F. couguar, from the native name
in the South American dialects, cuguacuara, cuguacuarana.]
(Zool.)
An American feline quadruped (Felis concolor), resembling
the African panther in size and habits. Its color is tawny,
without spots; hence writers often called it the {American
lion}. Called also puma, panther, mountain lion, and
catamount. See Puma.
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Panther cat
(gcide) | panther \pan"ther\ (p[a^]n"th[~e]r), n. [OE. pantere, F.
panth[`e]re, L. panthera, Gr. pa`nqhr, prob. fr. Skr.
pundr[imac]ka a tiger.]
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1. (Zool.) A large dark-colored variety of the leopard, by
some Zoologists considered a distinct species. It is
marked with large ringlike spots, the centers of which are
darker than the color of the body.
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2. (Zool.) In America, the name is applied to the puma, or
cougar, and sometimes to the jaguar.
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Panther cat (Zool.), the ocelot.
Panther cowry (Zool.), a spotted East Indian cowry
(Cypr[ae]a pantherina); -- so called from its color.
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Panther cowry
(gcide) | panther \pan"ther\ (p[a^]n"th[~e]r), n. [OE. pantere, F.
panth[`e]re, L. panthera, Gr. pa`nqhr, prob. fr. Skr.
pundr[imac]ka a tiger.]
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1. (Zool.) A large dark-colored variety of the leopard, by
some Zoologists considered a distinct species. It is
marked with large ringlike spots, the centers of which are
darker than the color of the body.
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2. (Zool.) In America, the name is applied to the puma, or
cougar, and sometimes to the jaguar.
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Panther cat (Zool.), the ocelot.
Panther cowry (Zool.), a spotted East Indian cowry
(Cypr[ae]a pantherina); -- so called from its color.
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Panthera
(gcide) | Panthera \Panthera\ prop. n.
The genus of large felines including the lions; leopards;
snow leopards; jaguars; tigers; cheetahs; and saber-toothed
tigers.
Syn: genus Panthera.
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Panthera leo
(gcide) | Lion \Li"on\ (l[imac]"[u^]n), n. [F. lion, L. leo, -onis, akin
to Gr. le`wn. Cf. Chameleon, Dandelion, Leopard.]
1. (Zool.) A large carnivorous feline mammal (Panthera leo,
formerly Felis leo), found in Southern Asia and in most
parts of Africa, distinct varieties occurring in the
different countries. The adult male, in most varieties,
has a thick mane of long shaggy hair that adds to his
apparent size, which is less than that of the largest
tigers. The length, however, is sometimes eleven feet to
the base of the tail. The color is a tawny yellow or
yellowish brown; the mane is darker, and the terminal tuft
of the tail is black. In one variety, called the {maneless
lion}, the male has only a slight mane.
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2. (Astron.) A sign and a constellation; Leo.
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3. An object of interest and curiosity, especially a person
who is so regarded; as, he was quite a lion in London at
that time.
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Such society was far more enjoyable than that of
Edinburgh, for here he was not a lion, but a man.
--Prof.
Wilson.
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American lion (Zool.), the puma or cougar.
Lion ant (Zool.), the ant-lion.
Lion dog (Zool.), a fancy dog with a flowing mane, usually
clipped to resemble a lion's mane.
Lion lizard (Zool.), the basilisk.
Lion's share, all, or nearly all; the best or largest part;
-- from Aesop's fable of the lion hunting in company with
certain smaller beasts, and appropriating to himself all
the prey.
Lion of Lucerne, a famous sculptured lion at Lucerne,
Switzerland, designed by Thorwaldsen and dedicated in 1821
as a memorial to the Swiss Guards who fell defending Louis
XVI. in the attack of the mob on the Tuileries, Aug. 10,
1792. The animal, which is hewn out of the face of a rock,
is represented as transfixed with a broken spear and
dying, but still trying to protect with its paw a shield
bearing the fleur-de-lis of France.
Lion of St. Mark, a winged lion, the emblem of the
evangelist Mark, especially that of bronze surmounting a
granite column in the Piazzetta at Venice, and holding in
its fore paws an open book representing St. Mark's Gospel.
Lion of the North, Gustavus Adolphus (1594-1632), King of
Sweden, the hero of the Protestant faith in the Thirty
Years' War.
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Panthera onca
(gcide) | Jaguar \Ja*guar"\, n. [Braz. yago['a]ra: cf. & Pg. jaguar.]
(Zool.)
A large and powerful feline animal (Panthera onca, formerly
Felis onca), ranging from Texas and Mexico to Patagonia. It
is usually brownish yellow, with large, dark, somewhat
angular rings, each generally inclosing one or two dark
spots. It is chiefly arboreal in its habits. It is also
called the panther and the American tiger.
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pantheress
(gcide) | pantheress \pan"ther*ess\, n. (Zool.)
A female panther.
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Pantherine
(gcide) | Pantherine \Pan"ther*ine\, a.
Like a panther, esp. in color; as, the pantherine snake
(Ptyas mucosus) of Brazil.
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Pyxidanthera barbulata
(gcide) | Pixy \Pix"y\, Pixie \Pix"ie\, n.; pl. Pixies. [For Pucksy,
from Puck.]
1. An old English name for a fairy; an elf. [Written also
picksy.]
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2. (Bot.) A low creeping evergreen plant ({Pyxidanthera
barbulata}), with mosslike leaves and little white
blossoms, found in New Jersey and southward, where it
flowers in earliest spring.
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Pixy ring, a fairy ring or circle. [Prov. Eng.]
Pixy stool (Bot.), a toadstool or mushroom. [Prov. Eng.]
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Synantherous
(gcide) | Synantherous \Syn*an"ther*ous\, a. [Pref. syn- + anther.] (Bot.)
Having the stamens united by their anthers; as, synantherous
flowers.
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Tetranthera geniculata
(gcide) | Pond \Pond\, n. [Probably originally, an inclosed body of water,
and the same word as pound. See Pound an inclosure.]
A body of water, naturally or artificially confined, and
usually of less extent than a lake. "Through pond or pool."
--Milton.
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Pond hen (Zool.), the American coot. See Coot
(a) .
Pond lily (Bot.), the water lily. See under Water, and
Illust. under Nymph[ae]a.
Pond snail (Zool.), any gastropod living in fresh-water
ponds or lakes. The most common kinds are air-breathing
snails (Pulmonifera) belonging to Limn[ae]a, Physa,
Planorbis, and allied genera. The operculated species are
pectinibranchs, belonging to Melantho, Valvata, and
various other genera.
Pond spice (Bot.), an American shrub ({Tetranthera
geniculata}) of the Laurel family, with small oval leaves,
and axillary clusters of little yellow flowers. The whole
plant is spicy. It grows in ponds and swamps from Virginia
to Florida.
Pond tortoise, Pond turtle (Zool.), any freshwater
tortoise of the family Emydid[ae]. Numerous species are
found in North America.
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Vertical anthers
(gcide) | Vertical \Ver"ti*cal\, a. [Cf. F. vertical. See Vertex.]
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1. Of or pertaining to the vertex; situated at the vertex, or
highest point; directly overhead, or in the zenith;
perpendicularly above one.
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Charity . . . is the vertical top of all religion.
--Jer. Taylor.
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2. Perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright; plumb;
as, a vertical line.
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Vertical angle (Astron. & Geod.), an angle measured on a
vertical circle, called an angle of elevation, or
altitude, when reckoned from the horizon upward, and of
depression when downward below the horizon.
Vertical anthers (Bot.), such anthers as stand erect at the
top of the filaments.
Vertical circle (Astron.), an azimuth circle. See under
Azimuth.
Vertical drill, an upright drill. See under Upright.
Vertical fire (Mil.), the fire, as of mortars, at high
angles of elevation.
Vertical leaves (Bot.), leaves which present their edges to
the earth and the sky, and their faces to the horizon, as
in the Australian species of Eucalyptus.
Vertical limb, a graduated arc attached to an instrument,
as a theodolite, for measuring vertical angles.
Vertical line.
(a) (Dialing) A line perpendicular to the horizon.
(b) (Conic Sections) A right line drawn on the vertical
plane, and passing through the vertex of the cone.
(c) (Surv.) The direction of a plumb line; a line normal
to the surface of still water.
(d) (Geom., Drawing, etc.) A line parallel to the sides of
a page or sheet, in distinction from a horizontal line
parallel to the top or bottom.
Vertical plane.
(a) (Conic Sections) A plane passing through the vertex of
a cone, and through its axis.
(b) (Projections) Any plane which passes through a
vertical line.
(c) (Persp.) The plane passing through the point of sight,
and perpendicular to the ground plane, and also to the
picture.
Vertical sash, a sash sliding up and down. Cf. {French
sash}, under 3d Sash.
Vertical steam engine, a steam engine having the crank
shaft vertically above or below a vertical cylinder.
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acocanthera
(wn) | Acocanthera
n 1: small genus of trees and shrubs containing strongly toxic
cardiac glycosides; Arabia to Africa [syn: Acocanthera,
genus Acocanthera, Acokanthera, genus Acokanthera] |
acocanthera oblongifolia
(wn) | Acocanthera oblongifolia
n 1: medium-sized shrubby tree of South Africa having thick
leathery evergreen leaves and white or pink flowers and
globose usually two-seeded purplish black fruits [syn:
winter sweet, poison arrow plant, {Acocanthera
oblongifolia}, Acocanthera spectabilis] |
acocanthera oppositifolia
(wn) | Acocanthera oppositifolia
n 1: evergreen shrub or tree of South Africa [syn: {bushman's
poison}, ordeal tree, Acocanthera oppositifolia,
Acocanthera venenata] |
acocanthera spectabilis
(wn) | Acocanthera spectabilis
n 1: medium-sized shrubby tree of South Africa having thick
leathery evergreen leaves and white or pink flowers and
globose usually two-seeded purplish black fruits [syn:
winter sweet, poison arrow plant, {Acocanthera
oblongifolia}, Acocanthera spectabilis] |
acocanthera venenata
(wn) | Acocanthera venenata
n 1: evergreen shrub or tree of South Africa [syn: {bushman's
poison}, ordeal tree, Acocanthera oppositifolia,
Acocanthera venenata] |
acokanthera
(wn) | Acokanthera
n 1: small genus of trees and shrubs containing strongly toxic
cardiac glycosides; Arabia to Africa [syn: Acocanthera,
genus Acocanthera, Acokanthera, genus Acokanthera] |
adenanthera
(wn) | Adenanthera
n 1: small genus of trees of tropical Asia and Pacific areas
[syn: Adenanthera, genus Adenanthera] |
adenanthera pavonina
(wn) | Adenanthera pavonina
n 1: East Indian tree with racemes of yellow-white flowers;
cultivated as an ornamental [syn: coralwood, {coral-
wood}, red sandalwood, Barbados pride, {peacock flower
fence}, Adenanthera pavonina] |
alternanthera
(wn) | Alternanthera
n 1: genus of low herbs of tropical America and Australia;
includes genus Telanthera [syn: Alternanthera, {genus
Alternanthera}] |
alternanthera philoxeroides
(wn) | Alternanthera philoxeroides
n 1: prolific South American aquatic weed having grasslike
leaves and short spikes of white flowers; clogs waterways
with dense floating masses [syn: alligator weed,
alligator grass, Alternanthera philoxeroides] |
anadenanthera
(wn) | Anadenanthera
n 1: 2 species of tropical American shrubs or trees [syn:
Anadenanthera, genus Anadenanthera] |
anadenanthera colubrina
(wn) | Anadenanthera colubrina
n 1: Brazilian shrub having twice-pinnate leaves and small
spicate flowers followed by flat or irregularly torulose
pods; sometimes placed in genus Piptadenia [syn:
Anadenanthera colubrina, Piptadenia macrocarpa] |
antheraea
(wn) | Antheraea
n 1: large moths whose larvae produce silk of high quality [syn:
Antheraea, genus Antheraea] |
antheraea mylitta
(wn) | Antheraea mylitta
n 1: oriental moth that produces brownish silk [syn: tussah,
tusseh, tussur, tussore, tusser, {Antheraea
mylitta}] |
antheraea pernyi
(wn) | Antheraea pernyi
n 1: a Chinese moth that produces a brownish silk [syn: {pernyi
moth}, Antheraea pernyi] |
antheraea polyphemus
(wn) | Antheraea polyphemus
n 1: very large yellowish-brown American silkworm moth with
large eyespots on hind wings; larvae feed on fruit and
shade trees [syn: polyphemus moth, {Antheraea
polyphemus}] |
antheral
(wn) | antheral
adj 1: capable of fertilizing female organs [syn: antheral,
staminate] |
anthericum
(wn) | Anthericum
n 1: genus of Old World (mainly African) perennial herbs;
sometimes placed in family Asphodelaceae [syn:
Anthericum, genus Anthericum] |
anthericum liliago
(wn) | Anthericum liliago
n 1: southern European plant commonly cultivated for its spikes
of small starry greenish-white flowers [syn: {Saint-
Bernard's-lily}, Anthericum liliago] |
anthericum torreyi
(wn) | Anthericum torreyi
n 1: plant having basal grasslike leaves and a narrow open
cluster of starlike yellowish-orange flowers atop a
leafless stalk; southwestern United States; only species of
Anthericum growing in North America [syn: amber lily,
Anthericum torreyi] |
antheridial
(wn) | antheridial
adj 1: relating to or characterized by an antheridium |
antheridiophore
(wn) | antheridiophore
n 1: gametophore bearing antheridia as in certain mosses and
liverworts |
antheridium
(wn) | antheridium
n 1: the male sex organ of spore-producing plants; produces
antherozoids; equivalent to the anther in flowers |
antheropeas
(wn) | Antheropeas
n 1: small genus of North American herbs often included in genus
Eriophyllum [syn: Antheropeas, genus Antheropeas] |
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