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Aristolochia
(gcide) | Birthwort \Birth"wort`\, n.
A genus of herbs and shrubs (Aristolochia), reputed to have
medicinal properties.
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aristolochia
(wn) | Aristolochia
n 1: birthworts; Dutchman's-pipe [syn: Aristolochia, {genus
Aristolochia}] |
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order aristolochiales
(encz) | order Aristolochiales, n: |
Aristolochia
(gcide) | Birthwort \Birth"wort`\, n.
A genus of herbs and shrubs (Aristolochia), reputed to have
medicinal properties.
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Aristolochia anguicida
(gcide) | Guaco \Gua"co\, n. [Sp.] (Bot.)
(a) A plant (Aristolochia anguicida) of Carthagena, used
as an antidote to serpent bites. --Lindley.
(b) The Mikania Guaco, of Brazil, used for the same
purpose.
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Aristolochia durior
(gcide) | Dutchman's-pipe \Dutchman's-pipe\ n.
a hardy deciduous American vine (Aristolochia durior)
having large, heart-shaped leaves and bearing brownish-purple
flowers which have their calyx tubes curved like the bowl of
a tobacco pipe. Formerly classified as Aristolochia Sipho.
Syn: pipe vine, Aristolochia macrophylla, {Aristolochia
durior}.
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Aristolochia grandiflora
(gcide) | Pelican \Pel"i*can\ (p[e^]l"[i^]*kan), n. [F. p['e]lican, L.
pelicanus, pelecanus, Gr. peleka`n, peleka^s, pele`kanos, the
woodpecker, and also a water bird of the pelican kind, fr.
peleka^n to hew with an ax, fr. pe`lekys an ax, akin to Skr.
para[,c]u.] [Written also pelecan.]
1. (Zool.) Any large webfooted bird of the genus Pelecanus,
of which about a dozen species are known. They have an
enormous bill, to the lower edge of which is attached a
pouch in which captured fishes are temporarily stored.
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Note: The American white pelican ({Pelecanus
erythrorhynchos}) and the brown species ({Pelecanus
fuscus}) are abundant on the Florida coast in winter,
but breed about the lakes in the Rocky Mountains and
British America.
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2. (Old Chem.) A retort or still having a curved tube or
tubes leading back from the head to the body for
continuous condensation and redistillation.
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Note: The principle is still employed in certain modern forms
of distilling apparatus.
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Frigate pelican (Zool.), the frigate bird. See under
Frigate.
Pelican fish (Zool.), deep-sea fish ({Eurypharynx
pelecanoides}) of the order Lyomeri, remarkable for the
enormous development of the jaws, which support a large
gular pouch.
Pelican flower (Bot.), the very large and curiously shaped
blossom of a climbing plant (Aristolochia grandiflora)
of the West Indies; also, the plant itself.
Pelican ibis (Zool.), a large Asiatic wood ibis ({Tantalus
leucocephalus}). The head and throat are destitute of
feathers; the plumage is white, with the quills and the
tail greenish black.
Pelican in her piety (in heraldry and symbolical art), a
representation of a pelican in the act of wounding her
breast in order to nourish her young with her blood; -- a
practice fabulously attributed to the bird, on account of
which it was adopted as a symbol of the Redeemer, and of
charity.
Pelican's foot (Zool.), a marine gastropod shell of the
genus Aporrhais, esp. Aporrhais pes-pelicani of
Europe.
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Aristolochia macrophylla
(gcide) | Dutchman's-pipe \Dutchman's-pipe\ n.
a hardy deciduous American vine (Aristolochia durior)
having large, heart-shaped leaves and bearing brownish-purple
flowers which have their calyx tubes curved like the bowl of
a tobacco pipe. Formerly classified as Aristolochia Sipho.
Syn: pipe vine, Aristolochia macrophylla, {Aristolochia
durior}.
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Aristolochia odoratissima
(gcide) | Serpent \Ser"pent\, n. [F., fr. L. serpens, -entis (sc. bestia),
fr. serpens, p. pr. of serpere to creep; akin to Gr. ???,
Skr. sarp, and perhaps to L. repere, E. reptile. Cf.
Herpes.]
1. (Zool.) Any reptile of the order Ophidia; a snake,
especially a large snake. See Illust. under Ophidia.
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Note: The serpents are mostly long and slender, and move
partly by bending the body into undulations or folds
and pressing them against objects, and partly by using
the free edges of their ventral scales to cling to
rough surfaces. Many species glide swiftly over the
ground, some burrow in the earth, others live in trees.
A few are entirely aquatic, and swim rapidly. See
Ophidia, and Fang.
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2. Fig.: A subtle, treacherous, malicious person.
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3. A species of firework having a serpentine motion as it
passess through the air or along the ground.
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4. (Astron.) The constellation Serpens.
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5. (Mus.) A bass wind instrument, of a loud and coarse tone,
formerly much used in military bands, and sometimes
introduced into the orchestra; -- so called from its form.
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Pharaoh's serpent (Chem.), mercuric sulphocyanate, a
combustible white substance which in burning gives off a
poisonous vapor and leaves a peculiar brown voluminous
residue which is expelled in a serpentine from. It is
employed as a scientific toy.
Serpent cucumber (Bot.), the long, slender, serpentine
fruit of the cucurbitaceous plant {Trichosanthes
colubrina}; also, the plant itself.
Serpent eage (Zool.), any one of several species of
raptorial birds of the genera Circaetus and Spilornis,
which prey on serpents. They inhabit Africa, Southern
Europe, and India. The European serpent eagle is
Circaetus Gallicus.
Serpent eater. (Zool.)
(a) The secretary bird.
(b) An Asiatic antelope; the markhoor.
Serpent fish (Zool.), a fish (Cepola rubescens) with a
long, thin, compressed body, and a band of red running
lengthwise.
Serpent star (Zool.), an ophiuran; a brittle star.
Serpent's tongue (Paleon.), the fossil tooth of a shark; --
so called from its resemblance to a tongue with its root.
Serpent withe (Bot.), a West Indian climbing plant
(Aristolochia odoratissima).
Tree serpent (Zool.), any species of African serpents
belonging to the family Dendrophidae.
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Aristolochia Serpentaria
(gcide) | Serpentaria \Ser`pen*ta"ri*a\, a.[L. (sc. herba), fr. serpens
serpent.] (Med.)
The fibrous aromatic root of the Virginia snakeroot
(Aristolochia Serpentaria).
[1913 Webster]Snakeroot \Snake"root`\, n. (Bot.)
Any one of several plants of different genera and species,
most of which are (or were formerly) reputed to be
efficacious as remedies for the bites of serpents; also, the
roots of any of these.
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Note: The Virginia snakeroot is Aristolochia Serpentaria;
black snakeroot is Sanicula, esp. {Sanicula
Marilandica}, also Cimicifuga racemosa; Seneca
snakeroot is Polygala Senega; button snakeroot is
Liatris, also Eryngium; white snakeroot is
Eupatorium ageratoides. The name is also applied to
some others besides these.
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Aristolochia sipho
(gcide) | Pipevine \Pipe"vine`\, n. (Bot.)
Any climbing species of Aristolochia; esp., the Dutchman's
pipe (Aristolochia sipho). See under Dutchman.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]Dutchman's-pipe \Dutchman's-pipe\ n.
a hardy deciduous American vine (Aristolochia durior)
having large, heart-shaped leaves and bearing brownish-purple
flowers which have their calyx tubes curved like the bowl of
a tobacco pipe. Formerly classified as Aristolochia Sipho.
Syn: pipe vine, Aristolochia macrophylla, {Aristolochia
durior}.
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Aristolochia Sipho
(gcide) | Pipevine \Pipe"vine`\, n. (Bot.)
Any climbing species of Aristolochia; esp., the Dutchman's
pipe (Aristolochia sipho). See under Dutchman.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]Dutchman's-pipe \Dutchman's-pipe\ n.
a hardy deciduous American vine (Aristolochia durior)
having large, heart-shaped leaves and bearing brownish-purple
flowers which have their calyx tubes curved like the bowl of
a tobacco pipe. Formerly classified as Aristolochia Sipho.
Syn: pipe vine, Aristolochia macrophylla, {Aristolochia
durior}.
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Aristolochiaceae
(gcide) | Aristolochiaceae \Aristolochiaceae\ n.
1. 1 a family comprising the birthworts; wild ginger.
Syn: family Aristolochiaceae, birthwort family
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Aristolochiales
(gcide) | Aristolochiales \Aristolochiales\ n.
1. 1 an order of plants distinguished by tubular petaloid
perianth and inferior ovary. It includes the
Aristolochiaceae, Rafflesiaceae, and Hydnoraceae.
Syn: order Aristolochiales.
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aristolochia clematitis
(wn) | Aristolochia clematitis
n 1: creeping plant having curving flowers thought to resemble
fetuses; native to Europe; naturalized Great Britain and
eastern North America [syn: birthwort, {Aristolochia
clematitis}] |
aristolochia durior
(wn) | Aristolochia durior
n 1: hardy deciduous vine having large leaves and flowers with
the calyx tube curved like the bowl of a pipe [syn:
Dutchman's-pipe, pipe vine, Aristolochia macrophylla,
Aristolochia durior] |
aristolochia macrophylla
(wn) | Aristolochia macrophylla
n 1: hardy deciduous vine having large leaves and flowers with
the calyx tube curved like the bowl of a pipe [syn:
Dutchman's-pipe, pipe vine, Aristolochia macrophylla,
Aristolochia durior] |
aristolochia serpentaria
(wn) | Aristolochia serpentaria
n 1: birthwort of the eastern United States woodlands [syn:
Virginia snakeroot, Virginia serpentaria, {Virginia
serpentary}, Aristolochia serpentaria] |
aristolochiaceae
(wn) | Aristolochiaceae
n 1: family of birthworts (including wild ginger) [syn:
Aristolochiaceae, family Aristolochiaceae, {birthwort
family}] |
aristolochiales
(wn) | Aristolochiales
n 1: order of plants distinguished by tubular petaloid perianth
and inferior ovary [syn: Aristolochiales, {order
Aristolochiales}] |
family aristolochiaceae
(wn) | family Aristolochiaceae
n 1: family of birthworts (including wild ginger) [syn:
Aristolochiaceae, family Aristolochiaceae, {birthwort
family}] |
genus aristolochia
(wn) | genus Aristolochia
n 1: birthworts; Dutchman's-pipe [syn: Aristolochia, {genus
Aristolochia}] |
order aristolochiales
(wn) | order Aristolochiales
n 1: order of plants distinguished by tubular petaloid perianth
and inferior ovary [syn: Aristolochiales, {order
Aristolochiales}] |
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