| slovo | definícia |
bella
(encz) | Bella,Bella n: [jmén.] příjmení, ženské křestní jméno Zdeněk Brož a
automatický překlad |
bella
(czen) | Bella,Bellan: [jmén.] příjmení, ženské křestní jméno Zdeněk Brož a
automatický překlad |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
belladonna
(encz) | belladonna,rulík zlomocný Zdeněk Brož |
bellamy
(encz) | Bellamy,Bellamy n: [jmén.] příjmení Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
cerebella
(encz) | cerebella, |
cerebellar
(encz) | cerebellar, |
cerebellar artery
(encz) | cerebellar artery, n: |
cerebellar hemisphere
(encz) | cerebellar hemisphere, n: |
cerebellar vein
(encz) | cerebellar vein, n: |
class turbellaria
(encz) | class Turbellaria, n: |
glabella
(encz) | glabella, n: |
hereditary cerebellar ataxia
(encz) | hereditary cerebellar ataxia, n: |
inferior cerebellar artery
(encz) | inferior cerebellar artery, n: |
isabella
(encz) | isabella,izabela Zdeněk BrožIsabella,Isabella n: [jmén.] příjmení, okres v USA, ženské křestní
jméno Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
order umbellales
(encz) | order Umbellales, n: |
pseudorubella
(encz) | pseudorubella, n: |
rubella
(encz) | rubella,zarděnky Zdeněk Brož |
rubella panencephalitis
(encz) | rubella panencephalitis, n: |
spinocerebellar disorder
(encz) | spinocerebellar disorder, n: |
superior cerebellar artery
(encz) | superior cerebellar artery, n: |
umbellar
(encz) | umbellar, adj: |
umbellate
(encz) | umbellate, adj: |
bellamy
(czen) | Bellamy,Bellamyn: [jmén.] příjmení Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
isabella
(czen) | Isabella,Isabellan: [jmén.] příjmení, okres v USA, ženské křestní
jméno Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
Agapanthus umbellatus
(gcide) | Lily \Lil"y\ (l[i^]l"[y^]), n.; pl. Lilies (l[i^]l"[i^]z).
[AS. lilie, L. lilium, Gr. lei`rion. Cf. Flower-de-luce.]
1. (Bot.) A plant and flower of the genus Lilium,
endogenous bulbous plants, having a regular perianth of
six colored pieces, six stamens, and a superior
three-celled ovary.
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Note: There are nearly fifty species, all found in the North
Temperate zone. Lilium candidum and {Lilium
longiflorum} are the common white lilies of gardens;
Lilium Philadelphicum is the wild red lily of the
Atlantic States. Lilium Chalcedonicum is supposed to
be the "lily of the field" in our Lord's parable;
Lilium auratum is the great gold-banded lily of
Japan.
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2. (Bot.) A name given to handsome flowering plants of
several genera, having some resemblance in color or form
to a true lily, as Pancratium, Crinum, Amaryllis,
Nerine, etc.
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3. That end of a compass needle which should point to the
north; -- so called as often ornamented with the figure of
a lily or fleur-de-lis.
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But sailing further, it veers its lily to the west.
--Sir T.
Browne.
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4. (Auction Bridge) A royal spade; -- usually in pl. See
Royal spade, below.
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African lily (Bot.), the blue-flowered {Agapanthus
umbellatus}.
Atamasco lily (Bot.), a plant of the genus Zephyranthes
(Zephyranthes Atamasco), having a white and pink
funnelform perianth, with six petal-like divisions
resembling those of a lily. --Gray.
Blackberry lily (Bot.), the Pardanthus Chinensis, the
black seeds of which form a dense mass like a blackberry.
Bourbon lily (Bot.), Lilium candidum. See Illust.
Butterfly lily. (Bot.) Same as Mariposa lily, in the
Vocabulary.
Lily beetle (Zool.), a European beetle ({Crioceris
merdigera}) which feeds upon the white lily.
Lily daffodil (Bot.), a plant of the genus Narcissus, and
its flower.
Lily encrinite (Paleon.), a fossil encrinite, esp.
Encrinus liliiformis. See Encrinite.
Lily hyacinth (Bot.), a plant of the genus Hyacinthus.
Lily iron, a kind of harpoon with a detachable head of
peculiar shape, used in capturing swordfish.
Lily of the valley (Bot.), a low perennial herb
(Convallaria majalis), having a raceme of nodding,
fragrant, white flowers.
Lily pad, the large floating leaf of the water lily. [U.
S.] --Lowell.
Tiger lily (Bot.), Lilium tigrinum, the sepals of which
are blotched with black.
Turk's-cap lily (Bot.) Lilium Martagon, a red lily with
recurved sepals; also, the similar American lily, {Lilium
superbum}.
Water lily (Bot.), the Nymph[ae]a, a plant with floating
roundish leaves, and large flowers having many petals,
usually white, but sometimes pink, red, blue, or yellow.
[See Illust. of Nymph[ae]a.]
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Amaryllis belladonna
(gcide) | Belladonna \Bel`la*don"na\, n. [It., literally fine lady; bella
beautiful + donna lady.] (Bot.)
(a) An herbaceous European plant (Atropa belladonna) with
reddish bell-shaped flowers and shining black berries.
The whole plant and its fruit are very poisonous, and the
root and leaves are used as powerful medicinal agents.
Its properties are largely due to the alkaloid atropine
which it contains. Called also deadly nightshade.
(b) A species of Amaryllis (Amaryllis belladonna); the
belladonna lily.
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Atropa belladonna
(gcide) | Atropine \At"ro*pine\, n. [Gr. ? inflexible; hence ? ?, one of
the three Parc[ae]; 'a priv. + ? to turn.] (Chem.)
A poisonous, white, crystallizable alkaloid, extracted from
the Atropa belladonna, or deadly nightshade, and the
Datura Stramonium, or thorn apple. It is remarkable for its
power in dilating the pupil of the eye. Called also
daturine.
[1913 Webster]Atropa \Atropa\ n.
a genus of plants of the nightshade family, including the
belladonna (Atropa belladonna).
Syn: genus Atropa.
[WordNet 1.5]Death's-herb \Death's"-herb`\, n.
The deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna). --Dr. Prior.
[1913 Webster]Belladonna \Bel`la*don"na\, n. [It., literally fine lady; bella
beautiful + donna lady.] (Bot.)
(a) An herbaceous European plant (Atropa belladonna) with
reddish bell-shaped flowers and shining black berries.
The whole plant and its fruit are very poisonous, and the
root and leaves are used as powerful medicinal agents.
Its properties are largely due to the alkaloid atropine
which it contains. Called also deadly nightshade.
(b) A species of Amaryllis (Amaryllis belladonna); the
belladonna lily.
[1913 Webster]Dwale \Dwale\, n. [OE. dwale, dwole, deception, deadly
nightshade, AS. dwala, dwola, error, doubt; akin to E. dull.
See Dull, a.]
1. (Bot.) The deadly nightshade (Atropa Belladonna), having
stupefying qualities.
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2. (Her.) The tincture sable or black when blazoned according
to the fantastic system in which plants are substituted
for the tinctures.
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3. A sleeping potion; an opiate. --Chaucer.
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Atropa Belladonna
(gcide) | Atropine \At"ro*pine\, n. [Gr. ? inflexible; hence ? ?, one of
the three Parc[ae]; 'a priv. + ? to turn.] (Chem.)
A poisonous, white, crystallizable alkaloid, extracted from
the Atropa belladonna, or deadly nightshade, and the
Datura Stramonium, or thorn apple. It is remarkable for its
power in dilating the pupil of the eye. Called also
daturine.
[1913 Webster]Atropa \Atropa\ n.
a genus of plants of the nightshade family, including the
belladonna (Atropa belladonna).
Syn: genus Atropa.
[WordNet 1.5]Death's-herb \Death's"-herb`\, n.
The deadly nightshade (Atropa belladonna). --Dr. Prior.
[1913 Webster]Belladonna \Bel`la*don"na\, n. [It., literally fine lady; bella
beautiful + donna lady.] (Bot.)
(a) An herbaceous European plant (Atropa belladonna) with
reddish bell-shaped flowers and shining black berries.
The whole plant and its fruit are very poisonous, and the
root and leaves are used as powerful medicinal agents.
Its properties are largely due to the alkaloid atropine
which it contains. Called also deadly nightshade.
(b) A species of Amaryllis (Amaryllis belladonna); the
belladonna lily.
[1913 Webster]Dwale \Dwale\, n. [OE. dwale, dwole, deception, deadly
nightshade, AS. dwala, dwola, error, doubt; akin to E. dull.
See Dull, a.]
1. (Bot.) The deadly nightshade (Atropa Belladonna), having
stupefying qualities.
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2. (Her.) The tincture sable or black when blazoned according
to the fantastic system in which plants are substituted
for the tinctures.
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3. A sleeping potion; an opiate. --Chaucer.
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Barbellate
(gcide) | Barbellate \Bar"bel*late\ (b[aum]r"b[e^]l*l[asl]t), a. [See 1st
Barb.] (Bot.)
Having short, stiff hairs, often barbed at the point. --Gray.
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belladonna
(gcide) | Atropa \Atropa\ n.
a genus of plants of the nightshade family, including the
belladonna (Atropa belladonna).
Syn: genus Atropa.
[WordNet 1.5]Belladonna \Bel`la*don"na\, n. [It., literally fine lady; bella
beautiful + donna lady.] (Bot.)
(a) An herbaceous European plant (Atropa belladonna) with
reddish bell-shaped flowers and shining black berries.
The whole plant and its fruit are very poisonous, and the
root and leaves are used as powerful medicinal agents.
Its properties are largely due to the alkaloid atropine
which it contains. Called also deadly nightshade.
(b) A species of Amaryllis (Amaryllis belladonna); the
belladonna lily.
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Belladonna
(gcide) | Atropa \Atropa\ n.
a genus of plants of the nightshade family, including the
belladonna (Atropa belladonna).
Syn: genus Atropa.
[WordNet 1.5]Belladonna \Bel`la*don"na\, n. [It., literally fine lady; bella
beautiful + donna lady.] (Bot.)
(a) An herbaceous European plant (Atropa belladonna) with
reddish bell-shaped flowers and shining black berries.
The whole plant and its fruit are very poisonous, and the
root and leaves are used as powerful medicinal agents.
Its properties are largely due to the alkaloid atropine
which it contains. Called also deadly nightshade.
(b) A species of Amaryllis (Amaryllis belladonna); the
belladonna lily.
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Bellarmine
(gcide) | Bellarmine \Bel"lar*mine\, n.
A stoneware jug of a pattern originated in the neighborhood
of Cologne, Germany, in the 16th century. It has a bearded
face or mask supposed to represent Cardinal Bellarmine, a
leader in the Roman Catholic Counter Reformation, following
the Reformation; -- called also graybeard, longbeard.
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Biflabellate
(gcide) | Biflabellate \Bi`fla*bel"late\, a. [Pref. bi- + flabellate.]
(Zool.)
Flabellate on both sides.
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Butomus umbellatus
(gcide) | Flowering \Flow"er*ing\, a. (Bot.)
Having conspicuous flowers; -- used as an epithet with many
names of plants; as, flowering ash; flowering dogwood;
flowering almond, etc.
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Flowering fern, a genus of showy ferns (Osmunda), with
conspicuous bivalvular sporangia. They usually grow in wet
places.
Flowering plants, plants which have stamens and pistils,
and produce true seeds; phenogamous plants; --
distinguished from flowerless plants.
Flowering rush, a European rushlike plant ({Butomus
umbellatus}), with an umbel of rosy blossoms.
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Cerebella
(gcide) | Cerebellum \Cer`e*bel"lum\, n.; pl. E. Cerebellums, L.
Cerebella. [L., dim. of cerebrum brain.] (Anat.)
The large lobe of the hind brain in front of and above the
medulla; the little brain. It controls combined muscular
action. See Brain.
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Cerebellar
(gcide) | Cerebellar \Cer`e*bel"lar\, Cerebellous \Cer`e*bel"lous\, a.
(Anat.)
of or pertaining to the cerebellum; as, the cerebellar
artery.
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Chimaphila umbellata
(gcide) | Pipsissewa \Pip*sis"se*wa\, n. [From American Indian.] (Bot.)
A low evergreen plant (Chimaphila umbellata), with narrow,
wedge-lanceolate leaves, and an umbel of pretty nodding
fragrant blossoms. It has been used in nephritic diseases.
Called also prince's pine.
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Claribella
(gcide) | Claribella \Clar`i*bel"la\, n. [NL., from L. clarus clear +
bellus fine.] (Mus.)
A soft, sweet stop, or set of open wood pipes in an organ.
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Columbella
(gcide) | Columbella \Col`um*bel"la\, n. [NL., dim. of L. columba a dove.
So called from a fancied resemblance in color and form, of
some species.] (Zool.)
A genus of univalve shells, abundant in tropical seas. Some
species, as Columbella mercatoria, were formerly used as
shell money.
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Columbella mercatoria
(gcide) | Columbella \Col`um*bel"la\, n. [NL., dim. of L. columba a dove.
So called from a fancied resemblance in color and form, of
some species.] (Zool.)
A genus of univalve shells, abundant in tropical seas. Some
species, as Columbella mercatoria, were formerly used as
shell money.
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Debellate
(gcide) | Debellate \De*bel"late\, v. t. [L. debellatus, p. p. of
debellare to subdue; de- + bellum war.]
To subdue; to conquer in war. [Obs.] --Speed.
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Debellation
(gcide) | Debellation \Deb`el*la"tion\, n. [LL. debellatio.]
The act of conquering or subduing. [Obs.]
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Fabella
(gcide) | Fabella \Fa*bel"la\, n.; pl. Fabellae (-l[=e]). [NL., dim. of
L. faba a bean.] (Anat.)
One of the small sesamoid bones situated behind the condyles
of the femur, in some mammals.
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Fabellae
(gcide) | Fabella \Fa*bel"la\, n.; pl. Fabellae (-l[=e]). [NL., dim. of
L. faba a bean.] (Anat.)
One of the small sesamoid bones situated behind the condyles
of the femur, in some mammals.
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Flabellate
(gcide) | Flabellate \Fla*bel"late\, a. [L. flabellatus, p. p. of
flabellare to fan, fr. flabellum. See Flabbel.] (Bot.)
Flabelliform.
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Flabellation
(gcide) | Flabellation \Flab`el*la"tion\, n.
The act of keeping fractured limbs cool by the use of a fan
or some other contrivance. --Dunglison.
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Glabella
(gcide) | Glabella \Gla*bel"la\, n.; pl. Glabell[ae]. [NL., fr. L.
glabellus hairless, fr. glaber bald.] (Anat.)
The space between the eyebrows, also including the
corresponding part of the frontal bone; the mesophryon. --
Gla*bel"lar, a.
[1913 Webster]Glabellum \Gla*bel"lum\, n.; pl. Glabella. [NL. See
Glabella.] (Zool.)
The median, convex lobe of the head of a trilobite. See
Trilobite.
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Glabellae
(gcide) | Glabella \Gla*bel"la\, n.; pl. Glabell[ae]. [NL., fr. L.
glabellus hairless, fr. glaber bald.] (Anat.)
The space between the eyebrows, also including the
corresponding part of the frontal bone; the mesophryon. --
Gla*bel"lar, a.
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Glabellar
(gcide) | Glabella \Gla*bel"la\, n.; pl. Glabell[ae]. [NL., fr. L.
glabellus hairless, fr. glaber bald.] (Anat.)
The space between the eyebrows, also including the
corresponding part of the frontal bone; the mesophryon. --
Gla*bel"lar, a.
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Iberis umbellata
(gcide) | Candytuft \Can"dy*tuft`\ (k[a^]n"d[-e]*t[u^]ft`), n. (Bot.)
An annual plant of the genus Iberis, cultivated in gardens.
The name was originally given to the Iberis umbellata,
first, discovered in the island of Candia (The Italian name
for Crete). It is grown as an ornamental plant, having tufted
red,violet, purple, or pink flowers.
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Isabella
(gcide) | Fox \Fox\ (f[o^]ks), n.; pl. Foxes. [AS. fox; akin to D. vos,
G. fuchs, OHG. fuhs, foha, Goth. fa['u]h[=o], Icel. f[=o]a
fox, fox fraud; of unknown origin, cf. Skr. puccha tail. Cf.
Vixen.]
1. (Zool.) A carnivorous animal of the genus Vulpes, family
Canid[ae], of many species. The European fox ({V.
vulgaris} or V. vulpes), the American red fox ({V.
fulvus}), the American gray fox (V. Virginianus), and
the arctic, white, or blue, fox (V. lagopus) are
well-known species.
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Note: The black or silver-gray fox is a variety of the
American red fox, producing a fur of great value; the
cross-gray and woods-gray foxes are other varieties of
the same species, of less value. The common foxes of
Europe and America are very similar; both are
celebrated for their craftiness. They feed on wild
birds, poultry, and various small animals.
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Subtle as the fox for prey. --Shak.
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2. (Zool.) The European dragonet.
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3. (Zool.) The fox shark or thrasher shark; -- called also
sea fox. See Thrasher shark, under Shark.
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4. A sly, cunning fellow. [Colloq.]
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We call a crafty and cruel man a fox. --Beattie.
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5. (Naut.) Rope yarn twisted together, and rubbed with tar;
-- used for seizings or mats.
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6. A sword; -- so called from the stamp of a fox on the
blade, or perhaps of a wolf taken for a fox. [Obs.]
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Thou diest on point of fox. --Shak.
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7. pl. (Ethnol.) A tribe of Indians which, with the Sacs,
formerly occupied the region about Green Bay, Wisconsin;
-- called also Outagamies.
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Fox and geese.
(a) A boy's game, in which one boy tries to catch others
as they run one goal to another.
(b) A game with sixteen checkers, or some substitute for
them, one of which is called the fox, and the rest the
geese; the fox, whose first position is in the middle
of the board, endeavors to break through the line of
the geese, and the geese to pen up the fox.
Fox bat (Zool.), a large fruit bat of the genus Pteropus,
of many species, inhabiting Asia, Africa, and the East
Indies, esp. P. medius of India. Some of the species are
more than four feet across the outspread wings. See {Fruit
bat}.
Fox bolt, a bolt having a split end to receive a fox wedge.
Fox brush (Zool.), the tail of a fox.
Fox evil, a disease in which the hair falls off; alopecy.
Fox grape (Bot.), the name of two species of American
grapes. The northern fox grape (Vitis Labrusca) is the
origin of the varieties called Isabella, Concord,
Hartford, etc., and the southern fox grape ({Vitis
vulpina}) has produced the Scuppernong, and probably the
Catawba.
Fox hunter.
(a) One who pursues foxes with hounds.
(b) A horse ridden in a fox chase.
Fox shark (Zool.), the thrasher shark. See {Thrasher
shark}, under Thrasher.
Fox sleep, pretended sleep.
Fox sparrow (Zool.), a large American sparrow ({Passerella
iliaca}); -- so called on account of its reddish color.
Fox squirrel (Zool.), a large North American squirrel
(Sciurus niger, or S. cinereus). In the Southern
States the black variety prevails; farther north the
fulvous and gray variety, called the cat squirrel, is
more common.
Fox terrier (Zool.), one of a peculiar breed of terriers,
used in hunting to drive foxes from their holes, and for
other purposes. There are rough- and smooth-haired
varieties.
Fox trot, a pace like that which is adopted for a few
steps, by a horse, when passing from a walk into a trot,
or a trot into a walk.
Fox wedge (Mach. & Carpentry), a wedge for expanding the
split end of a bolt, cotter, dowel, tenon, or other piece,
to fasten the end in a hole or mortise and prevent
withdrawal. The wedge abuts on the bottom of the hole and
the piece is driven down upon it. Fastening by fox wedges
is called foxtail wedging.
Fox wolf (Zool.), one of several South American wild dogs,
belonging to the genus Canis. They have long, bushy
tails like a fox.
[1913 Webster]Isabella \Is`a*bel"la\, n., Isabella color \Is`a*bel"la col"or\
[Said to be named from the Spanish princess Isabella,
daughter of king Philip II., in allusion to the color assumed
by her shift, which she wore without change from 1601 to
1604, in consequence of a vow made by her.]
A brownish yellow color.
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Isabella color
(gcide) | Isabella \Is`a*bel"la\, n., Isabella color \Is`a*bel"la col"or\
[Said to be named from the Spanish princess Isabella,
daughter of king Philip II., in allusion to the color assumed
by her shift, which she wore without change from 1601 to
1604, in consequence of a vow made by her.]
A brownish yellow color.
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Isabella grape
(gcide) | Isabella grape \Is`a*bel"la grape`\ (Bot.)
A favorite sweet American grape of a purple color. See {Fox
grape}, under Fox.
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Isabella moth
(gcide) | Isabella moth \Is`a*bel"la moth`\ (?; 115). (Zool.)
A common American moth (Pyrrharctia isabella), of an
isabella color. The larva, called woolly bear and {hedgehog
caterpillar}, is densely covered with hairs, which are black
at each end of the body, and red in the middle part.
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Labella
(gcide) | Labellum \La*bel"lum\ (l[.a]*b[e^]l"l[u^]m), n.; pl. L.
Labella (l[.a]*b[e^]l"l[.a]), E. Labellums
(l[.a]*b[e^]l"l[u^]mz). [L., dim. of labrum lip.]
1. (Bot.) The lower or apparently anterior petal of an
orchidaceous flower, often of a very curious shape.
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2. (Zool.) A small appendage beneath the upper lip or labrum
of certain insects.
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Li bella
(gcide) | Li bella \Li *bel"la\ (l[-i]*b[e^]l"l[.a]), n. [L., dim. of
libra balance. See Level, n.]
1. A small balance.
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2. A level, or leveling instrument.
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libellant
(gcide) | Libelant \Li"bel*ant\ (-ant), n.
One who libels; one who institutes a suit in an
ecclesiastical or admiralty court. [Written also
libellant.] --Cranch.
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Oldenlandia umbellata
(gcide) | Chay root \Chay" root`\ [Tamil sh[=a]ya.]
The root of the Oldenlandia umbellata, native in India,
which yieds a durable red dyestuff. [Written also {choy
root}.]
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Ornithogalum umbellatum
(gcide) | Star \Star\ (st[aum]r), n. [OE. sterre, AS. steorra; akin to
OFries. stera, OS. sterro, D. ster, OHG. sterno, sterro, G.
stern, Icel. stjarna, Sw. stjerna, Dan. stierne, Goth.
sta['i]rn[=o], Armor. & Corn. steren, L. stella, Gr. 'asth`r,
'a`stron, Skr. star; perhaps from a root meaning, to scatter,
Skr. st[.r], L. sternere (cf. Stratum), and originally
applied to the stars as being strewn over the sky, or as
being scatterers or spreaders of light. [root]296. Cf.
Aster, Asteroid, Constellation, Disaster, Stellar.]
1. One of the innumerable luminous bodies seen in the
heavens; any heavenly body other than the sun, moon,
comets, and nebulae.
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His eyen twinkled in his head aright,
As do the stars in the frosty night. --Chaucer.
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Note: The stars are distinguished as planets, and {fixed
stars}. See Planet, Fixed stars under Fixed, and
Magnitude of a star under Magnitude.
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2. The polestar; the north star. --Shak.
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3. (Astrol.) A planet supposed to influence one's destiny;
(usually pl.) a configuration of the planets, supposed to
influence fortune.
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O malignant and ill-brooding stars. --Shak.
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Blesses his stars, and thinks it luxury. --Addison.
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4. That which resembles the figure of a star, as an ornament
worn on the breast to indicate rank or honor.
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On whom . . .
Lavish Honor showered all her stars. --Tennyson.
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5. Specifically, a radiated mark in writing or printing; an
asterisk [thus, *]; -- used as a reference to a note, or
to fill a blank where something is omitted, etc.
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6. (Pyrotechny) A composition of combustible matter used in
the heading of rockets, in mines, etc., which, exploding
in the air, presents a starlike appearance.
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7. A person of brilliant and attractive qualities, especially
on public occasions, as a distinguished orator, a leading
theatrical performer, etc.
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Note: Star is used in the formation of compound words
generally of obvious signification; as, star-aspiring,
star-bespangled, star-bestudded, star-blasting,
star-bright, star-crowned, star-directed, star-eyed,
star-headed, star-paved, star-roofed, star-sprinkled,
star-wreathed.
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Blazing star, Double star, Multiple star, {Shooting
star}, etc. See under Blazing, Double, etc.
Nebulous star (Astron.), a small well-defined circular
nebula, having a bright nucleus at its center like a star.
Star anise (Bot.), any plant of the genus Illicium; -- so
called from its star-shaped capsules.
Star apple (Bot.), a tropical American tree ({Chrysophyllum
Cainito}), having a milky juice and oblong leaves with a
silky-golden pubescence beneath. It bears an applelike
fruit, the carpels of which present a starlike figure when
cut across. The name is extended to the whole genus of
about sixty species, and the natural order (Sapotaceae)
to which it belongs is called the Star-apple family.
Star conner, one who cons, or studies, the stars; an
astronomer or an astrologer. --Gascoigne.
Star coral (Zool.), any one of numerous species of stony
corals belonging to Astraea, Orbicella, and allied
genera, in which the calicles are round or polygonal and
contain conspicuous radiating septa.
Star cucumber. (Bot.) See under Cucumber.
Star flower. (Bot.)
(a) A plant of the genus Ornithogalum;
star-of-Bethlehem.
(b) See Starwort
(b) .
(c) An American plant of the genus Trientalis
(Trientalis Americana). --Gray.
Star fort (Fort.), a fort surrounded on the exterior with
projecting angles; -- whence the name.
Star gauge (Ordnance), a long rod, with adjustable points
projecting radially at its end, for measuring the size of
different parts of the bore of a gun.
Star grass. (Bot.)
(a) A small grasslike plant (Hypoxis erecta) having
star-shaped yellow flowers.
(b) The colicroot. See Colicroot.
Star hyacinth (Bot.), a bulbous plant of the genus Scilla
(Scilla autumnalis); -- called also {star-headed
hyacinth}.
Star jelly (Bot.), any one of several gelatinous plants
(Nostoc commune, Nostoc edule, etc.). See Nostoc.
Star lizard. (Zool.) Same as Stellion.
Star-of-Bethlehem (Bot.), a bulbous liliaceous plant
(Ornithogalum umbellatum) having a small white starlike
flower.
Star-of-the-earth (Bot.), a plant of the genus Plantago
(Plantago coronopus), growing upon the seashore.
Star polygon (Geom.), a polygon whose sides cut each other
so as to form a star-shaped figure.
Stars and Stripes, a popular name for the flag of the
United States, which consists of thirteen horizontal
stripes, alternately red and white, and a union having, in
a blue field, white stars to represent the several States,
one for each.
With the old flag, the true American flag, the
Eagle, and the Stars and Stripes, waving over the
chamber in which we sit. --D. Webster.
Star showers. See Shooting star, under Shooting.
Star thistle (Bot.), an annual composite plant ({Centaurea
solstitialis}) having the involucre armed with stout
radiating spines.
Star wheel (Mach.), a star-shaped disk, used as a kind of
ratchet wheel, in repeating watches and the feed motions
of some machines.
Star worm (Zool.), a gephyrean.
Temporary star (Astron.), a star which appears suddenly,
shines for a period, and then nearly or quite disappears.
These stars were supposed by some astronomers to be
variable stars of long and undetermined periods. More
recently, variations star in start intensity are
classified more specifically, and this term is now
obsolescent. See also nova. [Obsolescent]
Variable star (Astron.), a star whose brilliancy varies
periodically, generally with regularity, but sometimes
irregularly; -- called periodical star when its changes
occur at fixed periods.
Water star grass (Bot.), an aquatic plant ({Schollera
graminea}) with small yellow starlike blossoms.
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Pyrrharctia isabella
(gcide) | Isabella moth \Is`a*bel"la moth`\ (?; 115). (Zool.)
A common American moth (Pyrrharctia isabella), of an
isabella color. The larva, called woolly bear and {hedgehog
caterpillar}, is densely covered with hairs, which are black
at each end of the body, and red in the middle part.
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rubella
(gcide) | Measles \Mea"sles\, n.; pl. in form, but used as singular in
senses 1, 2, & 3. [D. mazelen; akin to G. masern, pl., and E.
mazer, and orig. meaning, little spots. See Mazer.]
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1. (Med.) A contagious viral febrile disorder commencing with
catarrhal symptoms, and marked by the appearance on the
third day of an eruption of distinct red circular spots,
which coalesce in a crescentic form, are slightly raised
above the surface, and after the fourth day of the
eruption gradually decline; rubeola. It is a common
childhood disease.
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Measles commences with the ordinary symptoms of
fever. --Am. Cyc.
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2. (Veter. Med.) A disease of cattle and swine in which the
flesh is filled with the embryos of different varieties of
the tapeworm.
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3. A disease of trees. [Obs.]
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4. pl. (Zool.) The larvae of any tapeworm (Taenia) in the
cysticerus stage, when contained in meat. Called also
bladder worms.
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German measles A mild contagious viral disease, which may
cause birth defects if contracted by a pregnant woman
during early pregnancy; also called rubella.
[PJC]rubella \ru*bel"la\, n. [NL., fr. L. rubellus reddish.] (Med.)
An acute but mild viral infection characterized by a dusky
red cutaneous eruption resembling that of measles, but
attended by only mild respiratory problems or fever; --
called also German measles. The infective virus is called
Rubella virus, or Rubivirus. If contracted by a woman
during the first several months of pregnancy, rubella may
cause serious abnormalities in the fetus.
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rubella virus
(gcide) | rubella virus \ru*bel"la vi"rus\, n.
The virus that causes rubella.
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Sabella
(gcide) | Sabella \Sa*bel"la\, n. [NL., fr. L. sabulum gravel.] (Zool.)
A genus of tubicolous annelids having a circle of plumose
gills around the head.
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Turbellaria
(gcide) | Turbellaria \Tur`bel*la"ri*a\, n. pl. [NL., dim. fr. L. turbo a
whirling.] (Zool.)
An extensive group of worms which have the body covered
externally with vibrating cilia. It includes the
Rhabdoc[oe]la and Dendroc[oe]la. Formerly, the nemerteans
were also included in this group.
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Turbellarian
(gcide) | Turbellarian \Tur`bel*la"ri*an\, n. (Zool.)
One of the Turbellaria. Also used adjectively.
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Umbellar
(gcide) | Umbellar \Um"bel*lar\, a. (Bot.)
Of or pertaining to an umbel; having the form of an umbel.
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Umbellate
(gcide) | Umbellate \Um"bel*late\, Umbellated \Um"bel*la`ted\, a. [NL.
umbellatus.] (Bot.)
Bearing umbels; pertaining to an umbel; umbel-like; as,
umbellate plants or flowers.
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Umbellated
(gcide) | Umbellate \Um"bel*late\, Umbellated \Um"bel*la`ted\, a. [NL.
umbellatus.] (Bot.)
Bearing umbels; pertaining to an umbel; umbel-like; as,
umbellate plants or flowers.
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abronia umbellata
(wn) | Abronia umbellata
n 1: prostrate herb having heads of deep pink to white flowers;
found in coastal dunes from British Columbia to Baja
California [syn: beach sand verbena, pink sand verbena,
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