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slovo definícia california (mass) California - Kalifornia california (encz) California,Kalifornie n: Zdeněk Brož california (encz) California,kalifornský adj: Zdeněk Brož california (encz) California,stát v USA n: [jmén.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad california (wn) California n 1: a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes [syn: California, Golden State, CA, Calif.] CALIFORNIA (bouvier) CALIFORNIA. The name of one of the states of the United States. It was admitted into the Union, by an Act of Congress, passed the 9th September, 1850, entitled "An act for the admission of the state of California into the Union." Sec. 1. This section enacts and declares that the state of California shall be one of the United States, and admitted into the Union on an equal footing with the original states, in all respects whatever. Sec. 2. Enacts that the state of California shall be entitled to two representatives, until the representatives in Congress shall be apportioned according to the actual enumeration of the inhabitants, of the United States. Sec. 3. By this section a condition is expressly imposed on the said state that the people thereof shall never interfere with the primary disposal of the public lands within its limits, nor pass any law, nor do any act, whereby the title of the United States to, and right to dispose of the same, shall be impaired or questioned. It also provides that they shall never lay any tax, or assessment of any description whatever, upon the public domain of the United States; and that in no case shall non-resident proprietors, who are citizens of the United States, be taxed higher than residents; that all navigable waters within the said state shall be common highways, forever free, as well to the inhabitants of said state, as to citizens of the United States, without any tax, impost or duty therefor; with this proviso, viz., that nothing contained in the act shall be construed as recognizing or rejecting the propositions tendered by the people of California, as articles of compact in the ordinance adopted by the convention which formed the constitution of that state. 2. The principal features of the constitution, of California, are similar to those of most, of the recently formed state constitutions. It establishes an elective judiciary, and: confers on the executive a qualified veto. It prohibits the creation of a state debt exceeding $300,000. It provides for the protection of the homestead from execution, and secures the property of married females separate from that of their husbands. It makes a liberal provision for the support of schools, prohibits the legislature from granting divorces, authorizing lotteries, and creating corporations, except by general laws, and from establishing any bank's of issue or circulation. It provides also that every stockholder of a corporation or joint-stock association, shall be individually and personally liable for his proportion of all its, debts or liabilities. There is also a clause prohibiting slavery, which, it is said, was inserted by the unanimous vote of the delegates.

podobné slovo definícia baja california (encz) Baja California,mexický poloostrov Zdeněk Brož californian (encz) Californian,Kaliforňan n: Jiří ŠmoldasCalifornian,Kaliforňanka n: Jiří ŠmoldasCalifornian,kalifornský adj: Jiří Šmoldas californians (encz) Californians,pl. od Californian Jiří Šmoldas pride of california (encz) pride of California, n: pl. od californian (czen) pl. od Californian,Californians Jiří Šmoldas California buckthorn (gcide) coffeeberry \coffeeberry\ n. an evergreen shrub of Western U.S. (Rhamnus californicus), bearing small red or black fruits; -- called also the California buckthorn. Syn: California buckthorn, California coffee, {Rhamnus californicus}. [WordNet 1.5] California condor (gcide) Condor \Con"dor\ (k[o^]n"d[o^]r; in defs. 2 & 3, k[-o]n"d[-o]r), n. [Sp. condor, fr. Peruvian cuntur.] 1. (Zool.) A very large bird of the Vulture family (Sarcorhamphus gryphus), found in the most elevated parts of the Andes. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zool.) The California vulture ({Gymnogyps californianus}), also called California condor. [Local, U. S.] Note: In the late 20th century it is classed as an endangered species. The California condor used to number in the thousands and ranged along the entire west coast of the United States. By 1982 only 21 to 24 individuals could be identified in the wild. A breeding program was instituted, and by 1996 over 50 birds were alive in captivity. As of 1997, fewer than ten of the bred birds had been reintroduced into the wild. [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC] 3. A gold coin of Chile, bearing the figure of a condor, and equal to twenty pesos. It contains 10.98356 grams of gold, and is equivalent to about $7.29. Called also colon. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 4. A gold coin of Colombia equivalent to about $9.65. It is no longer coined. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]California condor \Cal`i*for"ni*a con"dor\ (Zool.) a large vulture (Gymnogyps californianus), also called California vulture. Note: In the late 20th century it is classed as an endangered species. The California condor used to number in the thousands and ranged along the entire west coast of the United States. By 1982 only 21 to 24 individuals could be identified in the wild. A breeding program was instituted, and by 1996 over 50 birds were alive in captivity. As of 1997, fewer than ten of the bred birds had been reintroduced into the wild. [PJC] California jack (gcide) California jack \Cal`i*for"ni*a jack"\ A game at cards, a modification of seven-up, or all fours. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] California laurel (gcide) Laurel \Lau"rel\, n. [OE. lorel, laurer, lorer, OF. lorier, laurier, F. laurier, (assumed) LL. Laurarius, fr. L. laurus.] 1. (Bot.) An evergreen shrub, of the genus Laurus ({Laurus nobilis}), having aromatic leaves of a lanceolate shape, with clusters of small, yellowish white flowers in their axils; -- called also sweet bay. Note: The fruit is a purple berry. It is found about the Mediterranean, and was early used by the ancient Greeks to crown the victor in the games of Apollo. At a later period, academic honors were indicated by a crown of laurel, with the fruit. The leaves and tree yield an aromatic oil, used to flavor the bay water of commerce. [1913 Webster] Note: The name is extended to other plants which in some respect resemble the true laurel. See Phrases, below. [1913 Webster] 2. A crown of laurel; hence, honor; distinction; fame; -- especially in the plural; as, to win laurels. [1913 Webster] 3. An English gold coin made in 1619, and so called because the king's head on it was crowned with laurel. [1913 Webster] Laurel water, water distilled from the fresh leaves of the cherry laurel, and containing prussic acid and other products carried over in the process. [1913 Webster] American laurel, or Mountain laurel, Kalmia latifolia; called also calico bush. See under Mountain. California laurel, Umbellularia Californica. Cherry laurel (in England called laurel). See under Cherry. Great laurel, the rosebay (Rhododendron maximum). Ground laurel, trailing arbutus. New Zealand laurel, the Laurelia Nov[ae] Zelandi[ae]. Portugal laurel, the Prunus Lusitanica. Rose laurel, the oleander. See Oleander. Sheep laurel, a poisonous shrub, Kalmia angustifolia, smaller than the mountain laurel, and with smaller and redder flowers. Spurge laurel, Daphne Laureola. West Indian laurel, Prunus occidentalis. [1913 Webster] California lilac (gcide) Lilac \Li"lac\ (l[imac]"lak), n. [Also lilach.] [Sp. lilac, lila, Ar. l[imac]lak, fr. Per. l[imac]laj, l[imac]lanj, l[imac]lang, n[imac]laj, n[imac]l, the indigo plant, or from the kindred l[imac]lak bluish, the flowers being named from the color. Cf. Anil.] 1. (Bot.) A shrub of the genus Syringa. There are six species, natives of Europe and Asia. Syringa vulgaris, the common lilac, and Syringa Persica, the Persian lilac, are frequently cultivated for the fragrance and beauty of their purplish or white flowers. In the British colonies various other shrubs have this name. [1913 Webster] 2. A light purplish color like that of the flower of the purplish lilac. [1913 Webster] California lilac (Bot.), a low shrub with dense clusters of purplish flowers (Ceanothus thyrsiflorus). [1913 Webster] California nutmeg (gcide) Nutmeg \Nut"meg\, n. [OE. notemuge; note nut + OF. muge musk, of the same origin as E. musk; cf. OF. noix muguette nutmeg, F. noix muscade. See Nut, and Musk.] (Bot.) The kernel of the fruit of the nutmeg tree ({Myristica fragrans}), a native of the Molucca Islands, but cultivated elsewhere in the tropics. [1913 Webster] Note: This fruit is a nearly spherical drupe, of the size of a pear, of a yellowish color without and almost white within. This opens into two nearly equal longitudinal valves, inclosing the nut surrounded by its aril, which is mace. The nutmeg is an aromatic, very grateful to the taste and smell, and much used in cookery. Other species of Myristica yield nutmegs of inferior quality. [1913 Webster] American nutmeg, Calabash nutmeg, or Jamaica nutmeg, the fruit of a tropical shrub (Monodora Myristica). It is about the size of an orange, and contains many aromatic seeds imbedded in pulp. Brazilian nutmeg, the fruit of a lauraceous tree, Cryptocarya moschata. California nutmeg, a tree of the Yew family ({Torreya Californica}), growing in the Western United States, and having a seed which resembles a nutmeg in appearance, but is strongly impregnated with turpentine. Clove nutmeg, the Ravensara aromatica, a lauraceous tree of Madagascar. The foliage is used as a spice, but the seed is acrid and caustic. Jamaica nutmeg. See American nutmeg (above). Nutmeg bird (Zool.), an Indian finch (Munia punctularia). Nutmeg butter, a solid oil extracted from the nutmeg by expression. Nutmeg flower (Bot.), a ranunculaceous herb ({Nigella sativa}) with small black aromatic seeds, which are used medicinally and for excluding moths from furs and clothing. Nutmeg liver (Med.), a name applied to the liver, when, as the result of heart or lung disease, it undergoes congestion and pigmentation about the central veins of its lobules, giving it an appearance resembling that of a nutmeg. Nutmeg melon (Bot.), a small variety of muskmelon of a rich flavor. Nutmeg pigeon (Zool.), any one of several species of pigeons of the genus Myristicivora, native of the East Indies and Australia. The color is usually white, or cream-white, with black on the wings and tail. Nutmeg wood (Bot.), the wood of the Palmyra palm. Peruvian nutmeg, the aromatic seed of a South American tree (Laurelia sempervirens). Plume nutmeg (Bot.), a spicy tree of Australia (Atherosperma moschata). [1913 Webster] California pitcher plant (gcide) Pitcher \Pitch"er\, n. [OE. picher, OF. pichier, OHG. pehhar, pehh[=a]ri; prob. of the same origin as E. beaker. Cf. Beaker.] 1. A wide-mouthed, deep vessel for holding liquids, with a spout or protruding lip and a handle; a water jug or jar with a large ear or handle. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) A tubular or cuplike appendage or expansion of the leaves of certain plants. [1913 Webster] American pitcher plants, the species of Sarracenia. See Sarracenia. Australian pitcher plant, the Cephalotus follicularis, a low saxifragaceous herb having two kinds of radical leaves, some oblanceolate and entire, others transformed into little ovoid pitchers, longitudinally triple-winged and ciliated, the mouth covered with a lid shaped like a cockleshell. California pitcher plant, the Darlingtonia California. See Darlingtonia. Pitcher plant, any plant with the whole or a part of the leaves transformed into pitchers or cuplike organs, especially the species of Nepenthes. See Nepenthes. [1913 Webster] California pompano (gcide) Palometa \Pa`lo*me"ta\, n. (Zool.) A type of pompano (Palometa simillima) that is smaller than the Florida pompano; it is common in West Indies. Called also the California pompano. Syn: California pompano, Palometa simillima. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] California poppy (gcide) Poppy \Pop"py\, n.; pl. Poppies. [OE. popy, AS. popig, L. papaver.] (Bot.) Any plant or species of the genus Papaver, herbs with showy polypetalous flowers and a milky juice. From one species (Papaver somniferum) opium is obtained, though all the species contain it to some extent; also, a flower of the plant. See Illust. of Capsule. [1913 Webster] California poppy (Bot.), any yellow-flowered plant of the genus Eschscholtzia. Corn poppy. See under Corn. Horn poppy, or Horned poppy. See under Horn. Poppy bee (Zool.), a leaf-cutting bee ({Anthocopa papaveris}) which uses pieces cut from poppy petals for the lining of its cells; -- called also upholsterer bee. Prickly poppy (Bot.), Argemone Mexicana, a yellow-flowered plant of the Poppy family, but as prickly as a thistle. Poppy seed, the seed the opium poppy ({Papaver somniferum}). Spatling poppy (Bot.), a species of Silene ({Silene inflata}). See Catchfly. [1913 Webster] Poppy California vulture (gcide) California condor \Cal`i*for"ni*a con"dor\ (Zool.) a large vulture (Gymnogyps californianus), also called California vulture. Note: In the late 20th century it is classed as an endangered species. The California condor used to number in the thousands and ranged along the entire west coast of the United States. By 1982 only 21 to 24 individuals could be identified in the wild. A breeding program was instituted, and by 1996 over 50 birds were alive in captivity. As of 1997, fewer than ten of the bred birds had been reintroduced into the wild. [PJC] California yew (gcide) Yew \Yew\, n. [OE. ew, AS. e['o]w, [imac]w, eoh; akin to D. ijf, OHG. [imac]wa, [imac]ha, G. eibe, Icel. [=y]r; cf. Ir. iubhar, Gael. iubhar, iughar, W. yw, ywen, Lith. j["e]va the black alder tree.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) An evergreen tree (Taxus baccata) of Europe, allied to the pines, but having a peculiar berrylike fruit instead of a cone. It frequently grows in British churchyards. [1913 Webster] 2. The wood of the yew. It is light red in color, compact, fine-grained, and very elastic. It is preferred to all other kinds of wood for bows and whipstocks, the best for these purposes coming from Spain. [1913 Webster] Note: The American yew (Taxus baccata, var. Canadensis) is a low and straggling or prostrate bush, never forming an erect trunk. The California yew ({Taxus brevifolia}, also called Pacific yew) is a good-sized tree, and its wood is used for bows, spear handles, paddles, and other similar implements; the anticancer agent taxol is obtained from its bark. Another yew is found in Florida, and there are species in Japan and the Himalayas. [1913 Webster + PJC] 3. A bow for shooting, made of the yew. [1913 Webster] Californian (gcide) Californian \Cal`i*for"ni*an\, a. Of or pertaining to California. -- n. A native or inhabitant of California. [1913 Webster] Darlingtonia California (gcide) Pitcher \Pitch"er\, n. [OE. picher, OF. pichier, OHG. pehhar, pehh[=a]ri; prob. of the same origin as E. beaker. Cf. Beaker.] 1. A wide-mouthed, deep vessel for holding liquids, with a spout or protruding lip and a handle; a water jug or jar with a large ear or handle. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) A tubular or cuplike appendage or expansion of the leaves of certain plants. [1913 Webster] American pitcher plants, the species of Sarracenia. See Sarracenia. Australian pitcher plant, the Cephalotus follicularis, a low saxifragaceous herb having two kinds of radical leaves, some oblanceolate and entire, others transformed into little ovoid pitchers, longitudinally triple-winged and ciliated, the mouth covered with a lid shaped like a cockleshell. California pitcher plant, the Darlingtonia California. See Darlingtonia. Pitcher plant, any plant with the whole or a part of the leaves transformed into pitchers or cuplike organs, especially the species of Nepenthes. See Nepenthes. [1913 Webster] Geococcyx Californianus (gcide) Chaparral \Cha`par*ral"\, n. [Sp., fr. chaparro an evergeen oak.] 1. A thicket of low evergreen oaks. [1913 Webster] 2. An almost impenetrable thicket or succession of thickets of thorny shrubs and brambles. [1913 Webster] Chaparral cock; fem. Chaparral hen (Zool.), a bird of the cuckoo family (Geococcyx Californianus), noted for running with great speed. It ranges from California to Mexico and eastward to Texas; -- called also {road runner}, ground cuckoo, churea, and snake killer. It is the state bird of New Mexico. [1913 Webster +PJC] chapati Gymnogyps californianus (gcide) Condor \Con"dor\ (k[o^]n"d[o^]r; in defs. 2 & 3, k[-o]n"d[-o]r), n. [Sp. condor, fr. Peruvian cuntur.] 1. (Zool.) A very large bird of the Vulture family (Sarcorhamphus gryphus), found in the most elevated parts of the Andes. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zool.) The California vulture ({Gymnogyps californianus}), also called California condor. [Local, U. S.] Note: In the late 20th century it is classed as an endangered species. The California condor used to number in the thousands and ranged along the entire west coast of the United States. By 1982 only 21 to 24 individuals could be identified in the wild. A breeding program was instituted, and by 1996 over 50 birds were alive in captivity. As of 1997, fewer than ten of the bred birds had been reintroduced into the wild. [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC] 3. A gold coin of Chile, bearing the figure of a condor, and equal to twenty pesos. It contains 10.98356 grams of gold, and is equivalent to about $7.29. Called also colon. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 4. A gold coin of Colombia equivalent to about $9.65. It is no longer coined. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]California condor \Cal`i*for"ni*a con"dor\ (Zool.) a large vulture (Gymnogyps californianus), also called California vulture. Note: In the late 20th century it is classed as an endangered species. The California condor used to number in the thousands and ranged along the entire west coast of the United States. By 1982 only 21 to 24 individuals could be identified in the wild. A breeding program was instituted, and by 1996 over 50 birds were alive in captivity. As of 1997, fewer than ten of the bred birds had been reintroduced into the wild. [PJC] Zalophus Californianus (gcide) Sea lion \Sea" li"on\ (Zool.) Any one of several large species of seals of the family Otariidae native of the Pacific Ocean, especially the southern sea lion (Otaria jubata) of the South American coast; the northern sea lion (Eumetopias Stelleri) found from California to Japan; and the black, or California, sea lion (Zalophus Californianus), which is common on the rocks near San Francisco. [1913 Webster] baja california (wn) Baja California n 1: a mountainous peninsula on northwest Mexico [syn: {Lower California}, Baja California] california allspice (wn) California allspice n 1: straggling aromatic shrub of southwestern United States having fragrant brown flowers [syn: spicebush, California allspice, Calycanthus occidentalis] california bay tree (wn) California bay tree n 1: Pacific coast tree having aromatic foliage and small umbellate flowers followed by olivelike fruit; yields a hard tough wood [syn: California laurel, {California bay tree}, Oregon myrtle, pepperwood, spice tree, sassafras laurel, California olive, mountain laurel, Umbellularia californica] california beauty (wn) California beauty n 1: any of several handsome evergreen shrubs of California and northern Mexico having downy lobed leaves and showy yellow flowers [syn: flannelbush, flannel bush, {California beauty}] california black oak (wn) California black oak n 1: large deciduous tree of the Pacific coast having deeply parted bristle-tipped leaves [syn: California black oak, Quercus kelloggii] california black walnut (wn) California black walnut n 1: medium-sized tree with somewhat aromatic compound leaves and edible nuts [syn: California black walnut, {Juglans californica}] california bluebell (wn) California bluebell n 1: desert plant of southern California with blue or violet tubular flowers in terminal racemes [syn: {California bluebell}, whitlavia, Phacelia minor, {Phacelia whitlavia}] 2: annual of southern California with intricately branched stems and lax cymes of aromatic deep blue bell-shaped flowers [syn: California bluebell, Phacelia campanularia] california box elder (wn) California box elder n 1: maple of the Pacific coast of the United States; fruits are white when mature [syn: California box elder, {Acer negundo Californicum}] california buckthorn (wn) California buckthorn n 1: evergreen shrub of western United States bearing small red or black fruits [syn: coffeeberry, {California buckthorn}, California coffee, Rhamnus californicus] california buckwheat (wn) California buckwheat n 1: low-growing shrub with spreading branches and flowers in loose heads; desert regions of western United States (California to Utah) [syn: wild buckwheat, {California buckwheat}, Erigonum fasciculatum] california coffee (wn) California coffee n 1: evergreen shrub of western United States bearing small red or black fruits [syn: coffeeberry, {California buckthorn}, California coffee, Rhamnus californicus] california condor (wn) California condor n 1: North American condor; chiefly dull black; almost extinct [syn: California condor, Gymnogyps californianus] california dandelion (wn) California dandelion n 1: European weed widely naturalized in North America having yellow flower heads and leaves resembling a cat's ears [syn: cat's-ear, California dandelion, capeweed, gosmore, Hypochaeris radicata] california false morel (wn) California false morel n 1: a gyromitra with a brown puffed up fertile part and a thick fluted stalk; found under conifers in California [syn: Gyromitra californica, California false morel] california fern (wn) California fern n 1: large branching biennial herb native to Eurasia and Africa and adventive in North America having large fernlike leaves and white flowers; usually found in damp habitats; all parts extremely poisonous [syn: hemlock, {poison hemlock}, poison parsley, California fern, {Nebraska fern}, winter fern, Conium maculatum]