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caul
(encz) | caul,plodová blána Zdeněk Brož |
Caul
(gcide) | Caul \Caul\ (k[add]l), n. [OE. calle, kelle, prob. fr. F. cale;
cf. Ir. calla a veil.]
1. A covering of network for the head, worn by women; also, a
net. --Spenser.
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2. (Anat.) The fold of membrane loaded with fat, which covers
more or less of the intestines in mammals; the great
omentum. See Omentum.
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The caul serves for the warming of the lower belly.
--Ray.
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3. A part of the amnion, one of the membranes enveloping the
fetus, which sometimes is round the head of a child at its
birth; -- called also a veil.
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It is deemed lucky to be with a caul or membrane
over the face. This caul is esteemed an infallible
preservative against drowning . . . According to
Chrysostom, the midwives frequently sold it for
magic uses. --Grose.
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I was born with a caul, which was advertised for
sale, in the newspapers, at the low price of fifteen
guineas. --Dickens.
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caul
(wn) | caul
n 1: part of the peritoneum attached to the stomach and to the
colon and covering the intestines [syn: greater omentum,
gastrocolic omentum, caul]
2: the inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates
(especially when covering the head at birth) [syn: caul,
veil, embryonic membrane] |
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cauldron
(mass) | cauldron
- kotol |
cauliflower
(mass) | cauliflower
- karfiol |
caulking
(mass) | caulking
- tesnenie |
cauldron
(encz) | cauldron,kotel n: Zdeněk Brožcauldron,velký kotel n: Jiří Šmoldas |
cauldrons
(encz) | cauldrons,kotle pl. Jiří Šmoldas |
caulescent
(encz) | caulescent,stonkatý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
cauliflower
(encz) | cauliflower,květák |
cauliflower ear
(encz) | cauliflower ear,zdeformované ucho Zdeněk Brož |
cauline
(encz) | cauline,stonkatý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
caulk
(encz) | caulk,těsnit Jiří Šmoldascaulk,utěsnit Jiří Šmoldas |
caulked
(encz) | caulked, adj: |
caulker
(encz) | caulker, |
caulking
(encz) | caulking,těsnění Jiří Šmoldas |
foucault
(encz) | Foucault, |
la rochefoucauld
(encz) | La Rochefoucauld, |
macaulay
(encz) | Macaulay,Macaulay n: [jmén.] příjmení Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
uncaulked
(encz) | uncaulked, adj: |
macaulay
(czen) | Macaulay,Macaulayn: [jmén.] příjmení Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
Acaulescent
(gcide) | Acaulescent \Ac`au*les"cent\, a. [Pref. a- not + caulescent.]
(Bot.)
Having no stem or caulis, or only a very short one concealed
in the ground. --Gray.
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Acauline
(gcide) | Acauline \A*cau"line\, a. [Pref. a- not + cauline.] (Bot.)
Same as Acaulescent.
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Acaulose
(gcide) | Acaulose \A*cau"lose\, Acaulous \A*cau"lous\, a. [Gr. ?; 'a
priv. + ? stalk or L. caulis stalk. See Cole.] (Bot.)
Same as Acaulescent.
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Acaulous
(gcide) | Acaulose \A*cau"lose\, Acaulous \A*cau"lous\, a. [Gr. ?; 'a
priv. + ? stalk or L. caulis stalk. See Cole.] (Bot.)
Same as Acaulescent.
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Amplexicaul
(gcide) | Amplexicaul \Am*plex"i*caul\, a. [L. amplexus, p. p. of amplecti
to encircle, to embrace + caulis stem: cf. F. amplexicaule.]
(Bot.)
Clasping or embracing a stem, as the base of some leaves.
--Gray.
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Aralia nudicaulis
(gcide) | Sarsaparilla \Sar`sa*pa*ril"la\, n. [Sp. zarzaparrilla; zarza a
bramble (perhaps fr. Bisc. zartzia) + parra a vine, or
Parillo, a physician said to have discovered it.] (Bot.)
(a) Any plant of several tropical American species of
Smilax.
(b) The bitter mucilaginous roots of such plants, used in
medicine and in sirups for soda, etc.
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Note: The name is also applied to many other plants and their
roots, especially to the Aralia nudicaulis, the wild
sarsaparilla of the United States.
[1913 Webster]Wild \Wild\, a. [Compar. Wilder; superl. Wildest.] [OE.
wilde, AS. wilde; akin to OFries. wilde, D. wild, OS. & OHG.
wildi, G. wild, Sw. & Dan. vild, Icel. villr wild,
bewildered, astray, Goth. wilpeis wild, and G. & OHG. wild
game, deer; of uncertain origin.]
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1. Living in a state of nature; inhabiting natural haunts, as
the forest or open field; not familiar with, or not easily
approached by, man; not tamed or domesticated; as, a wild
boar; a wild ox; a wild cat.
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Winter's not gone yet, if the wild geese fly that
way. --Shak.
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2. Growing or produced without culture; growing or prepared
without the aid and care of man; native; not cultivated;
brought forth by unassisted nature or by animals not
domesticated; as, wild parsnip, wild camomile, wild
strawberry, wild honey.
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The woods and desert caves,
With wild thyme and gadding vine o'ergrown.
--Milton.
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3. Desert; not inhabited or cultivated; as, wild land. "To
trace the forests wild." --Shak.
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4. Savage; uncivilized; not refined by culture; ferocious;
rude; as, wild natives of Africa or America.
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5. Not submitted to restraint, training, or regulation;
turbulent; tempestuous; violent; ungoverned; licentious;
inordinate; disorderly; irregular; fanciful; imaginary;
visionary; crazy. "Valor grown wild by pride." --Prior. "A
wild, speculative project." --Swift.
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What are these
So withered and so wild in their attire ? --Shak.
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With mountains, as with weapons, armed; which makes
Wild work in heaven. --Milton.
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The wild winds howl. --Addison.
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Search then the ruling passion, there, alone
The wild are constant, and the cunning known.
--Pope.
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6. Exposed to the wind and sea; unsheltered; as, a wild
roadstead.
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7. Indicating strong emotion, intense excitement, or
?ewilderment; as, a wild look.
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8. (Naut.) Hard to steer; -- said of a vessel.
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Note: Many plants are named by prefixing wild to the names of
other better known or cultivated plants to which they a
bear a real or fancied resemblance; as, wild allspice,
wild pink, etc. See the Phrases below.
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To run wild, to go unrestrained or untamed; to live or
untamed; to live or grow without culture or training.
To sow one's wild oats. See under Oat.
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Wild allspice. (Bot.), spicewood.
Wild balsam apple (Bot.), an American climbing
cucurbitaceous plant (Echinocystis lobata).
Wild basil (Bot.), a fragrant labiate herb ({Calamintha
Clinopodium}) common in Europe and America.
Wild bean (Bot.), a name of several leguminous plants,
mostly species of Phaseolus and Apios.
Wild bee (Zool.), any one of numerous species of
undomesticated social bees, especially the domestic bee
when it has escaped from domestication and built its nest
in a hollow tree or among rocks.
Wild bergamot. (Bot.) See under Bergamot.
Wild boar (Zool.), the European wild hog (Sus scrofa),
from which the common domesticated swine is descended.
Wild brier (Bot.), any uncultivated species of brier. See
Brier.
Wild bugloss (Bot.), an annual rough-leaved plant
(Lycopsis arvensis) with small blue flowers.
Wild camomile (Bot.), one or more plants of the composite
genus Matricaria, much resembling camomile.
Wild cat. (Zool.)
(a) A European carnivore (Felis catus) somewhat
resembling the domestic cat, but larger stronger, and
having a short tail. It is destructive to the smaller
domestic animals, such as lambs, kids, poultry, and
the like.
(b) The common American lynx, or bay lynx.
(c) (Naut.) A wheel which can be adjusted so as to revolve
either with, or on, the shaft of a capstan. --Luce.
Wild celery. (Bot.) See Tape grass, under Tape.
Wild cherry. (Bot.)
(a) Any uncultivated tree which bears cherries. The wild
red cherry is Prunus Pennsylvanica. The wild black
cherry is Prunus serotina, the wood of which is much
used for cabinetwork, being of a light red color and a
compact texture.
(b) The fruit of various species of Prunus.
Wild cinnamon. See the Note under Canella.
Wild comfrey (Bot.), an American plant ({Cynoglossum
Virginicum}) of the Borage family. It has large bristly
leaves and small blue flowers.
Wild cumin (Bot.), an annual umbelliferous plant
(Lag[oe]cia cuminoides) native in the countries about
the Mediterranean.
Wild drake (Zool.) the mallard.
Wild elder (Bot.), an American plant (Aralia hispida) of
the Ginseng family.
Wild fowl (Zool.) any wild bird, especially any of those
considered as game birds.
Wild goose (Zool.), any one of several species of
undomesticated geese, especially the Canada goose ({Branta
Canadensis}), the European bean goose, and the graylag.
See Graylag, and Bean goose, under Bean.
Wild goose chase, the pursuit of something unattainable, or
of something as unlikely to be caught as the wild goose.
--Shak.
Wild honey, honey made by wild bees, and deposited in
trees, rocks, the like.
Wild hyacinth. (Bot.) See Hyacinth, 1
(b) .
Wild Irishman (Bot.), a thorny bush (Discaria Toumatou)
of the Buckthorn family, found in New Zealand, where the
natives use the spines in tattooing.
Wild land.
(a) Land not cultivated, or in a state that renders it
unfit for cultivation.
(b) Land which is not settled and cultivated.
Wild licorice. (Bot.) See under Licorice.
Wild mammee (Bot.), the oblong, yellowish, acid fruit of a
tropical American tree (Rheedia lateriflora); -- so
called in the West Indies.
Wild marjoram (Bot.), a labiate plant (Origanum vulgare)
much like the sweet marjoram, but less aromatic.
Wild oat. (Bot.)
(a) A tall, oatlike kind of soft grass ({Arrhenatherum
avenaceum}).
(b) See Wild oats, under Oat.
Wild pieplant (Bot.), a species of dock ({Rumex
hymenosepalus}) found from Texas to California. Its acid,
juicy stems are used as a substitute for the garden
rhubarb.
Wild pigeon. (Zool.)
(a) The rock dove.
(b) The passenger pigeon.
Wild pink (Bot.), an American plant ({Silene
Pennsylvanica}) with pale, pinkish flowers; a kind of
catchfly.
Wild plantain (Bot.), an arborescent endogenous herb
(Heliconia Bihai), much resembling the banana. Its
leaves and leaf sheaths are much used in the West Indies
as coverings for packages of merchandise.
Wild plum. (Bot.)
(a) Any kind of plum growing without cultivation.
(b) The South African prune. See under Prune.
Wild rice. (Bot.) See Indian rice, under Rice.
Wild rosemary (Bot.), the evergreen shrub {Andromeda
polifolia}. See Marsh rosemary, under Rosemary.
Wild sage. (Bot.) See Sagebrush.
Wild sarsaparilla (Bot.), a species of ginseng ({Aralia
nudicaulis}) bearing a single long-stalked leaf.
Wild sensitive plant (Bot.), either one of two annual
leguminous herbs (Cassia Chamaecrista, and {Cassia
nictitans}), in both of which the leaflets close quickly
when the plant is disturbed.
Wild service.(Bot.) See Sorb.
Wild Spaniard (Bot.), any one of several umbelliferous
plants of the genus Aciphylla, natives of New Zealand.
The leaves bear numerous bayonetlike spines, and the
plants form an impenetrable thicket.
Wild turkey. (Zool.) See 2d Turkey.
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Arnica acaulis
(gcide) | leopard's bane \leop"ard's bane`\ (l[e^]p"[~e]rdz b[=a]n`) n.
(Bot.)
A name of several harmless plants, as Arnica montana
(Arnica acaulis syn. Doronicum acaule), {Senecio
Doronicum}, and Paris quadrifolia.
Syn: leopardbane, leopard's-bane.
[1913 Webster +PJC]leopardbane \leop"ard*bane\ (l[e^]p"[~e]rd*b[=a]n`), n.
Any of several herbs of the genus Doronicum (as {Doronicum
acaule} syn. Arnica acaulis) having alternate often
clasping stem leaves cultivated for their long stalks of
yellow flower heads. See leopard's bane.
Syn: leopard's-bane, leopard's bane.
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false" leop`ard*bane (f[add]ls" l[e^]p`[~e]rd*b[=a]n`), n.
Any of several herbs of the genus Doronicum, such as the
great false leopardbane (Doronicum pardalianches) of
North America and the oriental false leopardbane
(Doronicum orientale syn. Doronicum caucasicum).
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Caul
(gcide) | Caul \Caul\ (k[add]l), n. [OE. calle, kelle, prob. fr. F. cale;
cf. Ir. calla a veil.]
1. A covering of network for the head, worn by women; also, a
net. --Spenser.
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2. (Anat.) The fold of membrane loaded with fat, which covers
more or less of the intestines in mammals; the great
omentum. See Omentum.
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The caul serves for the warming of the lower belly.
--Ray.
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3. A part of the amnion, one of the membranes enveloping the
fetus, which sometimes is round the head of a child at its
birth; -- called also a veil.
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It is deemed lucky to be with a caul or membrane
over the face. This caul is esteemed an infallible
preservative against drowning . . . According to
Chrysostom, the midwives frequently sold it for
magic uses. --Grose.
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I was born with a caul, which was advertised for
sale, in the newspapers, at the low price of fifteen
guineas. --Dickens.
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cauldron
(gcide) | Caldron \Cal"dron\ (k[add]l"dr[u^]n), n. [OE. caldron, caudron,
caudroun, OF. caudron, chauderon, F. chaudron, an aug. of F.
chaudi[`e]re, LL. caldaria, fr. L. caldarius suitable for
warming, fr. caldus, calidus, warm, fr. calere to be warm;
cf. Skr. [,c]r[=a] to boil. Cf. Chaldron, Calaric,
Caudle.]
A large kettle or boiler of copper, brass, or iron. [Written
also cauldron.] "Caldrons of boiling oil." --Prescott.
[1913 Webster]cauldron \caul"dron\ (k[add]l"dr[u^]n), n.
1. a very large pot.
Syn: caldron.
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Caules
(gcide) | Caulis \Cau"lis\, n.; L. pl. Caules. [L., a stem.] (Bot.)
An herbaceous or woody stem which bears leaves, and may bear
flowers.
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Caulescent
(gcide) | Caulescent \Cau*les"cent\, a. [L. caulis stalk, stem: cf. F.
caulescent.] (Bot.)
Having a leafy stem.
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Caulicle
(gcide) | Caulicle \Cau"li*cle\, n. (Bot.)
A short caulis or stem, esp. the rudimentary stem seen in the
embryo of a seed; -- otherwise called a radicle.
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Cauliculi
(gcide) | Cauliculus \Cau*lic"u*lus\ (k[add]*l[i^]k"[-u]*l[u^]s), n.; pl.
Cauliculi (-l[imac]). [L. cauliculus little stalk, dim. of
caulis.] (Arch.)
In the Corinthian capital, one of the eight stalks rising out
of the lower leafage and terminating in leaves which seem to
support the volutes. See Illust. of Corinthian order,
under Corinthian.
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Cauliculus
(gcide) | Cauliculus \Cau*lic"u*lus\ (k[add]*l[i^]k"[-u]*l[u^]s), n.; pl.
Cauliculi (-l[imac]). [L. cauliculus little stalk, dim. of
caulis.] (Arch.)
In the Corinthian capital, one of the eight stalks rising out
of the lower leafage and terminating in leaves which seem to
support the volutes. See Illust. of Corinthian order,
under Corinthian.
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Cauliflower
(gcide) | Cauliflower \Cau"li*flow`er\, n. [F. choufleur, modified by E.
Cole. L. caulis, and by E. flower; F. chou cabbage is fr. L.
caulis stalk, cabbage, and fleur flower is fr. L. flos
flower. See Cole, and Flower.]
1. (Bot.) An annual variety of Brassica oleracea, or
cabbage, of which the cluster of young flower stalks and
buds is eaten as a vegetable.
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2. The edible head or "curd" of a cauliflower plant.
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Cauliform
(gcide) | Cauliform \Cau"li*form\, a. [L. caulis + -form.] (Bot.)
Having the form of a caulis.
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Cauline
(gcide) | Cauline \Cau"line\, a. (Bot.)
Growing immediately on a caulis; of or pertaining to a
caulis.
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Caulis
(gcide) | Caulis \Cau"lis\, n.; L. pl. Caules. [L., a stem.] (Bot.)
An herbaceous or woody stem which bears leaves, and may bear
flowers.
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Caulk
(gcide) | Caulk \Caulk\, v. t.
1. See Calk, v..
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2. to fill in the seams or cracks of, with a waterproof
material such as caulk.
[PJC]Caulk \Caulk\, n.
1. See Calk.
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2. a viscous semisolid material of varying composition used
to fill in seams of objects which are exposed to water,
such as wooden ships or bath tiles; -- called also calk
and caulking. After applying in a semisolid form, the
material hardens and dries to form a waterproof seal. It
is used in the process of caulking. It is sometimes
applied together with a rope-like cord to fill larger
seams.
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caulked
(gcide) | caulked \caulked\ adj.
1. having cracks and crevices stopped up with a filler such
as caulk. Contrasted with uncaulked. [Narrower terms:
weather-stripped]
Syn: calked, chinked, stopped-up.
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2. having the seams between planks packed with waterproof
material; -- of boats and ships.
Syn: calked.
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caulking
(gcide) | Caulk \Caulk\, n.
1. See Calk.
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2. a viscous semisolid material of varying composition used
to fill in seams of objects which are exposed to water,
such as wooden ships or bath tiles; -- called also calk
and caulking. After applying in a semisolid form, the
material hardens and dries to form a waterproof seal. It
is used in the process of caulking. It is sometimes
applied together with a rope-like cord to fill larger
seams.
[PJC]caulking \caulk"ing\ n.
1. the process of sealing cracks and crevices with a filler
such as caulk[2].
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2. same as caulk[2], n..
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Caulocarpous
(gcide) | Caulocarpous \Cau`lo*car"pous\, a. [Gr. ? stem + karpo`s fruit.]
(Bot.)
Having stems which bear flowers and fruit year after year, as
most trees and shrubs.
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Caulolatilus chrysops
(gcide) | Blanquillo \Blan*quil"lo\, n. [Sp. blanquillo whitish.] (Zool.)
A large fish of Florida and the W. Indies ({Caulolatilus
chrysops}). It is red, marked with yellow.
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Caulome
(gcide) | Caulome \Cau"lome\, n. [Gr. kalo`s stem + -ome as in rhizome.]
(Bot.)
A stem structure or stem axis of a plant, viewed as a whole.
-- Cau*lom"ic, a.
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Caulomic
(gcide) | Caulome \Cau"lome\, n. [Gr. kalo`s stem + -ome as in rhizome.]
(Bot.)
A stem structure or stem axis of a plant, viewed as a whole.
-- Cau*lom"ic, a.
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Caulophyllum thalictroides
(gcide) | papooseroot \papooseroot\, papoose root \papoose root\n. (Bot.)
A tall herb (Caulophyllum thalictroides) of eastern North
America and Asia having blue berrylike fruit and a thick
knotty rootstock formerly used medicinally; the Cohosh. See
also Cohosh.
Syn: blue cohosh, blueberry root, papoose root, squawroot,
squaw root, Caulophyllum thalictrioides, {Caulophyllum
thalictroides}.
[WordNet 1.5]Cohosh \Co"hosh\, n. (Bot.)
A perennial American herb (Caulophyllum thalictroides),
whose rootstock is used in medicine; -- also called {pappoose
root}. The name is sometimes also given to the {Cimicifuga
racemosa}, and to two species of Act[ae]a, plants of the
Crowfoot family.
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Cypripedium acaule
(gcide) | moccasin \moc"ca*sin\, n. [An Indian word. Algonquin makisin.]
[Sometimes written moccason.]
1. A shoe made of deerskin, or other soft leather, the sole
and upper part being one piece. It is the customary shoe
worn by the American Indians.
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2. (Zool.) A poisonous snake of the Southern United States.
The water moccasin (Ancistrodon piscivorus syn.
Agkistrodon piscivorus, also called cottonmouth and
cottonmouth water moccasin) is usually found in or near
water. Above, it is olive brown, barred with black;
beneath, it is brownish yellow, mottled with darker. The
upland moccasin is Ancistrodon atrofuscus. They resemble
rattlesnakes, but are without rattles.
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Moccasin flower (Bot.), a species of lady's slipper
(Cypripedium acaule) found in North America. The lower
petal is two inches long, and forms a rose-colored
moccasin-shaped pouch. It grows in rich woods under
coniferous trees.
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Doronicum acaule
(gcide) | leopard's bane \leop"ard's bane`\ (l[e^]p"[~e]rdz b[=a]n`) n.
(Bot.)
A name of several harmless plants, as Arnica montana
(Arnica acaulis syn. Doronicum acaule), {Senecio
Doronicum}, and Paris quadrifolia.
Syn: leopardbane, leopard's-bane.
[1913 Webster +PJC]leopardbane \leop"ard*bane\ (l[e^]p"[~e]rd*b[=a]n`), n.
Any of several herbs of the genus Doronicum (as {Doronicum
acaule} syn. Arnica acaulis) having alternate often
clasping stem leaves cultivated for their long stalks of
yellow flower heads. See leopard's bane.
Syn: leopard's-bane, leopard's bane.
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false" leop`ard*bane (f[add]ls" l[e^]p`[~e]rd*b[=a]n`), n.
Any of several herbs of the genus Doronicum, such as the
great false leopardbane (Doronicum pardalianches) of
North America and the oriental false leopardbane
(Doronicum orientale syn. Doronicum caucasicum).
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Foucault current
(gcide) | Foucault current \Fou`cault" cur`rent\ [After J. B. L. Foucault
(1819-68), French physicist.] (Elec.)
An eddy current.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.] FougadeEddy current \Ed"dy cur"rent\ (Elec.)
An induced electric current circulating wholly within a mass
of metal; -- called also Foucault current.
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Grias cauliflora
(gcide) | Grias \Grias\ n.
The genus of trees including the anchovy pear tree {Grias
cauliflora}, whose fruit is somewhat like the mango.
Syn: genus Grias.
[WordNet 1.5 +PJC]Anchovy pear \An*cho"vy pear`\ ([a^]n*ch[=o]"v[y^] p[^a]r`).
(Bot.)
A West Indian fruit like the mango in taste, sometimes
pickled; also, the tree (Grias cauliflora) bearing this
fruit.
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Hydrocauli
(gcide) | Hydrocaulus \Hy`dro*cau"lus\, n.; pl. Hydrocauli. [NL., fr.
Gr. "y`dwr water + ? a stalk.] (Zool.)
The hollow stem of a hydroid, either simple or branched. See
Illust. of Gymnoblastea and Hydroidea.
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Hydrocaulus
(gcide) | Hydrocaulus \Hy`dro*cau"lus\, n.; pl. Hydrocauli. [NL., fr.
Gr. "y`dwr water + ? a stalk.] (Zool.)
The hollow stem of a hydroid, either simple or branched. See
Illust. of Gymnoblastea and Hydroidea.
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Lamium amplexicaule
(gcide) | Henbit \Hen"bit`\, n. (Bot.)
A weed of the genus Lamium (Lamium amplexicaule) with
deeply crenate leaves.
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Morus multicaulis
(gcide) | Morus \Mo"rus\, n. [L., mulberry tree. See Mulberry.] (Bot.)
A genus of trees, some species of which produce edible fruit;
the mulberry. See Mulberry.
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Note:
Morus alba is the white mulberry, a native of India or
China, the leaves of which are extensively used for
feeding silkworms, for which it furnishes the chief food.
Morus multicaulis, the many-stemmed or Chinese mulberry, is
only a form of white mulberry, preferred on account of its
more abundant leaves.
Morus nigra, the black mulberry, produces a dark-colored
fruit, of an agreeable flavor.
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Myrciaria cauliflora
(gcide) | jaboticaba \jaboticaba\ n.
1. A small evergreen tropical tree (Myrciaria cauliflora)
native to Brazil and West Indies but introduced into
southern U. S.; it is grown in Brazil for its edible
tough-skinned purple grapelike fruit that grows all along
the branches.
Syn: jaboticaba tree, Myrciaria cauliflora.
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2. The tough-skinned purple grapelike tropical fruit of the
jaboticaba tree (Myrciaria cauliflora), grown in Brazil.
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Nudicaul
(gcide) | Nudicaul \Nu"di*caul\, a. [L. nudus naked + caulis stem.] (Bot.)
Having the stems leafless.
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Schoenocaulon officinale
(gcide) | Sabadilla \Sab`a*dil"la\ (s[a^]b`[.a]*d[i^]l"l[.a]), n. [Sp.
cebadilla.] (Bot.)
A Mexican liliaceous plant (Schoenocaulon officinale);
also, its seeds, which contain the alkaloid veratrine. It
was formerly used in medicine as an emetic and purgative.
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Semiamplexicaul
(gcide) | Semiamplexicaul \Sem`i*am*plex"i*caul\, a. (Bot.)
Partially amplexicaul; embracing the stem half round, as a
leaf.
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Silene acaulis
(gcide) | Moss \Moss\ (m[o^]s; 115), n. [OE. mos; akin to AS. me['o]s, D.
mos, G. moos, OHG. mos, mios, Icel. mosi, Dan. mos, Sw.
mossa, Russ. mokh', L. muscus. Cf. Muscoid.]
1. (Bot.) A cryptogamous plant of a cellular structure, with
distinct stem and simple leaves. The fruit is a small
capsule usually opening by an apical lid, and so
discharging the spores. There are many species,
collectively termed Musci, growing on the earth, on rocks,
and trunks of trees, etc., and a few in running water.
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Note: The term moss is also popularly applied to many other
small cryptogamic plants, particularly lichens, species
of which are called tree moss, rock moss, coral moss,
etc. Fir moss and club moss are of the genus
Lycopodium. See Club moss, under Club, and
Lycopodium.
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2. A bog; a morass; a place containing peat; as, the mosses
of the Scottish border.
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Note: Moss is used with participles in the composition of
words which need no special explanation; as,
moss-capped, moss-clad, moss-covered, moss-grown, etc.
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Black moss. See under Black, and Tillandsia.
Bog moss. See Sphagnum.
Feather moss, any moss branched in a feathery manner, esp.
several species of the genus Hypnum.
Florida moss, Long moss, or Spanish moss. See
Tillandsia.
Iceland moss, a lichen. See Iceland Moss.
Irish moss, a seaweed. See Carrageen.
Moss agate (Min.), a variety of agate, containing brown,
black, or green mosslike or dendritic markings, due in
part to oxide of manganese. Called also Mocha stone.
Moss animal (Zool.), a bryozoan.
Moss berry (Bot.), the small cranberry ({Vaccinium
Oxycoccus}).
Moss campion (Bot.), a kind of mosslike catchfly ({Silene
acaulis}), with mostly purplish flowers, found on the
highest mountains of Europe and America, and within the
Arctic circle.
Moss land, land produced accumulation of aquatic plants,
forming peat bogs of more or less consistency, as the
water is grained off or retained in its pores.
Moss pink (Bot.), a plant of the genus Phlox ({Phlox
subulata}), growing in patches on dry rocky hills in the
Middle United States, and often cultivated for its
handsome flowers. --Gray.
Moss rose (Bot.), a variety of rose having a mosslike
growth on the stalk and calyx. It is said to be derived
from the Provence rose.
Moss rush (Bot.), a rush of the genus Juncus ({Juncus
squarrosus}).
Scale moss. See Hepatica.
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acaulescent
(wn) | acaulescent
adj 1: (of plants) having no apparent stem above ground [syn:
acaulescent, stemless] [ant: caulescent, cauline,
stemmed] |
agropyron trachycaulum
(wn) | Agropyron trachycaulum
n 1: North American grass cultivated in western United States as
excellent forage crop [syn: slender wheatgrass,
Agropyron trachycaulum, Agropyron pauciflorum, {Elymus
trachycaulos}] |
amplexicaul leaf
(wn) | amplexicaul leaf
n 1: a leaf with its base clasping the stem |
aralia nudicaulis
(wn) | Aralia nudicaulis
n 1: common perennial herb having aromatic roots used as a
substitute for sarsaparilla; central and eastern North
America [syn: wild sarsaparilla, false sarsaparilla,
wild sarsparilla, Aralia nudicaulis] |
carlina acaulis
(wn) | Carlina acaulis
n 1: stemless perennial having large flowers with white or
purple-brown florets nestled in a rosette of long spiny
leaves hairy beneath; of alpine regions of southern and
eastern Europe [syn: stemless carline thistle, {Carlina
acaulis}] |
cauldron
(wn) | cauldron
n 1: a very large pot that is used for boiling [syn: caldron,
cauldron] |
caulescent
(wn) | caulescent
adj 1: (of plants) producing a well-developed stem above ground
[syn: caulescent, cauline, stemmed] [ant:
acaulescent, stemless] |
cauliflower
(wn) | cauliflower
n 1: a plant having a large edible head of crowded white flower
buds [syn: cauliflower, Brassica oleracea botrytis]
2: compact head of white undeveloped flowers |
cauliflower ear
(wn) | cauliflower ear
n 1: an auricle deformed by injury; common among boxers |
cauline
(wn) | cauline
adj 1: (of plants) producing a well-developed stem above ground
[syn: caulescent, cauline, stemmed] [ant:
acaulescent, stemless]
2: especially of leaves; growing on a stem especially on the
upper part of a stem; "cauline leaves" [ant: basal,
radical] |
caulk
(wn) | caulk
n 1: a waterproof filler and sealant that is used in building
and repair to make watertight [syn: caulk, caulking]
v 1: seal with caulking; "caulk the window" [syn: caulk,
calk] |
caulked
(wn) | caulked
adj 1: having cracks and crevices stopped up with a filler [ant:
uncaulked] |
caulking
(wn) | caulking
n 1: a waterproof filler and sealant that is used in building
and repair to make watertight [syn: caulk, caulking] |
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