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slovo definícia colorado (encz) Colorado,Colorado n: [jmén.] příjmení, okres v USA, stát v USA Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad colorado (encz) Colorado,Kolorado Zdeněk Brož colorado (czen) Colorado,Coloradon: [jmén.] příjmení, okres v USA, stát v USA Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad Colorado (gcide) Colorado \Col`o*ra"do\, a. [Sp., red.] 1. Reddish; -- often used in proper names of rivers or creeks. [Southwestern U. S.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. Medium in color and strength; -- said of cigars. [Cant] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] colorado (wn) Colorado n 1: a state in west central United States in the Rocky Mountains [syn: Colorado, Centennial State, CO] 2: a river in Texas; flows southeast into the Gulf of Mexico [syn: Colorado, Colorado River] 3: an important river in the southwestern United States; rises in the Rocky Mountains of northern Colorado and flows southwest through Utah into Arizona (where it flows through the Grand Canyon) and then southward through the southern tip of Nevada, then forming the border between California and Arizona and finally into Mexico where it empties into the Gulf of California; the main source of water in the southwestern United States [syn: Colorado, {Colorado River}]

podobné slovo definícia colorado beetle (encz) colorado beetle,mandelinka n: Zdeněk Brož colorado springs (encz) Colorado Springs,město - Spojené státy americké n: [jmén.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad colorado spruce (encz) Colorado spruce, coloradoan (encz) Coloradoan, hl.m. - colorado v usa (czen) hl.m. - Colorado v USA,Denvern: [jmén.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad Colorado (gcide) Colorado \Col`o*ra"do\, a. [Sp., red.] 1. Reddish; -- often used in proper names of rivers or creeks. [Southwestern U. S.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] 2. Medium in color and strength; -- said of cigars. [Cant] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Colorado beetle (gcide) Colorado beetle \Col`o*ra"do bee"tle\ (Zool.) A yellowish beetle (Doryphora decemlineata), with ten longitudinal, black, dorsal stripes. It has migrated eastwards from its original habitat in Colorado, and is very destructive to the potato plant; -- called also {potato beetle} and potato bug. See Potato beetle. [1913 Webster] Colorado group (gcide) Colorado group \Col`o*ra"do group\ (Geol.) A subdivision of the cretaceous formation of western North America, especially developed in Colorado and the upper Missouri region. [1913 Webster] Colorado potato beetle (gcide) Potato \Po*ta"to\, n.; pl. Potatoes. [Sp. patata potato, batata sweet potato, from the native American name (probably batata) in Hayti.] (Bot.) (a) A plant (Solanum tuberosum) of the Nightshade family, and its esculent farinaceous tuber, of which there are numerous varieties used for food. It is native of South America, but a form of the species is found native as far north as New Mexico. (b) The sweet potato (see below). [1913 Webster] Potato beetle, Potato bug. (Zool.) (a) A beetle (Doryphora decemlineata) which feeds, both in the larval and adult stages, upon the leaves of the potato, often doing great damage. Called also Colorado potato beetle, and Doryphora. See Colorado beetle. (b) The Lema trilineata, a smaller and more slender striped beetle which feeds upon the potato plant, bur does less injury than the preceding species. Potato fly (Zool.), any one of several species of blister beetles infesting the potato vine. The black species (Lytta atrata), the striped (Lytta vittata), and the gray (Lytta Fabricii syn. Lytta cinerea) are the most common. See Blister beetle, under Blister. Potato rot, a disease of the tubers of the potato, supposed to be caused by a kind of mold (Peronospora infestans), which is first seen upon the leaves and stems. Potato weevil (Zool.), an American weevil ({Baridius trinotatus}) whose larva lives in and kills the stalks of potato vines, often causing serious damage to the crop. Potato whisky, a strong, fiery liquor, having a hot, smoky taste, and rich in amyl alcohol (fusel oil); it is made from potatoes or potato starch. Potato worm (Zool.), the large green larva of a sphinx, or hawk moth (Macrosila quinquemaculata); -- called also tomato worm. See Illust. under Tomato. Seaside potato (Bot.), Ipom[oe]a Pes-Capr[ae], a kind of morning-glory with rounded and emarginate or bilobed leaves. [West Indies] Sweet potato (Bot.), a climbing plant (Ipom[oe]a Balatas) allied to the morning-glory. Its farinaceous tubers have a sweetish taste, and are used, when cooked, for food. It is probably a native of Brazil, but is cultivated extensively in the warmer parts of every continent, and even as far north as New Jersey. The name potato was applied to this plant before it was to the Solanum tuberosum, and this is the "potato" of the Southern United States. Wild potato. (Bot.) (a) A vine (Ipom[oe]a pandurata) having a pale purplish flower and an enormous root. It is common in sandy places in the United States. (b) A similar tropical American plant ({Ipom[oe]a fastigiata}) which it is thought may have been the original stock of the sweet potato. [1913 Webster] Coloradoite (gcide) Coloradoite \Col`o*ra"do*ite\, n. (Min.) Mercury telluride, an iron-black metallic mineral, found in Colorado. [1913 Webster] capital of colorado (wn) capital of Colorado n 1: the state capital and largest city of Colorado; located in central Colorado on the South Platte river [syn: Denver, Mile-High City, capital of Colorado] colorado beetle (wn) Colorado beetle n 1: black-and-yellow beetle that feeds in adult and larval stages on potato leaves; originally of eastern Rocky Mountains; now worldwide [syn: Colorado potato beetle, Colorado beetle, potato bug, potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata] colorado blue spruce (wn) Colorado blue spruce n 1: tall spruce with blue-green needles and dense conic crown; older trees become columnar with lower branches sweeping downward [syn: Colorado spruce, Colorado blue spruce, silver spruce, Picea pungens] colorado desert (wn) Colorado Desert n 1: an arid region of southeastern California colorado fir (wn) Colorado fir n 1: medium to tall fir of central to western United States having a narrow erect crown and soft wood [syn: {white fir}, Colorado fir, California white fir, {Abies concolor}, Abies lowiana]