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delphic
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Delphic
(gcide) | Delphic \Del"phic\, a. [L. Delphicus, fr. Gr. Delfiko`s, fr.
Delfoi`, L. Delphi, a town of Phocis, in Greece, now Kastri.]
(Gr. Antiq.)
1. Of or relating to Delphi, or to the famous oracle of that
place.
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2. Ambiguous; mysterious. "If he is silent or delphic." --New
York Times. Delphin |
delphic
(wn) | Delphic
adj 1: of or relating to Delphi or to the oracles of Apollo at
Delphi; "Delphic oracle" [syn: Delphic, Delphian]
2: obscurely prophetic; "Delphic pronouncements"; "an oracular
message" [syn: Delphic, oracular] |
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delphic oracle
(encz) | Delphic oracle, |
delphically
(encz) | Delphically, |
Delphic
(gcide) | Delphic \Del"phic\, a. [L. Delphicus, fr. Gr. Delfiko`s, fr.
Delfoi`, L. Delphi, a town of Phocis, in Greece, now Kastri.]
(Gr. Antiq.)
1. Of or relating to Delphi, or to the famous oracle of that
place.
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2. Ambiguous; mysterious. "If he is silent or delphic." --New
York Times. Delphin |
Didelphic
(gcide) | Didelphic \Di*del"phic\, a. (Zool.)
Having the uterus double; of or pertaining to the Didelphia.
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Lilium Philadelphicum
(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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Monodelphic
(gcide) | Monodelphic \Mon`o*del"phic\, Monodelphous \Mon`o*del"phous\, a.
(Zool.)
Of or pertaining to the Monodelphia.
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V Philadelphicus
(gcide) | Greenlet \Green"let\, n.
1. (Zool.) One of numerous species of small American singing
birds, of the genus Vireo, as the solitary, or
blue-headed (Vireo solitarius); the brotherly-love ({V.
Philadelphicus}); the warbling greenlet (V. gilvus); the
yellow-throated greenlet (V. flavifrons) and others. See
Vireo.
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2. (Zool,) Any species of Cyclorhis, a genus of tropical
American birds allied to the tits.
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centropristis philadelphica
(wn) | Centropristis philadelphica
n 1: a kind of sea bass [syn: rock sea bass, rock bass,
Centropristis philadelphica] |
delphic oracle
(wn) | Delphic oracle
n 1: (Greek mythology) the oracle at Delphi where a priestess
supposedly delivered messages from Apollo to those who
sought advice; the messages were usually obscure or
ambiguous [syn: Temple of Apollo, Oracle of Apollo,
Delphic oracle, oracle of Delphi] |
erigeron philadelphicus
(wn) | Erigeron philadelphicus
n 1: especially pretty plant having a delicate fringe of
threadlike rays around flower heads having very slender
white or pink rays; United States and Canada [syn:
Philadelphia fleabane, Erigeron philadelphicus] |
lilium philadelphicum
(wn) | Lilium philadelphicum
n 1: lily of eastern North America having orange to orange-red
purple-spotted flowers [syn: wood lily, {Lilium
philadelphicum}] |
physalis philadelphica
(wn) | Physalis philadelphica
n 1: Mexican annual naturalized in eastern North America having
yellow to purple edible fruit resembling small tomatoes
[syn: tomatillo, miltomate, purple ground cherry,
jamberry, Physalis philadelphica] |
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