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echinus
(encz) | echinus,ježovka n: Zdeněk Brož |
Echinus
(gcide) | Echinus \E*chi"nus\, n.; pl. Echini. [L., a hedgehog, sea
urchin, Gr. 'echi^nos.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) A hedgehog.
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2. (Zo["o]l.) A genus of echinoderms, including the common
edible sea urchin of Europe.
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3. (Arch.)
(a) The rounded molding forming the bell of the capital of
the Grecian Doric style, which is of a peculiar
elastic curve. See Entablature.
(b) The quarter-round molding (ovolo) of the Roman Doric
style. See Illust. of Column
(c) A name sometimes given to the egg and anchor or egg
and dart molding, because that ornament is often
identified with the Roman Doric capital. The name
probably alludes to the shape of the shell of the sea
urchin.
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echinus
(wn) | echinus
n 1: ovolo molding between the shaft and the abacus of a Doric
column |
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Echinus
(gcide) | Echinus \E*chi"nus\, n.; pl. Echini. [L., a hedgehog, sea
urchin, Gr. 'echi^nos.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) A hedgehog.
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2. (Zo["o]l.) A genus of echinoderms, including the common
edible sea urchin of Europe.
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3. (Arch.)
(a) The rounded molding forming the bell of the capital of
the Grecian Doric style, which is of a peculiar
elastic curve. See Entablature.
(b) The quarter-round molding (ovolo) of the Roman Doric
style. See Illust. of Column
(c) A name sometimes given to the egg and anchor or egg
and dart molding, because that ornament is often
identified with the Roman Doric capital. The name
probably alludes to the shape of the shell of the sea
urchin.
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echinus esculentus
(wn) | Echinus esculentus
n 1: a sea urchin that can be eaten [syn: edible sea urchin,
Echinus esculentus] |
medicago echinus
(wn) | Medicago echinus
n 1: an annual of the Mediterranean area having spiny seed pods
and leaves with dark spots [syn: Calvary clover,
Medicago intertexta, Medicago echinus] |
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