| slovo | definícia |
gell
(gcide) | Gill \Gill\, n.
A leech. [Also gell.] [Scot.] --Jameison.
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class flagellata
(encz) | class Flagellata, n: |
dinoflagellate
(encz) | dinoflagellate, n: |
flagella
(encz) | flagella,bičíky Zdeněk Brož |
flagellant
(encz) | flagellant,flagelant n: Zdeněk Brožflagellant,sebemrskačský adj: Zdeněk Brož |
flagellate
(encz) | flagellate,bičovat v: Zdeněk Brožflagellate,zbičovat v: Zdeněk Brožflagellate,zmrskat v: Zdeněk Brož |
flagellate protozoan
(encz) | flagellate protozoan, n: |
flagellated
(encz) | flagellated, adj: |
flagellated cell
(encz) | flagellated cell, n: |
flagellated protozoan
(encz) | flagellated protozoan, n: |
flagellation
(encz) | flagellation,bičování Jaroslav Šedivý |
flagellum
(encz) | flagellum,bičík n: Zdeněk Brož |
gelly
(encz) | gelly, n: |
magellan
(encz) | Magellan, |
magellanic
(encz) | Magellanic, |
nigella
(encz) | nigella, n: |
order cilioflagellata
(encz) | order Cilioflagellata, n: |
order dinoflagellata
(encz) | order Dinoflagellata, n: |
plantlike flagellate
(encz) | plantlike flagellate, n: |
self-flagellation
(encz) | self-flagellation, n: |
shigella
(encz) | shigella,shigela [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
shigellosis
(encz) | shigellosis, n: |
zooflagellate
(encz) | zooflagellate, n: |
Angellike
(gcide) | Angellike \An"gel*like`\, a. & adv.
Resembling an angel.
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bargello
(gcide) | bargello \bargello\ n.
a needlepoint stitch that produces zigzag lines.
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Biflagellate
(gcide) | Biflagellate \Bi`fla*gel"late\, a. [Pref. bi- + flagellate.]
Having two long, narrow, whiplike appendages.
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Black Magellanic Cloud
(gcide) | Coalsack \Coal"sack`\, n. [Coal + 2d sack.] (Astron.)
Any one of the spaces in the Milky Way which are very black,
owing to the nearly complete absence of stars; esp., the
large space near the Southern Cross sometimes called the
Black Magellanic Cloud.
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Cudgelled
(gcide) | Cudgel \Cudg"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cudgeled or Cudgelled
(-?ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Cudgeling or cudgelling.]
To beat with a cudgel.
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An he here, I would cudgel him like a dog. --Shak.
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To cudgel one's brains, to exercise one's wits.
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cudgeller
(gcide) | Cudgeler \Cudg"el*er\ (-?r), n.
One who beats with a cudgel. [Written also cudgeller.]
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cudgelling
(gcide) | Cudgel \Cudg"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cudgeled or Cudgelled
(-?ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Cudgeling or cudgelling.]
To beat with a cudgel.
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An he here, I would cudgel him like a dog. --Shak.
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To cudgel one's brains, to exercise one's wits.
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Dinoflagellata
(gcide) | Dinoflagellata \Dinoflagellata\ n.
and order of plankton, in some classifications it is
considered a phylum of the kingdom Protista; in others it is
included in the plant phylum Pyrrophyta. Its members usually
have two flagella, one of which extends from its center.
Syn: order Dinoflagellata, Cilioflagellata, order
Cilioflagellata.
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dinoflagellate
(gcide) | dinoflagellate \dinoflagellate\ n.
a member of the Dinoflagellata, chiefly marine protozoa
having two flagella. The dinoflagellates form a chief
constituent of plankton.
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Flagella
(gcide) | Flagellum \Fla*gel"lum\, n.; pl. E. Flagellums, L. Flagella.
[L., a whip. See Flagellate, v. t.]
1. (Bot.) A young, flexible shoot of a plant; esp., the long
trailing branch of a vine, or a slender branch in certain
mosses.
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2. (Zool.)
(a) A long, whiplike cilium. See Flagellata.
(b) An appendage of the reproductive apparatus of the
snail.
(c) A lashlike appendage of a crustacean, esp. the
terminal ortion of the antenn[ae] and the epipodite of
the maxilipeds. See Maxilliped.
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Flagellant
(gcide) | Flagellant \Flag"el*lant\, n. [L. flagellans, p. p. of
flagellare: cf.F. flagellant. See Flagellate.] (Eccl.
Hist.)
One of a fanatical sect which flourished in Europe in the
13th and 14th centuries, and maintained that flagellation was
of equal virtue with baptism and the sacrament; -- called
also disciplinant.
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Flagellata
(gcide) | Flagellata \Flag`el*la"ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr.L. flagellatus, p.
p. See Flagellate, v. t.] (Zool.)
An order of Infusoria, having one or two long, whiplike
cilia, at the anterior end. It includes monads. See
Infusoria, and Monad.
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Flagellate
(gcide) | Flagellate \Flag"el*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flagellated; p.
pr. & vb. n. Flagellating.] [L. flagellatus, p. p. of
flagellare to scoure, fr. flagellum whip, dim. of flagrum
whip, scoure; cf. fligere to strike. Cf. Flall.]
To whip; to scourge; to flog.
[1913 Webster]Flagellate \Fla*gel"late\, a.
1. Flagelliform.
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2. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the Flagellata.
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3. Having a flagellum or flagella.
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Flagellated
(gcide) | Flagellate \Flag"el*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flagellated; p.
pr. & vb. n. Flagellating.] [L. flagellatus, p. p. of
flagellare to scoure, fr. flagellum whip, dim. of flagrum
whip, scoure; cf. fligere to strike. Cf. Flall.]
To whip; to scourge; to flog.
[1913 Webster]flagellated \flagellated\ adj.
1. resembling a flagellum or flagella.
Syn: flagellate[1].
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2. having a flagellum or flagella.
Syn: flagellate[3].
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flagellated
(gcide) | Flagellate \Flag"el*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flagellated; p.
pr. & vb. n. Flagellating.] [L. flagellatus, p. p. of
flagellare to scoure, fr. flagellum whip, dim. of flagrum
whip, scoure; cf. fligere to strike. Cf. Flall.]
To whip; to scourge; to flog.
[1913 Webster]flagellated \flagellated\ adj.
1. resembling a flagellum or flagella.
Syn: flagellate[1].
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2. having a flagellum or flagella.
Syn: flagellate[3].
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Flagellating
(gcide) | Flagellate \Flag"el*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flagellated; p.
pr. & vb. n. Flagellating.] [L. flagellatus, p. p. of
flagellare to scoure, fr. flagellum whip, dim. of flagrum
whip, scoure; cf. fligere to strike. Cf. Flall.]
To whip; to scourge; to flog.
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Flagellation
(gcide) | Flagellation \Flag`el*la"tion\, n. [L. flagellatio: cf. F.
flagellation.]
A beating or flogging; a whipping; a scourging. --Garth.
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Flagellator
(gcide) | Flagellator \Flag"el*la`tor\, n.
One who practices flagellation; one who whips or scourges.
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Flagelliform
(gcide) | Flagelliform \Fla*gel"li*form\, a. [L. flagellum a whip +
-form.]
Shaped like a whiplash; long, slender, round, flexible, and
(comming) tapering.
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Flagellum
(gcide) | Flagellum \Fla*gel"lum\, n.; pl. E. Flagellums, L. Flagella.
[L., a whip. See Flagellate, v. t.]
1. (Bot.) A young, flexible shoot of a plant; esp., the long
trailing branch of a vine, or a slender branch in certain
mosses.
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2. (Zool.)
(a) A long, whiplike cilium. See Flagellata.
(b) An appendage of the reproductive apparatus of the
snail.
(c) A lashlike appendage of a crustacean, esp. the
terminal ortion of the antenn[ae] and the epipodite of
the maxilipeds. See Maxilliped.
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Flagellums
(gcide) | Flagellum \Fla*gel"lum\, n.; pl. E. Flagellums, L. Flagella.
[L., a whip. See Flagellate, v. t.]
1. (Bot.) A young, flexible shoot of a plant; esp., the long
trailing branch of a vine, or a slender branch in certain
mosses.
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2. (Zool.)
(a) A long, whiplike cilium. See Flagellata.
(b) An appendage of the reproductive apparatus of the
snail.
(c) A lashlike appendage of a crustacean, esp. the
terminal ortion of the antenn[ae] and the epipodite of
the maxilipeds. See Maxilliped.
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Gelly
(gcide) | Gelly \Gel"ly\ (j[e^]l"l[y^]), n.
Jelly. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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Magellanic
(gcide) | Magellanic \Mag`el*lan"ic\, a.
Of or pertaining to, or named from, Ferdinand Magellan
(1480-1521), the navigator.
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Magellanic cloud
(gcide) | Magellanic cloud \Mag`el*lan"ic cloud\, n. (Astron.)
Either of two conspicuous celestial nebulae near the south
celestial pole, resembling thin white clouds, each of which
is a galaxy[2] smaller than but separate from the Milky Way
galaxy, and together they are the galactic formations nearest
to our galaxy. They are not visible from the northern
hemisphere, and are named after Ferdinand Magellan, who saw
them in his expedition, which passed through the Strait of
Magellan in South America, and one ship of which completed
the first circumnavigation of the globe.
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Masticophis flagelliformis
(gcide) | Coachwhip snake \Coach"whip` snake"\ (Zool.)
A large, slender, harmless snake of the southern United
States (Masticophis flagelliformis).
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Note: Its long and tapering tail has the scales so arranged
and colored as to give it a braided appearance, whence
the name.
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nigella
(gcide) | nigella \nigella\ n.
any plant of the genus Nigella.
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Nigella Damascena
(gcide) | Love \Love\ (l[u^]v), n. [OE. love, luve, AS. lufe, lufu; akin
to E. lief, believe, L. lubet, libet, it pleases, Skr. lubh
to be lustful. See Lief.]
1. A feeling of strong attachment induced by that which
delights or commands admiration; pre["e]minent kindness or
devotion to another; affection; tenderness; as, the love
of brothers and sisters.
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Of all the dearest bonds we prove
Thou countest sons' and mothers' love
Most sacred, most Thine own. --Keble.
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2. Especially, devoted attachment to, or tender or passionate
affection for, one of the opposite sex.
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He on his side
Leaning half-raised, with looks of cordial love
Hung over her enamored. --Milton.
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3. Courtship; -- chiefly in the phrase to make love, i. e.,
to court, to woo, to solicit union in marriage.
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Demetrius . . .
Made love to Nedar's daughter, Helena,
And won her soul. --Shak.
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4. Affection; kind feeling; friendship; strong liking or
desire; fondness; good will; -- opposed to hate; often
with of and an object.
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Love, and health to all. --Shak.
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Smit with the love of sacred song. --Milton.
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The love of science faintly warmed his breast.
--Fenton.
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5. Due gratitude and reverence to God.
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Keep yourselves in the love of God. --Jude 21.
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6. The object of affection; -- often employed in endearing
address; as, he held his love in his arms; his greatest
love was reading. "Trust me, love." --Dryden.
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Open the temple gates unto my love. --Spenser.
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7. Cupid, the god of love; sometimes, Venus.
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Such was his form as painters, when they show
Their utmost art, on naked Lores bestow. --Dryden.
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Therefore do nimble-pinioned doves draw Love.
--Shak.
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8. A thin silk stuff. [Obs.] --Boyle.
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9. (Bot.) A climbing species of Clematis ({Clematis
Vitalba}).
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10. Nothing; no points scored on one side; -- used in
counting score at tennis, etc.
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He won the match by three sets to love. --The
Field.
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11. Sexual intercourse; -- a euphemism.
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Note: Love is often used in the formation of compounds, in
most of which the meaning is very obvious; as,
love-cracked, love-darting, love-killing, love-linked,
love-taught, etc.
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A labor of love, a labor undertaken on account of regard
for some person, or through pleasure in the work itself,
without expectation of reward.
Free love, the doctrine or practice of consorting with one
of the opposite sex, at pleasure, without marriage. See
Free love.
Free lover, one who avows or practices free love.
In love, in the act of loving; -- said esp. of the love of
the sexes; as, to be in love; to fall in love.
Love apple (Bot.), the tomato.
Love bird (Zool.), any one of several species of small,
short-tailed parrots, or parrakeets, of the genus
Agapornis, and allied genera. They are mostly from
Africa. Some species are often kept as cage birds, and are
celebrated for the affection which they show for their
mates.
Love broker, a person who for pay acts as agent between
lovers, or as a go-between in a sexual intrigue. --Shak.
Love charm, a charm for exciting love. --Ld. Lytton.
Love child. an illegitimate child. --Jane Austen.
Love day, a day formerly appointed for an amicable
adjustment of differences. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman.
--Chaucer.
Love drink, a love potion; a philter. --Chaucer.
Love favor, something given to be worn in token of love.
Love feast, a religious festival, held quarterly by some
religious denominations, as the Moravians and Methodists,
in imitation of the agap[ae] of the early Christians.
Love feat, the gallant act of a lover. --Shak.
Love game, a game, as in tennis, in which the vanquished
person or party does not score a point.
Love grass. [G. liebesgras.] (Bot.) Any grass of the genus
Eragrostis.
Love-in-a-mist. (Bot.)
(a) An herb of the Buttercup family (Nigella Damascena)
having the flowers hidden in a maze of finely cut
bracts.
(b) The West Indian Passiflora f[oe]tida, which has
similar bracts.
Love-in-idleness (Bot.), a kind of violet; the small pansy.
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A little western flower,
Before milk-white, now purple with love's wound;
And maidens call it love-in-idleness. --Shak.
Love juice, juice of a plant supposed to produce love.
--Shak.
Love knot, a knot or bow, as of ribbon; -- so called from
being used as a token of love, or as a pledge of mutual
affection. --Milman.
Love lass, a sweetheart.
Love letter, a letter of courtship. --Shak.
Love-lies-bleeding (Bot.), a species of amaranth
(Amarantus melancholicus).
Love match, a marriage brought about by love alone.
Love potion, a compounded draught intended to excite love,
or venereal desire.
Love rites, sexual intercourse. --Pope
Love scene, an exhibition of love, as between lovers on the
stage.
Love suit, courtship. --Shak.
Of all loves, for the sake of all love; by all means.
[Obs.] "Mrs. Arden desired him of all loves to come back
again." --Holinshed.
The god of love, or The Love god, Cupid.
To make love, to engage in sexual intercourse; -- a
euphemism.
To make love to, to express affection for; to woo. "If you
will marry, make your loves to me." --Shak.
To play for love, to play a game, as at cards, without
stakes. "A game at piquet for love." --Lamb.
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Syn: Affection; friendship; kindness; tenderness; fondness;
delight.
[1913 Webster]Ragged \Rag"ged\ (r[a^]g"g[e^]d), a. [From Rag, n.]
1. Rent or worn into tatters, or till the texture is broken;
as, a ragged coat; a ragged sail.
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2. Broken with rough edges; having jags; uneven; rough;
jagged; as, ragged rocks.
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3. Hence, harsh and disagreeable to the ear; dissonant. [R.]
"A ragged noise of mirth." --Herbert.
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4. Wearing tattered clothes; as, a ragged fellow.
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5. Rough; shaggy; rugged.
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What shepherd owns those ragged sheep? --Dryden.
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Ragged lady (Bot.), the fennel flower ({Nigella
Damascena}).
Ragged robin (Bot.), a plant of the genus Lychnis
(Lychnis Flos-cuculi), cultivated for its handsome
flowers, which have the petals cut into narrow lobes.
Ragged sailor (Bot.), prince's feather ({Polygonum
orientale}).
Ragged school, a free school for poor children, where they
are taught and in part fed; -- a name given at first
because they came in their common clothing. [Eng.]
[1913 Webster] -- Rag"ged*ly, adv. -- Rag"ged*ness, n.
[1913 Webster] RaggieBishop's-wort \Bish"op's-wort`\, n. (Bot.)
Wood betony (Stachys betonica); also, the plant called
fennel flower (Nigella Damascena), or devil-in-a-bush.
[1913 Webster]Fennel \Fen"nel\ (f[e^]n"n[e^]l), n. [AS. fenol, finol, from L.
feniculum, faeniculum, dim. of fenum, faenum, hay: cf. F.
fenouil. Cf. Fenugreek. Finochio.] (Bot.)
A perennial plant of the genus F[ae]niculum ({F[ae]niculum
vulgare}), having very finely divided leaves. It is
cultivated in gardens for the agreeable aromatic flavor of
its seeds.
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Smell of sweetest fennel. --Milton.
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A sprig of fennel was in fact the theological smelling
bottle of the tender sex. --S. G.
Goodrich.
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Azorean fennel, or Sweet fennel, (F[ae]niculum dulce).
It is a smaller and stouter plant than the common fennel,
and is used as a pot herb.
Dog's fennel (Anthemis Cotula), a foul-smelling European
weed; -- called also mayweed.
Fennel flower (Bot.), an herb (Nigella) of the Buttercup
family, having leaves finely divided, like those of the
fennel. Nigella Damascena is common in gardens. {Nigella
sativa} furnishes the fennel seed, used as a condiment,
etc., in India. These seeds are the "fitches" mentioned in
Isaiah (xxviii. 25).
Fennel water (Med.), the distilled water of fennel seed. It
is stimulant and carminative.
Giant fennel (Ferula communis), has stems full of pith,
which, it is said, were used to carry fire, first, by
Prometheus.
Hog's fennel, a European plant (Peucedanum officinale)
looking something like fennel.
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Nigella sativa
(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.
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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.
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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]Cumin \Cum"in\ (k?m"?n), n. [OE.comin, AS. cymen, fr. L.
cuminum, Gr. ???????; of Semitic origin, cf. Ar. kamm?n, Heb.
kamm?n; cf. OF. comin, F. cumin. Cf. Kummel.] (Bot.)
A dwarf umbelliferous plant, somewhat resembling fennel
(Cuminum Cyminum), cultivated for its seeds, which have a
bitterish, warm taste, with an aromatic flavor, and are used
like those of anise and caraway. [Written also cummin.]
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Rank-smelling rue, and cumin good for eyes. --Spenser.
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Black cumin (Bot.), a plant (Nigella sativa) with pungent
seeds, used by the Afghans, etc.
[1913 Webster]Fennel \Fen"nel\ (f[e^]n"n[e^]l), n. [AS. fenol, finol, from L.
feniculum, faeniculum, dim. of fenum, faenum, hay: cf. F.
fenouil. Cf. Fenugreek. Finochio.] (Bot.)
A perennial plant of the genus F[ae]niculum ({F[ae]niculum
vulgare}), having very finely divided leaves. It is
cultivated in gardens for the agreeable aromatic flavor of
its seeds.
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Smell of sweetest fennel. --Milton.
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A sprig of fennel was in fact the theological smelling
bottle of the tender sex. --S. G.
Goodrich.
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Azorean fennel, or Sweet fennel, (F[ae]niculum dulce).
It is a smaller and stouter plant than the common fennel,
and is used as a pot herb.
Dog's fennel (Anthemis Cotula), a foul-smelling European
weed; -- called also mayweed.
Fennel flower (Bot.), an herb (Nigella) of the Buttercup
family, having leaves finely divided, like those of the
fennel. Nigella Damascena is common in gardens. {Nigella
sativa} furnishes the fennel seed, used as a condiment,
etc., in India. These seeds are the "fitches" mentioned in
Isaiah (xxviii. 25).
Fennel water (Med.), the distilled water of fennel seed. It
is stimulant and carminative.
Giant fennel (Ferula communis), has stems full of pith,
which, it is said, were used to carry fire, first, by
Prometheus.
Hog's fennel, a European plant (Peucedanum officinale)
looking something like fennel.
[1913 Webster]Fitch \Fitch\ (?; 224), n.; pl. Fitches. [See Vetch.]
1. (Bot.) A vetch. [Obs.]
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2. pl. (Bot.) A word found in the Authorized Version of the
Bible, representing different Hebrew originals. In Isaiah
xxviii. 25, 27, it means the black aromatic seeds of
Nigella sativa, still used as a flavoring in the East.
In Ezekiel iv. 9, the Revised Version now reads spelt.
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Pagellus centrodontus
(gcide) | Sea bream \Sea" bream`\ (Zool.)
Any one of several species of sparoid fishes, especially the
common European species (Pagellus centrodontus), the
Spanish (Pagellus Oweni), and the black sea bream
(Cantharus lineatus); -- called also old wife.
[1913 Webster]Becker \Beck"er\, n. (Zool.)
A European fish (Pagellus centrodontus); the sea bream or
braise.
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Pagellus Oweni
(gcide) | Sea bream \Sea" bream`\ (Zool.)
Any one of several species of sparoid fishes, especially the
common European species (Pagellus centrodontus), the
Spanish (Pagellus Oweni), and the black sea bream
(Cantharus lineatus); -- called also old wife.
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Radio-flagellata
(gcide) | Radio-flagellata \Ra`di*o-flag`el*la"ta\
(r[=a]`d[i^]*[-o]*fl[a^]j`[e^]l*l[=a]"t[.a]), n. pl. [NL. See
Radiate, and Flagellata.] (Zool.)
A group of Protozoa having both flagella and pseudopodia.
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Spheniscus Magellanicus
(gcide) | Jackass \Jack"ass`\, n. [2d jack + ass.]
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1. The male ass; a donkey.
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2. A conceited dolt; a perverse blockhead; -- disparaging and
offensive.
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Jackass bark (Naut.), a three-masted vessel, with only the
foremast square-rigged; a barkentine.
Jackass deer (Zool.), the koba.
Jackass hare, Jackass rabbit (Zool.). See Jack rabbit,
under 2d Jack, n.
Jackass penguin (Zool.), any species of penguin of the
genus Spheniscus, of which several are known. One
species (Spheniscus demersus) inhabits the islands near
the Cape of Good Hope; another (Spheniscus Magellanicus)
is found at the Falkland Islands. They make a noise like
the braying of an ass; -- hence the name.
Laughing jackass. (Zool.) See under Laughing.
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Tigella
(gcide) | Tigella \Ti*gel"la\, n. [NL., from F. tige stem or stock.]
(Bot.)
That part of an embryo which represents the young stem; the
caulicle or radicle.
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Tigelle
(gcide) | Tigelle \Ti*gelle"\, n. [F.] (Bot.)
Same as Tigella.
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Uniflagellate
(gcide) | Uniflagellate \U`ni*fla*gel"late\, a. [Uni- + flagellate.]
(Biol.)
Having but one flagellum; as, uniflagellate organisms.
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aporocactus flagelliformis
(wn) | Aporocactus flagelliformis
n 1: commonly cultivated tropical American cactus having slender
creeping stems and very large showy crimson flowers that
bloom for several days [syn: rattail cactus, {rat's-tail
cactus}, Aporocactus flagelliformis] |
bargello
(wn) | bargello
n 1: needlepoint embroidery stitch that produces zigzag lines
[syn: bargello, flame stitch] |
biflagellate
(wn) | biflagellate
adj 1: having two flagella; "a biflagellate zoospore" |
cilioflagellata
(wn) | Cilioflagellata
n 1: in some classifications considered a phylum of the kingdom
Protista; in others included in the plant phylum Pyrrophyta
[syn: Dinoflagellata, order Dinoflagellata,
Cilioflagellata, order Cilioflagellata] |
class flagellata
(wn) | class Flagellata
n 1: protozoa having flagella [syn: Mastigophora, {class
Mastigophora}, Flagellata, class Flagellata] |
dinoflagellata
(wn) | Dinoflagellata
n 1: in some classifications considered a phylum of the kingdom
Protista; in others included in the plant phylum Pyrrophyta
[syn: Dinoflagellata, order Dinoflagellata,
Cilioflagellata, order Cilioflagellata] |
dinoflagellate
(wn) | dinoflagellate
n 1: chiefly marine protozoa having two flagella; a chief
constituent of plankton |
ferdinand magellan
(wn) | Ferdinand Magellan
n 1: Portuguese navigator in the service of Spain; he commanded
an expedition that was the first to circumnavigate the
world (1480-1521) [syn: Magellan, Ferdinand Magellan,
Fernao Magalhaes] |
flagellant
(wn) | flagellant
n 1: a person who is whipped or whips himself for sexual
gratification
2: a person who whips himself as a religious penance |
flagellata
(wn) | Flagellata
n 1: protozoa having flagella [syn: Mastigophora, {class
Mastigophora}, Flagellata, class Flagellata] |
flagellate
(wn) | flagellate
adj 1: having or resembling a lash or whip (as does a flagellum)
[syn: flagellate, flagellated, whiplike, {lash-
like}]
n 1: a usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with
whiplike appendages; some are pathogens of humans and other
animals [syn: flagellate, flagellate protozoan,
flagellated protozoan, mastigophoran, mastigophore]
v 1: whip; "The religious fanatics flagellated themselves" [syn:
flagellate, scourge] |
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