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islet
(encz) | islet,ostrůvek n: Zdeněk Brož |
Islet
(gcide) | Islet \Is"let\, n. [OF. islette (cf. F. [^i]lot), dim. of isle.]
A little island.
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islet
(wn) | islet
n 1: a small island [syn: isle, islet] |
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islets of langerhans
(encz) | islets of Langerhans, n: |
Frislet
(gcide) | Frislet \Fris"let\ (fr[i^]z"l[e^]t), n. [Cf. Fraise a kind of
defense; also Friz.]
A kind of small ruffle. --Halliwell.
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Islet
(gcide) | Islet \Is"let\, n. [OF. islette (cf. F. [^i]lot), dim. of isle.]
A little island.
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Misletoe
(gcide) | Misletoe \Mis"le*toe\, n.
See Mistletoe.
[1913 Webster]Mistletoe \Mis"tle*toe\, n. [AS. mistelt[=a]n; mistel mistletoe
+ t[=a]n twig. AS. mistel is akin of D., G., Dan. & Sw.
mistel, OHG. mistil, Icel. mistilteinn; and AS. t[=a]n to D.
teen, OHG. zein, Icel. teinn, Goth. tains. Cf. Missel.]
(Bot.)
A parasitic evergreen plant of Europe (Viscum album),
bearing a glutinous fruit. When found upon the oak, where it
is rare, it was an object of superstitious regard among the
Druids. A bird lime is prepared from its fruit. [Written also
misletoe, misseltoe, and mistleto.] --Lindley.
--Loudon.
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Note: The mistletoe of the United States is {Phoradendron
serotinum} (syn. Phoradendron flavescens), having
broader leaves than the European kind. In different
regions various similar plants are called by this name.
The mistletoe is used as a decoration at Christmas
time, and it is a tradition that two persons of the
oposite sex finding each other under a mistletoe sprig
should kiss.
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misletoe
(gcide) | Misletoe \Mis"le*toe\, n.
See Mistletoe.
[1913 Webster]Mistletoe \Mis"tle*toe\, n. [AS. mistelt[=a]n; mistel mistletoe
+ t[=a]n twig. AS. mistel is akin of D., G., Dan. & Sw.
mistel, OHG. mistil, Icel. mistilteinn; and AS. t[=a]n to D.
teen, OHG. zein, Icel. teinn, Goth. tains. Cf. Missel.]
(Bot.)
A parasitic evergreen plant of Europe (Viscum album),
bearing a glutinous fruit. When found upon the oak, where it
is rare, it was an object of superstitious regard among the
Druids. A bird lime is prepared from its fruit. [Written also
misletoe, misseltoe, and mistleto.] --Lindley.
--Loudon.
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Note: The mistletoe of the United States is {Phoradendron
serotinum} (syn. Phoradendron flavescens), having
broader leaves than the European kind. In different
regions various similar plants are called by this name.
The mistletoe is used as a decoration at Christmas
time, and it is a tradition that two persons of the
oposite sex finding each other under a mistletoe sprig
should kiss.
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islets of langerhans
(wn) | islets of Langerhans
n 1: cell clusters in the pancreas that form the endocrine part
of that organ; secrete insulin and other hormones [syn:
islands of Langerhans, isles of Langerhans, {islets of
Langerhans}] |
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