| slovo | definícia |
lii
(encz) | lii, adj: |
lii
(wn) | lii
adj 1: being two more than fifty [syn: fifty-two, 52, lii] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
liii
(encz) | liii, adj: |
liliid monocot family
(encz) | liliid monocot family, n: |
liliid monocot genus
(encz) | liliid monocot genus, n: |
magnoliid dicot family
(encz) | magnoliid dicot family, n: |
magnoliid dicot genus
(encz) | magnoliid dicot genus, n: |
poeciliid
(encz) | poeciliid, n: |
poeciliid fish
(encz) | poeciliid fish, n: |
pons varolii
(encz) | pons Varolii, n: |
subclass liliidae
(encz) | subclass Liliidae, n: |
subclass magnoliidae
(encz) | subclass Magnoliidae, n: |
trombiculiid
(encz) | trombiculiid, n: |
archaický název pro anglii
(czen) | archaický název pro Anglii,Albion Zdeněk Brož |
druh ledňáka žijící v austrálii
(czen) | druh ledňáka žijící v Austrálii,kookaburra Zdeněk Brož |
jezerní oblast v anglii
(czen) | Jezerní oblast v Anglii,Lake Districtn: [zem.] Petr Prášek |
město v brazílii
(czen) | město v Brazílii,Sao Paulo Zdeněk Brož |
osoba nenávidějící anglii
(czen) | osoba nenávidějící Anglii,Anglophobe Zdeněk Brož |
podporovatel jamese ii v anglii
(czen) | podporovatel Jamese II v Anglii,Jacobite Zdeněk Brož |
poutní místo v anglii
(czen) | poutní místo v Anglii,Stonehenge Zdeněk Brož |
vinárník (v itálii)
(czen) | vinárník (v Itálii),padronen: Petr Prášek |
Asinus Burchellii
(gcide) | Zebra \Ze"bra\, n. [Pg. zebra; cf. Sp. cebra; probably from a
native African name.] (Zool.)
Any member of three species of African wild horses remarkable
for having the body white or yellowish white, and
conspicuously marked with dark brown or brackish bands.
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Note: The true or mountain zebra (Equus zebra syn. {Asinus
zebra}) is nearly white, and the bands which cover the
body and legs are glossy black. Its tail has a tuft of
black hair at the tip. It inhabits the mountains of
Central and Southern Africa, and is noted for its
wariness and wildness, as well as for its swiftness.
The second species (Equus Burchellii syn. {Asinus
Burchellii} or Equus quagga), known as {Burchell's
zebra}, plains zebra, and dauw, is the most
abundant, inhabiting the grassy plains of tropical and
southern Africa, and differing from the preceding in
not having dark bands on the legs, while those on the
body are more irregular. It has a long tail, covered
with long white flowing hair. Grevy's zebra ({Equus
grevyi}) is distinct from the others in being placed in
the subgenus Dolichohippus, whereas the plains and
mountain zebras are placed in the subgenus Hippotigris.
More on zebras can be found at:
http://www.imh.org/imh/bw/zebra.html
[1913 Webster +PJC]
Zebra caterpillar, the larva of an American noctuid moth
(Mamestra picta). It is light yellow, with a broad black
stripe on the back and one on each side; the lateral
stripes are crossed with withe lines. It feeds on
cabbages, beets, clover, and other cultivated plants.
Zebra opossum, the zebra wolf. See under Wolf.
Zebra parrakeet, an Australian grass parrakeet, often kept
as a cage bird. Its upper parts are mostly pale greenish
yellow, transversely barred with brownish black crescents;
the under parts, rump, and upper tail coverts, are bright
green; two central tail feathers and the cheek patches are
blue. Called also canary parrot, scallop parrot,
shell parrot, and undulated parrot.
Zebra poison (Bot.), a poisonous tree (Euphorbia arborea)
of the Spurge family, found in South Africa. Its milky
juice is so poisonous that zebras have been killed by
drinking water in which its branches had been placed, and
it is also used as an arrow poison. --J. Smith (Dict.
Econ. Plants).
Zebra shark. Same as Tiger shark, under Tiger.
Zebra spider, a hunting spider.
Zebra swallowtail, a very large North American
swallow-tailed butterfly (Iphiclides ajax), in which the
wings are yellow, barred with black; -- called also
ajax.
Zebra wolf. See under Wolf.
[1913 Webster]Dauw \Dauw\, n. [D.] (Zool.)
The striped quagga, or Burchell's zebra, of South Africa
(Asinus Burchellii); -- called also peechi, or peetsi.
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Bombyliidae
(gcide) | Bombyliidae \Bombyliidae\ n.
a natural family of dipterous insects comprising the bee
flies.
Syn: family Bombyliidae.
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Calochortus Nuttallii
(gcide) | Sego \Se"go\, n. (Bot.)
A liliaceous plant (Calochortus Nuttallii) of Western North
America, and its edible bulb; -- so called by the Ute Indians
and the Mormons.
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Cheverliize
(gcide) | Cheverliize \Chev"er*li*ize\, v. i.
To make as pliable as kid leather. [Obs.] --Br. Montagu.
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Ciliiform
(gcide) | Ciliform \Cil"i*form\, Ciliiform \Cil"i*i*form`\, a. [Cilium +
-form]
Having the form of cilia; very fine or slender.
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Daboia Russellii
(gcide) | Ticpolonga \Tic`po*lon"ga\, n. [Native name.] (Zool.)
A very venomous viper (Daboia Russellii), native of Ceylon
and India; -- called also cobra monil.
[1913 Webster]viper \vi"per\ (v[imac]"p[~e]r), n. [F. vip[`e]re, L. vipera,
probably contr. fr. vivipera; vivus alive + parere to bring
forth, because it was believed to be the only serpent that
brings forth living young. Cf. Quick, a., Parent,
Viviparous, Wivern, Weever.]
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1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of Old World venomous
snakes belonging to Vipera, Clotho, Daboia, and
other genera of the family Viperidae.
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There came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on
his hand. --Acts xxviii.
3.
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Note: Among the best-known species are the European adder
(Pelias berus), the European asp (Vipera aspis),
the African horned viper (Vipera cerastes), and the
Indian viper (Daboia Russellii).
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2. A dangerous, treacherous, or malignant person.
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Who committed
To such a viper his most sacred trust
Of secrecy. --Milton.
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3. Loosely, any venomous or presumed venomous snake.
[PJC]
Horned viper. (Zool.) See Cerastes.
Red viper (Zool.), the copperhead.
Viper fish (Zool.), a small, slender, phosphorescent
deep-sea fish (Chauliodus Sloanii). It has long ventral
and dorsal fins, a large mouth, and very long, sharp
teeth.
Viper's bugloss (Bot.), a rough-leaved biennial herb
(Echium vulgare) having showy purplish blue flowers. It
is sometimes cultivated, but has become a pestilent weed
in fields from New York to Virginia. Also called {blue
weed}.
Viper's grass (Bot.), a perennial composite herb
(Scorzonera Hispanica) with narrow, entire leaves, and
solitary heads of yellow flowers. The long, white,
carrot-shaped roots are used for food in Spain and some
other countries. Called also viper grass.
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Encrinus liliiformis
(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.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
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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Equus Burchellii
(gcide) | Zebra \Ze"bra\, n. [Pg. zebra; cf. Sp. cebra; probably from a
native African name.] (Zool.)
Any member of three species of African wild horses remarkable
for having the body white or yellowish white, and
conspicuously marked with dark brown or brackish bands.
[1913 Webster]
Note: The true or mountain zebra (Equus zebra syn. {Asinus
zebra}) is nearly white, and the bands which cover the
body and legs are glossy black. Its tail has a tuft of
black hair at the tip. It inhabits the mountains of
Central and Southern Africa, and is noted for its
wariness and wildness, as well as for its swiftness.
The second species (Equus Burchellii syn. {Asinus
Burchellii} or Equus quagga), known as {Burchell's
zebra}, plains zebra, and dauw, is the most
abundant, inhabiting the grassy plains of tropical and
southern Africa, and differing from the preceding in
not having dark bands on the legs, while those on the
body are more irregular. It has a long tail, covered
with long white flowing hair. Grevy's zebra ({Equus
grevyi}) is distinct from the others in being placed in
the subgenus Dolichohippus, whereas the plains and
mountain zebras are placed in the subgenus Hippotigris.
More on zebras can be found at:
http://www.imh.org/imh/bw/zebra.html
[1913 Webster +PJC]
Zebra caterpillar, the larva of an American noctuid moth
(Mamestra picta). It is light yellow, with a broad black
stripe on the back and one on each side; the lateral
stripes are crossed with withe lines. It feeds on
cabbages, beets, clover, and other cultivated plants.
Zebra opossum, the zebra wolf. See under Wolf.
Zebra parrakeet, an Australian grass parrakeet, often kept
as a cage bird. Its upper parts are mostly pale greenish
yellow, transversely barred with brownish black crescents;
the under parts, rump, and upper tail coverts, are bright
green; two central tail feathers and the cheek patches are
blue. Called also canary parrot, scallop parrot,
shell parrot, and undulated parrot.
Zebra poison (Bot.), a poisonous tree (Euphorbia arborea)
of the Spurge family, found in South Africa. Its milky
juice is so poisonous that zebras have been killed by
drinking water in which its branches had been placed, and
it is also used as an arrow poison. --J. Smith (Dict.
Econ. Plants).
Zebra shark. Same as Tiger shark, under Tiger.
Zebra spider, a hunting spider.
Zebra swallowtail, a very large North American
swallow-tailed butterfly (Iphiclides ajax), in which the
wings are yellow, barred with black; -- called also
ajax.
Zebra wolf. See under Wolf.
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foliiferous
(gcide) | Foliferous \Fo*lif"er*ous\, a. [L. folium leaf+ -ferous: cf. F.
foliif[`e]re.]
Producing leaves. [Written also foliiferous.]
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Laestadia Bidwellii
(gcide) | Rot \Rot\, n.
1. Process of rotting; decay; putrefaction.
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2. (Bot.) A disease or decay in fruits, leaves, or wood,
supposed to be caused by minute fungi. See Bitter rot,
Black rot, etc., below.
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3. [Cf. G. rotz glanders.] A fatal distemper which attacks
sheep and sometimes other animals. It is due to the
presence of a parasitic worm in the liver or gall bladder.
See 1st Fluke, 2.
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His cattle must of rot and murrain die. --Milton.
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Bitter rot (Bot.), a disease of apples, caused by the
fungus Glaeosporium fructigenum. --F. L. Scribner.
Black rot (Bot.), a disease of grapevines, attacking the
leaves and fruit, caused by the fungus {Laestadia
Bidwellii}. --F. L. Scribner.
Dry rot (Bot.) See under Dry.
Grinder's rot (Med.) See under Grinder.
Potato rot. (Bot.) See under Potato.
White rot (Bot.), a disease of grapes, first appearing in
whitish pustules on the fruit, caused by the fungus
Coniothyrium diplodiella. --F. L. Scribner.
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Libocedrus bidwillii
(gcide) | pahautea \pahautea\ n.
An evergreen tree (Libocedrus bidwillii) of New Zealand
resembling the kawaka.
Syn: Libocedrus bidwillii, mountain pine.
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Liliidae
(gcide) | Liliidae \Liliidae\ prop. n.
one of four subclasses or superorders of Monocotyledones; it
comprises 17 families including: Liliaceae; Alliaceae;
Amaryllidaceae; Iridaceae; Orchidaceae; Trilliaceae.
Syn: subclass Liliidae.
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Loligo Pealii
(gcide) | Squid \Squid\ (skw[i^]d), n. [Cf. Squirt.]
1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of ten-armed
cephalopods having a long, tapered body, and a caudal fin
on each side; especially, any species of Loligo,
Ommastrephes, and related genera. See Calamary,
Decacerata, Dibranchiata.
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Note: Some of these squids are very abundant on the Atlantic
coast of North America, and are used in large
quantities for bait, especially in the cod fishery. The
most abundant of the American squids are the northern
squid (Ommastrephes illecebrosus), ranging from
Southern New England to Newfoundland, and the southern
squid (Loligo Pealii), ranging from Virginia to
Massachusetts.
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2. A fishhook with a piece of bright lead, bone, or other
substance, fastened on its shank to imitate a squid.
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Flying squid, Giant squid. (Zool.) See under Flying,
and Giant.
Squid hound (Zool.), the striped bass.
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Magnolia Campbellii
(gcide) | Magnolia \Mag*no"li*a\, n. [NL. Named after Pierre Magnol,
professor of botany at Montpellier, France, in the 17th
century.] (Bot.)
A genus of American and Asiatic trees, with aromatic bark and
large sweet-scented whitish or reddish flowers.
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Note: Magnolia grandiflora has coriaceous shining leaves
and very fragrant blossoms. It is common from North
Carolina to Florida and Texas, and is one of the most
magnificent trees of the American forest. The sweet bay
(Magnolia glauca)is a small tree found sparingly as
far north as Cape Ann. Other American species are
Magnolia Umbrella, Magnolia macrophylla, {Magnolia
Fraseri}, Magnolia acuminata, and Magnolia cordata.
Magnolia conspicua and Magnolia purpurea are
cultivated shrubs or trees from Eastern Asia. {Magnolia
Campbellii}, of India, has rose-colored or crimson
flowers.
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Magnolia warbler (Zool.), a beautiful North American wood
warbler (Dendroica maculosa). The rump and under parts
are bright yellow; the breast and belly are spotted with
black; the under tail coverts are white; the crown is ash.
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Magnoliidae
(gcide) | Magnoliidae \Magnoliidae\ n.
a group of families of trees and shrubs and herbs having
well-developed perianths and apocarpous ovaries and generally
regarded as the most primitive extant flowering plants;
contains 36 families including Magnoliaceae and
Ranunculaceae; sometimes classified as a superorder.
Syn: subclass Magnoliidae, ranalian complex.
[WordNet 1.5]Dicotyledonae \Dicotyledonae\ n. (Bot.)
a class of plants comprising those seed plants that produce
an embryo with two cotyledons and net-veined leaves; divided
into six (not always well distinguished) subclasses (or
superorders): Magnoliidae and Hamamelidae (considered
primitive); Caryophyllidae (an early and distinctive
offshoot); and three more or less advanced groups:
Dilleniidae; Rosidae; Asteridae.
Syn: Dicotyledones, class Dicotyledones, class Dicotyledonae,
Magnoliopsida, class Magnoliopsida.
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Nauplii
(gcide) | Nauplius \Nau"pli*us\, n.; pl. Nauplii. [L., a kind of
shellfish, fr. Gr. nay^s ship + ? to sail.] (Zool.)
A crustacean larva having three pairs of locomotive organs
(corresponding to the antennules, antennae, and mandibles), a
median eye, and little or no segmentation of the body.
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Schizothaerus Nuttallii
(gcide) | Otter \Ot"ter\ ([o^]t"t[~e]r), n. [OE. oter, AS. otor; akin to
D. & G. otter, Icel. otr, Dan. odder, Sw. utter, Lith. udra,
Russ, vuidra, Gr. "y`dra water serpent, hydra, Skr. udra
otter, and also to E. water. [root]137, 215. See Water, and
cf. Hydra.]
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1. (Zool.) Any carnivorous animal of the genera Lutra,
Enhydra, and related genera of the family Mustelidae.
Several species are described. They have large, flattish
heads, short ears, and webbed toes. They are aquatic, and
feed on fish. The sea otter (Enhydra lutris) also eats
clams, crabs, starfish, abalone, and other marine animals;
they may come to the surface, and lying on their backs
using the stomach as a table, may be seen cracking open
the shell of its prey with a rock. The common otter of
Europe is Lutra vulgaris; the North American otter (or
American otter) is Lutra Canadensis, which inhabits
marshes, streams and rivers; other species inhabit South
America and Asia. The North American otter adult is about
three to four feet long (including the tail) and weighs
from 10 to 30 pounds; the sea otter is commonly four feet
long and 45 pounds (female) or 60 pounds (male). Their fur
is soft and valuable, and in the nineteenth century they
were hunted extensively. The sea otter was hunted to near
extinction by 1900, and is now protected. Fewer than 3,000
sea otters are believed to live along the central
California coast.
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2. (Zool.) The larva of the ghost moth. It is very injurious
to hop vines.
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Otter hound, Otter dog (Zool.), a small breed of hounds,
used in England for hunting otters; see otterhound .
Otter sheep. See Ancon sheep, under Ancon.
Otter shell (Zool.), very large bivalve mollusk
(Schizothaerus Nuttallii) found on the northwest coast
of America. It is excellent food, and is extensively used
by the Indians.
Sea otter. (Zool.) See in the Vocabulary.
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Tranquilliized
(gcide) | Tranquilize \Tran"quil*ize\, Tranquillize \Tran"quil*lize\, v.
t. [imp. & p. p. Tranquilizedor Tranquilliized; p. pr. &
vb. n. Tranquilizingor Tranquillizing.] [Cf. F.
tranquilliser.]
To render tranquil; to allay when agitated; to compose; to
make calm and peaceful; as, to tranquilize a state disturbed
by factions or civil commotions; to tranquilize the mind.
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Syn: To quiet; compose; still; soothe; appease; calm; pacify.
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Tursiops Gillii
(gcide) | Cowfish \Cow"fish`\ (kou"f[i^]sh`), n. (Zool.)
(a) The grampus.
(b) A California dolphin (Tursiops Gillii).
(c) A marine plectognath fish (Ostracoin quadricorne, and
allied species), having two projections, like horns, in
front; -- called also cuckold, coffer fish,
trunkfish.
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aalii
(wn) | aalii
n 1: a small Hawaiian tree with hard dark wood |
araucaria bidwillii
(wn) | Araucaria bidwillii
n 1: Australian conifer bearing two-inch seeds tasting like
roasted chestnuts; among the aborigines the tree is
hereditary property protected by law [syn: bunya bunya,
bunya bunya tree, Araucaria bidwillii] |
boletellus russellii
(wn) | Boletellus russellii
n 1: a fungus with a long coarsely shaggy reticulate stalk and a
rimose areolate cap surface |
bombyliidae
(wn) | Bombyliidae
n 1: bee flies [syn: Bombyliidae, family Bombyliidae] |
caeciliidae
(wn) | Caeciliidae
n 1: coextensive with the order Gymnophiona: legless amphibians
[syn: Caeciliidae, family Caeciliidae, Caeciliadae,
family Caeciliadae] |
calochortus nuttallii
(wn) | Calochortus nuttallii
n 1: perennial plant having clusters of one to four showy white
bell-shaped flowers atop erect unbranched stems; edible
bulbs useful in times of scarcity; eastern Montana and
western North Dakota south to northern Arizona and
northwestern New Mexico [syn: sego lily, {Calochortus
nuttallii}] |
calostoma ravenelii
(wn) | Calostoma ravenelii
n 1: a gasteromycete with a leathery stalk and a fruiting body
with a thin gelatinous spore case and elliptical spores |
capparis mitchellii
(wn) | Capparis mitchellii
n 1: small Australian tree bearing edible dark purple fruit
[syn: native orange, Capparis mitchellii] |
crataegus marshallii
(wn) | Crataegus marshallii
n 1: southern United States hawthorn with pinnately lobed leaves
[syn: parsley haw, parsley-leaved thorn, {Crataegus
apiifolia}, Crataegus marshallii] |
crotalus mitchellii
(wn) | Crotalus mitchellii
n 1: markings vary but usually harmonize with background; of
southwestern Arizona and Baja California [syn: {speckled
rattlesnake}, Crotalus mitchellii] |
et alii
(wn) | et alii
adv 1: and others ('et al.' is used as an abbreviation of `et
alii' (masculine plural) or `et aliae' (feminine plural)
or `et alia' (neuter plural) when referring to a number
of people); "the data reported by Smith et al." [syn: {et
al.}, et al, et alii, et aliae, et alia] |
euphorbia milii
(wn) | Euphorbia milii
n 1: somewhat climbing bushy spurge of Madagascar having long
woody spiny stems with few leaves and flowers with scarlet
bracts [syn: crown of thorns, Christ thorn, {Christ
plant}, Euphorbia milii] |
family bombyliidae
(wn) | family Bombyliidae
n 1: bee flies [syn: Bombyliidae, family Bombyliidae] |
family caeciliidae
(wn) | family Caeciliidae
n 1: coextensive with the order Gymnophiona: legless amphibians
[syn: Caeciliidae, family Caeciliidae, Caeciliadae,
family Caeciliadae] |
family poeciliidae
(wn) | family Poeciliidae
n 1: topminnows [syn: Poeciliidae, family Poeciliidae] |
family simuliidae
(wn) | family Simuliidae
n 1: blackflies and sand flies [syn: Simuliidae, {family
Simuliidae}] |
family timaliidae
(wn) | family Timaliidae
n 1: babblers [syn: Timaliidae, family Timaliidae] |
larix lyallii
(wn) | Larix lyallii
n 1: medium-sized larch of the Rocky Mountains; closely related
to Larix occidentalis [syn: subalpine larch, {Larix
lyallii}] |
libocedrus bidwillii
(wn) | Libocedrus bidwillii
n 1: evergreen tree of New Zealand resembling the kawaka [syn:
pahautea, Libocedrus bidwillii, mountain pine] |
liii
(wn) | liii
adj 1: being three more than fifty [syn: fifty-three, 53,
liii] |
liliid monocot family
(wn) | liliid monocot family
n 1: family of monocotyledonous plants of the subclass Liliidae;
mostly herbs usually with petaloid sepals and petals and
compound pistils |
liliid monocot genus
(wn) | liliid monocot genus
n 1: genus of monocotyledonous plants comprising mostly herbs
having usually petaloid sepals and petals and compound
pistils |
liliidae
(wn) | Liliidae
n 1: one of four subclasses or superorders of Monocotyledones;
comprises 17 families including: Liliaceae; Alliaceae;
Amaryllidaceae; Iridaceae; Orchidaceae; Trilliaceae [syn:
Liliidae, subclass Liliidae] |
liparis loeselii
(wn) | Liparis loeselii
n 1: small terrestrial orchid of eastern North America and
Europe having two nearly basal leaves and dull yellow-green
racemose flowers [syn: fen orchid, fen orchis, {Liparis
loeselii}] |
magnoliid dicot family
(wn) | magnoliid dicot family
n 1: family of dicotyledonous flowering plants regarded as among
the most primitive of extant angiosperms |
magnoliid dicot genus
(wn) | magnoliid dicot genus
n 1: genus of dicotyledonous flowering plants regarded as among
the most primitive of extant angiosperms |
magnoliidae
(wn) | Magnoliidae
n 1: a group of families of trees and shrubs and herbs having
well-developed perianths and apocarpous ovaries and
generally regarded as the most primitive extant flowering
plants; contains 36 families including Magnoliaceae and
Ranunculaceae; sometimes classified as a superorder [syn:
Magnoliidae, subclass Magnoliidae, ranalian complex] |
nephthytis afzelii
(wn) | Nephthytis afzelii
n 1: tropical rhizomatous plant cultivated as an ornamental for
its large sagittate leaves |
pennisetum ruppelii
(wn) | Pennisetum ruppelii
n 1: tall perennial ornamental grass with long nodding flower
plumes of tropical Africa and Asia [syn: fountain grass,
Pennisetum ruppelii, Pennisetum setaceum] |
phalaenoptilus nuttallii
(wn) | Phalaenoptilus nuttallii
n 1: goatsucker of western North America [syn: poorwill,
Phalaenoptilus nuttallii] |
phallus ravenelii
(wn) | Phallus ravenelii
n 1: this stinkhorn has a cap with a granulose surface at the
apex and smells like decaying flesh |
plantago rugelii
(wn) | Plantago rugelii
n 1: North American plantain having reddish leafstalks and broad
leaves [syn: rugel's plantain, broad-leaved plantain,
Plantago rugelii] |
poeciliid
(wn) | poeciliid
n 1: small usually brightly-colored viviparous surface-feeding
fishes of fresh or brackish warm waters; often used in
mosquito control [syn: topminnow, poeciliid fish,
poeciliid, live-bearer] |
poeciliid fish
(wn) | poeciliid fish
n 1: small usually brightly-colored viviparous surface-feeding
fishes of fresh or brackish warm waters; often used in
mosquito control [syn: topminnow, poeciliid fish,
poeciliid, live-bearer] |
poeciliidae
(wn) | Poeciliidae
n 1: topminnows [syn: Poeciliidae, family Poeciliidae] |
pons varolii
(wn) | pons Varolii
n 1: a band of nerve fibers linking the medulla oblongata and
the cerebellum with the midbrain [syn: pons, {pons
Varolii}] |
prosopis juliiflora
(wn) | Prosopis juliiflora
n 1: mesquite of Gulf Coast and Caribbean Islands from Mexico to
Venezuela [syn: algarroba, Prosopis juliflora,
Prosopis juliiflora] |
ranunculus lyalii
(wn) | Ranunculus lyalii
n 1: showy white-flowered perennial of New Zealand [syn:
mountain lily, Mount Cook lily, Ranunculus lyalii] |
simuliidae
(wn) | Simuliidae
n 1: blackflies and sand flies [syn: Simuliidae, {family
Simuliidae}] |
soleirolia soleirolii
(wn) | Soleirolia soleirolii
n 1: prostrate or creeping Corsican herb with moss-like small
round short-stemmed leaves [syn: baby's tears, {baby
tears}, Helxine soleirolia, Soleirolia soleirolii] |
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