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lotus
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Lotus
(gcide) | Lotus \Lo"tus\ (l[=o]"t[u^]s), n. [L. lotus, Gr. lwto`s. Cf.
Lote.]
1. (Bot.)
(a) A name of several kinds of water lilies; as {Nelumbium
speciosum}, used in religious ceremonies, anciently in
Egypt, and to this day in Asia; Nelumbium luteum,
the American lotus; and Nymph[ae]a Lotus and
Nymph[ae]a c[ae]rulea, the respectively
white-flowered and blue-flowered lotus of modern
Egypt, which, with Nelumbium speciosum, are figured
on its ancient monuments.
(b) The lotus of the lotuseaters, probably a tree found in
Northern Africa, Sicily, Portugal, and Spain
(Zizyphus Lotus), the fruit of which is mildly
sweet. It was fabled by the ancients to make strangers
who ate of it forget their native country, or lose all
desire to return to it.
(c) The lote, or nettle tree. See Lote.
(d) A genus (Lotus) of leguminous plants much resembling
clover. [Written also lotos.]
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European lotus, a small tree (Diospyros Lotus) of
Southern Europe and Asia; also, its rather large bluish
black berry, which is called also the date plum.
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2. (Arch.) An ornament much used in Egyptian architecture,
generally asserted to have been suggested by the Egyptian
water lily.
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lotus
(wn) | lotus
n 1: native to eastern Asia; widely cultivated for its large
pink or white flowers [syn: lotus, Indian lotus,
sacred lotus, Nelumbo nucifera]
2: annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs [syn: Lotus, {genus
Lotus}]
3: white Egyptian lotus: water lily of Egypt to southeastern
Africa; held sacred by the Egyptians [syn: lotus, {white
lotus}, Egyptian water lily, white lily, {Nymphaea
lotus}] |
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lotus land
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lotus position
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nohy jsou položeny nárty na horní části opačného stehna) Martin Měřinský |
lotus tree
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lotus-eater
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lotusland
(encz) | lotusland, n: |
melilotus
(encz) | melilotus, n: |
prairie lotus
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sacred lotus
(encz) | sacred lotus, n: |
white lotus
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Cephalophus rufilotus
(gcide) | Grimme \Grimme\, n. [Cf. F. grimme.] (Zool.)
A West African antelope (Cephalophus rufilotus) of a deep
bay color, with a broad dorsal stripe of black; -- called
also conquetoon.
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Cephalotus follicularis
(gcide) | Pitcher \Pitch"er\, n. [OE. picher, OF. pichier, OHG. pehhar,
pehh[=a]ri; prob. of the same origin as E. beaker. Cf.
Beaker.]
1. A wide-mouthed, deep vessel for holding liquids, with a
spout or protruding lip and a handle; a water jug or jar
with a large ear or handle.
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2. (Bot.) A tubular or cuplike appendage or expansion of the
leaves of certain plants.
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American pitcher plants, the species of Sarracenia. See
Sarracenia.
Australian pitcher plant, the Cephalotus follicularis, a
low saxifragaceous herb having two kinds of radical
leaves, some oblanceolate and entire, others transformed
into little ovoid pitchers, longitudinally triple-winged
and ciliated, the mouth covered with a lid shaped like a
cockleshell.
California pitcher plant, the Darlingtonia California.
See Darlingtonia.
Pitcher plant, any plant with the whole or a part of the
leaves transformed into pitchers or cuplike organs,
especially the species of Nepenthes. See Nepenthes.
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Diospyros Lotus
(gcide) | Lotus \Lo"tus\ (l[=o]"t[u^]s), n. [L. lotus, Gr. lwto`s. Cf.
Lote.]
1. (Bot.)
(a) A name of several kinds of water lilies; as {Nelumbium
speciosum}, used in religious ceremonies, anciently in
Egypt, and to this day in Asia; Nelumbium luteum,
the American lotus; and Nymph[ae]a Lotus and
Nymph[ae]a c[ae]rulea, the respectively
white-flowered and blue-flowered lotus of modern
Egypt, which, with Nelumbium speciosum, are figured
on its ancient monuments.
(b) The lotus of the lotuseaters, probably a tree found in
Northern Africa, Sicily, Portugal, and Spain
(Zizyphus Lotus), the fruit of which is mildly
sweet. It was fabled by the ancients to make strangers
who ate of it forget their native country, or lose all
desire to return to it.
(c) The lote, or nettle tree. See Lote.
(d) A genus (Lotus) of leguminous plants much resembling
clover. [Written also lotos.]
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European lotus, a small tree (Diospyros Lotus) of
Southern Europe and Asia; also, its rather large bluish
black berry, which is called also the date plum.
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2. (Arch.) An ornament much used in Egyptian architecture,
generally asserted to have been suggested by the Egyptian
water lily.
[1913 Webster] Lotus-eaterDate \Date\, n.[F. datte, L. dactylus, fr. Gr. ?, prob. not the
same word as da`ktylos finger, but of Semitic origin.] (Bot.)
The fruit of the date palm; also, the date palm itself.
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Note: This fruit is somewhat in the shape of an olive,
containing a soft pulp, sweet, esculent, and wholesome,
and inclosing a hard kernel.
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Date palm, or Date tree (Bot.), the genus of palms which
bear dates, of which common species is {Ph[oe]nix
dactylifera}. See Illust.
Date plum (Bot.), the fruit of several species of
Diospyros, including the American and Japanese
persimmons, and the European lotus (Diospyros Lotus).
Date shell, or Date fish (Zool.), a bivalve shell, or its
inhabitant, of the genus Pholas, and allied genera. See
Pholas.
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European lotus
(gcide) | Lotus \Lo"tus\ (l[=o]"t[u^]s), n. [L. lotus, Gr. lwto`s. Cf.
Lote.]
1. (Bot.)
(a) A name of several kinds of water lilies; as {Nelumbium
speciosum}, used in religious ceremonies, anciently in
Egypt, and to this day in Asia; Nelumbium luteum,
the American lotus; and Nymph[ae]a Lotus and
Nymph[ae]a c[ae]rulea, the respectively
white-flowered and blue-flowered lotus of modern
Egypt, which, with Nelumbium speciosum, are figured
on its ancient monuments.
(b) The lotus of the lotuseaters, probably a tree found in
Northern Africa, Sicily, Portugal, and Spain
(Zizyphus Lotus), the fruit of which is mildly
sweet. It was fabled by the ancients to make strangers
who ate of it forget their native country, or lose all
desire to return to it.
(c) The lote, or nettle tree. See Lote.
(d) A genus (Lotus) of leguminous plants much resembling
clover. [Written also lotos.]
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European lotus, a small tree (Diospyros Lotus) of
Southern Europe and Asia; also, its rather large bluish
black berry, which is called also the date plum.
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2. (Arch.) An ornament much used in Egyptian architecture,
generally asserted to have been suggested by the Egyptian
water lily.
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Lotus
(gcide) | Lotus \Lo"tus\ (l[=o]"t[u^]s), n. [L. lotus, Gr. lwto`s. Cf.
Lote.]
1. (Bot.)
(a) A name of several kinds of water lilies; as {Nelumbium
speciosum}, used in religious ceremonies, anciently in
Egypt, and to this day in Asia; Nelumbium luteum,
the American lotus; and Nymph[ae]a Lotus and
Nymph[ae]a c[ae]rulea, the respectively
white-flowered and blue-flowered lotus of modern
Egypt, which, with Nelumbium speciosum, are figured
on its ancient monuments.
(b) The lotus of the lotuseaters, probably a tree found in
Northern Africa, Sicily, Portugal, and Spain
(Zizyphus Lotus), the fruit of which is mildly
sweet. It was fabled by the ancients to make strangers
who ate of it forget their native country, or lose all
desire to return to it.
(c) The lote, or nettle tree. See Lote.
(d) A genus (Lotus) of leguminous plants much resembling
clover. [Written also lotos.]
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European lotus, a small tree (Diospyros Lotus) of
Southern Europe and Asia; also, its rather large bluish
black berry, which is called also the date plum.
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2. (Arch.) An ornament much used in Egyptian architecture,
generally asserted to have been suggested by the Egyptian
water lily.
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Lotus corniculatas
(gcide) | Bird's-foot \Bird's"-foot`\, n. (Bot.)
A papilionaceous plant, the Ornithopus, having a curved,
cylindrical pod tipped with a short, clawlike point.
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Bird's-foot trefoil. (Bot.)
(a) A genus of plants (Lotus) with clawlike pods. {Lotus
corniculatas}, with yellow flowers, is very common in
Great Britain.
(b) the related plant, Trigonella ornithopodioides, is also
European.
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Lotus corniculatus
(gcide) | Crowtoe \Crow"toe`\ (kr[=o]"t[=o]`), n. (Bot.)
1. The Lotus corniculatus. --Dr. Prior.
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2. An unidentified plant, probably the crowfoot. "The tufted
crowtoe." --Milton.
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Lotus-eater
(gcide) | Lotus-eater \Lo"tus-eat`er\ (l[=o]"t[u^]s-[=e]t`[~e]r),
Lotos-eater \Lo"tos-eat`er\ (l[=o]"t[o^]s-[=e]t`[~e]r), n.
(Class. Myth.)
One who ate the fruit or leaf of the lotus, and, as a
consequence, gave himself up to indolence and daydreams; one
of the Lotophagi.
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The mild-eyed melancholy Lotos-eaters. --Tennyson.
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Mallotus
(gcide) | Mallotus \Mal*lo"tus\, n. [NL., fr Gr. ? fleecy.] (Zool.)
A genus of small Arctic fishes. One American species, the
capelin (Mallotus villosus), is extensively used as bait
for cod.
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Mallotus catervarius
(gcide) | Capelin \Cape"lin\, n. [Cf. F. capelan, caplan.] (Zool.)
Either of two small marine fishes formerly classified in the
family Salmonid[ae], now within the smelt family
Osmeridae: Mallotus villosus, very abundant on the coasts
of Greenland, Iceland, Newfoundland, and Alaska; or {Mallotus
catervarius}, found in the North Pacific. The Atlantic
variety has been used as a bait for the cod. [Written also
capelan and caplin.]
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Note: This fish, which is like a smelt, is called by the
Spaniards anchova, and by the Portuguese capelina.
However the anchovy used as a food is a different
fish. --Fisheries of U. S. (1884).
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Mallotus Philippinensis
(gcide) | Kamala \Ka*ma"la\, n. (Bot.)
The red dusty hairs of the capsules of an East Indian tree
(Mallotus Philippinensis) used for dyeing silk. It is
violently emetic, and is used in the treatment of tapeworm.
[Written also kameela.]
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Mallotus villosus
(gcide) | Mallotus \Mal*lo"tus\, n. [NL., fr Gr. ? fleecy.] (Zool.)
A genus of small Arctic fishes. One American species, the
capelin (Mallotus villosus), is extensively used as bait
for cod.
[1913 Webster] MallowCapelin \Cape"lin\, n. [Cf. F. capelan, caplan.] (Zool.)
Either of two small marine fishes formerly classified in the
family Salmonid[ae], now within the smelt family
Osmeridae: Mallotus villosus, very abundant on the coasts
of Greenland, Iceland, Newfoundland, and Alaska; or {Mallotus
catervarius}, found in the North Pacific. The Atlantic
variety has been used as a bait for the cod. [Written also
capelan and caplin.]
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Note: This fish, which is like a smelt, is called by the
Spaniards anchova, and by the Portuguese capelina.
However the anchovy used as a food is a different
fish. --Fisheries of U. S. (1884).
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Melilotus alba
(gcide) | Tree \Tree\ (tr[=e]), n. [OE. tree, tre, treo, AS. tre['o],
tre['o]w, tree, wood; akin to OFries. tr[=e], OS. treo, trio,
Icel. tr[=e], Dan. trae, Sw. tr[aum], tr[aum]d, Goth. triu,
Russ. drevo, W. derw an oak, Ir. darag, darog, Gr. dry^s a
tree, oak, do`ry a beam, spear shaft, spear, Skr. dru tree,
wood, d[=a]ru wood. [root]63, 241. Cf. Dryad, Germander,
Tar, n., Trough.]
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1. (Bot.) Any perennial woody plant of considerable size
(usually over twenty feet high) and growing with a single
trunk.
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Note: The kind of tree referred to, in any particular case,
is often indicated by a modifying word; as forest tree,
fruit tree, palm tree, apple tree, pear tree, etc.
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2. Something constructed in the form of, or considered as
resembling, a tree, consisting of a stem, or stock, and
branches; as, a genealogical tree.
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3. A piece of timber, or something commonly made of timber;
-- used in composition, as in axletree, boottree,
chesstree, crosstree, whiffletree, and the like.
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4. A cross or gallows; as Tyburn tree.
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[Jesus] whom they slew and hanged on a tree. --Acts
x. 39.
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5. Wood; timber. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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In a great house ben not only vessels of gold and of
silver but also of tree and of earth. --Wyclif (2
Tim. ii. 20).
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6. (Chem.) A mass of crystals, aggregated in arborescent
forms, obtained by precipitation of a metal from solution.
See Lead tree, under Lead.
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Tree bear (Zool.), the raccoon. [Local, U. S.]
Tree beetle (Zool.) any one of numerous species of beetles
which feed on the leaves of trees and shrubs, as the May
beetles, the rose beetle, the rose chafer, and the
goldsmith beetle.
Tree bug (Zool.), any one of numerous species of
hemipterous insects which live upon, and suck the sap of,
trees and shrubs. They belong to Arma, Pentatoma,
Rhaphigaster, and allied genera.
Tree cat (Zool.), the common paradoxure ({Paradoxurus
musang}).
Tree clover (Bot.), a tall kind of melilot ({Melilotus
alba}). See Melilot.
Tree crab (Zool.), the purse crab. See under Purse.
Tree creeper (Zool.), any one of numerous species of
arboreal creepers belonging to Certhia, Climacteris,
and allied genera. See Creeper, 3.
Tree cricket (Zool.), a nearly white arboreal American
cricket (Ecanthus niv[oe]us) which is noted for its loud
stridulation; -- called also white cricket.
Tree crow (Zool.), any one of several species of Old World
crows belonging to Crypsirhina and allied genera,
intermediate between the true crows and the jays. The tail
is long, and the bill is curved and without a tooth.
Tree dove (Zool.) any one of several species of East Indian
and Asiatic doves belonging to Macropygia and allied
genera. They have long and broad tails, are chiefly
arboreal in their habits, and feed mainly on fruit.
Tree duck (Zool.), any one of several species of ducks
belonging to Dendrocygna and allied genera. These ducks
have a long and slender neck and a long hind toe. They are
arboreal in their habits, and are found in the tropical
parts of America, Africa, Asia, and Australia.
Tree fern (Bot.), an arborescent fern having a straight
trunk, sometimes twenty or twenty-five feet high, or even
higher, and bearing a cluster of fronds at the top. Most
of the existing species are tropical.
Tree fish (Zool.), a California market fish ({Sebastichthys
serriceps}).
Tree frog. (Zool.)
(a) Same as Tree toad.
(b) Any one of numerous species of Old World frogs
belonging to Chiromantis, Rhacophorus, and allied
genera of the family Ranidae. Their toes are
furnished with suckers for adhesion. The flying frog
(see under Flying) is an example.
Tree goose (Zool.), the bernicle goose.
Tree hopper (Zool.), any one of numerous species of small
leaping hemipterous insects which live chiefly on the
branches and twigs of trees, and injure them by sucking
the sap. Many of them are very odd in shape, the prothorax
being often prolonged upward or forward in the form of a
spine or crest.
Tree jobber (Zool.), a woodpecker. [Obs.]
Tree kangaroo. (Zool.) See Kangaroo.
Tree lark (Zool.), the tree pipit. [Prov. Eng.]
Tree lizard (Zool.), any one of a group of Old World
arboreal lizards (formerly grouped as the Dendrosauria)
comprising the chameleons; also applied to various lizards
belonging to the families Agamidae or Iguanidae,
especially those of the genus Urosaurus, such as the
lined tree lizard (Urosaurus ornatus) of the
southwestern U.S.
Tree lobster. (Zool.) Same as Tree crab, above.
Tree louse (Zool.), any aphid; a plant louse.
Tree moss. (Bot.)
(a) Any moss or lichen growing on trees.
(b) Any species of moss in the form of a miniature tree.
Tree mouse (Zool.), any one of several species of African
mice of the subfamily Dendromyinae. They have long claws
and habitually live in trees.
Tree nymph, a wood nymph. See Dryad.
Tree of a saddle, a saddle frame.
Tree of heaven (Bot.), an ornamental tree ({Ailantus
glandulosus}) having long, handsome pinnate leaves, and
greenish flowers of a disagreeable odor.
Tree of life (Bot.), a tree of the genus Thuja; arbor
vitae.
Tree onion (Bot.), a species of garlic ({Allium
proliferum}) which produces bulbs in place of flowers, or
among its flowers.
Tree oyster (Zool.), a small American oyster ({Ostrea
folium}) which adheres to the roots of the mangrove tree;
-- called also raccoon oyster.
Tree pie (Zool.), any species of Asiatic birds of the genus
Dendrocitta. The tree pies are allied to the magpie.
Tree pigeon (Zool.), any one of numerous species of
longwinged arboreal pigeons native of Asia, Africa, and
Australia, and belonging to Megaloprepia, Carpophaga,
and allied genera.
Tree pipit. (Zool.) See under Pipit.
Tree porcupine (Zool.), any one of several species of
Central and South American arboreal porcupines belonging
to the genera Chaetomys and Sphingurus. They have an
elongated and somewhat prehensile tail, only four toes on
the hind feet, and a body covered with short spines mixed
with bristles. One South American species ({Sphingurus
villosus}) is called also couiy; another ({Sphingurus
prehensilis}) is called also c[oe]ndou.
Tree rat (Zool.), any one of several species of large
ratlike West Indian rodents belonging to the genera
Capromys and Plagiodon. They are allied to the
porcupines.
Tree serpent (Zool.), a tree snake.
Tree shrike (Zool.), a bush shrike.
Tree snake (Zool.), any one of numerous species of snakes
of the genus Dendrophis. They live chiefly among the
branches of trees, and are not venomous.
Tree sorrel (Bot.), a kind of sorrel (Rumex Lunaria)
which attains the stature of a small tree, and bears
greenish flowers. It is found in the Canary Islands and
Tenerife.
Tree sparrow (Zool.) any one of several species of small
arboreal sparrows, especially the American tree sparrow
(Spizella monticola), and the common European species
(Passer montanus).
Tree swallow (Zool.), any one of several species of
swallows of the genus Hylochelidon which lay their eggs
in holes in dead trees. They inhabit Australia and
adjacent regions. Called also martin in Australia.
Tree swift (Zool.), any one of several species of swifts of
the genus Dendrochelidon which inhabit the East Indies
and Southern Asia.
Tree tiger (Zool.), a leopard.
Tree toad (Zool.), any one of numerous species of
amphibians belonging to Hyla and allied genera of the
family Hylidae. They are related to the common frogs and
toads, but have the tips of the toes expanded into suckers
by means of which they cling to the bark and leaves of
trees. Only one species (Hyla arborea) is found in
Europe, but numerous species occur in America and
Australia. The common tree toad of the Northern United
States (Hyla versicolor) is noted for the facility with
which it changes its colors. Called also tree frog. See
also Piping frog, under Piping, and Cricket frog,
under Cricket.
Tree warbler (Zool.), any one of several species of
arboreal warblers belonging to Phylloscopus and allied
genera.
Tree wool (Bot.), a fine fiber obtained from the leaves of
pine trees.
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Melilotus caerulea
(gcide) | Melilot \Mel"i*lot\ (-l[o^]t), n. [F. m['e]lilot, L. melilotus,
fr. Gr. ?, ?, a kind of clover containing honey; me`li honey
+ ? lotus.] (Bot.)
Any species of Melilotus, a genus of leguminous herbs
having a vanillalike odor; sweet clover; hart's clover. The
blue melilot (Melilotus caerulea) is used in Switzerland to
give color and flavor to sapsago cheese.
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Nymphaea Lotus
(gcide) | Lotus \Lo"tus\ (l[=o]"t[u^]s), n. [L. lotus, Gr. lwto`s. Cf.
Lote.]
1. (Bot.)
(a) A name of several kinds of water lilies; as {Nelumbium
speciosum}, used in religious ceremonies, anciently in
Egypt, and to this day in Asia; Nelumbium luteum,
the American lotus; and Nymph[ae]a Lotus and
Nymph[ae]a c[ae]rulea, the respectively
white-flowered and blue-flowered lotus of modern
Egypt, which, with Nelumbium speciosum, are figured
on its ancient monuments.
(b) The lotus of the lotuseaters, probably a tree found in
Northern Africa, Sicily, Portugal, and Spain
(Zizyphus Lotus), the fruit of which is mildly
sweet. It was fabled by the ancients to make strangers
who ate of it forget their native country, or lose all
desire to return to it.
(c) The lote, or nettle tree. See Lote.
(d) A genus (Lotus) of leguminous plants much resembling
clover. [Written also lotos.]
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European lotus, a small tree (Diospyros Lotus) of
Southern Europe and Asia; also, its rather large bluish
black berry, which is called also the date plum.
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2. (Arch.) An ornament much used in Egyptian architecture,
generally asserted to have been suggested by the Egyptian
water lily.
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Omphalotus olearius
(gcide) | Jack-o'-lantern \Jack"-o'-lan`tern\, Jack-with-a-lantern
\Jack"-with-a-lan`tern\, n.
1. (Biol.) A large orange-colored luminescent mushroom,
Clitocybe illudens, also classified as {Omphalotus
olearius}. It is poisonous and is sometimes found on
hardwood tree stumps. [WordNet sense 1]
Syn: jack-a-lantern, Clitocybe illudens.
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2. a pale light sometimes seen at night over marshy ground;
an ignis fatuus; a will-o'-the-wisp. [WordNet sense
2]"[Newspaper speculations] supplying so many more
jack-o'-lanterns to the future historian." --Lowell.
Syn: friar's lantern, ignis fatuus, will-o'-the-wisp.
[WordNet 1.5]
3. A lantern carved from a hollowed-out pumpkin, with holes
cut in the rind and so shaped that when it is illuminated
by a candle inside, the features of a human face, cat's
face, etc. appear in a glowing yellow color. It is used
mostly as a decoration at Halloween.
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Pardalotus punctatus
(gcide) | Diamond \Di"a*mond\ (?; 277), n. [OE. diamaund, diamaunt, F.
diamant, corrupted, fr. L. adamas, the hardest iron, steel,
diamond, Gr. ?. Perh. the corruption is due to the influence
of Gr. ? transparent. See Adamant, Tame.]
1. A precious stone or gem excelling in brilliancy and
beautiful play of prismatic colors, and remarkable for
extreme hardness.
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Note: The diamond is native carbon in isometric crystals,
often octahedrons with rounded edges. It is usually
colorless, but some are yellow, green, blue, and even
black. It is the hardest substance known. The diamond
as found in nature (called a rough diamond) is cut, for
use in jewelry, into various forms with many reflecting
faces, or facets, by which its brilliancy is much
increased. See Brilliant, Rose. Diamonds are said
to be of the first water when very transparent, and of
the second or third water as the transparency
decreases.
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2. A geometrical figure, consisting of four equal straight
lines, and having two of the interior angles acute and two
obtuse; a rhombus; a lozenge.
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3. One of a suit of playing cards, stamped with the figure of
a diamond.
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4. (Arch.) A pointed projection, like a four-sided pyramid,
used for ornament in lines or groups.
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5. (Baseball) The infield; the square space, 90 feet on a
side, having the bases at its angles.
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6. (Print.) The smallest kind of type in English printing,
except that called brilliant, which is seldom seen.
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Black diamond, coal; (Min.) See Carbonado.
Bristol diamond. See Bristol stone, under Bristol.
Diamond beetle (Zool.), a large South American weevil
(Entimus imperialis), remarkable for its splendid luster
and colors, due to minute brilliant scales.
Diamond bird (Zool.), a small Australian bird ({Pardalotus
punctatus}, family Ampelid[ae].). It is black, with
white spots.
Diamond drill (Engin.), a rod or tube the end of which is
set with black diamonds; -- used for perforating hard
substances, esp. for boring in rock.
Diamond finch (Zool.), a small Australian sparrow, often
kept in a cage. Its sides are black, with conspicuous
white spots, and the rump is bright carmine.
Diamond groove (Iron Working), a groove of V-section in a
roll.
Diamond mortar (Chem.), a small steel mortar used for
pulverizing hard substances.
Diamond-point tool, a cutting tool whose point is
diamond-shaped.
Diamond snake (Zool.), a harmless snake of Australia
(Morelia spilotes); the carpet snake.
Glazier's diamond, a small diamond set in a glazier's tool,
for cutting glass.
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Pardalotus quadragintus
(gcide) | Forty-spot \For"ty-spot`\, n. (Zool.)
The Tasmanian forty-spotted diamond bird ({Pardalotus
quadragintus}).
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Plotus anhinga
(gcide) | Snakebird \Snake"bird`\, n. [So named from its snakelike neck.]
(Zool.)
1. Any one of four species of aquatic birds of the genus
Anhinga or Plotus. They are allied to the gannets and
cormorants, but have very long, slender, flexible necks,
and sharp bills.
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Note: The American species (Anhinga anhinga syn. {Plotus
anhinga}) inhabits the Southern United States and
tropical America; -- called also darter, and {water
turkey}. The Asiatic species (Anhinga melanogaster)
is native of Southern Asia and the East Indies. Two
other species inhabit Africa and Australia
respectively.
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2. (Zool.) The wryneck.
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Ziziphus lotus
(gcide) | Sadr \Sadr\, n. (Bot.)
A plant of the genus Ziziphus (Ziziphus lotus); -- so
called by the Arabs of Barbary, who use its berries for food.
See Lotus
(b) .
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Zizyphus Lotus
(gcide) | Jujube \Ju"jube\ (j[=u]"j[-u]b), n. [F., fr. L. zizyphum, Gr.
zi`zyfon, Per. z[imac]zf[=u]n, zizaf[=u]n, zayzaf[=u]n.]
1. The sweet and edible drupes (fruits) of several
Mediterranean and African species of small trees, of the
genus Zizyphus, especially the Zizyphus jujuba,
Zizyphus vulgaris, Zizyphus mucronata, and {Zizyphus
Lotus}. The last named is thought to have furnished the
lotus of the ancient Libyan Lotophagi, or lotus eaters.
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2. A chewy gelatinous lozenge made of or in imitation of, or
flavored with, the jujube fruit.
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Jujube paste, the dried or inspissated jelly of the jujube;
also, a confection made of gum arabic sweetened.
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Jujitsu
JujutsuLotus \Lo"tus\ (l[=o]"t[u^]s), n. [L. lotus, Gr. lwto`s. Cf.
Lote.]
1. (Bot.)
(a) A name of several kinds of water lilies; as {Nelumbium
speciosum}, used in religious ceremonies, anciently in
Egypt, and to this day in Asia; Nelumbium luteum,
the American lotus; and Nymph[ae]a Lotus and
Nymph[ae]a c[ae]rulea, the respectively
white-flowered and blue-flowered lotus of modern
Egypt, which, with Nelumbium speciosum, are figured
on its ancient monuments.
(b) The lotus of the lotuseaters, probably a tree found in
Northern Africa, Sicily, Portugal, and Spain
(Zizyphus Lotus), the fruit of which is mildly
sweet. It was fabled by the ancients to make strangers
who ate of it forget their native country, or lose all
desire to return to it.
(c) The lote, or nettle tree. See Lote.
(d) A genus (Lotus) of leguminous plants much resembling
clover. [Written also lotos.]
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European lotus, a small tree (Diospyros Lotus) of
Southern Europe and Asia; also, its rather large bluish
black berry, which is called also the date plum.
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2. (Arch.) An ornament much used in Egyptian architecture,
generally asserted to have been suggested by the Egyptian
water lily.
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Zizyphys Lotus
(gcide) | Nabk \Nabk\ (n[a^]bk), n. [Ar. nabiqa, nibqa.] (Bot.)
The edible berries of the Zizyphys Lotus, a tree of
Northern Africa, and Southwestern Europe. [Written also
nubk.] See Lotus
(b), and Sadr.
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american lotus
(wn) | American lotus
n 1: water lily of eastern North America having pale yellow
blossoms and edible globular nutlike seeds [syn: {water
chinquapin}, American lotus, yanquapin, {Nelumbo
lutea}] |
blue lotus
(wn) | blue lotus
n 1: blue lotus of India and southeastern Asia [syn: {blue
lotus}, Nymphaea stellata]
2: blue Egyptian lotus: held sacred by the Egyptians [syn: {blue
lotus}, Nymphaea caerulea] |
cephalotus
(wn) | Cephalotus
n 1: one species: Australian pitcher plant [syn: Cephalotus,
genus Cephalotus] |
cephalotus follicularis
(wn) | Cephalotus follicularis
n 1: a carnivorous perennial herb having a green pitcher and
hinged lid both with red edges; western Australia [syn:
Australian pitcher plant, Cephalotus follicularis] |
diospyros lotus
(wn) | Diospyros lotus
n 1: an Asiatic persimmon tree cultivated for its small yellow
or purplish-black edible fruit much valued by Afghan tribes
[syn: date plum, Diospyros lotus] |
genus cephalotus
(wn) | genus Cephalotus
n 1: one species: Australian pitcher plant [syn: Cephalotus,
genus Cephalotus] |
genus lotus
(wn) | genus Lotus
n 1: annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs [syn: Lotus,
genus Lotus] |
genus mallotus
(wn) | genus Mallotus
n 1: capelins [syn: Mallotus, genus Mallotus] |
genus melilotus
(wn) | genus Melilotus
n 1: Old World herbs: the sweet clovers |
genus omphalotus
(wn) | genus Omphalotus
n 1: a genus of fungi with a depressed disc in the cap [syn:
Omphalotus, genus Omphalotus] |
indian lotus
(wn) | Indian lotus
n 1: native to eastern Asia; widely cultivated for its large
pink or white flowers [syn: lotus, Indian lotus,
sacred lotus, Nelumbo nucifera] |
lotus americanus
(wn) | Lotus americanus
n 1: North American annual with red or rose-colored flowers
[syn: prairie bird's-foot trefoil, compass plant,
prairie lotus, prairie trefoil, Lotus americanus] |
lotus berthelotii
(wn) | Lotus berthelotii
n 1: low-growing much-branched perennial of Canary Islands
having orange-red to scarlet or purple flowers; naturalized
in United States [syn: coral gem, Lotus berthelotii] |
lotus corniculatus
(wn) | Lotus corniculatus
n 1: European forage plant having claw-shaped pods introduced in
America [syn: bird's foot trefoil, bird's foot clover,
babies' slippers, bacon and eggs, Lotus corniculatus] |
lotus land
(wn) | lotus land
n 1: an idyllic realm of contentment and self-indulgence [syn:
lotusland, lotus land] |
lotus position
(wn) | lotus position
n 1: a sitting position with the legs crossed; used in yoga |
lotus tetragonolobus
(wn) | Lotus tetragonolobus
n 1: sprawling European annual having a 4-winged edible pod
[syn: winged pea, asparagus pea, {Lotus
tetragonolobus}] |
lotus tree
(wn) | lotus tree
n 1: shrubby deciduous tree of the Mediterranean region [syn:
lotus tree, Ziziphus lotus] |
lotus-eater
(wn) | lotus-eater
n 1: someone indifferent to the busy world; "in the Odyssey
Homer tells of lotus-eaters who live in dreamy indolence"
[syn: lotus-eater, stargazer] |
lotusland
(wn) | lotusland
n 1: an idyllic realm of contentment and self-indulgence [syn:
lotusland, lotus land] |
mallotus
(wn) | Mallotus
n 1: capelins [syn: Mallotus, genus Mallotus] |
melilotus
(wn) | melilotus
n 1: erect annual or biennial plant grown extensively especially
for hay and soil improvement [syn: melilotus, melilot,
sweet clover] |
melilotus alba
(wn) | Melilotus alba
n 1: biennial plant; valuable honey plant [syn: {white sweet
clover}, white melilot, Melilotus alba] |
melilotus officinalis
(wn) | Melilotus officinalis
n 1: biennial yellow-flowered Eurasian plant having aromatic
leaves used as carminative or flavoring agent; widely
cultivated especially as green manure or cover crop [syn:
yellow sweet clover, Melilotus officinalis] |
nymphaea lotus
(wn) | Nymphaea lotus
n 1: white Egyptian lotus: water lily of Egypt to southeastern
Africa; held sacred by the Egyptians [syn: lotus, {white
lotus}, Egyptian water lily, white lily, {Nymphaea
lotus}] |
omphalotus
(wn) | Omphalotus
n 1: a genus of fungi with a depressed disc in the cap [syn:
Omphalotus, genus Omphalotus] |
omphalotus illudens
(wn) | Omphalotus illudens
n 1: a large poisonous agaric with orange caps and narrow
clustered stalks; the gills are luminescent [syn: {jack-o-
lantern fungus}, jack-o-lantern, jack-a-lantern,
Omphalotus illudens] |
prairie lotus
(wn) | prairie lotus
n 1: North American annual with red or rose-colored flowers
[syn: prairie bird's-foot trefoil, compass plant,
prairie lotus, prairie trefoil, Lotus americanus] |
sacred lotus
(wn) | sacred lotus
n 1: native to eastern Asia; widely cultivated for its large
pink or white flowers [syn: lotus, Indian lotus,
sacred lotus, Nelumbo nucifera] |
white lotus
(wn) | white lotus
n 1: white Egyptian lotus: water lily of Egypt to southeastern
Africa; held sacred by the Egyptians [syn: lotus, {white
lotus}, Egyptian water lily, white lily, {Nymphaea
lotus}] |
ziziphus lotus
(wn) | Ziziphus lotus
n 1: shrubby deciduous tree of the Mediterranean region [syn:
lotus tree, Ziziphus lotus] |
lotus 1-2-3
(foldoc) | Lotus 1-2-3
1-2-3
A spreadsheet for MS-DOS from {Lotus
Development Corporation}. It can be programmed using
"macros" and comes with a separate program to produce graphs
and charts but this cannot be run at the same time as the
spreadsheet. It has keyboard-driven pop-up menus as well as
one-key commands, making it fast to operate. Lotus 1-2-3
supported EGA and later VGA graphics. Early versions used
the filename extension "WK1".
Version: 4.
Lotus 1-2-3 has been the subject of several {user interface
copyright} court cases in the US.
(http://nyweb.com/lotus/123.html).
1-2-3's successor, Symphony, had simultaneous update of
spreadsheet, graph and word processor windows.
(1995-11-28)
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lotus development corporation
(foldoc) | Lotus Development Corporation
A software company who produced Lotus 1-2-3, the
Symphony spreadsheet and Lotus Notes for the IBM PC.
Disliked by the League for Programming Freedom on account of
their lawsuits.
Quarterly sales $224M, profits $10M (Aug 1994).
Telephone: +1 (617) 225 1284.
[Where are they? Founded when? Other products? E-mail?
Internet?]
(1994-11-16)
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lotus notes
(foldoc) | Lotus Notes
Notes
A group of application programs from {Lotus Development
Corporation} which allows organisations to share documents and
exchange electronic mail messages. Notes supports
replication.
(1994-10-27)
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lotus notes formula language
(foldoc) | Lotus Notes Formula Language
A macro language for Lotus Notes that uses
commands starting with @, e.g. @If, @Left, @Right, @Username.
Many Notes applications are built with just this language.
(2003-10-06)
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lotusscript
(foldoc) | LotusScript
A Visual BASIC-like scripting language for
Lotus Notes and Lotus SmartSuite. LotusScript is
object-oriented and can be used for complex Notes
programming, although Java is also available.
{LotusScript Documentation
(http://lotus.com/products/lotusscript.nsf)}.
(2003-10-06)
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