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biotechnologic macrosystem
(encz) | biotechnologic macrosystem,biotechnologický makrosystém [eko.] RNDr.
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macroscopic
(encz) | macroscopic,makroskopické adv: macroscopic,makroskopický adj: Zdeněk Brož |
macroscopic anatomy
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macroscopical
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macroscopically
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macrosporangium
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macrospore
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Arundinaria macrosperma
(gcide) | Cane \Cane\ (k[=a]n), n. [OE. cane, canne, OF. cane, F. canne,
L. canna, fr. Gr. ka`nna, ka`nnh; prob. of Semitic origin;
cf. Heb. q[=a]neh reed. Cf. Canister, canon, 1st
Cannon.]
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1. (Bot.)
(a) A name given to several peculiar palms, species of
Calamus and D[ae]manorops, having very long,
smooth flexible stems, commonly called rattans.
(b) Any plant with long, hard, elastic stems, as reeds and
bamboos of many kinds; also, the sugar cane.
(c) Stems of other plants are sometimes called canes; as,
the canes of a raspberry.
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Like light canes, that first rise big and brave.
--B. Jonson.
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Note: In the Southern United States great cane is the
Arundinaria macrosperma, and small cane is.
Arundinaria tecta.
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2. A walking stick; a staff; -- so called because originally
made of one of the species of cane.
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Stir the fire with your master's cane. --Swift.
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3. A lance or dart made of cane. [R.]
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Judgelike thou sitt'st, to praise or to arraign
The flying skirmish of the darted cane. --Dryden.
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4. A local European measure of length. See Canna.
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Cane borer (Zool.), A beetle (Oberea bimaculata) which,
in the larval state, bores into pith and destroy the canes
or stalks of the raspberry, blackberry, etc.
Cane mill, a mill for grinding sugar canes, for the
manufacture of sugar.
Cane trash, the crushed stalks and other refuse of sugar
cane, used for fuel, etc.
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Macroscelides typicus
(gcide) | Elephant \El"e*phant\ ([e^]l"[-e]*fant), n. [OE. elefaunt,
olifant, OF. olifant, F. ['e]l['e]phant, L. elephantus,
elephas, -antis, fr. Gr. 'ele`fas, 'ele`fantos; of unknown
origin; perh. fr. Skr. ibha, with the Semitic article al, el,
prefixed, or fr. Semitic Aleph hindi Indian bull; or cf.
Goth. ulbandus camel, AS. olfend.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) A mammal of the order Proboscidia and family
Elephantidae, of which two living species, {Elephas
maximus} (formerly Elephas Indicus) and {Loxodonta
Africana} (formerly E. Africanus), and several fossil
species, are known. They have five toes, a long proboscis
or trunk, and two large ivory tusks proceeding from the
extremity of the upper jaw, and curving upwards. The molar
teeth are large and have transverse folds. Elephants are
the largest land animals now existing. The elephant is
classed as a pachyderm.
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2. Ivory; the tusk of the elephant. [Obs.] --Dryden.
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Elephant apple (Bot.), an East Indian fruit with a rough,
hard rind, and edible pulp, borne by Feronia elephantum,
a large tree related to the orange.
Elephant bed (Geol.), at Brighton, England, abounding in
fossil remains of elephants. --Mantell.
Elephant beetle (Zo["o]l.), any very large beetle of the
genus Goliathus (esp. G. giganteus), of the family
Scarab[ae]id[ae]. They inhabit West Africa.
Elephant fish (Zo["o]l.), a chim[ae]roid fish
(Callorhynchus antarcticus), with a proboscis-like
projection of the snout.
Elephant paper, paper of large size, 23 [times] 28 inches.
Double elephant paper, paper measuring 263/4 [times] 40
inches. See Note under Paper.
Elephant seal (Zo["o]l.), an African jumping shrew
(Macroscelides typicus), having a long nose like a
proboscis.
Elephant's ear (Bot.), a name given to certain species of
the genus Begonia, which have immense one-sided leaves.
Elephant's foot (Bot.)
(a) A South African plant (Testudinaria Elephantipes),
which has a massive rootstock covered with a kind of
bark cracked with deep fissures; -- called also
tortoise plant. The interior part is barely edible,
whence the plant is also called Hottentot's bread.
(b) A genus (Elephantopus) of coarse, composite weeds.
Elephant's tusk (Zo["o]l.), the tooth shell. See
Dentalium.
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Macroscopic
(gcide) | Macroscopic \Mac`ro*scop"ic\, Macroscopical \Mac`ro*scop"ic*al\,
a. [Macro- + Gr. ? to view.]
Visible to the unassisted eye; -- as opposed to
microscopic. -- Mac`ro*scop"ic*al*ly, adv.
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Macroscopical
(gcide) | Macroscopic \Mac`ro*scop"ic\, Macroscopical \Mac`ro*scop"ic*al\,
a. [Macro- + Gr. ? to view.]
Visible to the unassisted eye; -- as opposed to
microscopic. -- Mac`ro*scop"ic*al*ly, adv.
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Macroscopically
(gcide) | Macroscopic \Mac`ro*scop"ic\, Macroscopical \Mac`ro*scop"ic*al\,
a. [Macro- + Gr. ? to view.]
Visible to the unassisted eye; -- as opposed to
microscopic. -- Mac`ro*scop"ic*al*ly, adv.
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Macrosila Carolina
(gcide) | Hawk moth \Hawk" moth`\ (m[o^]th`; 115). (Zool.)
Any moth of the family Sphingid[ae], of which there are
numerous genera and species. They are large, handsome moths
with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and
hovering over flowers to feed. They fly mostly at twilight
and hover about flowers like a humming bird, sucking the
honey by means of a long, slender proboscis. The larv[ae] are
large, hairless caterpillars ornamented with green and other
bright colors, and often with a caudal spine. See Sphinx,
also Tobacco worm, and Tomato worm.
Syn: hawk moth, sphingid, sphinx moth, hummingbird moth.
[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] Tobacco Hawk Moth
(Macrosila Carolina), and its Larva, the Tobacco Worm.
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Note: The larv[ae] of several species of hawk moths feed on
grapevines. The elm-tree hawk moth is {Ceratomia
Amyntor}.
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Macrosila quinquemaculata
(gcide) | Potato \Po*ta"to\, n.; pl. Potatoes. [Sp. patata potato,
batata sweet potato, from the native American name (probably
batata) in Hayti.] (Bot.)
(a) A plant (Solanum tuberosum) of the Nightshade
family, and its esculent farinaceous tuber, of which
there are numerous varieties used for food. It is
native of South America, but a form of the species is
found native as far north as New Mexico.
(b) The sweet potato (see below).
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Potato beetle, Potato bug. (Zool.)
(a) A beetle (Doryphora decemlineata) which feeds, both
in the larval and adult stages, upon the leaves of the
potato, often doing great damage. Called also
Colorado potato beetle, and Doryphora. See
Colorado beetle.
(b) The Lema trilineata, a smaller and more slender
striped beetle which feeds upon the potato plant, bur
does less injury than the preceding species.
Potato fly (Zool.), any one of several species of blister
beetles infesting the potato vine. The black species
(Lytta atrata), the striped (Lytta vittata), and the
gray (Lytta Fabricii syn. Lytta cinerea) are the most
common. See Blister beetle, under Blister.
Potato rot, a disease of the tubers of the potato, supposed
to be caused by a kind of mold (Peronospora infestans),
which is first seen upon the leaves and stems.
Potato weevil (Zool.), an American weevil ({Baridius
trinotatus}) whose larva lives in and kills the stalks of
potato vines, often causing serious damage to the crop.
Potato whisky, a strong, fiery liquor, having a hot, smoky
taste, and rich in amyl alcohol (fusel oil); it is made
from potatoes or potato starch.
Potato worm (Zool.), the large green larva of a sphinx, or
hawk moth (Macrosila quinquemaculata); -- called also
tomato worm. See Illust. under Tomato.
Seaside potato (Bot.), Ipom[oe]a Pes-Capr[ae], a kind of
morning-glory with rounded and emarginate or bilobed
leaves. [West Indies]
Sweet potato (Bot.), a climbing plant (Ipom[oe]a Balatas)
allied to the morning-glory. Its farinaceous tubers have a
sweetish taste, and are used, when cooked, for food. It is
probably a native of Brazil, but is cultivated extensively
in the warmer parts of every continent, and even as far
north as New Jersey. The name potato was applied to this
plant before it was to the Solanum tuberosum, and this
is the "potato" of the Southern United States.
Wild potato. (Bot.)
(a) A vine (Ipom[oe]a pandurata) having a pale purplish
flower and an enormous root. It is common in sandy
places in the United States.
(b) A similar tropical American plant ({Ipom[oe]a
fastigiata}) which it is thought may have been the
original stock of the sweet potato.
[1913 Webster]Tomato \To*ma"to\, n.; pl. Tomatoes. [Sp. or Pg. tomate, of
American Indian origin; cf. Mexican tomail.] (Bot.)
The fruit of a plant of the Nightshade family ({Lycopersicum
esculentun}); also, the plant itself. The fruit, which is
called also love apple, is usually of a rounded, flattened
form, but often irregular in shape. It is of a bright red or
yellow color, and is eaten either cooked or uncooked.
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Tomato gall (Zool.), a large gall consisting of a mass of
irregular swellings on the stems and leaves of grapevines.
They are yellowish green, somewhat tinged with red, and
produced by the larva of a small two-winged fly
(Lasioptera vitis).
Tomato sphinx (Zool.), the adult or imago of the {tomato
worm}. It closely resembles the tobacco hawk moth. Called
also tomato hawk moth. See Illust. of Hawk moth.
Tomato worm (Zool.), the larva of a large hawk moth
(Manduca quinquemaculata, Protoparce quinquemaculata,
Sphinx quinquemaculata, or Macrosila quinquemaculata)
which feeds upon the leaves of the tomato and potato
plants, often doing considerable damage. Called also
tomato hornworm and potato worm, and in the Southern
U. S. tobacco fly.
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Macrosiphonia longiflora
(gcide) | Flannel flower \Flan"nel flow`er\ (Bot.)
(a) The common mullein.
(b) A Brazilian apocynaceous vine ({Macrosiphonia
longiflora}) having woolly leaves.
(c) An umbelliferous Australian flower ({Actinotus
helianthi}), often erroneously thought to be composite.
The involucre looks as if cut out of white flannel.
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Macrosporangium
(gcide) | Macrosporangium \Mac`ro*spo*ran"gi*um\, n. [NL. See Macro-,
and Sporangium.] (Bot.)
A sporangium or conceptacle containing only large spores; --
opposed to microsporangium. Both are found in the genera
Selaginella, Isoctes, and Marsilia, plants remotely
allied to ferns.
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Macrospore
(gcide) | Macrospore \Mac"ro*spore\, n. [Macro- + spore.] (Bot.)
One of the specially large spores of certain flowerless
plants, as Selaginella, etc.
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Macrosporic
(gcide) | Macrosporic \Mac`ro*spor"ic\, a. (Bot.)
Of or pertaining to macrospores.
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discina macrospora
(wn) | Discina macrospora
n 1: a discina with a flat or saucer-shaped fertile body that is
brown on the upper surface; has a short stalk; not
recommended for eating |
haemulon macrostomum
(wn) | Haemulon macrostomum
n 1: a kind of grunt [syn: Spanish grunt, {Haemulon
macrostomum}] |
macroscopic
(wn) | macroscopic
adj 1: visible to the naked eye; using the naked eye [syn:
macroscopic, macroscopical]
2: large enough to be visible with the naked eye [syn:
macroscopic, macroscopical] |
macroscopic anatomy
(wn) | macroscopic anatomy
n 1: the study of the structure of the body and its parts
without the use of a microscope [syn: gross anatomy,
macroscopic anatomy] |
macroscopical
(wn) | macroscopical
adj 1: visible to the naked eye; using the naked eye [syn:
macroscopic, macroscopical]
2: large enough to be visible with the naked eye [syn:
macroscopic, macroscopical] |
macroscopically
(wn) | macroscopically
adv 1: without using a microscope; "The tubes were examined
macroscopically" |
macrosporangium
(wn) | macrosporangium
n 1: a plant structure that produces megaspores [syn:
megasporangium, macrosporangium] |
macrospore
(wn) | macrospore
n 1: larger of the two types of spore produced in heterosporous
plants; develops in ovule into a female gametophyte [syn:
megaspore, macrospore] |
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