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mertensia
(wn) | Mertensia
n 1: a genus of herbs belonging to the family Boraginaceae that
grow in temperate regions and have blue or purple flowers
shaped like funnels [syn: Mertensia, genus Mertensia] |
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Mertensia maritima
(gcide) | Oyster \Oys"ter\ (ois"t[~e]r), n. [OF. oistre, F. hu[^i]tre, L.
ostrea, ostreum, Gr. 'o`streon; prob. akin to 'ostre`on bone,
the oyster being so named from its shell. Cf. Osseous,
Ostracize.]
1. (Zool.) Any marine bivalve mollusk of the genus Ostrea.
They are usually found adhering to rocks or other fixed
objects in shallow water along the seacoasts, or in
brackish water in the mouth of rivers. The common European
oyster (Ostrea edulis), and the American oyster ({Ostrea
Virginiana}), are the most important species.
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2. A name popularly given to the delicate morsel contained in
a small cavity of the bone on each side of the lower part
of the back of a fowl.
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Fresh-water oyster (Zool.), any species of the genus
Etheria, and allied genera, found in rivers of Africa
and South America. They are irregular in form, and attach
themselves to rocks like oysters, but they have a pearly
interior, and are allied to the fresh-water mussels.
Oyster bed, a breeding place for oysters; a place in a
tidal river or other water on or near the seashore, where
oysters are deposited to grow and fatten for market. See
1st Scalp, n.
Oyster catcher (Zool.), See oystercatcher in the
vocabulary.
Oyster crab (Zool.) a small crab (Pinnotheres ostreum)
which lives as a commensal in the gill cavity of the
oyster.
Oyster dredge, a rake or small dragnet for bringing up
oysters from the bottom of the sea.
Oyster fish. (Zool.)
(a) The tautog.
(b) The toadfish.
Oyster plant. (Bot.)
(a) A plant of the genus Tragopogon ({Tragopogon
porrifolius}), the root of which, when cooked,
somewhat resembles the oyster in taste; salsify; --
called also vegetable oyster.
(b) A plant found on the seacoast of Northern Europe,
America and Asia (Mertensia maritima), the fresh
leaves of which have a strong flavor of oysters.
Oyster plover. (Zool.) Same as oystercatcher.
Oyster shell (Zool.), the shell of an oyster.
Oyster wench, Oyster wife, Oyster women, a women who
deals in oysters.
Pearl oyster. (Zool.) See under Pearl.
Thorny oyster (Zool.), any spiny marine shell of the genus
Spondylus.
[1913 Webster] oystercatcherLungwort \Lung"wort`\, n. (Bot.)
(a) An herb of the genus Pulmonaria ({Pulmonaria
officinalis}), of Europe; -- so called because the
spotted appearance of the leaves resembles that of a
diseased lung.
(b) Any plant of the genus Mertensia (esp. {Mertensia
Virginica} and Mertensia Sibirica), plants nearly
related to Pulmonaria. The American lungwort is
Mertensia Virginica, Virginia cowslip. --Gray.
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Cow's lungwort mullein.
Sea lungwort, Mertensia maritima, found on the seacoast
of Northern Europe and America.
Tree lungwort, a lichen (Sticta pulmonacea) growing on
trees and rocks. The thallus is lacunose, and in
appearance somewhat resembles the lungs, for diseases of
which it was once thought a remedy.
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Mertensia Sibirica
(gcide) | Lungwort \Lung"wort`\, n. (Bot.)
(a) An herb of the genus Pulmonaria ({Pulmonaria
officinalis}), of Europe; -- so called because the
spotted appearance of the leaves resembles that of a
diseased lung.
(b) Any plant of the genus Mertensia (esp. {Mertensia
Virginica} and Mertensia Sibirica), plants nearly
related to Pulmonaria. The American lungwort is
Mertensia Virginica, Virginia cowslip. --Gray.
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Cow's lungwort mullein.
Sea lungwort, Mertensia maritima, found on the seacoast
of Northern Europe and America.
Tree lungwort, a lichen (Sticta pulmonacea) growing on
trees and rocks. The thallus is lacunose, and in
appearance somewhat resembles the lungs, for diseases of
which it was once thought a remedy.
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Mertensia Virginica
(gcide) | Lungwort \Lung"wort`\, n. (Bot.)
(a) An herb of the genus Pulmonaria ({Pulmonaria
officinalis}), of Europe; -- so called because the
spotted appearance of the leaves resembles that of a
diseased lung.
(b) Any plant of the genus Mertensia (esp. {Mertensia
Virginica} and Mertensia Sibirica), plants nearly
related to Pulmonaria. The American lungwort is
Mertensia Virginica, Virginia cowslip. --Gray.
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Cow's lungwort mullein.
Sea lungwort, Mertensia maritima, found on the seacoast
of Northern Europe and America.
Tree lungwort, a lichen (Sticta pulmonacea) growing on
trees and rocks. The thallus is lacunose, and in
appearance somewhat resembles the lungs, for diseases of
which it was once thought a remedy.
[1913 Webster]Virginia \Vir*gin"i*a\, n.
One of the States of the United States of America. -- a. Of
or pertaining to the State of Virginia.
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Virginia cowslip (Bot.), the American lungwort ({Mertensia
Virginica}).
Virginia creeper (Bot.), a common ornamental North American
woody vine (Ampelopsis quinquefolia), climbing
extensively by means of tendrils; -- called also
woodbine, and American ivy. [U. S.]
Virginia fence. See Worm fence, under Fence.
Virginia nightingale (Zool.), the cardinal bird. See under
Cardinal.
Virginia quail (Zool.), the bobwhite.
Virginia reel, an old English contradance; -- so called in
the United States. --Bartlett.
Virginia stock. (Bot.) See Mahon stock.
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cassiope mertensiana
(wn) | Cassiope mertensiana
n 1: heath of mountains of western United States having bell-
shaped white flowers [syn: white heather, {Cassiope
mertensiana}] |
genus mertensia
(wn) | genus Mertensia
n 1: a genus of herbs belonging to the family Boraginaceae that
grow in temperate regions and have blue or purple flowers
shaped like funnels [syn: Mertensia, genus Mertensia] |
mertensia virginica
(wn) | Mertensia virginica
n 1: smooth erect herb of eastern North America having entire
leaves and showy blue flowers that are pink in bud [syn:
Virginia bluebell, Virginia cowslip, {Mertensia
virginica}] |
tsuga mertensiana
(wn) | Tsuga mertensiana
n 1: large evergreen of western United States; wood much harder
than Canadian hemlock [syn: mountain hemlock, {black
hemlock}, Tsuga mertensiana] |
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