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nigra
(encz) | nigra, n: |
nigra
(wn) | nigra
n 1: (ethnic slur) extremely offensive name for a Black person;
"only a Black can call another Black a nigga" [syn:
nigger, nigga, spade, coon, jigaboo, nigra] |
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denigrate
(encz) | denigrate,očernit denigrate,pomluvit denigrate,pošpinit denigrate,začernit denigrate,zbarvit do černa denigrate,zostudit |
denigrated
(encz) | denigrated,očernil v: Zdeněk Broždenigrated,pomluvil v: Zdeněk Broždenigrated,pošpinil v: Zdeněk Broždenigrated,začernil v: Zdeněk Broždenigrated,zostudil v: Zdeněk Brož |
denigrating
(encz) | denigrating, |
denigration
(encz) | denigration,očernění n: Zdeněk Broždenigration,pomluva n: Zdeněk Broždenigration,pošpinění n: Zdeněk Brož |
denigrative
(encz) | denigrative, adj: |
denigratory
(encz) | denigratory, adj: |
substantia nigra
(encz) | substantia nigra, n: |
Ballota nigra
(gcide) | Horehound \Hore"hound`\, n. [OE. horehune, AS. h[=a]rhune;
h[=a]r hoar, gray + hune horehound; cf. L. cunila a species
of organum, Gr. ?, Skr. kn?y to smell.] (Bot.)
1. A plant of the genus Marrubium (Marrubium vulgare),
which has a bitter taste, and is a weak tonic, used as a
household remedy for colds, coughing, etc. [Written also
hoarhound.]
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2. A lozenge or tablet, usually sweetened, containing extract
of horehound, used as a remedy for a cough or a sore
throat.
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Fetid horehound, or Black horehound, a disagreeable plant
resembling horehound (Ballota nigra).
Water horehound, a species of the genus Lycopus,
resembling mint, but not aromatic.
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Betula nigra
(gcide) | Red \Red\, a. [Compar. Redder (-d?r); superl. Reddest.] [OE.
red, reed, AS. re['a]d, re['o]d; akin to OS. r[=o]d, OFries.
r[=a]d, D. rood, G. roht, rot, OHG. r[=o]t, Dan. & Sw.
r["o]d, Icel. rau[eth]r, rj[=o][eth]r, Goth. r['a]uds, W.
rhudd, Armor. ruz, Ir. & Gael. ruadh, L. ruber, rufus, Gr.
'eryqro`s, Skr. rudhira, rohita; cf. L. rutilus. [root]113.
Cf. Erysipelas, Rouge, Rubric, Ruby, Ruddy,
Russet, Rust.]
Of the color of blood, or of a tint resembling that color; of
the hue of that part of the rainbow, or of the solar
spectrum, which is furthest from the violet part. "Fresh
flowers, white and reede." --Chaucer.
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Your color, I warrant you, is as red as any rose.
--Shak.
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Note: Red is a general term, including many different shades
or hues, as scarlet, crimson, vermilion, orange red,
and the like.
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Note: Red is often used in the formation of self-explaining
compounds; as, red-breasted, red-cheeked, red-faced,
red-haired, red-headed, red-skinned, red-tailed,
red-topped, red-whiskered, red-coasted.
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Red admiral (Zool.), a beautiful butterfly ({Vanessa
Atalanta}) common in both Europe and America. The front
wings are crossed by a broad orange red band. The larva
feeds on nettles. Called also Atalanta butterfly, and
nettle butterfly.
Red ant. (Zool.)
(a) A very small ant (Myrmica molesta) which often infests
houses.
(b) A larger reddish ant (Formica sanguinea), native of
Europe and America. It is one of the slave-making
species.
Red antimony (Min.), kermesite. See Kermes mineral
(b), under Kermes.
Red ash (Bot.), an American tree (Fraxinus pubescens),
smaller than the white ash, and less valuable for timber.
--Cray.
Red bass. (Zool.) See Redfish
(d) .
Red bay (Bot.), a tree (Persea Caroliniensis) having the
heartwood red, found in swamps in the Southern United
States.
Red beard (Zool.), a bright red sponge ({Microciona
prolifera}), common on oyster shells and stones. [Local,
U.S.]
Red birch (Bot.), a species of birch (Betula nigra)
having reddish brown bark, and compact, light-colored
wood. --Gray.
Red blindness. (Med.) See Daltonism.
Red book, a book containing the names of all the persons in
the service of the state. [Eng.]
Red book of the Exchequer, an ancient record in which are
registered the names of all that held lands per baroniam
in the time of Henry II. --Brande & C.
Red brass, an alloy containing eight parts of copper and
three of zinc.
Red bug. (Zool.)
(a) A very small mite which in Florida attacks man, and
produces great irritation by its bites.
(b) A red hemipterous insect of the genus Pyrrhocoris,
especially the European species (Pyrrhocoris apterus),
which is bright scarlet and lives in clusters on tree
trunks.
(c) See Cotton stainder, under Cotton.
Red cedar. (Bot.) An evergreen North American tree
(Juniperus Virginiana) having a fragrant red-colored
heartwood.
(b) A tree of India and Australia (Cedrela Toona) having
fragrant reddish wood; -- called also toon tree in
India.
Red horse. (Zool.)
(a) Any large American red fresh-water sucker, especially
Moxostoma macrolepidotum and allied species.
(b) See the Note under Drumfish.
Red lead.
(Chem) See under Lead, and Minium.
Red-lead ore. (Min.) Same as Crocoite.
Red liquor (Dyeing), a solution consisting essentially of
aluminium acetate, used as a mordant in the fixation of
dyestuffs on vegetable fiber; -- so called because used
originally for red dyestuffs. Called also red mordant.
Red maggot (Zool.), the larva of the wheat midge.
Red manganese. (Min.) Same as Rhodochrosite.
Red man, one of the American Indians; -- so called from his
color.
Red maple (Bot.), a species of maple (Acer rubrum). See
Maple.
Red mite. (Zool.) See Red spider, below.
Red mulberry (Bot.), an American mulberry of a dark purple
color (Morus rubra).
Red mullet (Zool.), the surmullet. See Mullet.
Red ocher (Min.), a soft earthy variety of hematite, of a
reddish color.
Red perch (Zool.), the rosefish.
Red phosphorus. (Chem.) See under Phosphorus.
Red pine (Bot.), an American species of pine ({Pinus
resinosa}); -- so named from its reddish bark.
Red precipitate. See under Precipitate.
Red Republican (European Politics), originally, one who
maintained extreme republican doctrines in France, --
because a red liberty cap was the badge of the party; an
extreme radical in social reform. [Cant]
Red ribbon, the ribbon of the Order of the Bath in England.
Red sanders. (Bot.) See Sanders.
Red sandstone. (Geol.) See under Sandstone.
Red scale (Zool.), a scale insect (Aspidiotus aurantii)
very injurious to the orange tree in California and
Australia.
Red silver (Min.), an ore of silver, of a ruby-red or
reddish black color. It includes proustite, or light red
silver, and pyrargyrite, or dark red silver.
Red snapper (Zool.), a large fish (Lutjanus aya syn.
Lutjanus Blackfordii) abundant in the Gulf of Mexico and
about the Florida reefs.
Red snow, snow colored by a mocroscopic unicellular alga
(Protococcus nivalis) which produces large patches of
scarlet on the snows of arctic or mountainous regions.
Red softening (Med.) a form of cerebral softening in which
the affected parts are red, -- a condition due either to
infarction or inflammation.
Red spider (Zool.), a very small web-spinning mite
(Tetranychus telarius) which infests, and often
destroys, plants of various kinds, especially those
cultivated in houses and conservatories. It feeds mostly
on the under side of the leaves, and causes them to turn
yellow and die. The adult insects are usually pale red.
Called also red mite.
Red squirrel (Zool.), the chickaree.
Red tape,
(a) the tape used in public offices for tying up documents,
etc. Hence,
(b) official formality and delay; excessive bureaucratic
paperwork.
Red underwing (Zool.), any species of noctuid moths
belonging to Catacola and allied genera. The numerous
species are mostly large and handsomely colored. The under
wings are commonly banded with bright red or orange.
Red water, a disease in cattle, so called from an
appearance like blood in the urine.
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Brassica nigra
(gcide) | Sinigrin \Sin"i*grin\, n. [From NL. Sinapis nigra.] (Chem.)
A glucoside found in the seeds of black mustard ({Brassica
nigra}, formerly Sinapis nigra) It resembles sinalbin, and
consists of a potassium salt of myronic acid.
[1913 Webster]Mustard \Mus"tard\, n. [OF. moustarde, F. moutarde, fr. L.
mustum must, -- mustard was prepared for use by being mixed
with must. See Must, n.]
1. (Bot.) The name of several cruciferous plants of the genus
Brassica (formerly Sinapis), as white mustard
(Brassica alba), black mustard (Brassica Nigra),
wild mustard or charlock (Brassica Sinapistrum).
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Note: There are also many herbs of the same family which are
called mustard, and have more or less of the flavor of
the true mustard; as, bowyer's mustard ({Lepidium
ruderale}); hedge mustard (Sisymbrium officinale);
Mithridate mustard (Thlaspi arvense); tower mustard
(Arabis perfoliata); treacle mustard ({Erysimum
cheiranthoides}).
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2. A powder or a paste made from the seeds of black or white
mustard, used as a condiment and a rubefacient. Taken
internally it is stimulant and diuretic, and in large
doses is emetic.
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Mustard oil (Chem.), a substance obtained from mustard, as
a transparent, volatile and intensely pungent oil. The
name is also extended to a number of analogous compounds
produced either naturally or artificially.
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Brassica Nigra
(gcide) | Sinigrin \Sin"i*grin\, n. [From NL. Sinapis nigra.] (Chem.)
A glucoside found in the seeds of black mustard ({Brassica
nigra}, formerly Sinapis nigra) It resembles sinalbin, and
consists of a potassium salt of myronic acid.
[1913 Webster]Mustard \Mus"tard\, n. [OF. moustarde, F. moutarde, fr. L.
mustum must, -- mustard was prepared for use by being mixed
with must. See Must, n.]
1. (Bot.) The name of several cruciferous plants of the genus
Brassica (formerly Sinapis), as white mustard
(Brassica alba), black mustard (Brassica Nigra),
wild mustard or charlock (Brassica Sinapistrum).
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Note: There are also many herbs of the same family which are
called mustard, and have more or less of the flavor of
the true mustard; as, bowyer's mustard ({Lepidium
ruderale}); hedge mustard (Sisymbrium officinale);
Mithridate mustard (Thlaspi arvense); tower mustard
(Arabis perfoliata); treacle mustard ({Erysimum
cheiranthoides}).
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2. A powder or a paste made from the seeds of black or white
mustard, used as a condiment and a rubefacient. Taken
internally it is stimulant and diuretic, and in large
doses is emetic.
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Mustard oil (Chem.), a substance obtained from mustard, as
a transparent, volatile and intensely pungent oil. The
name is also extended to a number of analogous compounds
produced either naturally or artificially.
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Centaurea nigra
(gcide) | Ironheads \I"ron*heads`\, n. (Bot.)
A European composite herb (Centaurea nigra); -- so called
from the resemblance of its knobbed head to an iron ball
fixed on a long handle. --Dr. Prior.
[1913 Webster]Knapweed \Knap"weed`\, n. (Bot.)
The black centaury (Centaurea nigra); -- so called from the
knoblike heads of flowers. Called also bullweed.
[1913 Webster]Matfelon \Mat"fel*on\, n. [W. madfelen.] (Bot.)
The knapweed (Centaurea nigra).
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Ciconia nigra
(gcide) | Stork \Stork\, n. [AS. storc; akin to G. storch, OHG. storah,
Icel. storkr, Dan. & Sw. stork, and perhaps to Gr. ? a
vulture.] (Zool.)
Any one of several species of large wading birds of the
family Ciconidae, having long legs and a long, pointed
bill. They are found both in the Old World and in America,
and belong to Ciconia and several allied genera. The
European white stork (Ciconia alba) is the best known. It
commonly makes its nests on the top of a building, a chimney,
a church spire, or a pillar. The black stork ({Ciconia
nigra}) is native of Asia, Africa, and Europe.
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Black-necked stork, the East Indian jabiru.
Hair-crested stork, the smaller adjutant of India
(Leptoptilos Javanica).
Giant stork, the adjutant.
Marabou stork. See Marabou. -- Saddle-billed stork, the
African jabiru. See Jabiru.
Stork's bill (Bot.), any plant of the genus Pelargonium;
-- so called in allusion to the beaklike prolongation of
the axis of the receptacle of its flower. See
Pelargonium.
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Dalbergia nigra
(gcide) | Rosewood \Rose"wood\, n.
A valuable cabinet wood of a dark red color, streaked and
variegated with black, obtained from several tropical
leguminous trees of the genera Dalbergia and Machaerium.
The finest kind is from Brazil, and is said to be from the
Dalbergia nigra.
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African rosewood, the wood of the leguminous tree
Pterocarpus erinaceus.
Jamaica rosewood, the wood of two West Indian trees
(Amyris balsamifera, and Linocieria ligustrina).
New South Wales rosewood, the wood of {Trichilia
glandulosa}, a tree related to the margosa.
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Denigrate
(gcide) | Denigrate \Den"i*grate\, v. t. [L. denigrare; de- + nigrare to
blacken, niger black.]
1. To blacken thoroughly; to make very black. --Boyle.
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2. Fig.: To blacken or sully; to defame. [R.]
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To denigrate the memory of Voltaire. --Morley.
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denigrating
(gcide) | denigrating \denigrating\ adj.
harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign; --
used of statements.
Syn: calumniatory, calumnious, defamatory, denigrative,
libellous, libelous, slanderous.
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Denigration
(gcide) | Denigration \Den`i*gra"tion\, n. [L. denigratio.]
1. The act of making black. --Boyle.
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2. Fig.: A blackening; defamation.
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The vigorous denigration of science. --Morley.
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Denigrator
(gcide) | Denigrator \Den"i*gra`tor\, n.
One who, or that which, blackens.
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denigratory
(gcide) | denigratory \denigratory\, a.
same as denigrating.
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Dipholis nigra
(gcide) | Bully tree \Bul"ly tree`\ (b[.u]l"l[y^] tr[=e]`). (Bot.)
The name of several West Indian trees of the order
Sapotace[ae], as Dipholis nigra and species of Sapota
and Mimusops. Most of them yield a substance closely
resembling gutta-percha.
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Juglans nigra
(gcide) | Walnut \Wal"nut\, n. [OE. walnot, AS. wealh-hnutu a Welsh or
foreign nut, a walnut; wealh foreign, strange, n., a
Welshman, Celt (akin to OHG. Walh, properly, a Celt, from the
name of a Celtic tribe, in L. Volcae) + hnutu a nut; akin to
D. walnoot, G. walnuss, Icel. valhnot, Sw. valn["o]t, Dan
valn["o]d. See Nut, and cf. Welsh.] (Bot.)
The fruit or nut of any tree of the genus Juglans; also,
the tree, and its timber. The seven or eight known species
are all natives of the north temperate zone.
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Note: In some parts of America, especially in New England,
the name walnut is given to several species of hickory
(Carya), and their fruit.
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Ash-leaved walnut, a tree (Juglans fraxinifolia), native
in Transcaucasia.
Black walnut, a North American tree (Juglans nigra)
valuable for its purplish brown wood, which is extensively
used in cabinetwork and for gunstocks. The nuts are
thick-shelled, and nearly globular.
English walnut, or European walnut, a tree ({Juglans
regia}), native of Asia from the Caucasus to Japan,
valuable for its timber and for its excellent nuts, which
are also called Madeira nuts.
Walnut brown, a deep warm brown color, like that of the
heartwood of the black walnut.
Walnut oil, oil extracted from walnut meats. It is used in
cooking, making soap, etc.
White walnut, a North American tree (Juglans cinerea),
bearing long, oval, thick-shelled, oily nuts, commonly
called butternuts. See Butternut.
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Marconigram
(gcide) | Marconigram \Mar*co"ni*gram\, n. [Marconi + -gram.]
same as radiogram; a wireless message.
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Marconigraph
(gcide) | Marconigraph \Mar*co"ni*graph\, n. [Marconi + -graph.]
The apparatus used in Marconi wireless telegraphy.
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Morus nigra
(gcide) | Morus \Mo"rus\, n. [L., mulberry tree. See Mulberry.] (Bot.)
A genus of trees, some species of which produce edible fruit;
the mulberry. See Mulberry.
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Note:
Morus alba is the white mulberry, a native of India or
China, the leaves of which are extensively used for
feeding silkworms, for which it furnishes the chief food.
Morus multicaulis, the many-stemmed or Chinese mulberry, is
only a form of white mulberry, preferred on account of its
more abundant leaves.
Morus nigra, the black mulberry, produces a dark-colored
fruit, of an agreeable flavor.
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Nigraniline
(gcide) | Nigraniline \Ni*gran"i*line\ (? or ?), n. [L. niger black + E.
aniline.] (Chem.)
The complex, nitrogenous, organic base and dyestuff called
also aniline black.
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Oidemia nigra
(gcide) | Scoter \Sco"ter\, n. [Cf. Prov. E. scote to plow up.] (Zool.)
Any one of several species of northern sea ducks of the genus
Oidemia.
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Note: The European scoters are Oidemia nigra, called also
black duck, black diver, surf duck; and the
velvet, or double, scoter (Oidemia fusca). The common
American species are the velvet, or white-winged,
scoter (Oidemia Deglandi), called also velvet duck,
white-wing, bull coot, white-winged coot; the
black scoter (Oidemia Americana), called also {black
coot}, butterbill, coppernose; and the surf scoter,
or surf duck (Oidemia perspicillata), called also
baldpate, skunkhead, horsehead, patchhead,
pishaug, and spectacled coot. These birds are
collectively called also coots. The females and young
are called gray coots, and brown coots.
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Omnigraph
(gcide) | Omnigraph \Om"ni*graph\, n. [Omni- + -graph.]
A pantograph. [R.]
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Picea nigra
(gcide) | Spruce \Spruce\ (spr[udd]s), n. [OE. Spruce or Pruse, Prussia,
Prussian. So named because it was first known as a native of
Prussia, or because its sprouts were used for making, spruce
beer. Cf. Spruce beer, below, Spruce, a.]
1. (Bot.) Any coniferous tree of the genus Picea, as the
Norway spruce (Picea excelsa), and the white and black
spruces of America (Picea alba and Picea nigra),
besides several others in the far Northwest. See Picea.
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2. The wood or timber of the spruce tree.
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3. Prussia leather; pruce. [Obs.]
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Spruce, a sort of leather corruptly so called for
Prussia leather. --E. Phillips.
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Douglas spruce (Bot.), a valuable timber tree ({Pseudotsuga
Douglasii}) of Northwestern America.
Essence of spruce, a thick, dark-colored, bitterish, and
acidulous liquid made by evaporating a decoction of the
young branches of spruce.
Hemlock spruce (Bot.), a graceful coniferous tree ({Tsuga
Canadensis}) of North America. Its timber is valuable, and
the bark is largely used in tanning leather.
Spruce beer. [G. sprossenbier; sprosse sprout, shoot (akin
to E. sprout, n.) + bier beer. The word was changed into
spruce beer because the beer came from Prussia (OE.
Spruce), or because it was made from the sprouts of the
spruce. See Sprout, n., Beer, and cf. Spruce, n.] A
kind of beer which is tinctured or flavored with spruce,
either by means of the extract or by decoction.
Spruce grouse. (Zool.) Same as Spruce partridge, below.
Spruce leather. See Spruce, n., 3.
Spruce partridge (Zool.), a handsome American grouse
(Dendragapus Canadensis) found in Canada and the
Northern United States; -- called also Canada grouse.
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Pinnigrada
(gcide) | Pinnigrada \Pin`ni*gra"da\, n. pl. [NL., fr. pinna a feather +
gradi to walk, move.] (Zool.)
Same as Pinnipedia.
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Pinnigrade
(gcide) | Pinnigrade \Pin"ni*grade\, n. (Zool.)
An animal of the seal tribe, moving by short feet that serve
as paddles.
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Quercus nigra
(gcide) | Oak \Oak\ ([=o]k), n. [OE. oke, ok, ak, AS. [=a]c; akin to D.
eik, G. eiche, OHG. eih, Icel. eik, Sw. ek, Dan. eeg.]
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1. (Bot.) Any tree or shrub of the genus Quercus. The oaks
have alternate leaves, often variously lobed, and
staminate flowers in catkins. The fruit is a smooth nut,
called an acorn, which is more or less inclosed in a
scaly involucre called the cup or cupule. There are now
recognized about three hundred species, of which nearly
fifty occur in the United States, the rest in Europe,
Asia, and the other parts of North America, a very few
barely reaching the northern parts of South America and
Africa. Many of the oaks form forest trees of grand
proportions and live many centuries. The wood is usually
hard and tough, and provided with conspicuous medullary
rays, forming the silver grain.
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2. The strong wood or timber of the oak.
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Note: Among the true oaks in America are:
Barren oak, or
Black-jack, Quercus nigra.
Basket oak, Quercus Michauxii.
Black oak, Quercus tinctoria; -- called also yellow oak
or quercitron oak.
Bur oak (see under Bur.), Quercus macrocarpa; -- called
also over-cup or mossy-cup oak.
Chestnut oak, Quercus Prinus and Quercus densiflora.
Chinquapin oak (see under Chinquapin), {Quercus
prinoides}.
Coast live oak, Quercus agrifolia, of California; -- also
called enceno.
Live oak (see under Live), Quercus virens, the best of
all for shipbuilding; also, Quercus Chrysolepis, of
California.
Pin oak. Same as Swamp oak.
Post oak, Quercus obtusifolia.
Red oak, Quercus rubra.
Scarlet oak, Quercus coccinea.
Scrub oak, Quercus ilicifolia, Quercus undulata, etc.
Shingle oak, Quercus imbricaria.
Spanish oak, Quercus falcata.
Swamp Spanish oak, or
Pin oak, Quercus palustris.
Swamp white oak, Quercus bicolor.
Water oak, Quercus aquatica.
Water white oak, Quercus lyrata.
Willow oak, Quercus Phellos.
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Bitter oak, or
Turkey oak, Quercus Cerris (see Cerris).
Cork oak, Quercus Suber.
English white oak, Quercus Robur.
Evergreen oak,
Holly oak, or
Holm oak, Quercus Ilex.
Kermes oak, Quercus coccifera.
Nutgall oak, Quercus infectoria.
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Note: Among plants called oak, but not of the genus
Quercus, are:
African oak, a valuable timber tree ({Oldfieldia
Africana}).
Australian oak or She oak, any tree of the genus
Casuarina (see Casuarina).
Indian oak, the teak tree (see Teak).
Jerusalem oak. See under Jerusalem.
New Zealand oak, a sapindaceous tree ({Alectryon
excelsum}).
Poison oak, a shrub once not distinguished from poison ivy,
but now restricted to Rhus toxicodendron or {Rhus
diversiloba}.
Silky oak or Silk-bark oak, an Australian tree
(Grevillea robusta).
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Green oak, oak wood colored green by the growth of the
mycelium of certain fungi.
Oak apple, a large, smooth, round gall produced on the
leaves of the American red oak by a gallfly ({Cynips
confluens}). It is green and pulpy when young.
Oak beauty (Zool.), a British geometrid moth ({Biston
prodromaria}) whose larva feeds on the oak.
Oak gall, a gall found on the oak. See 2d Gall.
Oak leather (Bot.), the mycelium of a fungus which forms
leatherlike patches in the fissures of oak wood.
Oak pruner. (Zool.) See Pruner, the insect.
Oak spangle, a kind of gall produced on the oak by the
insect Diplolepis lenticularis.
Oak wart, a wartlike gall on the twigs of an oak.
The Oaks, one of the three great annual English horse races
(the Derby and St. Leger being the others). It was
instituted in 1779 by the Earl of Derby, and so called
from his estate.
To sport one's oak, to be "not at home to visitors,"
signified by closing the outer (oaken) door of one's
rooms. [Cant, Eng. Univ.]
[1913 Webster]Black-jack \Black"-jack`\, n.
1. (Min.) A name given by English miners to sphalerite, or
zinc blende; -- called also false galena. See Blende.
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2. Caramel or burnt sugar, used to color wines, spirits,
ground coffee, etc.
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3. A large leather vessel for beer, etc. [Obs.]
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4. (Bot.) The Quercus nigra, or barren oak.
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5. The ensign of a pirate.
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Rhacophorus nigrapalmatus
(gcide) | Flying \Fly"ing\, a. [From Fly, v. i.]
Moving in the air with, or as with, wings; moving lightly or
rapidly; intended for rapid movement.
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Flying army (Mil.) a body of cavalry and infantry, kept in
motion, to cover its own garrisons and to keep the enemy
in continual alarm. --Farrow.
Flying artillery (Mil.), artillery trained to rapid
evolutions, -- the men being either mounted or trained to
spring upon the guns and caissons when they change
position.
Flying bridge, Flying camp. See under Bridge, and
Camp.
Flying buttress (Arch.), a contrivance for taking up the
thrust of a roof or vault which can not be supported by
ordinary buttresses. It consists of a straight bar of
masonry, usually sloping, carried on an arch, and a solid
pier or buttress sufficient to receive the thrust. The
word is generally applied only to the straight bar with
supporting arch.
Flying colors, flags unfurled and waving in the air; hence:
To come off with flying colors, to be victorious; to
succeed thoroughly in an undertaking.
Flying doe (Zool.), a young female kangaroo.
Flying dragon.
(a) (Zool.) See Dragon, 6.
(b) A meteor. See under Dragon.
Flying Dutchman.
(a) A fabled Dutch mariner condemned for his crimes to sail
the seas till the day of judgment.
(b) A spectral ship.
Flying fish. (Zool.) See Flying fish, in the Vocabulary.
Flying fox (Zool.), see Flying fox in the vocabulary.
Flying frog (Zool.), either of two East Indian tree frogs
of the genus Rhacophorus (Rhacophorus nigrapalmatus
and Rhacophorus pardalis), having very large and broadly
webbed feet, which serve as parachutes, and enable it to
make very long leaps.
Flying gurnard (Zool.), a species of gurnard of the genus
Cephalacanthus or Dactylopterus, with very large
pectoral fins, said to be able to fly like the flying
fish, but not for so great a distance.
Note: Three species are known; that of the Atlantic is
Cephalacanthus volitans.
Flying jib (Naut.), a sail extended outside of the standing
jib, on the flying-jib boom.
Flying-jib boom (Naut.), an extension of the jib boom.
Flying kites (Naut.), light sails carried only in fine
weather.
Flying lemur. (Zool.) See Colugo.
Flying level (Civil Engin.), a reconnoissance level over
the course of a projected road, canal, etc.
Flying lizard. (Zool.) See Dragon, n. 6.
Flying machine, any apparatus for navigating through the
air, especially a heavier-than-air machine. -- {Flying
mouse} (Zool.), the opossum mouse (Acrobates pygm[ae]us), a
marsupial of Australia. Called also feathertail glider.
Note: It has lateral folds of skin, like the flying
squirrels, and a featherlike tail. -- Flying party
(Mil.), a body of soldiers detailed to hover about an
enemy. -- Flying phalanger (Zool.), one of several
species of small marsuupials of the genera Petaurus and
Belideus, of Australia and New Guinea, having lateral
folds like those of the flying squirrels. The sugar
squirrel (Belideus sciureus), and the ariel ({Belideus
ariel}), are the best known; -- called also {squirrel
petaurus} and flying squirrel. See Sugar squirrel. --
Flying pinion, the fly of a clock. -- Flying sap (Mil.),
the rapid construction of trenches (when the enemy's fire
of case shot precludes the method of simple trenching), by
means of gabions placed in juxtaposition and filled with
earth. -- Flying shot, a shot fired at a moving object,
as a bird on the wing. -- Flying spider. (Zool.) See
Ballooning spider. -- Flying squid (Zool.), an oceanic
squid (Ommastrephes Bartramii syn. {Sthenoteuthis
Bartramii}), abundant in the Gulf Stream, which is able to
leap out of the water with such force that it often falls
on the deck of a vessel. -- Flying squirrel (Zool.) See
Flying squirrel, in the Vocabulary. -- Flying start, a
start in a sailing race in which the signal is given while
the vessels are under way. -- Flying torch (Mil.), a
torch attached to a long staff and used for signaling at
night.
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Rhynchops nigra
(gcide) | Skimmer \Skim"mer\, n.
1. One who, or that which, skims; esp., a utensil with which
liquids are skimmed.
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2. (Zool.) Any species of longwinged marine birds of the
genus Rhynchops, allied to the terns, but having the
lower mandible compressed and much longer than the upper
one. These birds fly rapidly along the surface of the
water, with the lower mandible immersed, thus skimming out
small fishes. The American species (Rhynchops nigra) is
common on the southern coasts of the United States. Called
also scissorbill, and shearbill.
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3. (Zool.) Any one of several large bivalve shells, sometimes
used for skimming milk, as the sea clams, and large
scallops.
[1913 Webster]Cutwater \Cut"wa`ter\ (k[u^]t"w[add]`t[~e]r), n. (Naut.)
1. The fore part of a ship's prow, which cuts the water.
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2. A starling or other structure attached to the pier of a
bridge, with an angle or edge directed up stream, in order
better to resist the action of water, ice, etc.; the
sharpened upper end of the pier itself.
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3. (Zool.) A sea bird of the Atlantic (Rhynchops nigra); --
called also black skimmer, scissorsbill, and
razorbill. See Skimmer.
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S nigra
(gcide) | Elder \El"der\, n. [OE. ellern, eller, AS. ellen, cf. LG.
elloorn; perh. akin to OHG. holantar, holuntar, G. holunder;
or perh. to E. alder, n.] (Bot.)
A genus of shrubs (Sambucus) having broad umbels of white
flowers, and small black or red berries.
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Note: The common North American species is {Sambucus
Canadensis}; the common European species (S. nigra)
forms a small tree. The red-berried elder is {S.
pubens}. The berries are diaphoretic and aperient. The
European elder (Sambucus nigra) is also called the
elderberry, bourtree, Old World elder, {black
elder}, and common elder.
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Box elder. See under 1st Box.
Dwarf elder. See Danewort.
Elder tree. (Bot.) Same as Elder. --Shak.
Marsh elder, the cranberry tree Viburnum Opulus).
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Sambucus nigra
(gcide) | bourtree \bourtree\ n.
common black-fruited shrub or small tree (Sambucus nigra)
of Europe and Asia; -- the fruit is used for wines and
jellies.
Syn: black elder, common elder, elderberry, European elder.
[WordNet 1.5]Elder \El"der\, n. [OE. ellern, eller, AS. ellen, cf. LG.
elloorn; perh. akin to OHG. holantar, holuntar, G. holunder;
or perh. to E. alder, n.] (Bot.)
A genus of shrubs (Sambucus) having broad umbels of white
flowers, and small black or red berries.
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Note: The common North American species is {Sambucus
Canadensis}; the common European species (S. nigra)
forms a small tree. The red-berried elder is {S.
pubens}. The berries are diaphoretic and aperient. The
European elder (Sambucus nigra) is also called the
elderberry, bourtree, Old World elder, {black
elder}, and common elder.
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Box elder. See under 1st Box.
Dwarf elder. See Danewort.
Elder tree. (Bot.) Same as Elder. --Shak.
Marsh elder, the cranberry tree Viburnum Opulus).
[1913 Webster]elderberry \el"der*ber`ry\, n. (Bot.)
1. The berrylike drupe of the elder. That of the Old World
elder (Sambucus nigra) and that of the American sweet
elder (S. Canadensis) are sweetish acid, and are eaten
as a berry or made into wines or jellies.
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2. the European variety of elder (see 3rd elder), a common
black-fruited shrub or small tree of Europe and Asia; the
fruit is used for wines and jellies.
Syn: bourtree, black elder, common elder, European elder,
Sambucus nigra.
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Sinapis nigra
(gcide) | Sinigrin \Sin"i*grin\, n. [From NL. Sinapis nigra.] (Chem.)
A glucoside found in the seeds of black mustard ({Brassica
nigra}, formerly Sinapis nigra) It resembles sinalbin, and
consists of a potassium salt of myronic acid.
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ballota nigra
(wn) | Ballota nigra
n 1: ill-smelling European herb with rugose leaves and whorls of
dark purple flowers [syn: black horehound, {black
archangel}, fetid horehound, stinking horehound,
Ballota nigra] |
betula nigra
(wn) | Betula nigra
n 1: birch of swamps and river bottoms throughout the eastern
United States having reddish-brown bark [syn: {black
birch}, river birch, red birch, Betula nigra] |
brassica nigra
(wn) | Brassica nigra
n 1: widespread Eurasian annual plant cultivated for its pungent
seeds; a principal source of table mustard [syn: {black
mustard}, Brassica nigra] |
centaurea nigra
(wn) | Centaurea nigra
n 1: a weedy perennial with tough wiry stems and purple flowers;
native to Europe but widely naturalized [syn: {lesser
knapweed}, black knapweed, hardheads, {Centaurea
nigra}] |
ciconia nigra
(wn) | Ciconia nigra
n 1: Old World stork that is glossy black above and white below
[syn: black stork, Ciconia nigra] |
dalbergia nigra
(wn) | Dalbergia nigra
n 1: an important Brazilian timber tree yielding a heavy hard
dark-colored wood streaked with black [syn: {Brazilian
rosewood}, caviuna wood, jacaranda, Dalbergia nigra] |
denigrate
(wn) | denigrate
v 1: cause to seem less serious; play down; "Don't belittle his
influence" [syn: minimize, belittle, denigrate,
derogate]
2: charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name
and reputation of someone; "The journalists have defamed me!"
"The article in the paper sullied my reputation" [syn:
defame, slander, smirch, asperse, denigrate,
calumniate, smear, sully, besmirch] |
denigrating
(wn) | denigrating
adj 1: (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to
discredit or malign [syn: calumniatory, calumnious,
defamatory, denigrative, denigrating,
denigratory, libellous, libelous, slanderous] |
denigration
(wn) | denigration
n 1: a belittling comment [syn: denigration, belittling]
2: an abusive attack on a person's character or good name [syn:
aspersion, calumny, slander, defamation,
denigration]
3: the act of expressing disapproval (especially of yourself)
[syn: deprecation, denigration] |
denigrative
(wn) | denigrative
adj 1: (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to
discredit or malign [syn: calumniatory, calumnious,
defamatory, denigrative, denigrating,
denigratory, libellous, libelous, slanderous] |
denigratory
(wn) | denigratory
adj 1: (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to
discredit or malign [syn: calumniatory, calumnious,
defamatory, denigrative, denigrating,
denigratory, libellous, libelous, slanderous] |
fraxinus nigra
(wn) | Fraxinus nigra
n 1: vigorous spreading North American tree having dark brown
heavy wood; leaves turn gold in autumn [syn: black ash,
basket ash, brown ash, hoop ash, Fraxinus nigra] |
juglans nigra
(wn) | Juglans nigra
n 1: North American walnut tree with hard dark wood and edible
nut [syn: black walnut, black walnut tree, {black
hickory}, Juglans nigra] |
melanitta nigra
(wn) | Melanitta nigra
n 1: a variety of scoter [syn: common scoter, {Melanitta
nigra}] |
morus nigra
(wn) | Morus nigra
n 1: European mulberry having dark foliage and fruit [syn:
black mulberry, Morus nigra] |
phyllostachys nigra
(wn) | Phyllostachys nigra
n 1: small bamboo having thin green culms turning shining black
[syn: black bamboo, kuri-chiku, Phyllostachys nigra] |
pinus nigra
(wn) | Pinus nigra
n 1: large two-needled timber pine of southeastern Europe [syn:
black pine, Pinus nigra] |
populus nigra
(wn) | Populus nigra
n 1: large European poplar [syn: black poplar, {Populus
nigra}] |
populus nigra italica
(wn) | Populus nigra italica
n 1: distinguished by its columnar fastigiate shape and erect
branches [syn: Lombardy poplar, Populus nigra italica] |
prunus nigra
(wn) | Prunus nigra
n 1: small tree native to northeastern North America having
oblong orange-red fruit [syn: Canada plum, {Prunus
nigra}] |
quercus nigra
(wn) | Quercus nigra
n 1: relatively tall deciduous water oak of southeastern United
States often cultivated as a shade tree; thrives in wet
soil [syn: water oak, possum oak, Quercus nigra] |
salix nigra
(wn) | Salix nigra
n 1: North American shrubby willow having dark bark and linear
leaves growing close to streams and lakes [syn: {swamp
willow}, black willow, Salix nigra] |
sambucus nigra
(wn) | Sambucus nigra
n 1: a common shrub with black fruit or a small tree of Europe
and Asia; fruit used for wines and jellies [syn:
bourtree, black elder, common elder, elderberry,
European elder, Sambucus nigra] |
substantia nigra
(wn) | substantia nigra
n 1: a layer of deeply pigmented grey matter in the midbrain;
associated with the striate body; is involved in metabolic
disturbances associated with Parkinson's disease and with
Huntington's disease [syn: substantia nigra, {nucleus
niger}, locus niger] |
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