| slovo | definícia |
nymph
(encz) | nymph,kukla hmyzu n: |
nymph
(encz) | nymph,nymfa n: |
nymph
(encz) | nymph,rusalka n: |
nymph
(encz) | nymph,víla n: |
nymph
(gcide) | nymph \nymph\ (n[i^]mf), n. [L. nympha nymph, bride, young
woman, Gr. ny`mfh: cf. F. nymphe. Cf. Nuptial.]
[1913 Webster]
1. (Class. Myth.) A goddess of the mountains, forests,
meadows, or waters.
[1913 Webster]
Where were ye, nymphs, when the remorseless deep
Closed o'er the head of your loved Lycidas?
--Milton.
[1913 Webster]
2. Hence: A lovely young girl; a maiden; a damsel.
[1913 Webster]
Nymph, in thy orisons
Be all my sins remembered. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
3. (Zool.) The pupa of an insect; a chrysalis.
[1913 Webster]
4. (Zool.) Any one of a subfamily (Najades) of butterflies
including the purples, the fritillaries, the peacock
butterfly, etc.; -- called also naiad.
[1913 Webster] |
nymph
(wn) | nymph
n 1: (classical mythology) a minor nature goddess usually
depicted as a beautiful maiden; "the ancient Greeks
believed that nymphs inhabited forests and bodies of water"
2: a larva of an insect with incomplete metamorphosis (as the
dragonfly or mayfly)
3: a voluptuously beautiful young woman [syn: nymph, houri] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
nymphalid
(encz) | nymphalid, n: |
nymphalid butterfly
(encz) | nymphalid butterfly, n: |
nymphet
(encz) | nymphet,přitažlivá dívka n: |
nympho
(encz) | nympho,nymfa n: xkomczaxnympho,nymfomanka n: xkomczax |
nympholepsy
(encz) | nympholepsy, n: |
nympholept
(encz) | nympholept, n: |
nymphomania
(encz) | nymphomania,nymfomanie n: |
nymphomaniac
(encz) | nymphomaniac,nymfomaniak n: nymphomaniac,nymfomanický adj: Zdeněk Brožnymphomaniac,nymfomanka n: |
nymphomaniacal
(encz) | nymphomaniacal, adj: |
nymphs
(encz) | nymphs,nymfy n: pl. |
sea nymph
(encz) | sea nymph, n: |
water nymph
(encz) | water nymph, n: |
wood nymph
(encz) | wood nymph,dryáda n: lesní víla PetrV |
nympha
(gcide) | nympha \nym"pha\, n.; pl. Nymphae. [L. See Nymph a goddess.]
1. (Zool.) Same as Nymph, 3.
[1913 Webster]
2. pl. (Anat.) Two folds of mucous membrane, within the
labia, at the opening of the vulva.
[1913 Webster] |
Nymphae
(gcide) | nympha \nym"pha\, n.; pl. Nymphae. [L. See Nymph a goddess.]
1. (Zool.) Same as Nymph, 3.
[1913 Webster]
2. pl. (Anat.) Two folds of mucous membrane, within the
labia, at the opening of the vulva.
[1913 Webster] |
Nymphaea
(gcide) | Nymphaea \Nym*phae"a\, prop. n. [L., the water lily, Gr. ?.]
(Bot.)
A genus of aquatic plants having showy flowers (white, blue,
pink, or yellow, often fragrant), including the white water
lily and the Egyptia lotus.
[1913 Webster]
Note: Recent critics have endeavored to show that this genus
should be called Castalia, and the name Nymphaea
transferred to what is now known as Nuphar.
[1913 Webster] |
Nymphaea alba
(gcide) | Nenuphar \Nen"u*phar\ (n[e^]n"[-u]*f[aum]r), n. [F. n['e]nufar:
cf. Sp. nen['u]far, It. nenuf['a]r; all fr. Per.
n[imac]l[=u]far.] (Bot.)
The great white water lily of Europe; the Nymphaea alba.
[1913 Webster] |
Nymphaea caerulea
(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.]
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Arch.) An ornament much used in Egyptian architecture,
generally asserted to have been suggested by the Egyptian
water lily.
[1913 Webster] Lotus-eater |
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.]
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Arch.) An ornament much used in Egyptian architecture,
generally asserted to have been suggested by the Egyptian
water lily.
[1913 Webster] Lotus-eater |
Nymphaeaceae
(gcide) | Nymphaeaceae \Nymphaeaceae\ prop. n.
A natural family of dicot aquatic plants.
Syn: family Nymphaeaceae, water-lily family.
[WordNet 1.5] |
nymphal
(gcide) | nymphal \nymph"al\, a.
Of or pertaining to a nymph or nymphs; nymphean.
[1913 Webster] |
Nymphales
(gcide) | Nymphales \Nym*pha"les\, prop. n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)
Same as Nymphalidae, an extensive family of butterflies
including the nymphs, the satyrs, the monarchs, the
heliconias, and others; -- called also {brush-footed
butterflies}.
[1913 Webster] |
nymphalid
(gcide) | nymphalid \nymphalid\ n.
Any butterfly of the family Nymphalidae, consisting of
medium to large butterflies found worldwide, typically having
brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional
forelegs carried folded on the breast.
Syn: nymphalid butterfly, brush-footed butterfly, four-footed
butterfly.
[WordNet 1.5] |
Nymphalidae
(gcide) | Nymphalidae \Nymphalidae\ prop. n.
A natural family of large beautifully colored butterflies,
called also the brush-footed butterflies; formerly called
Nymphales.
Syn: family Nymphalidae.
[WordNet 1.5] |
Nymphalis
(gcide) | Nymphalis \Nymphalis\ prop. n.
The type genus of the Nymphalidae, including the mourning
cloak butterfly (Nymphalis antiopa).
Syn: genus Nymphalis.
[WordNet 1.5] |
Nymphalis antiopa
(gcide) | Nymphalis \Nymphalis\ prop. n.
The type genus of the Nymphalidae, including the mourning
cloak butterfly (Nymphalis antiopa).
Syn: genus Nymphalis.
[WordNet 1.5] |
Nymphe du pav'e
(gcide) | Pav'e \Pa`v['e]"\, n. [F., from paver to pave. See Pave.]
The pavement.
[1913 Webster]
Nymphe du pav['e], a prostitute who solicits in the street;
a streetwalker. [A low euphemism.]
[1913 Webster] |
Nymphean
(gcide) | Nymphean \Nym*phe"an\, a. [Gr. ?. See Nymph.]
Of, pertaining to, or appropriate to, nymphs; inhabited by
nymphs; as, a nymphean cave.
[1913 Webster] |
Nymphet
(gcide) | Nymphet \Nymph"et\, n.
A little or young nymph. [Poetic] "The nymphets sporting
there." --Drayton.
[1913 Webster] Nymphic |
Nymphic
(gcide) | Nymphic \Nymph"ic\, Nymphical \Nymph"ic*al\, a. [Gr. ? bridal.]
Of or pertaining to nymphs.
[1913 Webster] |
Nymphical
(gcide) | Nymphic \Nymph"ic\, Nymphical \Nymph"ic*al\, a. [Gr. ? bridal.]
Of or pertaining to nymphs.
[1913 Webster] |
Nymphicus hollandicus
(gcide) | cockatiel \cock"a*tiel\, Cockateel \Cock"a*teel\, n. (Zool.)
A small gray and white Australian parrot ({Leptolophus
hollandicus}, formerly Calopsitta Nov[ae]-Hollandi[ae])
with a prominent crest; the male has bright yellow cheeks and
crest, but the female has only a pale yellow in the face; --
it is so called from its note.
Syn: cockateel, cockatoo parrot, Nymphicus hollandicus.
[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] |
Nymphiparous
(gcide) | Nymphiparous \Nym*phip"a*rous\, a. [Nymph + L. parere to
produce.] (Zool.)
Producing pupas or nymphs.
[1913 Webster] |
Nymphish
(gcide) | Nymphish \Nymph"ish\, a.
Relating to nymphs; ladylike. "Nymphish war." --Drayton.
[1913 Webster] Nymphlike |
Nymphlike
(gcide) | Nymphlike \Nymph"like`\, Nymphly \Nymph"ly\, a.
Resembling, or characteristic of, a nymph.
[1913 Webster] |
Nymphly
(gcide) | Nymphlike \Nymph"like`\, Nymphly \Nymph"ly\, a.
Resembling, or characteristic of, a nymph.
[1913 Webster] |
nympho
(gcide) | nympho \nym"pho\, n.
A nymphomaniac. [slang]
[PJC] |
Nympholepsy
(gcide) | Nympholepsy \Nym"pho*lep`sy\ (n[i^]m"f[-o]*l[e^]p`s[y^]), n.
[Gr. ny`mfh a nymph + lamba`nein to seize.]
A species of demoniac enthusiasm or possession coming upon
one who had accidentally looked upon a nymph; ecstasy. [R.]
--De Quincey.
[1913 Webster]
The nympholepsy of some fond despair. --Byron.
[1913 Webster] |
Nympholeptic
(gcide) | Nympholeptic \Nym`pho*lep"tic\ (n[i^]m`f[-o]*l[e^]p"t[i^]k), a.
Under the influence of nympholepsy; ecstatic; frenzied.
[Poetic]
[1913 Webster] |
nymphomania
(gcide) | nymphomania \nym`pho*ma"ni*a\ (n[i^]m`f[-o]*m[=a]"n[i^]*[.a]),
n. [Gr. ny`mfh a bride + mani`a madness.] (Med.)
An uncontrollable excessive sexual desire in women,
constituting a true disease.
[1913 Webster] |
nymphomaniac
(gcide) | nymphomaniac \nym`pho*ma"ni*ac\
(n[i^]m`f[-o]*m[=a]"n[i^]*[a^]k), n.
A woman afflicted with nymphomania.
[PJC] |
Nymphomany
(gcide) | Nymphomany \Nym"pho*ma`ny\, n. [Cf. F. nymphomanie.] (Med.)
Same as Nymphomania.
[1913 Webster] |
Nymphotomy
(gcide) | Nymphotomy \Nym*phot"o*my\, n. [Nympha + Gr. te`mnein to cut.]
(Med.)
Excision of the nymphae.
[1913 Webster] |
Paranymph
(gcide) | Paranymph \Par"a*nymph\, n. [L. paranymphus, Gr. ?; para`
beside, near + ? a bride: cf. F. paranymphe.]
1. (Gr. Antiq.)
(a) A friend of the bridegroom who went with him in his
chariot to fetch home the bride. --Milton.
(b) The bridesmaid who conducted the bride to the
bridegroom.
[1913 Webster]
2. Hence: An ally; a supporter or abettor. --Jer. Taylor.
[1913 Webster] |
Paranymphal
(gcide) | Paranymphal \Par`a*nym"phal\, a.
Bridal; nuptial. [R.]
[1913 Webster]
At some paranymphal feast. --Ford.
[1913 Webster] |
Seminymph
(gcide) | Seminymph \Sem"i*nymph`\, n. (Zool.)
The pupa of insects which undergo only a slight change in
passing to the imago state.
[1913 Webster] |
Tree nymph
(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.]
[1913 Webster]
1. (Bot.) Any perennial woody plant of considerable size
(usually over twenty feet high) and growing with a single
trunk.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster]
3. A piece of timber, or something commonly made of timber;
-- used in composition, as in axletree, boottree,
chesstree, crosstree, whiffletree, and the like.
[1913 Webster]
4. A cross or gallows; as Tyburn tree.
[1913 Webster]
[Jesus] whom they slew and hanged on a tree. --Acts
x. 39.
[1913 Webster]
5. Wood; timber. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
[1913 Webster]
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).
[1913 Webster]
6. (Chem.) A mass of crystals, aggregated in arborescent
forms, obtained by precipitation of a metal from solution.
See Lead tree, under Lead.
[1913 Webster]
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.
[1913 Webster] |
Water nymph
(gcide) | Water nymph \Wa"ter nymph`\
1. (Myth.) A goddess of any stream or other body of water,
whether one of the Naiads, Nereids, or Oceanides.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Bot.) A water lily (Nymphaea).
[1913 Webster] |
Wood nymph
(gcide) | Wood \Wood\, n. [OE. wode, wude, AS. wudu, wiodu; akin to OHG.
witu, Icel. vi?r, Dan. & Sw. ved wood, and probably to Ir. &
Gael. fiodh, W. gwydd trees, shrubs.]
[1913 Webster]
1. A large and thick collection of trees; a forest or grove;
-- frequently used in the plural.
[1913 Webster]
Light thickens, and the crow
Makes wing to the rooky wood. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
2. The substance of trees and the like; the hard fibrous
substance which composes the body of a tree and its
branches, and which is covered by the bark; timber. "To
worship their own work in wood and stone for gods."
--Milton.
[1913 Webster]
3. (Bot.) The fibrous material which makes up the greater
part of the stems and branches of trees and shrubby
plants, and is found to a less extent in herbaceous stems.
It consists of elongated tubular or needle-shaped cells of
various kinds, usually interwoven with the shinning bands
called silver grain.
[1913 Webster]
Note: Wood consists chiefly of the carbohydrates cellulose
and lignin, which are isomeric with starch.
[1913 Webster]
4. Trees cut or sawed for the fire or other uses.
[1913 Webster]
Wood acid, Wood vinegar (Chem.), a complex acid liquid
obtained in the dry distillation of wood, and containing
large quantities of acetic acid; hence, specifically,
acetic acid. Formerly called pyroligneous acid.
Wood anemone (Bot.), a delicate flower (Anemone nemorosa)
of early spring; -- also called windflower. See Illust.
of Anemone.
Wood ant (Zool.), a large ant (Formica rufa) which lives
in woods and forests, and constructs large nests.
Wood apple (Bot.). See Elephant apple, under Elephant.
Wood baboon (Zool.), the drill.
Wood betony. (Bot.)
(a) Same as Betony.
(b) The common American lousewort ({Pedicularis
Canadensis}), a low perennial herb with yellowish or
purplish flowers.
Wood borer. (Zool.)
(a) The larva of any one of numerous species of boring
beetles, esp. elaters, longicorn beetles,
buprestidans, and certain weevils. See Apple borer,
under Apple, and Pine weevil, under Pine.
(b) The larva of any one of various species of
lepidopterous insects, especially of the clearwing
moths, as the peach-tree borer (see under Peach),
and of the goat moths.
(c) The larva of various species of hymenopterous of the
tribe Urocerata. See Tremex.
(d) Any one of several bivalve shells which bore in wood,
as the teredos, and species of Xylophaga.
(e) Any one of several species of small Crustacea, as the
Limnoria, and the boring amphipod ({Chelura
terebrans}).
Wood carpet, a kind of floor covering made of thin pieces
of wood secured to a flexible backing, as of cloth.
--Knight.
Wood cell (Bot.), a slender cylindrical or prismatic cell
usually tapering to a point at both ends. It is the
principal constituent of woody fiber.
Wood choir, the choir, or chorus, of birds in the woods.
[Poetic] --Coleridge.
Wood coal, charcoal; also, lignite, or brown coal.
Wood cricket (Zool.), a small European cricket ({Nemobius
sylvestris}).
Wood culver (Zool.), the wood pigeon.
Wood cut, an engraving on wood; also, a print from such an
engraving.
Wood dove (Zool.), the stockdove.
Wood drink, a decoction or infusion of medicinal woods.
Wood duck (Zool.)
(a) A very beautiful American duck (Aix sponsa). The
male has a large crest, and its plumage is varied with
green, purple, black, white, and red. It builds its
nest in trees, whence the name. Called also {bridal
duck}, summer duck, and wood widgeon.
(b) The hooded merganser.
(c) The Australian maned goose (Chlamydochen jubata).
Wood echo, an echo from the wood.
Wood engraver.
(a) An engraver on wood.
(b) (Zool.) Any of several species of small beetles whose
larvae bore beneath the bark of trees, and excavate
furrows in the wood often more or less resembling
coarse engravings; especially, {Xyleborus
xylographus}.
Wood engraving.
(a) The act or art engraving on wood; xylography.
(b) An engraving on wood; a wood cut; also, a print from
such an engraving.
Wood fern. (Bot.) See Shield fern, under Shield.
Wood fiber.
(a) (Bot.) Fibrovascular tissue.
(b) Wood comminuted, and reduced to a powdery or dusty
mass.
Wood fretter (Zool.), any one of numerous species of
beetles whose larvae bore in the wood, or beneath the
bark, of trees.
Wood frog (Zool.), a common North American frog ({Rana
sylvatica}) which lives chiefly in the woods, except
during the breeding season. It is drab or yellowish brown,
with a black stripe on each side of the head.
Wood germander. (Bot.) See under Germander.
Wood god, a fabled sylvan deity.
Wood grass. (Bot.) See under Grass.
Wood grouse. (Zool.)
(a) The capercailzie.
(b) The spruce partridge. See under Spruce.
Wood guest (Zool.), the ringdove. [Prov. Eng.]
Wood hen. (Zool.)
(a) Any one of several species of Old World short-winged
rails of the genus Ocydromus, including the weka and
allied species.
(b) The American woodcock.
Wood hoopoe (Zool.), any one of several species of Old
World arboreal birds belonging to Irrisor and allied
genera. They are closely allied to the common hoopoe, but
have a curved beak, and a longer tail.
Wood ibis (Zool.), any one of several species of large,
long-legged, wading birds belonging to the genus
Tantalus. The head and neck are naked or scantily
covered with feathers. The American wood ibis ({Tantalus
loculator}) is common in Florida.
Wood lark (Zool.), a small European lark ({Alauda
arborea}), which, like, the skylark, utters its notes
while on the wing. So called from its habit of perching on
trees.
Wood laurel (Bot.), a European evergreen shrub ({Daphne
Laureola}).
Wood leopard (Zool.), a European spotted moth ({Zeuzera
aesculi}) allied to the goat moth. Its large fleshy larva
bores in the wood of the apple, pear, and other fruit
trees.
Wood lily (Bot.), the lily of the valley.
Wood lock (Naut.), a piece of wood close fitted and
sheathed with copper, in the throating or score of the
pintle, to keep the rudder from rising.
Wood louse (Zool.)
(a) Any one of numerous species of terrestrial isopod
Crustacea belonging to Oniscus, Armadillo, and
related genera. See Sow bug, under Sow, and {Pill
bug}, under Pill.
(b) Any one of several species of small, wingless,
pseudoneuropterous insects of the family Psocidae,
which live in the crevices of walls and among old
books and papers. Some of the species are called also
book lice, and deathticks, or deathwatches.
Wood mite (Zool.), any one of numerous small mites of the
family Oribatidae. They are found chiefly in woods, on
tree trunks and stones.
Wood mote. (Eng. Law)
(a) Formerly, the forest court.
(b) The court of attachment.
Wood nettle. (Bot.) See under Nettle.
Wood nightshade (Bot.), woody nightshade.
Wood nut (Bot.), the filbert.
Wood nymph. (a) A nymph inhabiting the woods; a fabled
goddess of the woods; a dryad. "The wood nymphs, decked
with daisies trim." --Milton.
(b) (Zool.) Any one of several species of handsomely
colored moths belonging to the genus Eudryas. The
larvae are bright-colored, and some of the species, as
Eudryas grata, and Eudryas unio, feed on the
leaves of the grapevine.
(c) (Zool.) Any one of several species of handsomely
colored South American humming birds belonging to the
genus Thalurania. The males are bright blue, or
green and blue.
Wood offering, wood burnt on the altar.
[1913 Webster]
We cast the lots . . . for the wood offering. --Neh.
x. 34.
[1913 Webster]
Wood oil (Bot.), a resinous oil obtained from several East
Indian trees of the genus Dipterocarpus, having
properties similar to those of copaiba, and sometimes
substituted for it. It is also used for mixing paint. See
Gurjun.
Wood opal (Min.), a striped variety of coarse opal, having
some resemblance to wood.
Wood paper, paper made of wood pulp. See Wood pulp,
below.
Wood pewee (Zool.), a North American tyrant flycatcher
(Contopus virens). It closely resembles the pewee, but
is smaller.
Wood pie (Zool.), any black and white woodpecker,
especially the European great spotted woodpecker.
Wood pigeon. (Zool.)
(a) Any one of numerous species of Old World pigeons
belonging to Palumbus and allied genera of the
family Columbidae.
(b) The ringdove.
Wood puceron (Zool.), a plant louse.
Wood pulp (Technol.), vegetable fiber obtained from the
poplar and other white woods, and so softened by digestion
with a hot solution of alkali that it can be formed into
sheet paper, etc. It is now produced on an immense scale.
Wood quail (Zool.), any one of several species of East
Indian crested quails belonging to Rollulus and allied
genera, as the red-crested wood quail ({Rollulus
roulroul}), the male of which is bright green, with a long
crest of red hairlike feathers.
Wood rabbit (Zool.), the cottontail.
Wood rat (Zool.), any one of several species of American
wild rats of the genus Neotoma found in the Southern
United States; -- called also bush rat. The Florida wood
rat (Neotoma Floridana) is the best-known species.
Wood reed grass (Bot.), a tall grass (Cinna arundinacea)
growing in moist woods.
Wood reeve, the steward or overseer of a wood. [Eng.]
Wood rush (Bot.), any plant of the genus Luzula,
differing from the true rushes of the genus Juncus
chiefly in having very few seeds in each capsule.
Wood sage (Bot.), a name given to several labiate plants of
the genus Teucrium. See Germander.
Wood screw, a metal screw formed with a sharp thread, and
usually with a slotted head, for insertion in wood.
Wood sheldrake (Zool.), the hooded merganser.
Wood shock (Zool.), the fisher. See Fisher, 2.
Wood shrike (Zool.), any one of numerous species of Old
World singing birds belonging to Grallina,
Collyricincla, Prionops, and allied genera, common in
India and Australia. They are allied to the true shrikes,
but feed upon both insects and berries.
Wood snipe. (Zool.)
(a) The American woodcock.
(b) An Asiatic snipe (Gallinago nemoricola).
Wood soot, soot from burnt wood.
Wood sore. (Zool.) See Cuckoo spit, under Cuckoo.
Wood sorrel (Bot.), a plant of the genus Oxalis ({Oxalis
Acetosella}), having an acid taste. See Illust. (a) of
Shamrock.
Wood spirit. (Chem.) See Methyl alcohol, under Methyl.
Wood stamp, a carved or engraved block or stamp of wood,
for impressing figures or colors on fabrics.
Wood star (Zool.), any one of several species of small
South American humming birds belonging to the genus
Calothorax. The male has a brilliant gorget of blue,
purple, and other colors.
Wood sucker (Zool.), the yaffle.
Wood swallow (Zool.), any one of numerous species of Old
World passerine birds belonging to the genus Artamus and
allied genera of the family Artamidae. They are common
in the East Indies, Asia, and Australia. In form and
habits they resemble swallows, but in structure they
resemble shrikes. They are usually black above and white
beneath.
Wood tapper (Zool.), any woodpecker.
Wood tar. See under Tar.
Wood thrush, (Zool.)
(a) An American thrush (Turdus mustelinus) noted for the
sweetness of its song. See under Thrush.
(b) The missel thrush.
Wood tick. See in Vocabulary.
Wood tin. (Min.). See Cassiterite.
Wood titmouse (Zool.), the goldcgest.
Wood tortoise (Zool.), the sculptured tortoise. See under
Sculptured.
Wood vine (Bot.), the white bryony.
Wood vinegar. See Wood acid, above.
Wood warbler. (Zool.)
(a) Any one of numerous species of American warblers of
the genus Dendroica. See Warbler.
(b) A European warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix); --
called also green wren, wood wren, and {yellow
wren}.
Wood worm (Zool.), a larva that bores in wood; a wood
borer.
Wood wren. (Zool.)
(a) The wood warbler.
(b) The willow warbler.
[1913 Webster] |
family nymphaeaceae
(wn) | family Nymphaeaceae
n 1: dicot aquatic plants [syn: Nymphaeaceae, {family
Nymphaeaceae}, water-lily family] |
family nymphalidae
(wn) | family Nymphalidae
n 1: large beautifully colored butterflies [syn: Nymphalidae,
family Nymphalidae] |
genus nymphaea
(wn) | genus Nymphaea
n 1: the type genus of the family Nymphaeaceae; any of a variety
of water lilies [syn: Nymphaea, genus Nymphaea] |
genus nymphalis
(wn) | genus Nymphalis
n 1: type genus of the Nymphalidae: mourning cloak butterflies
[syn: Nymphalis, genus Nymphalis] |
genus nymphicus
(wn) | genus Nymphicus
n 1: a genus of Psittacidae [syn: Nymphicus, {genus
Nymphicus}] |
nymphaea
(wn) | Nymphaea
n 1: the type genus of the family Nymphaeaceae; any of a variety
of water lilies [syn: Nymphaea, genus Nymphaea] |
nymphaea alba
(wn) | Nymphaea alba
n 1: a water lily with white flowers [syn: {European white
lily}, Nymphaea alba] |
nymphaea caerulea
(wn) | Nymphaea caerulea
n 1: blue Egyptian lotus: held sacred by the Egyptians [syn:
blue lotus, Nymphaea caerulea] |
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}] |
nymphaea odorata
(wn) | Nymphaea odorata
n 1: a water lily having large leaves and showy fragrant flowers
that float on the water; of temperate and tropical regions
[syn: water nymph, fragrant water lily, pond lily,
Nymphaea odorata] |
nymphaea stellata
(wn) | Nymphaea stellata
n 1: blue lotus of India and southeastern Asia [syn: {blue
lotus}, Nymphaea stellata] |
nymphaeaceae
(wn) | Nymphaeaceae
n 1: dicot aquatic plants [syn: Nymphaeaceae, {family
Nymphaeaceae}, water-lily family] |
nymphalid
(wn) | nymphalid
n 1: medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically
having brightly colored wings and much-reduced
nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast [syn:
nymphalid, nymphalid butterfly, {brush-footed
butterfly}, four-footed butterfly] |
nymphalid butterfly
(wn) | nymphalid butterfly
n 1: medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically
having brightly colored wings and much-reduced
nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast [syn:
nymphalid, nymphalid butterfly, {brush-footed
butterfly}, four-footed butterfly] |
nymphalidae
(wn) | Nymphalidae
n 1: large beautifully colored butterflies [syn: Nymphalidae,
family Nymphalidae] |
nymphalis
(wn) | Nymphalis
n 1: type genus of the Nymphalidae: mourning cloak butterflies
[syn: Nymphalis, genus Nymphalis] |
nymphalis antiopa
(wn) | Nymphalis antiopa
n 1: of temperate regions; having dark purple wings with yellow
borders [syn: mourning cloak, mourning cloak butterfly,
Camberwell beauty, Nymphalis antiopa] |
nymphet
(wn) | nymphet
n 1: a sexually attractive young woman |
nymphicus
(wn) | Nymphicus
n 1: a genus of Psittacidae [syn: Nymphicus, {genus
Nymphicus}] |
nymphicus hollandicus
(wn) | Nymphicus hollandicus
n 1: small grey Australian parrot with a yellow crested head
[syn: cockateel, cockatiel, cockatoo parrot,
Nymphicus hollandicus] |
nympho
(wn) | nympho
n 1: a woman with abnormal sexual desires [syn: nymphomaniac,
nympho] |
nympholepsy
(wn) | nympholepsy
n 1: a frenzy of emotion; as for something unattainable |
nympholept
(wn) | nympholept
n 1: a person seized by nympholepsy |
nymphomania
(wn) | nymphomania
n 1: abnormally intense sexual desire in women |
nymphomaniac
(wn) | nymphomaniac
adj 1: (used of women) affected with excessive sexual desire
[syn: nymphomaniacal, nymphomaniac]
n 1: a woman with abnormal sexual desires [syn: nymphomaniac,
nympho] |
nymphomaniacal
(wn) | nymphomaniacal
adj 1: (used of women) affected with excessive sexual desire
[syn: nymphomaniacal, nymphomaniac] |
sea nymph
(wn) | sea nymph
n 1: (Greek mythology) a water nymph who was the daughter of
Oceanus or Nereus |
water nymph
(wn) | water nymph
n 1: submerged aquatic plant having narrow leaves and small
flowers; of fresh or brackish water [syn: naiad, {water
nymph}]
2: a water lily having large leaves and showy fragrant flowers
that float on the water; of temperate and tropical regions
[syn: water nymph, fragrant water lily, pond lily,
Nymphaea odorata]
3: (Greek mythology) any nymph of the water
4: a fairy that inhabits water [syn: water sprite, {water
nymph}, water spirit] |
wood nymph
(wn) | wood nymph
n 1: a deity or nymph of the woods [syn: dryad, wood nymph] |
|