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pogy
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Pogy
(gcide) | Pogy \Po"gy\, n. (Zool.)
The menhaden.
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Note: Pogy is often confounded with porgy, and therefore
incorrectly applied to various fishes.
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pogy
(gcide) | menhaden \men*ha"den\, n. (Zool.)
An American marine fish (Brevoortia tyrannus) of the
Herring family (Clupeidae), chiefly valuable for its oil
and as a component of fertilizers; -- called also
mossbunker, bony fish, chebog, pogy, hardhead,
whitefish, etc.
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pogy
(wn) | pogy
n 1: money received from the state [syn: dole, pogy,
pogey] |
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Hypogyn
(gcide) | Hypogyn \Hyp"o*gyn\, n. (Bot.)
An hypogynous plant.
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Hypogynous
(gcide) | Hypogynous \Hy*pog"y*nous\, a. [Pref. hypo- + Gr. ? woman,
female: cf. F. hypogyne.] (Bot.)
Inserted below the pistil or pistils; -- said of sepals,
petals, and stamens; having the sepals, petals, and stamens
inserted below the pistil; -- said of a flower or a plant.
--Gray.
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Hypogynous insertion
(gcide) | Insertion \In*ser"tion\, n. [L. insertio: cf. F. insertion. See
Insert.]
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1. The act of inserting; as, the insertion of scions in
stocks; the insertion of words or passages in writings.
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2. The condition or mode of being inserted or attached; as,
the insertion of stamens in a calyx.
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3. That which is set in or inserted, such as a word or
passage in a composition, or a narrow strip of embroidered
lace, muslin, or cambric; as, there were numerous
insertions and corrections to the first draft.
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4. (Anat.) The point or part by which a muscle or tendon is
attached to the part to be moved; -- in contradistinction
to its origin.
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Epigynous insertion (Bot.), the insertion of stamens upon
the ovary.
Hypogynous insertion (Bot.), insertion beneath the ovary.
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Pogy
(gcide) | Pogy \Po"gy\, n. (Zool.)
The menhaden.
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Note: Pogy is often confounded with porgy, and therefore
incorrectly applied to various fishes.
[1913 Webster]menhaden \men*ha"den\, n. (Zool.)
An American marine fish (Brevoortia tyrannus) of the
Herring family (Clupeidae), chiefly valuable for its oil
and as a component of fertilizers; -- called also
mossbunker, bony fish, chebog, pogy, hardhead,
whitefish, etc.
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