| slovo | definícia |
senegal
(mass) | Senegal
- Senegal |
senegal
(msas) | Senegal
- SEN, SN, Senegal |
senegal
(msasasci) | Senegal
- SEN, SN, Senegal |
senegal
(encz) | Senegal,Senegal n: [jmén.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
senegal
(czen) | Senegal,Senegaln: [jmén.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
Senegal
(gcide) | Senegal \Sen"e*gal\, n.
Gum senegal. See under Gum.
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senegal
(wn) | Senegal
n 1: a republic in northwestern Africa on the coast of the
Atlantic; formerly a French colony but achieved
independence in 1960 [syn: Senegal, {Republic of
Senegal}] |
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senegalese
(encz) | Senegalese,obyvatel Senegalu Zdeněk Brož |
obyvatel senegalu
(czen) | obyvatel Senegalu,Senegalese Zdeněk Brož |
Damalis Senegalensis
(gcide) | Korrigum \Kor"ri*gum\, n. [Native name.] (Zool.)
A West African antelope (Damalis Senegalensis), allied to
the sassaby. It is reddish gray, with a black face, and a
black stripe on the outside of the legs above the knees.
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Ephippiorhynchus Senegalensis
(gcide) | Jabiru \Jab"i*ru\, n. [Braz. jabir['u], jabur['u].] (Zool.)
One of several large wading birds of the genera Mycteria
and Xenorhynchus, allied to the storks in form and habits.
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Note: The American jabiru (Mycteria Americana) is white,
with the head and neck black and nearly bare of
feathers. The East Indian and Australian ({Xenorhynchus
Australis}) has the neck, head, and back covered with
glossy, dark green feathers, changing on the head to
purple. The African jabiru (Mycteria Senegalensis or
Ephippiorhynchus, Senegalensis) has the neck, head,
wing coverts, and tail, black, and is called also
saddle-billed stork.
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Gum Senegal
(gcide) | Gum \Gum\, n. [OE. gomme, gumme, F. gomme, L. gummi and commis,
fr. Gr. ?, prob. from an Egyptian form kam?; cf. It.
gomma.]
1. A vegetable secretion of many trees or plants that hardens
when it exudes, but is soluble in water; as, gum arabic;
gum tragacanth; the gum of the cherry tree. Also, with
less propriety, exudations that are not soluble in water;
as, gum copal and gum sandarac, which are really resins.
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2. (Bot.) See Gum tree, below.
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3. A hive made of a section of a hollow gum tree; hence, any
roughly made hive; also, a vessel or bin made of a hollow
log. [Southern U. S.]
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4. A rubber overshoe. [Local, U. S.]
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Black gum, Blue gum, British gum, etc. See under
Black, Blue, etc.
Gum Acaroidea, the resinous gum of the Australian grass
tree (Xanlhorrh[oe]a).
Gum animal (Zool.), the galago of West Africa; -- so called
because it feeds on gums. See Galago.
Gum animi or anim['e]. See Anim['e].
Gum arabic, a gum yielded mostly by several species of
Acacia (chiefly A. vera and A. Arabica) growing in
Africa and Southern Asia; -- called also gum acacia.
East Indian gum arabic comes from a tree of the Orange
family which bears the elephant apple.
Gum butea, a gum yielded by the Indian plants {Butea
frondosa} and B. superba, and used locally in tanning
and in precipitating indigo.
Gum cistus, a plant of the genus Cistus ({Cistus
ladaniferus}), a species of rock rose.
Gum dragon. See Tragacanth.
Gum elastic, Elastic gum. See Caoutchouc.
Gum elemi. See Elemi.
Gum juniper. See Sandarac.
Gum kino. See under Kino.
Gum lac. See Lac.
Gum Ladanum, a fragrant gum yielded by several Oriental
species of Cistus or rock rose.
Gum passages, sap receptacles extending through the
parenchyma of certain plants (Amygdalace[ae],
Cactace[ae], etc.), and affording passage for gum.
Gum pot, a varnish maker's utensil for melting gum and
mixing other ingredients.
Gum resin, the milky juice of a plant solidified by
exposure to air; one of certain inspissated saps, mixtures
of, or having properties of, gum and resin; a resin
containing more or less mucilaginous and gummy matter.
Gum sandarac. See Sandarac.
Gum Senegal, a gum similar to gum arabic, yielded by trees
(Acacia Verek and A. Adansoni[aum]) growing in the
Senegal country, West Africa.
Gum tragacanth. See Tragacanth.
Gum water, a solution of gum, esp. of gum arabic, in water.
Gum wood, the wood of any gum tree, esp. the wood of the
Eucalyptus piperita, of New South Wales.
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Khaya Senegalensis
(gcide) | Khaya \Kha"ya\, n. (Bot.)
A lofty West African tree (Khaya Senegalensis), related to
the mahogany, which it resembles in the quality of the wood.
The bark is used as a febrifuge.
[1913 Webster]Mahogany \Ma*hog"a*ny\, Mahogany tree \Ma*hog"a*ny tree`\, n.
[From the South American name.]
1. (Bot.) A large tree of the genus Swietenia ({Swietenia
Mahogoni}), found in tropical America.
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Note: Several other trees, with wood more or less like
mahogany, are called by this name; as, African mahogany
(Khaya Senegalensis), Australian mahogany
(Eucalyptus marginatus), Bastard mahogany ({Batonia
apetala} of the West Indies), Indian mahogany ({Cedrela
Toona} of Bengal, and trees of the genera Soymida and
Chukrassia), Madeira mahogany (Persea Indica),
Mountain mahogany, the black or cherry birch ({Betula
lenta}), also the several species of Cercocarpus of
California and the Rocky Mountains.
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2. The wood of the Swietenia Mahogoni. It is of a reddish
brown color, beautifully veined, very hard, and
susceptible of a fine polish. It is used in the
manufacture of furniture.
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3. A table made of mahogany wood. [Colloq.]
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To be under the mahogany, to be so drunk as to have fallen
under the table. [Eng.]
To put one's legs under some one's mahogany, to dine with
him. [Slang]
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Mycteria Senegalensis
(gcide) | Jabiru \Jab"i*ru\, n. [Braz. jabir['u], jabur['u].] (Zool.)
One of several large wading birds of the genera Mycteria
and Xenorhynchus, allied to the storks in form and habits.
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Note: The American jabiru (Mycteria Americana) is white,
with the head and neck black and nearly bare of
feathers. The East Indian and Australian ({Xenorhynchus
Australis}) has the neck, head, and back covered with
glossy, dark green feathers, changing on the head to
purple. The African jabiru (Mycteria Senegalensis or
Ephippiorhynchus, Senegalensis) has the neck, head,
wing coverts, and tail, black, and is called also
saddle-billed stork.
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Ptilostomus Senegalensis
(gcide) | Piapec \Pi"a*pec\, n. [Cf. Pie a magpie.] (Zool.)
A West African pie (Ptilostomus Senegalensis).
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Senegal
(gcide) | Senegal \Sen"e*gal\, n.
Gum senegal. See under Gum.
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Trichechus Senegalensis
(gcide) | manatee \man`a*tee"\, n. [Sp. manat['i], from the native name in
Haiti. Cf. Lamantin.] (Zool.)
Any species of Trichechus, a genus of sirenians; -- called
also sea cow. [Written also manaty, manati.]
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Note: One species (Trichechus Senegalensis) inhabits the
west coast of Africa; another (Trichechus Americanus)
inhabits the east coast of South America, and the
West-Indies. The Florida manatee ({Trichechus
latirostris}) is by some considered a distinct species,
by others it is thought to be a variety of {Trichechus
Americanus}. It sometimes becomes fifteen feet or more
in length, and lives both in fresh and salt water. It
was hunted for its oil and flesh, and every species is
now an endangered species.
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capital of senegal
(wn) | capital of Senegal
n 1: the capital and chief port and largest city of Senegal
[syn: Dakar, capital of Senegal] |
ephippiorhynchus senegalensis
(wn) | Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis
n 1: large black-and-white stork of tropical Africa; its red
bill has a black band around the middle [syn: saddlebill,
jabiru, Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis] |
republic of senegal
(wn) | Republic of Senegal
n 1: a republic in northwestern Africa on the coast of the
Atlantic; formerly a French colony but achieved
independence in 1960 [syn: Senegal, {Republic of
Senegal}] |
senegal gum
(wn) | Senegal gum
n 1: gum arabic from the vicinity of the Senegal river |
senegalese
(wn) | Senegalese
adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Senegal or its
people; "Senegalese villages"; "Senegalese herdsmen"
n 1: a native or inhabitant of Senegal |
senegalese franc
(wn) | Senegalese franc
n 1: the basic unit of money in Senegal |
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