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strife
(encz) | strife,spor n: Zdeněk Brož |
strife
(encz) | strife,svár n: Zdeněk Brož |
Strife
(gcide) | Strife \Strife\, n. [OF. estrif. See Strive.]
1. The act of striving; earnest endeavor. [Archaic] --Shak.
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2. Exertion or contention for superiority; contest of
emulation, either by intellectual or physical efforts.
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Doting about questions and strifes of words. --1
Tim. vi. 4.
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Thus gods contended -- noble strife
Who most should ease the wants of life. --Congreve.
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3. Altercation; violent contention; fight; battle.
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Twenty of them fought in this black strife. --Shak.
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These vows, thus granted, raised a strife above
Betwixt the god of war and queen of love. --Dryden.
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4. That which is contended against; occasion of contest.
[Obs.] "Lamenting her unlucky strife." --Spenser.
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Syn: Contest; struggle; quarrel. See Contention.
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strife
(wn) | strife
n 1: lack of agreement or harmony [syn: discord, strife]
2: bitter conflict; heated often violent dissension |
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fringed loosestrife
(encz) | fringed loosestrife, n: |
garden loosestrife
(encz) | garden loosestrife, n: |
gooseneck loosestrife
(encz) | gooseneck loosestrife, n: |
hyssop loosestrife
(encz) | hyssop loosestrife, n: |
loosestrife
(encz) | loosestrife, n: |
loosestrife family
(encz) | loosestrife family, n: |
purple loosestrife
(encz) | purple loosestrife, n: |
spiked loosestrife
(encz) | spiked loosestrife, n: |
whorled loosestrife
(encz) | whorled loosestrife, n: |
yellow loosestrife
(encz) | yellow loosestrife, n: |
Astriferous
(gcide) | Astriferous \As*trif"er*ous\ (acr/s*tr[i^]f"[~e]r*[u^]s), a. [L.
astrifer; astrum star + ferre to bear.]
Bearing stars. [R.] --Blount.
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False loosestrife
(gcide) | Loosestrife \Loose"strife`\ (l[=oo]s"str[imac]f`), n. (Bot.)
(a) The name of several species of plants of the genus
Lysimachia, having small star-shaped flowers, usually
of a yellow color.
(b) Any species of the genus Lythrum, having purple, or, in
some species, crimson flowers. --Gray.
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False loosestrife, a plant of the genus Ludwigia, which
includes several species, most of which are found in the
United States.
Tufted loosestrife, the plant Lysimachia thyrsiflora,
found in the northern parts of the United States and in
Europe. --Gray.
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Loosestrife
(gcide) | Loosestrife \Loose"strife`\ (l[=oo]s"str[imac]f`), n. (Bot.)
(a) The name of several species of plants of the genus
Lysimachia, having small star-shaped flowers, usually
of a yellow color.
(b) Any species of the genus Lythrum, having purple, or, in
some species, crimson flowers. --Gray.
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False loosestrife, a plant of the genus Ludwigia, which
includes several species, most of which are found in the
United States.
Tufted loosestrife, the plant Lysimachia thyrsiflora,
found in the northern parts of the United States and in
Europe. --Gray.
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Ostriferous
(gcide) | Ostriferous \Os*trif"er*ous\, a. [L. ostrifer; ostrea oyster +
ferre.]
Producing oysters; containing oysters.
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Rostrifera
(gcide) | Rostrifera \Ros*trif"e*ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. rostrum beak +
ferre to bear.] (Zool.)
A division of pectinibranchiate gastropods, having the head
prolonged into a snout which is not retractile.
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Strife
(gcide) | Strife \Strife\, n. [OF. estrif. See Strive.]
1. The act of striving; earnest endeavor. [Archaic] --Shak.
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2. Exertion or contention for superiority; contest of
emulation, either by intellectual or physical efforts.
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Doting about questions and strifes of words. --1
Tim. vi. 4.
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Thus gods contended -- noble strife
Who most should ease the wants of life. --Congreve.
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3. Altercation; violent contention; fight; battle.
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Twenty of them fought in this black strife. --Shak.
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These vows, thus granted, raised a strife above
Betwixt the god of war and queen of love. --Dryden.
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4. That which is contended against; occasion of contest.
[Obs.] "Lamenting her unlucky strife." --Spenser.
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Syn: Contest; struggle; quarrel. See Contention.
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Strifeful
(gcide) | Strifeful \Strife"ful\, a.
Contentious; discordant.
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The ape was strifeful and ambitious. --Spenser.
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Tufted loosestrife
(gcide) | Loosestrife \Loose"strife`\ (l[=oo]s"str[imac]f`), n. (Bot.)
(a) The name of several species of plants of the genus
Lysimachia, having small star-shaped flowers, usually
of a yellow color.
(b) Any species of the genus Lythrum, having purple, or, in
some species, crimson flowers. --Gray.
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False loosestrife, a plant of the genus Ludwigia, which
includes several species, most of which are found in the
United States.
Tufted loosestrife, the plant Lysimachia thyrsiflora,
found in the northern parts of the United States and in
Europe. --Gray.
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fringed loosestrife
(wn) | fringed loosestrife
n 1: of North America [syn: fringed loosestrife, {Lysimachia
ciliatum}] |
garden loosestrife
(wn) | garden loosestrife
n 1: frequently considered a weed; Europe and Asia [syn: {yellow
loosestrife}, garden loosestrife, Lysimachia vulgaris] |
gooseneck loosestrife
(wn) | gooseneck loosestrife
n 1: a variety of the loosestrife herb [syn: {gooseneck
loosestrife}, Lysimachia clethroides Duby] |
hyssop loosestrife
(wn) | hyssop loosestrife
n 1: annual with small solitary pink flowers; originally of
Europe but widely naturalized in moist areas [syn: {grass
poly}, hyssop loosestrife, Lythrum hyssopifolia] |
loosestrife
(wn) | loosestrife
n 1: any of numerous herbs and subshrubs of the genus Lythrum
2: any of various herbs and subshrubs of the genus Lysimachia |
loosestrife family
(wn) | loosestrife family
n 1: herbs and shrubs and small trees with pink or purple
flowers [syn: Lythraceae, family Lythraceae,
loosestrife family] |
purple loosestrife
(wn) | purple loosestrife
n 1: marsh herb with a long spike of purple flowers; originally
of Europe but now rampant in eastern United States [syn:
purple loosestrife, spiked loosestrife, {Lythrum
salicaria}] |
spiked loosestrife
(wn) | spiked loosestrife
n 1: marsh herb with a long spike of purple flowers; originally
of Europe but now rampant in eastern United States [syn:
purple loosestrife, spiked loosestrife, {Lythrum
salicaria}] |
whorled loosestrife
(wn) | whorled loosestrife
n 1: common North American yellow-flowered plant [syn: {whorled
loosestrife}, Lysimachia quadrifolia] |
yellow loosestrife
(wn) | yellow loosestrife
n 1: frequently considered a weed; Europe and Asia [syn: {yellow
loosestrife}, garden loosestrife, Lysimachia vulgaris] |
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