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sylvan
(encz) | sylvan,lesní adj: žijící v lese, ve vztahu k lesu macska |
sylvan
(gcide) | Silvan \Sil"van\, a. [L. silva, less correctly sylva, a wood or
grove, perh. akin to Gr. "y`lh; cf. L. Silvanus Silvanus the
god of woods: cf. F. sylvain silvan. Cf. Savage.]
Of or pertaining to woods; composed of woods or groves;
woody. [Written also sylvan.]
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Betwixt two rows of rocks, a silvan scene
Appears above, and groves forever green. --Dryden.
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Sylvan
(gcide) | Sylvan \Syl"van\, n. [Sylva + furfuran.] (Chem.)
A liquid hydrocarbon obtained together with furfuran (tetrol)
by the distillation of pine wood; -- called also {methyl
tetrol}, or methyl furfuran.
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Sylvan
(gcide) | Sylvan \Syl"van\, a. [See Silvan, a.]
1. Of or pertaining to a sylva; forestlike; hence, rural;
rustic.
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The traditional memory of a rural and a sylvan
region . . . is usually exact as well as tenacious.
--De Quincey.
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2. Abounding in forests or in trees; woody.
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Sylvan
(gcide) | Sylvan \Syl"van\, n. [L. Sylvanus, better Silvanus. See
Silvan, a.]
A fabled deity of the wood; a satyr; a faun; sometimes, a
rustic.
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Her private orchards, walled on every side,
To lawless sylvans all access denied. --Pope.
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sylvan
(wn) | sylvan
adj 1: relating to or characteristic of wooded regions; "a shady
sylvan glade" [syn: sylvan, silvan]
n 1: a spirit that lives in or frequents the woods [syn:
sylvan, silvan] |
sylvan
(foldoc) | Sylvan
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pennsylvania
(encz) | Pennsylvania,Pensylvánie n: Zdeněk BrožPennsylvania,pensylvánský adj: Zdeněk BrožPennsylvania,stát v USA n: [jmén.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický překlad |
pennsylvania dutch
(encz) | Pennsylvania Dutch, |
pennsylvanian
(encz) | Pennsylvanian,pensylvánský adj: Petr Prášek |
sylvania
(encz) | Sylvania, |
sylvanite
(encz) | sylvanite, n: |
sylvanus
(encz) | Sylvanus, |
transylvania
(encz) | Transylvania,okres v USA n: [jmén.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický překladTransylvania,Sedmihradsko [zem.] n: |
hl.m. - pennsylvania v usa
(czen) | hl.m. - Pennsylvania v USA,Harrisburgn: [jmén.] Zdeněk Brož a
automatický překlad |
Acer Pennsylvanicum
(gcide) | Moosewood \Moose"wood`\, n. (Bot.)
(a) The striped maple (Acer Pennsylvanicum).
(b) Leatherwood.
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Having stripes of different colors; streaked.
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Striped bass. (Zool.) See under Bass.
Striped maple (Bot.), a slender American tree ({Acer
Pennsylvanicum}) with finely striped bark. Called also
striped dogwood, and moosewood.
Striped mullet. (Zool.) See under Mullet, 2.
Striped snake (Zool.), the garter snake.
Striped squirrel (Zool.), the chipmunk.
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Acer Pennsylvanium
(gcide) | Maple \Ma"ple\ (m[=a]"p'l), n. [AS. mapolder, mapulder, mapol;
akin to Icel. m["o]purr; cf. OHG. mazzaltra, mazzoltra, G.
massholder.] (Bot.)
A tree of the genus Acer, including about fifty species.
Acer saccharinum is the rock maple, or sugar maple,
from the sap of which sugar is made, in the United States, in
great quantities, by evaporation; the red maple or {swamp
maple} is Acer rubrum; the silver maple, {Acer
dasycarpum}, having fruit wooly when young; the {striped
maple}, Acer Pennsylvanium, called also moosewood. The
common maple of Europe is Acer campestre, the {sycamore
maple} is Acer Pseudo-platanus, and the Norway maple is
Acer platanoides.
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Note: Maple is much used adjectively, or as the first part of
a compound; as, maple tree, maple leaf, etc.
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Bird's-eye maple, Curled maple, varieties of the wood of
the rock maple, in which a beautiful lustrous grain is
produced by the sinuous course of the fibers.
Maple honey, Maple molasses, Maple syrup, or {Maple
sirup}, maple sap boiled to the consistency of molasses.
Maple sugar, sugar obtained from the sap of the sugar maple
by evaporation.
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Buteo Pennsylvanicus
(gcide) | Hawk \Hawk\ (h[add]k), n. [OE. hauk (prob. fr. Icel.), havek,
AS. hafoc, heafoc; akin to D. havik, OHG. habuh, G. habicht,
Icel. haukr, Sw. h["o]k, Dan. h["o]g, prob. from the root of
E. heave.] (Zool.)
One of numerous species and genera of rapacious birds of the
family Falconid[ae]. They differ from the true falcons in
lacking the prominent tooth and notch of the bill, and in
having shorter and less pointed wings. Many are of large size
and grade into the eagles. Some, as the goshawk, were
formerly trained like falcons. In a more general sense the
word is not infrequently applied, also, to true falcons, as
the sparrow hawk, pigeon hawk, duck hawk, and prairie hawk.
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Note: Among the common American species are the red-tailed
hawk (Buteo borealis); the red-shouldered ({Buteo
lineatus}); the broad-winged (Buteo Pennsylvanicus);
the rough-legged (Archibuteo lagopus); the
sharp-shinned (Accipiter fuscus). See Fishhawk,
Goshawk, Marsh hawk, under Marsh, Night hawk,
under Night.
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Bee hawk (Zool.), the honey buzzard.
Eagle hawk. See under Eagle.
Hawk eagle (Zool.), an Asiatic bird of the genus
Spiz[ae]tus, or Limn[ae]tus, intermediate between the
hawks and eagles. There are several species.
Hawk fly (Zool.), a voracious fly of the family
Asilid[ae]. See Hornet fly, under Hornet.
Hawk moth. (Zool.) See Hawk moth, in the Vocabulary.
Hawk owl. (Zool.)
(a) A northern owl (Surnia ulula) of Europe and America. It
flies by day, and in some respects resembles the hawks.
(b) An owl of India (Ninox scutellatus).
Hawk's bill (Horology), the pawl for the rack, in the
striking mechanism of a clock.
[1913 Webster]Buzzard \Buz"zard\ (b[u^]z"z[~e]rd), n.[O.E. busard, bosard, F.
busard, fr. buse, L. buteo, a kind of falcon or hawk.]
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1. (Zool.) A bird of prey of the Hawk family, belonging to
the genus Buteo and related genera.
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2. (Zool.) In the United States, a term used for the {turkey
vulture} (Cathartes aura), and sometimes
indiscriminately to any vulture.
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Note: The Buteo vulgaris is the common buzzard of Europe.
The American species (of which the most common are
Buteo borealis, Buteo Pennsylvanicus, and {Buteo
lineatus}) are usually called hen hawks. -- The
rough-legged buzzard, or bee hawk, of Europe ({Pernis
apivorus}) feeds on bees and their larv[ae], with other
insects, and reptiles. -- The moor buzzard of Europe is
Circus [ae]ruginosus. See Turkey buzzard, and
Carrion buzzard.
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Bald buzzard, the fishhawk or osprey. See Fishhawk.
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2. A blockhead; a dunce.
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It is common, to a proverb, to call one who can not
be taught, or who continues obstinately ignorant, a
buzzard. --Goldsmith.
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Dendroica Pennsylvanica
(gcide) | Warbler \War"bler\, n.
1. One who, or that which, warbles; a singer; a songster; --
applied chiefly to birds.
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In lulling strains the feathered warblers woo.
--Tickell.
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2. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small Old World
singing birds belonging to the family Sylviidae, many of
which are noted songsters. The bluethroat, blackcap, reed
warbler (see under Reed), and sedge warbler (see under
Sedge) are well-known species.
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3. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small, often bright
colored, American singing birds of the family or subfamily
Mniotiltidae, or Sylvicolinae. They are allied to the
Old World warblers, but most of them are not particularly
musical.
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Note: The American warblers are often divided, according to
their habits, into bush warblers, creeping warblers,
fly-catching warblers, ground warblers, wood warblers,
wormeating warblers, etc.
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Bush warbler (Zool.) any American warbler of the genus
Opornis, as the Connecticut warbler (Opornis agilis).
Creeping warbler (Zool.), any one of several species of
very small American warblers belonging to Parula,
Mniotilta, and allied genera, as the blue yellow-backed
warbler (Parula Americana), and the black-and-white
creeper (Mniotilta varia).
Fly-catching warbler (Zool.), any one of several species of
warblers belonging to Setophaga, Sylvania, and allied
genera having the bill hooked and notched at the tip, with
strong rictal bristles at the base, as the hooded warbler
(Sylvania mitrata), the black-capped warbler ({Sylvania
pusilla}), the Canadian warbler (Sylvania Canadensis),
and the American redstart (see Redstart).
Ground warbler (Zool.), any American warbler of the genus
Geothlypis, as the mourning ground warbler ({Geothlypis
Philadelphia}), and the Maryland yellowthroat (see
Yellowthroat).
Wood warbler (Zool.), any one of numerous American warblers
of the genus Dendroica. Among the most common wood
warblers in the Eastern States are the yellowbird, or
yellow warbler (see under Yellow), the black-throated
green warbler (Dendroica virens), the yellow-rumped
warbler (Dendroica coronata), the blackpoll ({Dendroica
striata}), the bay-breasted warbler ({Dendroica
castanea}), the chestnut-sided warbler ({Dendroica
Pennsylvanica}), the Cape May warbler ({Dendroica
tigrina}), the prairie warbler (see under Prairie), and
the pine warbler (Dendroica pinus). See also {Magnolia
warbler}, under Magnolia, and Blackburnian warbler.
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Formica Pennsylvanica
(gcide) | Carpenter \Car"pen*ter\, n. [OF. carpentier, F. charpentier, LL.
carpentarius, fr. L. carpentum wagon, carriage.]
An artificer who works in timber; a framer and builder of
houses, ships, etc.
Syn: Carpenter, Joiner.
Usage: The carpenter frames and puts together roofs,
partitions, floors, and other structural parts of a
building. The joiner supplies stairs, doors shutters,
mantelpieces, cupboards, and other parts necessary to
finishing the building. In America the two trades are
commonly united.
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Carpenter ant (Zool.), any species of ant which gnaws
galleries in the wood of trees and constructs its nests
therein. They usually select dead or somewhat decayed
wood. The common large American species is {Formica
Pennsylvanica}.
Carpenter bee (Zool.), a large hymenopterous insect of the
genus Xylocopa; -- so called because it constructs its
nest by gnawing long galleries in sound timber. The common
American species is Xylocopa Virginica.
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Macaca sylvana
(gcide) | Macaca sylvana \Macaca sylvana\ n.
The Barbary ape, a tailless macaque of rocky cliffs and
forests of Northwest Africa and Gibralter.
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Parietaria pennsylvanica
(gcide) | Pellitory \Pel"li*to*ry\, n. [OE. paritorie, OF. paritoire, F.
pari['e]taire; (cf. It. & Sp. parietaria), L. parietaria the
parietary, or pellitory, the wall plant, fr. parietarius
belonging to the walls, fr. paries, parietis a wall. Cf.
Parietary.] (Bot.)
The common name of the several species of the genus
Parietaria, low, harmless weeds of the Nettle family; --
also called wall pellitory, and lichwort.
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Note: Parietaria officinalis is common on old walls in
Europe; Parietaria pennsylvanica is found in the
United States; and six or seven more species are found
near the Mediterranean, or in the Orient.
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Pennsylvanian
(gcide) | Pennsylvanian \Pennsylvanian\ prop. n.
The geological period from 280 million to 310 million years
ago; -- it was characterized by a warm climate and abundance
of swampy land.
Syn: Pennsylvanian period, Upper Carboniferous, Upper
Carboniferous period.
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2. A resident of the state of Pennsylvania.
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Prunus Pennsylvanica
(gcide) | Wild \Wild\, a. [Compar. Wilder; superl. Wildest.] [OE.
wilde, AS. wilde; akin to OFries. wilde, D. wild, OS. & OHG.
wildi, G. wild, Sw. & Dan. vild, Icel. villr wild,
bewildered, astray, Goth. wilpeis wild, and G. & OHG. wild
game, deer; of uncertain origin.]
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1. Living in a state of nature; inhabiting natural haunts, as
the forest or open field; not familiar with, or not easily
approached by, man; not tamed or domesticated; as, a wild
boar; a wild ox; a wild cat.
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Winter's not gone yet, if the wild geese fly that
way. --Shak.
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2. Growing or produced without culture; growing or prepared
without the aid and care of man; native; not cultivated;
brought forth by unassisted nature or by animals not
domesticated; as, wild parsnip, wild camomile, wild
strawberry, wild honey.
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The woods and desert caves,
With wild thyme and gadding vine o'ergrown.
--Milton.
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3. Desert; not inhabited or cultivated; as, wild land. "To
trace the forests wild." --Shak.
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4. Savage; uncivilized; not refined by culture; ferocious;
rude; as, wild natives of Africa or America.
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5. Not submitted to restraint, training, or regulation;
turbulent; tempestuous; violent; ungoverned; licentious;
inordinate; disorderly; irregular; fanciful; imaginary;
visionary; crazy. "Valor grown wild by pride." --Prior. "A
wild, speculative project." --Swift.
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What are these
So withered and so wild in their attire ? --Shak.
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With mountains, as with weapons, armed; which makes
Wild work in heaven. --Milton.
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The wild winds howl. --Addison.
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Search then the ruling passion, there, alone
The wild are constant, and the cunning known.
--Pope.
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6. Exposed to the wind and sea; unsheltered; as, a wild
roadstead.
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7. Indicating strong emotion, intense excitement, or
?ewilderment; as, a wild look.
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8. (Naut.) Hard to steer; -- said of a vessel.
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Note: Many plants are named by prefixing wild to the names of
other better known or cultivated plants to which they a
bear a real or fancied resemblance; as, wild allspice,
wild pink, etc. See the Phrases below.
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To run wild, to go unrestrained or untamed; to live or
untamed; to live or grow without culture or training.
To sow one's wild oats. See under Oat.
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Wild allspice. (Bot.), spicewood.
Wild balsam apple (Bot.), an American climbing
cucurbitaceous plant (Echinocystis lobata).
Wild basil (Bot.), a fragrant labiate herb ({Calamintha
Clinopodium}) common in Europe and America.
Wild bean (Bot.), a name of several leguminous plants,
mostly species of Phaseolus and Apios.
Wild bee (Zool.), any one of numerous species of
undomesticated social bees, especially the domestic bee
when it has escaped from domestication and built its nest
in a hollow tree or among rocks.
Wild bergamot. (Bot.) See under Bergamot.
Wild boar (Zool.), the European wild hog (Sus scrofa),
from which the common domesticated swine is descended.
Wild brier (Bot.), any uncultivated species of brier. See
Brier.
Wild bugloss (Bot.), an annual rough-leaved plant
(Lycopsis arvensis) with small blue flowers.
Wild camomile (Bot.), one or more plants of the composite
genus Matricaria, much resembling camomile.
Wild cat. (Zool.)
(a) A European carnivore (Felis catus) somewhat
resembling the domestic cat, but larger stronger, and
having a short tail. It is destructive to the smaller
domestic animals, such as lambs, kids, poultry, and
the like.
(b) The common American lynx, or bay lynx.
(c) (Naut.) A wheel which can be adjusted so as to revolve
either with, or on, the shaft of a capstan. --Luce.
Wild celery. (Bot.) See Tape grass, under Tape.
Wild cherry. (Bot.)
(a) Any uncultivated tree which bears cherries. The wild
red cherry is Prunus Pennsylvanica. The wild black
cherry is Prunus serotina, the wood of which is much
used for cabinetwork, being of a light red color and a
compact texture.
(b) The fruit of various species of Prunus.
Wild cinnamon. See the Note under Canella.
Wild comfrey (Bot.), an American plant ({Cynoglossum
Virginicum}) of the Borage family. It has large bristly
leaves and small blue flowers.
Wild cumin (Bot.), an annual umbelliferous plant
(Lag[oe]cia cuminoides) native in the countries about
the Mediterranean.
Wild drake (Zool.) the mallard.
Wild elder (Bot.), an American plant (Aralia hispida) of
the Ginseng family.
Wild fowl (Zool.) any wild bird, especially any of those
considered as game birds.
Wild goose (Zool.), any one of several species of
undomesticated geese, especially the Canada goose ({Branta
Canadensis}), the European bean goose, and the graylag.
See Graylag, and Bean goose, under Bean.
Wild goose chase, the pursuit of something unattainable, or
of something as unlikely to be caught as the wild goose.
--Shak.
Wild honey, honey made by wild bees, and deposited in
trees, rocks, the like.
Wild hyacinth. (Bot.) See Hyacinth, 1
(b) .
Wild Irishman (Bot.), a thorny bush (Discaria Toumatou)
of the Buckthorn family, found in New Zealand, where the
natives use the spines in tattooing.
Wild land.
(a) Land not cultivated, or in a state that renders it
unfit for cultivation.
(b) Land which is not settled and cultivated.
Wild licorice. (Bot.) See under Licorice.
Wild mammee (Bot.), the oblong, yellowish, acid fruit of a
tropical American tree (Rheedia lateriflora); -- so
called in the West Indies.
Wild marjoram (Bot.), a labiate plant (Origanum vulgare)
much like the sweet marjoram, but less aromatic.
Wild oat. (Bot.)
(a) A tall, oatlike kind of soft grass ({Arrhenatherum
avenaceum}).
(b) See Wild oats, under Oat.
Wild pieplant (Bot.), a species of dock ({Rumex
hymenosepalus}) found from Texas to California. Its acid,
juicy stems are used as a substitute for the garden
rhubarb.
Wild pigeon. (Zool.)
(a) The rock dove.
(b) The passenger pigeon.
Wild pink (Bot.), an American plant ({Silene
Pennsylvanica}) with pale, pinkish flowers; a kind of
catchfly.
Wild plantain (Bot.), an arborescent endogenous herb
(Heliconia Bihai), much resembling the banana. Its
leaves and leaf sheaths are much used in the West Indies
as coverings for packages of merchandise.
Wild plum. (Bot.)
(a) Any kind of plum growing without cultivation.
(b) The South African prune. See under Prune.
Wild rice. (Bot.) See Indian rice, under Rice.
Wild rosemary (Bot.), the evergreen shrub {Andromeda
polifolia}. See Marsh rosemary, under Rosemary.
Wild sage. (Bot.) See Sagebrush.
Wild sarsaparilla (Bot.), a species of ginseng ({Aralia
nudicaulis}) bearing a single long-stalked leaf.
Wild sensitive plant (Bot.), either one of two annual
leguminous herbs (Cassia Chamaecrista, and {Cassia
nictitans}), in both of which the leaflets close quickly
when the plant is disturbed.
Wild service.(Bot.) See Sorb.
Wild Spaniard (Bot.), any one of several umbelliferous
plants of the genus Aciphylla, natives of New Zealand.
The leaves bear numerous bayonetlike spines, and the
plants form an impenetrable thicket.
Wild turkey. (Zool.) See 2d Turkey.
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Silene Pennsylvanica
(gcide) | Wild \Wild\, a. [Compar. Wilder; superl. Wildest.] [OE.
wilde, AS. wilde; akin to OFries. wilde, D. wild, OS. & OHG.
wildi, G. wild, Sw. & Dan. vild, Icel. villr wild,
bewildered, astray, Goth. wilpeis wild, and G. & OHG. wild
game, deer; of uncertain origin.]
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1. Living in a state of nature; inhabiting natural haunts, as
the forest or open field; not familiar with, or not easily
approached by, man; not tamed or domesticated; as, a wild
boar; a wild ox; a wild cat.
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Winter's not gone yet, if the wild geese fly that
way. --Shak.
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2. Growing or produced without culture; growing or prepared
without the aid and care of man; native; not cultivated;
brought forth by unassisted nature or by animals not
domesticated; as, wild parsnip, wild camomile, wild
strawberry, wild honey.
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The woods and desert caves,
With wild thyme and gadding vine o'ergrown.
--Milton.
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3. Desert; not inhabited or cultivated; as, wild land. "To
trace the forests wild." --Shak.
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4. Savage; uncivilized; not refined by culture; ferocious;
rude; as, wild natives of Africa or America.
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5. Not submitted to restraint, training, or regulation;
turbulent; tempestuous; violent; ungoverned; licentious;
inordinate; disorderly; irregular; fanciful; imaginary;
visionary; crazy. "Valor grown wild by pride." --Prior. "A
wild, speculative project." --Swift.
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What are these
So withered and so wild in their attire ? --Shak.
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With mountains, as with weapons, armed; which makes
Wild work in heaven. --Milton.
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The wild winds howl. --Addison.
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Search then the ruling passion, there, alone
The wild are constant, and the cunning known.
--Pope.
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6. Exposed to the wind and sea; unsheltered; as, a wild
roadstead.
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7. Indicating strong emotion, intense excitement, or
?ewilderment; as, a wild look.
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8. (Naut.) Hard to steer; -- said of a vessel.
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Note: Many plants are named by prefixing wild to the names of
other better known or cultivated plants to which they a
bear a real or fancied resemblance; as, wild allspice,
wild pink, etc. See the Phrases below.
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To run wild, to go unrestrained or untamed; to live or
untamed; to live or grow without culture or training.
To sow one's wild oats. See under Oat.
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Wild allspice. (Bot.), spicewood.
Wild balsam apple (Bot.), an American climbing
cucurbitaceous plant (Echinocystis lobata).
Wild basil (Bot.), a fragrant labiate herb ({Calamintha
Clinopodium}) common in Europe and America.
Wild bean (Bot.), a name of several leguminous plants,
mostly species of Phaseolus and Apios.
Wild bee (Zool.), any one of numerous species of
undomesticated social bees, especially the domestic bee
when it has escaped from domestication and built its nest
in a hollow tree or among rocks.
Wild bergamot. (Bot.) See under Bergamot.
Wild boar (Zool.), the European wild hog (Sus scrofa),
from which the common domesticated swine is descended.
Wild brier (Bot.), any uncultivated species of brier. See
Brier.
Wild bugloss (Bot.), an annual rough-leaved plant
(Lycopsis arvensis) with small blue flowers.
Wild camomile (Bot.), one or more plants of the composite
genus Matricaria, much resembling camomile.
Wild cat. (Zool.)
(a) A European carnivore (Felis catus) somewhat
resembling the domestic cat, but larger stronger, and
having a short tail. It is destructive to the smaller
domestic animals, such as lambs, kids, poultry, and
the like.
(b) The common American lynx, or bay lynx.
(c) (Naut.) A wheel which can be adjusted so as to revolve
either with, or on, the shaft of a capstan. --Luce.
Wild celery. (Bot.) See Tape grass, under Tape.
Wild cherry. (Bot.)
(a) Any uncultivated tree which bears cherries. The wild
red cherry is Prunus Pennsylvanica. The wild black
cherry is Prunus serotina, the wood of which is much
used for cabinetwork, being of a light red color and a
compact texture.
(b) The fruit of various species of Prunus.
Wild cinnamon. See the Note under Canella.
Wild comfrey (Bot.), an American plant ({Cynoglossum
Virginicum}) of the Borage family. It has large bristly
leaves and small blue flowers.
Wild cumin (Bot.), an annual umbelliferous plant
(Lag[oe]cia cuminoides) native in the countries about
the Mediterranean.
Wild drake (Zool.) the mallard.
Wild elder (Bot.), an American plant (Aralia hispida) of
the Ginseng family.
Wild fowl (Zool.) any wild bird, especially any of those
considered as game birds.
Wild goose (Zool.), any one of several species of
undomesticated geese, especially the Canada goose ({Branta
Canadensis}), the European bean goose, and the graylag.
See Graylag, and Bean goose, under Bean.
Wild goose chase, the pursuit of something unattainable, or
of something as unlikely to be caught as the wild goose.
--Shak.
Wild honey, honey made by wild bees, and deposited in
trees, rocks, the like.
Wild hyacinth. (Bot.) See Hyacinth, 1
(b) .
Wild Irishman (Bot.), a thorny bush (Discaria Toumatou)
of the Buckthorn family, found in New Zealand, where the
natives use the spines in tattooing.
Wild land.
(a) Land not cultivated, or in a state that renders it
unfit for cultivation.
(b) Land which is not settled and cultivated.
Wild licorice. (Bot.) See under Licorice.
Wild mammee (Bot.), the oblong, yellowish, acid fruit of a
tropical American tree (Rheedia lateriflora); -- so
called in the West Indies.
Wild marjoram (Bot.), a labiate plant (Origanum vulgare)
much like the sweet marjoram, but less aromatic.
Wild oat. (Bot.)
(a) A tall, oatlike kind of soft grass ({Arrhenatherum
avenaceum}).
(b) See Wild oats, under Oat.
Wild pieplant (Bot.), a species of dock ({Rumex
hymenosepalus}) found from Texas to California. Its acid,
juicy stems are used as a substitute for the garden
rhubarb.
Wild pigeon. (Zool.)
(a) The rock dove.
(b) The passenger pigeon.
Wild pink (Bot.), an American plant ({Silene
Pennsylvanica}) with pale, pinkish flowers; a kind of
catchfly.
Wild plantain (Bot.), an arborescent endogenous herb
(Heliconia Bihai), much resembling the banana. Its
leaves and leaf sheaths are much used in the West Indies
as coverings for packages of merchandise.
Wild plum. (Bot.)
(a) Any kind of plum growing without cultivation.
(b) The South African prune. See under Prune.
Wild rice. (Bot.) See Indian rice, under Rice.
Wild rosemary (Bot.), the evergreen shrub {Andromeda
polifolia}. See Marsh rosemary, under Rosemary.
Wild sage. (Bot.) See Sagebrush.
Wild sarsaparilla (Bot.), a species of ginseng ({Aralia
nudicaulis}) bearing a single long-stalked leaf.
Wild sensitive plant (Bot.), either one of two annual
leguminous herbs (Cassia Chamaecrista, and {Cassia
nictitans}), in both of which the leaflets close quickly
when the plant is disturbed.
Wild service.(Bot.) See Sorb.
Wild Spaniard (Bot.), any one of several umbelliferous
plants of the genus Aciphylla, natives of New Zealand.
The leaves bear numerous bayonetlike spines, and the
plants form an impenetrable thicket.
Wild turkey. (Zool.) See 2d Turkey.
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Sylvan
(gcide) | Silvan \Sil"van\, a. [L. silva, less correctly sylva, a wood or
grove, perh. akin to Gr. "y`lh; cf. L. Silvanus Silvanus the
god of woods: cf. F. sylvain silvan. Cf. Savage.]
Of or pertaining to woods; composed of woods or groves;
woody. [Written also sylvan.]
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Betwixt two rows of rocks, a silvan scene
Appears above, and groves forever green. --Dryden.
[1913 Webster]Sylvan \Syl"van\, n. [Sylva + furfuran.] (Chem.)
A liquid hydrocarbon obtained together with furfuran (tetrol)
by the distillation of pine wood; -- called also {methyl
tetrol}, or methyl furfuran.
[1913 Webster]Sylvan \Syl"van\, a. [See Silvan, a.]
1. Of or pertaining to a sylva; forestlike; hence, rural;
rustic.
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The traditional memory of a rural and a sylvan
region . . . is usually exact as well as tenacious.
--De Quincey.
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2. Abounding in forests or in trees; woody.
[1913 Webster]Sylvan \Syl"van\, n. [L. Sylvanus, better Silvanus. See
Silvan, a.]
A fabled deity of the wood; a satyr; a faun; sometimes, a
rustic.
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Her private orchards, walled on every side,
To lawless sylvans all access denied. --Pope.
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Sylvania Canadensis
(gcide) | Flycatcher \Fly"catch`er\, n. (Zool.)
One of numerous species of birds that feed upon insects,
which they take on the wing.
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Note: The true flycatchers of the Old World are Oscines, and
belong to the family Muscicapid[ae], as the spotted
flycatcher (Muscicapa grisola). The American
flycatchers, or tyrant flycatchers, are Clamatores, and
belong to the family Tyrannid[ae], as the kingbird,
pewee, crested flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus), and
the vermilion flycatcher or churinche ({Pyrocephalus
rubineus}). Certain American flycatching warblers of
the family Sylvicolid[ae] are also called
flycatchers, as the Canadian flycatcher ({Sylvania
Canadensis}), and the hooded flycatcher (S. mitrata).
See Tyrant flycatcher.
[1913 Webster]Warbler \War"bler\, n.
1. One who, or that which, warbles; a singer; a songster; --
applied chiefly to birds.
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In lulling strains the feathered warblers woo.
--Tickell.
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2. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small Old World
singing birds belonging to the family Sylviidae, many of
which are noted songsters. The bluethroat, blackcap, reed
warbler (see under Reed), and sedge warbler (see under
Sedge) are well-known species.
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3. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small, often bright
colored, American singing birds of the family or subfamily
Mniotiltidae, or Sylvicolinae. They are allied to the
Old World warblers, but most of them are not particularly
musical.
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Note: The American warblers are often divided, according to
their habits, into bush warblers, creeping warblers,
fly-catching warblers, ground warblers, wood warblers,
wormeating warblers, etc.
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Bush warbler (Zool.) any American warbler of the genus
Opornis, as the Connecticut warbler (Opornis agilis).
Creeping warbler (Zool.), any one of several species of
very small American warblers belonging to Parula,
Mniotilta, and allied genera, as the blue yellow-backed
warbler (Parula Americana), and the black-and-white
creeper (Mniotilta varia).
Fly-catching warbler (Zool.), any one of several species of
warblers belonging to Setophaga, Sylvania, and allied
genera having the bill hooked and notched at the tip, with
strong rictal bristles at the base, as the hooded warbler
(Sylvania mitrata), the black-capped warbler ({Sylvania
pusilla}), the Canadian warbler (Sylvania Canadensis),
and the American redstart (see Redstart).
Ground warbler (Zool.), any American warbler of the genus
Geothlypis, as the mourning ground warbler ({Geothlypis
Philadelphia}), and the Maryland yellowthroat (see
Yellowthroat).
Wood warbler (Zool.), any one of numerous American warblers
of the genus Dendroica. Among the most common wood
warblers in the Eastern States are the yellowbird, or
yellow warbler (see under Yellow), the black-throated
green warbler (Dendroica virens), the yellow-rumped
warbler (Dendroica coronata), the blackpoll ({Dendroica
striata}), the bay-breasted warbler ({Dendroica
castanea}), the chestnut-sided warbler ({Dendroica
Pennsylvanica}), the Cape May warbler ({Dendroica
tigrina}), the prairie warbler (see under Prairie), and
the pine warbler (Dendroica pinus). See also {Magnolia
warbler}, under Magnolia, and Blackburnian warbler.
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Sylvania mitrata
(gcide) | Hooded \Hood"ed\, a.
1. Covered with a hood.
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2. Furnished with a hood or something like a hood.
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3. Hood-shaped; esp. (Bot.), rolled up like a cornet of
paper; cuculate, as the spethe of the Indian turnip.
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4. (Zool.)
(a) Having the head conspicuously different in color from
the rest of the plumage; -- said of birds.
(b) Having a hoodlike crest or prominence on the head or
neck; as, the hooded seal; a hooded snake.
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Hooded crow, a European crow (Corvus cornix); -- called
also hoody, dun crow, and royston crow.
Hooded gull, the European black-headed pewit or gull.
Hooded merganser. See Merganser.
Hooded seal, a large North Atlantic seal ({Cystophora
cristata}). The male has a large, inflatible, hoodlike sac
upon the head. Called also hoodcap.
Hooded sheldrake, the hooded merganser. See Merganser.
Hooded snake. See Cobra de capello, Asp, Haje, etc.
Hooded warbler, a small American warbler ({Sylvania
mitrata}).
[1913 Webster]Warbler \War"bler\, n.
1. One who, or that which, warbles; a singer; a songster; --
applied chiefly to birds.
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In lulling strains the feathered warblers woo.
--Tickell.
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2. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small Old World
singing birds belonging to the family Sylviidae, many of
which are noted songsters. The bluethroat, blackcap, reed
warbler (see under Reed), and sedge warbler (see under
Sedge) are well-known species.
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3. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small, often bright
colored, American singing birds of the family or subfamily
Mniotiltidae, or Sylvicolinae. They are allied to the
Old World warblers, but most of them are not particularly
musical.
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Note: The American warblers are often divided, according to
their habits, into bush warblers, creeping warblers,
fly-catching warblers, ground warblers, wood warblers,
wormeating warblers, etc.
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Bush warbler (Zool.) any American warbler of the genus
Opornis, as the Connecticut warbler (Opornis agilis).
Creeping warbler (Zool.), any one of several species of
very small American warblers belonging to Parula,
Mniotilta, and allied genera, as the blue yellow-backed
warbler (Parula Americana), and the black-and-white
creeper (Mniotilta varia).
Fly-catching warbler (Zool.), any one of several species of
warblers belonging to Setophaga, Sylvania, and allied
genera having the bill hooked and notched at the tip, with
strong rictal bristles at the base, as the hooded warbler
(Sylvania mitrata), the black-capped warbler ({Sylvania
pusilla}), the Canadian warbler (Sylvania Canadensis),
and the American redstart (see Redstart).
Ground warbler (Zool.), any American warbler of the genus
Geothlypis, as the mourning ground warbler ({Geothlypis
Philadelphia}), and the Maryland yellowthroat (see
Yellowthroat).
Wood warbler (Zool.), any one of numerous American warblers
of the genus Dendroica. Among the most common wood
warblers in the Eastern States are the yellowbird, or
yellow warbler (see under Yellow), the black-throated
green warbler (Dendroica virens), the yellow-rumped
warbler (Dendroica coronata), the blackpoll ({Dendroica
striata}), the bay-breasted warbler ({Dendroica
castanea}), the chestnut-sided warbler ({Dendroica
Pennsylvanica}), the Cape May warbler ({Dendroica
tigrina}), the prairie warbler (see under Prairie), and
the pine warbler (Dendroica pinus). See also {Magnolia
warbler}, under Magnolia, and Blackburnian warbler.
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Sylvania pusilla
(gcide) | Warbler \War"bler\, n.
1. One who, or that which, warbles; a singer; a songster; --
applied chiefly to birds.
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In lulling strains the feathered warblers woo.
--Tickell.
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2. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small Old World
singing birds belonging to the family Sylviidae, many of
which are noted songsters. The bluethroat, blackcap, reed
warbler (see under Reed), and sedge warbler (see under
Sedge) are well-known species.
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3. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small, often bright
colored, American singing birds of the family or subfamily
Mniotiltidae, or Sylvicolinae. They are allied to the
Old World warblers, but most of them are not particularly
musical.
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Note: The American warblers are often divided, according to
their habits, into bush warblers, creeping warblers,
fly-catching warblers, ground warblers, wood warblers,
wormeating warblers, etc.
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Bush warbler (Zool.) any American warbler of the genus
Opornis, as the Connecticut warbler (Opornis agilis).
Creeping warbler (Zool.), any one of several species of
very small American warblers belonging to Parula,
Mniotilta, and allied genera, as the blue yellow-backed
warbler (Parula Americana), and the black-and-white
creeper (Mniotilta varia).
Fly-catching warbler (Zool.), any one of several species of
warblers belonging to Setophaga, Sylvania, and allied
genera having the bill hooked and notched at the tip, with
strong rictal bristles at the base, as the hooded warbler
(Sylvania mitrata), the black-capped warbler ({Sylvania
pusilla}), the Canadian warbler (Sylvania Canadensis),
and the American redstart (see Redstart).
Ground warbler (Zool.), any American warbler of the genus
Geothlypis, as the mourning ground warbler ({Geothlypis
Philadelphia}), and the Maryland yellowthroat (see
Yellowthroat).
Wood warbler (Zool.), any one of numerous American warblers
of the genus Dendroica. Among the most common wood
warblers in the Eastern States are the yellowbird, or
yellow warbler (see under Yellow), the black-throated
green warbler (Dendroica virens), the yellow-rumped
warbler (Dendroica coronata), the blackpoll ({Dendroica
striata}), the bay-breasted warbler ({Dendroica
castanea}), the chestnut-sided warbler ({Dendroica
Pennsylvanica}), the Cape May warbler ({Dendroica
tigrina}), the prairie warbler (see under Prairie), and
the pine warbler (Dendroica pinus). See also {Magnolia
warbler}, under Magnolia, and Blackburnian warbler.
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Sylvanite
(gcide) | Sylvanite \Syl"van*ite\, n. [Fr. Transylvania, where first
found.] (Min.)
A telluride of gold and silver, (Au, Ag)Te2, of a steel
gray, silver white, or brass yellow. It often occurs in
implanted crystals resembling written characters, and hence
is called graphic tellurium. H., 1.5-2. Sp.gr., 7.9-8.3.
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Sylvanium
(gcide) | Sylvanium \Syl*va"ni*um\, n. [NL., so called from Transylvania,
where it was first found.] (Chem.)
An old name for tellurium. [Written also silvanium.]
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Sylvanus Surinamensis
(gcide) | Wheat \Wheat\ (hw[=e]t), n. [OE. whete, AS. hw[=ae]te; akin to
OS. hw[=e]ti, D. weit, G. weizen, OHG. weizzi, Icel. hveiti,
Sw. hvete, Dan. hvede, Goth. hwaiteis, and E. white. See
White.] (Bot.)
A cereal grass (Triticum vulgare) and its grain, which
furnishes a white flour for bread, and, next to rice, is the
grain most largely used by the human race.
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Note: Of this grain the varieties are numerous, as red wheat,
white wheat, bald wheat, bearded wheat, winter wheat,
summer wheat, and the like. Wheat is not known to exist
as a wild native plant, and all statements as to its
origin are either incorrect or at best only guesses.
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Buck wheat. (Bot.) See Buckwheat.
German wheat. (Bot.) See 2d Spelt.
Guinea wheat (Bot.), a name for Indian corn.
Indian wheat, or Tartary wheat (Bot.), a grain
(Fagopyrum Tartaricum) much like buckwheat, but only
half as large.
Turkey wheat (Bot.), a name for Indian corn.
Wheat aphid, or Wheat aphis (Zool.), any one of several
species of Aphis and allied genera, which suck the sap
of growing wheat.
Wheat beetle. (Zool.)
(a) A small, slender, rusty brown beetle ({Sylvanus
Surinamensis}) whose larvae feed upon wheat, rice, and
other grains.
(b) A very small, reddish brown, oval beetle ({Anobium
paniceum}) whose larvae eat the interior of grains of
wheat.
Wheat duck (Zool.), the American widgeon. [Western U. S.]
Wheat fly. (Zool.) Same as Wheat midge, below.
Wheat grass (Bot.), a kind of grass (Agropyrum caninum)
somewhat resembling wheat. It grows in the northern parts
of Europe and America.
Wheat jointworm. (Zool.) See Jointworm.
Wheat louse (Zool.), any wheat aphid.
Wheat maggot (Zool.), the larva of a wheat midge.
Wheat midge. (Zool.)
(a) A small two-winged fly (Diplosis tritici) which is very
destructive to growing wheat, both in Europe and America.
The female lays her eggs in the flowers of wheat, and the
larvae suck the juice of the young kernels and when full
grown change to pupae in the earth.
(b) The Hessian fly. See under Hessian.
Wheat moth (Zool.), any moth whose larvae devour the grains
of wheat, chiefly after it is harvested; a grain moth. See
Angoumois Moth, also Grain moth, under Grain.
Wheat thief (Bot.), gromwell; -- so called because it is a
troublesome weed in wheat fields. See Gromwell.
Wheat thrips (Zool.), a small brown thrips ({Thrips
cerealium}) which is very injurious to the grains of
growing wheat.
Wheat weevil. (Zool.)
(a) The grain weevil.
(b) The rice weevil when found in wheat.
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Vaccinium Pennsylvanicum
(gcide) | Blueberry \Blue"berry\, n. [Cf. Blaeberry.] (Bot.)
The berry of several species of Vaccinium, an ericaceous
genus, differing from the American huckleberries in
containing numerous minute seeds instead of ten nutlets. The
commonest species are Vaccinium Pennsylvanicum and
Vaccinium vacillans. Vaccinium corymbosum is the tall
blueberry.
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acer pennsylvanicum
(wn) | Acer pennsylvanicum
n 1: maple of eastern North America with striped bark and large
two-lobed leaves clear yellow in autumn [syn: moosewood,
moose-wood, striped maple, striped dogwood,
goosefoot maple, Acer pennsylvanicum] |
battle of spotsylvania courthouse
(wn) | battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse
n 1: a battle between the armies of Grant and Lee during the
Wilderness Campaign [syn: Spotsylvania, {battle of
Spotsylvania Courthouse}] |
capital of pennsylvania
(wn) | capital of Pennsylvania
n 1: capital of Pennsylvania; located in southern part of state
[syn: Harrisburg, capital of Pennsylvania] |
fraxinus pennsylvanica
(wn) | Fraxinus pennsylvanica
n 1: smallish American tree with velvety branchlets and lower
leaf surfaces [syn: red ash, downy ash, {Fraxinus
pennsylvanica}] |
fraxinus pennsylvanica subintegerrima
(wn) | Fraxinus pennsylvanica subintegerrima
n 1: a variety of red ash having glossy branchlets and lower
leaf surfaces [syn: green ash, {Fraxinus pennsylvanica
subintegerrima}] |
macaca sylvana
(wn) | Macaca sylvana
n 1: tailless macaque of rocky cliffs and forests of
northwestern Africa and Gibraltar [syn: Barbary ape,
Macaca sylvana] |
myrica pensylvanica
(wn) | Myrica pensylvanica
n 1: deciduous aromatic shrub of eastern North America with
grey-green wax-coated berries [syn: bayberry,
candleberry, swamp candleberry, waxberry, {Myrica
pensylvanica}] |
pennsylvania
(wn) | Pennsylvania
n 1: a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies [syn:
Pennsylvania, Keystone State, PA]
2: one of the British colonies that formed the United States
3: a university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [syn: {University
of Pennsylvania}, Pennsylvania, Penn] |
pennsylvania dutch
(wn) | Pennsylvania Dutch
n 1: a dialect of High German spoken in parts of Pennsylvania
and Maryland |
pennsylvanian
(wn) | Pennsylvanian
n 1: from 310 million to 280 million years ago; warm climate;
swampy land [syn: Pennsylvanian, Pennsylvanian period,
Upper Carboniferous, Upper Carboniferous period]
2: a native or resident of Pennsylvania [syn: Pennsylvanian,
Keystone Stater] |
pennsylvanian period
(wn) | Pennsylvanian period
n 1: from 310 million to 280 million years ago; warm climate;
swampy land [syn: Pennsylvanian, Pennsylvanian period,
Upper Carboniferous, Upper Carboniferous period] |
prunus pensylvanica
(wn) | Prunus pensylvanica
n 1: small shrubby North American wild cherry with small bright
red acid fruit [syn: pin cherry, Prunus pensylvanica] |
spotsylvania
(wn) | Spotsylvania
n 1: a village in northeastern Virginia where battles were
fought during the American Civil War
2: a battle between the armies of Grant and Lee during the
Wilderness Campaign [syn: Spotsylvania, {battle of
Spotsylvania Courthouse}] |
sylvanite
(wn) | sylvanite
n 1: a silver-white mineral consisting of silver gold telluride;
a source of gold in Australia and America [syn:
sylvanite, graphic tellurium] |
sylvanus
(wn) | Sylvanus
n 1: (Roman mythology) god of woods and fields and flocks; Pan
is the Greek counterpart [syn: Sylvanus, Silvanus] |
transylvania
(wn) | Transylvania
n 1: a historical plateau region in northwestern Romania that is
separated from the rest of the country by the Transylvanian
Alps; originally part of Hungary; incorporated into Romania
at the end of World War I |
transylvanian alps
(wn) | Transylvanian Alps
n 1: a range of the southern Carpathian Mountains extending
across central Romania |
university of pennsylvania
(wn) | University of Pennsylvania
n 1: a university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania [syn:
University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, Penn] |
vaccinium pennsylvanicum
(wn) | Vaccinium pennsylvanicum
n 1: low-growing deciduous shrub of northeastern North America
having flowers in compact racemes and bearing sweet dark
blue berries [syn: low-bush blueberry, low blueberry,
Vaccinium angustifolium, Vaccinium pennsylvanicum] |
university of pennsylvania
(foldoc) | University of Pennsylvania
UPenn
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PENNSYLVANI
(bouvier) | PENNSYLVANIA. The name of one of the original states of the United States of
America. Pennsylvania was occupied by planters of various nations, Dutch
Swedes, English, and others; but obtained no separate name until the year
1681, when Charles II. granted a charter to William Penn, by which he became
its proprietary, saving, however, allegiance to the crown, which retained
the sovereignty of the country. This charter authorized the proprietary, his
heirs and successors, by and with the assent of the freemen of the country,
or their deputies assembled for the purpose, to make laws. Their laws were
required to be consonant to reason, and not repugnant or contrary, but as
near as conveniently could be to the laws and statutes of England.
Pennsylvania was governed by this charter till the period of the Revolution.
2. The constitution of the state was adopted on the second day of
September, 1790, and amended by a convention selected by the people, on the
twenty-second day of February, 1838. The powers of the government are
divided into three distinct branches: the legislative, the executive and the
judiciary.
3.-1st. The legislative power is vested in a general assembly, which
consists of a senate and house of representatives.
4.-1. The senate will be considered with reference to the
qualification of the electors; the qualification of the members; the length
of time for which they are elected; and the time of their election. 1. In
elections by the citizens, every white freeman of the age of twenty-one
years having resided in this state one year, and in the election district
where he offers to vote ten days immediately preceding such election, and
within two years paid a state or county tax, which shall have been assessed
at least ten days before the election, shall enjoy the rights of an elector.
But a citizen of the United States who had previously been a qualified voter
of this state and removed therefrom and returned, and who shall have resided
in the election district and paid taxes as aforesaid, shall be entitled to
vote after residing in the state six months: Provided, that white freemen,
citizens of the United States, between the ages of twenty-one and twenty-two
years, and having resided in the state one year, and in the election
district ten days as aforesaid, shall be entitled to vote although they
shall not have paid taxes. Art. 3, s. 1. 2. No person shall be a senator who
shall not have attained the age of twenty-five years, and have been a
citizen and inhabitant of the state four years next before his election, and
the last year thereof an inhabitant of the district for which he shall be
chosen, unless he shall have been absent on the public business of the
United States or of this state; and no person elected as aforesaid, shall
hold the said office after he shall have removed from such district. Art. 1,
s. 8. 3. The number of senators shall never be less than one-fourth, nor
greater than one-third of the number of representatives. Art. 1, s. 6. 4.
The senators hold their office for three years.
5. Their election takes place on the second Tuesday of October, one-
third of the senate each year.
6.-2. The house of representatives will be treated of in the same
manner which has been observed in considering the senate. 1. The electors
are qualified in the same manner as the electors of the senate. 2. No person
shall be a representative who shall Dot have attained the age of twenty-one
years, and have been a citizen and inhabitant of the state three years next
preceding his election, and the last year thereof an inhabitant of the
district in and for which he shall be chosen a representative, unless be
shall have been absent on the public business of the United States or of
this state. Art. 1, s. 3. 3. The number of representatives shall never be
less than sixty, nor greater than one hundred. Art. 1, s. 4. 4. They are
elected yearly. 5. Their election is on the second Tuesday of October,
yearly.
6.-2d. The supreme executive power of this commonwealth is vested in
a governor. 1. He is elected by the electors of the legislature. 2. He must
be at least thirty years of age, and have been a citizen and an inhabitant
of the state seven years next before his election, unless he shall have been
absent on the public business of the United States or of this state. Art. 2,
s. 4. 3. The governor shall hold his office during three years from the
third Tuesday of January next ensuing his election, and shall not be capable
of holding it longer than six in any term of nine years. Art. 2, s. 3. 4.
His principal duties are enumerated in the second article of the
constitution, as follows: The governor shall at stated times receive for his
services a compensation which shall be neither increased or diminished
during the period for which he shall have been elected. He shall be
commander-in-chief of the army and navy of this commonwealth, and of the
militia, except when they shall be called into the actual service of the
United States. He shall appoint a secretary of the commonwealth during
pleasure; and he shall nominate, and by and with the advice and consent of
the senate appoint, all judicial officers of courts of record, unless
otherwise provided for in this constitution. He shall have power to fill all
vacancies that may happen in such judicial offices during the recess of the
senate, by granting commissions which shall expire at the end of their next
session: Provided, that in acting on executive nominations the senate shall
sit with open doors, and in confirming or rejecting the nominations of the
governor, the vote shall be taken by yeas and nays. He shall have power to
remit fines and forfeitures, and grant reprieves and pardons, except in
cases of impeachment. He may require information in writing from the
officers in the executive department, upon any subject relating to the
duties of their respective offices. He shall, from time to time, give to the
general assembly information of the state of the commonwealth, and recommend
to their consideration such measures as he shall judge expedient. He may, on
extraordinary occasions, convene the general assembly; and, in case of
disagreement between the two houses with respect to the time of adjournment,
adjourn them to such time as he shall think proper, not exceeding four
months. He shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed. In case of
the death or resignation of the governor, or of his removal from office, the
speaker of the senate shall exercise the office of governor until another
governor shall be duly qualified; but in such case another governor shall be
chosen at the next annual election of representatives, unless such death,
resignation or removal shall occur within three calendar months, immediately
preceding such next annual election, in which case a governor shall be
chosen at the second succeeding annual election of representatives. And if
the trial of a contested election shall continue longer than until the third
Monday of January next ensuing the election of governor, the governor of the
last year, or the speaker of the senate who may be in the exercise of the
executive authority, shall continue therein until the determination of such
contested election, and until a governor shall be duly qualified as
aforesaid.
7.-3d. The judicial power of the commonwealth is vested by the fifth
article of the constitution as follows:
Sec. 1. The judicial power of this commonwealth shall be vested in a
supreme Court, in courts of oyer and terminer and general jail delivery, in
a court of common pleas, orphans' court, register's court, and a court of
quarter sessions of the peace, for each county in justices of the peace, and
in such other courts as the legislature may from time to time establish.
8.-Sec. 2. By an amendment to this constitution, the judges of the
supreme court, of the several courts of common pleas, and of such other
courts of record as are or shall be established by law, shall be elected by
the qualified electors, as provided by act of April 15, 1851. Pam. Laws,
648. The judges of the supreme court shall hold their offices for the term
of fifteen years if they shall so long behave themselves well. The president
judges of the several courts of common pleas and of such other courts of
record as are or shall be established by law, and all other judges required
to be learned in the law, shall hold their offices for the term of ten years
if they shall so long behave themselves well. The associate judges of the
courts of common pleas shall hold their offices for the term of five years
if they shall so long behave themselves well. But for any reasonable cause
which shall not be sufficient ground of impeachment, the governor may remove
any of them on the address of two-thirds of each branch of the legislature.
The judges of the supreme court and the presidents of the several courts of
common pleas, shall at stated times receive for their services an adequate
compensation to be fixed by law, which shall not be diminished during their
continuance in office, but they shall receive no fees or prerequisites of
office, nor hold any other office of profit under this commonwealth.
9.-Sec. 3. Until otherwise directed by law, the courts of common
pleas shall continue as at present established. Not more than five counties
shall at any time be included in one judicial district organized for said
courts.
10.-Sec. 4. The jurisdiction of the supreme court shall extend over
the state; and the judges thereof shall, by virtue of their offices be
justices of oyer and terminer and general jail delivery, in the several
counties.
11.-Sec. 5. The judges of the court of common pleas, in each county,
shall, by virtue of their offices, be justices of oyer and terminer and
general jail delivery, for the trial of capital and other offenders therein;
any two of the said judges, the president being one, shall be a quorum; but
they shall not hold a court of oyer and terminer, or jail delivery, in any
county, when the judges, of the supreme court, or any of them, shall be
sitting in the same county. The party accused, as well as the commonwealth,
may, under such regulations as shall be prescribed by law, remove the
indictment and proceedings, or a transcript thereof, into the supreme court,
12.-Sec. 6. The supreme court, and the several courts of common pleas,
shall, besides the powers heretofore usually exercised by them, have the
power of a court of chancery, so far as relates to the perpetuating If
testimony, the obtaining of evidence from places not within the state, and
the care of the persons and estates of those who are non compotes mentis.
And the legislature shall vest in the said courts such other powers to grant
relief in equity, as shall be found necessary; and may, from time to time,
enlarge or diminish those powers, or vest them in such other courts as they
shall judge proper for the due administration of justice.
13,-Sec. 7. The judges of the court of common pleas of each county,
any two of whom shall be a quorum, shall compose the court of quarter
sessions of the peace, and orphans' court thereof: and the register of
wills, together with the said judges, or, any two of them, shall compose the
register's court of each county.
14.-Sec. 8. The judges of the courts of common pleas shall, within
their respective counties, have the like powers with the judges of the
supreme court, to issue writs of certiorari to the justices of the peace,
and to cause their proceedings to be brought before them, and the like right
and justice to be done.
15.-Sec. 9. The president of the court in each circuit within such
circuit, and the judges of the court of common pleas within their respective
counties, shall be justices of the peace, so far as relates to criminal
matters.
16.-Sec. 10. A register's office, for the probate of wills and
granting letters of administration, and an office for the recording of
deeds, shall be kept in each county.
17.-Sec. 11. The style of all process shall be "The commonwealth of
Pennsylvania." All prosecutions shall be carried on in the name and by the
authority of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and conclude, "against the
peace and dignity of the same."
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