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A tomentosaMangrove Man"grove, n. [Malay manggi-manggi.]
1. (Bot.) The name of one or two trees of the genus
Rhizophora (R. Mangle, and R. mucronata, the last
doubtfully distinct) inhabiting muddy shores of tropical
regions, where they spread by emitting a["e]rial roots,
which fasten in the saline mire and eventually become new
stems. The seeds also send down a strong root while yet
attached to the parent plant.
Note: The fruit has a ruddy brown shell, and a delicate white
pulp which is sweet and eatable. The bark is
astringent, and is used for tanning leather. The black
and the white mangrove (Avicennia nitida and A.
tomentosa) have much the same habit.
2. (Zo["o]l.) The mango fish. Atramentous
Atramental At`ra*men"tal, Atramentous At`ra*men"tous, a.
Of or pertaining to ink; inky; black, like ink; as,
atramental galls; atramentous spots.
C tomentosaBlackthorn Black"thorn`, n. (Bot.)
(a) A spreading thorny shrub or small tree (Prunus
spinosa), with blackish bark, and bearing little
black plums, which are called sloes; the sloe.
(b) A species of Crat[ae]gus or hawthorn (C.
tomentosa). Both are used for hedges. Carya tomentosaMocker Mock"er, n.
1. One who, or that which, mocks; a scorner; a scoffer; a
derider.
2. A deceiver; an impostor.
3. (Zo["o]l.) A mocking bird.
Mocker nut (Bot.), a kind of hickory (Carya tomentosa)
and its fruit, which is far inferior to the true shagbark
hickory nut. DivertimentoDivertimento Di*ver`ti*men"to, n.; pl. -ti. [It.] (Mus.)
A light and pleasing composition. E tomentosumTacamahac Tac"a*ma*hac`, Tacamahaca Tac`a*ma*ha"ca, n.
1. A bitter balsamic resin obtained from tropical American
trees of the genus Elaphrium (E. tomentosum and E.
Tacamahaca), and also from East Indian trees of the genus
Calophyllum; also, the resinous exhudation of the balsam
poplar.
2. (Bot.) Any tree yielding tacamahac resin, especially, in
North America, the balsam poplar, or balm of Gilead
(Populus balsamifera). Elementoid
Elementoid El"e*men*toid`, a. [Element + -oid.]
Resembling an element.
Filamentous
Filamentous Fil`a*men"tous, a. [Cf. F. filamenteux.]
Like a thread; consisting of threads or filaments. --Gray.
Immomentous
Immomentous Im`mo*men"tous, a. [Pref. im- not + momentous.]
Not momentous; unimportant; insignificant. [R.] --A. Seward.
Ligamentous
Ligamental Lig`a*men"tal (-m[e^]n"tal), Ligamentous
Lig`a*men"tous (-t[u^]s), a. [Cf. F. ligamenteux.]
Composing a ligament; of the nature of a ligament; binding;
as, a strong ligamentous membrane.
MementoMemento Me*men"to, n.; pl. Mementos. [L., remember, be
mindful, imper. of meminisse to remember. See Mention.]
A hint, suggestion, token, or memorial, to awaken memory;
that which reminds or recalls to memory; a souvenir.
Seasonable mementos may be useful. --Bacon. MementosMemento Me*men"to, n.; pl. Mementos. [L., remember, be
mindful, imper. of meminisse to remember. See Mention.]
A hint, suggestion, token, or memorial, to awaken memory;
that which reminds or recalls to memory; a souvenir.
Seasonable mementos may be useful. --Bacon. Mentomeckelian
Mentomeckelian Men`to*meck*e"li*an, a. [1st mental +
Meckelian.] (Anat.)
Of or pertaining to the chin and lower jaw. -- n. The bone or
cartilage forming the anterior extremity of the lower jaw in
some adult animals and the young of others.
MentorMentor Men"tor, n. [From Mentor, the counselor of Telemachus,
Gr. ?, prop., counselor. Cf. Monitor.]
A wise and faithful counselor or monitor. MentorialMentorial Men*to"ri*al, a. [From Mentor.]
Containing advice or admonition. MomentousMomentous Mo*men"tous, a. [Cf. L. momentosus rapid,
momentary.]
Of moment or consequence; very important; weighty; as, a
momentous decision; momentous affairs. -- Mo*men"tous*ly,
adv. -- Mo*men"tous*ness, n. MomentouslyMomentous Mo*men"tous, a. [Cf. L. momentosus rapid,
momentary.]
Of moment or consequence; very important; weighty; as, a
momentous decision; momentous affairs. -- Mo*men"tous*ly,
adv. -- Mo*men"tous*ness, n. MomentousnessMomentous Mo*men"tous, a. [Cf. L. momentosus rapid,
momentary.]
Of moment or consequence; very important; weighty; as, a
momentous decision; momentous affairs. -- Mo*men"tous*ly,
adv. -- Mo*men"tous*ness, n. Panicum jumentorumGuinea Guin"ea (g[i^]n"[-e]), n.
1. A district on the west coast of Africa (formerly noted for
its export of gold and slaves) after which the Guinea
fowl, Guinea grass, Guinea peach, etc., are named.
2. A gold coin of England current for twenty-one shillings
sterling, or about five dollars, but not coined since the
issue of sovereigns in 1817.
The guinea, so called from the Guinea gold out of
which it was first struck, was proclaimed in 1663,
and to go for twenty shillings; but it never went
for less than twenty-one shillings. --Pinkerton.
Guinea corn. (Bot.) See Durra.
Guinea Current (Geog.), a current in the Atlantic Ocean
setting southwardly into the Bay of Benin on the coast of
Guinea.
Guinea dropper one who cheats by dropping counterfeit
guineas. [Obs.] --Gay.
Guinea fowl, Guinea hen (Zo["o]l.), an African
gallinaceous bird, of the genus Numida, allied to the
pheasants. The common domesticated species (N.
meleagris), has a colored fleshy horn on each aide of the
head, and is of a dark gray color, variegated with small
white spots. The crested Guinea fowl (N. cristata) is a
finer species.
Guinea grains (Bot.), grains of Paradise, or amomum. See
Amomum.
Guinea grass (Bot.), a tall strong forage grass (Panicum
jumentorum) introduced. from Africa into the West Indies
and Southern United States.
Guinea-hen flower (Bot.), a liliaceous flower (Fritillaria
Meleagris) with petals spotted like the feathers of the
Guinea hen.
Guinea peach. See under Peach.
Guinea pepper (Bot.), the pods of the Xylopia aromatica,
a tree of the order Anonace[ae], found in tropical West
Africa. They are also sold under the name of Piper
[AE]thiopicum.
Guinea pig. [Prob. a mistake for Guiana pig.]
(a) (Zo["o]l.) A small Brazilian rodent (Cavia cobaya),
about seven inches in length and usually of a white
color, with spots of orange and black. Paramento
Paramento Pa`ra*men"to, n. [Sp.]
Ornament; decoration. --Beau. & Fl.
Pigmentous
Pigmentous Pig*men"tous, a.
Pigmental.
PimentoPimento Pi*men"to, n. [Sp. pimiento, pimienta; cf. Pg.
pimenta, F. piment; all fr. L. pigmentum a paint, pigment,
the juice of plants; hence, something spicy and aromatic. See
Pigment.] (Bot.)
Allspice; -- applied both to the tree and its fruit. See
Allspice. Portamento
Portamento Por`ta*men"to, n. [It., fr. portare to carry.]
(Mus.)
In singing, or in the use of the bow, a gradual carrying or
lifting of the voice or sound very smoothly from one note to
another; a gliding from tone to tone.
Pronunciamento
Pronunciamento Pro*nun`ci*a*men"to, n.
A proclamation or manifesto; a formal announcement or
declaration.
RifacimentoRifacimento Ri*fa`ci*men"to, n.; pl. Rifacimenti. [It.]
A remaking or recasting; an adaptation, esp. of a literary
work or musical composition. SarmentoseSarmentose Sar`men*tose" (? or ?), a. [L. sarmentosus: cf. F.
sarmenteux. See Sarment.] (Bot.)
(a) Long and filiform, and almost naked, or having only
leaves at the joints where it strikes root; as, a
sarmentose stem.
(b) Bearing sarments; sarmentaceous. Sarmentous
Sarmentous Sar*men"tous, a. (Bot.)
Sarmentose.
Self-tormentor
Self-tormentor Self`-tor*ment"or, n.
One who torments himself.
Spiraea tomentosaSteeple Stee"ple, n. [OE. stepel, AS. st[=e]pel, st?pel; akin
to E. steep, a.] (Arch.)
A spire; also, the tower and spire taken together; the whole
of a structure if the roof is of spire form. See Spire. ``A
weathercock on a steeple.' --Shak.
Rood steeple. See Rood tower, under Rood.
Steeple bush (Bot.), a low shrub (Spir[ae]a tomentosa)
having dense panicles of minute rose-colored flowers;
hardhack.
Steeple chase, a race across country between a number of
horsemen, to see which can first reach some distant
object, as a church steeple; hence, a race over a
prescribed course obstructed by such obstacles as one
meets in riding across country, as hedges, walls, etc.
Steeple chaser, one who rides in a steeple chase; also, a
horse trained to run in a steeple chase.
Steeple engine, a vertical back-acting steam engine having
the cylinder beneath the crosshead.
Steeple house, a church. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.
Meaning of mento from wikipedia
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Mento is a
style of
Jamaican folk
music that
predates and has
greatly influenced ska and
reggae music. It is a
fusion of
African rhythmic elements and...
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Mentos are a
brand of
packaged scotch mints or mint-flavored
candies sold in many
stores and
vending machines.
First produced in 1932, they are currently...
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Mento is a
superhero appearing in
American comic books published by DC Comics.
Mento appeared in his
first live
adaptation on the
first season of the Doom...
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physical reaction between a
carbonated beverage,
usually Diet Coke, and
Mentos mints that
causes the
beverage to be
expelled from its container. The candies...
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Jamaica includes Jamaican folk
music and many po****r genres, such as
mento, ska, rocksteady, reggae, dub music, dancehall,
reggae fusion and related...
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Xanthichthys mento, the
redtail triggerfish, blue-throat triggerfish, or
crosshatch triggerfish, is a
species of
triggerfish from the Pacific. It inhabits...
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Alburnus mento is a
species of
freshwater fish, a
bleak in the
family Leuciscidae. Its
distribution is in
subalpine lakes in
Germany and Austria. Previously...
- Left
Mento-Anterior (LMA), Left
Mento-Posterior (LMP), Left
Mento-Transverse (LMT)
Right Mento-Anterior (RMA),
Right Mento-Posterior (RMP),
Right Mento-Transverse...
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denotes a
particular music style that was
strongly influenced by
traditional mento as well as by
American jazz and
rhythm and blues, and
evolved out of the...
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Haplochromis mento is a
species of
cichlid endemic to Lake Victoria. This
species can
reach a
length of 17.8
centimetres (7.0 in) SL. Witte, F.; de Zeeuw...
