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Argentalium
Argentalium Ar`gen*ta"li*um, n. [NL.; L. argentum silver + E.
aluminium.]
A (patented) alloy of aluminium and silver, with a density of
about 2.9.
Dentalium
Dentalium Den*ta"li*um, n. [NL., fr. L. dens, dentis, tooth.]
(Zo["o]l.)
A genus of marine mollusks belonging to the Scaphopoda,
having a tubular conical shell.
Ecbalium ElateriumCucumber Cu"cum*ber (k?`k?m-b?r, formerly kou"k?m-b?r), n.[OE.
cucumer, cocumber, cucumber, fr. L. cucmis, gen. cucumeris;
cf. OF. cocombre,F. concombre.] (Bot.)
A creeping plant, and its fruit, of several species of the
genus Cucumis, esp. Cucumis sativus, the unripe fruit of
which is eaten either fresh or picked. Also, similar plants
or fruits of several other genera. See below.
Bitter cucumber (Bot.), the Citrullus or Cucumis
Colocynthis. See Colocynth.
Cucumber beetle. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A small, black flea-beetle (Crepidodera cucumeris),
which destroys the leaves of cucumber, squash, and melon
vines.
(b) The squash beetle.
Cucumber tree.
(a) A large ornamental or shade tree of the genus Magnolia
(M. acuminata), so called from a slight resemblance of
its young fruit to a small cucumber.
(b) An East Indian plant (Averrhoa Bilimbi) which produces
the fruit known as bilimbi.
Jamaica cucumber, Jerusalem cucumber, the prickly-fruited
gherkin (Cucumis Anguria).
Snake cucumber, a species (Cucumis flexuosus) remarkable
for its long, curiously-shaped fruit.
Squirting cucumber, a plant (Ecbalium Elaterium) whose
small oval fruit separates from the footstalk when ripe
and expels its seeds and juice with considerable force
through the opening thus made. See Elaterium.
Star cucumber, a climbing weed (Sicyos angulatus) with
prickly fruit. Galium circaezansLicorice Lic"o*rice (l[i^]k"[-o]*r[i^]s), n. [OE. licoris,
through old French, fr. L. liquiritia, corrupted fr.
glycyrrhiza, Gr. glyky`rriza; glyky`s sweet + "ri`za root.
Cf. Glycerin, Glycyrrhiza, Wort.] [Written also
liquorice.]
1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Glycyrrhiza (G. glabra),
the root of which abounds with a sweet juice, and is much
used in demulcent compositions.
2. The inspissated juice of licorice root, used as a
confection and for medicinal purposes.
Licorice fern (Bot.), a name of several kinds of polypody
which have rootstocks of a sweetish flavor.
Licorice sugar. (Chem.) See Glycyrrhizin.
Licorice weed (Bot.), the tropical plant Scapania dulcis.
Mountain licorice (Bot.), a kind of clover (Trifolium
alpinum), found in the Alps. It has large purplish
flowers and a sweetish perennial rootstock.
Wild licorice. (Bot.)
(a) The North American perennial herb Glycyrrhiza
lepidota.
(b) Certain broad-leaved cleavers (Galium circ[ae]zans
and G. lanceolatum).
(c) The leguminous climber Abrus precatorius, whose
scarlet and black seeds are called black-eyed
Susans. Its roots are used as a substitute for those
of true licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra). Galium MollugoMadder Mad"der, n. [OE. mader, AS. m[ae]dere; akin to Icel.
ma?ra.] (Bot.)
A plant of the Rubia (R. tinctorum). The root is much
used in dyeing red, and formerly was used in medicine. It is
cultivated in France and Holland. See Rubiaceous.
Note: Madder is sometimes used in forming pigments, as lakes,
etc., which receive their names from their colors; as.
madder yellow.
Field madder, an annual European weed (Sherardia
arvensis) resembling madder.
Indian madder, the East Indian Rubia cordifolia, used in
the East for dyeing; -- called also munjeet.
Wild madder, Rubia peregrina of Europe; also the Galium
Mollugo, a kind of bedstraw. Gnaphalium
Gnaphalium Gna*pha"li*um, n. [Nl., from Gr. ? wool of the
teasel.] (Bot.)
A genus of composite plants with white or colored dry and
persistent involucres; a kind of everlasting.
KaliumKalium Ka"li*um, n. [NL. See Kali.] (Chem.)
Potassium; -- so called by the German chemists. RhopaliumRhopalium Rho*pa"li*um, n.; pl. Rhopalia. [NL.] (Zo["o]l.)
One of the marginal sensory bodies of medus[ae] belonging to
the Discophora. tantaliumTantalum Tan"ta*lum, n. [NL. So named on account of the
perplexity and difficulty encounterd by its discoverer
(Ekeberg) in isolating it. See Tantalus.] (Chem.)
A rare nonmetallic element found in certain minerals, as
tantalite, samarskite, and fergusonite, and isolated as a
dark powder which becomes steel-gray by burnishing. Symbol
Ta. Atomic weight 182.0. Formerly called also tantalium. Thrips cerealiumWheat 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.
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.
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 (Zo["o]l.), any one of
several species of Aphis and allied genera, which suck the
sap of growing wheat.
Wheat beetle. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A small, slender, rusty brown beetle (Sylvanus
Surinamensis) whose larv[ae] feed upon wheat, rice, and
other grains.
(b) A very small, reddish brown, oval beetle (Anobium
paniceum) whose larv[ae] eat the interior of grains of
wheat.
Wheat duck (Zo["o]l.), the American widgeon. [Western U.
S.]
Wheat fly. (Zo["o]l.) 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. (Zo["o]l.) See Jointworm.
Wheat louse (Zo["o]l.), any wheat aphid.
Wheat maggot (Zo["o]l.), the larva of a wheat midge.
Wheat midge. (Zo["o]l.)
(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
larv[ae] suck the juice of the young kernels and when
full grown change to pup[ae] in the earth.
(b) The Hessian fly. See under Hessian.
Wheat moth (Zo["o]l.), any moth whose larv[ae] 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 (Zo["o]l.), a small brown thrips (Thrips
cerealium) which is very injurious to the grains of
growing wheat.
Wheat weevil. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The grain weevil.
(b) The rice weevil when found in wheat. Thrips cerealiumThrips Thrips, n. [L., a woodworm, Gr. ?.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of numerous small species of Thysanoptera, especially
those which attack useful plants, as the grain thrips
(Thrips cerealium).
Note: The term is also popularly applied to various other
small injurious insects. Thrips cerealiumPungled Pun"gled, a. [Etymol. uncertain.]
Shriveled or shrunken; -- said especially of grain which has
lost its juices from the ravages of insects, such as the
wheat midge, or Trips (Thrips cerealium).
Meaning of Alium from wikipedia
- Spem in
alium (Latin for "Hope in any other") is a 40-part
Renaissance motet by
Thomas Tallis,
composed in c. 1570 for
eight choirs of five
voices each...
-
Alium or
Alion (Ancient Gr****: Ἄλιον) was a
fortified town in the
district of
Acroreia in
ancient Elis, on the
borders of Arcadia.
Diodorus Siculus writes...
- Qui
facit per
alium facit per se (anglicised Late Latin),
which means "He who acts
through another does the act himself", is a
fundamental legal maxim...
- In
Alium is a 1968 work by
British composer John Tavener. It is
scored for soprano,
orchestra and tape. It was
commissioned by then BBC
Director of Music...
-
ownership title. It is
equivalent to the
civil (continental) Nemo plus
iuris ad
alium transferre potest quam ipse
habet rule,
which means "one
cannot transfer...
- England.
Founded in 1615 by
Stephen ****, its
motto is Qui
facit per
alium facit per se,
taken to mean 'He who does
things for
others does them for...
- the Son is another, and the
Spirit is
another ("dico
alium esse
patrem et
alium filium et
alium spiritum" Adv. Praxeam, ix)), and yet in
defending the...
- antiphon)
Sancte Deus (Jesus antiphon)
Sermone Blando (Hymn for Lauds) Spem In
Alium Suscipe quaeso Te
Lucis Ante
Terminum (Ferial) Te
Lucis Ante
Terminum (Festal)...
- non-multum
distent a brutis,
secundum quod
videri poterit in minore, qui si
alium interficeret in
minori ætate,
iudicium non-sustineret.
since they are without...
- v t e
Thomas Tallis List of
compositions Music "If Ye Love Me" Spem in
alium Tunes for
Archbishop Parker's
Psalter Lamentations of
Jeremiah the Prophet...
