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A balsamiferaPoison Poi"son, n. [F. poison, in Old French also, a potion,
fr. L. potio a drink, draught, potion, a poisonous draught,
fr. potare to drink. See Potable, and cf. Potion.]
1. Any agent which, when introduced into the animal organism,
is capable of producing a morbid, noxious, or deadly
effect upon it; as, morphine is a deadly poison; the
poison of pestilential diseases.
2. That which taints or destroys moral purity or health; as,
the poison of evil example; the poison of sin.
Poison ash. (Bot.)
(a) A tree of the genus Amyris (A. balsamifera) found
in the West Indies, from the trunk of which a black
liquor distills, supposed to have poisonous qualities.
(b) The poison sumac (Rhus venenata). [U. S.]
Poison dogwood (Bot.), poison sumac.
Poison fang (Zo["o]l.), one of the superior maxillary teeth
of some species of serpents, which, besides having the
cavity for the pulp, is either perforated or grooved by a
longitudinal canal, at the lower end of which the duct of
the poison gland terminates. See Illust. under Fang.
Poison gland (Biol.), a gland, in animals or plants, which
secretes an acrid or venomous matter, that is conveyed
along an organ capable of inflicting a wound.
Poison hemlock (Bot.), a poisonous umbelliferous plant
(Conium maculatum). See Hemlock.
Poison ivy (Bot.), a poisonous climbing plant (Rhus
Toxicodendron) of North America. It is common on stone
walls and on the trunks of trees, and has trifoliate,
rhombic-ovate, variously notched leaves. Many people are
poisoned by it, if they touch the leaves. See Poison
sumac. Called also poison oak, and mercury.
Poison nut. (Bot.)
(a) Nux vomica.
(b) The tree which yields this seed (Strychnos
Nuxvomica). It is found on the Malabar and Coromandel
coasts.
Poison oak (Bot.), the poison ivy; also, the more shrubby
Rhus diversiloba of California and Oregon.
Poison sac. (Zo["o]l.) Same as Poison gland, above. See
Illust. under Fang.
Poison sumac (Bot.), a poisonous shrub of the genus Rhus
(R. venenata); -- also called poison ash, poison
dogwood, and poison elder. It has pinnate leaves on
graceful and slender common petioles, and usually grows in
swampy places. Both this plant and the poison ivy (Rhus
Toxicodendron) have clusters of smooth greenish white
berries, while the red-fruited species of this genus are
harmless. The tree (Rhus vernicifera) which yields the
celebrated Japan lacquer is almost identical with the
poison sumac, and is also very poisonous. The juice of the
poison sumac also forms a lacquer similar to that of
Japan.
Syn: Venom; virus; bane; pest; malignity.
Usage: Poison, Venom. Poison usually denotes something
received into the system by the mouth, breath, etc.
Venom is something discharged from animals and
received by means of a wound, as by the bite or sting
of serpents, scorpions, etc. Hence, venom specifically
implies some malignity of nature or purpose. Abies balsameaBalm Balm, n. [OE. baume, OF. bausme, basme, F. baume, L.
balsamum balsam, from Gr. ?; perhaps of Semitic origin; cf.
Heb. b[=a]s[=a]m. Cf. Balsam.]
1. (Bot.) An aromatic plant of the genus Melissa.
2. The resinous and aromatic exudation of certain trees or
shrubs. --Dryden.
3. Any fragrant ointment. --Shak.
4. Anything that heals or that mitigates pain. ``Balm for
each ill.' --Mrs. Hemans.
Balm cricket (Zo["o]l.), the European cicada. --Tennyson.
Balm of Gilead (Bot.), a small evergreen African and
Asiatic tree of the terebinthine family (Balsamodendron
Gileadense). Its leaves yield, when bruised, a strong
aromatic scent; and from this tree is obtained the balm of
Gilead of the shops, or balsam of Mecca. This has a
yellowish or greenish color, a warm, bitterish, aromatic
taste, and a fragrant smell. It is valued as an unguent
and cosmetic by the Turks. The fragrant herb
Dracocephalum Canariense is familiarly called balm of
Gilead, and so are the American trees, Populus
balsamifera, variety candicans (balsam poplar), and
Abies balsamea (balsam fir). Amyris balsamiferaLignum rhodium Lig"num rho"di*um (l[i^]g"n[u^]m
r[=o]"d[i^]*[u^]m). [NL., fr. L. lignum wood + Gr. "ro`don a
rose.] (Bot.)
The fragrant wood of several shrubs and trees, especially of
species of Rhodorhiza from the Canary Islands, and of the
West Indian Amyris balsamifera. Amyris balsamiferaTorchwood Torch"wood`, n. (Bot.)
The inflammable wood of certain trees (Amyris balsamifera,
A. Floridana, etc.); also, the trees themselves. Balsam
Balsam Bal"sam, v. t.
To treat or anoint with balsam; to relieve, as with balsam;
to render balsamic.
balsam firFir Fir (f[~e]r), n. [Dan. fyr, fyrr; akin to Sw. furu, Icel.
fura, AS. furh in furhwudu fir wood, G. f["o]hre, OHG. forha
pine, vereheih a sort of oak, L. quercus oak.] (Bot.)
A genus (Abies) of coniferous trees, often of large size
and elegant shape, some of them valued for their timber and
others for their resin. The species are distinguished as the
balsam fir, the silver fir, the red fir, etc. The
Scotch fir is a Pinus.
Note: Fir in the Bible means any one of several coniferous
trees, including, cedar, cypress, and probably three
species of pine. --J. D. Hooker. Balsamation
Balsamation Bal`sam*a"tion, n.
1. The act of imparting balsamic properties.
2. The art or process of embalming.
Balsamic
Balsamic Bal*sam"ic, Balsamical Bal*sam"ic*al, a. [Cf. F.
balsamique.]
Having the qualities of balsam; containing, or resembling,
balsam; soft; mitigative; soothing; restorative.
Balsamical
Balsamic Bal*sam"ic, Balsamical Bal*sam"ic*al, a. [Cf. F.
balsamique.]
Having the qualities of balsam; containing, or resembling,
balsam; soft; mitigative; soothing; restorative.
Balsamiferous
Balsamiferous Bal`sam*if"er*ous, a. [Balsam + -ferous.]
Producing balsam.
BalsamineBalsamine Bal"sam*ine, n. [Cf. F. balsamine, fr. Gr. ? balsam
plant.] (Bot.)
The Impatiens balsamina, or garden balsam. Balsamodendron GileadenseXylobalsamum Xy`lo*bal"sa*mum, n. [NL., fr. Gr. xy`lon wood +
? the balsam tree, balsam; cf. L. xylobalsamum balsam wood,
Gr. ?.] (Med.)
The dried twigs of a Syrian tree (Balsamodendron
Gileadense). --U. S. Disp. Balsamodendron GileadenseBalm Balm, n. [OE. baume, OF. bausme, basme, F. baume, L.
balsamum balsam, from Gr. ?; perhaps of Semitic origin; cf.
Heb. b[=a]s[=a]m. Cf. Balsam.]
1. (Bot.) An aromatic plant of the genus Melissa.
2. The resinous and aromatic exudation of certain trees or
shrubs. --Dryden.
3. Any fragrant ointment. --Shak.
4. Anything that heals or that mitigates pain. ``Balm for
each ill.' --Mrs. Hemans.
Balm cricket (Zo["o]l.), the European cicada. --Tennyson.
Balm of Gilead (Bot.), a small evergreen African and
Asiatic tree of the terebinthine family (Balsamodendron
Gileadense). Its leaves yield, when bruised, a strong
aromatic scent; and from this tree is obtained the balm of
Gilead of the shops, or balsam of Mecca. This has a
yellowish or greenish color, a warm, bitterish, aromatic
taste, and a fragrant smell. It is valued as an unguent
and cosmetic by the Turks. The fragrant herb
Dracocephalum Canariense is familiarly called balm of
Gilead, and so are the American trees, Populus
balsamifera, variety candicans (balsam poplar), and
Abies balsamea (balsam fir). Balsamodendron MyrrhaMyrrh Myrrh, n. [OE. mirre, OF. mirre, F. myrrhe, L. myrrha,
murra, Gr. ?; cf. Ar. murr bitter, also myrrh, Heb. mar
bitter.]
A gum resin, usually of a yellowish brown or amber color, of
an aromatic odor, and a bitter, slightly pungent taste. It is
valued for its odor and for its medicinal properties. It
exudes from the bark of a shrub of Abyssinia and Arabia, the
Balsamodendron Myrrha. The myrrh of the Bible is supposed
to have been partly the gum above named, and partly the
exudation of species of Cistus, or rockrose.
False myrrh. See the Note under Bdellium. Balsamodendron opobalsamumOpobalsam Op`o*bal"sam, Opobalsamum Op`o*bal"sa*mum, n. [L.
opobalsamum, Gr. ?; ? vegetable juice + ? balsam.] (Med.)
The old name of the aromatic resinous juice of the
Balsamodendron opobalsamum, now commonly called balm of
Gilead. See under Balm. Balsamous
Balsamous Bal"sam*ous, a.
Having the quality of balsam; containing balsam. ``A
balsamous substance.' --Sterne.
Chrysanthemum BalsamitaCostmary Cost"ma*ry (k?st"m?-r?), n. [L. costum an Oriental
aromatic plant (Gr. ???, cf. Ar. kost, kust) + Maria Mary.
Cf. Alecost.] (Bot.)
A garden plant (Chrysanthemum Balsamita) having a strong
balsamic smell, and nearly allied to tansy. It is used as a
pot herb and salad plant and in flavoring ale and beer.
Called also alecost. Euphorbia balsamiferaMilk Milk, n. [AS. meoluc, meoloc, meolc, milc; akin to
OFries. meloc, D. melk, G. milch, OHG. miluh, Icel. mj?ok,
Sw. mj["o]lk, Dan. melk, Goth. miluks, G. melken to milk,
OHG. melchan, Lith. milszti, L. mulgere, Gr. ?. ????. Cf.
Milch, Emulsion, Milt soft roe of fishes.]
1. (Physiol.) A white fluid secreted by the mammary glands of
female mammals for the nourishment of their young,
consisting of minute globules of fat suspended in a
solution of casein, albumin, milk sugar, and inorganic
salts. ``White as morne milk.' --Chaucer.
2. (Bot.) A kind of juice or sap, usually white in color,
found in certain plants; latex. See Latex.
3. An emulsion made by bruising seeds; as, the milk of
almonds, produced by pounding almonds with sugar and
water.
4. (Zo["o]l.) The ripe, undischarged spat of an oyster.
Condensed milk. See under Condense, v. t.
Milk crust (Med.), vesicular eczema occurring on the face
and scalp of nursing infants. See Eczema.
Milk fever.
(a) (Med.) A fever which accompanies or precedes the first
lactation. It is usually transitory.
(b) (Vet. Surg.) A form puerperal peritonitis in cattle;
also, a variety of meningitis occurring in cows after
calving.
Milk glass, glass having a milky appearance.
Milk knot (Med.), a hard lump forming in the breast of a
nursing woman, due to obstruction to the flow of milk and
congestion of the mammary glands.
Milk leg (Med.), a swollen condition of the leg, usually in
puerperal women, caused by an inflammation of veins, and
characterized by a white appearance occasioned by an
accumulation of serum and sometimes of pus in the cellular
tissue.
Milk meats, food made from milk, as butter and cheese.
[Obs.] --Bailey.
Milk mirror. Same as Escutcheon, 2.
Milk molar (Anat.), one of the deciduous molar teeth which
are shed and replaced by the premolars.
Milk of lime (Chem.), a watery emulsion of calcium hydrate,
produced by macerating quicklime in water.
Milk parsley (Bot.), an umbelliferous plant (Peucedanum
palustre) of Europe and Asia, having a milky juice.
Milk pea (Bot.), a genus (Galactia) of leguminous and,
usually, twining plants.
Milk sickness (Med.), a peculiar malignant disease,
occurring in some parts of the Western United States, and
affecting certain kinds of farm stock (esp. cows), and
persons who make use of the meat or dairy products of
infected cattle. Its chief symptoms in man are
uncontrollable vomiting, obstinate constipation, pain, and
muscular tremors. Its origin in cattle has been variously
ascribed to the presence of certain plants in their food,
and to polluted drinking water.
Milk snake (Zo["o]l.), a harmless American snake
(Ophibolus triangulus, or O. eximius). It is variously
marked with white, gray, and red. Called also milk
adder, chicken snake, house snake, etc.
Milk sugar. (Physiol. Chem.) See Lactose, and Sugar of
milk (below).
Milk thistle (Bot.), an esculent European thistle (Silybum
marianum), having the veins of its leaves of a milky
whiteness.
Milk thrush. (Med.) See Thrush.
Milk tooth (Anat.), one of the temporary first set of teeth
in young mammals; in man there are twenty.
Milk tree (Bot.), a tree yielding a milky juice, as the cow
tree of South America (Brosimum Galactodendron), and the
Euphorbia balsamifera of the Canaries, the milk of both
of which is wholesome food.
Milk vessel (Bot.), a special cell in the inner bark of a
plant, or a series of cells, in which the milky juice is
contained. See Latex.
Rock milk. See Agaric mineral, under Agaric.
Sugar of milk. The sugar characteristic of milk; a hard
white crystalline slightly sweet substance obtained by
evaporation of the whey of milk. It is used in pellets and
powder as a vehicle for homeopathic medicines, and as an
article of diet. See Lactose. Impatiens balsaminaBalsamine Bal"sam*ine, n. [Cf. F. balsamine, fr. Gr. ? balsam
plant.] (Bot.)
The Impatiens balsamina, or garden balsam. OpobalsamOpobalsam Op`o*bal"sam, Opobalsamum Op`o*bal"sa*mum, n. [L.
opobalsamum, Gr. ?; ? vegetable juice + ? balsam.] (Med.)
The old name of the aromatic resinous juice of the
Balsamodendron opobalsamum, now commonly called balm of
Gilead. See under Balm. OpobalsamumOpobalsam Op`o*bal"sam, Opobalsamum Op`o*bal"sa*mum, n. [L.
opobalsamum, Gr. ?; ? vegetable juice + ? balsam.] (Med.)
The old name of the aromatic resinous juice of the
Balsamodendron opobalsamum, now commonly called balm of
Gilead. See under Balm. P balsamiferaPoplar Pop"lar, n. [OE. popler, OF. poplier, F. peuplier, fr.
L. populus poplar.] (Bot.)
1. Any tree of the genus Populus; also, the timber, which
is soft, and capable of many uses.
Note: The aspen poplar is Populus tremula and P.
tremuloides; Balsam poplar is P. balsamifera;
Lombardy poplar (P. dilatata) is a tall, spiry tree;
white poplar is Populus alba.
2. The timber of the tulip tree; -- called also white
poplar. [U.S.] Populus balsamiferaTacamahac 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). Populus balsamiferaBalm Balm, n. [OE. baume, OF. bausme, basme, F. baume, L.
balsamum balsam, from Gr. ?; perhaps of Semitic origin; cf.
Heb. b[=a]s[=a]m. Cf. Balsam.]
1. (Bot.) An aromatic plant of the genus Melissa.
2. The resinous and aromatic exudation of certain trees or
shrubs. --Dryden.
3. Any fragrant ointment. --Shak.
4. Anything that heals or that mitigates pain. ``Balm for
each ill.' --Mrs. Hemans.
Balm cricket (Zo["o]l.), the European cicada. --Tennyson.
Balm of Gilead (Bot.), a small evergreen African and
Asiatic tree of the terebinthine family (Balsamodendron
Gileadense). Its leaves yield, when bruised, a strong
aromatic scent; and from this tree is obtained the balm of
Gilead of the shops, or balsam of Mecca. This has a
yellowish or greenish color, a warm, bitterish, aromatic
taste, and a fragrant smell. It is valued as an unguent
and cosmetic by the Turks. The fragrant herb
Dracocephalum Canariense is familiarly called balm of
Gilead, and so are the American trees, Populus
balsamifera, variety candicans (balsam poplar), and
Abies balsamea (balsam fir). Salsamentarious
Salsamentarious Sal`sa*men*ta"ri*ous, a. [L. salsamentarius,
fr. salsamentum brine, pickled fish, fr. salsus salted, p. p.
of salire to salt.]
Salt; salted; saline. [R.]
XylobalsamumXylobalsamum Xy`lo*bal"sa*mum, n. [NL., fr. Gr. xy`lon wood +
? the balsam tree, balsam; cf. L. xylobalsamum balsam wood,
Gr. ?.] (Med.)
The dried twigs of a Syrian tree (Balsamodendron
Gileadense). --U. S. Disp.
Meaning of Alsam from wikipedia
- baran****s. Each baran****
consists of
puroks and some have sitios.
Alitao Alsam Ibaba Alsam Ilaya Alupay Angeles Zone I (Poblacion)
Angeles Zone II
Angeles Zone...
- of support.
Private foundations that have
provided support include the
ALSAM Foundation,
Lucille P.
Markey Charitable Trust, W.M. Keck Foundation, Arnold...
-
Aijaz Aslam's own
production house, Ice
Media and Entertainment.
Aijaz Alsam also
reprises a
double role in the
sitcom as
antagonist Don Bhai and Salman...
- ("We
returned to Crimea.")
Evidential Past -KAn -mA
pronominal bergenler ("they [apparently] gave")
Conditional -sA -mA
possessive alsam ("if I take")...
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Labour Stephen Brooks 1,131
Labour David Collins 1,104
Plaid Cymru Farida Alsam 1,099
Plaid Cymru Patrick Daley 1,009
Plaid Cymru Ioan
Bellin 920 Conservative...
-
still sharing their good
fortune through a
number of foundations.
Their ALSAM Foundation has
given hundreds of
millions of
dollars to
education and health...
-
Guild International (LMGI) ****ociation of
Location Scouts and
Managers ALSAM Guild of
Location Managers United Kingdom Crossroads United Locations Department...
- Siti and the
other band
members Budda Swedi,
Maalim Shaaban, and
Mbaruk Alsam to fly to
Bombay to record. In the
following several years,
albums targeted...
- the paper. The
Guardian released a
statement on 26 May 2006 that it and
Alsam "had
reached an
agreement for the
final settlement of an
Employment Tribunal...
- D.S.S.
Mahila College, Forbesganj,
Araria M.L.D.P.K.Y. College,
Araria Alsams Millia Degree College,
Araria Peoples College,
Araria R.K.S.
Mahila College...
