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Adragant
Adragant Ad"ra*gant, n. [F., a corruption of tragacanth.] Gum tragacanth. --Brande & C.
Dendragapus Canadensis
Spruce Spruce, n. [OE. Spruce or Pruse, Prussia, Prussian. So named because it was first known as a native of Prussia, or because its sprouts were used for making, spruce beer. Cf. Spruce beer, below, Spruce, a.] 1. (Bot.) Any coniferous tree of the genus Picea, as the Norway spruce (P. excelsa), and the white and black spruces of America (P. alba and P. nigra), besides several others in the far Northwest. See Picea. 2. The wood or timber of the spruce tree. 3. Prussia leather; pruce. [Obs.] Spruce, a sort of leather corruptly so called for Prussia leather. --E. Phillips. Douglas spruce (Bot.), a valuable timber tree (Pseudotsuga Douglasii) of Northwestern America. Essence of spruce, a thick, dark-colored, bitterish, and acidulous liquid made by evaporating a decoction of the young branches of spruce. Hemlock spruce (Bot.), a graceful coniferous tree (Tsuga Canadensis) of North America. Its timber is valuable, and the bark is largely used in tanning leather. Spruce beer. [G. sprossenbier; sprosse sprout, shoot (akin to E. sprout, n.) + bier beer. The word was changed into spruce because the beer came from Prussia (OE. Spruce), or because it was made from the sprouts of the spruce. See Sprout, n., Beer, and cf. Spruce, n.] A kind of beer which is tinctured or flavored with spruce, either by means of the extract or by decoction. Spruce grouse. (Zo["o]l.) Same as Spruce partridge, below. Spruce leather. See Spruce, n., 3. Spruce partridge (Zo["o]l.), a handsome American grouse (Dendragapus Canadensis) found in Canada and the Northern United States; -- called also Canada grouse.
Dendragapus obscurus
Grouse Grouse, n. sing. & pl. [Prob. after the analogy of mouse, mice, fr. the earlier grice, OF. griesche meor hen: cf. F. piegri[`e]che shrike.] (Zo["o]l.) Any of the numerous species of gallinaceous birds of the family Tetraonid[ae], and subfamily Tetraonin[ae], inhabiting Europe, Asia, and North America. They have plump bodies, strong, well-feathered legs, and usually mottled plumage. The group includes the ptarmigans (Lagopus), having feathered feet. Note: Among the European species are the red grouse (Lagopus Scoticus) and the hazel grouse (Bonasa betulina). See Capercaidzie, Ptarmigan, and Heath grouse. Among the most important American species are the ruffed grouse, or New England partridge (Bonasa umbellus); the sharp-tailed grouse (Pedioc[ae]tes phasianellus) of the West; the dusky blue, or pine grouse (Dendragapus obscurus) of the Rocky Mountains; the Canada grouse, or spruce partridge (D. Canadensis). See also Prairie hen, and Sage cock. The Old World sand grouse (Pterocles, etc.) belong to a very different family. See Pterocletes, and Sand grouse.
Dragantine
Dragantine Dra*gan"tine, n. [See Dracanth.] A mucilage obtained from, or containing, gum tragacanth.

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- Draga may refer to: Draga (surname) Draga (given name) In Croatia: Mošćenička Draga, a village and a muni****lity in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County Draga...
- Draga is a surname. Those bearing it include: Hajdin bej Draga (fl. 1910s), Albanian activist Nexhip Draga (1867–1920), Albanian politician Draga (given...
- Draginja "Draga" Obrenović (Serbian Cyrillic: Драгиња "Драга" Обреновић; 23 September [O.S. 11 September] 1867 – 11 June [O.S. 29 May] 1903), née Lunjevica...
- Mošćenička Draga (Italian: Draga di Moschiena) is muni****lity in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Croatia. It is situated southwest of Opatija under Mt...
- Helen E. Dragas is a Virginia real estate developer and the CEO of the Dragas Companies. She is also a former member of, and rector for, the University...
- or Dragaš noble family (fl. 1355–1395), of the Serbian Empire Dejan Dragaš (fl. 1355), nobleman Jovan Dragaš (1343–1378), nobleman Konstantin Dragaš (d...
- Helena Dragaš (Serbian: Јелена Драгаш, romanized: Jelena Dragaš; Gr****: Ἑλένη Δραγάση, romanized: Helénē Dragásē; c. 1372 – 23 March 1450) was the Empress...
- Lamana Draga may refer to: Donja Lamana Draga, a village in Croatia Gornja Lamana Draga a village in Croatia This disambiguation page lists articles ****ociated...
- Dragas is a town and muni****lity located in Pljevlja in Montenegro. Dragas may also refer to: George Dragas (b. 1944), Gr****-born Orthodox Christian priest...
- King of Serbia from 1889 until his death in 1903, when he and his wife, Draga Mašin, were ********inated by a group of Royal Serbian Army officers, led...