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Caesalpinia echinata
Lima Li"ma (l[=e]"m[.a] or l[imac]"m[.a]), n. The capital city of Peru, in South America. Lima bean. (Bot.) (a) A variety of climbing or pole bean (Phaseolus lunatus), which has very large flattish seeds. (b) The seed of this plant, much used for food. Lima wood (Bot.), the beautiful dark wood of the South American tree C[ae]salpinia echinata.
Caesalpinia echinata
Brazil wood Bra*zil" wood` [OE. brasil, LL. brasile (cf. Pg. & Sp. brasil, Pr. bresil, Pr. bresil); perh. from Sp. or Pg. brasa a live coal (cf. Braze, Brasier); or Ar. vars plant for dyeing red or yellow. This name was given to the wood from its color; and it is said that King Emanuel, of Portugal, gave the name Brazil to the country in South America on account of its producing this wood.] 1. The wood of the oriental C[ae]salpinia Sapan; -- so called before the discovery of America. 2. A very heavy wood of a reddish color, imported from Brazil and other tropical countries, for cabinet-work, and for dyeing. The best is the heartwood of C[ae]salpinia echinata, a leguminous tree; but other trees also yield it. An inferior sort comes from Jamaica, the timber of C. Braziliensis and C. crista. This is often distinguished as Braziletto, but the better kind is also frequently so named.
Echinate
Echinate Ech"i*nate, Echinated Ech"i*na`ted, a. [L. echinatus. See Echinus.] Set with prickles; prickly, like a hedgehog; bristled; as, an echinated pericarp.
Echinated
Echinate Ech"i*nate, Echinated Ech"i*na`ted, a. [L. echinatus. See Echinus.] Set with prickles; prickly, like a hedgehog; bristled; as, an echinated pericarp.
Shechinah
Shechinah She*chi"nah, n. See Shekinah.
Shechinah
Shekinah She*ki"nah, n. [Heb Talmud shek[=i]n[=a]h, fr. sh[=a]kan to inhabit.] The visible majesty of the Divine Presence, especially when resting or dwelling between the cherubim on the mercy seat, in the Tabernacle, or in the Temple of Solomon; -- a term used in the Targums and by the later Jews, and adopted by Christians. [Written also Shechinah.] --Dr. W. Smith (Bib. Dict.)

Meaning of Echina from wikipedia

- spinuli) referred to as spinulose (scabrate), or longer than a micron (echina, echinae) referred to as echinate. Various terms also describe the sculpturing...
- Smenospongia echina is a species of sea sponge in the class Demospongiae. The scientific name of the species was first validly published in 1934 by Max...
- between adult wasp body length and the weight of its host spider, Aphonopelma echina. Because the size of a P. thisbe adult is determined by the size of the...
- indole alkaloid found in the sponges Smenospongia aurea and Smenospongia echina, as well as in Verongula rigida (0.00142% dry weight) alongside 5,6-Dibromo-DMT...
- life containing DMT analogs: Smenospongia aurea: 5-Bromo-DMT Smenospongia echina: 5,6-Dibromo-DMT Verongula rigida: 5-Bromo-DMT, 5,6-Dibromo-DMT, et al....
- validly published in 1875 by Alpheus Hyatt, as Aplysina aurea. Smenospongia echina 5-Bromo-DMT Hallucinogenic fish "Smenospongia aurea". www.sealifebase.ca...
- (Freeman, 1969) — Mexico Aethilla echina (Hewitson, 1870) — Mexico to Colombia A. echina echina — Ecuador A. echina coracina (Butler, 1870) — Brazil Aethilla...
- Etqette". eDiplomat. Retrieved 2013-01-13. "Chinese Marriage Customs". eChina Romance. Archived from the original on 2008-06-05. Retrieved 2008-05-27...
- Type species Eocercomonas ramosa Karpov et al. 2006 Species Eocercomonas echina Howe & Cavalier-Smith 2009 Eocercomonas exploratorii Brabender et al. 2012...
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