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GymnoblasteaTubularida Tu"bu*lar`i*da, n. pl. [NL.] (Zo["o]l.)
An extensive division of Hydroidea; the tubularians; --
called also Athecata, Gymnoblastea, and Tubulari[ae]. Gymnoblastea
Gymnoblastea Gym"no*blas`te*a, n. pl. [NL. fr. Gr. gymno`s
naked + ? to sprout.] (Zo["o]l.)
The Athecata; -- so called because the medusoid buds are not
inclosed in a capsule.
Gymnoblastic
Gymnoblastic Gym"no*blas"tic, a. (Zo["o]l.)
Of or pertaining to the Gymnoblastea.
Gymnocarpous
Gymnocarpous Gym`no*car"pous, a. [Gr. gymno`s naked + karpo`s
fruit.] (Bot.)
Naked-fruited, the fruit either smooth or not adherent to the
perianth. --Gray.
GymnochroaGymnochroa Gym*noch"ro*a, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. gymno`s naked +
chro`a skin, body.] (Zo["o]l.)
A division of Hydroidea including the hydra. See Hydra. Gymnocladus
Gymnocladus Gym*noc"la*dus, n. [NL., fr. Gr. gymno`s naked +
kla`dos a branch.] (Bot.)
A genus of leguminous plants; the Kentucky coffee tree. The
leaves are cathartic, and the seeds a substitute for coffee.
Gymnocladus CanadensisKentucky Ken*tuck"y, n.
One of the United States.
Kentucky blue grass (Bot.), a valuable pasture and meadow
grass (Poa pratensis), found in both Europe and America.
See under Blue grass.
Kentucky coffee tree (Bot.), a tall North American tree
(Gymnocladus Canadensis) with bipinnate leaves. It
produces large woody pods containing a few seeds which
have been used as a substitute for coffee. The timber is
very valuable. Gymnocopa
Gymnocopa Gym"no*co`pa, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. gymno`s naked + ?
an oar.] (Zo["o]l.)
A group of transparent, free-swimming Annelida, having setae
only in the cephalic appendages.
Gymnocyte
Gymnocyte Gym"no*cyte, n. [Gr. gymno`s nake + ky`tosa hollow
vessel.] (Biol.)
A cytode without a proper cell wall, but with a nucleus.
--Haeckel.
Gymnocytode
Gymnocytode Gym"no*cy`tode, n. [Gr. gymno`s naked + E.
cytode.] (Biol.)
A cytode without either a cell wall or a nucleus. --Haeckel.
GymnogenGymnogen Gym"no*gen, n. [Gr. gymno`s naked + -gen.] (Bot.)
One of a class of plants, so called by Lindley, because the
ovules are fertilized by direct contact of the pollen. Same
as Gymnosperm. Gymnoglossa
Gymnoglossa Gym"no*glos`sa, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. gymno`s naked
+ ? tongue.] (Zo["o]l.)
A division of gastropods in which the odontophore is without
teeth.
Gymnolaema
Gymnolaema Gym"no*l[ae]`ma, Gymnolaemata Gym*no*l[ae]"ma*ta,
n. pl. [Nl., fr. Gr. gymno`s naked + ? the throat.]
(Zo["o]l.)
An order of Bryozoa, having no epistome.
Gymnolaemata
Gymnolaema Gym"no*l[ae]`ma, Gymnolaemata Gym*no*l[ae]"ma*ta,
n. pl. [Nl., fr. Gr. gymno`s naked + ? the throat.]
(Zo["o]l.)
An order of Bryozoa, having no epistome.
Gymnonoti
Gymnonoti Gym"no*no`ti, n. pl. [NL. fr. Gr. gymno`s naked + ?
the back.] (Zo["o]l.)
The order of fishes which includes the Gymnotus or electrical
eel. The dorsal fin is wanting.
GymnopaedesPsilopaedes Psi`lo*p[ae]"des, n. pl. [NL., from Gr.? bare + ?,
?, offspring.] (Zo["o]l.)
birds whose young at first have down on the pteryl[ae] only;
-- called also Gymnop[ae]des. Gymnopaedic
Gymnopaedic Gym`no*p[ae]d"ic ((?), a. [Gr. gymno`s naked + ?,
?, a child.] (Zo["o]l.)
Having young that are naked when hatched; psilop[ae]dic; --
said of certain birds.
GymnophionaOphiomorpha O`phi*o*mor"pha, n. pl. [NL. See Ophiomorphous.]
(Zo["o]l.)
An order of tailless amphibians having a slender, wormlike
body with regular annulations, and usually with minute scales
imbedded in the skin. The limbs are rudimentary or wanting.
It includes the c[ae]cilians. Called also Gymnophiona and
Ophidobatrachia. GymnophionaGymnophiona Gym`no*phi"o*na, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. gymno`s
naked + ? serpentlike.] (Zo["o]l.)
An order of Amphibia, having a long, annulated, snakelike
body. See Ophiomorpha. Gymnophthalmata
Gymnophthalmata Gym`noph*thal"ma*ta, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr.
gymno`s naked + ? the eye.] (Zo["o]l.)
A group of acalephs, including the naked-eyed medus[ae]; the
hydromedus[ae]. Most of them are known to be the
free-swimming progeny (gonophores) of hydroids.
Gymnoplast
Gymnoplast Gym"no*plast, n. [Gr. gymno`s naked + pla`ssein to
shape, mold.] (Biol.)
A cell or mass of protoplasm devoid of an envelope, as a
white blood corpuscle.
Gymnorhina organicumMagpie Mag"pie, n. [OE. & Prov. E. magot pie, maggoty pie, fr.
Mag, Maggot, equiv. to Margaret, and fr. F. Marquerite, and
common name of the magpie. Marguerite is fr. L. margarita
pearl, Gr. ?, prob. of Eastern origin. See Pie magpie, and
cf. the analogous names Tomtit, and Jackdaw.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of numerous species of the genus Pica and related
genera, allied to the jays, but having a long graduated tail.
Note: The common European magpie (Pica pica, or P.
caudata) is a black and white noisy and mischievous
bird. It can be taught to speak. The American magpie
(P. Hudsonica) is very similar. The yellow-belled
magpie (P. Nuttalli) inhabits California. The blue
magpie (Cyanopolius Cooki) inhabits Spain. Other
allied species are found in Asia. The Tasmanian and
Australian magpies are crow shrikes, as the white
magpie (Gymnorhina organicum), the black magpie
(Strepera fuliginosa), and the Australian magpie
(Cracticus picatus).
Magpie lark (Zo["o]l.), a common Australian bird (Grallina
picata), conspicuously marked with black and white; --
called also little magpie.
Magpie moth (Zo["o]l.), a black and white European
geometrid moth (Abraxas grossulariata); the harlequin
moth. Its larva feeds on currant and gooseberry bushes. Gymnorhina organicumOrgan Or"gan, n. [L. organum, Gr. ?; akin to ? work, and E.
work: cf. F. organe. See Work, and cf. Orgue, Orgy.]
1. An instrument or medium by which some important action is
performed, or an important end accomplished; as,
legislatures, courts, armies, taxgatherers, etc., are
organs of government.
2. (Biol.) A natural part or structure in an animal or a
plant, capable of performing some special action (termed
its function), which is essential to the life or
well-being of the whole; as, the heart, lungs, etc., are
organs of animals; the root, stem, foliage, etc., are
organs of plants.
Note: In animals the organs are generally made up of several
tissues, one of which usually predominates, and
determines the principal function of the organ. Groups
of organs constitute a system. See System.
3. A component part performing an essential office in the
working of any complex machine; as, the cylinder, valves,
crank, etc., are organs of the steam engine.
4. A medium of communication between one person or body and
another; as, the secretary of state is the organ of
communication between the government and a foreign power;
a newspaper is the organ of its editor, or of a party,
sect, etc.
5. [Cf. AS. organ, fr. L. organum.] (Mus.) A wind instrument
containing numerous pipes of various dimensions and kinds,
which are filled with wind from a bellows, and played upon
by means of keys similar to those of a piano, and
sometimes by foot keys or pedals; -- formerly used in the
plural, each pipe being considired an organ.
The deep, majestic, solemn organs blow. --Pope.
Note: Chaucer used the form orgon as a plural.
The merry orgon . . . that in the church goon
[go].
Barrel organ, Choir organ, Great organ, etc. See under
Barrel, Choir, etc.
Cabinet organ (Mus.), an organ of small size, as for a
chapel or for domestic use; a reed organ.
Organ bird (Zo["o]l.), a Tasmanian crow shrike (Gymnorhina
organicum). It utters discordant notes like those of a
hand organ out of tune.
Organ fish (Zo["o]l.), the drumfish.
Organ gun. (Mil.) Same as Orgue
(b) .
Organ harmonium (Mus.), an harmonium of large capacity and
power.
Organ of Gorti (Anat.), a complicated structure in the
cochlea of the ear, including the auditory hair cells, the
rods or fibers of Corti, the membrane of Corti, etc. See
Note under Ear.
Organ pipe. See Pipe, n., 1.
Organ-pipe coral. (Zo["o]l.) See Tubipora.
Organ point (Mus.), a passage in which the tonic or
dominant is sustained continuously by one part, while the
other parts move. Gymnorhinal
Gymnorhinal Gym"no*rhi`nal, a. [Gr. gymno`s naked + ?, ?, the
nose.] (Zo["o]l.)
Having unfeathered nostrils, as certain birds.
Gymnosarda alletterataTunny Tun"ny (t[u^]n"n[y^]), n.; pl. Tunnies. [L. thunnus,
thynnus, Gr. qy`nnos, qy^nos: cf. It. tonno, F. & Pr. thon.]
(Zo["o]l.)
Any one of several species of large oceanic fishes belonging
to the Mackerel family, especially the common or great tunny
(Orcynus or Albacora thynnus) native of the Mediterranean
Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. It sometimes weighs a thousand
pounds or more, and is extensively caught in the
Mediterranean. On the American coast it is called horse
mackerel. See Illust. of Horse mackerel, under Horse.
[Written also thynny.]
Note: The little tunny (Gymnosarda alletterata) of the
Mediterranean and North Atlantic, and the long-finned
tunny, or albicore (see Albicore), are related
species of smaller size. Gymnosomata
Gymnosomata Gym`no*so"ma*ta, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. gymno`s
naked + ?, ?, the body.] (Zo["o]l.)
One of the orders of Pteropoda. They have no shell.
Gymnosophist
Gymnosophist Gym*nos"o*phist, n. [Gr. ?; gymno`s naked + ?
philosopher; cf. F. gymnosophisle.]
One of a sect of philosophers, said to have been found in
India by Alexander the Great, who went almost naked, denied
themselves the use of flesh, renounced bodily pleasures, and
employed themselves in the contemplation of nature.
Gymnosophy
Gymnosophy Gym*nos"o*phy, n.
The doctrines of the Gymnosophists. --Good.
GymnospermGymnosperm Gym"no*sperm, n. (Bot.)
A plant that bears naked seeds (i. e., seeds not inclosed in
an ovary), as the common pine and hemlock. Cf. Angiosperm. Gymnospermous
Gymnospermous Gym"no*sper`mous, n. [Gr. gymno`spermos; gymno`s
naked + spe`rma seed: cf. F. gymnosperme.] (Bot.)
(a) Having naked seeds, or seeds not inclosed in a capsule or
other vessel.
(b) Belonging to the class of plants consisting of
gymnosperms.
Meaning of Gymno from wikipedia
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engaging in
intellectual pursuits. The name
comes from the
Ancient Gr**** term
gymnós,
meaning "naked" or "nude". Only
adult male
citizens were
allowed to use...
- Christina, and had a daughter, Maria.
Diamantia sto
gymno sou soma (1972) ... aka
Diamantia sto
gymno kormi tis (Greece: TV title) "Emporoi ton ethnon,...
- Lycophron's
Alexandra verses, the
islands were
called Γυμνησίαι/Gymnesiae (γυμνός/
gymnos,
meaning 'naked' in Gr****)
because its
inhabitants were
often nude, probably...
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Vtopos ha
Boccas peu la
chama polta chamaan.
Bargol he
maglomi baccan ſoma
gymno ſophaon.
Agrama gymnoſophon
labarembacha bodamilomin.
Voluala barchin heman...
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Didyma Dimaina Drepano Elliniko Ermioni Fichti Fournoi Fregkaina Frousiouna Gymno Iliokastro Inachos Ira
Iraio Iria
Kaparelli Karnezaiika Karya Kefalari Kefalovryso...
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meaning literally "naked seed" (from
Ancient Gr****: γυμνός, romanized:
gymnos, lit. 'naked' and σπέρμα, ****, 'seed'). The
similarity of pine nuts to...
- 10 June 2015. "
GymnoClubRhodanien". Gymnoclubrhodanien.fr.
Retrieved 16
August 2015. "FFN - Fédération française de
naturisme -
Gymno Club Rhodanien"...
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conducive for
external fertilisation. The
order Gymnophiona (from the Gr****
gymnos meaning "naked" and
ophis meaning "serpent") or
Apoda comprises the caecilians...
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Gymnobiblism (
gymno + biblism; /ˌdʒɪmnoʊˈbɪblɪzəm/) is the
opinion that the bare text of the Bible,
without commentary, may be
safely given to the unlearned...
- skill. The word
gymnastics derives from the
common Gr****
adjective γυμνός (
gymnos), by way of the
related verb γυμνάζω (gymnazo),
whose meaning is to "train...
