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Antiaris toxicariaUpas U"pas, n. [Malay p?hn-?pas; p?hn a tree + ?pas poison.]
1. (Bot.) A tree (Antiaris toxicaria) of the Breadfruit
family, common in the forests of Java and the neighboring
islands. Its secretions are poisonous, and it has been
fabulously reported that the atmosphere about it is
deleterious. Called also bohun upas. Antiaris toxicariaAntiar An"ti*ar, n. [Jav. antjar.]
A Virulent poison prepared in Java from the gum resin of one
species of the upas tree (Antiaris toxicaria). Buphane toxicariaOxbane Ox"bane`, n. (Bot.)
A poisonous bulbous plant (Buphane toxicaria) of the Cape
of Good Hope. Icarian
Icarian I*ca"ri*an, a. [L. Icarius, Gr. ?, fr. ?, the mythic
son of D[ae]dalus, who, when flying from Crete on wings
cemented with wax, mounted so high that the sun melted the
wax, and he fell into the sea.]
Soaring too high for safety, like Icarus; adventurous in
flight.
Lythrum SalicariaWillow-herb Wil"low-herb`, n. (Bot.)
A perennial herb (Epilobium spicatum) with narrow
willowlike leaves and showy rose-purple flowers. The name is
sometimes made to include other species of the same genus.
Spiked willow-herb, a perennial herb (Lythrum Salicaria)
with willowy leaves and spiked purplish flowers. Manicaria PlukenetiiSea apple Sea" ap"ple (Bot.)
The fruit of a West Indian palm (Manicaria Plukenetii),
often found floating in the sea. --A. Grisebach. Picariae
Picariae Pi*ca"ri*[ae], n. pl. [NL., fr. L. picus a
woodpecker.] (Zo["o]l.)
An extensive division of birds which includes the
woodpeckers, toucans, trogons, hornbills, kingfishers,
motmots, rollers, and goatsuckers. By some writers it is made
to include also the cuckoos, swifts, and humming birds.
Picarian
Picarian Pi*ca"ri*an, a. (Zo["o]l.)
Of or pertaining to Picari[ae]. -- n. One of the Picari[ae].
Q imbricariaOak Oak ([=o]k), n. [OE. oke, ok, ak, AS. [=a]c; akin to D.
eik, G. eiche, OHG. eih, Icel. eik, Sw. ek, Dan. eeg.]
1. (Bot.) Any tree or shrub of the genus Quercus. The oaks
have alternate leaves, often variously lobed, and
staminate flowers in catkins. The fruit is a smooth nut,
called an acorn, which is more or less inclosed in a
scaly involucre called the cup or cupule. There are now
recognized about three hundred species, of which nearly
fifty occur in the United States, the rest in Europe,
Asia, and the other parts of North America, a very few
barely reaching the northern parts of South America and
Africa. Many of the oaks form forest trees of grand
proportions and live many centuries. The wood is usually
hard and tough, and provided with conspicuous medullary
rays, forming the silver grain.
2. The strong wood or timber of the oak.
Note: Among the true oaks in America are:
Barren oak, or
Black-jack, Q. nigra.
Basket oak, Q. Michauxii.
Black oak, Q. tinctoria; -- called also yellow or
quercitron oak.
Bur oak (see under Bur.), Q. macrocarpa; -- called also
over-cup or mossy-cup oak.
Chestnut oak, Q. Prinus and Q. densiflora.
Chinquapin oak (see under Chinquapin), Q. prinoides.
Coast live oak, Q. agrifolia, of California; -- also
called enceno.
Live oak (see under Live), Q. virens, the best of all
for shipbuilding; also, Q. Chrysolepis, of California.
Pin oak. Same as Swamp oak.
Post oak, Q. obtusifolia.
Red oak, Q. rubra.
Scarlet oak, Q. coccinea.
Scrub oak, Q. ilicifolia, Q. undulata, etc.
Shingle oak, Q. imbricaria.
Spanish oak, Q. falcata.
Swamp Spanish oak, or
Pin oak, Q. palustris.
Swamp white oak, Q. bicolor.
Water oak, Q. aguatica.
Water white oak, Q. lyrata.
Willow oak, Q. Phellos. Among the true oaks in Europe
are:
Bitter oak, or
Turkey oak, Q. Cerris (see Cerris).
Cork oak, Q. Suber.
English white oak, Q. Robur.
Evergreen oak,
Holly oak, or
Holm oak, Q. Ilex.
Kermes oak, Q. coccifera.
Nutgall oak, Q. infectoria.
Note: Among plants called oak, but not of the genus
Quercus, are:
African oak, a valuable timber tree (Oldfieldia
Africana).
Australian, or She, oak, any tree of the genus
Casuarina (see Casuarina).
Indian oak, the teak tree (see Teak).
Jerusalem oak. See under Jerusalem.
New Zealand oak, a sapindaceous tree (Alectryon
excelsum).
Poison oak, the poison ivy. See under Poison. Ranunculus FicariaPilewort Pile"wort`, n. (Bot.)
A plant (Ranunculus Ficaria of Linn[ae]us) whose tuberous
roots have been used in poultices as a specific for the
piles. --Forsyth. SuburbicarianSuburbicarian Sub*ur`bi*ca"ri*an, Suburbicary
Sub*ur"bi*ca*ry, a. [LL. suburbicarius, equiv. to L.
suburbanus: cf. F. suburbicaire. See Suburban.]
Being in the suburbs; -- applied to the six dioceses in the
suburbs of Rome subject to the pope as bishop of Rome.
The pope having stretched his authority beyond the
bounds of his suburbicarian precincts. --Barrow. UrticariaUrticaria Ur`ti*ca"ri*a, n. [NL. See Urtica.] (Med.)
The nettle rash, a disease characterized by a transient
eruption of red pimples and of wheals, accompanied with a
burning or stinging sensation and with itching; uredo. VesicariaBladder Blad"der, n. [OE. bladder, bleddre, AS. bl?dre,
bl?ddre; akin to Icel. bla?ra, SW. bl["a]ddra, Dan. bl[ae]re,
D. blaar, OHG. bl[=a]tara the bladder in the body of animals,
G. blatter blister, bustule; all fr. the same root as AS.
bl[=a]wan, E. blow, to puff. See Blow to puff.]
1. (Anat.) A bag or sac in animals, which serves as the
receptacle of some fluid; as, the urinary bladder; the
gall bladder; -- applied especially to the urinary
bladder, either within the animal, or when taken out and
inflated with air.
2. Any vesicle or blister, especially if filled with air, or
a thin, watery fluid.
3. (Bot.) A distended, membranaceous pericarp.
4. Anything inflated, empty, or unsound. ``To swim with
bladders of philosophy.' --Rochester.
Bladder nut, or Bladder tree (Bot.), a genus of plants
(Staphylea) with bladderlike seed pods.
Bladder pod (Bot.), a genus of low herbs (Vesicaria) with
inflated seed pods.
Bladdor senna (Bot.), a genus of shrubs (Colutea), with
membranaceous, inflated pods.
Bladder worm (Zo["o]l.), the larva of any species of
tapeworm (T[ae]nia), found in the flesh or other parts
of animals. See Measle, Cysticercus.
Bladder wrack (Bot.), the common black rock weed of the
seacoast (Fucus nodosus and F. vesiculosus) -- called
also bladder tangle. See Wrack. Vicarial
Vicarial Vi*ca"ri*al, a. [Cf. F. vicarial.]
1. Of or pertaining to a vicar; as, vicarial tithes.
2. Delegated; vicarious; as, vicarial power.
Vicarian
Vicarian Vi*ca"ri*an, n.
A vicar. [Obs.] --Marston.
Vicariate
Vicariate Vi*ca"ri*ate, a.
Having delegated power, as a vicar; vicarious. --Barrow.
Vicariate
Vicariate Vi*ca"ri*ate, n. [LL. vicariatus, or F. vicariat.]
Delegated office or power; vicarship; the office or oversight
of a vicar.
The vicariate of that part of Germany which is governed
by the Saxon laws devolved on the elector of Saxony.
--Robertson.
Meaning of Icaria from wikipedia
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Icaria, also
spelled Ikaria (Gr****: Ικαρία), is a Gr****
island in the
Aegean Sea, 10
nautical miles (19 km)
southwest of Samos. Administratively, Icaria...
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Icaria is a Gr**** island.
Icaria or
Ikaria may also
refer to: Icarians, a
utopian movement SS Ikaria, a
steamship Icaria (wasp), a
genus of wasp Ikaria...
- The
Voyage to
Icaria (French:
Voyage en
Icarie [vwajaʒ ɑ̃n ikaʁi]) is a
novel written by Étienne
Cabet and
published in 1840. In this romance, he described...
- the
island of
Icaria in Greece.
According to a
study conducted by the
University of Thessaloniki, the
saline hot
mineral springs of
Icaria contain the largest...
- species:
Icaria africana (Cameron, 1910)
Icaria artifex (Smith, 1871)
Icaria cariniscutis Cameron, 1910
Icaria cayayanensis Ashmead, 1905
Icaria fasciata...
- at
lower right.
Modern street art of
Icaria island and
falling Icarus just
outside the
village of
Evdilos on
Icaria,
Greece Literary interpretation has...
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Nuoro Province, Sardinia, Italy; the
Nicoya Peninsula,
Costa Rica; and
Icaria, Greece. The name "blue zones"
derived simply during the
original survey...
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Icaria Planum is a
region on Mars in the
Thaumasia quadrangle of Mars that is 566.59 km
across and is
located at 43.27 S and 253.96E. It was
named after...
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Carisdall en
Icarie (Voyage and
Adventures of Lord
William Carisdall in
Icaria),
published in a
special edition for
friends in 1839, and a
general public...
- Lake
Icaria is a
reservoir located 4
miles north of Corning, Iowa in
Adams County along Iowa
Highway 148. It was
built as part of the
Watershed Protection...
