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Angraecum fragransFaham Fa"ham, n.
The leaves of an orchid (Angraecum fragrans), of the
islands of Bourbon and Mauritius, used (in France) as a
substitute for Chinese tea. Chimonanthus fragransJapan Ja*pan", a.
Of or pertaining to Japan, or to the lacquered work of that
country; as, Japan ware.
Japan allspice (Bot.), a spiny shrub from Japan
(Chimonanthus fragrans), related to the Carolina
allspice.
Japan black (Chem.), a quickly drying black lacquer or
varnish, consisting essentially of asphaltum dissolved in
naphtha or turpentine, and used for coating ironwork; --
called also Brunswick black, Japan lacquer, or simply
Japan.
Japan camphor, ordinary camphor brought from China or
Japan, as distinguished from the rare variety called
borneol or Borneo camphor.
Japan clover, or Japan pea (Bot.), a cloverlike plant
(Lespedeza striata) from Eastern Asia, useful for
fodder, first noticed in the Southern United States about
1860, but now become very common. During the Civil War it
was called variously Yankee clover and Rebel clover.
Japan earth. See Catechu.
Japan ink, a kind of writing ink, of a deep, glossy black
when dry.
Japan varnish, a varnish prepared from the milky juice of
the Rhus vernix, a small Japanese tree related to the
poison sumac. Chiragra
Chiragra Chi*ra"gra, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; ? hand + ? seizure.]
(Med.)
Gout in the hand.
Eugenia fragransZebrawood e"bra*wood`, n.
(a) A kind of cabinet wood having beautiful black, brown, and
whitish stripes, the timber of a tropical American tree
(Connarus Guianensis).
(b) The wood of a small West Indian myrtaceous tree (Eugenia
fragrans).
(c) The wood of an East Indian tree of the genus Guettarda. Fragrance
Fragrance Fra"grance, Fragrancy Fra"gran*cy, n. [L.
fragrantia: cf. OF. fragrance.]
The quality of being fragrant; sweetness of smell; a sweet
smell; a pleasing odor; perfume.
Eve separate he spies, Veiled in a cloud of fragrance.
--Milton.
The goblet crowned, Breathed aromatic fragrancies
around. --Pope.
Fragrancy
Fragrance Fra"grance, Fragrancy Fra"gran*cy, n. [L.
fragrantia: cf. OF. fragrance.]
The quality of being fragrant; sweetness of smell; a sweet
smell; a pleasing odor; perfume.
Eve separate he spies, Veiled in a cloud of fragrance.
--Milton.
The goblet crowned, Breathed aromatic fragrancies
around. --Pope.
FragrantFragrant Fra"grant, a. [L. fragrans. -antis, p. pr. of
fragrare to emit a smell of fragrance: cf. OF. fragrant.]
Affecting the olfactory nerves agreeably; sweet of smell;
odorous; having or emitting an agreeable perfume.
Fragrant the fertile earth After soft showers.
--Milton.
Syn: Sweet-smelling; odorous; odoriferous; sweet-scented;
redolent; ambrosial; balmy; spicy; aromatic. --
Fra"grant*ly, adv. FragrantlyFragrant Fra"grant, a. [L. fragrans. -antis, p. pr. of
fragrare to emit a smell of fragrance: cf. OF. fragrant.]
Affecting the olfactory nerves agreeably; sweet of smell;
odorous; having or emitting an agreeable perfume.
Fragrant the fertile earth After soft showers.
--Milton.
Syn: Sweet-smelling; odorous; odoriferous; sweet-scented;
redolent; ambrosial; balmy; spicy; aromatic. --
Fra"grant*ly, adv. Infragrant
Infragrant In*fra"grant, a.
Not fragrant.
Myristica fragransNutmeg Nut"meg, n. [OE. notemuge; note nut + OF. muge musk, of
the same origin as E. musk; cf. OF. noix muguette nutmeg, F.
noix muscade. See Nut, and Musk.] (Bot.)
The kernel of the fruit of the nutmeg tree (Myristica
fragrans), a native of the Molucca Islands, but cultivated
elsewhere in the tropics.
Note: This fruit is a nearly spherical drupe, of the size of
a pear, of a yellowish color without and almost white
within. This opens into two nearly equal longitudinal
valves, inclosing the nut surrounded by its aril, which
is mace The nutmeg is an aromatic, very grateful to the
taste and smell, and much used in cookery. Other
species of Myristica yield nutmegs of inferior
quality.
American, Calabash, or Jamaica, nutmeg, the fruit of
a tropical shrub (Monodora Myristica). It is about the
size of an orange, and contains many aromatic seeds
imbedded in pulp.
Brazilian nutmeg, the fruit of a lauraceous tree,
Cryptocarya moschata.
California nutmeg, tree of the Yew family (Torreya
Californica), growing in the Western United States, and
having a seed which resembles a nutmeg in appearance, but
is strongly impregnated with turpentine.
Clove nutmeg, the Ravensara aromatica, a laura ceous tree
of Madagascar. The foliage is used as a spice, but the
seed is acrid and caustic.
Jamaica nutmeg. See American nutmeg (above).
Nutmeg bird (Zo["o]l.), an Indian finch (Munia
punctularia).
Nutmeg butter, a solid oil extracted from the nutmeg by
expression.
Nutmeg flower (Bot.), a ranunculaceous herb (Nigella
sativa) with small black aromatic seeds, which are used
medicinally and for excluding moths from furs and
clothing.
Nutmeg liver (Med.), a name applied to the liver, when, as
the result of heart or lung disease, it undergoes
congestion and pigmentation about the central veins of its
lobules, giving it an appearance resembling that of a
nutmeg.
Nutmeg melon (Bot.), a small variety of muskmelon of a rich
flavor.
Nutmeg pigeon (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of
pigeons of the genus Myristicivora, native of the East
Indies and Australia. The color is usually white, or
cream-white, with black on the wings and tail.
Nutmeg wood (Bot.), the wood of the Palmyra palm.
Peruvian nutmeg, the aromatic seed of a South American tree
(Laurelia sempervirens).
Plume nutmeg (Bot.), a spicy tree of Australia
(Atherosperma moschata). Olea fragransOlea O"le*a, n. [L. olive. See Olive.] (Bot.)
A genus of trees including the olive.
Note: The Chinese Olea fragrans, noted for its fragrance,
and the American devilwood (Olea Americana) are now
usually referred to another genus (Osmanthus). ParagramParagram Par"a*gram, n. [Gr. ? that which one writes beside.
See Paragraph.]
A pun.
Puns, which he calls paragrams. --Addison. Paragrammatist
Paragrammatist Par`a*gram"ma*tist, n.
A punster.
ParagrandineParagrandine Pa`ra*gran"di*ne, n. [It., from parare to parry +
grandine hail.]
An instrument to avert the occurrence of hailstorms. See
Paragr[^e]le. --Knight. ParagraphParagraph Par"a*graph, n. [F. paragraphe, LL. paragraphus, fr.
Gr. para`grafos (sc. grammh`) a line or stroke drawn in the
margin, fr. paragra`fein to write beside; para` beside +
gra`fein to write. See Para-, and Graphic, and cf.
Paraph.]
1. Originally, a marginal mark or note, set in the margin to
call attention to something in the text, e. g., a change
of subject; now, the character [para], commonly used in
the text as a reference mark to a footnote, or to indicate
the place of a division into sections.
Note: This character is merely a modification of a capital P
(the initial of the word paragraph), the letter being
reversed, and the black part made white and the white
part black for the sake of distinctiveness.
2. A distinct part of a discourse or writing; any section or
subdivision of a writing or chapter which relates to a
particular point, whether consisting of one or many
sentences. The division is sometimes noted by the mark ?,
but usually, by beginning the first sentence of the
paragraph on a new line and at more than the usual
distance from the margin.
3. A brief composition complete in one typographical section
or paragraph; an item, remark, or quotation comprised in a
few lines forming one paragraph; as, a column of news
paragraphs; an editorial paragraph. ParagraphParagraph Par"a*graph, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Paragraphed; p.
pr. & vb. n. Paragraphing.]
1. To divide into paragraphs; to mark with the character
[para].
2. To express in the compass of a paragraph; as, to paragraph
an article.
3. To mention in a paragraph or paragraphs ParagraphedParagraph Par"a*graph, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Paragraphed; p.
pr. & vb. n. Paragraphing.]
1. To divide into paragraphs; to mark with the character
[para].
2. To express in the compass of a paragraph; as, to paragraph
an article.
3. To mention in a paragraph or paragraphs Paragrapher
Paragrapher Par"a*graph`er, n.
A writer of paragraphs; a paragraphist.
ParagraphicParagraphic Par`a*graph"ic, Paragraphical Par`a*graph"ic*al,
a.
Pertaining to, or consisting of, a paragraph or paragraphs.
-- Par`a*graph"ic*al*ly, adv. ParagraphicalParagraphic Par`a*graph"ic, Paragraphical Par`a*graph"ic*al,
a.
Pertaining to, or consisting of, a paragraph or paragraphs.
-- Par`a*graph"ic*al*ly, adv. ParagraphicallyParagraphic Par`a*graph"ic, Paragraphical Par`a*graph"ic*al,
a.
Pertaining to, or consisting of, a paragraph or paragraphs.
-- Par`a*graph"ic*al*ly, adv. ParagraphingParagraph Par"a*graph, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Paragraphed; p.
pr. & vb. n. Paragraphing.]
1. To divide into paragraphs; to mark with the character
[para].
2. To express in the compass of a paragraph; as, to paragraph
an article.
3. To mention in a paragraph or paragraphs Paragraphist
Paragraphist Par"a*graph`ist, n.
A paragrapher.
Paragraphistical
Paragraphistical Par`a*gra*phis"tic*al, a.
Of or relating to a paragraphist. [R.] --Beau. & Fl.
Peragrate
Peragrate Per"a*grate, v. t. [L. peragratus, p. p. of
peragrate.]
To travel over or through. [Obs.]
Peragration
Peragration Per`agra"tion, n. [L. peragratio: cf. F.
peragration.]
The act or state of passing through any space; as, the
peragration of the moon in her monthly revolution. [Obs.]
--Sir T. Browne.
SparagrassSparage Spar"age (?; 48), Sparagus Spar"a*gus, Sparagrass
Spar"a*grass`, n.
Obs. or corrupt forms of Asparagus. TetragrammatonTetragrammaton Tet`ra*gram"ma*ton, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?; te`tra-
(see Tetra-) + ? a letter.]
The mystic number four, which was often symbolized to
represent the Deity, whose name was expressed by four letters
among some ancient nations; as, the Hebrew JeHoVaH, Greek
qeo`s, Latin deus, etc.
Meaning of Ragra from wikipedia
- The
Minas Ragra was a
large vanadium mine in the
Pasco Region of Peru. The
deposit was
discovered by a
United States Geological Survey expedition on November...
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vanadium ore were
mined by the
American Vanadium Company from the
Minas Ragra in Peru. Later, the
demand for
uranium rose,
leading to
increased mining...
- world's
vanadium ore
production came from the
American vanadium mine in
Minas Ragra, Peru,
making it one of the
largest producers of the
element in the world...
- The
mineral was
first described in 1906 for an
occurrence in the
Minas Ragra vanadium mine near JunÃn,
Cerro de Pasco, Peru. It was
named for Peruvian...
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Tamboragra or
Tambo Ragra (possibly from
Quechua tampu inn,
raqra fissure, crack, crevice, "tampu crack" or "tampu crevice") is a 4,996-metre-high (16...
- mineralogist,
known for his
leading role in the 1905
discovery of the
Minas Ragra vanadium ore
deposit in Peru. This ore
deposit was the world's prin****l...
-
pascoite can also be
recrystallized from water.
Pascoite was
discovered in the
Ragra mine near
Cerro de Pasco, Peru,
where the
mineral formed on the
walls of...
-
Storting president Carl Berner, and
received the King's approval. The
Minas Ragra mine, the world's
largest source of vanadium, was
discovered in Peru by...
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kinwa quinoa,
raqra crack, crevice, "quinoa crack",
hispanicized Quennua Ragra)
northeast of
Kinwa Quta ("quinoa lake",
hispanicized Genhuacuta). escale...
- are:Andhari, Chhatri, Dhanghori, Khudmarai, Kultikri, Laudaha, Pathra,
Ragra,
Rohini and Sankrail.
According to the 2011
Census of
India Sankrail CD...
