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Aerobus
Aerobus A"["e]r*o*bus`, n. [A["e]ro- + bus.]
An a["e]roplane or airship designed to carry passengers.
Centrolobium robustumAraroba Ar`a*ro"ba, n. [Tupi.]
1. Goa powder.
2. A fabaceous tree of Brazil (Centrolobium robustum)
having handsomely striped wood; -- called also
zebrawood. Grevillea robustaSilky Silk"y, a. [Compar. Silkier; superl. Silkiest.]
1. Of or pertaining to silk; made of, or resembling, silk;
silken; silklike; as, a silky luster.
2. Hence, soft and smooth; as, silky wine.
3. Covered with soft hairs pressed close to the surface, as a
leaf; sericeous.
Silky oak (Bot.), a lofty Australian tree (Grevillea
robusta) with silky tomentose lobed or incised leaves. It
furnishes a valuable timber. M robustusWallaroo Wal`la*roo", n. (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of several species of kangaroos of the genus
Macropus, especially M. robustus, sometimes called the
great wallaroo. Metrosideros robustaRata Ra"ta, n. [Maori.] (Bot.)
A New Zealand forest tree (Metrosideros robusta), also, its
hard dark red wood, used by the Maoris for paddles and war
clubs. P StrobusPine Pine, n. [AS. p[=i]n, L. pinus.]
1. (Bot.) Any tree of the coniferous genus Pinus. See
Pinus.
Note: There are about twenty-eight species in the United
States, of which the white pine (P. Strobus), the
Georgia pine (P. australis), the red pine (P.
resinosa), and the great West Coast sugar pine (P.
Lambertiana) are among the most valuable. The Scotch
pine or fir, also called Norway or Riga pine
(Pinus sylvestris), is the only British species. The
nut pine is any pine tree, or species of pine, which
bears large edible seeds. See Pinon. The spruces,
firs, larches, and true cedars, though formerly
considered pines, are now commonly assigned to other
genera.
2. The wood of the pine tree.
3. A pineapple.
Ground pine. (Bot.) See under Ground.
Norfolk Island pine (Bot.), a beautiful coniferous tree,
the Araucaria excelsa.
Pine barren, a tract of infertile land which is covered
with pines. [Southern U.S.]
Pine borer (Zo["o]l.), any beetle whose larv[ae] bore into
pine trees.
Pine finch. (Zo["o]l.) See Pinefinch, in the Vocabulary.
Pine grosbeak (Zo["o]l.), a large grosbeak (Pinicola
enucleator), which inhabits the northern parts of both
hemispheres. The adult male is more or less tinged with
red.
Pine lizard (Zo["o]l.), a small, very active, mottled gray
lizard (Sceloporus undulatus), native of the Middle
States; -- called also swift, brown scorpion, and
alligator.
Pine marten. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A European weasel (Mustela martes), called also
sweet marten, and yellow-breasted marten.
(b) The American sable. See Sable.
Pine moth (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of small
tortricid moths of the genus Retinia, whose larv[ae]
burrow in the ends of the branchlets of pine trees, often
doing great damage.
Pine mouse (Zo["o]l.), an American wild mouse (Arvicola
pinetorum), native of the Middle States. It lives in pine
forests.
Pine needle (Bot.), one of the slender needle-shaped leaves
of a pine tree. See Pinus.
Pine-needle wool. See Pine wool (below).
Pine oil, an oil resembling turpentine, obtained from fir
and pine trees, and used in making varnishes and colors.
Pine snake (Zo["o]l.), a large harmless North American
snake (Pituophis melanoleucus). It is whitish, covered
with brown blotches having black margins. Called also
bull snake. The Western pine snake (P. Sayi) is
chestnut-brown, mottled with black and orange.
Pine tree (Bot.), a tree of the genus Pinus; pine.
Pine-tree money, money coined in Massachusetts in the
seventeenth century, and so called from its bearing a
figure of a pine tree.
Pine weevil (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of
weevils whose larv[ae] bore in the wood of pine trees.
Several species are known in both Europe and America,
belonging to the genera Pissodes, Hylobius, etc.
Pine wool, a fiber obtained from pine needles by steaming
them. It is prepared on a large scale in some of the
Southern United States, and has many uses in the economic
arts; -- called also pine-needle wool, and pine-wood
wool. Robust
Robust Ro*bust", a. [L. robustus oaken, hard, strong, fr.
robur strength, a very hard kind of oak; cf. Skr. rabhas
violence: cf. F. robuste.]
1. Evincing strength; indicating vigorous health; strong;
sinewy; muscular; vigorous; sound; as, a robust body;
robust youth; robust health.
RobustiousRobustious Ro*bus"tious, a. [Cf. L. robusteus of oak.]
Robust. [Obs. or Humorous] --W. Irving.
In Scotland they had handled the bishops in a more
robustious manner. --Milton.
-- Ro*bus"tious*ly, adv. -- Ro*bus"tious*ness, n. RobustiouslyRobustious Ro*bus"tious, a. [Cf. L. robusteus of oak.]
Robust. [Obs. or Humorous] --W. Irving.
In Scotland they had handled the bishops in a more
robustious manner. --Milton.
-- Ro*bus"tious*ly, adv. -- Ro*bus"tious*ness, n. RobustiousnessRobustious Ro*bus"tious, a. [Cf. L. robusteus of oak.]
Robust. [Obs. or Humorous] --W. Irving.
In Scotland they had handled the bishops in a more
robustious manner. --Milton.
-- Ro*bus"tious*ly, adv. -- Ro*bus"tious*ness, n. Robustly
Robustly Ro*bust"ly, adv.
In a robust manner.
Robustness
Robustness Ro*bust"ness, n.
The quality or state of being robust.
Shorea robustaSal Sal (s[add]l), n. [Hind. s[=a]l, Skr. [,c][=a]la.] (Bot.)
An East Indian timber tree (Shorea robusta), much used for
building purposes. It is of a light brown color,
close-grained, heavy, and durable. [Written also saul.] Shorea robustaDammar Dam"mar, Dammara Dam"ma*ra, n. [Jav. & Malay. damar.]
An oleoresin used in making varnishes; dammar gum; dammara
resin. It is obtained from certain resin trees indigenous to
the East Indies, esp. Shorea robusta and the dammar pine.
Dammar pine, (Bot.), a tree of the Moluccas (Agathis, or
Dammara, orientalis), yielding dammar. Vicia OrobusBitter Bit"ter, a. [AS. biter; akin to Goth. baitrs, Icel.
bitr, Dan., Sw., D., & G. bitter, OS. bittar, fr. root of E.
bite. See Bite, v. t.]
1. Having a peculiar, acrid, biting taste, like that of
wormwood or an infusion of hops; as, a bitter medicine;
bitter as aloes.
2. Causing pain or smart; piercing; painful; sharp; severe;
as, a bitter cold day.
3. Causing, or fitted to cause, pain or distress to the mind;
calamitous; poignant.
It is an evil thing and bitter, that thou hast
forsaken the Lord thy God. --Jer. ii. 19.
4. Characterized by sharpness, severity, or cruelty; harsh;
stern; virulent; as, bitter reproach.
Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against
them. --Col. iii.
19.
5. Mournful; sad; distressing; painful; pitiable.
The Egyptians . . . made their lives bitter with
hard bondage. --Ex. i. 14.
Bitter apple, Bitter cucumber, Bitter gourd. (Bot.) See
Colocynth.
Bitter cress (Bot.), a plant of the genus Cardamine, esp.
C. amara.
Bitter earth (Min.), tale earth; calcined magnesia.
Bitter principles (Chem.), a class of substances, extracted
from vegetable products, having strong bitter taste but
with no sharply defined chemical characteristics.
Bitter salt, Epsom salts; magnesium sulphate.
Bitter vetch (Bot.), a name given to two European
leguminous herbs, Vicia Orobus and Ervum Ervilia.
To the bitter end, to the last extremity, however
calamitous.
Syn: Acrid; sharp; harsh; pungent; stinging; cutting; severe;
acrimonious.
Meaning of Robus from wikipedia
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Robu is a
Romanian surname.
Notable people with the
surname include:
Doina Robu (born 1967),
Romanian rower Ioan
Robu (born 1944),
Romanian Catholic prelate...
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Marin Robu (born 19
March 2000) is a
Moldovan weightlifter. He won the
bronze medal in his
event at the 2021
World Weightlifting Championships held in...
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Museum in Washington, D.C.
Robus resided at 567
South Mountain Road in New City, New York. He had a son, Hugo
Robus Jr.
Robus died in 1964 at the Ramapo...
- Ioan
Robu (born
November 6, 1944) is a
Romanian prelate of the
Roman Catholic Church. He was
Archbishop of
Bucharest from 1990 to 2019.
Robu was born...
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Nicolae Robu (born May 28, 1955) is a
Romanian politician, engineer, and
computer science professor.[citation needed] He was
mayor of Timișoara from 2012...
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Chapter of the ****ociation for Com****tional
Linguistics (EACL2012)
Joint ROBUS-UNSUP Workshop. Fawcett, Tom (2006). "An
Introduction to ROC Analysis" (PDF)...
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dissention from
local units. The
Hizbul Mujahideen became the most
robus organization in the
fight in Kashmir.
While its rise to
dominance occurred...
- muralist, and potter.
Designed the
Henry Varnum Poor
House in New City. Hugo
Robus,
sculptor Sam Rosen,
sportscaster Phil Rosenthal, TV
writer and producer...
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eventually promoted to into CP0.
Personnel includes: Rob
Lucci (ロブ・ルッチ,
Robu Rutchi), who is
known for
ruthlessly and
mercilessly enforcing the World...
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Doina Robu (née Ciucanu; born 22 July 1967) is a
retired Romanian rower who won a
silver medal at the 1992 Olympics. She also won two gold, one silver...
