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Amaracus
Amaracus A*mar"a*cus, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.]
A fragrant flower. --Tennyson.
Amarant
Amarant Am"a*rant, n.
Amaranth, 1. [Obs.] --Milton.
Amarantaceous
Amarantaceous Am`a*ran*ta"ceous, a. (Bot.)
Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the family of plants of
which the amaranth is the type.
Amaranthine
Amaranthine Am`a*ran"thine, a.
1. Of or pertaining to amaranth. ``Amaranthine bowers.'
--Pope.
AmaranthusAmaranthus Am`a*ran"thus ([a^]m`[.a]*r[a^]n"th[u^]s),
Amarantus Am`a*ran"tus ([a^]m`[.a]*r[a^]n"t[u^]s), n.
Same as Amaranth. AmarantusAmaranthus Am`a*ran"thus ([a^]m`[.a]*r[a^]n"th[u^]s),
Amarantus Am`a*ran"tus ([a^]m`[.a]*r[a^]n"t[u^]s), n.
Same as Amaranth. Amarantus albusTumbleweed Tum"ble*weed`, n. (Bot.)
Any plant which habitually breaks away from its roots in the
autumn, and is driven by the wind, as a light, rolling mass,
over the fields and prairies; as witch grass, wild indigo,
Amarantus albus, etc. Amarantus caudatusThrumwort Thrum"wort`, n. (Bot.)
A kind of amaranth (Amarantus caudatus). --Dr. Prior. C amaraBitter 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. C amaraHickory Hick"o*ry, n. [North American Indian pawcohiccora
(Capt. J. Smith) a kind of milk or oily liquor pressed from
pounded hickory nuts. ``Pohickory' is named in a list of
Virginia trees, in 1653, and this was finally shortened to
``hickory.' --J. H. Trumbull.] (Bot.)
An American tree of the genus Carya, of which there are
several species. The shagbark is the C. alba, and has a
very rough bark; it affords the hickory nut of the markets.
The pignut, or brown hickory, is the C. glabra. The swamp
hickory is C. amara, having a nut whose shell is very thin
and the kernel bitter.
Hickory shad. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The mattowacca, or fall herring.
(b) The gizzard shad. Camara
Camara Ca"ma*ra, n. [Pg.]
Chamber; house; -- used in
Camara dos DeputadosCamara dos Pares Ca"ma*ra dos Pa"res, and Camara dos Deputados
Ca"ma*ra dos De`pu*ta"dos See Legislature. Camaraderie
Ca`ma`ra`de*rie", n. [F. See Comrade.]
Comradeship and loyalty.
The spirit of camaraderie is strong among these riders
of the plains. --W. A.
Fraser. Camara dos ParesCamara dos Pares Ca"ma*ra dos Pa"res, and Camara dos Deputados
Ca"ma*ra dos De`pu*ta"dos See Legislature. Camaraderie
Ca`ma`ra`de*rie", n. [F. See Comrade.]
Comradeship and loyalty.
The spirit of camaraderie is strong among these riders
of the plains. --W. A.
Fraser. CamaraderieCamara dos Pares Ca"ma*ra dos Pa"res, and Camara dos Deputados
Ca"ma*ra dos De`pu*ta"dos See Legislature. Camaraderie
Ca`ma`ra`de*rie", n. [F. See Comrade.]
Comradeship and loyalty.
The spirit of camaraderie is strong among these riders
of the plains. --W. A.
Fraser. Camarasaurus
Camarasaurus Cam`a*ra*sau"rus, n. [NL. fr. Gr. ? a vaulted
chamber + ? lizard.] (Paleon.)
A genus of gigantic American Jurassic dinosaurs, having large
cavities in the bodies of the dorsal vertebr[ae].
Carya amaraBitternut Bit"ter*nut", n. (Bot.)
The swamp hickory (Carya amara). Its thin-shelled nuts are
bitter. Catamaran
Catamaran Cat`a*ma*ran", n. [The native East Indian name.]
1. A kind of raft or float, consisting of two or more logs or
pieces of wood lashed together, and moved by paddles or
sail; -- used as a surf boat and for other purposes on the
coasts of the East and West Indies and South America.
Modified forms are much used in the lumber regions of
North America, and at life-saving stations.
2. Any vessel with twin hulls, whether propelled by sails or
by steam; esp., one of a class of double-hulled pleasure
boats remarkable for speed.
3. A kind of fire raft or torpedo bat.
The incendiary rafts prepared by Sir Sidney Smith
for destroying the French flotilla at Boulogne,
1804, were called catamarans. --Knight.
4. A quarrelsome woman; a scold. [Colloq.]
DamaraDamara Da*ma"ra, n. [The name is supposed to be from Hottentot
dama vanquished.]
A native of Damaraland, German Southwest Africa. The Damaras
include an important and warlike Bantu tribe, and the
Hill Damaras, who are Hottentots and mixed breeds hostile
to the Bantus. DulcamaraDulcamara Dul`ca*ma"ra, n. [NL., fr. L. dulcis sweet + amarus
bitter.] (Bot.)
A plant (Solanum Dulcamara). See Bittersweet, n., 3
(a) . Globe amaranthGlobe Globe, n. [L. globus, perh. akin to L. glomus a ball of
yarn, and E. clump, golf: cf. F. globe.]
1. A round or spherical body, solid or hollow; a body whose
surface is in every part equidistant from the center; a
ball; a sphere.
2. Anything which is nearly spherical or globular in shape;
as, the globe of the eye; the globe of a lamp.
3. The earth; the terraqueous ball; -- usually preceded by
the definite article. --Locke.
4. A round model of the world; a spherical representation of
the earth or heavens; as, a terrestrial or celestial
globe; -- called also artificial globe.
5. A body of troops, or of men or animals, drawn up in a
circle; -- a military formation used by the Romans,
answering to the modern infantry square.
Him round A globe of fiery seraphim inclosed.
--Milton.
Globe amaranth (Bot.), a plant of the genus Gomphrena
(G. globosa), bearing round heads of variously colored
flowers, which long retain color when gathered.
Globe animalcule, a small, globular, locomotive organism
(Volvox globator), once throught to be an animal,
afterward supposed to be a colony of microscopic alg[ae].
Globe of compression (Mil.), a kind of mine producing a
wide crater; -- called also overcharged mine.
Globe daisy (Bot.), a plant or flower of the genus
Globularing, common in Europe. The flowers are minute
and form globular heads.
Globe sight, a form of front sight placed on target rifles.
Globe slater (Zo["o]l.), an isopod crustacean of the genus
Spheroma.
Globe thistle (Bot.), a thistlelike plant with the flowers
in large globular heads (Cynara Scolymus); also, certain
species of the related genus Echinops.
Globe valve.
(a) A ball valve.
(b) A valve inclosed in a globular chamber. --Knight. Hill DamarasDamara Da*ma"ra, n. [The name is supposed to be from Hottentot
dama vanquished.]
A native of Damaraland, German Southwest Africa. The Damaras
include an important and warlike Bantu tribe, and the
Hill Damaras, who are Hottentots and mixed breeds hostile
to the Bantus. Quassia amaraQuassia Quas"si*a, n. [NL. From the name of a negro, Quassy,
or Quash, who prescribed this article as a specific.]
The wood of several tropical American trees of the order
Simarube[ae], as Quassia amara, Picr[ae]na excelsa, and
Simaruba amara. It is intensely bitter, and is used in
medicine and sometimes as a substitute for hops in making
beer. Samara
Samara Sa*ma"ra (? or ?), n. [L. samara, samera, the seed of
the elm.] (Bot.)
A dry, indehiscent, usually one-seeded, winged fruit, as that
of the ash, maple, and elm; a key or key fruit.
Simaruba amaraStavewood Stave`wood`, n. (Bot.)
A tall tree (Simaruba amara) growing in tropical America.
It is one of the trees which yields quassia. Simaruba amaraQuassia Quas"si*a, n. [NL. From the name of a negro, Quassy,
or Quash, who prescribed this article as a specific.]
The wood of several tropical American trees of the order
Simarube[ae], as Quassia amara, Picr[ae]na excelsa, and
Simaruba amara. It is intensely bitter, and is used in
medicine and sometimes as a substitute for hops in making
beer. Solanum DulcamaraDulcamara Dul`ca*ma"ra, n. [NL., fr. L. dulcis sweet + amarus
bitter.] (Bot.)
A plant (Solanum Dulcamara). See Bittersweet, n., 3
(a) . Solanum DulcamaraDulcamarin Dul`ca*ma"rin, n. (Chem.)
A glucoside extracted from the bittersweet (Solanum
Dulcamara), as a yellow amorphous substance. It probably
occasions the compound taste. See Bittersweet, 3
(a) . Solanum dulcamaraBittersweet Bit"ter*sweet`, n.
1. Anything which is bittersweet.
2. A kind of apple so called. --Gower.
3. (Bot.)
(a) A climbing shrub, with oval coral-red berries
(Solanum dulcamara); woody nightshade. The whole
plant is poisonous, and has a taste at first sweetish
and then bitter. The branches are the officinal
dulcamara.
(b) An American woody climber (Celastrus scandens),
whose yellow capsules open late in autumn, and
disclose the red aril which covers the seeds; -- also
called Roxbury waxwork.
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