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Adenanthera pavoninaSandalwood San"dal*wood, n. [F. sandal, santal, fr. Ar.
[,c]andal, or Gr. sa`ntalon; both ultimately fr. Skr.
candana. Cf. Sanders.] (Bot.)
(a) The highly perfumed yellowish heartwood of an East Indian
and Polynesian tree (Santalum album), and of several
other trees of the same genus, as the Hawaiian Santalum
Freycinetianum and S. pyrularium, the Australian S.
latifolium, etc. The name is extended to several other
kinds of fragrant wood.
(b) Any tree of the genus Santalum, or a tree which yields
sandalwood.
(c) The red wood of a kind of buckthorn, used in Russia for
dyeing leather (Rhamnus Dahuricus).
False sandalwood, the fragrant wood of several trees not of
the genus Santalum, as Ximenia Americana, Myoporum
tenuifolium of Tahiti.
Red sandalwood, a heavy, dark red dyewood, being the
heartwood of two leguminous trees of India (Pterocarpus
santalinus, and Adenanthera pavonina); -- called also
red sanderswood, sanders or saunders, and
rubywood. Alternanthera polygonoidesRupturewort Rup"ture*wort" (?; 135), n. (Bot.)
(a) Same as Burstwort.
(b) A West Indian plant (Alternanthera polygonoides)
somewhat resembling burstwort. Antheraea mylittaTussah Tus"sah Tusseh Tus"seh(t[u^]s"s[.a]), n. [Also
tussa, tussar, tusser, tussur, etc.] [Prob. fr. Hind.
tasar a shuttle, Skr. tasara, trasara.]
An undomesticated East Indian silkworn (Anther[ae]a
mylitta), that feeds on the leaves of the oak and other
plants. AntheridiaAntheridium An`ther*id"i*um, n.; pl. Antheridia. [Anther + ?
(a Gr. diminutive ending).] (Bot.)
The male reproductive apparatus in the lower, consisting of a
cell or other cavity in which spermatozoids are produced; --
called also spermary. -- An`ther*id"i*al, a. AntheridialAntheridium An`ther*id"i*um, n.; pl. Antheridia. [Anther + ?
(a Gr. diminutive ending).] (Bot.)
The male reproductive apparatus in the lower, consisting of a
cell or other cavity in which spermatozoids are produced; --
called also spermary. -- An`ther*id"i*al, a. AntheridiumAntheridium An`ther*id"i*um, n.; pl. Antheridia. [Anther + ?
(a Gr. diminutive ending).] (Bot.)
The male reproductive apparatus in the lower, consisting of a
cell or other cavity in which spermatozoids are produced; --
called also spermary. -- An`ther*id"i*al, a. Antheriferous
Antheriferous An`ther*if"er*ous, a. [Anther + -ferous.] (Bot.)
(a) Producing anthers, as plants.
(b) Supporting anthers, as a part of a flower. --Gray.
Antheriform
Antheriform An*ther"i*form, a. [Anther + -form.]
Shaped like an anther; anther-shaped.
Antherogenous
Antherogenous An`ther*og"e*nous, a. [Anther + -genous.] (Bot.)
Transformed from anthers, as the petals of a double flower.
Antheroid
Antheroid An"ther*oid, a. [Anther + -oid.]
Resembling an anther.
antherozoidSpermatozoid Sper`ma*to*zo"id, n. [Spermatozo["o]n + Gr. ???
form.] (Biol.)
The male germ cell in animals and plants, the essential
element in fertilization; a microscopic animalcule-like
particle, usually provided with one or more cilia by which it
is capable of active motion. In animals, the familiar type is
that of a small, more or less ovoid head, with a delicate
threadlike cilium, or tail. Called also spermatozo["o]n. In
plants the more usual term is antherozoid. AntherozoidAntherozoid An`ther*o*zoid, Antherozooid An`ther*o*zoo"id,
n. [Gr. ? flowery + ? animal + -oid. See Zooid.] (Bot.)
One of the mobile male reproductive bodies in the antheridia
of cryptogams. AntherozooidAntherozoid An`ther*o*zoid, Antherozooid An`ther*o*zoo"id,
n. [Gr. ? flowery + ? animal + -oid. See Zooid.] (Bot.)
One of the mobile male reproductive bodies in the antheridia
of cryptogams. Biantheriferous
Biantheriferous Bi*an`ther*if"er*ous, a. [Pref. bi- +
antherigerous.] (Bot.)
Having two anthers.
Dianthera AmericanaWater willow Wa"ter wil`low (Bot.)
An American aquatic plant (Dianthera Americana) with long
willowlike leaves, and spikes of small purplish flowers. Gynantherous
Gynantherous Gy*nan"ther*ous, a. [Gr. gynh` a woman + E.
anther.] (Bot.)
Pertaining to an abnormal condition of the flower, in which
the stamens are converted into pistils. --A. Brown.
Inantherate
Inantherate In*an"ther*ate, a. (Bot.)
Not bearing anthers; -- said of sterile stamens.
Panther
Panther Pan"ther, n. [OE. pantere, F. panth[`e]re, L.
panthera, Gr. ?, prob. fr. Skr. pundr[=i]ka a tiger.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) A large dark-colored variety of the leopard, by
some zo["o]logists considered a distinct species. It is
marked with large ringlike spots, the centers of which are
darker than the color of the body.
2. (Zo["o]l.) In America, the name is applied to the puma, or
cougar, and sometimes to the jaguar.
pantherCougar Cou"gar (k??"g?r), n. [F. couguar, from the native name
in the South American dialects, cuguacuara, cuguacuarana.]
(Zo["o]l.)
An American feline quadruped (Felis concolor), resembling
the African panther in size and habits. Its color is tawny,
without spots; hence writers often called it the American
lion. Called also puma, panther, mountain lion, and
catamount. See Puma. Pantheress
Pantheress Pan"ther*ess, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A female panther.
PantherinePantherine Pan"ther*ine, a.
Like a panther, esp. in color; as, the pantherine snake
(Ptyas mucosus) of Brazil. Pyxidanthera barbulataPixy Pix"y, Pixie Pix"ie, n.; pl. Pixies. [For Pucksy,
from Puck.]
1. An old English name for a fairy; an elf. [Written also
picksy.]
2. (Bot.) A low creeping evergreen plant (Pyxidanthera
barbulata), with mosslike leaves and little white
blossoms, found in New Jersey and southward, where it
flowers in earliest spring.
Pixy ring, a fairy ring or circle. [Prov. Eng.]
Pixy stool (Bot.), a toadstool or mushroom. [Prov. Eng.] Synantherous
Synantherous Syn*an"ther*ous, a. [Pref. syn- + anther.] (Bot.)
Having the stamens united by their anthers; as, synantherous
flowers.
Tetranthera geniculata Pond spice (Bot.), an American shrub (Tetranthera
geniculata) of the Laurel family, with small oval leaves,
and axillary clusters of little yellow flowers. The whole
plant is spicy. It grows in ponds and swamps from Virginia
to Florida.
Pond tortoise, Pond turtle (Zo["o]l.), any freshwater
tortoise of the family Emydid[ae]. Numerous species are
found in North America. Vertical anthersVertical Ver"ti*cal, a. [Cf. F. vertical. See Vertex.]
1. Of or pertaining to the vertex; situated at the vertex, or
highest point; directly overhead, or in the zenith;
perpendicularly above one.
Charity . . . is the vertical top of all religion.
--Jer. Taylor.
2. Perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright; plumb;
as, a vertical line.
Vertical angle (Astron. & Geod.), an angle measured on a
vertical circle, called an angle of elevation, or
altitude, when reckoned from the horizon upward, and of
depression when downward below the horizon.
Vertical anthers (Bot.), such anthers as stand erect at the
top of the filaments.
Vertical circle (Astron.), an azimuth circle. See under
Azimuth.
Vertical drill, an drill. See under Upright.
Vertical fire (Mil.), the fire, as of mortars, at high
angles of elevation.
Vertical leaves (Bot.), leaves which present their edges to
the earth and the sky, and their faces to the horizon, as
in the Australian species of Eucalyptus.
Vertical limb, a graduated arc attached to an instrument,
as a theodolite, for measuring vertical angles.
Vertical line.
(a) (Dialing) A line perpendicular to the horizon.
(b) (Conic Sections) A right line drawn on the vertical
plane, and passing through the vertex of the cone.
(c) (Surv.) The direction of a plumb line; a line normal
to the surface of still water.
(d) (Geom., Drawing, etc.) A line parallel to the sides of
a page or sheet, in distinction from a horizontal line
parallel to the top or bottom.
Vertical plane.
(a) (Conic Sections) A plane passing through the vertex of
a cone, and through its axis.
(b) (Projections) Any plane which passes through a
vertical line.
(c) (Persp.) The plane passing through the point of sight,
and perpendicular to the ground plane, and also to the
picture.
Vertical sash, a sash sliding up and down. Cf. French
sash, under 3d Sash.
Vertical steam engine, a steam engine having the crank
shaft vertically above or below a vertical cylinder.
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