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Cornus masculaDogwood Dog"wood` (-w[oo^]d`), n. [So named from skewers
(dags) being made of it. Dr. Prior. See Dag, and Dagger.]
(Bot.)
The Cornus, a genus of large shrubs or small trees, the
wood of which is exceedingly hard, and serviceable for many
purposes.
Note: There are several species, one of which, Cornus
mascula, called also cornelian cherry, bears a red
acid berry. C. florida is the flowering dogwood, a
small American tree with very showy blossoms.
Dogwood tree.
(a) The dogwood or Cornus.
(b) A papilionaceous tree (Piscidia erythrina) growing in
Jamaica. It has narcotic properties; -- called also
Jamaica dogwood. EmasculateEmasculate E*mas"cu*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Emasculated;
p. pr. & vb. n. Emasculating.] [L. emasculare; e + masculus
male, masculine. See Male masculine.]
1. To deprive of virile or procreative power; to castrate
power; to castrate; to geld.
2. To deprive of masculine vigor or spirit; to weaken; to
render effeminate; to vitiate by unmanly softness.
Luxury had not emasculated their minds. --V. Knox. Emasculate
Emasculate E*mas"cu*late, a.
Deprived of virility or vigor; unmanned; weak. ``Emasculate
slave.' --Hammond.
EmasculatedEmasculate E*mas"cu*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Emasculated;
p. pr. & vb. n. Emasculating.] [L. emasculare; e + masculus
male, masculine. See Male masculine.]
1. To deprive of virile or procreative power; to castrate
power; to castrate; to geld.
2. To deprive of masculine vigor or spirit; to weaken; to
render effeminate; to vitiate by unmanly softness.
Luxury had not emasculated their minds. --V. Knox. EmasculatingEmasculate E*mas"cu*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Emasculated;
p. pr. & vb. n. Emasculating.] [L. emasculare; e + masculus
male, masculine. See Male masculine.]
1. To deprive of virile or procreative power; to castrate
power; to castrate; to geld.
2. To deprive of masculine vigor or spirit; to weaken; to
render effeminate; to vitiate by unmanly softness.
Luxury had not emasculated their minds. --V. Knox. Emasculation
Emasculation E*mas`cu*la"tion, n.
1. The act of depriving of virility, or the state of being so
deprived; castration.
2. The act of depriving, or state of being deprived, of vigor
or strength; unmanly weakness.
Emasculator
Emasculator E*mas"cu*la`tor, n. [L.]
One who, or that which, emasculates.
Emasculatory
Emasculatory E*mas"cu*la*to*ry, a.
Serving or tending to emasculate.
Extravascular
Extravascular Ex`tra*vas"cu*lar, a. (Anat.)
(a) Outside the vessels; -- said of the substance of all the
tissues.
(b) Destitute of vessels; non-vascular.
Fibrovascular
Fibrovascular Fi`bro*vas"cu*lar, a. [L. fibra a fiber + E.
vascular.] (Bot.)
Containing woody fiber and ducts, as the stems of all
flowering plants and ferns; -- opposed to cellular.
Gastrovascular
Gastrovascular Gas`tro*vas"cu*lar, a. [Gastro- + -vascular.]
(Zo["o]l.)
Having the structure, or performing the functions, both of
digestive and circulatory organs; as, the gastrovascular
cavity of c[oe]lenterates.
Masculate
Masculate Mas"cu*late, v. t. [L. masculus male, masculine.]
To make strong. [Obs.] --Cockeram.
Nonvascular
Nonvascular Non*vas"cu*lar, a. (Anat.)
Destitute of vessels; extravascular.
Orchis mascula 2. Drawn out or extended in time; continued through a
considerable tine, or to a great length; as, a long series
of events; a long debate; a long drama; a long history; a
long book.
3. Slow in passing; causing weariness by length or duration;
lingering; as, long hours of watching.
4. Occurring or coming after an extended interval; distant in
time; far away.
The we may us reserve both fresh and strong Against
the tournament, which is not long. --Spenser.
5. Extended to any specified measure; of a specified length;
as, a span long; a yard long; a mile long, that is,
extended to the measure of a mile, etc.
6. Far-reaching; extensive. `` Long views.' --Burke.
7. (Phonetics) Prolonged, or relatively more prolonged, in
utterance; -- said of vowels and syllables. See Short,
a., 13, and Guide to Pronunciation, [sect][sect] 22, 30.
Note: Long is used as a prefix in a large number of compound
adjectives which are mostly of obvious meaning; as,
long-armed, long-beaked, long-haired, long-horned,
long-necked, long-sleeved, long-tailed, long- worded,
etc.
In the long run, in the whole course of things taken
together; in the ultimate result; eventually.
Long clam (Zo["o]l.), the common clam (Mya arenaria) of
the Northern United States and Canada; -- called also
soft-shell clam and long-neck clam. See Mya.
Long cloth, a kind of cotton cloth of superior quality.
Long clothes, clothes worn by a young infant, extending
below the feet.
Long division. (Math.) See Division.
Long dozen, one more than a dozen; thirteen.
Long home, the grave.
Long measure, Long mater. See under Measure, Meter.
Long Parliament (Eng. Hist.), the Parliament which
assembled Nov. 3, 1640, and was dissolved by Cromwell,
April 20, 1653.
Long price, the full retail price.
Long purple (Bot.), a plant with purple flowers, supposed
to be the Orchis mascula. --Dr. Prior.
Long suit (Whist), a suit of which one holds originally
more than three cards. --R. A. Proctor.
Long tom.
(a) A pivot gun of great length and range, on the dock of
a vessel.
(b) A long trough for washing auriferous earth. [Western
U.S.]
(c) (Zo["o]l.) The long-tailed titmouse.
Long wall (Coal Mining), a working in which the whole seam
is removed and the roof allowed to fall in, as the work
progresses, except where passages are needed.
Of long, a long time. [Obs.] --Fairfax.
To be, or go, long of the market, To be on the long
side of the market, etc. (Stock Exchange), to hold stock for
a rise in price, or to have a contract under which one can
demand stock on or before a certain day at a stipulated
price; -- opposed to short in such phrases as, to be
short of stock, to sell short, etc. [Cant] See Short.
To have a long head, to have a farseeing or sagacious mind. Perivascular
Perivascular Per`i*vas"cu*lar, a.
Around the blood vessels; as, perivascular lymphatics.
Pteridophyta or Vascular AcrogensCryptogamia Cryp`to*ga"mi*a (kr?p`t?-g?"m?-?), n.; pl.
Cryptogami[ae] (-?). [NL., fr. Gr. krypto`s hidden, secret
+ ga`mos marriage.] (Bot.)
The series or division of flowerless plants, or those never
having true stamens and pistils, but propagated by spores of
various kinds.
Note: The subdivisions have been variously arranged. The
following arrangement recognizes four classes: -- I.
Pteridophyta, or Vascular Acrogens.} These include
Ferns, Equiseta or Scouring rushes, Lycopodiace[ae]
or Club mosses, Selaginelle[ae], and several other
smaller orders. Here belonged also the extinct coal
plants called Lepidodendron, Sigillaria, and
Calamites. II. Bryophita, or Cellular Acrogens}.
These include Musci, or Mosses, Hepatic[ae], or
Scale mosses and Liverworts, and possibly
Charace[ae], the Stoneworts. III. Alg[ae]}, which
are divided into Floride[ae], the Red Seaweeds, and
the orders Dictyote[ae], O["o]spore[ae],
Zo["o]spore[ae], Conjugat[ae], Diatomace[ae], and
Cryptophyce[ae]. IV. Fungi}. The molds, mildews,
mushrooms, puffballs, etc., which are variously grouped
into several subclasses and many orders. The Lichenes
or Lichens are now considered to be of a mixed nature,
each plant partly a Fungus and partly an Alga. Unmasculate
Unmasculate Un*mas"cu*late, v. t. [1st pref. un- + masculate.]
To emasculate. [Obs.] --Fuller.
VasculaVasculum Vas"cu*lum, n.; pl. Vascula. [L., a small vessel.]
1. (Bot.) Same as Ascidium, n., 1.
2. A tin box, commonly cylindrical or flattened, used in
collecting plants. VascularVascular Vas"cu*lar, a. [L. vasculum a small vessel, dim. of
vas vessel: cf. F. vasculaire. See Vase, and cf. Vessel.]
1. (Biol.)
(a) Consisting of, or containing, vessels as an essential
part of a structure; full of vessels; specifically
(Bot.), pertaining to, or containing, special ducts,
or tubes, for the circulation of sap.
(b) Operating by means of, or made up of an arrangement
of, vessels; as, the vascular system in animals,
including the arteries, veins, capillaries, lacteals,
etc.
(c) Of or pertaining to the vessels of animal and
vegetable bodies; as, the vascular functions.
2. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to the higher division of plants,
that is, the ph[ae]nogamous plants, all of which are
vascular, in distinction from the cryptogams, which to a
large extent are cellular only.
Vascular plants (Bot.), plants composed in part of vascular
tissue, as all flowering plants and the higher
cryptogamous plants, or those of the class Pteridophyta.
Cf. Cellular plants, Cellular.
Vascular system (Bot.), the body of associated ducts and
woody fiber; the fibrovascular part of plants.
Vascular tissue (Bot.), vegetable tissue composed partly of
ducts, or sap tubes.
Water vascular system (Zo["o]l.), a system of vessels in
annelids, nemerteans, and many other invertebrates,
containing a circulating fluid analogous to blood, but not
of the same composition. In annelids the fluid which they
contain is usually red, but in some it is green, in others
yellow, or whitish. Vascular plantsVascular Vas"cu*lar, a. [L. vasculum a small vessel, dim. of
vas vessel: cf. F. vasculaire. See Vase, and cf. Vessel.]
1. (Biol.)
(a) Consisting of, or containing, vessels as an essential
part of a structure; full of vessels; specifically
(Bot.), pertaining to, or containing, special ducts,
or tubes, for the circulation of sap.
(b) Operating by means of, or made up of an arrangement
of, vessels; as, the vascular system in animals,
including the arteries, veins, capillaries, lacteals,
etc.
(c) Of or pertaining to the vessels of animal and
vegetable bodies; as, the vascular functions.
2. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to the higher division of plants,
that is, the ph[ae]nogamous plants, all of which are
vascular, in distinction from the cryptogams, which to a
large extent are cellular only.
Vascular plants (Bot.), plants composed in part of vascular
tissue, as all flowering plants and the higher
cryptogamous plants, or those of the class Pteridophyta.
Cf. Cellular plants, Cellular.
Vascular system (Bot.), the body of associated ducts and
woody fiber; the fibrovascular part of plants.
Vascular tissue (Bot.), vegetable tissue composed partly of
ducts, or sap tubes.
Water vascular system (Zo["o]l.), a system of vessels in
annelids, nemerteans, and many other invertebrates,
containing a circulating fluid analogous to blood, but not
of the same composition. In annelids the fluid which they
contain is usually red, but in some it is green, in others
yellow, or whitish. Vascular systemVascular Vas"cu*lar, a. [L. vasculum a small vessel, dim. of
vas vessel: cf. F. vasculaire. See Vase, and cf. Vessel.]
1. (Biol.)
(a) Consisting of, or containing, vessels as an essential
part of a structure; full of vessels; specifically
(Bot.), pertaining to, or containing, special ducts,
or tubes, for the circulation of sap.
(b) Operating by means of, or made up of an arrangement
of, vessels; as, the vascular system in animals,
including the arteries, veins, capillaries, lacteals,
etc.
(c) Of or pertaining to the vessels of animal and
vegetable bodies; as, the vascular functions.
2. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to the higher division of plants,
that is, the ph[ae]nogamous plants, all of which are
vascular, in distinction from the cryptogams, which to a
large extent are cellular only.
Vascular plants (Bot.), plants composed in part of vascular
tissue, as all flowering plants and the higher
cryptogamous plants, or those of the class Pteridophyta.
Cf. Cellular plants, Cellular.
Vascular system (Bot.), the body of associated ducts and
woody fiber; the fibrovascular part of plants.
Vascular tissue (Bot.), vegetable tissue composed partly of
ducts, or sap tubes.
Water vascular system (Zo["o]l.), a system of vessels in
annelids, nemerteans, and many other invertebrates,
containing a circulating fluid analogous to blood, but not
of the same composition. In annelids the fluid which they
contain is usually red, but in some it is green, in others
yellow, or whitish. Vascular tissueVascular Vas"cu*lar, a. [L. vasculum a small vessel, dim. of
vas vessel: cf. F. vasculaire. See Vase, and cf. Vessel.]
1. (Biol.)
(a) Consisting of, or containing, vessels as an essential
part of a structure; full of vessels; specifically
(Bot.), pertaining to, or containing, special ducts,
or tubes, for the circulation of sap.
(b) Operating by means of, or made up of an arrangement
of, vessels; as, the vascular system in animals,
including the arteries, veins, capillaries, lacteals,
etc.
(c) Of or pertaining to the vessels of animal and
vegetable bodies; as, the vascular functions.
2. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to the higher division of plants,
that is, the ph[ae]nogamous plants, all of which are
vascular, in distinction from the cryptogams, which to a
large extent are cellular only.
Vascular plants (Bot.), plants composed in part of vascular
tissue, as all flowering plants and the higher
cryptogamous plants, or those of the class Pteridophyta.
Cf. Cellular plants, Cellular.
Vascular system (Bot.), the body of associated ducts and
woody fiber; the fibrovascular part of plants.
Vascular tissue (Bot.), vegetable tissue composed partly of
ducts, or sap tubes.
Water vascular system (Zo["o]l.), a system of vessels in
annelids, nemerteans, and many other invertebrates,
containing a circulating fluid analogous to blood, but not
of the same composition. In annelids the fluid which they
contain is usually red, but in some it is green, in others
yellow, or whitish. VascularitiesVascularity Vas`cu*lar"i*ty, n.; pl. Vascularities. (Biol.)
The quality or state of being vascular. VascularityVascularity Vas`cu*lar"i*ty, n.; pl. Vascularities. (Biol.)
The quality or state of being vascular. Water vascular systemVascular Vas"cu*lar, a. [L. vasculum a small vessel, dim. of
vas vessel: cf. F. vasculaire. See Vase, and cf. Vessel.]
1. (Biol.)
(a) Consisting of, or containing, vessels as an essential
part of a structure; full of vessels; specifically
(Bot.), pertaining to, or containing, special ducts,
or tubes, for the circulation of sap.
(b) Operating by means of, or made up of an arrangement
of, vessels; as, the vascular system in animals,
including the arteries, veins, capillaries, lacteals,
etc.
(c) Of or pertaining to the vessels of animal and
vegetable bodies; as, the vascular functions.
2. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to the higher division of plants,
that is, the ph[ae]nogamous plants, all of which are
vascular, in distinction from the cryptogams, which to a
large extent are cellular only.
Vascular plants (Bot.), plants composed in part of vascular
tissue, as all flowering plants and the higher
cryptogamous plants, or those of the class Pteridophyta.
Cf. Cellular plants, Cellular.
Vascular system (Bot.), the body of associated ducts and
woody fiber; the fibrovascular part of plants.
Vascular tissue (Bot.), vegetable tissue composed partly of
ducts, or sap tubes.
Water vascular system (Zo["o]l.), a system of vessels in
annelids, nemerteans, and many other invertebrates,
containing a circulating fluid analogous to blood, but not
of the same composition. In annelids the fluid which they
contain is usually red, but in some it is green, in others
yellow, or whitish.
Meaning of Ascula from wikipedia
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Mamestra acutipennis Grote, 1880
Mamestra doira Strecker, 1898
Mamestra ascula Smith, 1905
Polia pensilis ab.
indistincta Strand, 1917
Lacinipolia subalba...
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gubernatorial contest,
after Moore had
already refused her and
requested ASCULA not to
entertain her request. Over 3,000
students gathered to
protest in...
- sediment", from
Latin ab abscondito, or from an
uncertain early Romance asculà "pasture in
uncultivated land". The
German form of the name, Aschgunen,...
