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Agaricus campestrisMushroom Mush"room, n. [OE. muscheron, OF. mouscheron, F.
mousseron; perhaps fr. mousse moss, of German origin. See
Moss.]
1. (Bot.)
(a) An edible fungus (Agaricus campestris), having a
white stalk which bears a convex or oven flattish
expanded portion called the pileus. This is whitish
and silky or somewhat scaly above, and bears on the
under side radiating gills which are at first
flesh-colored, but gradually become brown. The plant
grows in rich pastures and is proverbial for rapidity
of growth and shortness of duration. It has a pleasant
smell, and is largely used as food. It is also
cultivated from spawn.
(b) Any large fungus, especially one of the genus
Agaricus; a toadstool. Several species are edible;
but many are very poisonous. B campestrisBrassica Bras"si*ca, n. [L., cabbage.] (Bot.)
A genus of plants embracing several species and varieties
differing much in appearance and qualities: such as the
common cabbage (B. oleracea), broccoli, cauliflowers, etc.;
the wild turnip (B. campestris); the common turnip (B.
rapa); the rape or coleseed (B. napus), etc. Brassica campestrisTurnip Tur"nip, n. [OE. turnep; probably fr. turn, or F. tour
a turn, turning lathe + OE. nepe a turnip, AS. n[=ae]pe, L.
napus. Cf. Turn,v. t., Navew.] (Bot.)
The edible, fleshy, roundish, or somewhat conical, root of a
cruciferous plant (Brassica campestris, var. Napus);
also, the plant itself. [Formerly written also turnep.]
Swedish turnip (Bot.), a kind of turnip. See Ruta-baga.
Turnip flea (Zo["o]l.), a small flea-beetle (Haltica, or
Phyllotreta, striolata), which feeds upon the turnip, and
often seriously injures it. It is black with a stripe of
yellow on each elytron. The name is also applied to
several other small insects which are injurious to
turnips. See Illust. under Flea-beetle.
Turnip fly. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The turnip flea.
(b) A two-winged fly (Anthomyia radicum) whose larv[ae]
live in the turnip root. Brassica campestrisRape Rape, n. [L. rapa, rapum, akin to Gr. ?, ?, G. r["u]be.]
(Bot.)
A name given to a variety or to varieties of a plant of the
turnip kind, grown for seeds and herbage. The seeds are used
for the production of rape oil, and to a limited extent for
the food of cage birds.
Note: These plants, with the edible turnip, have been
variously named, but are all now believed to be derived
from the Brassica campestris of Europe, which by some
is not considered distinct from the wild stock (B.
oleracea) of the cabbage. See Cole.
Broom rape. (Bot.) See Broom rape, in the Vocabulary.
Rape cake, the refuse remaining after the oil has been
expressed from the seed.
Rape root. Same as Rape.
Summer rape. (Bot.) See Colza. Campeachy woodLogwood Log"wood`
. [So called from being imported in logs.]
The heartwood of a tree (H[ae]matoxylon Campechianum), a
native of South America, It is a red, heavy wood, containing
a crystalline substance called h[ae]matoxylin, and is used
largely in dyeing. An extract from this wood is used in
medicine as an astringent. Also called Campeachy wood, and
bloodwood. Campeachy Wood
Campeachy Wood Cam*peach"y Wood` [From the bay of Campeachy,
in Mexico.]
Logwood.
CampedCamp Camp, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Camped; p. pr. & vb n.
Camping.]
To afford rest or lodging for, as an army or travelers.
Had our great palace the capacity To camp this host, we
all would sup together. --Shak. Campephilus principalisIvory-bill I"vo*ry-bill`, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A large, handsome, North American woodpecker (Campephilus
principalis), having a large, sharp, ivory-colored beak. Its
general color is glossy black, with white secondaries, and a
white dorsal stripe. The male has a large, scarlet crest. It
is now rare, and found only in the Gulf States. Campephilus principalisWoodpecker Wood"peck`er, n. (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of numerous species of scansorial birds belonging to
Picus and many allied genera of the family Picid[ae].
Note: These birds have the tail feathers pointed and rigid at
the tip to aid in climbing, and a strong chisellike
bill with which they are able to drill holes in the
bark and wood of trees in search of insect larv[ae]
upon which most of the species feed. A few species feed
partly upon the sap of trees (see Sap sucker, under
Sap), others spend a portion of their time on the
ground in search of ants and other insects. The most
common European species are the greater spotted
woodpecker (Dendrocopus major), the lesser spotted
woodpecker (D. minor), and the green woodpecker, or
yaffle (see Yaffle). The best-known American species
are the pileated woodpecker (see under Pileated), the
ivory-billed woodpecker (Campephilus principalis),
which is one of the largest known species, the
red-headed woodpecker, or red-head (Melanerpes
erythrocephalus), the red-bellied woodpecker (M.
Carolinus) (see Chab), the superciliary woodpecker
(M. superciliaris), the hairy woodpecker (Dryobates
villosus), the downy woodpecker (D. pubescens), the
three-toed, woodpecker (Picoides Americanus), the
golden-winged woodpecker (see Flicker), and the sap
suckers. See also Carpintero.
Woodpecker hornbill (Zo["o]l.), a black and white Asiatic
hornbill (Buceros pica) which resembles a woodpecker in
color. Camper
Camper Camp"er, n.
One who lodges temporarily in a hut or camp.
Campestral
Campestral Cam*pes"tral, Campestrian Cam*pes"tri*an, a. [L.
campester, fr. campus field.]
Relating to an open fields; drowing in a field; growing in a
field, or open ground.
Campestrian
Campestral Cam*pes"tral, Campestrian Cam*pes"tri*an, a. [L.
campester, fr. campus field.]
Relating to an open fields; drowing in a field; growing in a
field, or open ground.
Cervus or Blastocerus campestrisPampas Pam"pas, n. pl. [Sp., fr. Peruv. pampa a field, plain.]
Vast plains in the central and southern part of the Argentine
Republic in South America. The term is sometimes used in a
wider sense for the plains extending from Bolivia to Southern
Patagonia.
Pampas cat (Zo["o]l.), a South American wild cat (Felis
pajeros). It has oblique transverse bands of yellow or
brown. It is about three and a half feet long. Called also
straw cat.
Pampas deer (Zo["o]l.), a small, reddish-brown, South
American deer (Cervus, or Blastocerus, campestris).
Pampas grass (Bot.), a very tall ornamental grass
(Gynerium argenteum) with a silvery-white silky panicle.
It is a native of the pampas of South America. EncampedEncamp En*camp", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Encamped (?; 215); p.
pr. & vb. n. Encamping.]
To form and occupy a camp; to prepare and settle in temporary
habitations, as tents or huts; to halt on a march, pitch
tents, or form huts, and remain for the night or for a longer
time, as an army or a company traveling.
The host of the Philistines encamped in the valley of
Rephaim. --1 Chron. xi.
15. H CampechianumHaematoxylon H[ae]m`a*tox"y*lon, n. [NL., fr. Gr. a"i^ma blood
+ ? wood.] (Bot.)
A genus of leguminous plants containing but a single species,
the H. Campechianum or logwood tree, native in Yucatan. Haematoxylon CampechianumLogwood Log"wood`
. [So called from being imported in logs.]
The heartwood of a tree (H[ae]matoxylon Campechianum), a
native of South America, It is a red, heavy wood, containing
a crystalline substance called h[ae]matoxylin, and is used
largely in dyeing. An extract from this wood is used in
medicine as an astringent. Also called Campeachy wood, and
bloodwood. Haematoxylon campechianumBloodwood Blood"wood, n. (Bot.)
A tree having the wood or the sap of the color of blood.
Note: Norfolk Island bloodwood is a euphorbiaceous tree
(Baloghia lucida), from which the sap is collected
for use as a plant. Various other trees have the name,
chiefly on account of the color of the wood, as
Gordonia H[ae]matoxylon of Jamaica, and several
species of Australian Eucalyptus; also the true
logwood ( H[ae]matoxylon campechianum). Lepidium campestreYellowseed Yel"low*seed`, n. (Bot.)
A kind of pepper grass (Lepidium campestre). Lepus campestrisPrairie Prai"rie, n. [F., an extensive meadow, OF. praerie,
LL. prataria, fr. L. pratum a meadow.]
1. An extensive tract of level or rolling land, destitute of
trees, covered with coarse grass, and usually
characterized by a deep, fertile soil. They abound
throughout the Mississippi valley, between the Alleghanies
and the Rocky mountains.
From the forests and the prairies, From the great
lakes of the northland. --Longfellow.
2. A meadow or tract of grass; especially, a so called
natural meadow.
Prairie chicken (Zo["o]l.), any American grouse of the
genus Tympanuchus, especially T. Americanus (formerly
T. cupido), which inhabits the prairies of the central
United States. Applied also to the sharp-tailed grouse.
Prairie clover (Bot.), any plant of the leguminous genus
Petalostemon, having small rosy or white flowers in
dense terminal heads or spikes. Several species occur in
the prairies of the United States.
Prairie dock (Bot.), a coarse composite plant (Silphium
terebinthaceum) with large rough leaves and yellow
flowers, found in the Western prairies.
Prairie dog (Zo["o]l.), a small American rodent (Cynomys
Ludovicianus) allied to the marmots. It inhabits the
plains west of the Mississippi. The prairie dogs burrow in
the ground in large warrens, and have a sharp bark like
that of a dog. Called also prairie marmot.
Prairie grouse. Same as Prairie chicken, above.
Prairie hare (Zo["o]l.), a large long-eared Western hare
(Lepus campestris). See Jack rabbit, under 2d Jack.
Prairie hawk, Prairie falcon (Zo["o]l.), a falcon of
Western North America (Falco Mexicanus). The upper parts
are brown. The tail has transverse bands of white; the
under parts, longitudinal streaks and spots of brown.
Prairie hen. (Zo["o]l.) Same as Prairie chicken, above.
Prairie itch (Med.), an affection of the skin attended with
intense itching, which is observed in the Northern and
Western United States; -- also called swamp itch,
winter itch.
Prairie marmot. (Zo["o]l.) Same as Prairie dog, above.
Prairie mole (Zo["o]l.), a large American mole (Scalops
argentatus), native of the Western prairies.
Prairie pigeon, plover, or snipe (Zo["o]l.), the upland
plover. See Plover, n., 2.
Prairie rattlesnake (Zo["o]l.), the massasauga.
Prairie snake (Zo["o]l.), a large harmless American snake
(Masticophis flavigularis). It is pale yellow, tinged
with brown above.
Prairie squirrel (Zo["o]l.), any American ground squirrel
of the genus Spermophilus, inhabiting prairies; --
called also gopher.
Prairie turnip (Bot.), the edible turnip-shaped farinaceous
root of a leguminous plant (Psoralea esculenta) of the
Upper Missouri region; also, the plant itself. Called also
pomme blanche, and pomme de prairie.
Prairie warbler (Zo["o]l.), a bright-colored American
warbler (Dendroica discolor). The back is olive yellow,
with a group of reddish spots in the middle; the under
parts and the parts around the eyes are bright yellow; the
sides of the throat and spots along the sides, black;
three outer tail feathers partly white.
Prairie wolf. (Zo["o]l.) See Coyote. Scamper
Scamper Scam"per, n.
A scampering; a hasty flight.
Scamperer
Scamperer Scam"per*er, n.
One who scampers. --Tyndell.
Ulmus campestrisElm Elm, n. [AS. elm; akin to D. olm, OHG. elm, G. ulme, Icel.
almr, Dan. & Sw. alm, L. ulmus, and E. alder. Cf. Old.]
(Bot.)
A tree of the genus Ulmus, of several species, much used as
a shade tree, particularly in America. The English elm is
Ulmus campestris; the common American or white elm is U.
Americana; the slippery or red elm, U. fulva.
Elm beetle (Zo["o]l.), one of several species of beetles
(esp. Galeruca calmariensis), which feed on the leaves
of the elm.
Elm borer (Zo["o]l.), one of several species of beetles of
which the larv[ae] bore into the wood or under the bark of
the elm (esp. Saperda tridentata).
Elm butterfly (Zo["o]l.), one of several species of
butterflies, which, in the caterpillar state, feed on the
leaves of the elm (esp. Vanessa antiopa and Grapta
comma). See Comma butterfly, under Comma.
Elm moth (Zo["o]l.), one of numerous species of moths of
which the larv[ae] destroy the leaves of the elm (esp.
Eugonia subsignaria, called elm spanworm).
Elm sawfly (Zo["o]l.), a large sawfly (Cimbex Americana).
The larva, which is white with a black dorsal stripe,
feeds on the leaves of the elm.
Meaning of Campe from wikipedia
- In Gr**** mythology,
Campe or
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Campe is the name of a
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