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H candidus
Stilt Stilt, n. [OE. stilte; akin to Dan. stylte, Sw. stylta, LG. & D. stelt, OHG. stelza, G. stelze, and perh. to E. stout.] 1. A pole, or piece of wood, constructed with a step or loop to raise the foot above the ground in walking. It is sometimes lashed to the leg, and sometimes prolonged upward so as to be steadied by the hand or arm. Ambition is but avarice on stilts, and masked. --Landor. 2. A crutch; also, the handle of a plow. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. 3. (Zo["o]l.) Any species of limicoline birds belonging to Himantopus and allied genera, in which the legs are remarkably long and slender. Called also longshanks, stiltbird, stilt plover, and lawyer. Note: The American species (Himantopus Mexicanus) is well known. The European and Asiatic stilt (H. candidus) is usually white, except the wings and interscapulars, which are greenish black. The white-headed stilt (H. leucocephalus) and the banded stilt (Cladorhynchus pectoralis) are found in Australia. Stilt plover (Zo["o]l.), the stilt. Stilt sandpiper (Zo["o]l.), an American sandpiper (Micropalama himantopus) having long legs. The bill is somewhat expanded at the tip.
Lilium candidum
Annunciation lily An*nun`ci*a"tion lil"y (Bot.) The common white lily (Lilium candidum). So called because it is usually introduced by painters in pictures of the Annunciation.
Lilium candidum
Easter lily Eas"ter lil`y (Bot.) Any one of various lilies or lilylike flowers which bloom about Easter; specif.: (a) The common white lily (Lilium candidum), called also Annunciation lily. (b) The larger white lily (Lilium longiflorum eximium, syn. L. Harrisii) called also Bermuda lily. (c) The daffodil (Narcissus Pseudo-Narcissus). (d) The Atamasco lily.

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- Look up Candidus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Candidus may refer to: Tiberius Claudius Candidus, Roman general who fought against Emperor Pescennius...
- candidus may refer to: Abacetus candidus, a ground beetle Actinomyces candidus, a synonym of Streptomyces candidus, a bacterium Apolychrosis candidus...
- Bungarus candidus, commonly known as the Malayan krait or blue krait, is a highly venomous species of snake. The blue krait is a member of the genus Bungarus...
- William Candidus (23 July 1840 in Philadelphia – April 1910 in Frankfurt am Main) was an American opera singer. In 1861 he sang first b**** in several Philadelphia...
- Candidus (fl. c. AD 196) was a Christian theologian of the late 2nd century. In Jerome's De viris illustribus, he writes that Candidus lived during the...
- Abacetus candidus is a species of ground beetle in the subfamily Pterostichinae. It was described by Andrewes in 1942. "Abacetus candidus Andrewes, 1942"...
- Spondylus candidus is a species of bivalve mollusc within the family Spondylidae. Its distribution covers areas near coasts of Australia and South Africa...
- Streptomyces candidus is a bacterium species from the genus of Streptomyces which has been isolated from soil in Russia. Streptomyces candidus produces lemonomycin...
- Candidus Isaurus (fl. 491) was an Eastern Roman historian. His work, written in Gr****, is known only from fragments. Candidus was probably born in the...
- including: A. candidus subsp. tjibodensis, A. candidus var. amylolyticus, A. candidus var. candidus, A. candidus var. densior, and A. candidus var. tenuissima...