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Carica PapayaPapain Pa*pa"in, n. [From Papaw.] (Physiol. Chem.)
A proteolytic ferment, like trypsin, present in the juice of
the green fruit of the papaw (Carica Papaya) of tropical
America. Carica PapayaPapaw Pa*paw", n. [Prob. from the native name in the West
Indies; cf. Sp. papayo papaw, papaya the fruit of the papaw.]
[Written also pawpaw.]
1. (Bot.) A tree (Carica Papaya) of tropical America,
belonging to the order Passiflore[ae]. It has a soft,
spongy stem, eighteen or twenty feet high, crowned with a
tuft of large, long-stalked, palmately lobed leaves. The
milky juice of the plant is said to have the property of
making meat tender. Also, its dull orange-colored,
melon-shaped fruit, which is eaten both raw and cooked or
pickled. caricaturaCaricature Car"i*ca*ture, n. [It. caricatura, fr. caricare to
charge, overload, exaggerate. See Charge, v. t.]
1. An exaggeration, or distortion by exaggeration, of parts
or characteristics, as in a picture.
2. A picture or other figure or description in which the
peculiarities of a person or thing are so exaggerated as
to appear ridiculous; a burlesque; a parody. [Formerly
written caricatura.]
The truest likeness of the prince of French
literature will be the one that has most of the look
of a caricature. --I. Taylor.
A grotesque caricature of virtue. --Macaulay. CaricatureCaricature Car"i*ca*ture, n. [It. caricatura, fr. caricare to
charge, overload, exaggerate. See Charge, v. t.]
1. An exaggeration, or distortion by exaggeration, of parts
or characteristics, as in a picture.
2. A picture or other figure or description in which the
peculiarities of a person or thing are so exaggerated as
to appear ridiculous; a burlesque; a parody. [Formerly
written caricatura.]
The truest likeness of the prince of French
literature will be the one that has most of the look
of a caricature. --I. Taylor.
A grotesque caricature of virtue. --Macaulay. CaricatureCaricature Car"i*ca*ture, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Caricatured;
p. pr. & vb. n. Caricaturing.]
To make or draw a caricature of; to represent with ridiculous
exaggeration; to burlesque.
He could draw an ill face, or caricature a good one,
with a masterly hand. --Lord
Lyttelton. CaricaturedCaricature Car"i*ca*ture, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Caricatured;
p. pr. & vb. n. Caricaturing.]
To make or draw a caricature of; to represent with ridiculous
exaggeration; to burlesque.
He could draw an ill face, or caricature a good one,
with a masterly hand. --Lord
Lyttelton. CaricaturingCaricature Car"i*ca*ture, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Caricatured;
p. pr. & vb. n. Caricaturing.]
To make or draw a caricature of; to represent with ridiculous
exaggeration; to burlesque.
He could draw an ill face, or caricature a good one,
with a masterly hand. --Lord
Lyttelton. Caricaturist
Caricaturist Car"i*ca*tu`rist, n.
One who caricatures.
CariccioCariccio Ca*ric"cio, n. [It. See Caprice.]
1. (Mus.) A piece in a free form, with frequent digressions
from the theme; a fantasia; -- often called caprice.
2. A caprice; a freak; a fancy. --Shak. Caricous
Caricous Car"i*cous, a. [L. carica a kind of dry fig.]
Of the shape of a fig; as, a caricous tumor. --Graig.
Epicarican
Epicarican Ep`i*car"i*can, n. [Pref. epi- + Gr. ?, ?, a
shrimp.] (Zo["o]l.)
An isopod crustacean, parasitic on shrimps.
F caricaWinkle Win"kle, n. [AS. wincle.] (Zo["o]l.)
(a) Any periwinkle. --Holland.
(b) Any one of various marine spiral gastropods, esp., in the
United States, either of two species of Fulgar (F.
canaliculata, and F. carica).
Note: These are large mollusks which often destroy large
numbers of oysters by drilling their shells and sucking
their blood.
Sting winkle, a European spinose marine shell (Murex
erinaceus). See Illust. of Murex. F CaricaFicus Fi"cus, n. [L., a fig.]
A genus of trees or shrubs, one species of which (F.
Carica) produces the figs of commerce; the fig tree.
Note: Ficus Indica is the banyan tree; F. religiosa, the
peepul tree; F. elastica, the India-rubber tree. F CaricaFig Fig, n. [F. figue the fruit of the tree, Pr. figa, fr. L.
ficus fig tree, fig. Cf. Fico.]
1. (Bot.) A small fruit tree (Ficus Carica) with large
leaves, known from the remotest antiquity. It was probably
native from Syria westward to the Canary Islands.
2. The fruit of a fig tree, which is of round or oblong
shape, and of various colors.
Note: The fruit of a fig tree is really the hollow end of a
stem, and bears numerous achenia inside the cavity.
Many species have little, hard, inedible figs, and in
only a few does the fruit become soft and pulpy. The
fruit of the cultivated varieties is much prized in its
fresh state, and also when dried or preserved. See
Caprification.
3. A small piece of tobacco. [U.S.]
4. The value of a fig, practically nothing; a fico; -- used
in scorn or contempt. ``A fig for Peter.' --Shak.
Cochineal fig. See Conchineal fig.
Fig dust, a preparation of fine oatmeal for feeding caged
birds.
Fig faun, one of a class of rural deities or monsters
supposed to live on figs. ``Therefore shall dragons dwell
there with the fig fauns.' --Jer. i. 39. (Douay version).
Fig gnat (Zo["o]l.), a small fly said to be injurious to
figs.
Fig leaf, the leaf tree; hence, in allusion to the first
clothing of Adam and Eve (Genesis iii.7), a covering for a
thing that ought to be concealed; esp., an inadequate
covering; a symbol for affected modesty.
Fig marigold (Bot.), the name of several plants of the
genus Mesembryanthemum, some of which are prized for the
brilliancy and beauty of their flowers.
Fig tree (Bot.), any tree of the genus Ficus, but
especially F. Carica which produces the fig of commerce. Ficus CaricaFig Fig, n. [F. figue the fruit of the tree, Pr. figa, fr. L.
ficus fig tree, fig. Cf. Fico.]
1. (Bot.) A small fruit tree (Ficus Carica) with large
leaves, known from the remotest antiquity. It was probably
native from Syria westward to the Canary Islands.
2. The fruit of a fig tree, which is of round or oblong
shape, and of various colors.
Note: The fruit of a fig tree is really the hollow end of a
stem, and bears numerous achenia inside the cavity.
Many species have little, hard, inedible figs, and in
only a few does the fruit become soft and pulpy. The
fruit of the cultivated varieties is much prized in its
fresh state, and also when dried or preserved. See
Caprification.
3. A small piece of tobacco. [U.S.]
4. The value of a fig, practically nothing; a fico; -- used
in scorn or contempt. ``A fig for Peter.' --Shak.
Cochineal fig. See Conchineal fig.
Fig dust, a preparation of fine oatmeal for feeding caged
birds.
Fig faun, one of a class of rural deities or monsters
supposed to live on figs. ``Therefore shall dragons dwell
there with the fig fauns.' --Jer. i. 39. (Douay version).
Fig gnat (Zo["o]l.), a small fly said to be injurious to
figs.
Fig leaf, the leaf tree; hence, in allusion to the first
clothing of Adam and Eve (Genesis iii.7), a covering for a
thing that ought to be concealed; esp., an inadequate
covering; a symbol for affected modesty.
Fig marigold (Bot.), the name of several plants of the
genus Mesembryanthemum, some of which are prized for the
brilliancy and beauty of their flowers.
Fig tree (Bot.), any tree of the genus Ficus, but
especially F. Carica which produces the fig of commerce. Fulgur caricaPeriwinkle Per"i*win`kle, n. [From AS. pinewincla a shellfish,
in which pine- is fr. L. pina, pinna, a kind of mussel, akin
to Gr. ?. Cf. Winkle.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any small marine gastropod shell of the genus Littorina. The
common European species (Littorina littorea), in Europe
extensively used as food, has recently become naturalized
abundantly on the American coast. See Littorina.
Note: In America the name is often applied to several large
univalves, as Fulgur carica, and F. canaliculata.
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