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AE HippocastanumHorse-chestnut Horse`-chest"nut, n. (Bot.)
(a) The large nutlike seed of a species of [AE]sculus
([AE]. Hippocastanum), formerly ground, and fed to
horses, whence the name.
(b) The tree itself, which was brought from Constantinople
in the beginning of the sixteenth century, and is now
common in the temperate zones of both hemispheres. The
native American species are called buckeyes. AEsculus hippocastanumEsculin Es*cu"lin, n. [See Esculic.] (Chem.)
A glucoside obtained from the [AE]sculus hippocastanum, or
horse-chestnut, and characterized by its fine blue
fluorescent solutions. [Written also [ae]sculin.] Carum BulbocastanumEarthnut Earth"nut`, n. (Bot.)
A name given to various roots, tubers, or pods grown under or
on the ground; as to:
(a) The esculent tubers of the umbelliferous plants Bunium
flexuosum and Carum Bulbocastanum.
(b) The peanut. See Peanut. CastaliaNymphaea Nym*ph[ae]"a, n. [L., the water lily, Gr. ?.] (Bot.)
A genus of aquatic plants having showy flowers (white, blue,
pink, or yellow, often fragrant), including the white water
lily and the Egyptia lotus.
Note: Recent critics have endeavored to show that this genus
should be called Castalia, and the name Nymph[ae]a
transferred to what is now known as Nuphar. Castalian
Castalian Cas*ta"li*an, a. [L. Castalius]
Of or pertaining to Castalia, a mythical fountain of
inspiration on Mt. Parnassus sacred to the Muses. --Milton.
Castanea
Castanea Cas*ta"ne*a, n. [L., a chestnut, fr. Gr. ?.] (Bot.)
A genus of nut-bearing trees or shrubs including the chestnut
and chinquapin.
Castanea pumilaChinquapin Chin"qua*pin, n. (Bot.)
A branching, nut-bearing tree or shrub (Castanea pumila) of
North America, from six to twenty feet high, allied to the
chestnut. Also, its small, sweet, edible nat. [Written also
chincapin and chinkapin.]
Chinquapin oak, a small shrubby oak (Quercus prinoides)
of the Atlantic States, with edible acorns.
Western Chinquapin, an evergreen shrub or tree (Castanopes
chrysophylla) of the Pacific coast. In California it is a
shrub; in Oregon a tree 30 to 125 feet high. CastanetCastanet Cas"ta*net, n.
See Castanets. CastanetsCastanets Cas"ta*nets, n. pl. [F. castagnettes, Sp.
casta[~n]etas, fr. L. castanea (Sp. casta[~n]a) a chestnut.
So named from the resemblance to two chestnuts, or because
chestnuts were first used for castanets. See Chestnut.]
Two small, concave shells of ivory or hard wood, shaped like
spoons, fastened to the thumb, and beaten together with the
middle finger; -- used by the Spaniards and Moors as an
accompaniment to their dance and guitars.
Note: The singular, castanet, is used of one of the pair, or,
sometimes, of the pair forming the instrument.
The dancer, holding a castanet in each hand,
rattles then to the motion of his feet. --Moore
(Encyc. of
Music). Castanopes chrysophyllaChinquapin Chin"qua*pin, n. (Bot.)
A branching, nut-bearing tree or shrub (Castanea pumila) of
North America, from six to twenty feet high, allied to the
chestnut. Also, its small, sweet, edible nat. [Written also
chincapin and chinkapin.]
Chinquapin oak, a small shrubby oak (Quercus prinoides)
of the Atlantic States, with edible acorns.
Western Chinquapin, an evergreen shrub or tree (Castanopes
chrysophylla) of the Pacific coast. In California it is a
shrub; in Oregon a tree 30 to 125 feet high. Castaway
Castaway Cast"a*way, n.
1. One who, or that which, is cast away or shipwrecked.
2. One who is ruined; one who has made moral shipwreck; a
reprobate.
Lest . . . when I have preached to others, I myself
should be a castaway. --1 Cor. ix.
27.
Castaway
Castaway Cast"a*way, a.
Of no value; rejected; useless.
D castaneaWarbler War"bler, n.
1. One who, or that which, warbles; a singer; a songster; --
applied chiefly to birds.
In lulling strains the feathered warblers woo.
--Tickell.
2. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of small Old World
singing birds belonging to the family Sylviid[ae], many
of which are noted songsters. The bluethroat, blackcap,
reed warbler (see under Reed), and sedge warbler (see
under Sedge) are well-known species.
3. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of small, often
bright colored, American singing birds of the family or
subfamily Mniotiltid[ae], or Sylvicolin[ae]. They are
allied to the Old World warblers, but most of them are not
particularly musical.
Note: The American warblers are often divided, according to
their habits, into bush warblers, creeping warblers,
fly-catching warblers, ground warblers, wood warblers,
wormeating warblers, etc.
Bush warbler (Zo["o]l.) any American warbler of the genus
Opornis, as the Connecticut warbler (O. agilis).
Creeping warbler (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of
very small American warblers belonging to Parula,
Mniotilta, and allied genera, as the blue yellow-backed
warbler (Parula Americana), and the black-and-white
creeper (Mniotilta varia).
Fly-catching warbler (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species
of warblers belonging to Setophaga, Sylvania, and
allied genera having the bill hooked and notched at the
tip, with strong rictal bristles at the base, as the
hooded warbler (Sylvania mitrata), the black-capped
warbler (S. pusilla), the Canadian warbler (S.
Canadensis), and the American redstart (see Redstart).
Ground warbler (Zo["o]l.), any American warbler of the
genus Geothlypis, as the mourning ground warbler (G.
Philadelphia), and the Maryland yellowthroat (see
Yellowthroat).
Wood warbler (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous American
warblers of the genus Dendroica. Among the most common
wood warblers in the Eastern States are the yellowbird, or
yellow warbler (see under Yellow), the black-throated
green warbler (Dendroica virens), the yellow-rumped
warbler (D. coronata), the blackpoll (D. striata), the
bay-breasted warbler (D. castanea), the chestnut-sided
warbler (D. Pennsylvanica), the Cape May warbler (D.
tigrina), the prairie warbler (see under Prairie), and
the pine warbler (D. pinus). See also Magnolia
warbler, under Magnolia, and Blackburnian warbler.
Meaning of Casta from wikipedia
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Casta (Spanish: [ˈkasta]) is a term
which means "lineage" in
Spanish and
Portuguese and has
historically been used as a
racial and
social identifier....
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Laetitia Marie Laure Casta (French: [lɛtisja kasta]; born 11 May 1978) is a
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Indigenous American. The term was used as an ethno-racial
exonym for mixed-race
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Casta Diva can
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Casta (born 10
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Častá (Hungarian: Cseszte, German: Schattmannsdorf) is a
village and muni****lity in
western Slovakia in
Pezinok District in the
Bratislava Region, on...
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notably the
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Chino (fem. china) was a
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mixed ancestry. In the
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