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AE Hippocastanum
Horse-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 hippocastanum
Esculin 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 Bulbocastanum
Earthnut 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.
Castalia
Nymphaea 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 pumila
Chinquapin 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.
Castanet
Castanet Cas"ta*net, n. See Castanets.
Castanets
Castanets 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 chrysophylla
Chinquapin 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 castanea
Warbler 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

- Casta (Spanish: [ˈkasta]) is a term which means "lineage" in Spanish and Portuguese and has historically been used as a racial and social identifier....
- Laetitia Marie Laure Casta (French: [lɛtisja kasta]; born 11 May 1978) is a French model and actress. Casta became a "GUESS? Girl" in 1993 and gained further...
- Look up casta in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Casta may refer to: Casta (Spanish: caste, lineage), a term used in 17th- and 18th-century Spanish America...
- Casta Diva can refer to: "Casta diva" (aria), aria from the opera Norma by Bellini Mandarin Oriental, Lake Como, a resort in Blevio, Como, Italy formerly...
- Indigenous American. The term was used as an ethno-racial exonym for mixed-race castas that evolved during the Spanish Empire. It was a formal label for individuals...
- Častá (Hungarian: Cseszte, German: Schattmannsdorf) is a village and muni****lity in western Slovakia in Pezinok District in the Bratislava Region, on...
- Chino (fem. china) was a casta term used in colonial Mexico to refer to people of mixed ancestry. In the eighteenth century, individuals of mixed Amerindian...
- Psyche casta is a nocturnal moth from the family Psychidae, the bagworm moths. The wingspan of the males ranges from 12 to 15 millimeters. They have hairy...
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- from a screenplay he co-wrote with Jean-Claude Carrière. It stars Laetitia Casta, Lily-Rose Depp, Joseph Engel and Garrel. The film had its world premiere...