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DecembristDecembrist De*cem"brist, n. (Russian Hist.)
One of those who conspired for constitutional government
against the Emperor Nicholas on his accession to the throne
at the death of Alexander I., in December, 1825; -- called
also Dekabrist.
He recalls the history of the decembrists . . . that
gallant band of revolutionists. --G. Kennan. Decemdentate
Decemdentate De`cem*den"tate, a. [L. decem ten + E. dentate.]
Having ten points or teeth.
Decemfid
Decemfid De*cem"fid, a. [L. decem ten + root of findere to
cleave.] (Bot.)
Cleft into ten parts.
Decemlocular
Decemlocular De`cem*loc"u*lar, a. [L. decem ten + E. locular.]
(Bot.)
Having ten cells for seeds.
Decempedal
Decempedal De*cem"pe*dal, a. [L. decem ten + E. pedal.]
1. Ten feet in length.
2. (Zo["o]l.) Having ten feet; decapodal. [R.] --Bailey.
DecemvirDecemvir De*cem"vir, n.; pl. E. Decemvirs, L. Decemviri.
[L., fr. decem ten + vir a man.]
1. One of a body of ten magistrates in ancient Rome.
Note: The title of decemvirs was given to various bodies of
Roman magistrates. The most celebrated decemvirs framed
``the laws of the Twelve Tables,' about 450 B. C., and
had absolute authority for three years.
2. A member of any body of ten men in authority. Decemviral
Decemviral De*cem"vi*ral, a. [L. decemviralis.]
Pertaining to the decemvirs in Rome.
Decemvirate
Decemvirate De*cem"vi*rate, n. [L. decemviratus.]
1. The office or term of office of the decemvirs in Rome.
2. A body of ten men in authority.
DecemviriDecemvir De*cem"vir, n.; pl. E. Decemvirs, L. Decemviri.
[L., fr. decem ten + vir a man.]
1. One of a body of ten magistrates in ancient Rome.
Note: The title of decemvirs was given to various bodies of
Roman magistrates. The most celebrated decemvirs framed
``the laws of the Twelve Tables,' about 450 B. C., and
had absolute authority for three years.
2. A member of any body of ten men in authority. DecemvirsDecemvir De*cem"vir, n.; pl. E. Decemvirs, L. Decemviri.
[L., fr. decem ten + vir a man.]
1. One of a body of ten magistrates in ancient Rome.
Note: The title of decemvirs was given to various bodies of
Roman magistrates. The most celebrated decemvirs framed
``the laws of the Twelve Tables,' about 450 B. C., and
had absolute authority for three years.
2. A member of any body of ten men in authority. Decemvirship
Decemvirship De*cem"vir*ship, n.
The office of a decemvir. --Holland.
Doryphora decemlineataPotato Po*ta"to, n.; pl. Potatoes. [Sp. patata potato,
batata sweet potato, from the native American name (probably
batata) in Hayti.] (Bot.)
(a) A plant (Solanum tuberosum) of the Nightshade
family, and its esculent farinaceous tuber, of which
there are numerous varieties used for food. It is
native of South America, but a form of the species is
found native as far north as New Mexico.
(b) The sweet potato (see below).
Potato beetle, Potato bug. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A beetle (Doryphora decemlineata) which feeds, both
in the larval and adult stages, upon the leaves of the
potato, often doing great damage. Called also
Colorado potato beetle, and Doryphora. See
Colorado beetle.
(b) The Lema trilineata, a smaller and more slender
striped beetle which feeds upon the potato plant, bur
does less injury than the preceding species.
Potato fly (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of
blister beetles infesting the potato vine. The black
species (Lytta atrata), the striped (L. vittata), and
the gray (L. cinerea, or Fabricii) are the most common.
See Blister beetle, under Blister.
Potato rot, a disease of the tubers of the potato, supposed
to be caused by a kind of mold (Peronospora infestans),
which is first seen upon the leaves and stems.
Potato weevil (Zo["o]l.), an American weevil (Baridius
trinotatus) whose larva lives in and kills the stalks of
potato vines, often causing serious damage to the crop.
Potato whisky, a strong, fiery liquor, having a hot, smoky
taste, and rich in amyl alcohol (fusel oil); it is made
from potatoes or potato starch.
Potato worm (Zo["o]l.), the large green larva of a sphinx,
or hawk moth (Macrosila quinquemaculata); -- called also
tomato worm. See Illust. under Tomato.
Seaside potato (Bot.), Ipom[oe]a Pes-Capr[ae], a kind of
morning-glory with rounded and emarginate or bilobed
leaves. [West Indies]
Sweet potato (Bot.), a climbing plant (Ipom[oe]a Balatas)
allied to the morning-glory. Its farinaceous tubers have a
sweetish taste, and are used, when cooked, for food. It is
probably a native of Brazil, but is cultivated extensively
in the warmer parts of every continent, and even as far
north as New Jersey. The name potato was applied to this
plant before it was to the Solanum tuberosum, and this
is the ``potato' of the Southern United States.
Wild potato. (Bot.)
(a) A vine (Ipom[oe]a pandurata) having a pale purplish
flower and an enormous root. It is common in sandy
places in the United States.
(b) A similar tropical American plant (I. fastigiata)
which it is thought may have been the original stock
of the sweet potato. Doryphora decemlineataColorado beetle Col`o*ra"do bee"tle (Zo["o]l.)
A yellowish beetle (Doryphora decemlineata), with ten
longitudinal, black, dorsal stripes. It has migrated
eastwards from its original habitat in Colorado, and is very
destructive to the potato plant; -- called also potato
beetle and potato bug. See Potato beetle. QuindecemvirQuindecemvir Quin`de*cem"vir, n.; pl. E. Quindecemvirs, L.
Quindecemviri. [L., from quindecim fifteen + vir a man.]
(Rom. Antiq.)
One of a sacerdotal college of fifteen men whose chief duty
was to take care of the Sibylline books. Quindecemvirate
Quindecemvirate Quin`de*cem"vi*rate, n. [L. quindecimviratus.]
The body or office of the quindecemviri.
QuindecemviriQuindecemvir Quin`de*cem"vir, n.; pl. E. Quindecemvirs, L.
Quindecemviri. [L., from quindecim fifteen + vir a man.]
(Rom. Antiq.)
One of a sacerdotal college of fifteen men whose chief duty
was to take care of the Sibylline books. QuindecemvirsQuindecemvir Quin`de*cem"vir, n.; pl. E. Quindecemvirs, L.
Quindecemviri. [L., from quindecim fifteen + vir a man.]
(Rom. Antiq.)
One of a sacerdotal college of fifteen men whose chief duty
was to take care of the Sibylline books. S tridecemlineatusGopher Go"pher, n. [F. gaufre waffle, honeycomb. See
Gauffer.] (Zo["o]l.)
1. One of several North American burrowing rodents of the
genera Geomys and Thomomys, of the family
Geomyid[ae]; -- called also pocket gopher and pouched
rat. See Pocket gopher, and Tucan.
Note: The name was originally given by French settlers to
many burrowing rodents, from their honeycombing the
earth.
2. One of several western American species of the genus
Spermophilus, of the family Sciurid[ae]; as, the gray
gopher (Spermophilus Franklini) and the striped gopher
(S. tridecemlineatus); -- called also striped prairie
squirrel, leopard marmot, and leopard spermophile.
See Spermophile.
3. A large land tortoise (Testudo Carilina) of the Southern
United States, which makes extensive burrows.
4. A large burrowing snake (Spilotes Couperi) of the
Southern United States.
Gopher drift (Mining), an irregular prospecting drift,
following or seeking the ore without regard to regular
grade or section. --Raymond.
Meaning of Decem from wikipedia
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according to the
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- De
architectura (On architecture,
published as Ten
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treatise on
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Roman architect and
military engineer...
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Exoticorum libri decem ("Ten
books of
exotic life forms") is an
illustrated zoological and
botanical compendium in Latin,
published at
Leiden in 1605...
- The
Categoriae decem (Latin for "The Ten Categories"), also
known as the
Paraphrasis Themistiana ("Themistian Paraphrase"), is a
Latin summary of Aristotle's...
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notable work is the
Decem Libri Historiarum ('Ten
Books of Histories'), also
known as the
Historia Francorum ('History of the Franks').
Decem Libri Historiarum...
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which are
named after the
Latin numerals 7–10 (septem, octo, novem, and
decem)
because they were
originally the
seventh through tenth months in the Roman...
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Valentinian II (392 AD). The work of
Sulpicius Alexander as
extracts in Gregory's
Decem Libri Historiarum (II 9) is
considered an
important source in any discussion...
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published in 1559. His most
important work, De Rep.
Anglorum instauranda libri decem,
written while he was in Spain, was
first published by
William Malim (1579...
