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AvestanAvestan A*ves"tan, a.
Of or pertaining to the Avesta or the language of the Avesta.
-- n. The language of the Avesta; -- less properly called
Zend. Contestant
Contestant Con*test"ant, n. [Cf. F. contestant.]
One who contests; an opponent; a litigant; a disputant; one
who claims that which has been awarded to another.
Cordia SebestanaSebesten Se*bes"ten, n. [Ar. sebest[=a]n the tree: cf. Sp.
sebesten.] (Bot.)
The mucilaginous drupaceous fruit of two East Indian trees
(Cordia Myxa, and C. latifolia), sometimes used
medicinally in pectoral diseases.
Note: In the West Indies the name is given to the similar
fruit of Cordia Sebestana. EstanciaEstancia Es*tan"ci*a, n. [Sp. See Stanza.]
A grazing; a country house. [Spanish America] Gestant
Gestant Ges"tant, a. [L. gestans, p. pr. of gestare.]
Bearing within; laden; burdened; pregnant. [R.] ``Clouds
gestant with heat.' --Mrs. Browning.
Peronospora infestansPotato 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. Protestancy
Protestancy Prot"es*tan*cy, n.
Protestantism. [R.]
Protestant
Protestant Prot"es*tant, a. [Cf. F. protestant.]
1. Making a protest; protesting.
2. Of or pertaining to the faith and practice of those
Christians who reject the authority of the Roman Catholic
Church; as, Protestant writers.
ProtestantProtestant Prot"es*tant, n. [F. protestant, fr. L. protestans,
-antis, p. pr. of protestare. See Protest, v.]
One who protests; -- originally applied to those who adhered
to Luther, and protested against, or made a solemn
declaration of dissent from, a decree of the Emperor Charles
V. and the Diet of Spires, in 1529, against the Reformers,
and appealed to a general council; -- now used in a popular
sense to designate any Christian who does not belong to the
Roman Catholic or the Greek Church. Protestantical
Protestantical Prot`es*tant"ic*al, a.
Protestant. [Obs.]
Protestantism
Protestantism Prot"es*tant*ism, n. [Cf. F. protestantisme.]
The quality or state of being protestant, especially against
the Roman Catholic Church; the principles or religion of the
Protestants.
Protestantly
Protestantly Prot"es*tant*ly, adv.
Like a Protestant; in conformity with Protestantism. [R.]
--Milton.
Questant
Questant Quest"ant, n. [OF. questant, F. qu[^e]tant, p. pr.]
One who undertakes a quest; a seeker. [Obs.] --Shak.
RestantRestant Res"tant (r?s"tant), a. [L. restans, p. pr. of
restare: cf. F. restant. See Rest remainder.] (Bot.)
Persistent. Unprotestantize
Unprotestantize Un*prot"es*tant*ize, v. t. [1st pref. un- +
protestantize.]
To render other than Protestant; to cause to change from
Protestantism to some other form of religion; to deprive of
some Protestant feature or characteristic.
The attempt to unprotestantize the Church of England.
--Froude.
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