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Cercopithecus pygerythrus or LelandiiVervet Ver"vet, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A South African monkey (Cercopithecus pygerythrus, or
Lelandii). The upper parts are grayish green, finely specked
with black. The cheeks and belly are reddish white. Cetraria IcelandicaIceland moss Ice"land moss` (Bot.)
A kind of lichen (Cetraria Icelandica) found from the
Arctic regions to the North Temperate zone. It furnishes a
nutritious jelly and other forms of food, and is used in
pulmonary complaints as a demulcent. Cleavelandite
Cleavelandite Cleave"land*ite, n. [From Professor Parker
Cleaveland.] (Min.)
A variety of albite, white and lamellar in structure.
FelandersFelanders Fel"an*ders, n. pl.
See Filanders. Foreland
Foreland Fore"land`, n.
1. A promontory or cape; a headland; as, the North and South
Foreland in Kent, England.
2. (Fort.) A piece of ground between the wall of a place and
the moat. --Farrow.
3. (Hydraul. Engin.) That portion of the natural shore on the
outside of the embankment which receives the stock of
waves and deadens their force. --Knight.
GoelandGoeland Go`["e]`land", n. [F. go["e]land.] (Zo["o]l.)
A white tropical tern (Cygis candida). Iceland crystalCrystal Crys"tal (kr?s"tal), n. [OE. cristal, F. cristal, L.
crystallum crystal, ice, fr. Gr. ????, fr. ???? icy cold,
frost; cf. AS. crystalla, fr. L. crystallum; prob. akin to E.
crust. See Crust, Raw.]
1. (Chem. & Min.) The regular form which a substance tends to
assume in solidifying, through the inherent power of
cohesive attraction. It is bounded by plane surfaces,
symmetrically arranged, and each species of crystal has
fixed axial ratios. See Crystallization.
2. The material of quartz, in crystallization transparent or
nearly so, and either colorless or slightly tinged with
gray, or the like; -- called also rock crystal.
Ornamental vessels are made of it. Cf. Smoky quartz,
Pebble; also Brazilian pebble, under Brazilian.
3. A species of glass, more perfect in its composition and
manufacture than common glass, and often cut into
ornamental forms. See Flint glass.
4. The glass over the dial of a watch case.
5. Anything resembling crystal, as clear water, etc.
The blue crystal of the seas. --Byron.
Blood crystal. See under Blood.
Compound crystal. See under Compound.
Iceland crystal, a transparent variety of calcite, or
crystallized calcium carbonate, brought from Iceland, and
used in certain optical instruments, as the polariscope.
Rock crystal, or Mountain crystal, any transparent
crystal of quartz, particularly of limpid or colorless
quartz. Iceland mossIceland moss Ice"land moss` (Bot.)
A kind of lichen (Cetraria Icelandica) found from the
Arctic regions to the North Temperate zone. It furnishes a
nutritious jelly and other forms of food, and is used in
pulmonary complaints as a demulcent. Iceland sparIceland spar Ice"land spar` (Min.)
A transparent variety of calcite, the best of which is
obtained in Iceland. It is used for the prisms of the
polariscope, because of its strong double refraction. Cf.
Calcite. Icelander
Icelander Ice"land*er, n.
A native, or one of the Scandinavian people, of Iceland.
Icelandic
Icelandic Ice*lan"dic, a.
Of or pertaining to Iceland; relating to, or resembling, the
Icelanders.
Icelandic
Icelandic Ice*lan"dic, n.
The language of the Icelanders. It is one of the Scandinavian
group, and is more nearly allied to the Old Norse than any
other language now spoken.
Laurelia Novae ZelandiaeSassafras Sas"sa*fras, n. [F. sassafras (cf. It. sassafrasso,
sassafras, Sp. sasafras, salsafras, salsifrax, salsifragia,
saxifragia), fr. L. saxifraga saxifrage. See Saxifrage.]
(Bot.)
An American tree of the Laurel family (Sassafras
officinale); also, the bark of the roots, which has an
aromatic smell and taste.
Australian sassafras, a lofty tree (Doryophora Sassafras)
with aromatic bark and leaves.
Chilian sassafras, an aromatic tree (Laurelia
sempervirens).
New Zealand sassafras, a similar tree (Laurelia Nov[ae]
Zelandi[ae]).
Sassafras nut. See Pichurim bean.
Swamp sassafras, the sweet bay (Magnolia glauca). See
Magnolia. Moreland
Moreland More"land, n.
Moorland.
New Zeland teakTeak Teak, n. [Malayalm tekku.] (Bot.)
A tree of East Indies (Tectona grandis) which furnishes an
extremely strong and durable timber highly valued for
shipbuilding and other purposes; also, the timber of the
tree. [Written also teek.]
African teak, a tree (Oldfieldia Africana) of Sierra
Leone; also, its very heavy and durable wood; -- called
also African oak.
New Zeland teak, a large tree (Vitex littoralis) of New
Zeland; also, its hard, durable timber. Prosthemadera NovaeseelandiaeParson Par"son, n. [OE. persone person, parson, OF. persone,
F. personne person, LL. persona (sc. ecclesiae), fr. L.
persona a person. See Person.]
1. (Eng. Eccl. Law) A person who represents a parish in its
ecclesiastical and corporate capacities; hence, the rector
or incumbent of a parochial church, who has full
possession of all the rights thereof, with the cure of
souls.
2. Any clergyman having ecclesiastical preferment; one who is
in orders, or is licensed to preach; a preacher.
He hears the parson pray and preach. --Longfellow.
Parson bird (Zo["o]l.), a New Zealand bird (Prosthemadera
Nov[ae]seelandi[ae]) remarkable for its powers of mimicry
and its ability to articulate words. Its color is glossy
black, with a curious tuft of long, curly, white feathers
on each side of the throat. It is often kept as a cage
bird. Reland
Reland Re*land" (r?-l?nd"), v. t.
To land again; to put on land, as that which had been shipped
or embarked.
Reland
Reland Re*land", v. i.
To go on shore after having embarked; to land again.
Selandria rosae Rose de Pompadour, Rose du Barry, names succesively given
to a delicate rose color used on S[`e]vres porcelain.
Rose diamond, a diamond, one side of which is flat, and the
other cut into twenty-four triangular facets in two ranges
which form a convex face pointed at the top. Cf.
Brilliant, n.
Rose ear. See under Ear.
Rose elder (Bot.), the Guelder-rose.
Rose engine, a machine, or an appendage to a turning lathe,
by which a surface or wood, metal, etc., is engraved with
a variety of curved lines. --Craig.
Rose family (Bot.) the Rosece[ae]. See Rosaceous.
Rose fever (Med.), rose cold.
Rose fly (Zo["o]l.), a rose betle, or rose chafer.
Rose gall (Zo["o]l.), any gall found on rosebushes. See
Bedeguar.
Rose knot, a ribbon, or other pliade band plaited so as to
resemble a rose; a rosette.
Rose lake, Rose madder, a rich tint prepared from lac and
madder precipitated on an earthy basis. --Fairholt.
Rose mallow. (Bot.)
(a) A name of several malvaceous plants of the genus
Hibiscus, with large rose-colored flowers.
(b) the hollyhock.
Rose nail, a nail with a convex, faceted head.
Rose noble, an ancient English gold coin, stamped with the
figure of a rose, first struck in the reign of Edward
III., and current at 6s. 8d. --Sir W. Scott.
Rose of China. (Bot.) See China rose
(b), under China.
Rose of Jericho (Bot.), a Syrian cruciferous plant
(Anastatica Hierochuntica) which rolls up when dry, and
expands again when moistened; -- called also resurrection
plant.
Rose of Sharon (Bot.), an ornamental malvaceous shrub
(Hibiscus Syriacus). In the Bible the name is used for
some flower not yet identified, perhaps a Narcissus, or
possibly the great lotus flower.
Rose oil (Chem.), the yellow essential oil extracted from
various species of rose blossoms, and forming the chief
part of attar of roses.
Rose pink, a pigment of a rose color, made by dyeing chalk
or whiting with a decoction of Brazil wood and alum; also,
the color of the pigment.
Rose quartz (Min.), a variety of quartz which is rose-red.
Rose rash. (Med.) Same as Roseola.
Rose slug (Zo["o]l.), the small green larva of a black
sawfly (Selandria ros[ae]). These larv[ae] feed in
groups on the parenchyma of the leaves of rosebushes, and
are often abundant and very destructive.
Rose window (Arch.), a circular window filled with
ornamental tracery. Called also Catherine wheel, and
marigold window. Cf. wheel window, under Wheel.
Summer rose (Med.), a variety of roseola. See Roseola.
Under the rose [a translation of L. sub rosa], in secret;
privately; in a manner that forbids disclosure; -- the
rose being among the ancients the symbol of secrecy, and
hung up at entertainments as a token that nothing there
said was to be divulged.
Wars of the Roses (Eng. Hist.), feuds between the Houses of
York and Lancaster, the white rose being the badge of the
House of York, and the red rose of the House of Lancaster. Selandria vitisVine Vine, n. [F. vigne, L. vinea a vineyard, vine from vineus
of or belonging to wine, vinum wine, grapes. See Wine, and
cf. Vignette.] (Bot.)
(a) Any woody climbing plant which bears grapes.
(b) Hence, a climbing or trailing plant; the long, slender
stem of any plant that trails on the ground, or climbs
by winding round a fixed object, or by seizing
anything with its tendrils, or claspers; a creeper;
as, the hop vine; the bean vine; the vines of melons,
squashes, pumpkins, and other cucurbitaceous plants.
There shall be no grapes on the vine. --Jer.
viii. 13.
And one went out into the field to gather herbs,
and found a wild vine, and gathered thereof wild
gourds. --2 Kings iv.
89.
Vine apple (Bot.), a small kind of squash. --Roger
Williams.
Vine beetle (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of
beetles which are injurious to the leaves or branches of
the grapevine. Among the more important species are the
grapevine fidia (see Fidia), the spotted Pelidnota
(see Rutilian), the vine fleabeetle (Graptodera
chalybea), the rose beetle (see under Rose), the vine
weevil, and several species of Colaspis and Anomala.
Vine borer. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) Any one of several species of beetles whose larv[ae]
bore in the wood or pith of the grapevine, especially
Sinoxylon basilare, a small species the larva of
which bores in the stems, and Ampeloglypter
sesostris, a small reddish brown weevil (called also
vine weevil), which produces knotlike galls on the
branches.
(b) A clearwing moth ([AE]geria polistiformis), whose
larva bores in the roots of the grapevine and is often
destructive.
Vine dragon, an old and fruitless branch of a vine. [Obs.]
--Holland.
Vine forester (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of
moths belonging to Alypia and allied genera, whose
larv[ae] feed on the leaves of the grapevine.
Vine fretter (Zo["o]l.), a plant louse, esp. the phylloxera
that injuries the grapevine.
Vine grub (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of insect
larv[ae] that are injurious to the grapevine.
Vine hopper (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of leaf
hoppers which suck the sap of the grapevine, especially
Erythroneura vitis. See Illust. of Grape hopper, under
Grape.
Vine inchworm (Zo["o]l.), the larva of any species of
geometrid moths which feed on the leaves of the grapevine,
especially Cidaria diversilineata.
Vine-leaf rooer (Zo["o]l.), a small moth (Desmia
maculalis) whose larva makes a nest by rolling up the
leaves of the grapevine. The moth is brownish black,
spotted with white.
Vine louse (Zo["o]l.), the phylloxera.
Vine mildew (Bot.), a fungous growth which forms a white,
delicate, cottony layer upon the leaves, young shoots, and
fruit of the vine, causing brown spots upon the green
parts, and finally a hardening and destruction of the
vitality of the surface. The plant has been called Oidium
Tuckeri, but is now thought to be the conidia-producing
stage of an Erysiphe.
Vine of Sodom (Bot.), a plant named in the Bible (--Deut.
xxxii. 32), now thought to be identical with the apple of
Sodom. See Apple of Sodom, under Apple.
Vine sawfly (Zo["o]l.), a small black sawfiy (Selandria
vitis) whose larva feeds upon the leaves of the
grapevine. The larv[ae] stand side by side in clusters
while feeding.
Vine slug (Zo["o]l.), the larva of the vine sawfly.
Vine sorrel (Bot.), a climbing plant (Cissus acida)
related to the grapevine, and having acid leaves. It is
found in Florida and the West Indies.
Vine sphinx (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of hawk
moths. The larv[ae] feed on grapevine leaves.
Vine weevil. (Zo["o]l.) See Vine borer
(a) above, and Wound gall, under Wound. Tideland
Tideland Tide"land, n.
Land that is overflowed by tide water; hence, land near the
sea.
Meaning of Eland from wikipedia
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eland in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Eland may
refer to: Taurotragus, a
genus of
antelope Common eland of East and
Southern Africa Giant eland of...
- The
common eland (Taurotragus oryx), also
known as the
southern eland or
eland antelope, is a large-sized
savannah and
plains antelope found in East and...
- The
giant eland (Taurotragus derbi****), also
known as the Lord Derby's
eland and
greater eland, is an open-forest and
savanna antelope. A
species of...
- The
Eland is an air-portable
light armoured car
based on the
Panhard AML.
Designed and
built for long-range reconnaissance, it
mounts either a 60mm (2...
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Elands Bay is a town in
South Africa,
situated in the
Western Cape Province, on the
Atlantic Ocean, at 32°18′S 18°19′E / 32.300°S 18.317°E / -32.300;...
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African savanna,
commonly known as
elands. It
contains two species: the
common eland T. oryx and the
giant eland T. derbi****.
Taurotragus /təˈrɒtrəɡəs/...
- Exchange.
Elanders was
created from a
print office founded in 1908 by Otto
Elander, Nils ****ner and Emil Ekström in Sweden. In
January 2007
Elanders acquired...
- Ivan
Eland (/ˈiːlənd/; born
February 23, 1958) is an
American defense analyst and writer. He is a
Senior Fellow and
Director of the
Center on
Peace and...
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Eland is a surname.
Notable people with the
surname include: Ivan
Eland (born 1958),
American defense analyst and
author John
Eland (chemist) (born 1941)...
- The
Napier Eland is a
British turboshaft or
turboprop gas-turbine
engine built by
Napier & Son in the
early 1950s.
Production of the
Eland ceased in 1961...
