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BerberBerber Ber"ber, n. [See Barbary.]
A member of a race somewhat resembling the Arabs, but often
classed as Hamitic, who were formerly the inhabitants of the
whole of North Africa from the Mediterranean southward into
the Sahara, and who still occupy a large part of that region;
-- called also Kabyles. Also, the language spoken by this
people. Berberine
Berberine Ber"ber*ine, n. (Chem.)
An alkaloid obtained, as a bitter, yellow substance, from the
root of the barberry, gold thread, and other plants.
Berberis AquifoliumMahonia Ma*ho"ni*a, n. [Named after Bernard McMahon.] (Bot.)
The Oregon grape, a species of barberry (Berberis
Aquifolium), often cultivated for its hollylike foliage. Berberis AquifoliumOregon grape Or"e*gon grape` ([o^]r"[-e]*g[o^]n gr[=a]p`).
(Bot.)
An evergreen species of barberry (Berberis Aquifolium), of
Oregon and California; also, its roundish, blue-black
berries. berberryBarberry Bar"ber*ry, n. [OE. barbarin, barbere, OF. berbere.]
(Bot.)
A shrub of the genus Berberis, common along roadsides and
in neglected fields. B. vulgaris is the species best known;
its oblong red berries are made into a preserve or sauce, and
have been deemed efficacious in fluxes and fevers. The bark
dyes a fine yellow, esp. the bark of the root. [Also spelt
berberry.] Berberry
Berberry Ber"ber*ry, n.
See Barberry.
CaperberryCaperberry Ca"per*ber`ry, n.
1. The small olive-shaped berry of the European and Oriental
caper, said to be used in pickles and as a condiment.
2. The currantlike fruit of the African and Arabian caper
(Capparis sodado). CerbereanCerberean Cer*be"re*an, a.
Of or pertaining to, or resembling, Cerberus. [Written also
Cerberian.]
With wide Cerberean mouth. --Milton. CerberianCerberean Cer*be"re*an, a.
Of or pertaining to, or resembling, Cerberus. [Written also
Cerberian.]
With wide Cerberean mouth. --Milton. Cerberus
Cerberus Cer"be*rus, n. [L. Cerberus (in sense 1), gr. ?.]
1. (Class. Myth.) A monster, in the shape of a three-headed
dog, guarding the entrance into the infernal regions,
Hence: Any vigilant custodian or guardian, esp. if surly.
2. (Zo["o]l.) A genus of East Indian serpents, allied to the
pythons; the bokadam.
checkerberryWintergreen Win"ter*green`, n. (Bot.)
A plant which keeps its leaves green through the winter.
Note: In England, the name wintergreen is applied to the
species of Pyrola which in America are called
English wintergreen, and shin leaf (see Shin leaf,
under Shin.) In America, the name wintergreen is
given to Gaultheria procumbens, a low evergreen
aromatic plant with oval leaves clustered at the top of
a short stem, and bearing small white flowers followed
by red berries; -- called also checkerberry, and
sometimes, though improperly, partridge berry.
Chickweed wintergreen, a low perennial primulaceous herb
(Trientalis Americana); -- also called star flower.
Flowering wintergreen, a low plant (Polygala paucifolia)
with leaves somewhat like those of the wintergreen
(Gaultheria), and bearing a few showy, rose-purple
blossoms.
Spotted wintergreen, a low evergreen plant (Chimaphila
maculata) with ovate, white-spotted leaves. DiverberateDiverberate Di*ver"ber*ate, v. t. [L. diverberatus, p. p. of
diverberare to strike asunder; di- = dis- + verberare. See
Verberate.]
To strike or sound through. [R.] --Davies (Holy Roode). Diverberation
Diverberation Di*ver`ber*a"tion, n.
A sounding through.
ElderberryElderberry El"der*ber`ry, n. (Bot.)
The berrylike drupe of the elder. That of the Old World elder
(Sambucus nigra) and that of the American sweet elder (S.
Canadensis) are sweetish acid, and are eaten as a berry or
made into wine. HerberHerber Herb"er, n. [OF. herbier, LL. herbarium. See
Herbarium.]
A garden; a pleasure garden. [Obs.] ``Into an herber green.'
--Chaucer. HerbergageHerbergage Her"berg*age, n. [See Harborage.]
Harborage; lodging; shelter; harbor. [Obs.] --Chaucer. HerbergeourHerbergeour Her"ber*geour, n. [See Harbinger.]
A harbinger. [Obs.] --Chaucer. HerberghHerbergh Her"bergh, Herberwe Her"ber*we, n. [See Harbor.]
A harbor. [Obs.] --Chaucer. HerberweHerbergh Her"bergh, Herberwe Her"ber*we, n. [See Harbor.]
A harbor. [Obs.] --Chaucer. ReverberateReverberate Re*ver"ber*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Reverberated; p. pr. & vb. n. Reverberating.]
1. To return or send back; to repel or drive back; to echo,
as sound; to reflect, as light, as light or heat.
Who, like an arch, reverberates The voice again.
--Shak.
2. To send or force back; to repel from side to side; as,
flame is reverberated in a furnace.
3. Hence, to fuse by reverberated heat. [Obs.] ``Reverberated
into glass.' --Sir T. Browne. Reverberate
Reverberate Re*ver"ber*ate, v. i.
1. To resound; to echo.
2. To be driven back; to be reflected or repelled, as rays of
light; to be echoed, as sound.
Reverberate
Reverberate Re*ver"ber*ate, a. [L. reverberatus, p. p. of
reverberare to strike back, repel; pref. re- re- + verberare
to lash, whip, beat, fr. verber a lash, whip, rod.]
1. Reverberant. [Obs.] ``The reverberate hills.' --Shak.
2. Driven back, as sound; reflected. [Obs.] --Drayton.
ReverberatedReverberate Re*ver"ber*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Reverberated; p. pr. & vb. n. Reverberating.]
1. To return or send back; to repel or drive back; to echo,
as sound; to reflect, as light, as light or heat.
Who, like an arch, reverberates The voice again.
--Shak.
2. To send or force back; to repel from side to side; as,
flame is reverberated in a furnace.
3. Hence, to fuse by reverberated heat. [Obs.] ``Reverberated
into glass.' --Sir T. Browne. ReverberatingReverberate Re*ver"ber*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Reverberated; p. pr. & vb. n. Reverberating.]
1. To return or send back; to repel or drive back; to echo,
as sound; to reflect, as light, as light or heat.
Who, like an arch, reverberates The voice again.
--Shak.
2. To send or force back; to repel from side to side; as,
flame is reverberated in a furnace.
3. Hence, to fuse by reverberated heat. [Obs.] ``Reverberated
into glass.' --Sir T. Browne. Reverberative
Reverberative Re*ver"ber*a*tive, a.
Of the nature of reverberation; tending to reverberate;
reflective.
This reverberative influence is that which we have
intended above, as the influence of the mass upon its
centers. --I. Taylor.
Reverberator
Reverberator Re*ver"ber*a`tor, n.
One who, or that which, produces reverberation.
Reverberatory
Reverberatory Re*ver"ber*a*to*ry, n.
A reverberatory furnace.
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