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Asarum EuropaeumAsarabacca As`a*ra*bac"ca, n. [L. asarum + bacca a berry. See
Asarone.] (Bot.)
An acrid herbaceous plant (Asarum Europ[ae]um), the leaves
and roots of which are emetic and cathartic. It is
principally used in cephalic snuffs. Bison bonasus or EuropaeusAurochs Au"rochs ([add]"r[o^]ks), n. [G. auerochs, OHG.
[=u]rohso; [=u]r (cf. AS. [=u]r) + ohso ox, G. ochs. Cf.
Owre, Ox.] (Zo["o]l.)
The European bison (Bison bonasus, or Europ[ae]us), once
widely distributed, but now nearly extinct, except where
protected in the Lithuanian forests, and perhaps in the
Caucasus. It is distinct from the Urus of C[ae]sar, with
which it has often been confused. Caprimulgus EuropaeusGoatsucker Goat"suck`er, n. (Zo["o]l.)
One of several species of insectivorous birds, belonging to
Caprimulgus and allied genera, esp. the European species
(Caprimulgus Europ[ae]us); -- so called from the mistaken
notion that it sucks goats. The European species is also
goat-milker, goat owl, goat chaffer, fern owl, night
hawk, nightjar, night churr, churr-owl, gnat hawk,
and dorhawk. Concert of Europe
Concert of Europe Concert of Europe, or European concert
European concert
An agreement or understanding between the chief European
powers to take only joint action in the (European) Eastern
Question.
Cyclamen EuropaeumCyclamin Cyc"la*min (-m?n), n.
A white amorphous substance, regarded as a glucoside,
extracted from the corm of Cyclamen Europ[ae]um. E EuropaeusSpindle Spin"dle, n. [AS. spinal, fr. spinnan to spin; akin to
D. spil, G. spille, spindel, OHG. spinnala. [root]170. See
Spin.]
1. The long, round, slender rod or pin in spinning wheels by
which the thread is twisted, and on which, when twisted,
it is wound; also, the pin on which the bobbin is held in
a spinning machine, or in the shuttle of a loom.
2. A slender rod or pin on which anything turns; an axis; as,
the spindle of a vane. Specifically:
(a) (Mach.) The shaft, mandrel, or arbor, in a machine
tool, as a lathe or drilling machine, etc., which
causes the work to revolve, or carries a tool or
center, etc.
(b) (Mach.) The vertical rod on which the runner of a
grinding mill turns.
(c) (Founding) A shaft or pipe on which a core of sand is
formed.
3. The fusee of a watch.
4. A long and slender stalk resembling a spindle.
5. A yarn measure containing, in cotton yarn, 15,120 yards;
in linen yarn, 14,400 yards.
6. (Geom.) A solid generated by the revolution of a curved
line about its base or double ordinate or chord.
7. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) Any marine univalve shell of the genus Rostellaria;
-- called also spindle stromb.
(b) Any marine gastropod of the genus Fusus.
Dead spindle (Mach.), a spindle in a machine tool that does
not revolve; the spindle of the tailstock of a lathe.
Live spindle (Mach.), the revolving spindle of a machine
tool; the spindle of the headstock of a turning lathe.
Spindle shell. (Zo["o]l.) See Spindle, 7. above.
Spindle side, the female side in descent; in the female
line; opposed to spear side. --Ld. Lytton. [R.] ``King
Lycaon, grandson, by the spindle side, of Oceanus.'
--Lowell.
Spindle tree (Bot.), any shrub or tree of the genus
Eunymus. The wood of E. Europ[ae]us was used for
spindles and skewers. See Prickwood. Erinaceus EuropaeusHedgehog Hedge"hog`, n.
1. (Zo["o]l.) A small European insectivore (Erinaceus
Europ[ae]us), and other allied species of Asia and
Africa, having the hair on the upper part of its body
mixed with prickles or spines. It is able to roll itself
into a ball so as to present the spines outwardly in every
direction. It is nocturnal in its habits, feeding chiefly
upon insects.
2. (Zo["o]l.) The Canadian porcupine.[U.S]
3. (Bot.) A species of Medicago (M. intertexta), the pods
of which are armed with short spines; -- popularly so
called. --Loudon.
4. A form of dredging machine. --Knight.
Hedgehog caterpillar (Zo["o]l.), the hairy larv[ae] of
several species of bombycid moths, as of the Isabella
moth. It curls up like a hedgehog when disturbed. See
Woolly bear, and Isabella moth.
Hedgehog fish (Zo["o]l.), any spinose plectognath fish,
esp. of the genus Diodon; the porcupine fish.
Hedgehog grass (Bot.), a grass with spiny involucres,
growing on sandy shores; burgrass (Cenchrus
tribuloides).
Hedgehog rat (Zo["o]l.), one of several West Indian
rodents, allied to the porcupines, but with ratlike tails,
and few quills, or only stiff bristles. The hedgehog rats
belong to Capromys, Plagiodon, and allied genera.
Hedgehog shell (Zo["o]l.), any spinose, marine, univalve
shell of the genus Murex.
Hedgehog thistle (Bot.), a plant of the Cactus family,
globular in form, and covered with spines
(Echinocactus).
Sea hedgehog. See Diodon. Euonymus EuropaeusPrickwood Prick"wood`, n. (Bot.)
A shrub (Euonymus Europ[ae]us); -- so named from the use of
its wood for goads, skewers, and shoe pegs. Called also
spindle tree. European Note: In some parts of America, especially in New England,
the name walnut is given to several species of hickory
(Carya), and their fruit.
Ash-leaved walnut, a tree (Juglans fraxinifolia), native
in Transcaucasia.
Black walnut, a North American tree (J. nigra) valuable
for its purplish brown wood, which is extensively used in
cabinetwork and for gunstocks. The nuts are thick-shelled,
and nearly globular.
English, or European, walnut, a tree (J. regia),
native of Asia from the Caucasus to Japan, valuable for
its timber and for its excellent nuts, which are also
called Madeira nuts.
Walnut brown, a deep warm brown color, like that of the
heartwood of the black walnut.
Walnut oil, oil extracted from walnut meats. It is used in
cooking, making soap, etc.
White walnut, a North American tree (J. cinerea), bearing
long, oval, thick-shelled, oily nuts, commonly called
butternuts. See Butternut. EuropeanEuropean Eu`ro*pe"an, a. [L. europeaus, Gr. ?, fr. Gr. ? (L.
europa.)]
Of or pertaining to Europe, or to its inhabitants.
On the European plan, having rooms to let, and leaving it
optional with guests whether they will take meals in the
house; -- said of hotels. [U. S.] European
European Eu`ro*pe"an, n.
A native or an inhabitant of Europe.
European concert
Concert of Europe Concert of Europe, or European concert
European concert
An agreement or understanding between the chief European
powers to take only joint action in the (European) Eastern
Question.
European ferretPolecat Pole"cat`, n. [Probably fr. F. poule hen, and
originally, a poultry cat, because it feeds on poultry. See
Poultry.] (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A small European carnivore of the Weasel family
(Putorius f[oe]tidus). Its scent glands secrete a
substance of an exceedingly disagreeable odor. Called
also fitchet, foulmart, and European ferret.
(b) The zorilla. The name is also applied to other allied
species. European ferretFoumart Fou"mart`, n. [OE. folmard, fulmard; AS. f?l foul +
mear?, meard, marten: cf. F. marte, martre. See Foul, a.,
and Marten the quadruped.] (Zo["o]l.)
The European polecat; -- called also European ferret, and
fitchew. See Polecat. [Written also foulmart,
foulimart, and fulimart.] European lotusLotus Lo"tus, n. [L. lotus, Gr. ?. Cf. Lote.]
1. (Bot.)
(a) A name of several kinds of water lilies; as Nelumbium
speciosum, used in religious ceremonies, anciently in
Egypt, and to this day in Asia; Nelumbium luteum,
the American lotus; and Nymph[ae]a Lotus and N.
c[ae]rulea, the respectively white-flowered and
blue-flowered lotus of modern Egypt, which, with
Nelumbium speciosum, are figured on its ancient
monuments.
(b) The lotus of the lotuseaters, probably a tree found in
Northern Africa, Sicily, Portugal, and Spain
(Zizyphus Lotus), the fruit of which is mildly
sweet. It was fabled by the ancients to make strangers
who ate of it forget their native country, or lose all
desire to return to it.
(c) The lote, or nettle tree. See Lote.
(d) A genus (Lotus) of leguminous plants much resembling
clover. [Written also lotos.]
European lotus, a small tree (Diospyros Lotus) of
Southern Europe and Asia; also, its rather large bluish
black berry, which is called also the date plum. Europeanize
Europeanize Eu`ro*pe"an*ize, v. t.
To cause to become like the Europeans in manners or
character; to habituate or accustom to European usages.
A state of society . . . changed and Europeanized.
--Lubbock.
Europium
Europium Eu*ro"pi*um, n. [NL.; Europe + -ium, as in
aluminium.] (Chem.)
A metallic element of the rare-earth group, discovered
spectroscopically by Demarcay in 1896. Symbol, Eu; at. wt.,
152.0.
Indo-European
Indo-European In`do-Eu`ro*pe"an, a.
Aryan; -- applied to the languages of India and Europe which
are derived from the prehistoric Aryan language; also,
pertaining to the people or nations who speak these
languages; as, the Indo-European or Aryan family.
The common origin of the Indo-European nations.
--Tylor.
Indo-European
Indo-European In`do-Eu`ro*pe"an
A member of one of the Caucasian races of Europe or India
speaking an Indo-European language.
Professor Otto Schrader . . . considers that the oldest
probable domicile of the Indo-Europeans is to be sought
for on the common borderland of Asia and of Europe, --
in the steppe country of southern Russia. --Census of
India, 1901.
Larix EuropaeaLarch Larch, n. [Cf. OE. larege (Cotgrave), It. larice, Sp.
larice, alerce, G. l["a]rche; all fr. L. larix, -icis, Gr.
(?).] (Bot.)
A genus of coniferous trees, having deciduous leaves, in
fascicles (see Illust. of Fascicle).
Note: The European larch is Larix Europ[ae]a. The American
or black larch is L. Americana, the hackmatack or
tamarack. The trees are generally of a drooping,
graceful appearance. Lycopus EuropaeusGypsywort Gyp"sy*wort", n. (Bot.)
A labiate plant (the Lycopus Europ[ae]us). Gypsies are said
to stain their skin with its juice. Neuropathic
Neuropathic Neu`ro*path"ic, a.
Of or pertaining to neuropathy; of the nature of, or
suffering from, nervous disease.
Neuropathy
Neuropathy Neu*rop"a*thy, n. [Neuro- + Gr. ?, ?, to suffer.]
(Med.)
An affection of the nervous system or of a nerve.
Neuropod
Neuropod Neu"ro*pod, n. [Neuro- + -pod.] (Zo["o]l.)
A neuropodous animal. --G. Rolleston.
Neuropodium
Neuropodium Neu`ro*po"di*um, n. [NL., from Gr. ? a nerve + ?,
dim. of ?, ?, the foot.] (Zo["o]l.)
The ventral lobe or branch of a parapodium.
NeuropodousNeuropodous Neu*rop"o*dous, a. [Neuro- + -pod + -ous.]
(Zo["o]l.)
Having the limbs on, or directed toward, the neural side, as
in most invertebrates; -- opposed to h[ae]mapodous. --G.
Rolleston. Neuropore
Neuropore Neu"ro*pore, n. [Neuro- + pore.] (Anat.)
An opening at either end of the embryonic neural canal.
Neuropter
Neuropter Neu*rop"ter, n. (Zo["o]l.)
One of the Neuroptera.
NeuropteraInsecta In*sec"ta, n. pl. [NL. See Insect.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) One of the classes of Arthropoda, including
those that have one pair of antenn[ae], three pairs of
mouth organs, and breathe air by means of trache[ae],
opening by spiracles along the sides of the body. In this
sense it includes the Hexapoda, or six-legged insects and
the Myriapoda, with numerous legs. See Insect, n.
2. (Zo["o]l.) In a more restricted sense, the Hexapoda alone.
See Hexapoda.
3. (Zo["o]l.) In the most general sense, the Hexapoda,
Myriapoda, and Arachnoidea, combined.
Note: The typical Insecta, or hexapod insects, are divided
into several orders, viz.: Hymenoptera, as the bees
and ants; Diptera, as the common flies and gnats;
Aphaniptera, or fleas; Lepidoptera, or moths and
butterflies; Neuroptera, as the ant-lions and
hellgamite; Coleoptera, or beetles; Hemiptera, as
bugs, lice, aphids; Orthoptera, as grasshoppers and
cockroaches; Pseudoneuroptera, as the dragon flies
and termites; Euplexoptera, or earwings; Thysanura,
as the springtails, podura, and lepisma. See these
words in the Vocabulary.
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