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Argas reflexus 2. A word of endearment for one regarded as pure and gentle.
O my dove, . . . let me hear thy voice. --Cant. ii.
14.
Dove tick (Zo["o]l.), a mite (Argas reflexus) which
infests doves and other birds.
Soiled dove, a prostitute. [Slang] B flexuosumGroundnut Ground"nut` (-n[u^]t`), n. (Bot.)
(a) The fruit of the Arachis hypog[ae]a (native country
uncertain); the peanut; the earthnut.
(b) A leguminous, twining plant (Apios tuberosa), producing
clusters of dark purple flowers and having a root
tuberous and pleasant to the taste.
(c) The dwarf ginseng (Aralia trifolia). [U. S.] --Gray.
(d) A European plant of the genus Bunium (B. flexuosum),
having an edible root of a globular shape and sweet,
aromatic taste; -- called also earthnut, earth
chestnut, hawknut, and pignut. [1913 Webster] Bunium flexuosumEarthnut Earth"nut`, n. (Bot.)
A name given to various roots, tubers, or pods grown under or
on the ground; as to:
(a) The esculent tubers of the umbelliferous plants Bunium
flexuosum and Carum Bulbocastanum.
(b) The peanut. See Peanut. Bunium flexuosumHognut Hog"nut`, n. (Bot.)
(a) The pignut. See Hickory.
(b) In England, the Bunium flexuosum, a tuberous plant. Cucumis flexuosusCucumber Cu"cum*ber (k?`k?m-b?r, formerly kou"k?m-b?r), n.[OE.
cucumer, cocumber, cucumber, fr. L. cucmis, gen. cucumeris;
cf. OF. cocombre,F. concombre.] (Bot.)
A creeping plant, and its fruit, of several species of the
genus Cucumis, esp. Cucumis sativus, the unripe fruit of
which is eaten either fresh or picked. Also, similar plants
or fruits of several other genera. See below.
Bitter cucumber (Bot.), the Citrullus or Cucumis
Colocynthis. See Colocynth.
Cucumber beetle. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A small, black flea-beetle (Crepidodera cucumeris),
which destroys the leaves of cucumber, squash, and melon
vines.
(b) The squash beetle.
Cucumber tree.
(a) A large ornamental or shade tree of the genus Magnolia
(M. acuminata), so called from a slight resemblance of
its young fruit to a small cucumber.
(b) An East Indian plant (Averrhoa Bilimbi) which produces
the fruit known as bilimbi.
Jamaica cucumber, Jerusalem cucumber, the prickly-fruited
gherkin (Cucumis Anguria).
Snake cucumber, a species (Cucumis flexuosus) remarkable
for its long, curiously-shaped fruit.
Squirting cucumber, a plant (Ecbalium Elaterium) whose
small oval fruit separates from the footstalk when ripe
and expels its seeds and juice with considerable force
through the opening thus made. See Elaterium.
Star cucumber, a climbing weed (Sicyos angulatus) with
prickly fruit. DeflexureDeflexure De*flex"ure, n. [From L. deflectere, deflexum. See
Deflect.]
A bending or turning aside; deflection. --Bailey. Flexuose
Flexuose Flex"u*ose` (?; 135), a.
Flexuous.
Flexuous
Flexuous Flex"u*ous, a. [L. flexuosus, fr. flexus a bending,
turning.]
1. Having turns, windings, or flexures.
2. (Bot.) Having alternate curvatures in opposite directions;
bent in a zigzag manner.
3. Wavering; not steady; flickering. --Bacon.
FlexuralFlexural Flex"u*ral, a. [From Flexure.]
Of, pertaining to, or resulting from, flexure; of the nature
of, or characterized by, flexure; as, flexural elasticity. FlexureFlexure Flex"ure (?; 135), n. [L. flexura.]
1. The act of flexing or bending; a turning or curving;
flexion; hence, obsequious bowing or bending.
Will it give place to flexure and low bending?
--Shak.
2. A turn; a bend; a fold; a curve.
Varying with the flexures of the valley through
which it meandered. --British
Quart. Rev.
3. (Zo["o]l.) The last joint, or bend, of the wing of a bird.
4. (Astron.) The small distortion of an astronomical
instrument caused by the weight of its parts; the amount
to be added or substracted from the observed readings of
the instrument to correct them for this distortion.
The flexure of a curve (Math.), the bending of a curve
towards or from a straight line. Inflexure
Inflexure In*flex"ure, n.
An inflection; a bend or fold. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.
Mauritia flexuosaIta palm I"ta palm` (Bot.)
A magnificent species of palm (Mauritia flexuosa), growing
near the Orinoco. The natives eat its fruit and buds, drink
its sap, and make thread and cord from its fiber. Sigmoid flexureSigmoid Sig"moid, Sigmoidal Sig*moid"al, a. [Gr. ???; ???
sigma + ??? form, likeness: cf. F. sigmo["i]de.]
Curved in two directions, like the letter S, or the Greek
[sigmat].
Sigmoid flexure (Anat.), the last curve of the colon before
it terminates in the rectum. See Illust. under
Digestive.
Sigmoid valves. (Anat.) See Semilunar valves, under
Semilunar. The flexure of a curveFlexure Flex"ure (?; 135), n. [L. flexura.]
1. The act of flexing or bending; a turning or curving;
flexion; hence, obsequious bowing or bending.
Will it give place to flexure and low bending?
--Shak.
2. A turn; a bend; a fold; a curve.
Varying with the flexures of the valley through
which it meandered. --British
Quart. Rev.
3. (Zo["o]l.) The last joint, or bend, of the wing of a bird.
4. (Astron.) The small distortion of an astronomical
instrument caused by the weight of its parts; the amount
to be added or substracted from the observed readings of
the instrument to correct them for this distortion.
The flexure of a curve (Math.), the bending of a curve
towards or from a straight line. Trifolium reflexumBuffalo Buf"fa*lo, n.; pl. Buffaloes. [Sp. bufalo (cf. It.
bufalo, F. buffle), fr. L. bubalus, bufalus, a kind of
African stag or gazelle; also, the buffalo or wild ox, fr.
Gr. ? buffalo, prob. fr. ? ox. See Cow the animal, and cf.
Buff the color, and Bubale.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) A species of the genus Bos or Bubalus (B.
bubalus), originally from India, but now found in most of
the warmer countries of the eastern continent. It is
larger and less docile than the common ox, and is fond of
marshy places and rivers.
2. (Zo["o]l.) A very large and savage species of the same
genus (B. Caffer) found in South Africa; -- called also
Cape buffalo.
3. (Zo["o]l.) Any species of wild ox.
4. (Zo["o]l.) The bison of North America.
5. A buffalo robe. See Buffalo robe, below.
6. (Zo["o]l.) The buffalo fish. See Buffalo fish, below.
Buffalo berry (Bot.), a shrub of the Upper Missouri
(Sherherdia argentea) with acid edible red berries.
Buffalo bird (Zo["o]l.), an African bird of the genus
Buphaga, of two species. These birds perch upon
buffaloes and cattle, in search of parasites.
Buffalo bug, the carpet beetle. See under Carpet.
Buffalo chips, dry dung of the buffalo, or bison, used for
fuel. [U.S.]
Buffalo clover (Bot.), a kind of clover (Trifolium
reflexum and T.soloniferum) found in the ancient
grazing grounds of the American bison.
Buffalo cod (Zo["o]l.), a large, edible, marine fish
(Ophiodon elongatus) of the northern Pacific coast; --
called also blue cod, and cultus cod.
Buffalo fish (Zo["o]l.), one of several large fresh-water
fishes of the family Catostomid[ae], of the Mississippi
valley. The red-mouthed or brown (Ictiobus bubalus), the
big-mouthed or black (Bubalichthys urus), and the
small-mouthed (B. altus), are among the more important
species used as food.
Buffalo fly, or Buffalo gnat (Zo["o]l.), a small
dipterous insect of the genus Simulium, allied to the
black fly of the North. It is often extremely abundant in
the lower part of the Mississippi valley and does great
injury to domestic animals, often killing large numbers of
cattle and horses. In Europe the Columbatz fly is a
species with similar habits.
Buffalo grass (Bot.), a species of short, sweet grass
(Buchlo["e] dactyloides), from two to four inches high,
covering the prairies on which the buffaloes, or bisons,
feed. [U.S.]
Buffalo nut (Bot.), the oily and drupelike fruit of an
American shrub (Pyrularia oleifera); also, the shrub
itself; oilnut.
Buffalo robe, the skin of the bison of North America,
prepared with the hair on; -- much used as a lap robe in
sleighs.
Meaning of Flexu from wikipedia
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Bacillus flexus is an aerobic, Gram-variable, rod-shaped, endospore-forming, oxidase-positive bacterium. The
endospores are ellipsoidal,
located in central/paracentral...
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Plagiostropha flexus is a
species of sea snail, a
marine gastropod mollusk in the
family Drilliidae. This
marine species is
endemic to
Australia and occurs...
- (Sternberg, 1940) Kuhn, 1964
Monoclonius cutleri Brown, 1917
Centrosaurus flexus (Brown, 1914) Lambe, 1915
Eucentrosaurus apertus (Lambe, 1904)
Chure & McIntosh...
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Chalcosyrphus flexus is a
species of
syrphid fly in the
family Syrphidae.
United States. Curran,
Charles Howard (1941). "New
American Syrphidae" (PDF)...
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Tactusa flexus is a moth of the
family Erebidae first described by
Michael Fibiger in 2011. It is
known from China's
Yunnan province. The
wingspan is about...
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Elektronisk reisekort (English: Travelcard;
formerly named Flexus) is an
electronic ticket system that was
introduced on all
public transport in Greater...
- ("posterior"). The
mesial part is that
which is
towards the incisors. The
suffix "-
flexus / -flexid" (upper
molar /
lower molar) is used for the open
valleys in the...
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named after places in
Celtic mythology. A
flexus is a low,
curved ridge with a
scalloped pattern.
Europan flexūs are
named after the
places visited by Europa...
- 2015, the
company acquired Flexus Biosciences for $1.25 billion. As part of this deal, BMS will gain full
rights to
Flexus' lead
small molecule IDO1-inhibitor...
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metatarsophalangeal joints (MTP) at the base of the
hallux (big toe).
Hallux flexus was
initially described by Davies-Colley in 1887 as a
plantar flexed posture...
