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A transmontanusSturgeon Stur"geon, n. [F. esturgeon, LL. sturio, sturgio,
OHG. sturjo, G. st["o]r; akin to AS. styria, styriga.]
(Zo["o]l.)
Any one of numerous species of large cartilaginous ganoid
fishes belonging to Acipenser and allied genera of the
family Acipenserid[ae]. They run up rivers to spawn, and
are common on the coasts and in the large rivers and lakes of
North America, Europe, and Asia. Caviare is prepared from the
roe, and isinglass from the air bladder.
Note: The common North American species are Acipenser
sturio of the Atlantic coast region, A.
transmontanus of the Pacific coast, and A.
rubicundus of the Mississippi River and its
tributaries. In Europe, the common species is
Acipenser sturio, and other well-known species are
the sterlet and the huso. The sturgeons are included in
the order Chondrostei. Their body is partially covered
by five rows of large, carinated, bony plates, of which
one row runs along the back. The tail is heterocercal.
The toothless and protrusile mouth is beneath the head,
and has four barbels in front.
Shovel-nosed sturgeon. (Zo["o]l.) See Shovelnose
(d) . Arnica montanaTobacco To*bac"co, n. [Sp. tabaco, fr. the Indian tabaco the
tube or pipe in which the Indians or Caribbees smoked this
plant. Some derive the word from Tabaco, a province of
Yucatan, where it was said to be first found by the
Spaniards; others from the island of Tobago, one of the
Caribbees. But these derivations are very doubtful.]
1. (Bot.) An American plant (Nicotiana Tabacum) of the
Nightshade family, much used for smoking and chewing, and
as snuff. As a medicine, it is narcotic, emetic, and
cathartic. Tobacco has a strong, peculiar smell, and an
acrid taste.
Note: The name is extended to other species of the genus, and
to some unrelated plants, as Indian tobacco (Nicotiana
rustica, and also Lobelia inflata), mountain tobacco
(Arnica montana), and Shiraz tobacco (Nicotiana
Persica).
2. The leaves of the plant prepared for smoking, chewing,
etc., by being dried, cured, and manufactured in various
ways.
Tobacco box (Zo["o]l.), the common American skate.
Tobacco camphor. (Chem.) See Nicotianine.
Tobacco man, a tobacconist. [R.]
Tobacco pipe.
(a) A pipe used for smoking, made of baked clay, wood, or
other material.
(b) (Bot.) Same as Indian pipe, under Indian.
Tobacco-pipe clay (Min.), a species of clay used in making
tobacco pipes; -- called also cimolite.
Tobacco-pipe fish. (Zo["o]l.) See Pipemouth.
Tobacco stopper, a small plug for pressing down the tobacco
in a pipe as it is smoked.
Tobacco worm (Zo["o]l.), the larva of a large hawk moth
(Sphinx, or Phlegethontius, Carolina). It is dark green,
with seven oblique white stripes bordered above with dark
brown on each side of the body. It feeds upon the leaves
of tobacco and tomato plants, and is often very injurious
to the tobacco crop. See Illust. of Hawk moth. Arnica montanaArnica Ar"ni*ca, n. [Prob. a corruption of ptarmica.] (Bot.)
A genus of plants; also, the most important species (Arnica
montana), native of the mountains of Europe, used in
medicine as a narcotic and stimulant.
Note: The tincture of arnica is applied externally as a
remedy for bruises, sprains, etc. Arnica montanaArnicin Ar"ni*cin, n. [See Arnica.] (Chem.)
An active principle of Arnica montana. It is a bitter
resin. CismontaneCismontane Cis*mon"tane, a. [Pref. cis- + L. mons mountain.]
On this side of the mountains. See under Ultramontane. Haplocerus montanusMazama Ma*za"ma, Mazame Ma*za"me, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A goatlike antelope (Haplocerus montanus) which inhabits
the Rocky Mountains, frequenting the highest parts; -- called
also mountain goat. Intermontane
Intermontane In`ter*mon"tane, a. [Pref. inter- + L. montanus
belonging to a mountain, fr. mons, montis, mountain.]
Between mountains; as, intermontane soil.
MontanicMontanic Mon*tan"ic, a. [L. montanus, fr. mons, montis,
mountain. See Mount, n.]
Of or pertaining to mountains; consisting of mountains. MontanistMontanist Mon"ta*nist, n. (Eccl. Hist.)
A follower of Mintanus, a Phrygian enthusiast of the second
century, who claimed that the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete,
dwelt in him, and employed him as an instrument for purifying
and guiding men in the Christian life. -- Mon`ta*nis"tic,
Mon`ta*nis"tic*al, a. MontanisticMontanist Mon"ta*nist, n. (Eccl. Hist.)
A follower of Mintanus, a Phrygian enthusiast of the second
century, who claimed that the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete,
dwelt in him, and employed him as an instrument for purifying
and guiding men in the Christian life. -- Mon`ta*nis"tic,
Mon`ta*nis"tic*al, a. MontanisticalMontanist Mon"ta*nist, n. (Eccl. Hist.)
A follower of Mintanus, a Phrygian enthusiast of the second
century, who claimed that the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete,
dwelt in him, and employed him as an instrument for purifying
and guiding men in the Christian life. -- Mon`ta*nis"tic,
Mon`ta*nis"tic*al, a. MontantMontant Mon"tant, n. [F.,prop., mounting, fr. monter to mount,
fr. L. mons, montis, mountain. See Mount.]
1. (Fencing) An upward thrust or blow. --Shak.
2. (Arch.) An upright piece in any framework; a mullion or
muntin; a stile. [R.] See Stile. Oroscoptes montanusSage Sage, n. [OE. sauge, F. sauge, L. salvia, from salvus
saved, in allusion to its reputed healing virtues. See
Safe.] (Bot.)
(a) A suffruticose labiate plant (Salvia officinalis) with
grayish green foliage, much used in flavoring meats, etc.
The name is often extended to the whole genus, of which
many species are cultivated for ornament, as the scarlet
sage, and Mexican red and blue sage.
(b) The sagebrush.
Meadow sage (Bot.), a blue-flowered species of Salvia (S.
pratensis) growing in meadows in Europe.
Sage cheese, cheese flavored with sage, and colored green
by the juice of leaves of spinach and other plants which
are added to the milk.
Sage cock (Zo["o]l.), the male of the sage grouse; in a
more general sense, the specific name of the sage grouse.
Sage green, of a dull grayish green color, like the leaves
of garden sage.
Sage grouse (Zo["o]l.), a very large American grouse
(Centrocercus urophasianus), native of the dry sagebrush
plains of Western North America. Called also cock of the
plains. The male is called sage cock, and the female
sage hen.
Sage hare, or Sage rabbit (Zo["o]l.), a species of hare
(Lepus Nuttalli, or artemisia) which inhabits the arid
regions of Western North America and lives among
sagebrush. By recent writers it is considered to be merely
a variety of the common cottontail, or wood rabbit.
Sage hen (Zo["o]l.), the female of the sage grouse.
Sage sparrow (Zo["o]l.), a small sparrow (Amphispiza
Belli, var. Nevadensis) which inhabits the dry plains
of the Rocky Mountain region, living among sagebrush.
Sage thrasher (Zo["o]l.), a singing bird (Oroscoptes
montanus) which inhabits the sagebrush plains of Western
North America.
Sage willow (Bot.), a species of willow (Salix tristis)
forming a low bush with nearly sessile grayish green
leaves. Remontant
Remontant Re*mon"tant (-tant), a.[F.] (Hort.)
Rising again; -- applied to a class of roses which bloom more
than once in a season; the hybrid perpetual roses, of which
the Jacqueminot is a well-known example.
T montanusGrayling Gray"ling, n. [From Gray, a.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) A European fish (Thymallus vulgaris), allied
to the trout, but having a very broad dorsal fin; --
called also umber. It inhabits cold mountain streams,
and is valued as a game fish.
And here and there a lusty trout, And here and there
a grayling. --Tennyson.
2. (Zo["o]l.) An American fish of the genus Thymallus,
having similar habits to the above; one species (T.
Ontariensis), inhabits several streams in Michigan;
another (T. montanus), is found in the Yellowstone
region. TramontanaTramontana Tra`mon*ta"na, n. [It. See Tramontane.] (Meteor.)
A dry, cold, violent, northerly wind of the Adriatic. Tramontane
Tramontane Tra*mon"tane, n.
One living beyond the mountains; hence, a foreigner; a
stranger.
TramontaneTramontane Tra*mon"tane, a. [OF. tramontain, It. tramontano,
L. transmontanus; trans across, beyond + mons, montis,
mountain.]
Lying or being beyond the mountains; coming from the other
side of the mountains; hence, foreign; barbarous.
Note: The Italians sometimes use this epithet for
ultramontane, and apply it to the countries north of
the Alps, as France and Germany, and especially to
their ecclesiastics, jurists, painters, etc.; and a
north wind is called a tramontane wind. The French
lawyers call certain Italian canonists tramontane, or
ultramontane, doctors; considering them as favoring too
much the court of Rome. See Ultramontane. Ulmus montanaWych-elm Wych"-elm`, n. [OE. wiche a kind of elm, AS. wice a
kind of tree. Cf. Wicker.] (Bot.)
A species of elm (Ulmus montana) found in Northern and
Western Europe; Scotch elm.
Note: By confusion this word is often written witch-elm. Ultramontanist
Ultramontanist Ul`tra*mon"ta*nist, n.
One who upholds ultramontanism.
Verumontanum
Verumontanum Ver`u*mon*ta"num, n. [NL.] (Anat.)
An elevation, or crest, in the wall of the urethra where the
seminal ducts enter it.
Note: This is sometimes written veru montanum.
Meaning of Montan from wikipedia
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Montanism (/ˈmɒntəˌnɪzəm/),
known by its
adherents as the New Revelation, was an
early Christian movement of the late 2nd century,
later referred to by...
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Montan is a muni****lity in
South Tyrol in
northern Italy.
Montan may also
refer to:
Montán, a muni****lity in the
comarca of Alto Mijares,
Spain Montan...
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Montan an der Weinstraße (Italian:
Montagna sulla Strada del Vino) is a muni****lity with 1,701
inhabitants (as of 31
December 2018) and a
village in the...
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Montans (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃tɑ̃s]) is a
commune in the Tarn
department and
Occitanie region of
southern France.
Situated between Lisle-sur-Tarn...
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Montan wax, also
known as
lignite wax or OP wax, is a hard wax
obtained by
solvent extraction of
certain types of
lignite or
brown coal.
Commercially viable...
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Montán is a muni****lity in the
comarca of Alto Mijares, Castellón, Valencia, Spain. List of muni****lities of
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- and cosmetics, as non-stick and
waterproofing coatings and in polishes.
Montan wax is a
fossilized wax
extracted from coal and lignite. It is very hard...
- Göran
Montan (born 1946) is a
Swedish politician of the
Moderate Party. He was a
member of the
Riksdag from 2006 to 2014. Riksdagen: Göran
Montan (m) Archived...
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Montan (22 July 1887 – 29 May 1971) was a
Swedish diver. He
competed in the men's
plain high
diving event at the 1912
Summer Olympics. "Sven
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Montan (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ mɔ̃tɑ̃]; Occitan: Sant
Montan,
before 2002: Saint-Montant) is a
commune in the Ardèche
department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes...
