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A officinalisAsparagus As*par"a*gus, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, ?; cf. ? to swell
with sap or juice, and Zend ?paregha prong, sprout, Pers.
asparag, Lith. spurgas sprout, Skr. sphurj to swell. Perh.
the Greek borrowed from the Persian. Cf. Sparrowgrass.]
1. (Bot.) A genus of perennial plants belonging to the
natural order Liliace[ae], and having erect much
branched stems, and very slender branchlets which are
sometimes mistaken for leaves. Asparagus racemosus is a
shrubby climbing plant with fragrant flowers.
Specifically: The Asparagus officinalis, a species
cultivated in gardens.
2. The young and tender shoots of A. officinalis, which
form a valuable and well-known article of food.
Note: This word was formerly pronounced sparrowgrass; but
this pronunciation is now confined exclusively to
uneducated people.
Asparagus beetle (Zo["o]l.), a small beetle (Crioceris
asparagi) injurious to asparagus. Acmaea testudinalisLimpet Lim"pet (l[i^]m"p[e^]t), n. [Prob. through French fr.
L. lepas, -adis, Gr. lepa`s, -a`dos.] (Zo["o]l.)
1. In a general sense, any hatshaped, or conical, gastropod
shell.
2. Any one of many species of marine shellfish of the order
Docoglossa, mostly found adhering to rocks, between tides.
Note: The common European limpets of the genus Patella
(esp. P. vulgata) are extensively used as food. The
common New England species is Acm[ae]a testudinalis.
Numerous species of limpets occur on the Pacific coast
of America, some of them of large size.
3. Any species of Siphonaria, a genus of limpet-shaped
Pulmonifera, living between tides, on rocks.
4. A keyhole limpet. See Fissurella. Anchusa officinalisOxtongue Ox"tongue`, n. (Bot.)
A name given to several plants, from the shape and roughness
of their leaves; as, Anchusa officinalis, a kind of
bugloss, and Helminthia echioides, both European herbs. Anchusa officinalisAlkanet Al"ka*net, n. [Dim. of Sp. alcana, alhe[~n]a, in which
al is the Ar. article. See Henna, and cf. Orchanet.]
1. (Chem.) A dyeing matter extracted from the roots of
Alkanna tinctoria, which gives a fine deep red color.
2. (Bot.)
(a) A boraginaceous herb (Alkanna tinctoria) yielding
the dye; orchanet.
(b) The similar plant Anchusa officinalis; bugloss;
also, the American puccoon. Annalist
Annalist An"nal*ist, n. [Cf. F. annaliste.]
A writer of annals.
The monks . . . were the only annalists in those ages.
--Hume.
Annalistic
Annalistic An`nal*is"tic, a.
Pertaining to, or after the manner of, an annalist; as, the
dry annalistic style.``A stiff annalistic method.' --Sir G.
C. Lewis.
Asopia farinalisMeal Meal, n. [OE. mele, AS. melu, melo; akin to D. meel, G.
mehl, OHG. melo, Icel. mj["o]l, SW. mj["o]l, Dan. meel, also
to D. malen to grind, G. mahlen, OHG., OS., & Goth. malan,
Icel. mala, W. malu, L. molere, Gr. my`lh mill, and E. mill.
[root]108. Cf. Mill, Mold soil, Mole an animal,
Immolate, Molar.]
1. Grain (esp. maize, rye, or oats) that is coarsely ground
and unbolted; also, a kind of flour made from beans,
pease, etc.; sometimes, any flour, esp. if coarse.
2. Any substance that is coarsely pulverized like meal, but
not granulated.
Meal beetle (Zo["o]l.), the adult of the meal worm. See
Meal worm, below.
Meal moth (Zo["o]l.), a lepidopterous insect (Asopia
farinalis), the larv[ae] of which feed upon meal, flour,
etc.
Meal worm (Zo["o]l.), the larva of a beetle (Tenebrio
molitor) which infests granaries, bakehouses, etc., and
is very injurious to flour and meal. Asparagus officinalisAsparagus As*par"a*gus, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, ?; cf. ? to swell
with sap or juice, and Zend ?paregha prong, sprout, Pers.
asparag, Lith. spurgas sprout, Skr. sphurj to swell. Perh.
the Greek borrowed from the Persian. Cf. Sparrowgrass.]
1. (Bot.) A genus of perennial plants belonging to the
natural order Liliace[ae], and having erect much
branched stems, and very slender branchlets which are
sometimes mistaken for leaves. Asparagus racemosus is a
shrubby climbing plant with fragrant flowers.
Specifically: The Asparagus officinalis, a species
cultivated in gardens.
2. The young and tender shoots of A. officinalis, which
form a valuable and well-known article of food.
Note: This word was formerly pronounced sparrowgrass; but
this pronunciation is now confined exclusively to
uneducated people.
Asparagus beetle (Zo["o]l.), a small beetle (Crioceris
asparagi) injurious to asparagus. B officinalisBetony Bet"o*ny, n.; pl. Betonies. [OE. betony, betany, F.
betoine, fr. L. betonica, vettonica.] (Bot.)
A plant of the genus Betonica (Linn.).
Note: The purple or wood betony (B. officinalis, Linn.) is
common in Europe, being formerly used in medicine, and
(according to Loudon) in dyeing wool a yellow color. C pubiflora bracteata and officinalisPurpleheart Pur"ple*heart`, n. (Bot.)
A strong, durable, and elastic wood of a purplish color,
obtained from several tropical American leguminous trees of
the genus Copaifera (C. pubiflora, bracteata, and
officinalis). Used for decorative veneering. See Copaiba. Calendula officinalisMarigold Mar"i*gold, n. [Mary + gold.] (Bot.)
A name for several plants with golden yellow blossoms,
especially the Calendula officinalis (see Calendula), and
the cultivated species of Tagetes.
Note: There are several yellow-flowered plants of different
genera bearing this name; as, the African or French
marigold of the genus Tagetes, of which several
species and many varieties are found in gardens. They
are mostly strong-smelling herbs from South America and
Mexico: bur marigold, of the genus Bidens; corn
marigold, of the genus Chrysanthemum (C. segetum,
a pest in the cornfields of Italy); fig marigold, of
the genus Mesembryanthemum; marsh marigold, of the
genus Caltha (C. palustris), commonly known in
America as the cowslip. See Marsh Marigold.
Marigold window. (Arch.) See Rose window, under Rose. Calendula officinalisCalendula Ca*len"du*la, n. [NL., fr. L. calendae calends.]
(Bot.)
A genus of composite herbaceous plants. One species,
Calendula officinalis, is the common marigold, and was
supposed to blossom on the calends of every month, whence the
name. Carnalism
Carnalism Car"nal*ism, n.
The state of being carnal; carnality; sensualism. [R.]
Carnalist
Carnalist Car"nal*ist, n.
A sensualist. --Burton.
Cochlearia officinalis Scurvy grass [Scurvy + grass; or cf. Icel. skarfak[=a]l
scurvy grass.] (Bot.) A kind of cress (Cochlearia
officinalis) growing along the seacoast of Northern
Europe and in arctic regions. It is a remedy for the
scurvy, and has proved a valuable food to arctic
explorers. The name is given also to other allied species
of plants. Communalism
Communalism Com"mu*nal*ism, n.
A French theory of government which holds that commune should
be a kind of independent state, and the national government a
confederation of such states, having only limited powers. It
is advocated by advanced French republicans; but it should
not be confounded with communism.
Communalist
Communalist Com"mu*nal*ist, n. [Cf. F. communaliste.]
An advocate of communalism.
Communalistic
Communalistic Com`mu*nal*is"tic, a.
Pertaining to communalism.
Conceptionalist
Conceptionalist Con*cep"tion*al*ist, n.
A conceptualist.
Confessionalism
Confessionalism Con*fes"sion*al*ism, n. (Eccl.)
An exaggerated estimate of the importance of giving full
assent to any particular formula of the Christian faith.
--Shaff.
Confessionalist
Confessionalist Con*fes"sion*al*ist, n.
A priest hearing, or sitting to hear, confession. [R.]
--Boucher
Congregationalism
Congregationalism Con`gre*ga"tion*al*ism, n.
1. That system of church organization which vests all
ecclesiastical power in the assembled brotherhood of each
local church.
2. The faith and polity of the Congregational churches, taken
collectively.
Note: In this sense (which is its usual signification)
Congregationalism is the system of faith and practice
common to a large body of evangelical Trinitarian
churches, which recognize the local brotherhood of each
church as independent of all dictation in
ecclesiastical matters, but are united in fellowship
and joint action, as in councils for mutual advice, and
in consociations, conferences, missionary
organizations, etc., and to whose membership the
designation ``Congregationalists' is generally
restricted; but Unitarian and other churches are
Congregational in their polity.
Congregationalist
Congregationalist Con`gre*ga"tion*al*ist, n.
One who belongs to a Congregational church or society; one
who holds to Congregationalism.
Constitutionalism
Constitutionalism Con`sti*tu"tion*al*ism, n.
The theory, principles, or authority of constitutional
government; attachment or adherence to a constitution or
constitutional government. --Carlyle.
Constitutionalist
Constitutionalist Con`sti*tu"tion*al*ist, n.
One who advocates a constitutional form of government; a
constitutionalist.
ConventionalismConventionalism Con*ven"tion*al*ism, n.
1. That which is received or established by convention or
arbitrary agreement; that which is in accordance with the
fashion, tradition, or usage.
All the artifice and conventionalism of life.
--Hawthorne.
They gaze on all with dead, dim eyes, -- wrapped in
conventionalisms, . . . simulating feelings
according to a received standart. --F. W.
Robertson.
2. (Fine Arts) The principles or practice of
conventionalizing. See Conventionalize, v. t. Conventionalist
Conventionalist Con*ven"tion*al*ist, n.
1. One who adheres to a convention or treaty.
2. One who is governed by conventionalism.
Conversationalist
Conversationalist Con`ver*sa"tion*al*ist, n.
A conversationist.
Criminalist
Criminalist Crim"i*nal*ist, n.
One versed in criminal law. [R.]
Cubeba officinalisCubeb Cu"beb (k?"b?b), n. [F. cub?be (cf. It. cubebe, Pr.,
Sp., Pg., & NL. cubeba), fr. Ar. kab?bat.]
The small, spicy berry of a species of pepper (Piper
Cubeba; in med., Cubeba officinalis), native in Java and
Borneo, but now cultivated in various tropical countries. The
dried unripe fruit is much used in medicine as a stimulant
and purgative.
Meaning of Nalis from wikipedia
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