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AprososAprosos Ap"ro*sos`, a. & adv. [F. ? propos; ? (L. ad) + propos
purpose, L. proposium plan, purpose, fr. proponere to
propose. See Propound.]
1. Opportunely or opportune; seasonably or seasonable.
A tale extremely apropos. --Pope.
2. By the way; to the purpose; suitably to the place or
subject; -- a word used to introduce an incidental
observation, suited to the occasion, though not strictly
belonging to the narration. Prosobranch
Prosobranch Pros"o*branch, n. (Zo["o]l.)
One of the Prosobranchiata.
Prosobranchiata
Prosobranchiata Pros`o*bran`chi*a"ta, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ?
forward, further + ? a gill.] (Zo["o]l.)
The highest division, or subclass, of gastropod mollusks,
including those that have the gills situated anteriorly, or
forward of the heart, and the sexes separate.
Prosocoele
Prosocoele Pros"o*c[oe]le, n. [Gr. ? forward + ? hollow.]
(Anat.)
The entire cavity of the prosencephalon. --B. G. Wilder.
Prosodiacal
Prosodiacal Pros`o*di"a*cal, a.
Prosodical.
Prosodiacally
Prosodiacally Pros`o*di"a*cal*ly, adv.
Prosodically.
Prosodial
Prosodial Pro*so"di*al, a.
Prosodical.
Prosodian
Prosodian Pro*so"di*an, n.
A prosodist. --Rush.
ProsodicalProsodical Pro*sod"ic*al, a. [Cf. F. prosodique, L.
prosodiacus.]
Of or pertaining to prosody; according to the rules of
prosody. -- Pro*sod"ic*al*ly, adv. ProsodicallyProsodical Pro*sod"ic*al, a. [Cf. F. prosodique, L.
prosodiacus.]
Of or pertaining to prosody; according to the rules of
prosody. -- Pro*sod"ic*al*ly, adv. ProsodyProsody Pros"o*dy, n. [L. prosodia the tone or accent of a
syllable, Gr. ? a song sung to, or with, an accompanying
song, the accent accompanying the pronunciation; ? to + ?
song, ode: cf. F. prosodie. See Ode.]
That part of grammar which treats of the quantity of
syllables, of accent, and of the laws of versification or
metrical composition. ProsomaProsoma Pro*so"ma, n.; pl. Prosomata. [NL., fr. Gr. ? before
+ ?, ?, body.] (Zo["o]l.)
The anterior of the body of an animal, as of a cephalopod;
the thorax of an arthropod. ProsomataProsoma Pro*so"ma, n.; pl. Prosomata. [NL., fr. Gr. ? before
+ ?, ?, body.] (Zo["o]l.)
The anterior of the body of an animal, as of a cephalopod;
the thorax of an arthropod. Prosopalgia
Prosopalgia Pros`o*pal"gi*a, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? face + ?
pain.] (Med.)
Facial neuralgia.
Prosopis pubescensMesquite Mes*qui"te, Mesquit Mes*quit", n. [Sp. mezquite;
said to be a Mexican Indian word.] (Bot.)
A name for two trees of the southwestern part of North
America, the honey mesquite, and screw-pod mesquite.
Honey mesquite. See Algaroba
(b) .
Screw-pod mesquite, a smaller tree (Prosopis pubescens),
having spiral pods used as fodder and sometimes as food by
the Indians.
Mesquite grass, a rich native grass in Western Texas
(Bouteloua oligostachya, and other species); -- so
called from its growing in company with the mesquite tree;
-- called also muskit grass, grama grass. ProsopocephalaScaphopda Sca*phop"*da, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ska`fh a boat +
-poda.] (Zo["o]l.)
A class of marine cephalate Mollusca having a tubular shell
open at both ends, a pointed or spadelike foot for burrowing,
and many long, slender, prehensile oral tentacles. It
includes Dentalium, or the tooth shells, and other similar
shells. Called also Prosopocephala, and Solenoconcha. ProsopocephalaProsopocephala Pros`o*po*ceph`a*la, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr.
pro`swpon face, appearance + ? head.] (Zo["o]l.)
Same as Scaphopoda. Prosopolepsy
Prosopolepsy Pros`o*po*lep"sy, n. [Gr. ?; pro`swpon a face, a
person + ? a taking, receiving, ? to take.]
Respect of persons; especially, a premature opinion or
prejudice against a person, formed from his external
appearance. [R.] --Addison.
Prosopopoeia
Prosopopoeia Pros`o*po*p[oe]"ia, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; pro`swpon
a face, a person + ? to make.] (Rhet.)
A figure by which things are represented as persons, or by
which things inanimate are spoken of as animated beings;
also, a figure by which an absent person is introduced as
speaking, or a deceased person is represented as alive and
present. It includes personification, but is more extensive
in its signification.
Prosopulmonata
Prosopulmonata Pros`o*pul`mo*na"ta, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ?
forward + L. pulmo a lung.] (Zo["o]l.)
A division of pulmonate mollusks having the breathing organ
situated on the neck, as in the common snail.
Meaning of Proso from wikipedia
- Pani****
miliaceum is a
grain crop with many
common names,
including proso millet,
broomcorn millet,
common millet, hog millet,
Kashfi millet, red millet...
-
pearl millet is the most
commonly cultivated of the millets.
Finger millet,
proso millet, and
foxtail millet are
other important crop species.
Millets may...
-
ancient China. In
modern Chinese wǔgǔ
refers to rice, wheat,
foxtail millet,
proso millet and soybeans. It is also used as term for all
grain crops in general...
-
introduced species of Pani****. Well-known
species include P.
miliaceum (
proso millet) and P.
virgatum (switchgr****). Pani****
abscissum Swallen (endemic...
- ****anese
millet Job's
tears kodo
millet maize (corn)
millet pearl millet proso millet sorghum barley oats rice rye
spelt teff
triticale wheat wild rice...
- pulla, the
proso millet shoot fly, is a
species of fly in the
family Muscidae. The
larvae feed on the
central growing shoots of
crops such as
proso millet...
- Epi ta
Proso (Gr****:
Going Forward) was a
newspaper published in Patras,
Greece in 1882 by A. Eymorfopoulos. In 1896, the
paper changed ownership to the...
- mean rice porridge,
while in the
north it may
refer to
cornmeal porridge,
proso millet porridge,
foxtail millet porridge, or
sorghum porridge, reflecting...
- liáng yè; lit. 'Five
Grains Liquid') is a
Chinese baijiu liquor made from
proso millet, maize,
glutinous rice, long-grain rice and wheat.
Although the formula...
- in the
family Poaceae. This
species of
cereal is
similar in
habit to the
proso millet except that it is smaller. It is an
annual herbaceous plant, which...
