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Aerobus
Aerobus A"["e]r*o*bus`, n. [A["e]ro- + bus.] An a["e]roplane or airship designed to carry passengers.
Centrolobium robustum
Araroba Ar`a*ro"ba, n. [Tupi.] 1. Goa powder. 2. A fabaceous tree of Brazil (Centrolobium robustum) having handsomely striped wood; -- called also zebrawood.
Grevillea robusta
Silky Silk"y, a. [Compar. Silkier; superl. Silkiest.] 1. Of or pertaining to silk; made of, or resembling, silk; silken; silklike; as, a silky luster. 2. Hence, soft and smooth; as, silky wine. 3. Covered with soft hairs pressed close to the surface, as a leaf; sericeous. Silky oak (Bot.), a lofty Australian tree (Grevillea robusta) with silky tomentose lobed or incised leaves. It furnishes a valuable timber.
M robustus
Wallaroo Wal`la*roo", n. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of kangaroos of the genus Macropus, especially M. robustus, sometimes called the great wallaroo.
Metrosideros robusta
Rata Ra"ta, n. [Maori.] (Bot.) A New Zealand forest tree (Metrosideros robusta), also, its hard dark red wood, used by the Maoris for paddles and war clubs.
P Strobus
Pine Pine, n. [AS. p[=i]n, L. pinus.] 1. (Bot.) Any tree of the coniferous genus Pinus. See Pinus. Note: There are about twenty-eight species in the United States, of which the white pine (P. Strobus), the Georgia pine (P. australis), the red pine (P. resinosa), and the great West Coast sugar pine (P. Lambertiana) are among the most valuable. The Scotch pine or fir, also called Norway or Riga pine (Pinus sylvestris), is the only British species. The nut pine is any pine tree, or species of pine, which bears large edible seeds. See Pinon. The spruces, firs, larches, and true cedars, though formerly considered pines, are now commonly assigned to other genera. 2. The wood of the pine tree. 3. A pineapple. Ground pine. (Bot.) See under Ground. Norfolk Island pine (Bot.), a beautiful coniferous tree, the Araucaria excelsa. Pine barren, a tract of infertile land which is covered with pines. [Southern U.S.] Pine borer (Zo["o]l.), any beetle whose larv[ae] bore into pine trees. Pine finch. (Zo["o]l.) See Pinefinch, in the Vocabulary. Pine grosbeak (Zo["o]l.), a large grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator), which inhabits the northern parts of both hemispheres. The adult male is more or less tinged with red. Pine lizard (Zo["o]l.), a small, very active, mottled gray lizard (Sceloporus undulatus), native of the Middle States; -- called also swift, brown scorpion, and alligator. Pine marten. (Zo["o]l.) (a) A European weasel (Mustela martes), called also sweet marten, and yellow-breasted marten. (b) The American sable. See Sable. Pine moth (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of small tortricid moths of the genus Retinia, whose larv[ae] burrow in the ends of the branchlets of pine trees, often doing great damage. Pine mouse (Zo["o]l.), an American wild mouse (Arvicola pinetorum), native of the Middle States. It lives in pine forests. Pine needle (Bot.), one of the slender needle-shaped leaves of a pine tree. See Pinus. Pine-needle wool. See Pine wool (below). Pine oil, an oil resembling turpentine, obtained from fir and pine trees, and used in making varnishes and colors. Pine snake (Zo["o]l.), a large harmless North American snake (Pituophis melanoleucus). It is whitish, covered with brown blotches having black margins. Called also bull snake. The Western pine snake (P. Sayi) is chestnut-brown, mottled with black and orange. Pine tree (Bot.), a tree of the genus Pinus; pine. Pine-tree money, money coined in Massachusetts in the seventeenth century, and so called from its bearing a figure of a pine tree. Pine weevil (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of weevils whose larv[ae] bore in the wood of pine trees. Several species are known in both Europe and America, belonging to the genera Pissodes, Hylobius, etc. Pine wool, a fiber obtained from pine needles by steaming them. It is prepared on a large scale in some of the Southern United States, and has many uses in the economic arts; -- called also pine-needle wool, and pine-wood wool.
Robust
Robust Ro*bust", a. [L. robustus oaken, hard, strong, fr. robur strength, a very hard kind of oak; cf. Skr. rabhas violence: cf. F. robuste.] 1. Evincing strength; indicating vigorous health; strong; sinewy; muscular; vigorous; sound; as, a robust body; robust youth; robust health.
Robustious
Robustious Ro*bus"tious, a. [Cf. L. robusteus of oak.] Robust. [Obs. or Humorous] --W. Irving. In Scotland they had handled the bishops in a more robustious manner. --Milton. -- Ro*bus"tious*ly, adv. -- Ro*bus"tious*ness, n.
Robustiously
Robustious Ro*bus"tious, a. [Cf. L. robusteus of oak.] Robust. [Obs. or Humorous] --W. Irving. In Scotland they had handled the bishops in a more robustious manner. --Milton. -- Ro*bus"tious*ly, adv. -- Ro*bus"tious*ness, n.
Robustiousness
Robustious Ro*bus"tious, a. [Cf. L. robusteus of oak.] Robust. [Obs. or Humorous] --W. Irving. In Scotland they had handled the bishops in a more robustious manner. --Milton. -- Ro*bus"tious*ly, adv. -- Ro*bus"tious*ness, n.
Robustly
Robustly Ro*bust"ly, adv. In a robust manner.
Robustness
Robustness Ro*bust"ness, n. The quality or state of being robust.
Shorea robusta
Sal Sal (s[add]l), n. [Hind. s[=a]l, Skr. [,c][=a]la.] (Bot.) An East Indian timber tree (Shorea robusta), much used for building purposes. It is of a light brown color, close-grained, heavy, and durable. [Written also saul.]
Shorea robusta
Dammar Dam"mar, Dammara Dam"ma*ra, n. [Jav. & Malay. damar.] An oleoresin used in making varnishes; dammar gum; dammara resin. It is obtained from certain resin trees indigenous to the East Indies, esp. Shorea robusta and the dammar pine. Dammar pine, (Bot.), a tree of the Moluccas (Agathis, or Dammara, orientalis), yielding dammar.
Vicia Orobus
Bitter Bit"ter, a. [AS. biter; akin to Goth. baitrs, Icel. bitr, Dan., Sw., D., & G. bitter, OS. bittar, fr. root of E. bite. See Bite, v. t.] 1. Having a peculiar, acrid, biting taste, like that of wormwood or an infusion of hops; as, a bitter medicine; bitter as aloes. 2. Causing pain or smart; piercing; painful; sharp; severe; as, a bitter cold day. 3. Causing, or fitted to cause, pain or distress to the mind; calamitous; poignant. It is an evil thing and bitter, that thou hast forsaken the Lord thy God. --Jer. ii. 19. 4. Characterized by sharpness, severity, or cruelty; harsh; stern; virulent; as, bitter reproach. Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them. --Col. iii. 19. 5. Mournful; sad; distressing; painful; pitiable. The Egyptians . . . made their lives bitter with hard bondage. --Ex. i. 14. Bitter apple, Bitter cucumber, Bitter gourd. (Bot.) See Colocynth. Bitter cress (Bot.), a plant of the genus Cardamine, esp. C. amara. Bitter earth (Min.), tale earth; calcined magnesia. Bitter principles (Chem.), a class of substances, extracted from vegetable products, having strong bitter taste but with no sharply defined chemical characteristics. Bitter salt, Epsom salts; magnesium sulphate. Bitter vetch (Bot.), a name given to two European leguminous herbs, Vicia Orobus and Ervum Ervilia. To the bitter end, to the last extremity, however calamitous. Syn: Acrid; sharp; harsh; pungent; stinging; cutting; severe; acrimonious.

Meaning of Robus from wikipedia

- Robu is a Romanian surname. Notable people with the surname include: Doina Robu (born 1967), Romanian rower Ioan Robu (born 1944), Romanian Catholic prelate...
- Museum in Washington, D.C. Robus resided at 567 South Mountain Road in New City, New York. He had a son, Hugo Robus Jr. Robus died in 1964 at the Ramapo...
- Marin Robu (born 19 March 2000) is a Moldovan weightlifter. He won the bronze medal in his event at the 2021 World Weightlifting Championships held in...
- Nicolae Robu (born May 28, 1955) is a Romanian politician, engineer, and computer science professor.[citation needed] He was mayor of Timișoara from 2012...
- Chapter of the ****ociation for Com****tional Linguistics (EACL2012) Joint ROBUS-UNSUP Workshop. Fawcett, Tom (2006). "An Introduction to ROC Analysis" (PDF)...
- "Former Post Office executive says he should not have said Horizon was robus". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 30 May 2024. Retrieved 17...
- muralist, and potter. Designed the Henry Varnum Poor House in New City. Hugo Robus, sculptor Sam Rosen, sportscaster Phil Rosenthal, TV writer and producer...
- eventually promoted to into CP0. Personnel includes: Rob Lucci (ロブ・ルッチ, Robu Rutchi), who is known for ruthlessly and mercilessly enforcing the World...
- Doina Robu (née Ciucanu; born 22 July 1967) is a retired Romanian rower who won a silver medal at the 1992 Olympics. She also won two gold, one silver...
- soup". Vietnam Discovery. Retrieved 14 October 2023. Bun Mam (Bún Mắm) is a robus delta soup originating from Cambodia. Rachel Tran (2013). "Bún Mắm: the...