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Chelidon rusticaSwallow Swal"low, n. [OE. swalowe, AS. swalewe, swealwe; akin
to D. zwaluw, OHG. swalawa, G. schwalbe, Icel. & Sw. svala,
Dan. svale.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of passerine birds
of the family Hirundinid[ae], especially one of those
species in which the tail is deeply forked. They have
long, pointed wings, and are noted for the swiftness and
gracefulness of their flight.
Note: The most common North American species are the barn
swallow (see under Barn), the cliff, or eaves,
swallow (see under Cliff), the white-bellied, or
tree, swallow (Tachycineta bicolor), and the bank
swallow (see under Bank). The common European swallow
(Chelidon rustica), and the window swallow, or martin
(Chelidon urbica), are familiar species.
2. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of swifts which
resemble the true swallows in form and habits, as the
common American chimney swallow, or swift.
3. (Naut.) The aperture in a block through which the rope
reeves. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.
Swallow plover (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of
fork-tailed ploverlike birds of the genus Glareola, as
G. orientalis of India; a pratincole.
Swallow shrike (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of
East Indian and Asiatic birds of the family
Artamiid[ae], allied to the shrikes but similar to
swallows in appearance and habits. The ashy swallow shrike
(Artamus fuscus) is common in India.
Swallow warbler (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of
East Indian and Australian singing birds of the genus
Dic[ae]um. They are allied to the honeysuckers. Nicotiana rusticaTobacco 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. RusticateRusticate Rus"ti*cate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Rusticated; p.
pr. & vb. n. Rusticating.] [L. rusticaticus, p. p. of
rusticari to rusticate. See Rustic.]
To go into or reside in the country; to ruralize. --Pope. Rusticate
Rusticate Rus"ti*cate, v. t.
To require or compel to reside in the country; to banish or
send away temporarily; to impose rustication on.
The town is again beginning to be full, and the
rusticated beauty sees an end of her banishment.
--Idler.
RusticatedRusticate Rus"ti*cate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Rusticated; p.
pr. & vb. n. Rusticating.] [L. rusticaticus, p. p. of
rusticari to rusticate. See Rustic.]
To go into or reside in the country; to ruralize. --Pope. RusticatedRusticated Rus"ti*ca`ted, a. (Arch.)
Resembling rustic work. See Rustic work
(a), under Rustic. RusticatingRusticate Rus"ti*cate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Rusticated; p.
pr. & vb. n. Rusticating.] [L. rusticaticus, p. p. of
rusticari to rusticate. See Rustic.]
To go into or reside in the country; to ruralize. --Pope. Rustication
Rustication Rus`ti*ca"tion, n. [L. rusticatio.]
1. The act of rusticating, or the state of being rusticated;
specifically, the punishment of a student for some
offense, by compelling him to leave the institution for a
time.
2. (Arch.) Rustic work.
Meaning of Rustica from wikipedia
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Nicotiana rustica,
commonly known as
Aztec tobacco or
strong tobacco, is a
rainforest plant in the
family Solanaceae native to
South America. It is a...
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Rustica is a
genus of
moths of the
family Erebidae erected by
Michael Fibiger in 2008.
Rustica pseudouncus Fibiger, 2008
Rustica nigrops Fibiger, 2008...
- The barn
swallow (Hirundo
rustica) is the most
widespread species of
swallow in the world,
occurring on all continents, with
vagrants reported even in...
- Re
Rustica (Latin for "On
Rural Affairs" or "On Agriculture") is a name
shared by
several treatises on agriculture. It may
refer to: De Re
Rustica by...
- The
rustic bunting (Emberiza
rustica) is a p****erine bird in the
bunting family Emberizidae, a
group now
separated by most
modern authors from the finches...
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Villa rustica (transl. farmhouse or
countryside villa) was the term used by the
ancient Romans to
denote a
farmhouse or
villa set in the
countryside and...
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Compsoctena rustica is a moth in the
Eriocottidae family. It was
described by
Strand in 1914. It is
found in Cameroon. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching...
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Manduca rustica, the
rustic sphinx, is a moth of the
family Sphingidae. The
species was
first described by
Johan Christian Fabricius in 1775. It is found...
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Columbella rustica is a
species of sea snail, a
marine gastropod mollusk in the
family Columbellidae, the dove snails.
Colombella aureola Duclos, 1846...
- a
prominent Roman writer on
agriculture in the
Roman Empire. His De re
rustica in
twelve volumes has been
completely preserved and
forms an important...
