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Aralia trifoliaGroundnut Ground"nut` (-n[u^]t`), n. (Bot.)
(a) The fruit of the Arachis hypog[ae]a (native country
uncertain); the peanut; the earthnut.
(b) A leguminous, twining plant (Apios tuberosa), producing
clusters of dark purple flowers and having a root
tuberous and pleasant to the taste.
(c) The dwarf ginseng (Aralia trifolia). [U. S.] --Gray.
(d) A European plant of the genus Bunium (B. flexuosum),
having an edible root of a globular shape and sweet,
aromatic taste; -- called also earthnut, earth
chestnut, hawknut, and pignut. [1913 Webster] Calyptriform
Calyptriform Ca*lyp"tri*form, a. [Calyptra + -form.]
Having the form a calyptra, or extinguisher.
Citrus trifoliataCitrange Cit"range, n. [Citrus + orange.]
A citrous fruit produced by a cross between the sweet orange
and the trifoliate orange (Citrus trifoliata). It is more
acid and has a more pronounced aroma than the orange; the
tree is hardier. There are several varieties. Cultriform
Cultriform Cul"tri*form (-tr?-f?rm), a. [L. culter, cultri,
knife + -form.] (Bot. & Zo["o]l.)
Shaped like a pruning knife; cultrate.
Elytriform
Elytriform E*lyt"ri*form, a. [Elytrum + -form.] (Zo["o]l.)
Having the form, or structure, of an elytron.
Menyanthes trifoliataBuck bean Buck" bean` (b[=e]n`). (Bot.)
A plant (Menyanthes trifoliata) which grows in moist and
boggy places, having racemes of white or reddish flowers and
intensely bitter leaves, sometimes used in medicine; marsh
trefoil; -- called also bog bean. Mitriform
Mitriform Mit"ri*form, a. [Miter + -form: cf. F. mitriforme.]
Having the form of a miter, or a peaked cap; as, a mitriform
calyptra. --Gray.
Morinda citrifoliaMorindin Mo*rin"din, n. (Chem.)
A yellow dyestuff extracted from the root bark of an East
Indian plant (Morinda citrifolia). O TrifoleFritfly Frit"fly`, n. (Zo["o]l.)
A small dipterous fly of the genus Oscinis, esp. O.
vastator, injurious to grain in Europe, and O. Trifole,
injurious to clover in America. Ptelia trifoliataHop Hop, n. [OE. hoppe; akin to D. hop, hoppe, OHG. hopfo, G.
hopfen; cf. LL. hupa, W. hopez, Armor. houpez, and Icel.
humall, SW. & Dan. humle.]
1. (Bot.) A climbing plant (Humulus Lupulus), having a
long, twining, annual stalk. It is cultivated for its
fruit (hops).
2. The catkin or strobilaceous fruit of the hop, much used in
brewing to give a bitter taste.
3. The fruit of the dog-rose. See Hip.
Hop back. (Brewing) See under 1st Back.
Hop clover (Bot.), a species of yellow clover having heads
like hops in miniature (Trifolium agrarium, and T.
procumbens).
Hop flea (Zo["o]l.), a small flea beetle (Haltica
concinna), very injurious to hops.
Hop fly (Zo["o]l.), an aphid (Phorodon humuli), very
injurious to hop vines.
Hop froth fly (Zo["o]l.), an hemipterous insect
(Aphrophora interrupta), allied to the cockoo spits. It
often does great damage to hop vines.
Hop hornbeam (Bot.), an American tree of the genus Ostrya
(O. Virginica) the American ironwood; also, a European
species (O. vulgaris).
Hop moth (Zo["o]l.), a moth (Hypena humuli), which in the
larval state is very injurious to hop vines.
Hop picker, one who picks hops.
Hop pole, a pole used to support hop vines.
Hop tree (Bot.), a small American tree (Ptelia
trifoliata), having broad, flattened fruit in large
clusters, sometimes used as a substitute for hops.
Hop vine (Bot.), the climbing vine or stalk of the hop. Rostriform
Rostriform Ros"tri*form, a. [L. rostrum a beak + -form: cf. F.
rostrifarme.]
Having the form of a beak.
TrifoliateTrifoliate Tri*fo"li*ate, Trifoliated Tri*fo"li*a`ted, a.
[Tri- + foliate. Cf. Trefoil.] (Bot.)
Having three leaves or leaflets, as clover. See Illust. of
Shamrock. TrifoliatedTrifoliate Tri*fo"li*ate, Trifoliated Tri*fo"li*a`ted, a.
[Tri- + foliate. Cf. Trefoil.] (Bot.)
Having three leaves or leaflets, as clover. See Illust. of
Shamrock. Trifoliolate
Trifoliolate Tri*fo"li*o*late, a. [Pref. tri- + foliolate.]
(Bot.)
Having three leaflets.
TrifoliumTrifolium Tri*fo"li*um, n. [L., clover.] (Bot.)
A genus of leguminous herbs with densely spiked flowers and
usually trifoliate leaves; trefoil. There are many species,
all of which are called clover. See Clover. Trifolium agrariumHop Hop, n. [OE. hoppe; akin to D. hop, hoppe, OHG. hopfo, G.
hopfen; cf. LL. hupa, W. hopez, Armor. houpez, and Icel.
humall, SW. & Dan. humle.]
1. (Bot.) A climbing plant (Humulus Lupulus), having a
long, twining, annual stalk. It is cultivated for its
fruit (hops).
2. The catkin or strobilaceous fruit of the hop, much used in
brewing to give a bitter taste.
3. The fruit of the dog-rose. See Hip.
Hop back. (Brewing) See under 1st Back.
Hop clover (Bot.), a species of yellow clover having heads
like hops in miniature (Trifolium agrarium, and T.
procumbens).
Hop flea (Zo["o]l.), a small flea beetle (Haltica
concinna), very injurious to hops.
Hop fly (Zo["o]l.), an aphid (Phorodon humuli), very
injurious to hop vines.
Hop froth fly (Zo["o]l.), an hemipterous insect
(Aphrophora interrupta), allied to the cockoo spits. It
often does great damage to hop vines.
Hop hornbeam (Bot.), an American tree of the genus Ostrya
(O. Virginica) the American ironwood; also, a European
species (O. vulgaris).
Hop moth (Zo["o]l.), a moth (Hypena humuli), which in the
larval state is very injurious to hop vines.
Hop picker, one who picks hops.
Hop pole, a pole used to support hop vines.
Hop tree (Bot.), a small American tree (Ptelia
trifoliata), having broad, flattened fruit in large
clusters, sometimes used as a substitute for hops.
Hop vine (Bot.), the climbing vine or stalk of the hop. Trifolium alexandrinumBerseem Ber*seem", n. [Ar. bersh[=i]m clover.]
An Egyptian clover (Trifolium alexandrinum) extensively
cultivated as a forage plant and soil-renewing crop in the
alkaline soils of the Nile valley, and now introduced into
the southwestern United States. It is more succulent than
other clovers or than alfalfa. Called also Egyptian clover. Trifolium alpinumLicorice Lic"o*rice (l[i^]k"[-o]*r[i^]s), n. [OE. licoris,
through old French, fr. L. liquiritia, corrupted fr.
glycyrrhiza, Gr. glyky`rriza; glyky`s sweet + "ri`za root.
Cf. Glycerin, Glycyrrhiza, Wort.] [Written also
liquorice.]
1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Glycyrrhiza (G. glabra),
the root of which abounds with a sweet juice, and is much
used in demulcent compositions.
2. The inspissated juice of licorice root, used as a
confection and for medicinal purposes.
Licorice fern (Bot.), a name of several kinds of polypody
which have rootstocks of a sweetish flavor.
Licorice sugar. (Chem.) See Glycyrrhizin.
Licorice weed (Bot.), the tropical plant Scapania dulcis.
Mountain licorice (Bot.), a kind of clover (Trifolium
alpinum), found in the Alps. It has large purplish
flowers and a sweetish perennial rootstock.
Wild licorice. (Bot.)
(a) The North American perennial herb Glycyrrhiza
lepidota.
(b) Certain broad-leaved cleavers (Galium circ[ae]zans
and G. lanceolatum).
(c) The leguminous climber Abrus precatorius, whose
scarlet and black seeds are called black-eyed
Susans. Its roots are used as a substitute for those
of true licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra). Trifolium filiformeSuckling Suck"ling, n. [OE. sokeling. See Suck, v. t.]
1. A young child or animal nursed at the breast.
2. A small kind of yellow clover (Trifolium filiforme)
common in Southern Europe. Trifolium hybridumAlsike Al"sike, n. [From Alsike, in Sweden.]
A species of clover with pinkish or white flowers; Trifolium
hybridum. Trifolium reflexumBuffalo Buf"fa*lo, n.; pl. Buffaloes. [Sp. bufalo (cf. It.
bufalo, F. buffle), fr. L. bubalus, bufalus, a kind of
African stag or gazelle; also, the buffalo or wild ox, fr.
Gr. ? buffalo, prob. fr. ? ox. See Cow the animal, and cf.
Buff the color, and Bubale.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) A species of the genus Bos or Bubalus (B.
bubalus), originally from India, but now found in most of
the warmer countries of the eastern continent. It is
larger and less docile than the common ox, and is fond of
marshy places and rivers.
2. (Zo["o]l.) A very large and savage species of the same
genus (B. Caffer) found in South Africa; -- called also
Cape buffalo.
3. (Zo["o]l.) Any species of wild ox.
4. (Zo["o]l.) The bison of North America.
5. A buffalo robe. See Buffalo robe, below.
6. (Zo["o]l.) The buffalo fish. See Buffalo fish, below.
Buffalo berry (Bot.), a shrub of the Upper Missouri
(Sherherdia argentea) with acid edible red berries.
Buffalo bird (Zo["o]l.), an African bird of the genus
Buphaga, of two species. These birds perch upon
buffaloes and cattle, in search of parasites.
Buffalo bug, the carpet beetle. See under Carpet.
Buffalo chips, dry dung of the buffalo, or bison, used for
fuel. [U.S.]
Buffalo clover (Bot.), a kind of clover (Trifolium
reflexum and T.soloniferum) found in the ancient
grazing grounds of the American bison.
Buffalo cod (Zo["o]l.), a large, edible, marine fish
(Ophiodon elongatus) of the northern Pacific coast; --
called also blue cod, and cultus cod.
Buffalo fish (Zo["o]l.), one of several large fresh-water
fishes of the family Catostomid[ae], of the Mississippi
valley. The red-mouthed or brown (Ictiobus bubalus), the
big-mouthed or black (Bubalichthys urus), and the
small-mouthed (B. altus), are among the more important
species used as food.
Buffalo fly, or Buffalo gnat (Zo["o]l.), a small
dipterous insect of the genus Simulium, allied to the
black fly of the North. It is often extremely abundant in
the lower part of the Mississippi valley and does great
injury to domestic animals, often killing large numbers of
cattle and horses. In Europe the Columbatz fly is a
species with similar habits.
Buffalo grass (Bot.), a species of short, sweet grass
(Buchlo["e] dactyloides), from two to four inches high,
covering the prairies on which the buffaloes, or bisons,
feed. [U.S.]
Buffalo nut (Bot.), the oily and drupelike fruit of an
American shrub (Pyrularia oleifera); also, the shrub
itself; oilnut.
Buffalo robe, the skin of the bison of North America,
prepared with the hair on; -- much used as a lap robe in
sleighs. Trifolium repensShamrock Sham"rock, n. [L. seamrog, seamar, trefoil, white
clover, white honeysuckle; akin to Gael. seamrag.] (Bot.)
A trifoliate plant used as a national emblem by the Irish.
The legend is that St. Patrick once plucked a leaf of it for
use in illustrating the doctrine of the trinity.
Note: The original plant was probably a kind of wood sorrel
(Oxalis Acetocella); but now the name is given to the
white clover (Trifolium repens), and the black medic
(Medicago lupulina). Trifolium repenstouto. The English have applied the name especially to the
Germanic people living nearest them, the Hollanders. Cf.
Derrick, Teutonic.]
Pertaining to Holland, or to its inhabitants.
Dutch auction. See under Auction.
Dutch cheese, a small, pound, hard cheese, made from skim
milk.
Dutch clinker, a kind of brick made in Holland. It is
yellowish, very hard, and long and narrow in shape.
Dutch clover (Bot.), common white clover (Trifolium
repens), the seed of which was largely imported into
England from Holland.
Dutch concert, a so-called concert in which all the singers
sing at the same time different songs. [Slang]
Dutch courage, the courage of partial intoxication. [Slang]
--Marryat.
Dutch door, a door divided into two parts, horizontally, so
arranged that the lower part can be shut and fastened,
while the upper part remains open.
Dutch foil, Dutch leaf, or Dutch gold, a kind of brass
rich in copper, rolled or beaten into thin sheets, used in
Holland to ornament toys and paper; -- called also Dutch
mineral, Dutch metal, brass foil, and bronze leaf.
Dutch liquid (Chem.), a thin, colorless, volatile liquid,
C2H4Cl2, of a sweetish taste and a pleasant ethereal
odor, produced by the union of chlorine and ethylene or
olefiant gas; -- called also Dutch oil. It is so called
because discovered (in 1795) by an association of four
Hollandish chemists. See Ethylene, and Olefiant. TrifolyTrifoly Tri"fo*ly, n. [L. trifolium. See Trifoliate,
Trefoil.] (Bot.)
Sweet trefoil. [Obs.]
She was crowned with a chaplet of trifoly. --B. Jonson. TriforiumTriforium Tri*fo"ri*um, n. [LL., fr. L. tri- (see Tri-) +
foris, pl. fores, a door.] (Arch.)
The gallery or open space between the vaulting and the roof
of the aisles of a church, often forming a rich arcade in the
interior of the church, above the nave arches and below the
clearstory windows. TriformTriform Tri"form, a. [L. triformis; tri- (see Tri-) + forma
form.]
Having a triple form or character. ``This triform
antagonism.' --I. Taylor.
Goddess Triform, I own thy triple spell. --Lowell. Triformity
Triformity Tri*form"i*ty, n. [L. triformitas.]
The state of being triform, or of having a threefold shape.
Vitriform
Vitriform Vit"ri*form, a. [L. vitrum glass + -form.]
Having the form or appearance of glass; resembling glass;
glasslike.
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