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Acacia DoratoxylonSpearwood Spear"wood`, n. (Bot.)
An Australian tree (Acacia Doratoxylon), and its tough
wood, used by the natives for spears. Bignonia leucoxylonWhitewood White"wood`, n.
The soft and easily-worked wood of the tulip tree
(Liriodendron). It is much used in cabinetwork, carriage
building, etc.
Note: Several other kinds of light-colored wood are called
whitewood in various countries, as the wood of
Bignonia leucoxylon in the West Indies, of
Pittosporum bicolor in Tasmania, etc.
Whitewood bark. See the Note under Canella. Chloroxylon SwieteniaYellowwood Yel"low*wood`, n. (Bot.)
The wood of any one of several different kinds of trees;
also, any one of the trees themselves. Among the trees so
called are the Cladrastis tinctoria, an American leguminous
tree; the several species of prickly ash (Xanthoxylum); the
Australian Flindersia Oxleyana, a tree related to the
mahogany; certain South African species of Podocarpus,
trees related to the yew; the East Indian Podocarpus
latifolia; and the true satinwood (Chloroxylon Swietenia).
All these Old World trees furnish valuable timber. Chloroxylon SwieteniaSatinwood Sat"in*wood`, n. (Bot.)
The hard, lemon-colored, fragrant wood of an East Indian tree
(Chloroxylon Swietenia). It takes a lustrous finish, and is
used in cabinetwork. The name is also given to the wood of a
species of prickly ash (Xanthoxylum Carib[ae]um) growing in
Florida and the West Indies. Erythroxylon areolatumIronwood I"ron*wood`, n. (Bot.)
A tree unusually hard, strong, or heavy wood.
Note: In the United States, the hornbeam and the hop hornbeam
are so called; also the Olneya Tesota, a small tree
of Arizona; in the West Indies, the Erythroxylon
areolatum, and several other unrelated trees; in
China, the Metrosideros vera; in India, the Mesua
ferrea, and two species of Inga; in Australia, the
Eucalyptus Sideroxylon, and in many countries,
species of Sideroxylon and Diospyros, and many
other trees. Erythroxylon CocaCoca Co"ca, n. [Sp., fr. native name.]
The dried leaf of a South American shrub (Erythroxylon
Coca). In med., called Erythroxylon.
Note: Coca leaves resemble tea leaves in size, shape, and
odor, and are chewed (with an alkali) by natives of
Peru and Bolivia to impart vigor in prolonged exertion,
or to sustain strength in absence of food.
Mexican coca, an American herb (Richardsonia scabra),
yielding a nutritious fodder. Its roots are used as a
substitute for ipecacuanha. Erythroxylon cocaHygrine Hy"grine, n. [From Gr. ? moist.] (Chem.)
An alkaloid associated with cocaine in coca leaves
(Erythroxylon coca), and extracted as a thick, yellow oil,
having a pungent taste and odor. Eucalyptus SideroxylonIronbark tree I"ron*bark` tree` (Bot.)
The Australian Eucalyptus Sideroxylon, used largely by
carpenters and shipbuilders; -- called also ironwood. Eucalyptus SideroxylonIronwood I"ron*wood`, n. (Bot.)
A tree unusually hard, strong, or heavy wood.
Note: In the United States, the hornbeam and the hop hornbeam
are so called; also the Olneya Tesota, a small tree
of Arizona; in the West Indies, the Erythroxylon
areolatum, and several other unrelated trees; in
China, the Metrosideros vera; in India, the Mesua
ferrea, and two species of Inga; in Australia, the
Eucalyptus Sideroxylon, and in many countries,
species of Sideroxylon and Diospyros, and many
other trees. Gordonia HaematoxylonBloodwood Blood"wood, n. (Bot.)
A tree having the wood or the sap of the color of blood.
Note: Norfolk Island bloodwood is a euphorbiaceous tree
(Baloghia lucida), from which the sap is collected
for use as a plant. Various other trees have the name,
chiefly on account of the color of the wood, as
Gordonia H[ae]matoxylon of Jamaica, and several
species of Australian Eucalyptus; also the true
logwood ( H[ae]matoxylon campechianum). HaematoxylonHaematoxylon H[ae]m`a*tox"y*lon, n. [NL., fr. Gr. a"i^ma blood
+ ? wood.] (Bot.)
A genus of leguminous plants containing but a single species,
the H. Campechianum or logwood tree, native in Yucatan. Haematoxylon CampechianumLogwood Log"wood`
. [So called from being imported in logs.]
The heartwood of a tree (H[ae]matoxylon Campechianum), a
native of South America, It is a red, heavy wood, containing
a crystalline substance called h[ae]matoxylin, and is used
largely in dyeing. An extract from this wood is used in
medicine as an astringent. Also called Campeachy wood, and
bloodwood. Haematoxylon campechianumBloodwood Blood"wood, n. (Bot.)
A tree having the wood or the sap of the color of blood.
Note: Norfolk Island bloodwood is a euphorbiaceous tree
(Baloghia lucida), from which the sap is collected
for use as a plant. Various other trees have the name,
chiefly on account of the color of the wood, as
Gordonia H[ae]matoxylon of Jamaica, and several
species of Australian Eucalyptus; also the true
logwood ( H[ae]matoxylon campechianum). Metroxylon SaguSago Sa"go (s[=a]"g[-o]), n. [Malay. s[=a]gu.]
A dry granulated starch imported from the East Indies, much
used for making puddings and as an article of diet for the
sick; also, as starch, for stiffening textile fabrics. It is
prepared from the stems of several East Indian and Malayan
palm trees, but chiefly from the Metroxylon Sagu; also from
several cycadaceous plants (Cycas revoluta, Zamia
integrifolia, etc.).
Portland sago, a kind of sago prepared from the corms of
the cuckoopint (Arum maculatum).
Sago palm. (Bot.)
(a) A palm tree which yields sago.
(b) A species of Cycas (Cycas revoluta).
Sago spleen (Med.), a morbid condition of the spleen,
produced by amyloid degeneration of the organ, in which a
cross section shows scattered gray translucent bodies
looking like grains of sago. Metroxylon SaguGomuti Go*mu"ti, n. [Malayan gumuti.]
A black, fibrous substance resembling horsehair, obtained
from the leafstalks of two kinds of palms, Metroxylon Sagu,
and Arenga saccharifera, of the Indian islands. It is used
for making cordage. Called also ejoo. Monoxylon
Monoxylon Mo*nox"y*lon, n. [NL., from Gr. ?, fr. ? made from
one piece of wood; mo`nos alone + ? wood.]
A canoe or boat made from one piece of timber.
Myroxylon
Myroxylon My*rox"y*lon, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a sweet juice
distilling from a plant + ? wood.] (Bot.)
A genus of leguminous trees of tropical America, the
different species of which yield balsamic products, among
which are balsam of Peru, and balsam of Tolu. The species
were formerly referred to Myrospermum.
Myroxylon toluiferumTolu To*lu", n.
A fragrant balsam said to have been first brought from
Santiago de Tolu, in New Granada. See Balsam of Tolu, under
Balsam.
Tolu tree (Bot.), a large tree (Myroxylon toluiferum),
the wood of which is red in the center, and has an
aromatic rose odor. It affords the balsam called tolu. Ophioxylon serpentinumSnakewood Snake"wood`, n. (Bot.)
(a) An East Indian climbing plant (Strychnos colubrina)
having a bitter taste, and supposed to be a remedy for
the bite of the hooded serpent.
(b) An East Indian climbing shrub (Ophioxylon serpentinum)
which has the roots and stems twisted so as to resemble
serpents.
(c) Same as Trumpetwood.
(d) A tropical American shrub (Plumieria rubra) which has
very fragrant red blossoms.
(e) Same as Letterwood. Oreodaphne LeucoxylonSweetwood Sweet"wood`, n. (Bot.)
(a) The true laurel (Laurus nobilis.)
(b) The timber of the tree Oreodaphne Leucoxylon, growing
in Jamaica. The name is also applied to the timber of
several other related trees. Sideroxylon
Sideroxylon Sid`e*rox"y*lon, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ??? iron + ???
wood.] (Bot.)
A genus of tropical sapotaceous trees noted for their very
hard wood; ironwood.
Sinoxylon basilareVine Vine, n. [F. vigne, L. vinea a vineyard, vine from vineus
of or belonging to wine, vinum wine, grapes. See Wine, and
cf. Vignette.] (Bot.)
(a) Any woody climbing plant which bears grapes.
(b) Hence, a climbing or trailing plant; the long, slender
stem of any plant that trails on the ground, or climbs
by winding round a fixed object, or by seizing
anything with its tendrils, or claspers; a creeper;
as, the hop vine; the bean vine; the vines of melons,
squashes, pumpkins, and other cucurbitaceous plants.
There shall be no grapes on the vine. --Jer.
viii. 13.
And one went out into the field to gather herbs,
and found a wild vine, and gathered thereof wild
gourds. --2 Kings iv.
89.
Vine apple (Bot.), a small kind of squash. --Roger
Williams.
Vine beetle (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of
beetles which are injurious to the leaves or branches of
the grapevine. Among the more important species are the
grapevine fidia (see Fidia), the spotted Pelidnota
(see Rutilian), the vine fleabeetle (Graptodera
chalybea), the rose beetle (see under Rose), the vine
weevil, and several species of Colaspis and Anomala.
Vine borer. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) Any one of several species of beetles whose larv[ae]
bore in the wood or pith of the grapevine, especially
Sinoxylon basilare, a small species the larva of
which bores in the stems, and Ampeloglypter
sesostris, a small reddish brown weevil (called also
vine weevil), which produces knotlike galls on the
branches.
(b) A clearwing moth ([AE]geria polistiformis), whose
larva bores in the roots of the grapevine and is often
destructive.
Vine dragon, an old and fruitless branch of a vine. [Obs.]
--Holland.
Vine forester (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of
moths belonging to Alypia and allied genera, whose
larv[ae] feed on the leaves of the grapevine.
Vine fretter (Zo["o]l.), a plant louse, esp. the phylloxera
that injuries the grapevine.
Vine grub (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of insect
larv[ae] that are injurious to the grapevine.
Vine hopper (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of leaf
hoppers which suck the sap of the grapevine, especially
Erythroneura vitis. See Illust. of Grape hopper, under
Grape.
Vine inchworm (Zo["o]l.), the larva of any species of
geometrid moths which feed on the leaves of the grapevine,
especially Cidaria diversilineata.
Vine-leaf rooer (Zo["o]l.), a small moth (Desmia
maculalis) whose larva makes a nest by rolling up the
leaves of the grapevine. The moth is brownish black,
spotted with white.
Vine louse (Zo["o]l.), the phylloxera.
Vine mildew (Bot.), a fungous growth which forms a white,
delicate, cottony layer upon the leaves, young shoots, and
fruit of the vine, causing brown spots upon the green
parts, and finally a hardening and destruction of the
vitality of the surface. The plant has been called Oidium
Tuckeri, but is now thought to be the conidia-producing
stage of an Erysiphe.
Vine of Sodom (Bot.), a plant named in the Bible (--Deut.
xxxii. 32), now thought to be identical with the apple of
Sodom. See Apple of Sodom, under Apple.
Vine sawfly (Zo["o]l.), a small black sawfiy (Selandria
vitis) whose larva feeds upon the leaves of the
grapevine. The larv[ae] stand side by side in clusters
while feeding.
Vine slug (Zo["o]l.), the larva of the vine sawfly.
Vine sorrel (Bot.), a climbing plant (Cissus acida)
related to the grapevine, and having acid leaves. It is
found in Florida and the West Indies.
Vine sphinx (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of hawk
moths. The larv[ae] feed on grapevine leaves.
Vine weevil. (Zo["o]l.) See Vine borer
(a) above, and Wound gall, under Wound. XyloniteXylonite Xy"lon*ite, n.
See Zylonite. xyloniteCelluloid Cel"lu*loid` (s[e^]l"[-u]*loid), n. [Cellulose +
-oid.]
A substance composed essentially of gun cotton and camphor,
and when pure resembling ivory in texture and color, but
variously colored to imitate coral, tortoise shell, amber,
malachite, etc. It is used in the manufacture of jewelry and
many small articles, as combs, brushes, collars, and cuffs;
-- originally called xylonite.
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Eriodendron orientale Kostel.
Eriodendron pentandrum (L.) Kurz
Gossampinus alba Buch.-Ham.
Gossampinus rumphii Schott & Endl.
Xylon pentandrum (L.) ****ze...
- nutrients. The word
xylem is
derived from the
Ancient Gr**** word, ξύλον (
xylon),
meaning "wood"; the best-known
xylem tissue is wood,
though it is found...
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Erythroxylum coca.
Erythroxylum is
derived from the Gr****
words erythros, red, and
xylon, wood. The Gr****
ending -ον (-on), when it is neuter, is
often converted...
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worked closely with
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Their first car, the
Xylon,
which had
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windscreen in four panels, was nicknamed...
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xylon in
First Peter chapter two (in
English Bibles "tree")
compared to Paul who only uses
xylon "piece of wood" once. In Gr****
texts the word
xylon could...
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Xylose (cf.
Ancient Gr****: ξύλον,
xylon, "wood") is a
sugar first isolated from wood, and
named for it.
Xylose is
classified as a
monosaccharide of the...
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special kind of
botanical name. This will
usually include "
xylon" and a term
indicating its
presumed affinity, such as
Araucarioxylon (wood...
- tree's
scientific name
means "bloodwood" (haima
being Gr**** for
blood and
xylon for wood).
Haematoxylum campechianum was used for a long time as a natural...
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