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‖n. pl. [ NL., from Gr. &unr_; a spine, thorn + &unr_; head. ] (Zool.) A group of intestinal worms, having the proboscis armed with recurved spines. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Having a spiny head, as one of the Acanthocephala. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. a genus of Australian elapid snakes.
Syn. -- genus Acanthophis. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; spine + fe`rein to bear. ] Spine-bearing. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; thorn + &unr_;, &unr_;, foot. ] (Bot.) Having spinous petioles. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., from Gr. &unr_; thorn + &unr_; wing, fin. ] (Zool.) A group of teleostean fishes having spiny fins. See Acanthopterygii. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; spine + &unr_; wing. ] 1. (Zool.) Spiny-winged. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) Acanthopterygious. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Belonging to the order of fishes having spinose fins, as the perch. -- n. A spiny-finned fish. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., from Gr. &unr_; thorn + &unr_; fin, dim. fr. &unr_; wing. ] (Zool.) An order of fishes having some of the rays of the dorsal, ventral, and anal fins unarticulated and spinelike, as the perch. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Having fins in which the rays are hard and spinelike; spiny-finned. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. 1 shaped like a spine or thorn
Syn. -- spinous [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ Amianthus + -oid: cf. F. amiantoïde. ] Resembling amianthus. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Spineless, as certain fishes. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. 'an priv. + 'a`nqos a flower. ] (Bot.) Destitute of flowers; flowerless. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. 'a`nqos flower + bi`os life. ] (Zool.) A beetle which feeds on flowers. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. 'a`nqos flower + &unr_; gills, n. pl. ] (Zool.) A division of nudibranchiate Mollusca, in which the gills form a wreath or cluster upon the posterior part of the back. See Nudibranchiata, and Doris. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. 'a`nqos flower + karpo`s fruit. ] (Bot.) Having some portion of the floral envelopes attached to the pericarp to form the fruit, as in the checkerberry, the mulberry, and the pineapple. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Anthokyan. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., from Gr. &unr_; like flowers, flowery; 'a`nqos flower + e'i^dos form. ] (Bot.) The inflorescence of a compound flower in which many florets are gathered into a involucrate head. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. 'a`nqos flower + -graphy. ] A description of flowers. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. 'a`nqos flower + -oid. ] Resembling a flower; flowerlike. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. 'a`nqos flower + ky`anos blue. ] (Chem.) The blue coloring matter of certain flowers. Same as Cyanin. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. 'a`nqos flower + -lite. ] (Paleon.) A fossil plant, like a petrified flower. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to anthology; consisting of beautiful extracts from different authors, especially the poets. [ 1913 Webster ]

He published a geographical and anthological description of all empires and kingdoms . . . in this terrestrial globe. Wood. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who compiles an anthology. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. 1. compile an anthology. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;, fr. 'anqolo`gos flower gathering; 'a`nqos flower + le`gein to gather. ] 1. A discourse on flowers. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A collection of flowers; a garland. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A collection of flowers of literature, that is, beautiful passages from authors; a collection of poems or epigrams; -- particularly applied to a collection of ancient Greek epigrams. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Gr. Ch.) A service book containing a selection of pieces for the festival services. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. 'a`nqos flower + mani`a madness. ] A extravagant fondness for flowers. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

See Saint Anthony's Fire, under Saint. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. 'a`nqos flower + fagei^n to eat. ] (Zool.) Eating flowers; -- said of certain insects. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. 'a`nqos flower + fi`los loving. ] (Zool.) Lit., fond of flowers; hence, feeding upon, or living among, flowers. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; bearing flowers; 'a`nqos flower + &unr_; bearing, fe`rein to bear. ] (Bot.) The stipe when developed into an internode between calyx and corolla, as in the Pink family. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Flower bearing; supporting the flower. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL. anthophyllum clove. ] A mineral of the hornblende group, of a yellowish gray or clove brown color. -- An`tho*phyl*lit"ic a. [1913 Webster]

n. [ Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; + &unr_; to bound, define. ] (Rhet.) A description or definition contrary to that which is given by the adverse party. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. 'a`nqos flower + &unr_; order. ] (Bot.) The arrangement of flowers in a cluster; the science of the relative position of flowers; inflorescence. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. 'a`nqos flower + &unr_; animal. ] (Zool.) The class of the Cœlenterata which includes the corals and sea anemones. The three principal groups or orders are Acyonaria, Actinaria, and Madreporaria. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Pertaining to the Anthozoa. -- n. One of the Anthozoa. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to the Anthozoa. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr.&unr_;, corner of the eye + &unr_; to from. ] (Surg.) The operation of forming a new canthus, when one has been destroyed by injury or disease. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. ep- + Gr. 'a`nqos flower. ] (Bot.) Growing upon flowers; -- said of certain species of fungi. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the Helianthoidea. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. L. helianthes sunflower + -oid. ] (Zool.) An order of Anthozoa; the Actinaria. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; after + &unr_; flower. ] (Bot.) Having the leaves expand after the flowers have opened. Henslow. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Infancy. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. lanqa`nein to lie hid + E. opium. ] (Chem.) An alkaloid found in opium in small quantities, and extracted as a white crystalline substance. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Lantern. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Mon- + Gr. 'a`nqos flower. ] (Bot.) Having but one flower; one-flowered. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]