*anus*

[ From Bojanus, the discoverer. ] (Zool.) A glandular organ of bivalve mollusca, serving in part as a kidney. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a genus of erect densely branched shrubby perennials of Old World tropics; naturalized in other warm regions.
Syn. -- genus Cajanus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, the Greek name of the River Po. ] (Anat.) A long, winding constellation extending southward from Taurus and containing the bright star Achernar. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. See January. ] (Rom. Antiq.) A Latin deity represented with two faces looking in opposite directions. Numa is said to have dedicated to Janus the covered passage at Rome, near the Forum, which is usually called the Temple of Janus. This passage was open in war and closed in peace. Dr. W. Smith. [ 1913 Webster ]

Janus cloth, a fabric having both sides dressed, the sides being of different colors, -- used for reversible garments. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Double-faced; deceitful. [ 1913 Webster ]

Janus-faced lock, one having duplicate faces so as to go upon a right or a left hand door, the key entering on either side indifferently. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Double-headed. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. A small fungus with a fragile cap that cracks to expose the white context and a white stalk that is practically enclosed by the cap. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n.; pl. Manus. [ L., the hand. ] (Anat.) The distal segment of the fore limb, including the carpus and fore foot or hand. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. manu scriptus. See Manual, and Scribe. ] Written with or by the hand; not printed; as, a manuscript volume. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. manuscriptum, lit., something written with the hand. See Manuscript, a. ] 1. An original literary or musical composition written by the author, formerly with the hand, now usually by typewriter or word processor. It is contrasted with a printed copy. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

2. Writing, as opposed to print; as, the book exists only in manuscript. Craik. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The word is often abbreviated to MS., plural MSS. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Manuscript. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L., from Gr. &unr_;. ] (Gr.Myth.) The god of the great outer sea, or the river which was believed to flow around the whole earth. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖prop. n. [ NL., fr. Malay pandan. ] (Bot.) A genus of endogenous plants, native to tropical lands from Africa to Polynesia. See Screw pine. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Fiber from leaves of the pandanus tree; used for woven articles (such as mats). [ wns16=1 ] [ WordNet 1.5 ]

3. Any of various Old World tropical palmlike trees having huge prop roots and pineapplelike leaves and edible conelike fruits; also called the screw pine. [ wns16=2 ] [ WordNet 1.5 ]

prop. n. The type genus of the Phasianidae: the typical pheasants.
Syn. -- genus Phasianus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ See Plane the tree. ] (Bot.) A genus of trees; the plane tree. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L., horsefly. ] (Zool.) A genus of blood sucking flies, including the horseflies. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; stretched, &unr_; to stretch. ] 1. (Med.) A painful and usually fatal disease, resulting generally from a wound, and having as its principal symptom persistent spasm of the voluntary muscles. When the muscles of the lower jaw are affected, it is called locked-jaw, or lickjaw, and it takes various names from the various incurvations of the body resulting from the spasm. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Physiol.) That condition of a muscle in which it is in a state of continued vibratory contraction, as when stimulated by a series of induction shocks. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. Uranus, Gr. O'yrano`s Uranus, o'yrano`s heaven, sky. Cf. Uranium. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. (Gr. Myth.) The son or husband of Gaia (Earth), and father of Chronos (Time) and the Titans. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Astron.) One of the primary planets. It is about 1, 800, 000, 000 miles from the sun, about 36, 000 miles in diameter, and its period of revolution round the sun is nearly 84 of our years. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ This planet has also been called Herschel, from Sir William Herschel, who discovered it in 1781, and who named it Georgium Sidus, in honor of George III., then King of England. [ 1913 Webster ]