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n. 1. 1 tropical trees or shrubs or woody vines.
Syn. -- family Actinidiaceae [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. 1 a natural family of chiefly tropical and xerophytic plants: includes Dracenaceae (Dracaenaceae); comprises plants that in some classifications are divided between the Amaryllidaceae and the Liliaceae.
Syn. -- family Agavaceae, agave family, sisal family. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a natural family of succulent herbs or small shrubs mostly of South Africa but also New Zealand and North America: carpetweeds; fig marigolds.
Syn. -- family Aizoaceae, Tetragoniaceae, family Tetragoniaceae, carpetweed family. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. 1 a family of fungi that produce white blisterlike sori on certain flowering plants.
Syn. -- family Albuginaceae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. pl. [ NL. ] (Zool.) A group of soft-bodied Alcyonaria, of which Alcyonium is the type. See Illust. under Alcyonaria. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. One of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted.
Syn. -- family Aloeaceae, aloe family. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. 1 one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; sometimes included in subfamily Amaryllidaceae.
Syn. -- family Alstroemeriaceae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. 1 a cosmopolitan family of herbs and shrubs.
Syn. -- family Amaranthaceae, amaranth family [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. 1 a family of flowering plants including the snowdrop, narcissus, and daffodil; in some classification systems considered a subfamily of the Liliaceae.
Syn. -- family Amaryllidaceae, amaryllis family [ WordNet 1.5 ]

prop. n. 1. 1 in some classifications considered a separate family comprising a subgroup of the Compositae including the ragweeds.
Syn. -- family Ambrosiaceae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Liable to be amerced. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. 1 a family of chiefly tropical trees or shrubs.
Syn. -- family Annonaceae, custard-apple family. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

prop. n. A natural family of plants bearing flowers in umbels; examples are: parsley; carrot; anise; caraway; celery; dill.
Syn. -- Umbelliferae, family Umbelliferae, family Apiaceae, carrot family [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ F. apprentissage. ] Apprenticeship. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. 1 a family of widely distributed shrubs and trees.
Syn. -- family Aquifoliaceae, holly family [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. 1 a family of mostly tropical trees and shrubs and lianas: ginseng; hedera.
Syn. -- family Araliaceae, ivy family [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. 1 a family of tall evergreen cone-bearing trees of South America and Australia with broad leathery leaves; in some classifications included in the Pinaceae.
Syn. -- family Araucariaceae, araucaria family [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. 1 a family comprising the birthworts; wild ginger.
Syn. -- family Aristolochiaceae, birthwort family [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a widely distributed family of herbs and shrubs most with milky juice; examples are the milkweeds (genus Asclepias). [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

n. 1. 1 one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae: includes genera Asparagus and sometimes Ruscus.
Syn. -- family Asparagaceae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. a family of plants with heads composed of many florets, including the aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinnia.
Syn. -- Compositae, family Compositae, family Asteraceae, aster family [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. 1 a family of small motile sulphur bacteria.
Syn. -- family Athiorhodaceae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. alternative names for one of a number of families into which the family Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems.
Syn. -- Dryopteridaceae, family Dryopteridaceae, family Athyriaceae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. 1 a family name used in some classifications: coextensive with the genus Avicennia.
Syn. -- family Avicenniaceae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a family designation used in some classifications for the genus Azolla.
Syn. -- family Azollaceae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Such as can be balanced. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a natural family comprising the balsams, distinguished from the family Geraniaceae by the irregular flowers.
Syn. -- family Balsaminaceae, balsam family. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a natural family coextensive with genus Batis; the saltworts.
Syn. -- family Batidaceae, saltwort family. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a natural family of monoecious succulent herbs or shrubs of tropical and warm regions especially America.
Syn. -- family Begoniaceae, begonia family. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. a natural family of monoecious trees and shrubs, including the genera Betula; Alnus; Carpinus; Corylus; Ostrya; and Ostryopsis.
Syn. -- family Betulaceae, birch family. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a natural family comprising the trees or shrubs or woody vines or herbs having gourdlike or capsular fruit; the are sometimes placed in the order Scrophulariales.
Syn. -- family Bignoniaceae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a natural family of tropical trees with large dry or fleshy fruit containing usually woolly seeds.
Syn. -- family Bombacaceae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a natural family of plants with four-petaled flowers.
Syn. -- Cruciferae, family Cruciferae, family Brassicaceae, mustard family. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a natural family of chiefly tropical herbs with basal or bractlike leaves and small flowers.
Syn. -- family Burmanniaceae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a natural family of resinous or aromatic chiefly tropical shrubs or trees.
Syn. -- family Burseraceae, torchwood family. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

prop. n. A subfamily of plants, in some classifications considered as an independent family of water lilies; it comprises the genera Cabomba and Brasenia.
Syn. -- subfamily Cabombaceae, water-shield family. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Of or belonging to Mercury's caduceus, or wand. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. calceatus, p. p. of calceare to shoe, fr. calceus shoe, fr. calx, calcis, heel. ] Fitted with, or wearing, shoes. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. of or pertaining to a calyx. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

prop. n. A natural family of flowering plants, which in some classifications includes the Lobeliaciae.
Syn. -- family Campanulaceae, bellflower family. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. a natural family having one genus: aromatic tropical trees of East Africa and Florida to West Indies. In 1913 the family was classed as an order: see canella.
Syn. -- family Canellaceae, canella family. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. a grouping of plants containing two genera of erect or twining wind-pollinated herbs, the genera Cannabis and Humulus; this term is not used in all classifications; in some the genus Cannabis is placed in the family Moraceae and the genus Humulus in the family Urticaceae.
Syn. -- family Cannabidaceae, hemp family. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

prop. n. A natural family of plants coextensive with the genus Canna.
Syn. -- family Cannaceae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a natural family of trees native to tropical America and Africa with milky juice and large palmately lobed leaves.
Syn. -- family Caricaceae, papaya family. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a natural family used in some classification systems to include the genera Carpinus; Ostryopsis; and Ostryopsis.
Syn. -- subfamily Carpinaceae, family Carpinaceae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a natural family of plants having only one genus, Casuarina.
Syn. -- family Casuarinaceae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Ceased p. pr. & vb. n. Ceasing. ] [ OE. cessen, cesen, F. cesser, fr. L. cessare, v. intensive fr. cedere to withdraw. See Cede , and cf. Cessation. ] 1. To come to an end; to stop; to leave off or give over; to desist; as, the noise ceased. “To cease from strife.” Prov. xx. 3. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To be wanting; to fail; to pass away. [ 1913 Webster ]

The poor shall never cease out of the land. Deut. xv. 11.

Syn. -- To intermit; desist; stop; abstain; quit; discontinue; refrain; leave off; pause; end. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To put a stop to; to bring to an end. [ 1913 Webster ]

But he, her fears to cease
Sent down the meek-eyed peace. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cease, then, this impious rage. Milton [ 1913 Webster ]