a. [ Ascus + -gerous. ] (Bot.) Having asci. Loudon. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. calx, calcis, lime + -genouse. ] (Chem.) Tending to form, or to become, a calx or earthlike substance on being oxidized or burnt; as magnesium, calcium. etc. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. calx, calcis, lime + -gerouse. ] Holding lime or other earthy salts;
n. [ Sp. cigarro, orig., a kind of tobacco in the island of Cuba: cf. F. cigare. ] A small roll of tobacco, used for smoking. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. same as cigarette.
n. [ F. cigarette. ] A little cigar; a little fine tobacco rolled in paper for smoking.
n. a small cigar or cigarette wrapped in tobacco instead of paper. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
adj. cylindrical, tapering at each end; having the shape of a cigar.
a. [ L. crux, cricis, cross + -gerous. ] Bearing the cross; marked with the figure of a cross. Sir. T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Mucin + -gen. ] (Physiol.) A substance which is formed in mucous epithelial cells, and gives rise to mucin. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Physiol.) Connected with the formation of mucin; resembling mucin. [ 1913 Webster ]
The mucigenous basis is manufactured at the expense of the ordinary protoplasm of the cell. Foster. [ 1913 Webster ]