(n)large branching biennial herb native to Eurasia and Africa and adventive in North America having large fernlike leaves and white flowers; usually found in damp habitats; all parts extremely poisonous, Syn.poison hemlock, winter fern, poison parsley, Nebraska fern, Conium maculatum, California fern

hemlock

(n)soft coarse splintery wood of a hemlock tree especially the western hemlock

hemlock

(n)an evergreen tree, Syn.hemlock tree

kremlin

(n)citadel of Moscow, housing the offices of the Russian government

kremlin

(n)citadel of a Russian town

mountain hemlock

(n)large evergreen of western United States; wood much harder than Canadian hemlock, Syn.black hemlock, Tsuga mertensiana

novaya zemlya

(n)two islands in the Arctic Ocean belonging to Russia; site of a test center for nuclear warheads, Syn.Nova Zembla

seemliness

(n)a sense of propriety and consideration for others, Syn.grace, Ant.unseemliness

stemless

(adj)not having a stem, Ant.stemmed

stemless carline thistle

(n)stemless perennial having large flowers with white or purple-brown florets nestled in a rosette of long spiny leaves hairy beneath; of alpine regions of southern and eastern Europe, Syn.Carlina acaulis

stemless golden weed

(n)dark green erect herb of northwestern United States and southwestern Canada having stiff leaves in dense tufts and yellow flower heads; sometimes placed in genus Haplopappus, Syn.Haplopappus acaulis, Stenotus acaulis

stemless hymenoxys

(n)perennial having tufted basal leaves and short leafless stalks each bearing a solitary yellow flower head; dry hillsides and plains of west central North America, Syn.Hymenoxys acaulis, Tetraneuris acaulis

unseemliness

(n)a lack of consideration for others, Ant.seemliness

water hemlock

(n)tall erect highly poisonous Eurasiatic perennial herb locally abundant in marshy areas, Syn.Cicuta verosa

western hemlock

(n)tall evergreen of western North America; commercially important timber tree, Syn.Pacific hemlock, west coast hemlock, Tsuga heterophylla

acaulescent

(adj)(of plants) having no apparent stem above ground, Syn.stemless, Ant.caulescent

colorado potato beetle

(n)black-and-yellow beetle that feeds in adult and larval stages on potato leaves; originally of eastern Rocky Mountains; now worldwide, Syn.potato beetle, potato bug, Leptinotarsa decemlineata, Colorado beetle

easter daisy

(n)dwarf tufted nearly stemless herb having a rosette of woolly leaves and large white-rayed flower heads and bristly achenes; central Canada and United States west to Arizona, Syn.Townsendia Exscapa, stemless daisy

elf

(n)(folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous, Syn.imp, hob, gremlin, pixie, pixy, brownie

fool's parsley

(n)European weed naturalized in America that resembles parsley but causes nausea and poisoning when eaten, Syn.lesser hemlock, Aethusa cynapium

green douglas fir

(n)lofty douglas fir of northwestern North America having short needles and egg-shaped cones, Syn.Oregon pine, Oregon fir, douglas hemlock, douglas pine, douglas spruce, Pseudotsuga menziesii

indecent

(adj)not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society, Syn.untoward, indecorous, unbecoming, uncomely, unseemly

spotted cowbane

(n)tall biennial water hemlock of northeastern North America having purple-spotted stems and clusters of extremely poisonous tuberous roots resembling small sweet potatoes, Syn.spotted hemlock, spotted water hemlock

water dropwort

(n)European poisonous herb having tuberous roots, yellow juice that stains the skin, yellow flowers and foliage resembling celery; all parts extremely poisonous, Syn.hemlock water dropwort, Oenanthe crocata

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Beseemly

a. Fit; suitable; becoming. [ Archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

In beseemly order sitten there. Shenstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

Decemlocular

a. [ L. decem ten + E. locular. ] (Bot.) Having ten cells for seeds. [ 1913 Webster ]

Hemlock

n. [ OE. hemeluc, humloc, AS. hemlic, hymlic. ] 1. (Bot.) The name of several poisonous umbelliferous herbs having finely cut leaves and small white flowers, as the Cicuta maculata, Cicuta bulbifera, and Cicuta virosa, and the Conium maculatum. See Conium. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The potion of hemlock administered to Socrates is by some thought to have been a decoction of Cicuta virosa, or water hemlock, by others, of Conium maculatum. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) An evergreen tree common in North America (Abies Canadensis or Tsuga Canadensis); hemlock spruce. [ 1913 Webster ]

The murmuring pines and the hemlocks. Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The wood or timber of the hemlock tree. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ground hemlock, or
Dwarf hemlock. See under Ground. [ 1913 Webster ]

Jemlah goat

(Zool.) The jharal. [ 1913 Webster ]

Kremlin

n. [ Russ. kremle. ] 1. The citadel of a town or city; especially, the citadel of Moscow, a large inclosure which contains imperial palaces, cathedrals, churches, an arsenal, etc. [ Russia ]

2. Hence: The government of Russia (or, 1920-1992, of the Soviet Union). [ metonymical ] [ PJC ]

Seemless

a. Unseemly. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

Seemlily

adv. In a seemly manner. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Seemliness

n. The quality or state of being seemly: comeliness; propriety. [ 1913 Webster ]

Seemly

a. [ Compar.Seemlier superl. Seeliest. ] [ Icel. sæmiligr, fr. sæmr becoming, fit; akin to samr same, E. same; the sense being properly, the same or like, hence, fitting. See Seem, v. i. ] Suited to the object, occasion, purpose, or character; suitable; fit; becoming; comely; decorous. [ 1913 Webster ]

He had a seemly nose. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

I am a woman, lacking wit
To make a seemly answer to such persons. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Suspense of judgment and exercise of charity were safer and seemlier for Christian men than the hot pursuit of these controversies. Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Becoming; fit; suitable; proper; appropriate; congruous; meet; decent; decorous. [ 1913 Webster ]

Seemly

adv. [ Compar. Seemlier; superl. Seemliest. ] In a decent or suitable manner; becomingly. [ 1913 Webster ]

Suddenly a men before him stood,
Not rustic as before, but seemlier clad,
As one in city or court or place bred. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Seemlyhed

n. [ See -hood. ] Comely or decent appearance. [ Obs. ] Rom. of R. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

Stemless

a. Having no stem; (Bot.) acaulescent. [ 1913 Webster ]

Stemlet

n. A small or young stem. [ 1913 Webster ]

Systemless

a. 1. Being without system. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Nat. Hist.) Not agreeing with some artificial system of classification. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Biol.) Not having any of the distinct systems or types of structure, as the radiate, articulate, etc., characteristic of organic nature; as, all unicellular organisms are systemless. [ 1913 Webster ]

Teemless

a. Not fruitful or prolific; barren; as, a teemless earth. [ Poetic ] Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

Unseemliness

n. The quality or state of being unseemly; unbecomingness. Udall. [ 1913 Webster ]

Unseemly

a. Not seemly; unbecoming; indecent. [ 1913 Webster ]

An unseemly outbreak of temper. Hawthorne. [ 1913 Webster ]

Unseemly

adv. In an unseemly manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

Water hemlock

(Bot) (a) A poisonous umbelliferous plant (Cicuta virosa) of Europe; also, any one of several plants of that genus. (b) A poisonous plant (Œnanthe crocata) resembling the above. [ 1913 Webster ]

Wemless

a. Having no wem, or blemish; spotless. [ Obs. ] “Virgin wemless.” Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

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