‖n. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;. ] A fragrant flower. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Amaranth, 1. [ Obs. ] Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Bot.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the family of plants of which the amaranth is the type. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. amarantus, Gr. &unr_;, unfading, amaranth;
n.
a.
They only amaranthine flower on earth
Is virtue. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]
prop. n. (Geography) The capital
‖n. [ F. See Comrade. ] Comradeship and loyalty.
The spirit of camaraderie is strong among these riders of the plains. W. A. Fraser. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
‖n. [ Pg. ] Chamber; house; -- used in and See Legislature. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
‖n. [ NL. fr. Gr. &unr_; a vaulted chamber + &unr_; lizard. ] (Paleon.) A genus of gigantic American Jurassic dinosaurs, having large cavities in the bodies of the dorsal vertebræ. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ The native East Indian name. ]
The incendiary rafts prepared by Sir Sidney Smith for destroying the French flotilla at Boulogne, 1804, were called catamarans. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ The name is supposed to be from Hottentot dama vanquished. ] A native of Damaraland, German Southwest Africa. The Damaras include an important and warlike Bantu tribe, and the
Dammar pine, (Bot.),
n. (Bot.) A large tree of the order
n. [ NL., fr. L. dulcis sweet + amarus bitter. ] (Bot.) A plant (Solanum Dulcamara). See Bittersweet, n., 3
n. (Chem.) A salt of fumaric acid. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Heb. ] (Jewish Law) The second part of the Talmud, or the commentary on the Mishna (which forms the first part or text). [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ Skr. māra. ] (Hind. Myth.) The principal or ruling evil spirit. E. Arnold. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖ n. [ Icel. mara nightmare, an ogress. See Nightmare. ] (Norse Myth.) A female demon who torments people in sleep by crouching on their chests or stomachs, or by causing terrifying visions. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖ n. (Zool.) The Patagonian cavy, a hare-like rodent (Dolichotis patagonum or Dolichotis Patagonicus) of the pampas of Argentina. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. ]
n. [ F., from Pg. marabuto, Ar. morābit. Cf. Maravedi. ]
n. [ Braz. maracaná. ] (Zool.) A macaw. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. A sacred inclosure or temple; -- so called by the islanders of the Pacific Ocean. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Aramaic māran athā. ] “Our Lord cometh;” -- an expression used by St. Paul at the conclusion of his first Epistle to the Corinthians (xvi. 22). This word has been used in anathematizing persons for great crimes; as much as to say, “May the Lord come quickly to take vengeance of thy crimes.” See
n. (Bot.) A Philippine tree (Artocarpus odoratissima) similar to the breadfruit tree bearing edible fruit. Called also
prop. n. [ NL. ] (Bot.) A genus of endogenous plants found in tropical America, and some species also in India. They have tuberous roots containing a large amount of starch, and from one species (Maranta arundinacea, the
prop. n. A natural family of tropical perennial herbs with usually starchy rhizomes, including the arrowroot; the arrowroot family.
n. The small bitter fruit of the
n. (Bot.) A Dalmation bitter wild cherry tree (Prunus cerasus
‖n. [ It., fr. marasca, amarasca, a sour cherry, L. amarus bitter. ] A liqueur distilled from fermented cherry juice, and flavored with the pit of a variety of cherry which grows in Dalmatia. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
prop. n. A genus of chiefly small white-spored mushrooms, including the
n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; , fr. &unr_;, to quench, as fire; pass., to die away. ] (Med.) A wasting of flesh without fever or apparent disease; a kind of consumption; atrophy; phthisis. [ 1913 Webster ]
Pining atrophy,
Marasmus, and wide-wasting pestilence. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
Marasmus senilis [ L. ],
n.
prop. n. The type genus of the
prop. n. The natural family of ferns coextensive with the order
prop. n. An order of lower ferns coextensive with the family
n. An excursion for plundering. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i.
n. [ From Maraud, v.: cf. F. maraudeur. ] A rover in quest of booty or plunder; a plunderer; one who pillages. De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Sp. maravedí; -- so called from the Morābitīn (lit., the steadfast), an Arabian dynasty which reigned in Africa and Spain. Cf. Marabout. ] (Numis.) A small copper coin of Spain, equal to three mils American money, less than a farthing sterling. Also, an ancient Spanish gold coin. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
n. [ L. samara, samera, the seed of the elm. ] (Bot.) A dry, indehiscent, usually one-seeded, winged fruit, as that of the ash, maple, and elm; a key or key fruit. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. smaragdus. See Emerald. ] The emerald. [ Obs. ] Bale. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. smaragdinus, Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;. ] Of or pertaining to emerald; resembling emerald; of an emerald green. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Cf. F. smaragdite; -- so called from its emerald-green color. See Smaragd. ] (Min.) A green foliated kind of amphibole, observed in eclogite and some varietis of gabbro. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Bot.)