*uber*

n. [ Bulb, n.+ tuber. ] (Bot.) A corm. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L., a serpent. ] (Zool.) A genus of harmless serpents. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Linnæus placed in this genus all serpents, whether venomous or not, whose scales beneath the tail are arranged in pairs; but by modern writers it is greatly restricted. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ , a. [ L. contubernalis a tent companion, fr. contubernium tent companionship. ] Living or messing together; familiar; in companionship. [ 1913 Webster ]

Humble folk ben Christes friends: they ben contubernial with the Lord, thy King. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who, or that which, daubs; especially, a coarse, unskillful painter. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Copperplate Print.) A pad or ball of rags, covered over with canvas, for inking plates; a dabber. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A low and gross flatterer. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Zool.) The mud wasp; the mud dauber.

{ or , n. A daubing; specious coloring; false pretenses. [ 1913 Webster ]

She works by charms, by spells, by the figure, and such daubery as this is. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F., Pg. encorberto, encuberto, lit., covered. ] (Zoöl.) One of several species of armadillos of the genera Dasypus and Euphractus, having five toes both on the fore and hind feet. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A swelling or rising; protuberance. [ R. ] Moxon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Extuberance. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. extuberare. ] Swollen out; protuberant. [ R. ] “Extuberant lips.” Gayton. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ L. extuberatus, p. pr. of extuberare to swell; ex out + tuber a swelling. ] To swell out. [ Obs. ] Cockeram. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. extuberatio. ] Protuberance. [ Obs. ] Farindon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. exuberantia: cf. F. exubérance. ] The state of being exuberant; an overflowing quantity; a copious or excessive production or supply; superabundance; richness; as, an exuberance of joy, of fancy, or of foliage.

Syn. -- Abundance; superabundance; excess; plenty; copiousness; profusion; richness; overflow; overgrowth; rankness; wantonness. See Abundance. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Exuberance. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. exuberans, exuberantis, p. pr. of exuberare to be abundant; ex + uberare to be fruitful, fr. uber fruitful, fertile, uber udder: cf. F. exubérant. See Udder. ] Characterized by abundance or superabundance; plenteous; rich; overflowing; copious or excessive in production; as, exuberant goodness; an exuberant intellect; exuberant foliage. “Exuberant spring.” Thomson. -- Ex*u"ber*ant*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

v. i. [ L. exuberatus, p. p. of exuberare. See Exuberant, n. ] To abound; to be in great abundance. [ Obs. ] Boyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From Glauber, a German chemist, died 1668: cf. F. glaubérite, G. glauberit. ] (Min.) A mineral, consisting of the sulphates of soda and lime.

it>or /mhw>. [ G. glaubersalz, from Glauber, a German chemist who discovered it. See Glauberite. ] Sulphate of soda, a well-known cathartic. It is a white crystalline substance, with a cooling, slightly bitter taste, and is commonly called “salts.” [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ It occurs naturally and abundantly in some mineral springs, and in many salt deposits, as the mineral mirabilite. It is manufactured in large quantities as an intermediate step in the “soda process, ” and also for use in glass making. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Government. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ L. gubernatus, p. p. of gubernare. See Govern. ] To govern. [ Obs. ] Cockeram. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. gubernatio. ] The act of governing; government [ Obs. ] I. Watts. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Governing. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. gubernator governor. See Gabernate. ] Pertaining to a governor, or to government. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Habergeon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. hauberc, halberc, F. haubert, OHG. halsberc; hals neck + bergan to protect, G. bergen; akin to AS. healsbeorg, Icel. hālsbjörg. See Collar, and Bury, v. t. ] A coat of mail; especially, the long coat of mail of the European Middle Ages, as contrasted with the habergeon, which is shorter and sometimes sleeveless. By old writers it is often used synonymously with habergeon. See Habergeon. [ Written variously hauberg, hauberque, hawberk, etc. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Helm, nor hawberk's twisted mail. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Not having arrived at puberty; immature. [ 1913 Webster ]

In impuberal animals the cerebellum is, in proportion to the brain proper, greatly less than in adults. Sir W. Hamilton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The condition of not having reached puberty, or the age of ability to reproduce one's species; lack of age at which the marriage contract can be legally entered into. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) A woody swelling on a tree or shrub, usually contained entirely below or just above the surface of the ground, and having buds which enable the plant to survive cutting or a fire that destroys the portion of the plant above ground. After such damage to the plant, sprouting commences from the lignotuber. [ Jeremy Lunn ]

n. A wasp of the family Sphegidae (Sphecidae) which builds a nest of mud and stores insects and spiders in it; a digger-wasp. [ PJC ]

n. [ Cf. F. protubérance. See Protuberant. ] That which is protuberant swelled or pushed beyond the surrounding or adjacent surface; a swelling or tumor on the body; a prominence; a bunch or knob; an elevation. [ 1913 Webster ]

Solar protuberances (Astron.), certain rose-colored masses on the limb of the sun which are seen to extend beyond the edge of the moon at the time of a solar eclipse. They may be discovered with the spectroscope on any clear day. Called also solar prominences. See Illust. in Append. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Projection, Protuberance. protuberance differs from projection, being applied to parts that rise from the surface with a gradual ascent or small angle; whereas a projection may be at a right angle with the surface. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being protuberant; protuberance; prominence. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. protuberans, -antis, p. pr. of protuberare. See Protuberate. ] Prominent, or excessively prominent; bulging beyond the surrounding or adjacent surface; swelling; as, a protuberant joint; a protuberant eye. -- Pro*tu"ber*ant*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

v. i. [ L. protuberare; pro forward + tuber a hump, protuberance. See Tuber. ] To swell, or be prominent, beyond the adjacent surface; to bulge out. S. Sharp. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of swelling beyond the surrounding surface. Cooke (1615). [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Protuberant. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ From L. puber, pubes, grown up, adult. ] Of or pertaining to puberty. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. pubertas, fr. puber, pubes, adult: cf. F. puberté. ] 1. The earliest age at which persons are capable of begetting or bearing children, usually considered, in temperate climates, to be about fourteen years in males and twelve in females. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) The period when a plant first bears flowers. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Pubis. ] (Bot.) Very minutely downy. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. ruber red + erythrin. ] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid extracted from madder root. It is a yellow crystalline substance from which alizarin is obtained. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. subérate. ] (Chem.) A salt of suberic acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. subereus of the cork tree. ] Of or pertaining to cork; of the nature of cork; suberose. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. suber the cork tree: cf. F. subéreque. ] (Chem.) Of or pertaining to cork; specifically, designating an acid, C6H12.(CO2H)2, homologous with oxalic acid, and obtained from cork and certain fatty oils, as a white crystalline substance. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. suber the cork tree: cf. F. subérine. ] (Bot.) A material found in the cell walls of cork. It is a modification of lignin. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. suber the cork tree. ] (Zool.) Any sponge of the genus Suberites and allied genera. These sponges have a fine and compact texture, and contain minute siliceous spicules. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) Conversion of the cell walls into cork tissue by development of suberin; -- commonly taking place in exposed tissues, as when a callus forms over a wound. Suberized cell walls are impervious to water. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. -ized p. pr. & vb. n. -izing ] [ L. suber cork. ] (Bot.) To effect suberization of. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. (Chem.) (a) The hypothetical ketone of suberic acid. (b) A colorless liquid, analogous suberone proper, having a pleasant peppermint odor. It is obtained by the distillation of calcium suberate. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. suber the cork tree: cf. F. subéreux. ] (Bot.) Having a corky texture. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. super- + tuber. ] (Bot.) The production of young tubers, as potatoes, from the old while still growing. [ 1913 Webster ]