a. [ L. Cyrenaicus, fr. Cyrene, in Libya. ] Pertaining to Cyrenaica, an ancient country of northern Africa, and to Cyrene, its principal city; also, to a school of philosophy founded by Aristippus, a native of Cyrene. --
a. Pertaining to Cyrene, in Africa; Cyrenaic. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
a. [ Pref. di- + pyrene. ] (Bot.) Containing two stones or nutlets. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. pl. See Ey, an egg.
‖n. pl. [ NL. fr. Gr.
a. [ Mono- + pyrene. ] (Bot.) Having but a single stone or kernel. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n.;
n. [ Gr. &unr_; fire. ] (Chem.) One of the less volatile hydrocarbons of coal tar, obtained as a white crystalline substance,
n. (Bot.) Same as Pyrena. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. Pyrenaei (sc. montes) the Pyrenees, fr. Pyrene, Gr.&unr_; a daughter of Bebryx, beloved by Hercules, and buried upon these mountains. ] Of or pertaining to the Pyrenees, a range of mountains separating France and Spain. --
n. [ Gr. &unr_; like a kernel. See Pyrena, and -oid. ] (Zool.) A transparent body found in the chromatophores of certain Infusoria. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. See Siren. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Iron. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]