English Dictionary: Cape buffalo | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Purpleheart \Pur"ple*heart`\, n. (Bot.) A strong, durable, and elastic wood of a purplish color, obtained from several tropical American leguminous trees of the genus {Copaifera} ({C. pubiflora, bracteata, and officinalis}). Used for decorative veneering. See {Copaiba}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Buffalo \Buf"fa*lo\, n.; pl. {Buffaloes}. [Sp. bufalo (cf. It. bufalo, F. buffle), fr. L. bubalus, bufalus, a kind of African stag or gazelle; also, the buffalo or wild ox, fr. Gr. [?] buffalo, prob. fr. [?] ox. See {Cow} the animal, and cf. {Buff} the color, and {Bubale}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) A species of the genus {Bos} or {Bubalus} ({B. bubalus}), originally from India, but now found in most of the warmer countries of the eastern continent. It is larger and less docile than the common ox, and is fond of marshy places and rivers. 2. (Zo[94]l.) A very large and savage species of the same genus ({B. Caffer}) found in South Africa; -- called also {Cape buffalo}. 3. (Zo[94]l.) Any species of wild ox. 4. (Zo[94]l.) The bison of North America. 5. A buffalo robe. See {Buffalo robe}, below. 6. (Zo[94]l.) The buffalo fish. See {Buffalo fish}, below. {Buffalo berry} (Bot.), a shrub of the Upper Missouri ({Sherherdia argentea}) with acid edible red berries. {Buffalo bird} (Zo[94]l.), an African bird of the genus {Buphaga}, of two species. These birds perch upon buffaloes and cattle, in search of parasites. {Buffalo bug}, the carpet beetle. See under {Carpet}. {Buffalo chips}, dry dung of the buffalo, or bison, used for fuel. [U.S.] {Buffalo clover} (Bot.), a kind of clover ({Trifolium reflexum} and {T.soloniferum}) found in the ancient grazing grounds of the American bison. {Buffalo cod} (Zo[94]l.), a large, edible, marine fish ({Ophiodon elongatus}) of the northern Pacific coast; -- called also {blue cod}, and {cultus cod}. {Buffalo fish} (Zo[94]l.), one of several large fresh-water fishes of the family {Catostomid[91]}, of the Mississippi valley. The red-mouthed or brown ({Ictiobus bubalus}), the big-mouthed or black ({Bubalichthys urus}), and the small-mouthed ({B. altus}), are among the more important species used as food. {Buffalo fly}, [or] {Buffalo gnat} (Zo[94]l.), a small dipterous insect of the genus {Simulium}, allied to the black fly of the North. It is often extremely abundant in the lower part of the Mississippi valley and does great injury to domestic animals, often killing large numbers of cattle and horses. In Europe the Columbatz fly is a species with similar habits. {Buffalo grass} (Bot.), a species of short, sweet grass ({Buchlo[89] dactyloides}), from two to four inches high, covering the prairies on which the buffaloes, or bisons, feed. [U.S.] {Buffalo nut} (Bot.), the oily and drupelike fruit of an American shrub ({Pyrularia oleifera}); also, the shrub itself; oilnut. {Buffalo robe}, the skin of the bison of North America, prepared with the hair on; -- much used as a lap robe in sleighs. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Cape \Cape\ (k[amac]p), n. [F. cap, fr. It. capo head, cape, fr. L. caput heat, end, point. See {Chief}.] A piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast into the sea or a lake; a promontory; a headland. {Cape buffalo} (Zo[94]l.) a large and powerful buffalo of South Africa ({Bubalus Caffer}). It is said to be the most dangerous wild beast of Africa. See {Buffalo}, 2. {Cape jasmine}, {Cape jassamine}. See {Jasmine}. {Cape pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), a petrel ({Daptium Capense}) common off the Cape of Good Hope. It is about the size of a pigeon. {Cape wine}, wine made in South Africa [Eng.] {The Cape}, the Cape of Good Hope, in the general sense of southern extremity of Africa. Also used of Cape Horn, and, in New England, of Cape Cod. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Cubeb \Cu"beb\ (k?"b?b), n. [F. cub[?]be (cf. It. cubebe, Pr., Sp., Pg., & NL. cubeba), fr. Ar. kab[?]bat.] The small, spicy berry of a species of pepper ({Piper Cubeba}; in med., {Cubeba officinalis}), native in Java and Borneo, but now cultivated in various tropical countries. The dried unripe fruit is much used in medicine as a stimulant and purgative. |