English Dictionary: Pipilo erythrophthalmus | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Solomon \Sol"o*mon\, n. One of the kings of Israel, noted for his superior wisdom and magnificent reign; hence, a very wise man. -- {Sol`o*mon"ic}, a. {Solomon's seal} (Bot.), a perennial liliaceous plant of the genus {Polygonatum}, having simple erect or curving stems rising from thick and knotted rootstocks, and with white or greenish nodding flowers. The commonest European species is {Polygonatum multiflorum}. {P. biflorum} and {P. giganteum} are common in the Eastern United States. See Illust. of {Rootstock}. {False Solomon's seal} (Bot.), any plant of the liliaceous genus {Smilacina} having small whitish flowers in terminal racemes or panicles. | |
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d8Prangos \[d8]Pran"gos\, n. [From the native name in Afghanistan.] (Bot.) A genus of umbelliferous plants, one species of which ({P. pabularia}), found in Thibet, Cashmere, Afghanistan, etc., has been used as fodder for cattle. It has decompound leaves with very long narrow divisions, and a highly fragrant smell resembling that of new clover hay. | |
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Pabular \Pab"u*lar\, a. [L. pabularis.] Of, pertaining to, or fit for, pabulum or food; affording food. | |
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d8Turnus \[d8]Tur"nus\, n. [NL., fr. L. Turnus, the king of the Rutuli, mentioned in the [92]neid.] (Zo[94]l.) A common, large, handsome, American swallowtail butterfly, now regarded as one of the forms of {Papilio, [or] Jasoniades, glaucus}. The wings are yellow, margined and barred with black, and with an orange-red spot near the posterior angle of the hind wings. Called also {tiger swallowtail}. See Illust. under {Swallowtail}. | |
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Papillar \Pap"il*lar\, a. [Cf. F. papillaire.] Same as {Papillose}. | |
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Papillary \Pap"il*la*ry\, a. [Cf. F. papillaire.] Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a papilla or papill[91]; bearing, or covered with, papill[91]; papillose. | |
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Papular \Pap"u*lar\, a. 1. Covered with papules. 2. (Med.) Consisting of papules; characterized by the presence of papules; as, a papular eruption. | |
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Pea \Pea\, n.; pl. {Peas}or {Pease}. [OE. pese, fr. AS. pisa, or OF. peis, F. pois; both fr. L. pisum; cf. Gr. [?], [?]. The final s was misunderstood in English as a plural ending. Cf. {Pease}.] 1. (Bot.) A plant, and its fruit, of the genus {Pisum}, of many varieties, much cultivated for food. It has a papilionaceous flower, and the pericarp is a legume, popularly called a pod. Note: When a definite number, more than one, is spoken of, the plural form peas is used; as, the pod contained nine peas; but, in a collective sense, the form pease is preferred; as, a bushel of pease; they had pease at dinner. This distinction is not always preserved, the form peas being used in both senses. 2. A name given, especially in the Southern States, to the seed of several leguminous plants (species of {Dolichos}, {Cicer}, {Abrus}, etc.) esp. those having a scar (hilum) of a different color from the rest of the seed. Note: The name pea is given to many leguminous plants more or less closely related to the common pea. See the Phrases, below. {Beach pea} (Bot.), a seashore plant, {Lathyrus maritimus}. {Black-eyed pea}, a West Indian name for {Dolichos sph[91]rospermus} and its seed. {Butterfly pea}, the American plant {Clitoria Mariana}, having showy blossoms. {Chick pea}. See {Chick-pea}. {Egyptian pea}. Same as {Chick-pea}. {Everlasting pea}. See under {Everlasting}. {Glory pea}. See under {Glory}, n. {Hoary pea}, any plant of the genus {Tephrosia}; goat's rue. {Issue pea}, {Orris pea}. (Med.) See under {Issue}, and {Orris}. {Milk pea}. (Bot.) See under {Milk}. {Pea berry}, a kind of a coffee bean or grain which grows single, and is round or pea-shaped; often used adjectively; as, pea-berry coffee. {Pea bug}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Pea weevil}. {Pea coal}, a size of coal smaller than nut coal. {Pea crab} (Zo[94]l.), any small crab of the genus {Pinnotheres}, living as a commensal in bivalves; esp., the European species ({P. pisum}) which lives in the common mussel and the cockle. {Pea dove} (Zo[94]l.), the American ground dove. {Pea-flower tribe} (Bot.), a suborder ({Papilionace[91]}) of leguminous plants having blossoms essentially like that of the pea. --G. Bentham. {Pea maggot} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of a European moth ({Tortrix pisi}), which is very destructive to peas. {Pea ore} (Min.), argillaceous oxide of iron, occurring in round grains of a size of a pea; pisolitic ore. {Pea starch}, the starch or flour of the common pea, which is sometimes used in adulterating wheat flour, pepper, etc. {Pea tree} (Bot.), the name of several leguminous shrubs of the genus {Caragana}, natives of Siberia and China. {Pea vine}. (Bot.) (a) Any plant which bears peas. (b) A kind of vetch or tare, common in the United States ({Lathyrus Americana}, and other similar species). {Pea weevil} (Zo[94]l.), a small weevil ({Bruchus pisi}) which destroys peas by eating out the interior. {Pigeon pea}. (Bot.) See {Pigeon pea}. {Sweet pea} (Bot.), the annual plant {Lathyrus odoratus}; also, its many-colored, sweet-scented blossoms. | |
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Peopler \Peo"pler\, n. A settler; an inhabitant. [bd]Peoplers of the peaceful glen.[b8] --J. S. Blackie. | |
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Pipelayer \Pipe"lay`er\, n., or Pipe layer \Pipe" lay`er\ 1. One who lays conducting pipes in the ground, as for water, gas, etc. 2. (Polit. Cant) A politician who works in secret; -- in this sense, usually written as one word. [U.S.] | |
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Pipelayer \Pipe"lay`er\, n., or Pipe layer \Pipe" lay`er\ 1. One who lays conducting pipes in the ground, as for water, gas, etc. 2. (Polit. Cant) A politician who works in secret; -- in this sense, usually written as one word. [U.S.] | |
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Chewink \Che"wink\, n. (Zo[94]l.) An american bird ({Pipilo erythrophthalmus}) of the Finch family, so called from its note; -- called also {towhee bunting} and {ground robin}. | |
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Poplar \Pop"lar\, n. [OE. popler, OF. poplier, F. peuplier, fr. L. populus poplar.] (Bot.) 1. Any tree of the genus {Populus}; also, the timber, which is soft, and capable of many uses. Note: The aspen poplar is {Populus tremula} and {P. tremuloides}; Balsam poplar is {P. balsamifera}; Lombardy poplar ({P. dilatata}) is a tall, spiry tree; white poplar is {Populus alba}. 2. The timber of the tulip tree; -- called also {white poplar}. [U.S.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Popular \Pop"u*lar\, a. [L. popularis, fr. populus people: cf. F. populaire. See {People}.] 1. Of or pertaining to the common people, or to the whole body of the people, as distinguished from a select portion; as, the popular voice; popular elections. [bd]Popular states.[b8] --Bacon. [bd]So the popular vote inclines.[b8] --Milton. The men commonly held in popular estimation are greatest at a distance. --J. H. Newman. 2. Suitable to common people; easy to be comprehended; not abstruse; familiar; plain. Homilies are plain popular instructions. --Hooker. 3. Adapted to the means of the common people; possessed or obtainable by the many; hence, cheap; common; ordinary; inferior; as, popular prices; popular amusements. The smallest figs, called popular figs, . . . are, of all others, the basest and of least account. --Holland. 4. Beloved or approved by the people; pleasing to people in general, or to many people; as, a popular preacher; a popular law; a popular administration. 5. Devoted to the common people; studious of the favor of the populace. [R.] Such popular humanity is treason. --Addison. 6. Prevailing among the people; epidemic; as, a popular disease. [Obs.] --Johnson. {Popular action} (Law), an action in which any person may sue for penalty imposed by statute. --Blackstone. | |
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Popular \Pop"u*lar\, a. [L. popularis, fr. populus people: cf. F. populaire. See {People}.] 1. Of or pertaining to the common people, or to the whole body of the people, as distinguished from a select portion; as, the popular voice; popular elections. [bd]Popular states.[b8] --Bacon. [bd]So the popular vote inclines.[b8] --Milton. The men commonly held in popular estimation are greatest at a distance. --J. H. Newman. 2. Suitable to common people; easy to be comprehended; not abstruse; familiar; plain. Homilies are plain popular instructions. --Hooker. 3. Adapted to the means of the common people; possessed or obtainable by the many; hence, cheap; common; ordinary; inferior; as, popular prices; popular amusements. The smallest figs, called popular figs, . . . are, of all others, the basest and of least account. --Holland. 4. Beloved or approved by the people; pleasing to people in general, or to many people; as, a popular preacher; a popular law; a popular administration. 5. Devoted to the common people; studious of the favor of the populace. [R.] Such popular humanity is treason. --Addison. 6. Prevailing among the people; epidemic; as, a popular disease. [Obs.] --Johnson. {Popular action} (Law), an action in which any person may sue for penalty imposed by statute. --Blackstone. | |
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Popularity \Pop`u*lar"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Popularities}. [L. popularitas an effort to please the people: cf. F. popularit[82].] 1. The quality or state of being popular; especially, the state of being esteemed by, or of being in favor with, the people at large; good will or favor proceeding from the people; as, the popularity of a law, statesman, or a book. A popularity which has lasted down to our time. --Macaulay. 2. The quality or state of being adapted or pleasing to common, poor, or vulgar people; hence, cheapness; inferiority; vulgarity. This gallant laboring to avoid popularity falls into a habit of affectation. --B. Jonson. 3. Something which obtains, or is intended to obtain, the favor of the vulgar; claptrap. Popularities, and circumstances which . . . sway the ordinary judgment. --Bacon. 4. The act of courting the favor of the people. [Obs.] [bd]Indicted . . . for popularity and ambition.[b8] --Holland. 5. Public sentiment; general passion. [R.] A little time be allowed for the madness of popularity to cease. --Bancroft. | |
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Popularity \Pop`u*lar"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Popularities}. [L. popularitas an effort to please the people: cf. F. popularit[82].] 1. The quality or state of being popular; especially, the state of being esteemed by, or of being in favor with, the people at large; good will or favor proceeding from the people; as, the popularity of a law, statesman, or a book. A popularity which has lasted down to our time. --Macaulay. 2. The quality or state of being adapted or pleasing to common, poor, or vulgar people; hence, cheapness; inferiority; vulgarity. This gallant laboring to avoid popularity falls into a habit of affectation. --B. Jonson. 3. Something which obtains, or is intended to obtain, the favor of the vulgar; claptrap. Popularities, and circumstances which . . . sway the ordinary judgment. --Bacon. 4. The act of courting the favor of the people. [Obs.] [bd]Indicted . . . for popularity and ambition.[b8] --Holland. 5. Public sentiment; general passion. [R.] A little time be allowed for the madness of popularity to cease. --Bancroft. | |
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Popularization \Pop`u*lar*i*za"tion\, n. The act of making popular, or of introducing among the people. | |
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Popularize \Pop"u*lar*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Popularized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Popularizing}.] [Cf. F. populariser.] To make popular; to make suitable or acceptable to the common people; to make generally known; as, to popularize philosophy. [bd]The popularizing of religious teaching.[b8] --Milman. | |
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Popularize \Pop"u*lar*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Popularized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Popularizing}.] [Cf. F. populariser.] To make popular; to make suitable or acceptable to the common people; to make generally known; as, to popularize philosophy. [bd]The popularizing of religious teaching.[b8] --Milman. | |
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Popularizer \Pop"u*lar*i`zer\, n. One who popularizes. | |
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Popularize \Pop"u*lar*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Popularized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Popularizing}.] [Cf. F. populariser.] To make popular; to make suitable or acceptable to the common people; to make generally known; as, to popularize philosophy. [bd]The popularizing of religious teaching.[b8] --Milman. | |
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Popularly \Pop"u*lar*ly\, adv. In a popular manner; so as to be generally favored or accepted by the people; commonly; currently; as, the story was popularity reported. The victor knight, Bareheaded, popularly low had bowed. --Dryden. | |
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Popularness \Pop"u*lar*ness\, n. The quality or state of being popular; popularity. --Coleridge. | |
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Pupillarity \Pu`pil*lar"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. pupillarit[82]. See {Pupillary}.] (Scots Law) The period before puberty, or from birth to fourteen in males, and twelve in females. | |
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Pupillary \Pu"pil*la*ry\, a. [L. pupillaris: cf. F. pupillaire. See {Pupil}.] 1. Of or pertaining to a pupil or ward. --Johnson. 2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the pupil of the eye. | |
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Poplar, MT (city, FIPS 58975) Location: 48.11029 N, 105.19589 W Population (1990): 881 (390 housing units) Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 59255 Poplar, WI (village, FIPS 63975) Location: 46.58193 N, 91.78780 W Population (1990): 516 (203 housing units) Area: 30.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 54864 | |
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Poplar Bluff, MO (city, FIPS 59096) Location: 36.76393 N, 90.40721 W Population (1990): 16996 (7810 housing units) Area: 26.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 63901 | |
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Poplar Branch, NC Zip code(s): 27965 | |
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Poplar Grove, AR Zip code(s): 72374 Poplar Grove, IL (village, FIPS 61145) Location: 42.36730 N, 88.82289 W Population (1990): 743 (252 housing units) Area: 3.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 61065 | |
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Poplar Hills, KY (city, FIPS 62370) Location: 38.17642 N, 85.69353 W Population (1990): 377 (243 housing units) Area: 0.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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Poplar Tent, NC (CDP, FIPS 53450) Location: 35.40991 N, 80.63587 W Population (1990): 3872 (1470 housing units) Area: 14.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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Poplar-Cotton Center, CA (CDP, FIPS 58191) Location: 36.05674 N, 119.14642 W Population (1990): 1901 (495 housing units) Area: 3.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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Poplarville, MS (city, FIPS 59480) Location: 30.83802 N, 89.53413 W Population (1990): 2561 (925 housing units) Area: 10.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 39470 | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Poplar Morris, 1978. A blend of LISP with SNOBOL4 pattern matching and APL-like {postfix syntax}. Implicit iteration over lists, sorting primitive. "Experience with an Applicative String-Processing Language", J.H. Morris et al, 7th POPL, ACM 1980, pp.32-46. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
POPLER A PLANNER-type language for the POP-2 environment. ["Popler 1.6 Reference Manual", D. Davies et al, U Edinburgh, TPU Report No 1 (May 1973)]. | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Poplar Heb. libneh, "white", (Gen. 30:37; Hos. 4:13), in all probability the storax tree (Styrax officinalis) or white poplar, distinguished by its white blossoms and pale leaves. It is common in the Anti-Libanus. Other species of the poplar are found in Palestine, such as the white poplar (P. alba) of our own country, the black poplar (P. nigra), and the aspen (P. tremula). (See {WILLOW}.) |