English Dictionary: eye dropper | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Genip \Gen"ip\, n., or Genip tree \Genip tree\ 1. Any tree or shrub of the genus {Genipa}. 2. The West Indian sapindaceous tree {Melicocca bijuga}, which yields the honeyberry; also, the related trees {Exothea paniculata} and {E. trifoliata}. | |
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d8Edriophthalma \[d8]Ed`ri*oph*thal"ma\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] steadfast + [?] the eye.] (Zo[94]l.) A group of Crustacea in which the eyes are without stalks; the Arthrostraca. [Written also {Edriophthalmata}.] | |
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Edriophthalmous \Ed`ri*oph*thal"mous\, a. (Zo[94]l.) Pertaining to the Edriophthalma. | |
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Etherification \E*ther`i*fi*ca"tion\, n. (Chem.) The act or process of making ether; specifically, the process by which a large quantity of alcohol is transformed into ether by the agency of a small amount of sulphuric, or ethyl sulphuric, acid. | |
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Etheriform \E*ther"i*form\, a. [Ether + form.] Having the form of ether. | |
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Etter pike \Et"ter pike`\, n. [Cf. {Atter}.] (Zo[94]l.) The stingfish, or lesser weever ({Tranchinus vipera}). | |
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Euterpe \Eu*ter"pe\ [L., fr. Gr. [?], fr. [?] delightful; [?] well + [?] to delight.] 1. (Class. Myth.) The Muse who presided over music. 2. (Bot.) A genus of palms, some species of which are elegant trees. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Cabbage \Cab"bage\ (k[acr]b"b[asl]j), n. [OE. cabage, fr. F. cabus headed (of cabbages), chou cabus headed cabbage, cabbage head; cf. It. capuccio a little head, cappuccio cowl, hood, cabbage, fr. capo head, L. caput, or fr. It. cappa cape. See {Chief}, {Cape}.] (Bot.) 1. An esculent vegetable of many varieties, derived from the wild {Brassica oleracea} of Europe. The common cabbage has a compact head of leaves. The cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, etc., are sometimes classed as cabbages. 2. The terminal bud of certain palm trees, used, like, cabbage, for food. See {Cabbage tree}, below. 3. The cabbage palmetto. See below. {Cabbage aphis} (Zo[94]l.), a green plant-louse ({Aphis brassic[91]}) which lives upon the leaves of the cabbage. {Cabbage beetle} (Zo[94]l.), a small, striped flea-beetle ({Phyllotreta vittata}) which lives, in the larval state, on the roots, and when adult, on the leaves, of cabbage and other cruciferous plants. {Cabbage butterfly} (Zo[94]l.), a white butterfly ({Pieris rap[91]} of both Europe and America, and the allied {P. oleracea}, a native American species) which, in the larval state, devours the leaves of the cabbage and the turnip. See {Cabbage worm}, below. {Cabbage fly} (Zo[94]l.), a small two-winged fly ({Anthomyia brassic[91]}), which feeds, in the larval or maggot state, on the roots of the cabbage, often doing much damage to the crop. {Cabbage head}, the compact head formed by the leaves of a cabbage; -- contemptuously or humorously, and colloquially, a very stupid and silly person; a numskull. {Cabbage palmetto}, a species of palm tree ({Sabal Palmetto}) found along the coast from North Carolina to Florida. {Cabbage rose} (Bot.), a species of rose ({Rosa centifolia}) having large and heavy blossoms. {Cabbage tree}, {Cabbage palm}, a name given to palms having a terminal bud called a cabbage, as the {Sabal Palmetto} of the United States, and the {Euterpe oleracea} and {Oreodoxa oleracea} of the West Indies. {Cabbage worm} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of several species of moths and butterflies, which attacks cabbages. The most common is usually the larva of a white butterfly. See {Cabbage butterfly}, above. The cabbage cutworms, which eat off the stalks of young plants during the night, are the larv[91] of several species of moths, of the genus {Agrotis}. See {Cutworm}. {Sea cabbage}.(Bot.) (a) Sea kale (b) . The original Plant ({Brassica oleracea}), from which the cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, etc., have been derived by cultivation. {Thousand-headed cabbage}. See {Brussels sprouts}. | |
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Euterpean \Eu*ter"pe*an\a. Of or pertaining to Euterpe or to music. | |
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Eutrophy \Eu"tro*phy\, n. [Gr. [?], fr. [?] nourishing, healthy; [?] well + [?] to nourish.] (Med.) Healthy nutrition; soundless as regards the nutritive functions. | |
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Eyedrop \Eye"drop"\, n. A tear. [Poetic] --Shak. |