English Dictionary: family Loranthaceae |
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familial
adj 1: relating to or having the characteristics of a family;
"children of the same familial background"; "familial
aggregation"
2: occurring among members of a family usually by heredity; "an
inherited disease"; "familial traits"; "genetically
transmitted features" [syn: {familial}, {genetic},
{hereditary}, {inherited}, {transmitted}, {transmissible}]
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- familial hypercholesterolemia
- n
- congenital disorder characterized by high levels of
cholesterol and early development of atherosclerosis
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- family Ailuropodidae
- n
- in some classifications considered the family comprising
the giant pandas
Synonym(s): Ailuropodidae, family Ailuropodidae
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- family Alaudidae
- n
- larks
Synonym(s): Alaudidae, family Alaudidae
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- family Albuginaceae
- n
- fungi that produce white sori resembling blisters on
certain flowering plants
Synonym(s): Albuginaceae, family Albuginaceae
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- family Albulidae
- n
- bonefish
Synonym(s): Albulidae, family Albulidae
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- family Alcedinidae
- n
- kingfishers
Synonym(s): Alcedinidae, family Alcedinidae
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- family Alcidae
- n
- web-footed diving seabirds of northern seas: auks; puffins;
guillemots; murres; etc.
Synonym(s): Alcidae, family Alcidae
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- family Aleyrodidae
- n
- whiteflies
Synonym(s): Aleyrodidae, family Aleyrodidae
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- family Alismataceae
- n
- perennial or annual aquatic or marsh plants [syn:
Alismataceae, family Alismataceae, water-plantain family]
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- family Alliaceae
- n
- one of many families or subfamilies into which some
classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes especially genus Allium
Synonym(s): Alliaceae, family Alliaceae
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- family Alligatoridae
- n
- alligators; caimans [syn: Alligatoridae, {family
Alligatoridae}]
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- family Allioniaceae
- n
- a family of flowering plants of the order Caryophyllales
Synonym(s): Nyctaginaceae, family Nyctaginaceae, Allioniaceae, family Allioniaceae, four-o'clock family
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- family Aloeaceae
- n
- one of many families or subfamilies into which some
classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted
Synonym(s): Aloeaceae, family Aloeaceae, aloe family
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- family Alopiidae
- n
- thresher sharks
Synonym(s): Alopiidae, family Alopiidae
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- family Alstroemeriaceae
- n
- one of many families or subfamilies into which some
classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; sometimes included in subfamily Amaryllidaceae
Synonym(s): Alstroemeriaceae, family Alstroemeriaceae
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- family Aulostomidae
- n
- trumpetfishes
Synonym(s): Aulostomidae, family Aulostomidae
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- family Elaeagnaceae
- n
- shrubs or small trees often armed [syn: Elaeagnaceae,
family Elaeagnaceae, oleaster family]
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- family Elaeocarpaceae
- n
- genus of trees and shrubs widely distributed in warm
regions some yielding useful timber; in some classifications included in the family Santalaceae
Synonym(s): Elaeocarpaceae, family Elaeocarpaceae, elaeocarpus family
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- family Elapidae
- n
- cobras; kraits; mambas; coral snakes; Australian taipan and
tiger snakes
Synonym(s): Elapidae, family Elapidae
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- family Elateridae
- n
- click beetles and certain fireflies [syn: Elateridae,
family Elateridae]
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- family Electrophoridae
- n
- small family comprising the electric eels [syn:
Electrophoridae, family Electrophoridae]
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- family Eleotridae
- n
- sleepers
Synonym(s): Eleotridae, family Eleotridae
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- family Elephantidae
- n
- elephants
Synonym(s): Elephantidae, family Elephantidae
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- family Elopidae
- n
- tarpons and ladyfishes
Synonym(s): Elopidae, family Elopidae
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- family Halictidae
- n
- a family of small solitary bees; many are valuable
pollinators for agriculture
Synonym(s): Halictidae, family Halictidae
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- family Haliotidae
- n
- abalones
Synonym(s): Haliotidae, family Haliotidae
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- family Haloragaceae
- n
- a family of dicotyledonous plants of the order Myrtales
Synonym(s): Haloragidaceae, family Haloragidaceae, Haloragaceae, family Haloragaceae, water-milfoil family
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- family Haloragidaceae
- n
- a family of dicotyledonous plants of the order Myrtales
Synonym(s): Haloragidaceae, family Haloragidaceae, Haloragaceae, family Haloragaceae, water-milfoil family
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- family Helicidae
- n
- land snails including the common edible snail and some
pests
Synonym(s): Helicidae, family Helicidae
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- family Helodermatidae
- n
- only known venomous lizards [syn: Helodermatidae, {family
Helodermatidae}]
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- family Helotiaceae
- n
- a fungus family of order Helotiales [syn: Helotiaceae,
family Helotiaceae]
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- family Helvellaceae
- n
- family of false morels or lorchels; some are edible and
some are poisonous
Synonym(s): Helvellaceae, family Helvellaceae
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- family Holocentridae
- n
- squirrelfishes and soldierfishes [syn: Holocentridae,
family Holocentridae]
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- family Holothuridae
- n
- a family of Holothuroidea [syn: Holothuridae, {family
Holothuridae}]
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- family Hylidae
- n
- the amphibian family of tree frogs [syn: Hylidae, {family
Hylidae}]
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- family Hylobatidae
- n
- used in some classifications for the lesser apes (gibbons
and siamangs); sometimes considered a subfamily of Pongidae
Synonym(s): Hylobatidae, family Hylobatidae
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- family Labiatae
- n
- a large family of aromatic herbs and shrubs having flowers
resembling the lips of a mouth and four-lobed ovaries yielding four one-seeded nutlets and including mint; thyme; sage; rosemary
Synonym(s): Labiatae, family Labiatae, Lamiaceae, family Lamiaceae, mint family
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- family Labridae
- n
- wrasses
Synonym(s): Labridae, family Labridae
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- family Lacertidae
- n
- Old World lizards
Synonym(s): Lacertidae, family Lacertidae
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- family Lactobacillaceae
- n
- lactic acid bacteria and important pathogens; bacteria that
ferment carbohydrates chiefly into lactic acid
Synonym(s): Lactobacillaceae, family Lactobacillaceae, Lactobacteriaceae, family Lactobacteriaceae
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- family Lactobacteriaceae
- n
- lactic acid bacteria and important pathogens; bacteria that
ferment carbohydrates chiefly into lactic acid
Synonym(s): Lactobacillaceae, family Lactobacillaceae, Lactobacteriaceae, family Lactobacteriaceae
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- family Lamiaceae
- n
- a large family of aromatic herbs and shrubs having flowers
resembling the lips of a mouth and four-lobed ovaries yielding four one-seeded nutlets and including mint; thyme; sage; rosemary
Synonym(s): Labiatae, family Labiatae, Lamiaceae, family Lamiaceae, mint family
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- family Laminariaceae
- n
- large family of marine brown algae including many
economically important large kelps chiefly of northern waters
Synonym(s): Laminariaceae, family Laminariaceae
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- family Lamnidae
- n
- oceanic sharks
Synonym(s): Lamnidae, family Lamnidae
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- family Lampridae
- n
- opahs
Synonym(s): Lampridae, family Lampridae
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- family Lampyridae
- n
- fireflies
Synonym(s): Lampyridae, family Lampyridae
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- family Laniidae
- n
- shrikes
Synonym(s): Laniidae, family Laniidae
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- family Lanthanotidae
- n
- stout-bodied lizards [syn: Lanthanotidae, {family
Lanthanotidae}]
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- family Lardizabalaceae
- n
- thick-stemmed lianas and some shrubs; some have edible
fruit
Synonym(s): Lardizabalaceae, family Lardizabalaceae, lardizabala family
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- family Laricariidae
- n
- armored catfish [syn: Laricariidae, {family
Laricariidae}]
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- family Laridae
- n
- gull family: gulls and terns [syn: Laridae, {family
Laridae}]
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- family Lasiocampidae
- n
- tent caterpillars; eggars; lappet moths [syn:
Lasiocampidae, family Lasiocampidae]
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- family Latimeridae
- n
- extinct except for the coelacanth [syn: Latimeridae,
family Latimeridae]
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- family Lauraceae
- n
- a family of Lauraceae [syn: Lauraceae, {family
Lauraceae}, laurel family]
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- family Lecanoraceae
- n
- a fungus family of the division Lichenes [syn:
Lecanoraceae, family Lecanoraceae]
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- family Lecythidaceae
- n
- large tropical trees bearing large fruits with woody skins
Synonym(s): Lecythidaceae, family Lecythidaceae
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- family Leguminosae
- n
- a large family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearing
bean pods; divided for convenience into the subfamilies Caesalpiniaceae; Mimosaceae; Papilionaceae
Synonym(s): Leguminosae, family Leguminosae, Fabaceae, family Fabaceae, legume family, pea family
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- family Leiopelmatidae
- n
- primitive New Zealand frogs [syn: Leiopelmatidae, {family
Leiopelmatidae}, Liopelmidae, family Liopelmidae]
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- family Leitneriaceae
- n
- coextensive with the genus Leitneria; commonly isolated in
a distinct order
Synonym(s): Leitneriaceae, family Leitneriaceae, corkwood family
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- family Lemnaceae
- n
- family of small free-floating thalloid plants [syn:
Lemnaceae, family Lemnaceae, duckweed family]
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- family Lemuridae
- n
- typical lemurs; of Madagascar [syn: Lemuridae, {family
Lemuridae}]
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- family Lennoaceae
- n
- family of fleshy parasitic herbs lacking green foliage and
having heads of small flowers; California and Mexico
Synonym(s): Lennoaceae, family Lennoaceae
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- family Lentibulariaceae
- n
- carnivorous aquatic or bog plants: genera Utricularia,
Pinguicula, and Genlisea
Synonym(s): Lentibulariaceae, family Lentibulariaceae, bladderwort family
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- family Lepadidae
- n
- goose barnacles
Synonym(s): Lepadidae, family Lepadidae
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- family Lepidobotryaceae
- n
- family created in 1950 solely for the classification of a
distinctive African tree repeatedly classified in other families; trees long believed to exist only in Africa
Synonym(s): Lepidobotryaceae, family Lepidobotryaceae
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- family Lepidodendraceae
- n
- fossil plants characterized by conspicuous spirally
arranged leaf scars on the trunk
Synonym(s): Lepidodendraceae, family Lepidodendraceae
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- family Lepiotaceae
- n
- a family of fungi having free gills and a cap that is
cleanly separable from the stalk
Synonym(s): Lepiotaceae, family Lepiotaceae
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- family Lepismatidae
- n
- firebrats
Synonym(s): Lepismatidae, family Lepismatidae
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- family Lepisosteidae
- n
- comprises the genus Lepisosteus [syn: Lepisosteidae,
family Lepisosteidae]
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- family Leporidae
- n
- hares and rabbits
Synonym(s): Leporidae, family Leporidae
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- family Leptodactylidae
- n
- New World frogs; in some classifications essentially
coextensive with the family Bufonidae
Synonym(s): Leptodactylidae, family Leptodactylidae
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- family Leptotyphlopidae
- n
- blind snakes [syn: Leptotyphlopidae, {family
Leptotyphlopidae}]
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- family Liliaceae
- n
- includes species sometimes divided among the following
families: Alliaceae; Aloeaceae; Alstroemeriaceae; Aphyllanthaceae; Asparagaceae; Asphodelaceae; Colchicaceae; Convallariaceae; Hemerocallidaceae; Hostaceae; Hyacinthaceae; Melanthiaceae; Ruscaceae; Smilacaceae; Tecophilaeacea; Xanthorrhoeaceae
Synonym(s): Liliaceae, family Liliaceae, lily family
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- family Limacidae
- n
- slugs
Synonym(s): Limacidae, family Limacidae
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- family Limulidae
- n
- horseshoe crabs
Synonym(s): Limulidae, family Limulidae
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- family Linaceae
- n
- a widely distributed family of plants [syn: Linaceae,
family Linaceae, flax family]
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- family line
- n
- people descended from a common ancestor; "his family has
lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower"
Synonym(s): family, family line, folk, kinfolk, kinsfolk, sept, phratry
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- family Liopelmidae
- n
- primitive New Zealand frogs [syn: Leiopelmatidae, {family
Leiopelmatidae}, Liopelmidae, family Liopelmidae]
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- family Liparidae
- n
- snailfishes [syn: Liparididae, family Liparididae,
Liparidae, family Liparidae]
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- family Liparididae
- n
- snailfishes [syn: Liparididae, family Liparididae,
Liparidae, family Liparidae]
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- family Lithodidae
- n
- deep-sea crabs of cold waters [syn: Lithodidae, {family
Lithodidae}]
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- family Littorinidae
- n
- periwinkles
Synonym(s): Littorinidae, family Littorinidae
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- family Loasaceae
- n
- family of bristly hairy sometimes climbing plants; America
and Africa and southern Arabia
Synonym(s): Loasaceae, family Loasaceae, loasa family
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- family Lobeliaceae
- n
- not recognized in all classification systems; in some
classifications lobeliaceous plants are included in family Campanulaceae
Synonym(s): Lobeliaceae, family Lobeliaceae, lobelia family
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- family Lobotidae
- n
- tripletails
Synonym(s): Lobotidae, family Lobotidae
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- family Locustidae
- n
- short-horned grasshoppers; true locusts [syn: Acrididae,
family Acrididae, Locustidae, family Locustidae]
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- family Loganiaceae
- n
- a dicotyledonous family of plants of order Gentianales
Synonym(s): Loganiaceae, family Loganiaceae
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- family Lomariopsidaceae
- n
- small family of usually scandent ferns [syn:
Lomariopsidaceae, family Lomariopsidaceae]
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- family Lophiidae
- n
- large-headed marine fishes comprising the anglers [syn:
Lophiidae, family Lophiidae]
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- family Lophosoriaceae
- n
- very small family of tree ferns [syn: Lophosoriaceae,
family Lophosoriaceae]
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- family Loranthaceae
- n
- in some classification includes Viscaceae: parasitic or
hemiparasitic shrublets or shrubs or small trees of tropical and temperate regions; attach to hosts by haustoria
Synonym(s): Loranthaceae, family Loranthaceae, mistletoe family
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- family Lorisidae
- n
- slow-moving omnivorous nocturnal primates of tropical Asia;
usually tailless
Synonym(s): Lorisidae, family Lorisidae
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- family Loxomataceae
- n
- very small family of New Zealand ferns [syn:
Loxomataceae, family Loxomataceae]
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- family Lucanidae
- n
- stag beetles
Synonym(s): Lucanidae, family Lucanidae
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- family Lutjanidae
- n
- snappers
Synonym(s): Lutjanidae, family Lutjanidae
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- family Luvaridae
- n
- louvars
Synonym(s): Luvaridae, family Luvaridae
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- family Lycaenidae
- n
- family of small usually brilliantly colored butterflies;
males have short forelegs
Synonym(s): Lycaenidae, family Lycaenidae
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- family Lycoperdaceae
- n
- a fungus family belonging to the order Lycoperdales;
includes puffballs
Synonym(s): Lycoperdaceae, family Lycoperdaceae
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- family Lycopodiaceae
- n
- a family of ferns belonging to the order Lycopodiales [syn:
Lycopodiaceae, family Lycopodiaceae, clubmoss family]
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- family Lycosidae
- n
- wolf spiders
Synonym(s): Lycosidae, family Lycosidae
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- family Lygaeidae
- n
- lygaeid bugs
Synonym(s): Lygaeidae, family Lygaeidae
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- family Lymantriidae
- n
- tussock moths
Synonym(s): Lymantriidae, family Lymantriidae
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- family Lythraceae
- n
- herbs and shrubs and small trees with pink or purple
flowers
Synonym(s): Lythraceae, family Lythraceae, loosestrife family
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- family Oleaceae
- n
- trees and shrubs having berries or drupes or capsules as
fruits; sometimes placed in the order Oleales: olive; ash; jasmine; privet; lilac
Synonym(s): Oleaceae, family Oleaceae, olive family
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- family Oleandraceae
- n
- one of a number of families into which Polypodiaceae has
been subdivided in some classification systems
Synonym(s): Oleandraceae, family Oleandraceae
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- family Ulmaceae
- n
- a dicot family of the order Urticales including: genera
Ulmus, Celtis, Planera, Trema
Synonym(s): Ulmaceae, family Ulmaceae, elm family
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- family Ulvaceae
- n
- thin flat or tubular green algae [syn: Ulvaceae, {family
Ulvaceae}, sea-lettuce family]
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- family Welwitschiaceae
- n
- in some classifications included in the Gnetaceae [syn:
Welwitschiaceae, family Welwitschiaceae]
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- fawn lily
- n
- California dogtooth violet with creamy white flowers
sometimes yellow-tinged
Synonym(s): fawn lily, Erythronium californicum
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: |
Altar \Al"tar\, n. [OE. alter, auter, autier, fr. L. altare, pl.
altaria, altar, prob. fr. altus high: cf. OF. alter, autier,
F. autel. Cf. {Altitude}.]
1. A raised structure (as a square or oblong erection of
stone or wood) on which sacrifices are offered or incense
burned to a deity.
Noah builded an altar unto the Lord. --Gen. viii.
20.
2. In the Christian church, a construction of stone, wood, or
other material for the celebration of the Holy Eucharist;
the communion table.
Note: Altar is much used adjectively, or as the first part of
a compound; as, altar bread or altar-bread.
{Altar cloth} or
{Altar-cloth}, the cover for an altar in a Christian church,
usually richly embroidered.
{Altar cushion}, a cushion laid upon the altar in a Christian
church to support the service book.
{Altar frontal}. See {Frontal}.
{Altar rail}, the railing in front of the altar or communion
table.
{Altar screen}, a wall or partition built behind an altar to
protect it from approach in the rear.
{Altar tomb}, a tomb resembling an altar in shape, etc.
{Family altar}, place of family devotions.
{To lead (as a bride) to the altar}, to marry; -- said of a
woman.
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