English Dictionary: giant hives | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Gametophyte \Ga*me"to*phyte\, n. [Gamete + Gr. fyto`n plant.] (Bot.) In the alternation of generations in plants, that generation or phase which bears sex organs. In the lower plants, as the alg[91], the gametophyte is the conspicuous part of the plant body; in mosses it is the so-called moss plant; in ferns it is reduced to a small, early perishing body; and in seed plants it is usually microscopic or rudimentary. | |
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d8Berbe \[d8]Berbe\, n. [Cf. Berber, Barb a Barbary horse.] (Zo[94]l.) An African genet ({Genetta pardina}). See {Genet}. | |
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Genet \Gen"et\ (j[ecr]n"[ecr]t or j[esl]*n[ecr]t"), Genette \Ge*nette"\ (j[esl]*n[ecr]t"), n. [F. genette, Sp. gineta, fr. Ar. jarnei[tsdot].] 1. (Zo[94]l.) One of several species of small Carnivora of the genus {Genetta}, allied to the civets, but having the scent glands less developed, and without a pouch. Note: The common genet ({Genetta vulgaris}) of Southern Europe, Asia Minor, and North Africa, is dark gray, spotted with black. The long tail is banded with black and white. The Cape genet ({G. felina}), and the berbe ({G. pardina}), are related African species. 2. The fur of the common genet ({Genetta vulgaris}); also, any skin dressed in imitation of this fur. | |
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Genitival \Gen`i*ti"val\, a. Possessing genitive from; pertaining to, or derived from, the genitive case; as, a genitival adverb. -- {Gen`i*ti"val*ly}, adv. | |
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Genitival \Gen`i*ti"val\, a. Possessing genitive from; pertaining to, or derived from, the genitive case; as, a genitival adverb. -- {Gen`i*ti"val*ly}, adv. | |
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Genitive \Gen"i*tive\, a. [L. genitivus, fr. gignere, genitum, to beget: cf. F. g[82]nitif. See {Gender}.] (Gram.) Of or pertaining to that case (as the second case of Latin and Greek nouns) which expresses source or possession. It corresponds to the possessive case in English. | |
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Genitive \Gen"i*tive\, n. (Gram.) The genitive case. {Genitive absolute}, a construction in Greek similar to the ablative absolute in Latin. See {Ablative absolute}. | |
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Genitive \Gen"i*tive\, n. (Gram.) The genitive case. {Genitive absolute}, a construction in Greek similar to the ablative absolute in Latin. See {Ablative absolute}. | |
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Gentiopikrin \Gen`ti*o*pi"krin\, n. [Gentian + Gr. [?] bitter.] (Chem.) A bitter, yellow, crystalline substance, regarded as a glucoside, and obtained from the gentian. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Fennel \Fen"nel\ (f[ecr]n"n[ecr]l), n. [AS. fenol, finol, from L. feniculum, faeniculum, dim. of fenum, faenum, hay: cf. F. fenouil. Cf. {Fenugreek}. {Finochio}.] (Bot.) A perennial plant of the genus {F[91]niculum} ({F. vulgare}), having very finely divided leaves. It is cultivated in gardens for the agreeable aromatic flavor of its seeds. Smell of sweetest fennel. --Milton. A sprig of fennel was in fact the theological smelling bottle of the tender sex. --S. G. Goodrich. {Azorean, [or] Sweet}, {fennel}, ({F[91]niculum dulce}). It is a smaller and stouter plant than the common fennel, and is used as a pot herb. {Dog's fennel} ({Anthemis Cotula}), a foul-smelling European weed; -- called also {mayweed}. {Fennel flower} (Bot.), an herb ({Nigella}) of the Buttercup family, having leaves finely divided, like those of the fennel. {N. Damascena} is common in gardens. {N. sativa} furnishes the fennel seed, used as a condiment, etc., in India. These seeds are the [bd]fitches[b8] mentioned in Isaiah (xxviii. 25). {Fennel water} (Med.), the distilled water of fennel seed. It is stimulant and carminative. {Giant fennel} ({Ferula communis}), has stems full of pith, which, it is said, were used to carry fire, first, by Prometheus. {Hog's fennel}, a European plant ({Peucedanum officinale}) looking something like fennel. | |
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Petrel \Pe"trel\, n. [F. p[82]trel; a dim. of the name Peter, L. Petrus, Gr. [?] a stone (--John i. 42); -- probably so called in allusion to St. Peter's walking on the sea. See {Petrify}.] (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of longwinged sea birds belonging to the family {Procellarid[91]}. The small petrels, or Mother Carey's chickens, belong to {{Oceanites}}, {{Oceanodroma}}, {{Procellaria}}, and several allied genera. {Diving petrel}, any bird of the genus {Pelecanoides}. They chiefly inhabit the southern hemisphere. {Fulmar petrel}, {Giant petrel}. See {Fulmar}. {Pintado petrel}, the Cape pigeon. See under {Cape}. {Pintado petrel}, any one of several small petrels, especially {Procellaria pelagica}, or Mother Carey's chicken, common on both sides of the Atlantic. | |
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Giant \Gi"ant\, a. Like a giant; extraordinary in size, strength, or power; as, giant brothers; a giant son. {Giant cell}. (Anat.) See {Myeloplax}. {Giant clam} (Zo[94]l.), a bivalve shell of the genus {Tridacna}, esp. {T. gigas}, which sometimes weighs 500 pounds. The shells are sometimes used in churches to contain holy water. {Giant heron} (Zo[94]l.), a very large African heron ({Ardeomega goliath}). It is the largest heron known. {Giant kettle}, a pothole of very large dimensions, as found in Norway in connection with glaciers. See {Pothole}. {Giant powder}. See {Nitroglycerin}. {Giant puffball} (Bot.), a fungus ({Lycoperdon giganteum}), edible when young, and when dried used for stanching wounds. {Giant salamander} (Zo[94]l.), a very large aquatic salamander ({Megalobatrachus maximus}), found in Japan. It is the largest of living Amphibia, becoming a yard long. {Giant squid} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of very large squids, belonging to {Architeuthis} and allied genera. Some are over forty feet long. | |
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Giant \Gi"ant\, a. Like a giant; extraordinary in size, strength, or power; as, giant brothers; a giant son. {Giant cell}. (Anat.) See {Myeloplax}. {Giant clam} (Zo[94]l.), a bivalve shell of the genus {Tridacna}, esp. {T. gigas}, which sometimes weighs 500 pounds. The shells are sometimes used in churches to contain holy water. {Giant heron} (Zo[94]l.), a very large African heron ({Ardeomega goliath}). It is the largest heron known. {Giant kettle}, a pothole of very large dimensions, as found in Norway in connection with glaciers. See {Pothole}. {Giant powder}. See {Nitroglycerin}. {Giant puffball} (Bot.), a fungus ({Lycoperdon giganteum}), edible when young, and when dried used for stanching wounds. {Giant salamander} (Zo[94]l.), a very large aquatic salamander ({Megalobatrachus maximus}), found in Japan. It is the largest of living Amphibia, becoming a yard long. {Giant squid} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of very large squids, belonging to {Architeuthis} and allied genera. Some are over forty feet long. | |
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Gnat \Gnat\, n. [AS. gn[91]t.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) A blood-sucking dipterous fly, of the genus {Culex}, undergoing a metamorphosis in water. The females have a proboscis armed with needlelike organs for penetrating the skin of animals. These are wanting in the males. In America they are generally called mosquitoes. See {Mosquito}. 2. Any fly resembling a Culex in form or habits; esp., in America, a small biting fly of the genus {Simulium} and allies, as the buffalo gnat, the black fly, etc. {Gnat catcher} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of small American singing birds, of the genus {Polioptila}, allied to the kinglets. {Gnat flower}, the bee flower. {Gnat hawk} (Zo[94]l.), the European goatsucker; -- called also {gnat owl}. {Gnat snapper} (Zo[94]l.), a bird that catches gnats. {Gnat strainer}, a person ostentatiously punctilious about trifles. Cf. --Matt. xxiii. 24. | |
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Gnathopod \Gnath"o*pod\, n. [Gr. [?] the jaw + -pod.] (Zo[94]l.) A gnathopodite or maxilliped. See {Maxilliped}. | |
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Gnathopodite \Gna*thop"o*dite\, n. (Zo[94]l,) Any leglike appendage of a crustacean, when modified wholly, or in part, to serve as a jaw, esp. one of the maxillipeds. | |
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Gandeeville, WV Zip code(s): 25243 | |
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Giant Forest, CA Zip code(s): 93262 |