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   native bear
         n 1: sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with grey
               furry ears and coat; feeds on eucalyptus leaves and bark
               [syn: {koala}, {koala bear}, {kangaroo bear}, {native
               bear}, {Phascolarctos cinereus}]

English Dictionary: native pomegranate by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
native beech
n
  1. tall Australian timber tree yielding tough hard wood used for staves etc
    Synonym(s): native beech, flindosa, flindosy, Flindersia australis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
native fuchsia
n
  1. erect deciduous shrub or tree to 10 feet with maroon flowers; New Zealand
    Synonym(s): konini, tree fuchsia, native fuchsia, Fuchsia excorticata
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
native peach
n
  1. red Australian fruit; used for dessert or in jam [syn: quandong, quandang, quantong, native peach]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
native pear
n
  1. tree bearing pear-shaped fruit with a thick woody epicarp
    Synonym(s): native pear, woody pear, Xylomelum pyriforme
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
native pomegranate
n
  1. small Australian tree bearing edible fruit resembling the pomegranate
    Synonym(s): native pomegranate, Capparis arborea
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
native-born
adj
  1. belonging to a place by birth; "a native-born Scot"; "a native Scot"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
not by a blame sight
adv
  1. definitely not; "the prize is by no means certain"; "and that isn't all, not by a long sight"
    Synonym(s): by no means, not by a long sight, not by a blame sight
    Antonym(s): by all means
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
note payable
n
  1. a note promising to pay a certain amount of money at a certain time
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
notepaper
n
  1. writing paper intended for writing short notes or letters
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
notifiable
adj
  1. requiring that official notification be given; "a notifiable disease"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Koala \Ko*a"la\, n.
      A tailless marsupial ({Phascolarctos cinereus}), found in
      Australia. The female carries her young on the back of her
      neck. Called also {Australian bear}, {native bear}, and
      {native sloth}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
            Courage is native to you.                           --Jowett
                                                                              (Thucyd. ).
  
      6. Naturally related; cognate; connected (with). [R.]
  
                     the head is not more native to the heart, . . . Than
                     is the throne of Denmark to thy father. --Shak.
  
      7. (Min.)
            (a) Found in nature uncombined with other elements; as,
                  native silver.
            (b) Found in nature; not artificial; as native sodium
                  chloride.
  
      {Native American party}. See under {American}, a.
  
      {Native bear} (Zo[94]l.), the koala.
  
      {Native bread} (Bot.), a large underground fungus, of
            Australia ({Mylitta australis}), somewhat resembling a
            truffle, but much larger.
  
      {Native devil}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Tasmanian devil}, under
            {Devil}.
  
      {Native hen} (Zo[94]l.), an Australian rail ({Tribonyx
            Mortierii}).
  
      {Native pheasant}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Leipoa}.
  
      {Native rabbit} (Zo[94]l.), an Australian marsupial
            ({Perameles lagotis}) resembling a rabbit in size and
            form.
  
      {Native sloth} (Zo[94]l.), the koala.
  
      {Native thrush} (Zo[94]l.), an Australian singing bird
            ({Pachycephala olivacea}); -- called also {thickhead}.
  
      {Native turkey} (Zo[94]l.), the Australian bustard
            ({Choriotis australis}); -- called also {bebilya}.
  
      Syn: Natural; natal; original; congential.
  
      Usage: {Native}, {Natural}, {Natal}. natural refers to the
                  nature of a thing, or that which springs therefrom;
                  native, to one's birth or origin; as, a native
                  country, language, etc.; natal, to the circumstances
                  of one's birth; as, a natal day, or star. Native
                  talent is that which is inborn; natural talent is that
                  which springs from the structure of the mind. Native
                  eloquence is the result of strong innate emotion;
                  natural eloquence is opposed to that which is studied
                  or artifical.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Koala \Ko*a"la\, n.
      A tailless marsupial ({Phascolarctos cinereus}), found in
      Australia. The female carries her young on the back of her
      neck. Called also {Australian bear}, {native bear}, and
      {native sloth}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
            Courage is native to you.                           --Jowett
                                                                              (Thucyd. ).
  
      6. Naturally related; cognate; connected (with). [R.]
  
                     the head is not more native to the heart, . . . Than
                     is the throne of Denmark to thy father. --Shak.
  
      7. (Min.)
            (a) Found in nature uncombined with other elements; as,
                  native silver.
            (b) Found in nature; not artificial; as native sodium
                  chloride.
  
      {Native American party}. See under {American}, a.
  
      {Native bear} (Zo[94]l.), the koala.
  
      {Native bread} (Bot.), a large underground fungus, of
            Australia ({Mylitta australis}), somewhat resembling a
            truffle, but much larger.
  
      {Native devil}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Tasmanian devil}, under
            {Devil}.
  
      {Native hen} (Zo[94]l.), an Australian rail ({Tribonyx
            Mortierii}).
  
      {Native pheasant}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Leipoa}.
  
      {Native rabbit} (Zo[94]l.), an Australian marsupial
            ({Perameles lagotis}) resembling a rabbit in size and
            form.
  
      {Native sloth} (Zo[94]l.), the koala.
  
      {Native thrush} (Zo[94]l.), an Australian singing bird
            ({Pachycephala olivacea}); -- called also {thickhead}.
  
      {Native turkey} (Zo[94]l.), the Australian bustard
            ({Choriotis australis}); -- called also {bebilya}.
  
      Syn: Natural; natal; original; congential.
  
      Usage: {Native}, {Natural}, {Natal}. natural refers to the
                  nature of a thing, or that which springs therefrom;
                  native, to one's birth or origin; as, a native
                  country, language, etc.; natal, to the circumstances
                  of one's birth; as, a natal day, or star. Native
                  talent is that which is inborn; natural talent is that
                  which springs from the structure of the mind. Native
                  eloquence is the result of strong innate emotion;
                  natural eloquence is opposed to that which is studied
                  or artifical.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
            Courage is native to you.                           --Jowett
                                                                              (Thucyd. ).
  
      6. Naturally related; cognate; connected (with). [R.]
  
                     the head is not more native to the heart, . . . Than
                     is the throne of Denmark to thy father. --Shak.
  
      7. (Min.)
            (a) Found in nature uncombined with other elements; as,
                  native silver.
            (b) Found in nature; not artificial; as native sodium
                  chloride.
  
      {Native American party}. See under {American}, a.
  
      {Native bear} (Zo[94]l.), the koala.
  
      {Native bread} (Bot.), a large underground fungus, of
            Australia ({Mylitta australis}), somewhat resembling a
            truffle, but much larger.
  
      {Native devil}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Tasmanian devil}, under
            {Devil}.
  
      {Native hen} (Zo[94]l.), an Australian rail ({Tribonyx
            Mortierii}).
  
      {Native pheasant}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Leipoa}.
  
      {Native rabbit} (Zo[94]l.), an Australian marsupial
            ({Perameles lagotis}) resembling a rabbit in size and
            form.
  
      {Native sloth} (Zo[94]l.), the koala.
  
      {Native thrush} (Zo[94]l.), an Australian singing bird
            ({Pachycephala olivacea}); -- called also {thickhead}.
  
      {Native turkey} (Zo[94]l.), the Australian bustard
            ({Choriotis australis}); -- called also {bebilya}.
  
      Syn: Natural; natal; original; congential.
  
      Usage: {Native}, {Natural}, {Natal}. natural refers to the
                  nature of a thing, or that which springs therefrom;
                  native, to one's birth or origin; as, a native
                  country, language, etc.; natal, to the circumstances
                  of one's birth; as, a natal day, or star. Native
                  talent is that which is inborn; natural talent is that
                  which springs from the structure of the mind. Native
                  eloquence is the result of strong innate emotion;
                  natural eloquence is opposed to that which is studied
                  or artifical.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ozocerite \O`zo*ce"rite\, n. [Gr. 'o`zein to smell + [?] wax.]
      (Min.)
      A waxlike mineral resin; -- sometimes called {native
      paraffin}, and {mineral wax}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Paraffin \Par"af*fin\, Paraffine \Par"af*fine\, n. [F.
      paraffine, fr. L. parum too little + affinis akin. So named
      in allusion to its chemical inactivity.] (Chem.)
      A white waxy substance, resembling spermaceti, tasteless and
      odorless, and obtained from coal tar, wood tar, petroleum,
      etc., by distillation. It is used as an illuminant and
      lubricant. It is very inert, not being acted upon by most of
      the strong chemical reagents. It was formerly regarded as a
      definite compound, but is now known to be a complex mixture
      of several higher hydrocarbons of the methane or marsh-gas
      series; hence, by extension, any substance, whether solid,
      liquid, or gaseous, of the same chemical series; thus coal
      gas and kerosene consist largely of paraffins.
  
      Note: In the present chemical usage this word is spelt
               paraffin, but in commerce it is commonly spelt
               paraffine.
  
      {Native paraffin}. See {Ozocerite}.
  
      {Paraffin series}. See {Methane series}, under {Methane}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ozocerite \O`zo*ce"rite\, n. [Gr. 'o`zein to smell + [?] wax.]
      (Min.)
      A waxlike mineral resin; -- sometimes called {native
      paraffin}, and {mineral wax}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Paraffin \Par"af*fin\, Paraffine \Par"af*fine\, n. [F.
      paraffine, fr. L. parum too little + affinis akin. So named
      in allusion to its chemical inactivity.] (Chem.)
      A white waxy substance, resembling spermaceti, tasteless and
      odorless, and obtained from coal tar, wood tar, petroleum,
      etc., by distillation. It is used as an illuminant and
      lubricant. It is very inert, not being acted upon by most of
      the strong chemical reagents. It was formerly regarded as a
      definite compound, but is now known to be a complex mixture
      of several higher hydrocarbons of the methane or marsh-gas
      series; hence, by extension, any substance, whether solid,
      liquid, or gaseous, of the same chemical series; thus coal
      gas and kerosene consist largely of paraffins.
  
      Note: In the present chemical usage this word is spelt
               paraffin, but in commerce it is commonly spelt
               paraffine.
  
      {Native paraffin}. See {Ozocerite}.
  
      {Paraffin series}. See {Methane series}, under {Methane}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Leipoa \[d8]Lei*po"a\ (l[isl]*p[omac]"[adot]), n. [NL.]
      (Zo[94]l.)
      A genus of Australian gallinaceous birds including but a
      single species ({Leipoa ocellata}), about the size of a
      turkey. Its color is variegated, brown, black, white, and
      gray. Called also {native pheasant}.
  
      Note: It makes large mounds of sand and vegetable material,
               in which its eggs are laid to be hatched by the heat of
               the decomposing mass.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
            Courage is native to you.                           --Jowett
                                                                              (Thucyd. ).
  
      6. Naturally related; cognate; connected (with). [R.]
  
                     the head is not more native to the heart, . . . Than
                     is the throne of Denmark to thy father. --Shak.
  
      7. (Min.)
            (a) Found in nature uncombined with other elements; as,
                  native silver.
            (b) Found in nature; not artificial; as native sodium
                  chloride.
  
      {Native American party}. See under {American}, a.
  
      {Native bear} (Zo[94]l.), the koala.
  
      {Native bread} (Bot.), a large underground fungus, of
            Australia ({Mylitta australis}), somewhat resembling a
            truffle, but much larger.
  
      {Native devil}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Tasmanian devil}, under
            {Devil}.
  
      {Native hen} (Zo[94]l.), an Australian rail ({Tribonyx
            Mortierii}).
  
      {Native pheasant}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Leipoa}.
  
      {Native rabbit} (Zo[94]l.), an Australian marsupial
            ({Perameles lagotis}) resembling a rabbit in size and
            form.
  
      {Native sloth} (Zo[94]l.), the koala.
  
      {Native thrush} (Zo[94]l.), an Australian singing bird
            ({Pachycephala olivacea}); -- called also {thickhead}.
  
      {Native turkey} (Zo[94]l.), the Australian bustard
            ({Choriotis australis}); -- called also {bebilya}.
  
      Syn: Natural; natal; original; congential.
  
      Usage: {Native}, {Natural}, {Natal}. natural refers to the
                  nature of a thing, or that which springs therefrom;
                  native, to one's birth or origin; as, a native
                  country, language, etc.; natal, to the circumstances
                  of one's birth; as, a natal day, or star. Native
                  talent is that which is inborn; natural talent is that
                  which springs from the structure of the mind. Native
                  eloquence is the result of strong innate emotion;
                  natural eloquence is opposed to that which is studied
                  or artifical.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Leipoa \[d8]Lei*po"a\ (l[isl]*p[omac]"[adot]), n. [NL.]
      (Zo[94]l.)
      A genus of Australian gallinaceous birds including but a
      single species ({Leipoa ocellata}), about the size of a
      turkey. Its color is variegated, brown, black, white, and
      gray. Called also {native pheasant}.
  
      Note: It makes large mounds of sand and vegetable material,
               in which its eggs are laid to be hatched by the heat of
               the decomposing mass.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
            Courage is native to you.                           --Jowett
                                                                              (Thucyd. ).
  
      6. Naturally related; cognate; connected (with). [R.]
  
                     the head is not more native to the heart, . . . Than
                     is the throne of Denmark to thy father. --Shak.
  
      7. (Min.)
            (a) Found in nature uncombined with other elements; as,
                  native silver.
            (b) Found in nature; not artificial; as native sodium
                  chloride.
  
      {Native American party}. See under {American}, a.
  
      {Native bear} (Zo[94]l.), the koala.
  
      {Native bread} (Bot.), a large underground fungus, of
            Australia ({Mylitta australis}), somewhat resembling a
            truffle, but much larger.
  
      {Native devil}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Tasmanian devil}, under
            {Devil}.
  
      {Native hen} (Zo[94]l.), an Australian rail ({Tribonyx
            Mortierii}).
  
      {Native pheasant}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Leipoa}.
  
      {Native rabbit} (Zo[94]l.), an Australian marsupial
            ({Perameles lagotis}) resembling a rabbit in size and
            form.
  
      {Native sloth} (Zo[94]l.), the koala.
  
      {Native thrush} (Zo[94]l.), an Australian singing bird
            ({Pachycephala olivacea}); -- called also {thickhead}.
  
      {Native turkey} (Zo[94]l.), the Australian bustard
            ({Choriotis australis}); -- called also {bebilya}.
  
      Syn: Natural; natal; original; congential.
  
      Usage: {Native}, {Natural}, {Natal}. natural refers to the
                  nature of a thing, or that which springs therefrom;
                  native, to one's birth or origin; as, a native
                  country, language, etc.; natal, to the circumstances
                  of one's birth; as, a natal day, or star. Native
                  talent is that which is inborn; natural talent is that
                  which springs from the structure of the mind. Native
                  eloquence is the result of strong innate emotion;
                  natural eloquence is opposed to that which is studied
                  or artifical.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Note paper \Note" pa`per\
      Writing paper, not exceeding in size, when folded once, five
      by eight inches.

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   netpipes
  
      A package by Robert Forsman
      to manipulate {BSD Unix} {TCP/IP} stream {sockets}.   The
      netpipes package makes TCP/IP streams usable in {shell
      scripts}.   It can also simplify {client-server} code by
      allowing the programmer to skip all the tedious programming
      related to sockets and concentrate on writing a
      filter/service.
  
      {Home (http://www.cis.ufl.edu/~thoth/netpipes/)}.
  
      (1996-10-03)
  
  
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