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   pedate leaf
         n 1: a leaf having the radiating lobes each deeply cleft or
               divided

English Dictionary: petit larceny by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
petit larceny
n
  1. larceny of property having a value less than some amount (the amount varies by locale)
    Synonym(s): petit larceny, petty larceny, petty
    Antonym(s): grand larceny, grand theft
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
potato yellow dwarf
n
  1. the yellow dwarf disease of potato plants [syn: {yellow dwarf of potato}, potato yellow dwarf]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
potato yellow-dwarf virus
n
  1. the virus that produces stunting and yellowing of the leaves of potato plants
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pedate \Ped"ate\, a. [L. pedatus, p. p. of pedare to furnish
      with feet, fr. pes, pedis, a foot.] (Bot.)
      Palmate, with the lateral lobes cleft into two or more
      segments; -- said of a leaf. -- {Ped"ate*ly}, adv.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Petit \Pet"it\, a. [F. See {Petty}.]
      Small; little; insignificant; mean; -- Same as {Petty}.
      [Obs., except in legal language.]
  
               By what small, petit hints does the mind catch hold of
               and recover a vanishing notion.               --South.
  
      {Petit constable}, an inferior civil officer, subordinate to
            the high constable.
  
      {Petit jury}, a jury of twelve men, impaneled to try causes
            at the bar of a court; -- so called in distinction from
            the grand jury.
  
      {Petit larceny}, the stealing of goods of, or under, a
            certain specified small value; -- opposed to grand
            larceny. The distinction is abolished in England.
  
      {Petit ma[8c]tre}. [F., lit., little master.] A fop; a
            coxcomb; a ladies' man. --Goldsmith.
  
      {Petit serjeanty} (Eng. Law), the tenure of lands of the
            crown, by the service of rendering annually some implement
            of war, as a bow, an arrow, a sword, a flag, etc.
  
      {Petit treason}, formerly, in England, the crime of killing a
            person to whom the offender owed duty or subjection, as
            one's husband, master, mistress, etc. The crime is now not
            distinguished from murder.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Larceny \Lar"ce*ny\, n.; pl. {Larcenies}. [F. larcin, OE.
      larrecin, L. latrocinium, fr. latro robber, mercenary, hired
      servant; cf. Gr. ([?]) hired servant. Cf. {Latrociny}.] (Law)
      The unlawful taking and carrying away of things personal with
      intent to deprive the right owner of the same; theft. Cf.
      {Embezzlement}.
  
      {Grand larceny} [and] {Petit larceny are} distinctions having
            reference to the nature or value of the property stolen.
            They are abolished in England.
  
      {Mixed}, [or] {Compound, larceny}, that which, under statute,
            includes in it the aggravation of a taking from a building
            or the person.
  
      {Simple larceny}, that which is not accompanied with any
            aggravating circumstances.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Phototelegraphy \Pho`to*te*leg"ra*phy\, n.
      Telegraphy by means of light, as by the heliograph or the
      photophone. Also, less properly, telephotography. --
      {Pho`to*tel"e*graph}, n. -- {Pho`to*tel`e*graph"ic}, a.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Phototelegraphy \Pho`to*te*leg"ra*phy\, n.
      Telegraphy by means of light, as by the heliograph or the
      photophone. Also, less properly, telephotography. --
      {Pho`to*tel"e*graph}, n. -- {Pho`to*tel`e*graph"ic}, a.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Phototelegraphy \Pho`to*te*leg"ra*phy\, n.
      Telegraphy by means of light, as by the heliograph or the
      photophone. Also, less properly, telephotography. --
      {Pho`to*tel"e*graph}, n. -- {Pho`to*tel`e*graph"ic}, a.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Phototelescope \Pho`to*tel"e*scope\, n. (Astron.)
      A telescope adapted for taking photographs of the heavenly
      bodies.
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