English Dictionary: ravenala |
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DICT Development Group |
ravenala
n 1: giant treelike plant having edible nuts and leafstalks that
yield a refreshing drink of clear watery sap; reputedly an
emergency source of water for travelers [syn: {traveler's
tree}, {traveller's tree}, {ravenala}, {Ravenala
madagascariensis}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- Ravenala madagascariensis
- n
- giant treelike plant having edible nuts and leafstalks that
yield a refreshing drink of clear watery sap; reputedly an emergency source of water for travelers
Synonym(s): traveler's tree, traveller's tree, ravenala, Ravenala madagascariensis
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- Reuben Lucius Goldberg
- n
- United States cartoonist who drew intricate diagrams of
very complicated and impractical contraptions that accomplished little or nothing (1883-1970)
Synonym(s): Goldberg, Rube Goldberg, Reuben Lucius Goldberg
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- ribbon-leaved water plantain
- n
- a variety of water plantain
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- ribbonlike
- adj
- long and thin; resembling a ribbon; "ribbonlike noodles"
Synonym(s): ribbonlike, ribbony
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- Rohypnol
- n
- a depressant and tranquilizer (trade name Rohypnol) often
used in the commission of sexual assault; legally available in Europe and Mexico and Colombia
Synonym(s): flunitrazepan, Rohypnol
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- rue family
- n
- a family of dicotyledonous plants of order Geraniales; have
flowers that are divide into four or five parts and usually have a strong scent
Synonym(s): Rutaceae, family Rutaceae, rue family
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: |
- ruffianly
- adj
- violent and lawless; "the more ruffianly element"; "tough
street gangs"
Synonym(s): ruffianly, tough
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: |
d8Ravenala \[d8]Rav`e*na"la\, n. [Malagasy.] (Bot.)
A genus of plants related to the banana.
Note: {Ravenala Madagascariensis}, the principal species, is
an unbranched tree with immense oarlike leaves growing
alternately from two sides of the stem. The sheathing
bases of the leafstalks collect and retain rain water,
which flows freely when they are pierced with a knife,
whence the plant is called {traveller's tree}.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: |
Ruffianlike \Ruf"fian*like`\, a.
Ruffianly. --Fulke.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: |
Ruffianly \Ruf"fian*ly\, a.
Like a ruffian; bold in crimes; characteristic of a ruffian;
violent; brutal.
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From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: |
Ravenel, SC (town, FIPS 59020)
Location: 32.77710 N, 80.22476 W
Population (1990): 2165 (853 housing units)
Area: 32.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Zip code(s): 29470
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