Carpobrotus edulis : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

Carphophis
n 1: thunder snake [syn: {Carphophis}, {genus Carphophis}]

English Dictionary: Carpobrotus edulis	by the DICT Development Group
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Carphophis amoenus n small reddish wormlike snake of eastern United States [syn: thunder snake, worm snake, Carphophis amoenus]
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Carpobrotus n a caryophyllaceous genus of Carpobrotus [syn: Carpobrotus, genus Carpobrotus]
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Carpobrotus edulis n low-growing South African succulent plant having a capsular fruit containing edible pulp Synonym(s): Hottentot fig, Hottentot's fig, sour fig, Carpobrotus edulis, Mesembryanthemum edule
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carpophagous adj feeding on fruit Synonym(s): carpophagous, fruit-eating(a)
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carpophore n a slender stalk that furnishes an axis for a carpel
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carve up v separate into parts or portions; "divide the cake into three equal parts"; "The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War I" Synonym(s): divide, split, split up, separate, dissever, carve up Antonym(s): unify, unite
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Cherepovets n a city of east central Russia to the north of Moscow
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cherry pepper n plant bearing small rounded usually pungent fruits [syn: cherry pepper, Capsicum annuum cerasiforme]
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crab apple n any of numerous varieties of crab apples cultivated for their small acidic (usually bright red) fruit used for preserves or as ornamentals for their blossoms Synonym(s): crab apple, crabapple, cultivated crab apple any of numerous wild apple trees usually with small acidic fruit Synonym(s): wild apple, crab apple, crabapple small sour apple; suitable for preserving; "crabapples make a tangy jelly" Synonym(s): crab apple, crabapple
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crabapple n any of numerous varieties of crab apples cultivated for their small acidic (usually bright red) fruit used for preserves or as ornamentals for their blossoms Synonym(s): crab apple, crabapple, cultivated crab apple any of numerous wild apple trees usually with small acidic fruit Synonym(s): wild apple, crab apple, crabapple small sour apple; suitable for preserving; "crabapples make a tangy jelly" Synonym(s): crab apple, crabapple
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crabapple jelly n a tart apple jelly made from crab apples
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crabby person n a quarrelsome grouch Synonym(s): crab, crabby person
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crap up v become obstructed or chocked up; "The drains clogged up"
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crape fern n New Zealand with pinnate fronds and a densely woolly stalks; sometimes included in genus Todea Synonym(s): crape fern, Prince-of-Wales fern, Prince-of-Wales feather, Prince-of-Wales plume, Leptopteris superba, Todea superba
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creep up v advance stealthily or unnoticed; "Age creeps up on you" Synonym(s): creep up, sneak up
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crepe fern n fern of rain forests of tropical Australia and New Zealand and South Africa Synonym(s): crepe fern, king fern, Todea barbara
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crepe flower n ornamental shrub from eastern India commonly planted in the southern United States Synonym(s): crape myrtle, crepe myrtle, crepe flower, Lagerstroemia indica
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crepe paper n paper with a crinkled texture; usually colored and used for decorations Synonym(s): crepe, crepe paper
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crop up v appear suddenly or unexpectedly; "The farm popped into view as we turned the corner"; "He suddenly popped up out of nowhere" Synonym(s): crop up, pop up, pop
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cry-baby tree n small South American spiny tree with dark crimson and scarlet flowers solitary or clustered Synonym(s): ceibo, crybaby tree, cry-baby tree, common coral tree, Erythrina crista-galli
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crybaby n a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy- washy Synonym(s): wimp, chicken, crybaby a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining Synonym(s): whiner, complainer, moaner, sniveller, crybaby, bellyacher, grumbler, squawker
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crybaby tree n small South American spiny tree with dark crimson and scarlet flowers solitary or clustered Synonym(s): ceibo, crybaby tree, cry-baby tree, common coral tree, Erythrina crista-galli
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cryophobia n a morbid fear of freezing
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curry favor v seek favor by fawning or flattery; "This employee is currying favor with his superordinates" Synonym(s): curry favor, curry favour, court favor, court favour
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curry favour v seek favor by fawning or flattery; "This employee is currying favor with his superordinates" Synonym(s): curry favor, curry favour, court favor, court favour
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curve ball n a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter Synonym(s): curve, curve ball, breaking ball, bender
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Thunder \Thun"der\, n. [OE. [thorn]under, [thorn]onder, [thorn]oner, AS. [thorn]unor; akin to [thorn]unian to stretch, to thunder, D. donder thunder, G. donner, OHG. donar, Icel. [thorn][d3]rr Thor, L. tonare to thunder, tonitrus thunder, Gr. to`nos a stretching, straining, Skr. tan to stretch. [fb]52. See {Thin}, and cf. {Astonish}, {Detonate}, {Intone}, {Thursday}, {Tone}.] 1. The sound which follows a flash of lightning; the report of a discharge of atmospheric electricity. 2. The discharge of electricity; a thunderbolt. [Obs.] The revenging gods 'Gainst parricides did all their thunders bend. --Shak. 3. Any loud noise; as, the thunder of cannon. 4. An alarming or statrling threat or denunciation. The thunders of the Vatican could no longer strike into the heart of princes. --Prescott. {Thunder pumper}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The croaker ({Haploidontus grunniens}). (b) The American bittern or stake-driver. {Thunder rod}, a lightning rod. [R.] {Thunder snake}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The chicken, or milk, snake. (b) A small reddish ground snake ({Carphophis, [or] Celuta, am[d2]na}) native to the Eastern United States; -- called also {worm snake}. {Thunder tube}, a fulgurite. See {Fulgurite}.
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Carpophagous \Carpoph"agous\, a. [Gr. karpo`s fruit + [?] to eat.] Living on fruits; fruit-consuming.
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Carpophore \Car"po*phore\, n. [Gr. karpo`s fruit + [?] to bear.] (Bot.) A slender prolongation of the receptacle as an axis between the carpels, as in Geranium and many umbelliferous plants.
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Carpophyll \Car"po*phyll\, n. [Gr. karpo`s fruit + [?] leaf.] (Bot.) A leaf converted into a fruit or a constituent portion of a fruit; a carpel. Note: [See Illust. of {Gymnospermous}.]
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Carpophyte \Car"pophyte\ (k[add]r"p[osl]l[imac]t), n. [Gr. karpo`s fruit + fyto`n plant.] (Bot.) A flowerless plant which forms a true fruit as the result of fertilization, as the red seaweeds, the {Ascomycetes}, etc. Note: The division of alg[91] and fungi into four classes called Carpophytes, O[94]phytes, Protophytes, and Zygophytes (or Carpospore[91], O[94]spore[91], Protophyta, and Zygospore[91]) was proposed by Sachs about 1875.
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Cherry \Cher"ry\, n. [OE. chery, for cherys, fr. F. cerise (cf. AS. cyrs cherry), fr. LL. ceresia, fr. L. cerasus Cherry tree, Gr. [?], perh. fr. [?] horn, from the hardness of the wood.] 1. (Bot.) A tree or shrub of the genus {Prunus} (Which also includes the plum) bearing a fleshy drupe with a bony stone; (a) The common garden cherry ({Prunus Cerasus}), of which several hundred varieties are cultivated for the fruit, some of which are, the begarreau, blackheart, black Tartarian, oxheart, morelle or morello, May-duke (corrupted from M[82]doc in France). (b) The wild cherry; as, {Prunus serotina} (wild black cherry), valued for its timber; {P. Virginiana} (choke cherry), an American shrub which bears astringent fruit; {P. avium} and {P. Padus}, European trees (bird cherry). 2. The fruit of the cherry tree, a drupe of various colors and flavors. 3. The timber of the cherry tree, esp. of the black cherry, used in cabinetmaking, etc. 4. A peculiar shade of red, like that of a cherry. {Barbadoes cherry}. See under {Barbadoes}. {Cherry bird} (Zo[94]l.), an American bird; the cedar bird; -- so called from its fondness for cherries. {Cherry bounce}, cherry brandy and sugar. {Cherry brandy}, brandy in which cherries have been steeped. {Cherry laurel} (Bot.), an evergreen shrub ({Prunus Lauro-cerasus}) common in shrubberies, the poisonous leaves of which have a flavor like that of bitter almonds. {Cherry pepper} (Bot.), a species of {Capsicum} ({C. cerasiforme}), with small, scarlet, intensely piquant cherry-shaped fruit. {Cherry pit}. (a) A child's play, in which cherries are thrown into a hole. --Shak. (b) A cherry stone. {Cherry rum}, rum in which cherries have been steeped. {Cherry sucker} (Zo[94]l.), the European spotted flycatcher ({Musicapa grisola}); -- called also {cherry chopper} {cherry snipe}. {Cherry tree}, a tree that bears cherries. {Ground cherry}, {Winter cherry}, See {Alkekengi}.
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Crab \Crab\ (kr[acr]b), n. [AS. crabba; akin to D. krab, G. krabbe, krebs, Icel. krabbi, Sw. krabba, Dan. krabbe, and perh. to E. cramp. Cf. {Crawfish}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) One of the brachyuran Crustacea. They are mostly marine, and usually have a broad, short body, covered with a strong shell or carapace. The abdomen is small and curled up beneath the body. Note: The name is applied to all the Brachyura, and to certain Anomura, as the hermit crabs. Formerly, it was sometimes applied to Crustacea in general. Many species are edible, the blue crab of the Atlantic coast being one of the most esteemed. The large European edible crab is {Cancer padurus}. {Soft-shelled crabs} are blue crabs that have recently cast their shells. See {Cancer}; also, {Box crab}, {Fiddler crab}, {Hermit crab}, {Spider crab}, etc., under {Box}, {Fiddler}. etc. 2. The zodiacal constellation Cancer. 3. [See {Crab}, a.] (Bot.) A crab apple; -- so named from its harsh taste. When roasted crabs hiss in the bowl, Then nightly sings the staring owl. --Shak. 4. A cudgel made of the wood of the crab tree; a crabstick. [Obs.] --Garrick. 5. (Mech.) (a) A movable winch or windlass with powerful gearing, used with derricks, etc. (b) A form of windlass, or geared capstan, for hauling ships into dock, etc. (c) A machine used in ropewalks to stretch the yarn. (d) A claw for anchoring a portable machine. {Calling crab}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Fiddler}., n., 2. {Crab apple}, a small, sour apple, of several kinds; also, the tree which bears it; as, the European crab apple ({Pyrus Malus} var. sylvestris); the Siberian crab apple ({Pyrus baccata}); and the American ({Pyrus coronaria}). {Crab grass}. (Bot.) (a) A grass ({Digitaria, [or] Panicum, sanguinalis}); -- called also {finger grass}. (b) A grass of the genus {Eleusine} ({E. Indica}); -- called also {dog's-tail grass}, {wire grass}, etc. {Crab louse} (Zo[94]l.), a species of louse ({Phthirius pubis}), sometimes infesting the human body. {Crab plover} (Zo[94]l.), an Asiatic plover ({Dromas ardeola}). {Crab's eyes}, [or] {Crab's stones}, masses of calcareous matter found, at certain seasons of the year, on either side of the stomach of the European crawfishes, and formerly used in medicine for absorbent and antacid purposes; the gastroliths. {Crab spider} (Zo[94]l.), one of a group of spiders ({Laterigrad[91]}); -- called because they can run backwards or sideways like a crab. {Crab tree}, the tree that bears crab applies. {Crab wood}, a light cabinet wood obtained in Guiana, which takes a high polish. --McElrath. {To catch a crab} (Naut.), a phrase used of a rower: (a) when he fails to raise his oar clear of the water; (b) when he misses the water altogether in making a stroke.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Crapefish \Crape"fish`\ (kr?p"f?sh`), n. Salted codfish hardened by pressure. --Kane.
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Pursuit \Pur*suit"\, n. [F. poursuite, fr. poursuivre. See {Pursue}, v. t.] 1. The act of following or going after; esp., a following with haste, either for sport or in hostility; chase; prosecution; as, the pursuit of game; the pursuit of an enemy. --Clarendon. Weak we are, and can not shun pursuit. --Shak. 2. A following with a view to reach, accomplish, or obtain; endeavor to attain to or gain; as, the pursuit of knowledge; the pursuit of happiness or pleasure. 3. Course of business or occupation; continued employment with a view to same end; as, mercantile pursuits; a literary pursuit. 4. (Law) Prosecution. [Obs.] That pursuit for tithes ought, and of ancient time did pertain to the spiritual court. --Fuller. {Curve of pursuit} (Geom.), a curve described by a point which is at each instant moving towards a second point, which is itself moving according to some specified law.
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Curve \Curve\, n. [See {Curve}, a., {Cirb}.] 1. A bending without angles; that which is bent; a flexure; as, a curve in a railway or canal. 2. (Geom.) A line described according to some low, and having no finite portion of it a straight line. {Axis of a curve}. See under {Axis}. {Curve of quickest descent}. See {Brachystochrone}. {Curve tracing} (Math.), the process of determining the shape, location, singular points, and other peculiarities of a curve from its equation. {Plane curve} (Geom.), a curve such that when a plane passes through three points of the curve, it passes through all the other points of the curve. Any other curve is called a {curve of double curvature}, or a {twisted curve}.
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Sine \Sine\, n. [LL. sinus a sine, L. sinus bosom, used in translating the Ar. jaib, properly, bosom, but probably read by mistake (the consonants being the same) for an original j[c6]ba sine, from Skr. j[c6]va bowstring, chord of an arc, sine.] (Trig.) (a) The length of a perpendicular drawn from one extremity of an arc of a circle to the diameter drawn through the other extremity. (b) The perpendicular itself. See {Sine of angle}, below. {Artificial sines}, logarithms of the natural sines, or logarithmic sines. {Curve of sines}. See {Sinusoid}. {Natural sines}, the decimals expressing the values of the sines, the radius being unity. {Sine of an angle}, in a circle whose radius is unity, the sine of the arc that measures the angle; in a right-angled triangle, the side opposite the given angle divided by the hypotenuse. See {Trigonometrical function}, under {Function}. {Versed sine}, that part of the diameter between the sine and the arc.
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Sinusoid \Si"nus*oid\, n. [Sinus + -oid.] (Geom.) The curve whose ordinates are proportional to the sines of the abscissas, the equation of the curve being y = a sin x. It is also called the {curve of sines}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sine \Sine\, n. [LL. sinus a sine, L. sinus bosom, used in translating the Ar. jaib, properly, bosom, but probably read by mistake (the consonants being the same) for an original j[c6]ba sine, from Skr. j[c6]va bowstring, chord of an arc, sine.] (Trig.) (a) The length of a perpendicular drawn from one extremity of an arc of a circle to the diameter drawn through the other extremity. (b) The perpendicular itself. See {Sine of angle}, below. {Artificial sines}, logarithms of the natural sines, or logarithmic sines. {Curve of sines}. See {Sinusoid}. {Natural sines}, the decimals expressing the values of the sines, the radius being unity. {Sine of an angle}, in a circle whose radius is unity, the sine of the arc that measures the angle; in a right-angled triangle, the side opposite the given angle divided by the hypotenuse. See {Trigonometrical function}, under {Function}. {Versed sine}, that part of the diameter between the sine and the arc.
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Sinusoid \Si"nus*oid\, n. [Sinus + -oid.] (Geom.) The curve whose ordinates are proportional to the sines of the abscissas, the equation of the curve being y = a sin x. It is also called the {curve of sines}.
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Curvinerved \Cur"vi*nerved`\ (-n?rvd`), a. [L. curvus bent + E. nerve. ] (Bot.) Having the ribs or the veins of the leaves curved; -- called also {curvinervate} and {curve-veined}.
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Curviform \Cur"vi*form\ (k?r"v?-f?rm), a. [L. curvus + -form.] Having a curved form.