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   Carl Orff
         n 1: German musician who developed a widely used system for
               teaching music to children (1895-1982) [syn: {Orff}, {Carl
               Orff}]

English Dictionary: Corallorhiza maculata by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Carl Rogers
n
  1. United States psychologist who developed client-centered therapy (1902-1987)
    Synonym(s): Rogers, Carl Rogers
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
caroler
n
  1. a singer of carols
    Synonym(s): caroler, caroller
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
caroller
n
  1. a singer of carols
    Synonym(s): caroler, caroller
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Charleroi
n
  1. city in southwestern Belgium; center of an industrial region
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
charley horse
n
  1. a muscular cramp (especially in the thigh or calf) following vigorous exercise
    Synonym(s): charley horse, charley-horse
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
charley-horse
n
  1. a muscular cramp (especially in the thigh or calf) following vigorous exercise
    Synonym(s): charley horse, charley-horse
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cherry laurel
n
  1. frequently cultivated Eurasian evergreen shrub or small tree having showy clusters of white flowers and glossy foliage and yielding oil similar to bitter almond oil
    Synonym(s): cherry laurel, laurel cherry, Prunus laurocerasus
  2. small flowering evergreen tree of southern United States
    Synonym(s): cherry laurel, laurel cherry, mock orange, wild orange, Prunus caroliniana
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
coral reef
n
  1. a reef consisting of coral consolidated into limestone
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
coral root
n
  1. a wildflower of the genus Corallorhiza growing from a hard mass of rhizomes associated with a fungus that aids in absorbing nutrients from the forest floor
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
coral-red
adj
  1. of red tinged with coral
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
coral-root bittercress
n
  1. European bittercress having a knotted white rootstock [syn: coral-root bittercress, coralroot, coralwort, Cardamine bulbifera, Dentaria bulbifera]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Corallorhiza
n
  1. genus of leafless root-parasitic orchids having small purplish or yellowish racemose flowers with lobed lips; widely distributed in temperate regions
    Synonym(s): Corallorhiza, genus Corallorhiza
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Corallorhiza maculata
n
  1. common coral root having yellowish- or reddish- or purplish-brown leafless stems bearing loose racemes of similarly colored flowers with white purple-spotted lips; Guatemala to Canada
    Synonym(s): spotted coral root, Corallorhiza maculata
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Corallorhiza striata
n
  1. nearly leafless wildflower with erect reddish-purple stems bearing racemes of pale pinkish and brownish-striped flowers; western Canada to Mexico
    Synonym(s): striped coral root, Corallorhiza striata
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Corallorhiza trifida
n
  1. plant having clumps of nearly leafless pale yellowish to greenish stems bearing similarly colored flowers with white lower lips; northern New Mexico north through South Dakota and Washington to Alaska
    Synonym(s): early coral root, pale coral root, Corallorhiza trifida
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
coralroot
n
  1. European bittercress having a knotted white rootstock [syn: coral-root bittercress, coralroot, coralwort, Cardamine bulbifera, Dentaria bulbifera]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
coralwort
n
  1. European bittercress having a knotted white rootstock [syn: coral-root bittercress, coralroot, coralwort, Cardamine bulbifera, Dentaria bulbifera]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
corollary
n
  1. a practical consequence that follows naturally; "blind jealousy is a frequent corollary of passionate love"
  2. (logic) an inference that follows directly from the proof of another proposition
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
crawler
n
  1. a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage
    Synonym(s): sycophant, toady, crawler, lackey, ass-kisser
  2. a person who crawls or creeps along the ground
    Synonym(s): crawler, creeper
  3. terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers
    Synonym(s): earthworm, angleworm, fishworm, fishing worm, wiggler, nightwalker, nightcrawler, crawler, dew worm, red worm
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
crewelwork
n
  1. embroidery done with loosely twisted worsted yarn
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
cruller
n
  1. small friedcake formed into twisted strips and fried; richer than doughnuts
    Synonym(s): cruller, twister
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
curler
n
  1. a mechanical device consisting of a cylindrical tube around which the hair is wound to curl it; "a woman with her head full of curlers is not a pretty sight"
    Synonym(s): curler, hair curler, roller, crimper
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
curly-haired
adj
  1. covered with curly hair; "a curly-coated water spaniel"
    Synonym(s): curly-haired, curly-coated
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Cyrilla racemiflora
n
  1. shrub or small tree of southeastern United States to West Indies and Brazil; grown for the slender racemes of white flowers and orange and crimson foliage
    Synonym(s): cyrilla, leatherwood, white titi, Cyrilla racemiflora
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Laurel \Lau"rel\, n. [OE. lorel, laurer, lorer, OF. lorier,
      laurier, F. laurier, (assumed) LL. Laurarius, fr. L. laurus.]
      1. (Bot.) An evergreen shrub, of the genus {Laurus} ({L.
            nobilis}), having aromatic leaves of a lanceolate shape,
            with clusters of small, yellowish white flowers in their
            axils; -- called also {sweet bay}.
  
      Note: The fruit is a purple berry. It is found about the
               Mediterranean, and was early used by the ancient Greeks
               to crown the victor in the games of Apollo. At a later
               period, academic honors were indicated by a crown of
               laurel, with the fruit. The leaves and tree yield an
               aromatic oil, used to flavor the bay water of commerce.
  
      Note: The name is extended to other plants which in some
               respect resemble the true laurel. See Phrases, below.
  
      2. A crown of laurel; hence, honor; distinction; fame; --
            especially in the plural; as, to win laurels.
  
      3. An English gold coin made in 1619, and so called because
            the king's head on it was crowned with laurel.
  
      {Laurel water}, water distilled from the fresh leaves of the
            cherry laurel, and containing prussic acid and other
            products carried over in the process.
  
      {American laurel}, [or] {Mountain laurel}, {Kalmia
            latifolia}. See under {Mountain}.
  
      {California laurel}, {Umbellularia Californica}.
  
      {Cherry laurel} (in England called {laurel}). See under
            {Cherry}.
  
      {Great laurel}, the rosebay ({Rhododendron maximum}).
  
      {Ground laurel}, trailing arbutus.
  
      {New Zealand laurel}, {Laurelia Nov[91] Zelandi[91]}.
  
      {Portugal laurel}, the {Prunus Lusitanica}.
  
      {Rose laurel}, the oleander. See {Oleander}.
  
      {Sheep laurel}, a poisonous shrub, {Kalmia angustifolia},
            smaller than the mountain laurel, and with smaller and
            redder flowers.
  
      {Spurge laurel}, {Daphne Laureola}.
  
      {West Indian laurel}, {Prunus occidentalis}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   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}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Coral \Cor"al\, n. [Of. coral, F, corail, L. corallum, coralium,
      fr. Gr. kora`llion.]
      1. (Zo[94]l.) The hard parts or skeleton of various Anthozoa,
            and of a few Hydrozoa. Similar structures are also formed
            by some Bryozoa.
  
      Note: The large stony corals forming coral reefs belong to
               various genera of {Madreporaria}, and to the hydroid
               genus, {Millepora}. The red coral, used in jewelry, is
               the stony axis of the stem of a gorgonian ({Corallium
               rubrum}) found chiefly in the Mediterranean. The {fan
               corals}, {plume corals}, and {sea feathers} are species
               of {Gorgoniacea}, in which the axis is horny.
               Organ-pipe coral is formed by the genus {Tubipora}, an
               Alcyonarian, and {black coral} is in part the axis of
               species of the genus {Antipathes}. See {Anthozoa},
               {Madrepora}.
  
      2. The ovaries of a cooked lobster; -- so called from their
            color.
  
      3. A piece of coral, usually fitted with small bells and
            other appurtenances, used by children as a plaything.
  
      {Brain coral}, or {Brain stone coral}. See under {Brain}.
  
      {Chain coral}. See under {Chain}.
  
      {Coral animal} (Zo[94]l.), one of the polyps by which corals
            are formed. They are often very erroneously called {coral
            insects}.
  
      {Coral fish}. See in the Vocabulary.
  
      {Coral reefs} (Phys. Geog.), reefs, often of great extent,
            made up chiefly of fragments of corals, coral sands, and
            the solid limestone resulting from their consolidation.
            They are classed as {fringing reefs}, when they border the
            land; {barrier reefs}, when separated from the shore by a
            broad belt of water; {atolls}, when they constitute
            separate islands, usually inclosing a lagoon. See {Atoll}.
           
  
      {Coral root} (Bot.), a genus ({Corallorhiza}) of orchideous
            plants, of a yellowish or brownish red color, parasitic on
            roots of other plants, and having curious jointed or
            knotted roots not unlike some kinds of coral. See Illust.
            under {Coralloid}.
  
      {Coral snake}. (Zo)
            (a) A small, venomous, Brazilian snake {(Elaps
                  corallinus)}, coral-red, with black bands.
            (b) A small, harmless, South American snake ({Tortrix
                  scytale}).
  
      {Coral tree} (Bot.), a tropical, leguminous plant, of several
            species, with showy, scarlet blossoms and coral-red seeds.
            The best known is {Erythrina Corallodendron}.
  
      {Coral wood}, a hard, red cabinet wood. --McElrath.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Coral \Cor"al\, n. [Of. coral, F, corail, L. corallum, coralium,
      fr. Gr. kora`llion.]
      1. (Zo[94]l.) The hard parts or skeleton of various Anthozoa,
            and of a few Hydrozoa. Similar structures are also formed
            by some Bryozoa.
  
      Note: The large stony corals forming coral reefs belong to
               various genera of {Madreporaria}, and to the hydroid
               genus, {Millepora}. The red coral, used in jewelry, is
               the stony axis of the stem of a gorgonian ({Corallium
               rubrum}) found chiefly in the Mediterranean. The {fan
               corals}, {plume corals}, and {sea feathers} are species
               of {Gorgoniacea}, in which the axis is horny.
               Organ-pipe coral is formed by the genus {Tubipora}, an
               Alcyonarian, and {black coral} is in part the axis of
               species of the genus {Antipathes}. See {Anthozoa},
               {Madrepora}.
  
      2. The ovaries of a cooked lobster; -- so called from their
            color.
  
      3. A piece of coral, usually fitted with small bells and
            other appurtenances, used by children as a plaything.
  
      {Brain coral}, or {Brain stone coral}. See under {Brain}.
  
      {Chain coral}. See under {Chain}.
  
      {Coral animal} (Zo[94]l.), one of the polyps by which corals
            are formed. They are often very erroneously called {coral
            insects}.
  
      {Coral fish}. See in the Vocabulary.
  
      {Coral reefs} (Phys. Geog.), reefs, often of great extent,
            made up chiefly of fragments of corals, coral sands, and
            the solid limestone resulting from their consolidation.
            They are classed as {fringing reefs}, when they border the
            land; {barrier reefs}, when separated from the shore by a
            broad belt of water; {atolls}, when they constitute
            separate islands, usually inclosing a lagoon. See {Atoll}.
           
  
      {Coral root} (Bot.), a genus ({Corallorhiza}) of orchideous
            plants, of a yellowish or brownish red color, parasitic on
            roots of other plants, and having curious jointed or
            knotted roots not unlike some kinds of coral. See Illust.
            under {Coralloid}.
  
      {Coral snake}. (Zo)
            (a) A small, venomous, Brazilian snake {(Elaps
                  corallinus)}, coral-red, with black bands.
            (b) A small, harmless, South American snake ({Tortrix
                  scytale}).
  
      {Coral tree} (Bot.), a tropical, leguminous plant, of several
            species, with showy, scarlet blossoms and coral-red seeds.
            The best known is {Erythrina Corallodendron}.
  
      {Coral wood}, a hard, red cabinet wood. --McElrath.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Coral-rag \Cor"al-rag`\, n. (geol.)
      Same as {Corallian}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Coralwort \Cor"al*wort`\, n. (Bot.)
      A cruciferous herb of certain species of {Dentaria}; --
      called also {toothwort}, {tooth violet}, or {pepper root}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Corollary \Cor"ol*la*ry\ (k?r"?l-l?-r?; 277), n.; pl.
      {Corollaries} (-r[?]z). [L. corollarium gift, corollary, fr.
      corolla. See {Corolla}.]
      1. That which is given beyond what is actually due, as a
            garland of flowers in addition to wages; surplus;
            something added or superfluous. [Obs.]
  
                     Now come, my Ariel; bring a corollary, Rather than
                     want a spirit.                                    --Shak.
  
      2. Something which follows from the demonstration of a
            proposition; an additional inference or deduction from a
            demonstrated proposition; a consequence.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Corollary \Cor"ol*la*ry\ (k?r"?l-l?-r?; 277), n.; pl.
      {Corollaries} (-r[?]z). [L. corollarium gift, corollary, fr.
      corolla. See {Corolla}.]
      1. That which is given beyond what is actually due, as a
            garland of flowers in addition to wages; surplus;
            something added or superfluous. [Obs.]
  
                     Now come, my Ariel; bring a corollary, Rather than
                     want a spirit.                                    --Shak.
  
      2. Something which follows from the demonstration of a
            proposition; an additional inference or deduction from a
            demonstrated proposition; a consequence.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Crawler \Crawl"er\ (kr?l"?r), n.
      One who, or that which, crawls; a creeper; a reptile.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Crewelwork \Crew"el*work`\ (-w?rk`), n.
      Embroidery in crewels, commonly done upon some plain
      material, such as linen.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cruller \Crul"ler\ (kr[ucr]l"l[etil]r), n. [Cf. {Curl}.]
      A kind of sweet cake cut in strips and curled or twisted, and
      fried crisp in boiling fat. [Also written {kruller}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Curler \Curl"er\ (-[etil]r), n.
      1. One who, or that which, curls.
  
      2. A player at the game called curling. --Burns.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Charleroi, PA (borough, FIPS 12704)
      Location: 40.13915 N, 79.90048 W
      Population (1990): 5014 (2637 housing units)
      Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 15022

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   crawler
  
      {robot}
  
  
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