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   Delairea odorata
         n 1: South African succulent evergreen twining climber with
               yellow flowers grown primarily as a houseplant for its
               foliage; sometimes placed in genus Senecio [syn: {German
               ivy}, {Delairea odorata}, {Senecio milkanioides}]

English Dictionary: Delairea odorata by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Dialeurodes
n
  1. a genus of Aleyrodidae [syn: Dialeurodes, {genus Dialeurodes}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Dialeurodes citri
n
  1. whitefly that attacks citrus trees [syn: citrus whitefly, Dialeurodes citri]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dollar diplomacy
n
  1. diplomacy influenced by economic considerations
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dullard
n
  1. a person who is not very bright; "The economy, stupid!"
    Synonym(s): stupid, stupid person, stupe, dullard, dolt, pudding head, pudden-head, poor fish, pillock
  2. a person who evokes boredom
    Synonym(s): bore, dullard
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Dermestes \[d8]Der*mes"tes\, n. [NL., from Gr. [?]; [?] skin +
      root of [?] to eat.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A genus of coleopterous insects, the larv[91] of which feed
      animal substances. They are very destructive to dries meats,
      skins, woolens, and furs. The most common species is {D.
      lardarius}, known as the {bacon beetle}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Ailuroidea \[d8]Ai`lu*roid"e*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] cat
      + -oid.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A group of the Carnivora, which includes the cats, civets,
      and hyenas.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8L82rot \[d8]L[82]`rot"\ (l[asl]`r[osl]"), n. [F.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A small European rodent ({Eliomys nitela}), allied to the
      dormouse.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Liard \[d8]Liard\ (ly[aum]r), n. [F.]
      A French copper coin of one fourth the value of a sou.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Liriodendron \[d8]Lir`i*o*den"dron\
      (l[icr]r`[icr]*[osl]*d[ecr]n"dr[ocr]n), n.; pl. {Liriodendra}
      (-dr[adot]). [NL., fr. Gr. lei`rion lily + de`ndron tree.]
      (Bot.)
      A genus of large and very beautiful trees of North America,
      having smooth, shining leaves, and handsome, tuliplike
      flowers; tulip tree; whitewood; -- called also {canoewood}.
      {Liriodendron tulipifera} is the only extant species, but
      there were several others in the Cretaceous epoch.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Lordosis \[d8]Lor*do"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?], fr. [?] bent
      so as to be convex in front.] (Med.)
      (a) A curvature of the spine forwards, usually in the lumbar
            region.
      (b) Any abnormal curvature of the bones.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Lorette \[d8]Lo`rette"\, n. [F.]
      In France, a name for a woman who is supported by her lovers,
      and devotes herself to idleness, show, and pleasure; -- so
      called from the church of Notre Dame de Lorette, in Paris,
      near which many of them resided.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Delirate \De*lir"ate\, v. t. & i. [L. deliratus, p. p. of
      delirare. See {Delirium}.]
      To madden; to rave. [Obs.]
  
               An infatuating and delirating spirit in it. --Holland.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Deliration \Del`i*ra"tion\, n. [L. deliratio.]
      Aberration of mind; delirium. --J. Morley.
  
               Deliration or alienation of the understanding. --Mede.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dolerite \Dol"er*ite\, n. [Gr. [?] deceptive, because easily
      confounded with diorite.] (Petrography)
            (a) A dark, crystalline, igneous rock, chiefly pyroxene
                  with labradorite.
            (b) Coarse-grained basalt.
            (c) Diabase.
            (d) Any dark, igneous rock composed chiefly of silicates
                  of iron and magnesium with some feldspar. --
                  {Dol`er*it"ic}, a.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dolerite \Dol"er*ite\, n. [Gr. [?] deceitful; because it was
      easily confounded with diorite.] (Geol. & Min.)
      A dark-colored, basic, igneous rock, composed essentially of
      pyroxene and a triclinic feldspar with magnetic iron. By many
      authors it is considered equivalent to a coarse-grained
      basalt.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dolerite \Dol"er*ite\, n. [Gr. [?] deceptive, because easily
      confounded with diorite.] (Petrography)
            (a) A dark, crystalline, igneous rock, chiefly pyroxene
                  with labradorite.
            (b) Coarse-grained basalt.
            (c) Diabase.
            (d) Any dark, igneous rock composed chiefly of silicates
                  of iron and magnesium with some feldspar. --
                  {Dol`er*it"ic}, a.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Doleritic \Dol`er*it"ic\, a.
      Of the nature of dolerite; as, much lava is doleritic lava.
      --Dana.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dollardee \Dol`lar*dee"\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      A species of sunfish ({Lepomis pallidus}), common in the
      United States; -- called also {blue sunfish}, and
      {copper-nosed bream}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dullard \Dull"ard\, n. [Dull + -ard.]
      A stupid person; a dunce. --Shak. -- a. Stupid. --Bp. Hall.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Dalhart, TX (city, FIPS 18524)
      Location: 36.06182 N, 102.51459 W
      Population (1990): 6246 (2807 housing units)
      Area: 9.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 79022

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Dalworthington Gardens, TX (city, FIPS 19084)
      Location: 32.69365 N, 97.15865 W
      Population (1990): 1758 (632 housing units)
      Area: 4.7 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Delaware Water G, PA
      Zip code(s): 18327

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Delaware Water Gap, PA (borough, FIPS 18736)
      Location: 40.97861 N, 75.13759 W
      Population (1990): 733 (328 housing units)
      Area: 4.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Dillard, GA (town, FIPS 22976)
      Location: 34.97247 N, 83.38561 W
      Population (1990): 199 (104 housing units)
      Area: 4.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Dilworth, MN (city, FIPS 15976)
      Location: 46.87540 N, 96.69872 W
      Population (1990): 2562 (1090 housing units)
      Area: 4.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 56529

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   DLUR/DLUS
  
      Dependent Logical Unit Requester/Server.   The
      DLUR function is an {APPN} enhancement for an end node or
      network node that supports dependent {LU}s.   The DLUS function
      is a product feature of an {interchange node} or a {T5}
      network node supporting {session services} extensions.
  
      {(http://booksrv2.raleigh.ibm.com/cgi-bin/bookmgr/bookmgr.cmd/BOOKS/DLUR7/)}.
  
      (1997-05-08)
  
  
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