Oxalis acetosella : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

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English Dictionary: Oxalis acetosella	by the DICT Development Group
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occlusion n closure or blockage (as of a blood vessel) (meteorology) a composite front when colder air surrounds a mass of warm air and forces it aloft Synonym(s): occluded front, occlusion (dentistry) the normal spatial relation of the teeth when the jaws are closed an obstruction in a pipe or tube; "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe" Synonym(s): blockage, block, closure, occlusion, stop, stoppage the act of blocking Synonym(s): blockage, closure, occlusion
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occlusive adj tending to occlude n a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it; "his stop consonants are too aspirated" Synonym(s): stop consonant, stop, occlusive, plosive consonant, plosive speech sound, plosive Antonym(s): continuant, continuant consonant
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ocellus n an eye having a single lens [syn: simple eye, stemma, ocellus] an eyelike marking (as on the wings of some butterflies); usually a spot of color inside a ring of another color Synonym(s): eyespot, ocellus
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ochlocracy n a political system in which a mob is the source of control; government by the masses Synonym(s): mobocracy, ochlocracy
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oculism n the craft of an oculist
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oculist n a person skilled in testing for defects of vision in order to prescribe corrective glasses Synonym(s): optometrist, oculist a medical doctor specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the eye Synonym(s): ophthalmologist, eye doctor, oculist
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oculus n the organ of sight Synonym(s): eye, oculus, optic
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oculus dexter n the right eye Synonym(s): oculus dexter, OD
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oculus sinister n the left eye Synonym(s): oculus sinister, OS
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oscillogram n the recording produced by an oscillograph
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oscillograph n a device for making a record of the wave forms of fluctuating voltages or currents
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oscilloscope n electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities Synonym(s): oscilloscope, scope, cathode-ray oscilloscope, CRO
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oxalacetate n a salt or ester of oxalacetic acid [syn: oxalacetate, oxaloacetate]
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oxalacetic acid n an acid formed by oxidation of maleic acid (as in metabolism of fats and carbohydrates) Synonym(s): oxalacetic acid, oxaloacetic acid
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oxalic acid n a toxic colorless crystalline organic acid found in oxalis and other plants; used as a bleach and rust remover and in chemical analysis Synonym(s): oxalic acid, ethanedioic acid
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oxalis n any plant or flower of the genus Oxalis [syn: oxalis, sorrel, wood sorrel]
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Oxalis acetosella n Eurasian plant with heart-shaped trifoliate leaves and white purple-veined flowers Synonym(s): common wood sorrel, cuckoo bread, shamrock, Oxalis acetosella
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Oxalis caprina n short-stemmed South African plant with bluish flowers [syn: goatsfoot, goat's foot, Oxalis caprina]
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Oxalis cernua n South African bulbous wood sorrel with showy yellow flowers Synonym(s): Bermuda buttercup, English-weed, Oxalis pes- caprae, Oxalis cernua
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Oxalis corniculata n creeping much-branched mat-forming weed; cosmopolitan [syn: creeping oxalis, creeping wood sorrel, Oxalis corniculata]
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Oxalis crenata n South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers Synonym(s): oca, oka, Oxalis tuberosa, Oxalis crenata
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Oxalis pes-caprae n South African bulbous wood sorrel with showy yellow flowers Synonym(s): Bermuda buttercup, English-weed, Oxalis pes- caprae, Oxalis cernua
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Oxalis tuberosa n South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers Synonym(s): oca, oka, Oxalis tuberosa, Oxalis crenata
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Oxalis violacea n perennial herb of eastern North America with palmately compound leaves and usually rose-purple flowers Synonym(s): violet wood sorrel, Oxalis violacea
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oxaloacetate n a salt or ester of oxalacetic acid [syn: oxalacetate, oxaloacetate]
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oxaloacetic acid n an acid formed by oxidation of maleic acid (as in metabolism of fats and carbohydrates) Synonym(s): oxalacetic acid, oxaloacetic acid
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Warbler \War"bler\, n. 1. One who, or that which, warbles; a singer; a songster; -- applied chiefly to birds. In lulling strains the feathered warblers woo. --Tickell. 2. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of small Old World singing birds belonging to the family {Sylviid[91]}, many of which are noted songsters. The bluethroat, blackcap, reed warbler (see under {Reed}), and sedge warbler (see under {Sedge}) are well-known species. 3. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of small, often bright colored, American singing birds of the family or subfamily {Mniotiltid[91]}, or {Sylvicolin[91]}. They are allied to the Old World warblers, but most of them are not particularly musical. Note: The American warblers are often divided, according to their habits, into bush warblers, creeping warblers, fly-catching warblers, ground warblers, wood warblers, wormeating warblers, etc. {Bush warbler} (Zo[94]l.) any American warbler of the genus {Opornis}, as the Connecticut warbler ({O. agilis}). {Creeping warbler} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of very small American warblers belonging to {Parula}, {Mniotilta}, and allied genera, as the blue yellow-backed warbler ({Parula Americana}), and the black-and-white creeper ({Mniotilta varia}). {Fly-catching warbler} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of warblers belonging to {Setophaga}, {Sylvania}, and allied genera having the bill hooked and notched at the tip, with strong rictal bristles at the base, as the hooded warbler ({Sylvania mitrata}), the black-capped warbler ({S. pusilla}), the Canadian warbler ({S. Canadensis}), and the American redstart (see {Redstart}). {Ground warbler} (Zo[94]l.), any American warbler of the genus {Geothlypis}, as the mourning ground warbler ({G. Philadelphia}), and the Maryland yellowthroat (see {Yellowthroat}). {Wood warbler} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous American warblers of the genus {Dendroica}. Among the most common wood warblers in the Eastern States are the yellowbird, or yellow warbler (see under {Yellow}), the black-throated green warbler ({Dendroica virens}), the yellow-rumped warbler ({D. coronata}), the blackpoll ({D. striata}), the bay-breasted warbler ({D. castanea}), the chestnut-sided warbler ({D. Pennsylvanica}), the Cape May warbler ({D. tigrina}), the prairie warbler (see under {Prairie}), and the pine warbler ({D. pinus}). See also {Magnolia warbler}, under {Magnolia}, and {Blackburnian warbler}.
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Occluse \Oc*cluse"\, a. [L. occlusus, p. p. See {Occlude}.] Shut; closed. [Obs.] --Holder.
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Occlusion \Oc*clu"sion\, n. [See {Occlude}.] 1. The act of occluding, or the state of being occluded. Constriction and occlusion of the orifice. --Howell. 2. (Med.) The transient approximation of the edges of a natural opening; imperforation. --Dunglison. {Occlusion of gases} (Chem. & Physics), the phenomenon of absorbing gases, as exhibited by platinum, palladium, iron, or charcoal; thus, palladium absorbs, or occludes, nearly a thousand times its own volume of hydrogen, and in this case a chemical compound seems to be formed.
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Occlusion \Oc*clu"sion\, n. [See {Occlude}.] 1. The act of occluding, or the state of being occluded. Constriction and occlusion of the orifice. --Howell. 2. (Med.) The transient approximation of the edges of a natural opening; imperforation. --Dunglison. {Occlusion of gases} (Chem. & Physics), the phenomenon of absorbing gases, as exhibited by platinum, palladium, iron, or charcoal; thus, palladium absorbs, or occludes, nearly a thousand times its own volume of hydrogen, and in this case a chemical compound seems to be formed.
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Ochlocracy \Ochloc"racy\, n. [Gr. [?]; [?] the populace, multitude + [?] to be strong, to rule, [?] strength: cf.F. ochlocratie.] A form of government by the multitude; a mobocracy. --Hare.
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Ochlocratic \Och`locrat`ic\, Ochlocratical \Och`locrat`ical\, a. Of or pertaining to ochlocracy; having the form or character of an ochlocracy; mobocratic. -- {Och`locrat"ically}, adv.
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Ochlocratic \Och`locrat`ic\, Ochlocratical \Och`locrat`ical\, a. Of or pertaining to ochlocracy; having the form or character of an ochlocracy; mobocratic. -- {Och`locrat"ically}, adv.
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Ochlocratic \Och`locrat`ic\, Ochlocratical \Och`locrat`ical\, a. Of or pertaining to ochlocracy; having the form or character of an ochlocracy; mobocratic. -- {Och`locrat"ically}, adv.
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Oculist \Oc"u*list\, n. [L. oculus the eye: cf. F. oculiste.] One skilled in treating diseases of the eye.
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Oscillogram \Os"cillogram\, n. [L. oscillare + -gram.] (Elec.) An autographic record made by an oscillograph.
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Oscillograph \Os"cillograph\, n. [L. oscillare to swing + -graph.] (Elec.) An apparatus for recording or indicating alternating-current wave forms or other electrical oscillations, usually consisting of a galvanometer with strong field, in which the mass of the moving part is very small and frequency of vibration very high. -- {Os`cillograph"ic}, a.
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Oscillograph \Os"cillograph\, n. [L. oscillare to swing + -graph.] (Elec.) An apparatus for recording or indicating alternating-current wave forms or other electrical oscillations, usually consisting of a galvanometer with strong field, in which the mass of the moving part is very small and frequency of vibration very high. -- {Os`cillograph"ic}, a.
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Oscilloscope \Oscil"loscope\, n. [L. oscillare to swing + -scope.] (Elec.) An instrument for showing visually the changes in a varying current; an oscillograph.
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Oxalic \Ox*al"ic\, a. [From {Oxalis}: cf. F. oxalique.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, derived from, or contained in, sorrel, or oxalis; specifically, designating an acid found in, and characteristic of, oxalis, and also certain plant of the Buckwheat family. {Oxalic acid} (Chem.), a dibasic acid, existing combined in oxalis as an acid potassium oxalate, and in many plant tissues as the calcium oxalate. It is prepared on a large scale, by the action of fused caustic soda or potash on sawdust, as a white crystalline substance, which has a strong acid taste, and is poisonous in large doses. It is used in dyeing, calico printing, bleaching flax and straw, the preparation of formic acid, and in salts of lemon for removing ink stains, mold, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Oxalic \Ox*al"ic\, a. [From {Oxalis}: cf. F. oxalique.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, derived from, or contained in, sorrel, or oxalis; specifically, designating an acid found in, and characteristic of, oxalis, and also certain plant of the Buckwheat family. {Oxalic acid} (Chem.), a dibasic acid, existing combined in oxalis as an acid potassium oxalate, and in many plant tissues as the calcium oxalate. It is prepared on a large scale, by the action of fused caustic soda or potash on sawdust, as a white crystalline substance, which has a strong acid taste, and is poisonous in large doses. It is used in dyeing, calico printing, bleaching flax and straw, the preparation of formic acid, and in salts of lemon for removing ink stains, mold, etc.
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Oxalis \Ox"a*lis\, n. [L., a kind of sorrel, Gr. [?][?][?], fr. [?][?][?][?] sharp, pungent, acid.] (Bot.) A genus of plants, mostly herbs, with acid-tasting trifoliolate or multifoliolate leaves; -- called also {wood sorrel}.
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Shamrock \Sham"rock\, n. [L. seamrog, seamar, trefoil, white clover, white honeysuckle; akin to Gael. seamrag.] (Bot.) A trifoliate plant used as a national emblem by the Irish. The legend is that St. Patrick once plucked a leaf of it for use in illustrating the doctrine of the trinity. Note: The original plant was probably a kind of wood sorrel ({Oxalis Acetocella}); but now the name is given to the white clover ({Trifolium repens}), and the black medic ({Medicago lupulina}).
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Wood \Wood\, n. [OE. wode, wude, AS. wudu, wiodu; akin to OHG. witu, Icel. vi[?]r, Dan. & Sw. ved wood, and probably to Ir. & Gael. fiodh, W. gwydd trees, shrubs.] 1. A large and thick collection of trees; a forest or grove; -- frequently used in the plural. Light thickens, and the crow Makes wing to the rooky wood. --Shak. 2. The substance of trees and the like; the hard fibrous substance which composes the body of a tree and its branches, and which is covered by the bark; timber. [bd]To worship their own work in wood and stone for gods.[b8] --Milton. 3. (Bot.) The fibrous material which makes up the greater part of the stems and branches of trees and shrubby plants, and is found to a less extent in herbaceous stems. It consists of elongated tubular or needle-shaped cells of various kinds, usually interwoven with the shinning bands called silver grain. Note: Wood consists chiefly of the carbohydrates cellulose and lignin, which are isomeric with starch. 4. Trees cut or sawed for the fire or other uses. {Wood acid}, {Wood vinegar} (Chem.), a complex acid liquid obtained in the dry distillation of wood, and containing large quantities of acetic acid; hence, specifically, acetic acid. Formerly called {pyroligneous acid}. {Wood anemone} (Bot.), a delicate flower ({Anemone nemorosa}) of early spring; -- also called {windflower}. See Illust. of {Anemone}. {Wood ant} (Zo[94]l.), a large ant ({Formica rufa}) which lives in woods and forests, and constructs large nests. {Wood apple} (Bot.). See {Elephant apple}, under {Elephant}. {Wood baboon} (Zo[94]l.), the drill. {Wood betony}. (Bot.) (a) Same as {Betony}. (b) The common American lousewort ({Pedicularis Canadensis}), a low perennial herb with yellowish or purplish flowers. {Wood borer}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The larva of any one of numerous species of boring beetles, esp. elaters, longicorn beetles, buprestidans, and certain weevils. See {Apple borer}, under {Apple}, and {Pine weevil}, under {Pine}. (b) The larva of any one of various species of lepidopterous insects, especially of the clearwing moths, as the peach-tree borer (see under {Peach}), and of the goat moths. (c) The larva of various species of hymenopterous of the tribe Urocerata. See {Tremex}. (d) Any one of several bivalve shells which bore in wood, as the teredos, and species of Xylophaga. (e) Any one of several species of small Crustacea, as the {Limnoria}, and the boring amphipod ({Chelura terebrans}). {Wood carpet}, a kind of floor covering made of thin pieces of wood secured to a flexible backing, as of cloth. --Knight. {Wood cell} (Bot.), a slender cylindrical or prismatic cell usually tapering to a point at both ends. It is the principal constituent of woody fiber. {Wood choir}, the choir, or chorus, of birds in the woods. [Poetic] --Coleridge. {Wood coal}, charcoal; also, lignite, or brown coal. {Wood cricket} (Zo[94]l.), a small European cricket ({Nemobius sylvestris}). {Wood culver} (Zo[94]l.), the wood pigeon. {Wood cut}, an engraving on wood; also, a print from such an engraving. {Wood dove} (Zo[94]l.), the stockdove. {Wood drink}, a decoction or infusion of medicinal woods. {Wood duck} (Zo[94]l.) (a) A very beautiful American duck ({Aix sponsa}). The male has a large crest, and its plumage is varied with green, purple, black, white, and red. It builds its nest in trees, whence the name. Called also {bridal duck}, {summer duck}, and {wood widgeon}. (b) The hooded merganser. (c) The Australian maned goose ({Chlamydochen jubata}). {Wood echo}, an echo from the wood. {Wood engraver}. (a) An engraver on wood. (b) (Zo[94]l.) Any of several species of small beetles whose larv[91] bore beneath the bark of trees, and excavate furrows in the wood often more or less resembling coarse engravings; especially, {Xyleborus xylographus}. {Wood engraving}. (a) The act or art engraving on wood; xylography. (b) An engraving on wood; a wood cut; also, a print from such an engraving. {Wood fern}. (Bot.) See {Shield fern}, under {Shield}. {Wood fiber}. (a) (Bot.) Fibrovascular tissue. (b) Wood comminuted, and reduced to a powdery or dusty mass. {Wood fretter} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of beetles whose larv[91] bore in the wood, or beneath the bark, of trees. {Wood frog} (Zo[94]l.), a common North American frog ({Rana sylvatica}) which lives chiefly in the woods, except during the breeding season. It is drab or yellowish brown, with a black stripe on each side of the head. {Wood germander}. (Bot.) See under {Germander}. {Wood god}, a fabled sylvan deity. {Wood grass}. (Bot.) See under {Grass}. {Wood grouse}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The capercailzie. (b) The spruce partridge. See under {Spruce}. {Wood guest} (Zo[94]l.), the ringdove. [Prov. Eng.] {Wood hen}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any one of several species of Old World short-winged rails of the genus {Ocydromus}, including the weka and allied species. (b) The American woodcock. {Wood hoopoe} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of Old World arboreal birds belonging to {Irrisor} and allied genera. They are closely allied to the common hoopoe, but have a curved beak, and a longer tail. {Wood ibis} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of large, long-legged, wading birds belonging to the genus {Tantalus}. The head and neck are naked or scantily covered with feathers. The American wood ibis ({Tantalus loculator}) is common in Florida. {Wood lark} (Zo[94]l.), a small European lark ({Alauda arborea}), which, like, the skylark, utters its notes while on the wing. So called from its habit of perching on trees. {Wood laurel} (Bot.), a European evergreen shrub ({Daphne Laureola}). {Wood leopard} (Zo[94]l.), a European spotted moth ({Zeuzera [91]sculi}) allied to the goat moth. Its large fleshy larva bores in the wood of the apple, pear, and other fruit trees. {Wood lily} (Bot.), the lily of the valley. {Wood lock} (Naut.), a piece of wood close fitted and sheathed with copper, in the throating or score of the pintle, to keep the rudder from rising. {Wood louse} (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any one of numerous species of terrestrial isopod Crustacea belonging to {Oniscus}, {Armadillo}, and related genera. See {Sow bug}, under Sow, and {Pill bug}, under {Pill}. (b) Any one of several species of small, wingless, pseudoneuropterous insects of the family {Psocid[91]}, which live in the crevices of walls and among old books and papers. Some of the species are called also {book lice}, and {deathticks}, or {deathwatches}. {Wood mite} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous small mites of the family {Oribatid[91]}. They are found chiefly in woods, on tree trunks and stones. {Wood mote}. (Eng. Law) (a) Formerly, the forest court. (b) The court of attachment. {Wood nettle}. (Bot.) See under {Nettle}. {Wood nightshade} (Bot.), woody nightshade. {Wood nut} (Bot.), the filbert. {Wood nymph}. (a) A nymph inhabiting the woods; a fabled goddess of the woods; a dryad. [bd]The wood nymphs, decked with daisies trim.[b8] --Milton. (b) (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of handsomely colored moths belonging to the genus {Eudryas}. The larv[91] are bright-colored, and some of the species, as {Eudryas grata}, and {E. unio}, feed on the leaves of the grapevine. (c) (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of handsomely colored South American humming birds belonging to the genus {Thalurania}. The males are bright blue, or green and blue. {Wood offering}, wood burnt on the altar. We cast the lots . . . for the wood offering. --Neh. x. 34. {Wood oil} (Bot.), a resinous oil obtained from several East Indian trees of the genus {Dipterocarpus}, having properties similar to those of copaiba, and sometimes substituted for it. It is also used for mixing paint. See {Gurjun}. {Wood opal} (Min.), a striped variety of coarse opal, having some resemblance to wood. {Wood paper}, paper made of wood pulp. See {Wood pulp}, below. {Wood pewee} (Zo[94]l.), a North American tyrant flycatcher ({Contopus virens}). It closely resembles the pewee, but is smaller. {Wood pie} (Zo[94]l.), any black and white woodpecker, especially the European great spotted woodpecker. {Wood pigeon}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any one of numerous species of Old World pigeons belonging to {Palumbus} and allied genera of the family {Columbid[91]}. (b) The ringdove. {Wood puceron} (Zo[94]l.), a plant louse. {Wood pulp} (Technol.), vegetable fiber obtained from the poplar and other white woods, and so softened by digestion with a hot solution of alkali that it can be formed into sheet paper, etc. It is now produced on an immense scale. {Wood quail} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of East Indian crested quails belonging to {Rollulus} and allied genera, as the red-crested wood quail ({R. roulroul}), the male of which is bright green, with a long crest of red hairlike feathers. {Wood rabbit} (Zo[94]l.), the cottontail. {Wood rat} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of American wild rats of the genus {Neotoma} found in the Southern United States; -- called also {bush rat}. The Florida wood rat ({Neotoma Floridana}) is the best-known species. {Wood reed grass} (Bot.), a tall grass ({Cinna arundinacea}) growing in moist woods. {Wood reeve}, the steward or overseer of a wood. [Eng.] {Wood rush} (Bot.), any plant of the genus {Luzula}, differing from the true rushes of the genus {Juncus} chiefly in having very few seeds in each capsule. {Wood sage} (Bot.), a name given to several labiate plants of the genus {Teucrium}. See {Germander}. {Wood screw}, a metal screw formed with a sharp thread, and usually with a slotted head, for insertion in wood. {Wood sheldrake} (Zo[94]l.), the hooded merganser. {Wood shock} (Zo[94]l.), the fisher. See {Fisher}, 2. {Wood shrike} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of Old World singing birds belonging to {Grallina}, {Collyricincla}, {Prionops}, and allied genera, common in India and Australia. They are allied to the true shrikes, but feed upon both insects and berries. {Wood snipe}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The American woodcock. (b) An Asiatic snipe ({Gallinago nemoricola}). {Wood soot}, soot from burnt wood. {Wood sore}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Cuckoo spit}, under {Cuckoo}. {Wood sorrel} (Bot.), a plant of the genus Oxalis ({Oxalis Acetosella}), having an acid taste. See Illust. (a) of {Shamrock}. {Wood spirit}. (Chem.) See {Methyl alcohol}, under {Methyl}. {Wood stamp}, a carved or engraved block or stamp of wood, for impressing figures or colors on fabrics. {Wood star} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of small South American humming birds belonging to the genus {Calothorax}. The male has a brilliant gorget of blue, purple, and other colors. {Wood sucker} (Zo[94]l.), the yaffle. {Wood swallow} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of Old World passerine birds belonging to the genus {Artamus} and allied genera of the family {Artamid[91]}. They are common in the East Indies, Asia, and Australia. In form and habits they resemble swallows, but in structure they resemble shrikes. They are usually black above and white beneath. {Wood tapper} (Zo[94]l.), any woodpecker. {Wood tar}. See under {Tar}. {Wood thrush}, (Zo[94]l.) (a) An American thrush ({Turdus mustelinus}) noted for the sweetness of its song. See under {Thrush}. (b) The missel thrush. {Wood tick}. See in Vocabulary. {Wood tin}. (Min.). See {Cassiterite}. {Wood titmouse} (Zo[94]l.), the goldcgest. {Wood tortoise} (Zo[94]l.), the sculptured tortoise. See under {Sculptured}. {Wood vine} (Bot.), the white bryony. {Wood vinegar}. See {Wood acid}, above. {Wood warbler}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any one of numerous species of American warblers of the genus {Dendroica}. See {Warbler}. (b) A European warbler ({Phylloscopus sibilatrix}); -- called also {green wren}, {wood wren}, and {yellow wren}. {Wood worm} (Zo[94]l.), a larva that bores in wood; a wood borer. {Wood wren}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The wood warbler. (b) The willow warbler.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Goat \Goat\, n. [OE goot, got, gat, AS. g[be]t; akin to D. geit, OHG. geiz, G. geiss, Icel. geit, Sw. get, Dan. ged, Goth. gaits, L. haedus a young goat, kid.] (Zo[94]l.) A hollow-horned ruminant of the genus {Capra}, of several species and varieties, esp. the domestic goat ({C. hircus}), which is raised for its milk, flesh, and skin. Note: The Cashmere and Angora varieties of the goat have long, silky hair, used in the manufacture of textile fabrics. The wild or bezoar goat ({Capra [91]gagrus}), of Asia Minor, noted for the bezoar stones found in its stomach, is supposed to be one of the ancestral species ofthe domestic goat. The Rocky Montain goat ({Haplocercus montanus}) is more nearly related to the antelopes. See {Mazame}. {Goat antelope} (Zo[94]l), one of several species of antelopes, which in some respects resemble a goat, having recurved horns, a stout body, large hoofs, and a short, flat tail, as the goral, thar, mazame, and chikara. {Goat fig} (Bot.), the wild fig. {Goat house}. (a) A place for keeping goats. (b) A brothel. [Obs.] {Goat moth} (Zo[94]l.), any moth of the genus {Cossus}, esp. the large European species ({C. ligniperda}), the larva of which burrows in oak and willow trees, and requires three years to mature. It exhales an odor like that of the he-goat. {Goat weed} (Bot.), a scrophulariaceous plant, of the genus {Capraria} ({C. biflora}). {Goat's bane} (Bot.), a poisonous plant ({Aconitum Lucoctonum}), bearing pale yellow flowers, introduced from Switzerland into England; wolfsbane. {Goat's beard} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Tragopogon}; -- so named from the long silky beard of the seeds. One species is the salsify or oyster plant. {Goat's foot} (Bot.), a kind of wood sorrel ({Oxalis caprina}) growing at the Cape of Good Hope. {Goat's rue} (Bot.), a leguminous plant ({Galega officinalis} of Europe, or {Tephrosia Virginiana} in the United States). {Goat's thorn} (Bot.), a thorny leguminous plant ({Astragalus Tragacanthus}), found in the Levant. {Goat's wheat} (Bot.), the genus {Tragopyrum} (now referred to {Atraphaxis}).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sensitive \Sen"si*tive\, a. [F. sensitif. See {Sense}.] 1. Having sense of feeling; possessing or exhibiting the capacity of receiving impressions from external objects; as, a sensitive soul. 2. Having quick and acute sensibility, either to the action of external objects, or to impressions upon the mind and feelings; highly susceptible; easily and acutely affected. She was too sensitive to abuse and calumny. --Macaulay. 3. (a) (Mech.) Having a capacity of being easily affected or moved; as, a sensitive thermometer; sensitive scales. (b) (Chem. & Photog.) Readily affected or changed by certain appropriate agents; as, silver chloride or bromide, when in contact with certain organic substances, is extremely sensitive to actinic rays. 4. Serving to affect the sense; sensible. [R.] A sensitive love of some sensitive objects. --Hammond. 5. Of or pertaining to sensation; depending on sensation; as, sensitive motions; sensitive muscular motions excited by irritation. --E. Darwin. {Sensitive fern} (Bot.), an American fern ({Onoclea sensibilis}), the leaves of which, when plucked, show a slight tendency to fold together. {Sensitive flame} (Physics), a gas flame so arranged that under a suitable adjustment of pressure it is exceedingly sensitive to sounds, being caused to roar, flare, or become suddenly shortened or extinguished, by slight sounds of the proper pitch. {Sensitive joint vetch} (Bot.), an annual leguminous herb ({[92]schynomene hispida}), with sensitive foliage. {Sensitive paper}, paper prepared for photographic purpose by being rendered sensitive to the effect of light. {Sensitive plant}. (Bot.) (a) A leguminous plant ({Mimosa pudica}, or {M. sensitiva}, and other allied species), the leaves of which close at the slightest touch. (b) Any plant showing motions after irritation, as the sensitive brier ({Schrankia}) of the Southern States, two common American species of Cassia ({C. nictitans}, and {C. Cham[91]crista}), a kind of sorrel ({Oxalis sensitiva}), etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Oxlike \Ox"like\, a. Characteristic of, or like, an ox.
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Oak Hills, OR (CDP, FIPS 53988) Location: 45.54137 N, 122.83998 W Population (1990): 6450 (2267 housing units) Area: 4.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Oak Hills, PA (CDP, FIPS 55969) Location: 40.82474 N, 79.91343 W Population (1990): 2245 (867 housing units) Area: 8.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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Oak Hills Place, LA (CDP, FIPS 56855) Location: 30.36667 N, 91.08691 W Population (1990): 5479 (2025 housing units) Area: 8.0 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
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Ochlocknee, GA (town, FIPS 57372) Location: 30.97518 N, 84.05084 W Population (1990): 588 (255 housing units) Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 31773
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Ogle County, IL (county, FIPS 141) Location: 42.04205 N, 89.31979 W Population (1990): 45957 (18052 housing units) Area: 1965.5 sq km (land), 11.5 sq km (water)
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Oglesby, IL (city, FIPS 55353) Location: 41.29454 N, 89.06454 W Population (1990): 3619 (1591 housing units) Area: 9.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 61348 Oglesby, TX (city, FIPS 53520) Location: 31.41892 N, 97.50985 W Population (1990): 452 (195 housing units) Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 76561
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Okaloosa County, FL (county, FIPS 91) Location: 30.66831 N, 86.59302 W Population (1990): 143776 (62569 housing units) Area: 2423.7 sq km (land), 378.9 sq km (water)
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Osceola County, FL (county, FIPS 97) Location: 28.05808 N, 81.14685 W Population (1990): 107728 (47959 housing units) Area: 3424.0 sq km (land), 477.8 sq km (water) Osceola County, IA (county, FIPS 143) Location: 43.37735 N, 95.61935 W Population (1990): 7267 (2998 housing units) Area: 1032.9 sq km (land), 1.9 sq km (water) Osceola County, MI (county, FIPS 133) Location: 43.98460 N, 85.32967 W Population (1990): 20146 (11444 housing units) Area: 1466.2 sq km (land), 18.2 sq km (water)
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Oskaloosa, IA (city, FIPS 59925) Location: 41.29297 N, 92.63961 W Population (1990): 10632 (4638 housing units) Area: 14.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 52577 Oskaloosa, KS (city, FIPS 53375) Location: 39.21585 N, 95.31355 W Population (1990): 1074 (417 housing units) Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 66066
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Owsley County, KY (county, FIPS 189) Location: 37.41352 N, 83.68939 W Population (1990): 5036 (2137 housing units) Area: 513.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Oaklisp A portable {object-oriented} {Scheme} by K. Lang and Barak Perlmutter of {Yale}. Oaklisp uses a superset of Scheme {syntax}. It is based on generic operations rather than functions, and features {anonymous classes}, {multiple inheritance}, a strong error system, {setters} and {locators} for operations and a facility for {dynamic binding}. Version 1.2 includes an interface, {bytecode compiler}, {run-time system} and documentation. {(ftp://f.gp.cs.cmu.edu/usr/bap/oak/ftpable/)}, {for Amiga (ftp://ftp.cso.uiuc.edu/pub/amiga/fish/ff519)}. ["Oaklisp: An Object-Oriented Scheme with First-Class Types", K. Lang et al, SIGPLAN Notices 21(11):30-37 (Nov 1986) (OOPSLA '86)]. (1992-05-01)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
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