rachischisis
         n 1: a not uncommon congenital defect in which a vertebra is
               malformed; unless several vertebrae are affected or there
               is myelomeningocele there are few symptoms; can be
               diagnosed by amniocentesis [syn: {spina bifida},
               {rachischisis}, {schistorrhachis}]

English Dictionary: Risikokonzentration	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Roccus saxatilis n marine food and game fish with dark longitudinal stripes; migrates upriver to spawn; sometimes placed in the genus Morone Synonym(s): striped bass, striper, Roccus saxatilis, rockfish
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rosaceous adj of or pertaining to or characteristic of plants of the family Rosaceae of something having a dusty purplish pink color; "the roseate glow of dawn" Synonym(s): rose, roseate, rosaceous
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rose acacia n large shrub or small tree of the eastern United States having bristly stems and large clusters of pink flowers Synonym(s): bristly locust, rose acacia, moss locust, Robinia hispida
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rose chestnut n handsome East Indian evergreen tree often planted as an ornamental for its fragrant white flowers that yield a perfume; source of very heavy hardwood used for railroad ties Synonym(s): rose chestnut, ironwood, ironwood tree, Mesua ferrea
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rose-cheeked adj having the pinkish flush of health [syn: flushed, rose-cheeked, rosy, rosy-cheeked]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rosy-cheeked adj having the pinkish flush of health [syn: flushed, rose-cheeked, rosy, rosy-cheeked]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
roughcast n a coarse plaster for the surface of external walls a rough preliminary model v shape roughly apply roughcast to; "roughcast a wall" hew roughly, without finishing the surface; "rough-hew stone or timber" Synonym(s): rough-hew, roughcast
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Ruscus aculeatus n shrub with stiff flattened stems resembling leaves (cladophylls); used for making brooms Synonym(s): butcher's broom, Ruscus aculeatus
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Race suicide \Race suicide\       The voluntary failure of the members of a race or people to       have a number of children sufficient to keep the birth rate       equal to the death rate.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Rachis \[d8]Ra"chis\, n.; pl. E. {Rachises}, L. {Rachides}.       [NL., fr. Gr. [?] [?].] [Written also {rhachis}.]       1. (Anat.) The spine; the vertebral column.          2. (Bot. & Zo[94]l.) Same as {Rhachis}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Rhachis \[d8]Rha"chis\, n.; pl. E. {Rhachises}, L.       {Rhachides}. [See {Rachis}.] [Written also {rechis}.]       1. (Anat.) The spine.          2. (Bot.)             (a) The continued stem or midrib of a pinnately compound                   leaf, as in a rose leaf or a fern.             (b) The principal axis in a raceme, spike, panicle, or                   corymb.          3. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The shaft of a feather. The rhachis of the                   after-shaft, or plumule, is called the hyporhachis.             (b) The central cord in the stem of a crinoid.             (c) The median part of the radula of a mollusk.             (d) A central cord of the ovary of nematodes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rosaceous \Ro*sa"ceous\, a. [L. rosaceus, fr. rosa rose.]       1. (Bot.)             (a) Of or pertaining to a natural order of plants                   ({Rosace[91]}) of which the rose is the type. It                   includes also the plums and cherries, meadowsweet,                   brambles, the strawberry, the hawthorn, applies,                   pears, service trees, and quinces.             (b) Like a rose in shape or appearance; as, a rosaceous                   corolla.          2. Of a pure purpish pink color.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rosacic \Ro*sac"ic\, a. [See {Rosaceous}.] (Old med. Chem.)       Pertaining to, or designating, an acid (called also lithic       acid) found in certain red precipitates of urine. See {Uric}.       [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rose \Rose\, n. [AS. rose, L. rosa, probably akin to Gr. [?],       Armor. vard, OPer. vareda; and perhaps to E. wort: cf. F.       rose, from the Latin. Cf. {Copperas}, {Rhododendron}.]       1. A flower and shrub of any species of the genus {Rosa}, of             which there are many species, mostly found in the morthern             hemispere          Note: Roses are shrubs with pinnate leaves and usually                prickly stems. The flowers are large, and in the wild                state have five petals of a color varying from deep                pink to white, or sometimes yellow. By cultivation and                hybridizing the number of petals is greatly increased                and the natural perfume enhanced. In this way many                distinct classes of roses have been formed, as the                Banksia, Baurbon, Boursalt, China, Noisette, hybrid                perpetual, etc., with multitudes of varieties in nearly                every class.          2. A knot of ribbon formed like a rose; a rose knot; a             rosette, esp. one worn on a shoe. --Sha.          3. (Arch.) A rose window. See {Rose window}, below.          4. A perforated nozzle, as of a pipe, spout, etc., for             delivering water in fine jets; a rosehead; also, a             strainer at the foot of a pump.          5. (Med.) The erysipelas. --Dunglison.          6. The card of the mariner's compass; also, a circular card             with radiating lines, used in other instruments.          7. The color of a rose; rose-red; pink.          8. A diamond. See {Rose diamond}, below.          {Cabbage rose}, {China rose}, etc. See under {Cabbage},             {China}, etc.          {Corn rose} (Bot.) See {Corn poppy}, under {Corn}.          {Infantile rose} (Med.), a variety of roseola.          {Jamaica rose}. (Bot.) See under {Jamaica}.          {Rose acacia} (Bot.), a low American leguminous shrub             ({Robinia hispida}) with handsome clusters of rose-colored             blossoms.          {Rose aniline}. (Chem.) Same as {Rosaniline}.          {Rose apple} (Bot.), the fruit of the tropical myrtaceous             tree {Eugenia Jambos}. It is an edible berry an inch or             more in diameter, and is said to have a very strong             roselike perfume.          {Rose beetle}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A small yellowish or buff longlegged beetle                   ({Macrodactylus subspinosus}), which eats the leaves                   of various plants, and is often very injurious to                   rosebushes, apple trees, grapevines, etc. Called also                   {rose bug}, and {rose chafer}.             (b) The European chafer.          {Rose bug}. (Zo[94]l.) same as {Rose beetle}, {Rose chafer}.                      {Rose burner}, a kind of gas-burner producing a rose-shaped             flame.          {Rose camphor} (Chem.), a solid odorless substance which             separates from rose oil.          {Rose campion}. (Bot.) See under {Campion}.          {Rose catarrh} (Med.), rose cold.          {Rose chafer}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A common European beetle ({Cetonia aurata}) which is                   often very injurious to rosebushes; -- called also                   {rose beetle}, and {rose fly}.             (b) The rose beetle             (a) .          {Rose cold} (Med.), a variety of hay fever, sometimes             attributed to the inhalation of the effluvia of roses. See             {Hay fever}, under {Hay}.          {Rose color}, the color of a rose; pink; hence, a beautiful             hue or appearance; fancied beauty, attractiveness, or             promise.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Roughcast \Rough`cast"\, v. t.       1. To form in No definitions found for "Réseaux Associés pour la Recherche Européenne" its first rudiments, without revision,             correction, or polish. --Dryden.          2. To mold without nicety or elegance; to form with             asperities and inequalities.          3. To plaster with a mixture of lime and shells or pebbles;             as, to roughcast a building.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Roughcast \Rough"cast`\, n.       1. A rude model; the rudimentary, unfinished form of a thing.          2. A kind of plastering made of lime, with a mixture of             shells or pebbles, used for covering buildings. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Roughcaster \Rough"cast`er\, n.       One who roughcasts.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Broom \Broom\, n. [OE. brom, brome, AS. br[d3]m; akin to LG.       bram, D. brem, OHG. br[be]mo broom, thorn[?]bush, G.       brombeere blackberry. Cf. {Bramble}, n.]       1. (Bot.) A plant having twigs suitable for making brooms to             sweep with when bound together; esp., the {Cytisus             scoparius} of Western Europe, which is a low shrub with             long, straight, green, angular branches, minute leaves,             and large yellow flowers.                         No gypsy cowered o'er fires of furze and broom.                                                                               --Wordsworth.          2. An implement for sweeping floors, etc., commonly made of             the panicles or tops of broom corn, bound together or             attached to a long wooden handle; -- so called because             originally made of the twigs of the broom.          {Butcher's broom}, a plant ({Ruscus aculeatus}) of the Smilax             family, used by butchers for brooms to sweep their blocks;             -- called also {knee holly}. See {Cladophyll}.          {Dyer's broom}, a species of mignonette ({Reseda luteola}),             used for dyeing yellow; dyer's weed; dyer's rocket.          {Spanish broom}. See under {Spanish}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Box \Box\ (b[ocr]ks), n. [As. box, L. buxus, fr. Gr. [?]. See       {Box} a case.] (Bot.)       A tree or shrub, flourishing in different parts of the world.       The common box ({Buxus sempervirens}) has two varieties, one       of which, the dwarf box ({B. suffruticosa}), is much used for       borders in gardens. The wood of the tree varieties, being       very hard and smooth, is extensively used in the arts, as by       turners, engravers, mathematical instrument makers, etc.          {Box elder}, the ash-leaved maple ({Negundo aceroides}), of             North America.          {Box holly}, the butcher's broom ({Russus aculeatus}).          {Box thorn}, a shrub ({Lycium barbarum}).          {Box tree}, the tree variety of the common box.