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   Epipactis
         n 1: genus of hardy orchids with leafy-bracted racemes of
               greenish or purplish irregular flowers [syn: {Epipactis},
               {genus Epipactis}]

English Dictionary: epiphysis cerebri by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Epipactis gigantea
n
  1. orchid growing along streams or ponds of western North America having leafy stems and 1 greenish-brown and pinkish flower in the axil of each upper leaf
    Synonym(s): stream orchid, chatterbox, giant helleborine, Epipactis gigantea
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Epipactis helleborine
n
  1. European orchid with spikes of green and pinkish or purplish flowers
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
epiphyseal
adj
  1. relating to the epiphysis of a bone [syn: epiphyseal, epiphysial]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
epiphysial
adj
  1. relating to the epiphysis of a bone [syn: epiphyseal, epiphysial]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
epiphysis
n
  1. the end of a long bone; initially separated from the main bone by a layer of cartilage that eventually ossifies so the parts become fused
  2. a small endocrine gland in the brain; situated beneath the back part of the corpus callosum; secretes melatonin
    Synonym(s): pineal gland, pineal body, epiphysis cerebri, epiphysis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
epiphysis cerebri
n
  1. a small endocrine gland in the brain; situated beneath the back part of the corpus callosum; secretes melatonin
    Synonym(s): pineal gland, pineal body, epiphysis cerebri, epiphysis
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Beech \Beech\, n.; pl. {Beeches}. [OE. beche, AS. b[?]ce; akin
      to D. beuk, OHG. buocha, G. buche, Icel. beyki, Dan. b[94]g,
      Sw. bok, Russ. buk, L. fagus, Gr. [?] oak, [?] to eat, Skr.
      bhaksh; the tree being named originally from the esculent
      fruit. See {Book}, and cf. 7th {Buck}, {Buckwheat}.] (Bot.)
      A tree of the genus {Fagus}.
  
      Note: It grows to a large size, having a smooth bark and
               thick foliage, and bears an edible triangular nut, of
               which swine are fond. The {Fagus sylvatica} is the
               European species, and the {F. ferruginea} that of
               America.
  
      {Beech drops} (Bot.), a parasitic plant which grows on the
            roots of beeches ({Epiphegus Americana}).
  
      {Beech marten} (Zo[94]l.), the stone marten of Europe
            ({Mustela foina}).
  
      {Beech mast}, the nuts of the beech, esp. as they lie under
            the trees, in autumn.
  
      {Beech oil}, oil expressed from the mast or nuts of the beech
            tree.
  
      {Cooper beech}, a variety of the European beech with
            copper-colored, shining leaves.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Epiphyseal \Ep`i*phys"e*al\, Epiphysial \Ep`i*phys"i*al\,
      (Anat.)
      Pertaining to, or having the nature of, an epiphysis.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Epiphysis \[d8]E*piph"y*sis\, n.; pl. {Epiphyses}. [NL., fr.
      Gr. 'epi`fysis, fr. 'epify`ein to grow upon; 'epi` upon +
      fy`ein to grow.] (Anat.)
      (a) The end, or other superficial part, of a bone, which
            ossifies separately from the central portion, or
            {diaphysis}.
      (b) The cerebral epiphysis, or pineal gland. See {Pineal
            gland}, under {Pineal}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Epiphyseal \Ep`i*phys"e*al\, Epiphysial \Ep`i*phys"i*al\,
      (Anat.)
      Pertaining to, or having the nature of, an epiphysis.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pineal \Pi"ne*al\, a. [L. pinea the cone of a pine, from pineus
      of the pine, from pinus a pine: cf. F. pin[82]ale.]
      Of or pertaining to a pine cone; resembling a pine cone.
  
      {Pineal gland} (Anat.), a glandlike body in the roof of the
            third ventricle of the vertebrate brain; -- called also
            {pineal body}, {epiphysis}, {conarium}. In some animals it
            is connected with a rudimentary eye, the so-called pineal
            eye, and in other animals it is supposed to be the remnant
            of a dorsal median eye.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Eupepsia \[d8]Eu*pep"si*a\, Eupepsy \Eu*pep"sy\, n. [NL.
      eupepsia, Fr. Gr. [?], fr. [?] easy of digestion; [?] well +
      [?] to cook, digest.] (Med.)
      Soundness of the nutritive or digestive organs; good
      concoction or digestion; -- opposed to dyspepsia.
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