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   gametophore
         n 1: a modified branch bearing gametangia as in the thalloid
               liverworts

English Dictionary: giant hives by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gametophyte
n
  1. the gamete-bearing individual or phase in the life cycle of a plant having alternation of generations
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gand flower
n
  1. small European perennial with numerous branches having racemes of blue, pink or white flowers; formerly reputed to promote human lactation
    Synonym(s): common milkwort, gand flower, Polygala vulgaris
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ganoid fish
n
  1. primitive fishes having thick bony scales with a shiny covering
    Synonym(s): ganoid, ganoid fish
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
genitive
adj
  1. serving to express or indicate possession; "possessive pronouns"; "the genitive endings"
    Synonym(s): possessive, genitive
n
  1. the case expressing ownership [syn: genitive, {genitive case}, possessive, possessive case]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
genitive case
n
  1. the case expressing ownership [syn: genitive, {genitive case}, possessive, possessive case]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
genotype
n
  1. a group of organisms sharing a specific genetic constitution
  2. the particular alleles at specified loci present in an organism
    Synonym(s): genotype, genetic constitution
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
genotypic
adj
  1. of or relating to or constituting a genotype; "genotypical pattern"
    Synonym(s): genotypical, genotypic
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
genotypical
adj
  1. of or relating to or constituting a genotype; "genotypical pattern"
    Synonym(s): genotypical, genotypic
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
giant bamboo
n
  1. immense tropical southeast Asian bamboo with tough hollow culms that resemble tree trunks
    Synonym(s): giant bamboo, kyo- chiku, Dendrocalamus giganteus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
giant buttercup
n
  1. spectacular perennial native of wet montane grasslands of Peru; formerly included in genus Ranunculus
    Synonym(s): giant buttercup, Laccopetalum giganteum
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
giant fern
n
  1. highly variable species of very large primitive ferns of the Pacific tropical areas with high rainfall
    Synonym(s): angiopteris, giant fern, Angiopteris evecta
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
giant fir
n
  1. lofty fir of the Pacific coast of northwestern America having long curving branches and deep green leaves
    Synonym(s): lowland fir, lowland white fir, giant fir, grand fir, Abies grandis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
giant foxtail
n
  1. two species of coarse annual foxtails that are naturalized weeds in United States
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
giant fulmar
n
  1. large brownish petrel chiefly of Antarctic seas [syn: giant petrel, giant fulmar, Macronectes giganteus]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
giant hives
n
  1. recurrent large circumscribed areas of subcutaneous edema; onset is sudden and it disappears within 24 hours; seen mainly in young women, often as an allergic reaction to food or drugs
    Synonym(s): angioedema, atrophedema, giant hives, periodic edema, Quincke's edema
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
giant panda
n
  1. large black-and-white herbivorous mammal of bamboo forests of China and Tibet; in some classifications considered a member of the bear family or of a separate family Ailuropodidae
    Synonym(s): giant panda, panda, panda bear, coon bear, Ailuropoda melanoleuca
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
giant perch
n
  1. a species of large perch noted for its sporting and eating qualities; lives in marine, estuary, and freshwater habitats
    Synonym(s): barramundi, giant perch, giant seaperch, Asian seabass, white seabass, Lates calcarifer
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
giant petrel
n
  1. large brownish petrel chiefly of Antarctic seas [syn: giant petrel, giant fulmar, Macronectes giganteus]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
giant pigfish
n
  1. found around the Great Barrier Reef [syn: pigfish, {giant pigfish}, Achoerodus gouldii]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
giant potato creeper
n
  1. vine of Costa Rica sparsely armed with hooklike spines and having large lilac-blue flowers
    Synonym(s): potato vine, giant potato creeper, Solanum wendlandii
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
giant puffball
n
  1. huge edible puffball up to 2 feet diameter and 25 pounds in weight
    Synonym(s): giant puffball, Calvatia gigantea
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Gnetophyta
n
  1. gymnospermous flowering plants; supposed link between conifers and angiosperms; in some systems classified as a class (Gnetopsida) and in others as a subdivision (Gnetophytina or Gnetophyta)
    Synonym(s): Gnetopsida, class Gnetopsida, Gnetophytina, subdivision Gnetophytina, Gnetophyta
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Gnetophytina
n
  1. gymnospermous flowering plants; supposed link between conifers and angiosperms; in some systems classified as a class (Gnetopsida) and in others as a subdivision (Gnetophytina or Gnetophyta)
    Synonym(s): Gnetopsida, class Gnetopsida, Gnetophytina, subdivision Gnetophytina, Gnetophyta
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Gnetopsida
n
  1. gymnospermous flowering plants; supposed link between conifers and angiosperms; in some systems classified as a class (Gnetopsida) and in others as a subdivision (Gnetophytina or Gnetophyta)
    Synonym(s): Gnetopsida, class Gnetopsida, Gnetophytina, subdivision Gnetophytina, Gnetophyta
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gomuti palm
n
  1. Malaysian feather palm with base densely clothed with fibers; yields a sweet sap used in wine and trunk pith yields sago
    Synonym(s): sugar palm, gomuti, gomuti palm, Arenga pinnata
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gametophyte \Ga*me"to*phyte\, n. [Gamete + Gr. fyto`n plant.]
      (Bot.)
      In the alternation of generations in plants, that generation
      or phase which bears sex organs. In the lower plants, as the
      alg[91], the gametophyte is the conspicuous part of the plant
      body; in mosses it is the so-called moss plant; in ferns it
      is reduced to a small, early perishing body; and in seed
      plants it is usually microscopic or rudimentary.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Berbe \[d8]Berbe\, n. [Cf. Berber, Barb a Barbary horse.]
      (Zo[94]l.)
      An African genet ({Genetta pardina}). See {Genet}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Genet \Gen"et\ (j[ecr]n"[ecr]t or j[esl]*n[ecr]t"), Genette
   \Ge*nette"\ (j[esl]*n[ecr]t"), n. [F. genette, Sp. gineta, fr.
      Ar. jarnei[tsdot].]
      1. (Zo[94]l.) One of several species of small Carnivora of
            the genus {Genetta}, allied to the civets, but having the
            scent glands less developed, and without a pouch.
  
      Note: The common genet ({Genetta vulgaris}) of Southern
               Europe, Asia Minor, and North Africa, is dark gray,
               spotted with black. The long tail is banded with black
               and white. The Cape genet ({G. felina}), and the berbe
               ({G. pardina}), are related African species.
  
      2. The fur of the common genet ({Genetta vulgaris}); also,
            any skin dressed in imitation of this fur.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Genitival \Gen`i*ti"val\, a.
      Possessing genitive from; pertaining to, or derived from, the
      genitive case; as, a genitival adverb. -- {Gen`i*ti"val*ly},
      adv.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Genitival \Gen`i*ti"val\, a.
      Possessing genitive from; pertaining to, or derived from, the
      genitive case; as, a genitival adverb. -- {Gen`i*ti"val*ly},
      adv.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Genitive \Gen"i*tive\, a. [L. genitivus, fr. gignere, genitum,
      to beget: cf. F. g[82]nitif. See {Gender}.] (Gram.)
      Of or pertaining to that case (as the second case of Latin
      and Greek nouns) which expresses source or possession. It
      corresponds to the possessive case in English.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Genitive \Gen"i*tive\, n. (Gram.)
      The genitive case.
  
      {Genitive absolute}, a construction in Greek similar to the
            ablative absolute in Latin. See {Ablative absolute}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Genitive \Gen"i*tive\, n. (Gram.)
      The genitive case.
  
      {Genitive absolute}, a construction in Greek similar to the
            ablative absolute in Latin. See {Ablative absolute}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gentiopikrin \Gen`ti*o*pi"krin\, n. [Gentian + Gr. [?] bitter.]
      (Chem.)
      A bitter, yellow, crystalline substance, regarded as a
      glucoside, and obtained from the gentian.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Fennel \Fen"nel\ (f[ecr]n"n[ecr]l), n. [AS. fenol, finol, from
      L. feniculum, faeniculum, dim. of fenum, faenum, hay: cf. F.
      fenouil. Cf. {Fenugreek}. {Finochio}.] (Bot.)
      A perennial plant of the genus {F[91]niculum} ({F. vulgare}),
      having very finely divided leaves. It is cultivated in
      gardens for the agreeable aromatic flavor of its seeds.
  
               Smell of sweetest fennel.                        --Milton.
  
               A sprig of fennel was in fact the theological smelling
               bottle of the tender sex.                        --S. G.
                                                                              Goodrich.
  
      {Azorean, [or] Sweet}, {fennel}, ({F[91]niculum dulce}). It
            is a smaller and stouter plant than the common fennel, and
            is used as a pot herb.
  
      {Dog's fennel} ({Anthemis Cotula}), a foul-smelling European
            weed; -- called also {mayweed}.
  
      {Fennel flower} (Bot.), an herb ({Nigella}) of the Buttercup
            family, having leaves finely divided, like those of the
            fennel. {N. Damascena} is common in gardens. {N. sativa}
            furnishes the fennel seed, used as a condiment, etc., in
            India. These seeds are the [bd]fitches[b8] mentioned in
            Isaiah (xxviii. 25).
  
      {Fennel water} (Med.), the distilled water of fennel seed. It
            is stimulant and carminative.
  
      {Giant fennel} ({Ferula communis}), has stems full of pith,
            which, it is said, were used to carry fire, first, by
            Prometheus.
  
      {Hog's fennel}, a European plant ({Peucedanum officinale})
            looking something like fennel.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Petrel \Pe"trel\, n. [F. p[82]trel; a dim. of the name Peter, L.
      Petrus, Gr. [?] a stone (--John i. 42); -- probably so called
      in allusion to St. Peter's walking on the sea. See
      {Petrify}.] (Zo[94]l.)
      Any one of numerous species of longwinged sea birds belonging
      to the family {Procellarid[91]}. The small petrels, or Mother
      Carey's chickens, belong to {{Oceanites}}, {{Oceanodroma}},
      {{Procellaria}}, and several allied genera.
  
      {Diving petrel}, any bird of the genus {Pelecanoides}. They
            chiefly inhabit the southern hemisphere.
  
      {Fulmar petrel}, {Giant petrel}. See {Fulmar}.
  
      {Pintado petrel}, the Cape pigeon. See under {Cape}.
  
      {Pintado petrel}, any one of several small petrels,
            especially {Procellaria pelagica}, or Mother Carey's
            chicken, common on both sides of the Atlantic.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Giant \Gi"ant\, a.
      Like a giant; extraordinary in size, strength, or power; as,
      giant brothers; a giant son.
  
      {Giant cell}. (Anat.) See {Myeloplax}.
  
      {Giant clam} (Zo[94]l.), a bivalve shell of the genus
            {Tridacna}, esp. {T. gigas}, which sometimes weighs 500
            pounds. The shells are sometimes used in churches to
            contain holy water.
  
      {Giant heron} (Zo[94]l.), a very large African heron
            ({Ardeomega goliath}). It is the largest heron known.
  
      {Giant kettle}, a pothole of very large dimensions, as found
            in Norway in connection with glaciers. See {Pothole}.
  
      {Giant powder}. See {Nitroglycerin}.
  
      {Giant puffball} (Bot.), a fungus ({Lycoperdon giganteum}),
            edible when young, and when dried used for stanching
            wounds.
  
      {Giant salamander} (Zo[94]l.), a very large aquatic
            salamander ({Megalobatrachus maximus}), found in Japan. It
            is the largest of living Amphibia, becoming a yard long.
           
  
      {Giant squid} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of very
            large squids, belonging to {Architeuthis} and allied
            genera. Some are over forty feet long.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Giant \Gi"ant\, a.
      Like a giant; extraordinary in size, strength, or power; as,
      giant brothers; a giant son.
  
      {Giant cell}. (Anat.) See {Myeloplax}.
  
      {Giant clam} (Zo[94]l.), a bivalve shell of the genus
            {Tridacna}, esp. {T. gigas}, which sometimes weighs 500
            pounds. The shells are sometimes used in churches to
            contain holy water.
  
      {Giant heron} (Zo[94]l.), a very large African heron
            ({Ardeomega goliath}). It is the largest heron known.
  
      {Giant kettle}, a pothole of very large dimensions, as found
            in Norway in connection with glaciers. See {Pothole}.
  
      {Giant powder}. See {Nitroglycerin}.
  
      {Giant puffball} (Bot.), a fungus ({Lycoperdon giganteum}),
            edible when young, and when dried used for stanching
            wounds.
  
      {Giant salamander} (Zo[94]l.), a very large aquatic
            salamander ({Megalobatrachus maximus}), found in Japan. It
            is the largest of living Amphibia, becoming a yard long.
           
  
      {Giant squid} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of very
            large squids, belonging to {Architeuthis} and allied
            genera. Some are over forty feet long.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gnat \Gnat\, n. [AS. gn[91]t.]
      1. (Zo[94]l.) A blood-sucking dipterous fly, of the genus
            {Culex}, undergoing a metamorphosis in water. The females
            have a proboscis armed with needlelike organs for
            penetrating the skin of animals. These are wanting in the
            males. In America they are generally called mosquitoes.
            See {Mosquito}.
  
      2. Any fly resembling a Culex in form or habits; esp., in
            America, a small biting fly of the genus {Simulium} and
            allies, as the buffalo gnat, the black fly, etc.
  
      {Gnat catcher} (Zo[94]l.), one of several species of small
            American singing birds, of the genus {Polioptila}, allied
            to the kinglets.
  
      {Gnat flower}, the bee flower.
  
      {Gnat hawk} (Zo[94]l.), the European goatsucker; -- called
            also {gnat owl}.
  
      {Gnat snapper} (Zo[94]l.), a bird that catches gnats.
  
      {Gnat strainer}, a person ostentatiously punctilious about
            trifles. Cf. --Matt. xxiii. 24.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gnathopod \Gnath"o*pod\, n. [Gr. [?] the jaw + -pod.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A gnathopodite or maxilliped. See {Maxilliped}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gnathopodite \Gna*thop"o*dite\, n. (Zo[94]l,)
      Any leglike appendage of a crustacean, when modified wholly,
      or in part, to serve as a jaw, esp. one of the maxillipeds.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Gandeeville, WV
      Zip code(s): 25243

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Giant Forest, CA
      Zip code(s): 93262
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