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   ileocecal valve
         n 1: valve between the ileum of the small intestine and the
               cecum of the large intestine; prevents material from
               flowing back from the large to the small intestine

English Dictionary: ill-chosen by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Ilich Sanchez
n
  1. Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist father; trained and worked with many terrorist groups (born in 1949)
    Synonym(s): Sanchez, Ilich Sanchez, Ilich Ramirez Sanchez, Carlos, Carlos the Jackal, Salim, Andres Martinez, Taurus, Glen Gebhard, Hector Hevodidbon, Michael Assat
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ill-chosen
adj
  1. not elegant or graceful in expression; "an awkward prose style"; "a clumsy apology"; "his cumbersome writing style"; "if the rumor is true, can anything be more inept than to repeat it now?"
    Synonym(s): awkward, clumsy, cumbersome, inapt, inept, ill-chosen
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ill-usage
n
  1. cruel or inhumane treatment; "the child showed signs of physical abuse"
    Synonym(s): maltreatment, ill-treatment, ill-usage, abuse
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
illogic
n
  1. invalid or incorrect reasoning [syn: illogicality, illogicalness, illogic, inconsequence]
    Antonym(s): logicality, logicalness
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
illogical
adj
  1. lacking in correct logical relation [syn: illogical, unlogical]
    Antonym(s): logical
  2. lacking orderly continuity; "a confused set of instructions"; "a confused dream about the end of the world"; "disconnected fragments of a story"; "scattered thoughts"
    Synonym(s): confused, disconnected, disjointed, disordered, garbled, illogical, scattered, unconnected
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
illogicality
n
  1. invalid or incorrect reasoning [syn: illogicality, illogicalness, illogic, inconsequence]
    Antonym(s): logicality, logicalness
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
illogically
adv
  1. in an illogical manner; "she acted illogically under the pressure"
    Antonym(s): logically
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
illogicalness
n
  1. invalid or incorrect reasoning [syn: illogicality, illogicalness, illogic, inconsequence]
    Antonym(s): logicality, logicalness
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Holly \Hol"ly\, n. [OE holi, holin, AS. holen, holegn; akin to
      D. & G. hulst, OHG. huls hulis, W. celyn, Armor. kelen, Gael.
      cuilionn, Ir. cuileann. Cf. 1st {Holm}, {Hulver}.]
      1. (Bot.) A tree or shrub of the genus {Ilex}. The European
            species ({Ilex Aguifolium}) is best known, having glossy
            green leaves, with a spiny, waved edge, and bearing
            berries that turn red or yellow about Michaelmas.
  
      Note: The holly is much used to adorn churches and houses, at
               Christmas time, and hence is associated with scenes of
               good will and rejoicing. It is an evergreen tree, and
               has a finegrained, heavy, white wood. Its bark is used
               as a febrifuge, and the berries are violently purgative
               and emetic. The American holly is the {Ilex opaca}, and
               is found along the coast of the United States, from
               Maine southward. --Gray.
  
      2. (Bot.) The holm oak. See 1st {Holm}.
  
      {Holly-leaved oak} (Bot.), the black scrub oak. See {Scrub
            oak}.
  
      {Holly rose} (Bot.), a West Indian shrub, with showy, yellow
            flowers ({Turnera ulmifolia}).
  
      {Sea holly} (Bot.), a species of Eryngium. See {Eryngium}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Yaupon \Yau"pon\, n. (Bot.)
      A shrub ({Ilex Cassine}) of the Holly family, native from
      Virginia to Florida. The smooth elliptical leaves are used as
      a substitute for tea, and were formerly used in preparing the
      black drink of the Indians of North Carolina. Called also
      {South-Sea tea}. [Written also {yapon}, {youpon}, and
      {yupon}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dahoon \Da*hoon"\ (d[adot]*h[oomac]n"), [Origin unknown.]
      An evergreen shrub or small tree ({Ilex cassine}) of the
      southern United States, bearing red drupes and having soft,
      white, close-grained wood; -- called also {dahoon holly}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Yaupon \Yau"pon\, n. (Bot.)
      A shrub ({Ilex Cassine}) of the Holly family, native from
      Virginia to Florida. The smooth elliptical leaves are used as
      a substitute for tea, and were formerly used in preparing the
      black drink of the Indians of North Carolina. Called also
      {South-Sea tea}. [Written also {yapon}, {youpon}, and
      {yupon}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Dahoon \Da*hoon"\ (d[adot]*h[oomac]n"), [Origin unknown.]
      An evergreen shrub or small tree ({Ilex cassine}) of the
      southern United States, bearing red drupes and having soft,
      white, close-grained wood; -- called also {dahoon holly}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ilicic \I*lic"ic\, a. [L. ilex, ilicis, holm oak.]
      Pertaining to, or derived from, the holly ({Ilex}), and
      allied plants; as, ilicic acid.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Illogical \Il*log"ic*al\, a.
      Ignorant or negligent of the rules of logic or correct
      reasoning; as, an illogical disputant; contrary of the rules
      of logic or sound reasoning; as, an illogical inference. --
      {Il*log"ic*al*ly}, adv. -- {Il*log"ic*al*ness}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Illogical \Il*log"ic*al\, a.
      Ignorant or negligent of the rules of logic or correct
      reasoning; as, an illogical disputant; contrary of the rules
      of logic or sound reasoning; as, an illogical inference. --
      {Il*log"ic*al*ly}, adv. -- {Il*log"ic*al*ness}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Illogical \Il*log"ic*al\, a.
      Ignorant or negligent of the rules of logic or correct
      reasoning; as, an illogical disputant; contrary of the rules
      of logic or sound reasoning; as, an illogical inference. --
      {Il*log"ic*al*ly}, adv. -- {Il*log"ic*al*ness}, n.
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