natal plum
         n 1: very large closely branched South African shrub having
               forked bright green spines and shiny leaves [syn: {natal
               plum}, {amatungulu}, {Carissa macrocarpa}, {Carissa
               grandiflora}]
         2: South African shrub having forked spines and plumlike fruit;
            frequently used as hedging [syn: {hedge thorn}, {natal plum},
            {Carissa bispinosa}]
         3: edible scarlet plumlike fruit of a South African plant [syn:
            {carissa plum}, {natal plum}]

English Dictionary: needle palm	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
needle bearing n bearings containing small metal balls [syn: ball bearing, needle bearing, roller bearing]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
needle biopsy n biopsy of deep tissue that is obtained through a hollow needle
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
needle blight n a disease of conifers causing the needles to fall [syn: needle blight, needle cast, leaf cast]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
needle bush n shrub with pungent rigid needle-shaped leaves and white flowers; eastern Australia Synonym(s): needlebush, needle- bush, needle bush, Hakea lissosperma
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
needle furze n prickly yellow-flowered shrub of the moors of New England and Europe Synonym(s): broom tree, needle furze, petty whin, Genista anglica
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
needle palm n yucca with long stiff leaves having filamentlike appendages Synonym(s): Adam's needle, Adam's needle-and-thread, spoonleaf yucca, needle palm, Yucca filamentosa
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
needle-bush n shrub with pungent rigid needle-shaped leaves and white flowers; eastern Australia Synonym(s): needlebush, needle- bush, needle bush, Hakea lissosperma
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
needlebush n shrub with pungent rigid needle-shaped leaves and white flowers; eastern Australia Synonym(s): needlebush, needle- bush, needle bush, Hakea lissosperma
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
needlefish n elongate European surface-dwelling predacious fishes with long toothed jaws; abundant in coastal waters Synonym(s): needlefish, gar, billfish fish with long tubular snout and slim body covered with bony plates Synonym(s): pipefish, needlefish
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
needlepoint n lace worked with a needle in a buttonhole stitch on a paper pattern Synonym(s): point lace, needlepoint embroidery consisting of allover embroidered canvas resembling tapestry Synonym(s): needlepoint, needlepoint embroidery
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
needlepoint embroidery n embroidery consisting of allover embroidered canvas resembling tapestry Synonym(s): needlepoint, needlepoint embroidery
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nettle family n a family of plants of order Urticales including many nettles with stinging hairs Synonym(s): Urticaceae, family Urticaceae, nettle family
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nut-leaved screw tree n East Indian shrub often cultivated for its hairy leaves and orange-red flowers Synonym(s): nut-leaved screw tree, Helicteres isora
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Natal boil \Na*tal" boil\ (Med.)       = {Aleppo boil}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Natal plum \Na*tal" plum`\ (Bot.)       The drupaceous fruit of two South African shrubs of the genus       {Arduina} ({A. bispinosa} and {A. grandiflora}).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Needle \Nee"dle\, n. [OE. nedle, AS. n[?]dl; akin to D. neald,       OS. n[be]dla, G. nadel, OHG. n[be]dal, n[be]dala, Icel.       n[be]l, Sw. n[86]l, Dan. naal, and also to G. n[84]hen to       sew, OHG. n[be]jan, L. nere to spin, Gr. [?], and perh. to E.       snare: cf. Gael. & Ir. snathad needle, Gael. snath thread, G.       schnur string, cord.]       1. A small instrument of steel, sharply pointed at one end,             with an eye to receive a thread, -- used in sewing.             --Chaucer.          Note: In some needles(as for sewing machines) the eye is at                the pointed end, but in ordinary needles it is at the                blunt end.          2. See {Magnetic needle}, under {Magnetic}.          3. A slender rod or wire used in knitting; a knitting needle;             also, a hooked instrument which carries the thread or             twine, and by means of which knots or loops are formed in             the process of netting, knitting, or crocheting.          4. (Bot.) One of the needle-shaped secondary leaves of pine             trees. See {Pinus}.          5. Any slender, pointed object, like a needle, as a pointed             crystal, a sharp pinnacle of rock, an obelisk, etc.          {Dipping needle}. See under {Dipping}.          {Needle bar}, the reciprocating bar to which the needle of a             sewing machine is attached.          {Needle beam} (Arch.), to shoring, the horizontal cross             timber which goes through the wall or a pier, and upon             which the weight of the wall rests, when a building is             shored up to allow of alterations in the lower part.          {Needle furze} (Bot.), a prickly leguminous plant of Western             Europe; the petty whin ({Genista Anglica}).          {Needle gun}, a firearm loaded at the breech with a cartridge             carrying its own fulminate, which is exploded by driving a             slender needle, or pin, into it.          {Needle loom} (Weaving), a loom in which the weft thread is             carried through the shed by a long eye-pointed needle             instead of by a shuttle.          {Needle ore} (Min.), acicular bismuth; a sulphide of bismuth,             lead, and copper occuring in acicular crystals; -- called             also {aikinite}.          {Needle shell} (Zo[94]l.), a sea urchin.          {Needle spar} (Min.), aragonite.          {Needle telegraph}, a telegraph in which the signals are             given by the deflections of a magnetic needle to the right             or to the left of a certain position.          {Sea needle} (Zo[94]l.), the garfish.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Needle \Nee"dle\, n. [OE. nedle, AS. n[?]dl; akin to D. neald,       OS. n[be]dla, G. nadel, OHG. n[be]dal, n[be]dala, Icel.       n[be]l, Sw. n[86]l, Dan. naal, and also to G. n[84]hen to       sew, OHG. n[be]jan, L. nere to spin, Gr. [?], and perh. to E.       snare: cf. Gael. & Ir. snathad needle, Gael. snath thread, G.       schnur string, cord.]       1. A small instrument of steel, sharply pointed at one end,             with an eye to receive a thread, -- used in sewing.             --Chaucer.          Note: In some needles(as for sewing machines) the eye is at                the pointed end, but in ordinary needles it is at the                blunt end.          2. See {Magnetic needle}, under {Magnetic}.          3. A slender rod or wire used in knitting; a knitting needle;             also, a hooked instrument which carries the thread or             twine, and by means of which knots or loops are formed in             the process of netting, knitting, or crocheting.          4. (Bot.) One of the needle-shaped secondary leaves of pine             trees. See {Pinus}.          5. Any slender, pointed object, like a needle, as a pointed             crystal, a sharp pinnacle of rock, an obelisk, etc.          {Dipping needle}. See under {Dipping}.          {Needle bar}, the reciprocating bar to which the needle of a             sewing machine is attached.          {Needle beam} (Arch.), to shoring, the horizontal cross             timber which goes through the wall or a pier, and upon             which the weight of the wall rests, when a building is             shored up to allow of alterations in the lower part.          {Needle furze} (Bot.), a prickly leguminous plant of Western             Europe; the petty whin ({Genista Anglica}).          {Needle gun}, a firearm loaded at the breech with a cartridge             carrying its own fulminate, which is exploded by driving a             slender needle, or pin, into it.          {Needle loom} (Weaving), a loom in which the weft thread is             carried through the shed by a long eye-pointed needle             instead of by a shuttle.          {Needle ore} (Min.), acicular bismuth; a sulphide of bismuth,             lead, and copper occuring in acicular crystals; -- called             also {aikinite}.          {Needle shell} (Zo[94]l.), a sea urchin.          {Needle spar} (Min.), aragonite.          {Needle telegraph}, a telegraph in which the signals are             given by the deflections of a magnetic needle to the right             or to the left of a certain position.          {Sea needle} (Zo[94]l.), the garfish.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Needle \Nee"dle\, n. [OE. nedle, AS. n[?]dl; akin to D. neald,       OS. n[be]dla, G. nadel, OHG. n[be]dal, n[be]dala, Icel.       n[be]l, Sw. n[86]l, Dan. naal, and also to G. n[84]hen to       sew, OHG. n[be]jan, L. nere to spin, Gr. [?], and perh. to E.       snare: cf. Gael. & Ir. snathad needle, Gael. snath thread, G.       schnur string, cord.]       1. A small instrument of steel, sharply pointed at one end,             with an eye to receive a thread, -- used in sewing.             --Chaucer.          Note: In some needles(as for sewing machines) the eye is at                the pointed end, but in ordinary needles it is at the                blunt end.          2. See {Magnetic needle}, under {Magnetic}.          3. A slender rod or wire used in knitting; a knitting needle;             also, a hooked instrument which carries the thread or             twine, and by means of which knots or loops are formed in             the process of netting, knitting, or crocheting.          4. (Bot.) One of the needle-shaped secondary leaves of pine             trees. See {Pinus}.          5. Any slender, pointed object, like a needle, as a pointed             crystal, a sharp pinnacle of rock, an obelisk, etc.          {Dipping needle}. See under {Dipping}.          {Needle bar}, the reciprocating bar to which the needle of a             sewing machine is attached.          {Needle beam} (Arch.), to shoring, the horizontal cross             timber which goes through the wall or a pier, and upon             which the weight of the wall rests, when a building is             shored up to allow of alterations in the lower part.          {Needle furze} (Bot.), a prickly leguminous plant of Western             Europe; the petty whin ({Genista Anglica}).          {Needle gun}, a firearm loaded at the breech with a cartridge             carrying its own fulminate, which is exploded by driving a             slender needle, or pin, into it.          {Needle loom} (Weaving), a loom in which the weft thread is             carried through the shed by a long eye-pointed needle             instead of by a shuttle.          {Needle ore} (Min.), acicular bismuth; a sulphide of bismuth,             lead, and copper occuring in acicular crystals; -- called             also {aikinite}.          {Needle shell} (Zo[94]l.), a sea urchin.          {Needle spar} (Min.), aragonite.          {Needle telegraph}, a telegraph in which the signals are             given by the deflections of a magnetic needle to the right             or to the left of a certain position.          {Sea needle} (Zo[94]l.), the garfish.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Needlebook \Nee"dle*book`\, n.       A book-shaped needlecase, having leaves of cloth into which       the needles are stuck.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Needlefish \Nee"dle*fish`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) The European great pipefich ({Siphostoma, [or]             Syngnathus, acus}); -- called also {earl}, and             {tanglefish}.       (b) The garfish.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Garfish \Gar"fish`\, n. [See {Gar}, n.] (Zo[94]l.)       (a) A European marine fish ({Belone vulgaris}); -- called             also {gar}, {gerrick}, {greenback}, {greenbone},             {gorebill}, {hornfish}, {longnose}, {mackerel guide},             {sea needle}, and {sea pike}.       (b) One of several species of similar fishes of the genus             {Tylosurus}, of which one species ({T. marinus}) is             common on the Atlantic coast. {T. Caribb[91]us}, a very             large species, and {T. crassus}, are more southern; --             called also {needlefish}. Many of the common names of the             European garfish are also applied to the American             species.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Needlefish \Nee"dle*fish`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) The European great pipefich ({Siphostoma, [or]             Syngnathus, acus}); -- called also {earl}, and             {tanglefish}.       (b) The garfish.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Garfish \Gar"fish`\, n. [See {Gar}, n.] (Zo[94]l.)       (a) A European marine fish ({Belone vulgaris}); -- called             also {gar}, {gerrick}, {greenback}, {greenbone},             {gorebill}, {hornfish}, {longnose}, {mackerel guide},             {sea needle}, and {sea pike}.       (b) One of several species of similar fishes of the genus             {Tylosurus}, of which one species ({T. marinus}) is             common on the Atlantic coast. {T. Caribb[91]us}, a very             large species, and {T. crassus}, are more southern; --             called also {needlefish}. Many of the common names of the             European garfish are also applied to the American             species.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
needleful \nee"dle*ful\, n.; pl. {needlefuls}.       As much thread as is used in a needle at one time.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
needleful \nee"dle*ful\, n.; pl. {needlefuls}.       As much thread as is used in a needle at one time.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Needle-pointed \Nee"dle-pointed`\, a.       Pointed as needles.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Red \Red\, a. [Compar. {Redder} (-d?r); superl. {Reddest}.] [OE.       red, reed, AS. re[a0]d, re[a2]d; akin to OS. r[omac]d,       OFries. r[amac]d, D. rood, G. roht, rot, OHG. r[omac]t, Dan.       & Sw. r[94]d, Icel. rau[edh]r, rj[omac][edh]r, Goth.       r[a0]uds, W. rhudd, Armor. ruz, Ir. & Gael. ruadh, L. ruber,       rufus, Gr. 'eryqro`s, Skr. rudhira, rohita; cf. L. rutilus.       [root]113. Cf. {Erysipelas}, {Rouge}, {Rubric}, {Ruby},       {Ruddy}, {Russet}, {Rust}.]       Of the color of blood, or of a tint resembling that color; of       the hue of that part of the rainbow, or of the solar       spectrum, which is furthest from the violet part. [bd]Fresh       flowers, white and reede.[b8] --Chaucer.                   Your color, I warrant you, is as red as any rose.                                                                               --Shak.          Note: Red is a general term, including many different shades                or hues, as scarlet, crimson, vermilion, orange red,                and the like.          Note: Red is often used in the formation of self-explaining                compounds; as, red-breasted, red-cheeked, red-faced,                red-haired, red-headed, red-skinned, red-tailed,                red-topped, red-whiskered, red-coasted.          {Red admiral} (Zo[94]l.), a beautiful butterfly ({Vanessa             Atalanta}) common in both Europe and America. The front             wings are crossed by a broad orange red band. The larva             feeds on nettles. Called also {Atlanta butterfly}, and             {nettle butterfly}.          {Red ant}. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) A very small ant ({Myrmica molesta}) which often infests             houses.       (b) A larger reddish ant ({Formica sanquinea}), native of             Europe and America. It is one of the slave-making             species.          {Red antimony} (Min.), kermesite. See {Kermes mineral}       (b), under {Kermes}.          {Red ash} (Bot.), an American tree ({Fraxinus pubescens}),             smaller than the white ash, and less valuable for timber.             --Cray.          {Red bass}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Redfish}       (d) .          {Red bay} (Bot.), a tree ({Persea Caroliniensis}) having the             heartwood red, found in swamps in the Southern United             States.          {Red beard} (Zo[94]l.), a bright red sponge ({Microciona             prolifera}), common on oyster shells and stones. [Local,             U.S.]          {Red birch} (Bot.), a species of birch ({Betula nigra})             having reddish brown bark, and compact, light-colored             wood. --Gray.          {Red blindness}. (Med.) See {Daltonism}.          {Red book}, a book containing the names of all the persons in             the service of the state. [Eng.]          {Red book of the Exchequer}, an ancient record in which are             registered the names of all that held lands per baroniam             in the time of Henry II. --Brande & C.          {Red brass}, an alloy containing eight parts of copper and             three of zinc.          {Red bug}. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) A very small mite which in Florida attacks man, and             produces great irritation by its bites.       (b) A red hemipterous insect of the genus {Pyrrhocoris},             especially the European species ({P. apterus}), which is             bright scarlet and lives in clusters on tree trunks.       (c) See {Cotton stainder}, under {Cotton}.          {Red cedar}. (Bot.) An evergreen North American tree             ({Juniperus Virginiana}) having a fragrant red-colored             heartwood.       (b) A tree of India and Australia ({Cedrela Toona}) having             fragrant reddish wood; -- called also {toon tree} in             India.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Whitethroat \White"throat`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       Any one of several species of Old World warblers, esp. the       common European species ({Sylvia cinerea}), called also       {strawsmear}, {nettlebird}, {muff}, and {whitecap}, the       garden whitethroat, or golden warbler ({S. hortensis}), and       the lesser whitethroat ({S. curruca}).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nettlebird \Net"tle*bird`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       the European whitethroat. [Prov. Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Whitethroat \White"throat`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       Any one of several species of Old World warblers, esp. the       common European species ({Sylvia cinerea}), called also       {strawsmear}, {nettlebird}, {muff}, and {whitecap}, the       garden whitethroat, or golden warbler ({S. hortensis}), and       the lesser whitethroat ({S. curruca}).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nettlebird \Net"tle*bird`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       the European whitethroat. [Prov. Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nodal \Nod"al\, a.       Of the nature of, or relating to, a node; as, a nodal point.          {Nodal line}, {Nodal point}, in a vibrating plate or cord,             that line or point which remains at rest while the other             parts of the body are in a state of vibration.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Natalbany, LA (CDP, FIPS 53475)       Location: 30.54767 N, 90.48368 W       Population (1990): 1289 (564 housing units)       Area: 11.5 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)