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         n 1: a weak protease inhibitor (trade name Invirase) used in
               treating HIV [syn: {saquinavir}, {Invirase}]

English Dictionary: significative by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
seasonable
adj
  1. in keeping with the season; "a hard but seasonable frost"; "seasonable clothes"
    Antonym(s): unseasonable
  2. done or happening at the appropriate or proper time; "a timely warning"; "with timely treatment the patient has a good chance of recovery"; "a seasonable time for discussion"; "the book's publication was well timed"
    Synonym(s): timely, seasonable, well-timed(a), well timed(p)
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
seasonableness
n
  1. being at the right time [syn: seasonableness, timeliness]
    Antonym(s): unseasonableness, untimeliness
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
seasonably
adv
  1. in accordance with the season; "it was seasonably cold"
    Antonym(s): unseasonably
  2. at an opportune time; "your letter arrived apropos"
    Synonym(s): seasonably, timely, well-timed, apropos
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sesame family
n
  1. the family of plants of order Polemoniales [syn: Pedaliaceae, family Pedaliaceae, sesame family]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sex symbol
n
  1. a person (especially a celebrity) who is well-known for their sexual attractiveness
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
showjumping
n
  1. riding horses in competitions over set courses to demonstrate skill in jumping over obstacles
    Synonym(s): showjumping, stadium jumping
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
showy sunflower
n
  1. tall rough-leaved perennial with a few large flower heads; central United States
    Synonym(s): showy sunflower, Helianthus laetiflorus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sign of the cross
n
  1. a gesture with the right hand moving to form a cross; used by Catholics as a profession of faith
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sign of the zodiac
n
  1. (astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
    Synonym(s): sign of the zodiac, star sign, sign, mansion, house, planetary house
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sign off
v
  1. cease broadcasting; get off the air; as of radio stations
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sign over
v
  1. formally assign ownership of; "She signed away her rights"
    Synonym(s): sign away, sign over
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sign painter
n
  1. someone who paints signs and billboards etc.
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sign up
v
  1. engage by written agreement; "They signed two new pitchers for the next season"
    Synonym(s): sign, contract, sign on, sign up
  2. join a club, an activity, etc. with the intention to join or participate, "Sign up for yoga classes"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
signboard
n
  1. structure displaying a board on which advertisements can be posted; "the highway was lined with signboards"
    Synonym(s): signboard, sign
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
significance
n
  1. the quality of being significant; "do not underestimate the significance of nuclear power"
    Antonym(s): insignificance
  2. a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred; "the significance of his remark became clear only later"; "the expectation was spread both by word and by implication"
    Synonym(s): significance, import, implication
  3. the message that is intended or expressed or signified; "what is the meaning of this sentence"; "the significance of a red traffic light"; "the signification of Chinese characters"; "the import of his announcement was ambiguous"
    Synonym(s): meaning, significance, signification, import
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
significant
adj
  1. important in effect or meaning; "a significant change in tax laws"; "a significant change in the Constitution"; "a significant contribution"; "significant details"; "statistically significant"
    Synonym(s): significant, important
    Antonym(s): insignificant, unimportant
  2. fairly large; "won by a substantial margin"
    Synonym(s): significant, substantial
  3. too closely correlated to be attributed to chance and therefore indicating a systematic relation; "the interaction effect is significant at the .01 level"; "no significant difference was found"
    Antonym(s): nonsignificant
  4. rich in significance or implication; "a meaning look"
    Synonym(s): meaning(a), pregnant, significant
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
significant digit
n
  1. any digit of a number that is known with certainty; any digit of a number beginning with the leftmost non-zero digit and ending with the rightmost non-zero digit (or a zero considered to be the exact value); "he calculated the answer to four significant figures"
    Synonym(s): significant digit, significant figure
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
significant figure
n
  1. any digit of a number that is known with certainty; any digit of a number beginning with the leftmost non-zero digit and ending with the rightmost non-zero digit (or a zero considered to be the exact value); "he calculated the answer to four significant figures"
    Synonym(s): significant digit, significant figure
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
significant other
n
  1. a person (not necessarily a spouse) with whom you cohabit and share a long-term sexual relationship
    Synonym(s): domestic partner, significant other, spousal equivalent, spouse equivalent
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
significantly
adv
  1. in a statistically significant way; "the two groups differed significantly"
  2. in a significant manner; "our budget will be significantly affected by these new cuts"
    Antonym(s): insignificantly
  3. in an important way or to an important degree; "more importantly, Weber held that the manifold meaning attached to the event by the social scientist could alter his definition of the concrete event itself"
    Synonym(s): importantly, significantly
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
signification
n
  1. the message that is intended or expressed or signified; "what is the meaning of this sentence"; "the significance of a red traffic light"; "the signification of Chinese characters"; "the import of his announcement was ambiguous"
    Synonym(s): meaning, significance, signification, import
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
significative
adj
  1. (usually followed by `of') pointing out or revealing clearly; "actions indicative of fear"
    Synonym(s): indicative, indicatory, revelatory, significative, suggestive
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
signified
n
  1. the meaning of a word or expression; the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted; "the dictionary gave several senses for the word"; "in the best sense charity is really a duty"; "the signifier is linked to the signified"
    Synonym(s): sense, signified
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
signifier
n
  1. the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something; "the inflected forms of a word can be represented by a stem and a list of inflections to be attached"
    Synonym(s): form, word form, signifier, descriptor
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
signify
v
  1. denote or connote; "`maison' means `house' in French"; "An example sentence would show what this word means"
    Synonym(s): mean, intend, signify, stand for
  2. convey or express a meaning; "These words mean nothing to me!"; "What does his strange behavior signify?"
  3. make known with a word or signal; "He signified his wish to pay the bill for our meal"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
signpost
n
  1. a post bearing a sign that gives directions or shows the way
    Synonym(s): signpost, guidepost
v
  1. mark with a signpost, as of a path
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Sisymbrium barbarea
n
  1. noxious cress with yellow flowers; sometimes placed in genus Sisymbrium
    Synonym(s): yellow rocket, rockcress, rocket cress, Barbarea vulgaris, Sisymbrium barbarea
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Sisymbrium officinale
n
  1. stiffly branching Old World annual with pale yellow flowers; widely naturalized in North America; formerly used medicinally
    Synonym(s): hedge mustard, Sisymbrium officinale
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Sisymbrium tanacetifolia
n
  1. perennial stellate and hairy herb with small yellow flowers of mountains of southern Europe; sometimes placed in genus Sisymbrium
    Synonym(s): tansy-leaved rocket, Hugueninia tanacetifolia, Sisymbrium tanacetifolia
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ski jump
n
  1. a steep downward ramp from which skiers jump
v
  1. jump on skis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ski jumper
n
  1. a skier who leaps through the air (especially on a ski jump)
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ski jumping
n
  1. the act of performing a jump on skis from a high ramp overhanging a snow covered slope
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
succumb
v
  1. consent reluctantly [syn: yield, give in, succumb, knuckle under, buckle under]
  2. be fatally overwhelmed
    Synonym(s): succumb, yield
    Antonym(s): come through, make it, pull round, pull through, survive
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Susan B Anthony dollar
n
  1. a United States coin worth one dollar
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Susan B. Anthony
n
  1. United States suffragist (1820-1906) [syn: Anthony, Susan Anthony, Susan B. Anthony, Susan Brownell Anthony]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Susan Brownell Anthony
n
  1. United States suffragist (1820-1906) [syn: Anthony, Susan Anthony, Susan B. Anthony, Susan Brownell Anthony]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Swiss Confederation
n
  1. a landlocked federal republic in central Europe [syn: Switzerland, Swiss Confederation, Suisse, Schweiz, Svizzera]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Szechwan province
n
  1. a populous province of south central China [syn: Szechwan, Sichuan, Szechuan, Szechwan province]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Saxon \Sax"on\, a.
      Of or pertaining to the Saxons, their country, or their
      language.
      (b) Anglo-Saxon.
      (c) Of or pertaining to Saxony or its inhabitants.
  
      {Saxon blue} (Dyeing), a deep blue liquid used in dyeing, and
            obtained by dissolving indigo in concentrated sulphuric
            acid. --Brande & C.
  
      {Saxon green} (Dyeing), a green color produced by dyeing with
            yellow upon a ground of Saxon blue.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Sea compass \Sea" com"pass\
      The mariner's compass. See under {Compass}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Sea snipe \Sea" snipe`\ (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) A sandpiper, as the knot and dunlin.
      (b) The bellows fish.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Snipe \Snipe\, n. [OE. snipe; akin to D. snep, snip, LG. sneppe,
      snippe, G. schnepfe, Icel. sn[c6]pa (in comp.), Dan. sneppe,
      Sw. sn[84]ppa a sanpiper, and possibly to E. snap. See
      {Snap}, {Snaffle}.]
      1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of limicoline game
            birds of the family {Scolopacid[91]}, having a long,
            slender, nearly straight beak.
  
      Note: The common, or whole, snipe ({Gallinago c[oe]lestis})
               and the great, or double, snipe ({G. major}), are the
               most important European species. The Wilson's snipe
               ({G. delicata}) (sometimes erroneously called English
               snipe) and the gray snipe, or dowitcher ({Macrohamphus
               griseus}), are well-known American species.
  
      2. A fool; a blockhead. [R.] --Shak.
  
      {Half snipe}, the dunlin; the jacksnipe.
  
      {Jack snipe}. See {Jacksnipe}.
  
      {Quail snipe}. See under {Quail}.
  
      {Robin snipe}, the knot.
  
      {Sea snipe}. See in the Vocabulary.
  
      {Shore snipe}, any sandpiper.
  
      {Snipe hawk}, the marsh harrier. [Prov. Eng.]
  
      {Stone snipe}, the tattler.
  
      {Summer snipe}, the dunlin; the green and the common European
            sandpipers.
  
      {Winter snipe}. See {Rock snipe}, under {Rock}.
  
      {Woodcock snipe}, the great snipe.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Seasonable \Sea"son*a*ble\, a.
      Occurring in good time, in due season, or in proper time for
      the purpose; suitable to the season; opportune; timely; as, a
      seasonable supply of rain.
  
               Mercy is seasonable in the time of affliction.
                                                                              --Ecclus.
                                                                              xxxv. 20.
      -- {Sea"son*a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Sea"son*a*bly}, adv.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Seasonable \Sea"son*a*ble\, a.
      Occurring in good time, in due season, or in proper time for
      the purpose; suitable to the season; opportune; timely; as, a
      seasonable supply of rain.
  
               Mercy is seasonable in the time of affliction.
                                                                              --Ecclus.
                                                                              xxxv. 20.
      -- {Sea"son*a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Sea"son*a*bly}, adv.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Seasonable \Sea"son*a*ble\, a.
      Occurring in good time, in due season, or in proper time for
      the purpose; suitable to the season; opportune; timely; as, a
      seasonable supply of rain.
  
               Mercy is seasonable in the time of affliction.
                                                                              --Ecclus.
                                                                              xxxv. 20.
      -- {Sea"son*a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Sea"son*a*bly}, adv.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Seek-no-further \Seek"-no-fur`ther\, n.
      A kind of choice winter apple, having a subacid taste; --
      formerly called {go-no-further}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Signable \Sign"a*ble\, a.
      Suitable to be signed; requiring signature; as, a legal
      document signable by a particular person.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Signboard \Sign"board`\, n.
      A board, placed on or before a shop, office, etc., on which
      ssome notice is given, as the name of a firm, of a business,
      or the like.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Signifer \Sig"ni*fer\, a. [L., from signum sign + ferre to
      bear.]
      Bearing signs. [Obs.] [bd]The signifer sphere, or zodiac.[b8]
      --Holland.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Significance \Sig*nif"i*cance\, Significancy \Sig*nif"i*can*cy\,
      n. [L. significantia.]
      1. The quality or state of being significant.
  
      2. That which is signified; meaning; import; as, the
            significance of a nod, of a motion of the hand, or of a
            word or expression.
  
      3. Importance; moment; weight; consequence.
  
                     With this brain I must work, in order to give
                     significancy and value to the few facts which I
                     possess.                                             --De Quincey.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Significance \Sig*nif"i*cance\, Significancy \Sig*nif"i*can*cy\,
      n. [L. significantia.]
      1. The quality or state of being significant.
  
      2. That which is signified; meaning; import; as, the
            significance of a nod, of a motion of the hand, or of a
            word or expression.
  
      3. Importance; moment; weight; consequence.
  
                     With this brain I must work, in order to give
                     significancy and value to the few facts which I
                     possess.                                             --De Quincey.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Significant \Sig*nif"i*cant\, n.
      That which has significance; a sign; a token; a symbol.
      --Wordsworth.
  
               In dumb significants proclaim your thoughts. --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Significant \Sig*nif"i*cant\, a. [L. significans, -antis, p. pr.
      of significare. See {Signify}.]
      1. Fitted or designed to signify or make known somethingl
            having a meaning; standing as a sign or token; expressive
            or suggestive; as, a significant word or sound; a
            significant look.
  
                     It was well said of Plotinus, that the stars were
                     significant, but not efficient.         --Sir W.
                                                                              Raleigh.
  
      2. Deserving to be considered; important; momentous; as, a
            significant event.
  
      {Significant figures} (Arith.), the figures which remain to
            any number, or decimal fraction, after the ciphers at the
            right or left are canceled. Thus, the significant figures
            of 25,000, or of .0025, are 25.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Significant \Sig*nif"i*cant\, a. [L. significans, -antis, p. pr.
      of significare. See {Signify}.]
      1. Fitted or designed to signify or make known somethingl
            having a meaning; standing as a sign or token; expressive
            or suggestive; as, a significant word or sound; a
            significant look.
  
                     It was well said of Plotinus, that the stars were
                     significant, but not efficient.         --Sir W.
                                                                              Raleigh.
  
      2. Deserving to be considered; important; momentous; as, a
            significant event.
  
      {Significant figures} (Arith.), the figures which remain to
            any number, or decimal fraction, after the ciphers at the
            right or left are canceled. Thus, the significant figures
            of 25,000, or of .0025, are 25.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Significantly \Sig*nif"i*cant*ly\, adv.
      In a significant manner.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Significate \Sig*nif"i*cate\, n. [L. significatus, p. p. of
      significare. See {Signify}.] (Logic)
      One of several things signified by a common term. --Whately.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Signification \Sig`ni*fi*ca"tion\, n. [F. signification, L.
      significatio.]
      1. The act of signifying; a making known by signs or other
            means.
  
                     A signification of being pleased.      --Landor.
  
                     All speaking or signification of one's mind implies
                     an act or addres of one man to another. --South.
  
      2. That which is signified or made known; that meaning which
            a sign, character, or token is intended to convey; as, the
            signification of words.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Significative \Sig*nif"i*ca*tive\, a. [L. significativus: cf. F.
      significatif.]
      1. Betokening or representing by an external sign.
  
                     The holy symbols or signs are not barely
                     significative.                                    --Brerewood.
  
      2. Having signification or meaning; expressive of a meaning
            or purpose; significant.
  
                     Neither in the degrees of kindred they were
                     destitute of significative words.      --Camden.
            -- {Sig*nif"i*ca*tive*ly}, adv. --
            {Sig*nif"i*ca*tive*ness}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Significative \Sig*nif"i*ca*tive\, a. [L. significativus: cf. F.
      significatif.]
      1. Betokening or representing by an external sign.
  
                     The holy symbols or signs are not barely
                     significative.                                    --Brerewood.
  
      2. Having signification or meaning; expressive of a meaning
            or purpose; significant.
  
                     Neither in the degrees of kindred they were
                     destitute of significative words.      --Camden.
            -- {Sig*nif"i*ca*tive*ly}, adv. --
            {Sig*nif"i*ca*tive*ness}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Significative \Sig*nif"i*ca*tive\, a. [L. significativus: cf. F.
      significatif.]
      1. Betokening or representing by an external sign.
  
                     The holy symbols or signs are not barely
                     significative.                                    --Brerewood.
  
      2. Having signification or meaning; expressive of a meaning
            or purpose; significant.
  
                     Neither in the degrees of kindred they were
                     destitute of significative words.      --Camden.
            -- {Sig*nif"i*ca*tive*ly}, adv. --
            {Sig*nif"i*ca*tive*ness}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Significator \Sig"ni*fi*ca`tor\, n. [Cf. F. significateur.]
      One who, or that which, signifies.
  
               In this diagram there was one significator which
               pressed remarkably upon our astrologer's attention.
                                                                              --Sir W.
                                                                              Scott.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Significatory \Sig*nif"i*ca*to*ry\, a. [L. significatorius.]
      Significant. -- n. That which is significatory.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Signify \Sig"ni*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Signified}; p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Signifying}.] [F. signifier, L. significare; signum a
      sign + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See {Sign}, n., and
      {-fy}.]
      1. To show by a sign; to communicate by any conventional
            token, as words, gestures, signals, or the like; to
            announce; to make known; to declare; to express; as, a
            signified his desire to be present.
  
                     I 'll to the king; and signify to him That thus I
                     have resign'd my charge to you.         --Shak.
  
                     The government should signify to the Protestants of
                     Ireland that want of silver is not to be remedied.
                                                                              --Swift.
  
      2. To mean; to import; to denote; to betoken.
  
                     He bade her tell him what it signified. --Chaucer.
  
                     A tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
                     Signifying nothing.                           --Shak.
  
      Note: Signify is often used impersonally; as, it signifies
               nothing, it does not signify, that is, it is of no
               importance.
  
      Syn: To express; manifest; declare; utter; intimate; betoken;
               denote; imply; mean.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Signify \Sig"ni*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Signified}; p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Signifying}.] [F. signifier, L. significare; signum a
      sign + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See {Sign}, n., and
      {-fy}.]
      1. To show by a sign; to communicate by any conventional
            token, as words, gestures, signals, or the like; to
            announce; to make known; to declare; to express; as, a
            signified his desire to be present.
  
                     I 'll to the king; and signify to him That thus I
                     have resign'd my charge to you.         --Shak.
  
                     The government should signify to the Protestants of
                     Ireland that want of silver is not to be remedied.
                                                                              --Swift.
  
      2. To mean; to import; to denote; to betoken.
  
                     He bade her tell him what it signified. --Chaucer.
  
                     A tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
                     Signifying nothing.                           --Shak.
  
      Note: Signify is often used impersonally; as, it signifies
               nothing, it does not signify, that is, it is of no
               importance.
  
      Syn: To express; manifest; declare; utter; intimate; betoken;
               denote; imply; mean.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Signify \Sig"ni*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Signified}; p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Signifying}.] [F. signifier, L. significare; signum a
      sign + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See {Sign}, n., and
      {-fy}.]
      1. To show by a sign; to communicate by any conventional
            token, as words, gestures, signals, or the like; to
            announce; to make known; to declare; to express; as, a
            signified his desire to be present.
  
                     I 'll to the king; and signify to him That thus I
                     have resign'd my charge to you.         --Shak.
  
                     The government should signify to the Protestants of
                     Ireland that want of silver is not to be remedied.
                                                                              --Swift.
  
      2. To mean; to import; to denote; to betoken.
  
                     He bade her tell him what it signified. --Chaucer.
  
                     A tale Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,
                     Signifying nothing.                           --Shak.
  
      Note: Signify is often used impersonally; as, it signifies
               nothing, it does not signify, that is, it is of no
               importance.
  
      Syn: To express; manifest; declare; utter; intimate; betoken;
               denote; imply; mean.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Signpost \Sign"post`\, n.
      A post on which a sign hangs, or on which papers are placed
      to give public notice of anything.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Tansy \Tan"sy\, n. [OE. tansaye, F. tanaise; cf. It. & Sp.
      tanaceto, NL. tanacetum, Pg. atanasia, athanasia, Gr.
      'aqanasi`a immortality, fr. 'aqa`natos immortal; 'a priv. +
      qa`natos death.]
      1. (Bot.) Any plant of the composite genus {Tanacetum}. The
            common tansy ({T. vulgare}) has finely divided leaves, a
            strong aromatic odor, and a very bitter taste. It is used
            for medicinal and culinary purposes.
  
      2. A dish common in the seventeenth century, made of eggs,
            sugar, rose water, cream, and the juice of herbs, baked
            with butter in a shallow dish. [Obs.] --Pepys.
  
      {Double tansy} (Bot.), a variety of the common tansy with the
            leaves more dissected than usual.
  
      {Tansy mustard} (Bot.), a plant ({Sisymbrium canescens}) of
            the Mustard family, with tansylike leaves.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   London \Lon"don\, n.
      The capital city of England.
  
      {London paste} (Med.), a paste made of caustic soda and
            unslacked lime; -- used as a caustic to destroy tumors and
            other morbid enlargements.
  
      {London pride}. (Bot.)
      (a) A garden name for {Saxifraga umbrosa}, a hardy perennial
            herbaceous plant, a native of high lands in Great
            Britain.
      (b) A name anciently given to the Sweet William. --Dr. Prior.
  
      {London rocket} (Bot.), a cruciferous plant ({Sisymbrium
            Irio}) which sprung up in London abundantly on the ruins
            of the great fire of 1667.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Mustard \Mus"tard\, n. [OF. moustarde, F. moutarde, fr. L.
      mustum must, -- mustard was prepared for use by being mixed
      with must. See {Must}, n.]
      1. (Bot.) The name of several cruciferous plants of the genus
            {Brassica} (formerly {Sinapis}), as white mustard ({B.
            alba}), black mustard ({B. Nigra}), wild mustard or
            charlock ({B. Sinapistrum}).
  
      Note: There are also many herbs of the same family which are
               called mustard, and have more or less of the flavor of
               the true mustard; as, bowyer's mustard ({Lepidium
               ruderale}); hedge mustard ({Sisymbrium officinale});
               Mithridate mustard ({Thlaspi arvense}); tower mustard
               ({Arabis perfoliata}); treacle mustard ({Erysimum
               cheiranthoides}).
  
      2. A powder or a paste made from the seeds of black or white
            mustard, used as a condiment and a rubefacient. Taken
            internally it is stimulant and diuretic, and in large
            doses is emetic.
  
      {Mustard oil} (Chem.), a substance obtained from mustard, as
            a transparent, volatile and intensely pungent oil. The
            name is also extended to a number of analogous compounds
            produced either naturally or artificially.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Flix \Flix\, n.
      The flux; dysentery. [Obs.] --Udall.
  
      {Flix weed} (Bot.), the {Sisymbrium Sophia}, a kind of hedge
            mustard, formerly used as a remedy for dysentery.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Mouse-ear \Mouse"-ear`\, n. (Bot.)
            (a) The forget-me-not ({Myosotis palustris}) and other
                  species of the same genus.
            (b) A European species of hawkweed ({Hieracium
                  Pilosella}).
  
      {Mouse-ear chickweed}, a name of two common species of
            chickweed ({Cerastium vulgarium}, and {C. viscosum}).
  
      {Mouse-ear cress}, a low cruciferous herb ({Sisymbrium
            Thaliana}). All these are low herbs with soft, oval, or
            obovate leaves, whence the name.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Succumb \Suc*cumb"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Succumbed}; p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Succumbing}.] [L. succumbere; sub under + cumbere (in
      comp.), akin to cubare to lie down. See {Incumbent},
      {Cubit}.]
      To yield; to submit; to give up unresistingly; as, to succumb
      under calamities; to succumb to disease.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Succumb \Suc*cumb"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Succumbed}; p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Succumbing}.] [L. succumbere; sub under + cumbere (in
      comp.), akin to cubare to lie down. See {Incumbent},
      {Cubit}.]
      To yield; to submit; to give up unresistingly; as, to succumb
      under calamities; to succumb to disease.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Succumbent \Suc*cum"bent\, a. [L. succumbens, p. pr.]
      Submissive; yielding. [R.] --Howell.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Succumb \Suc*cumb"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Succumbed}; p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Succumbing}.] [L. succumbere; sub under + cumbere (in
      comp.), akin to cubare to lie down. See {Incumbent},
      {Cubit}.]
      To yield; to submit; to give up unresistingly; as, to succumb
      under calamities; to succumb to disease.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   S Ozone Park, NY
      Zip code(s): 11420

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Saxonburg, PA (borough, FIPS 68056)
      Location: 40.75202 N, 79.81554 W
      Population (1990): 1345 (580 housing units)
      Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 16056

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Sissonville, WV (CDP, FIPS 74356)
      Location: 38.50190 N, 81.64468 W
      Population (1990): 4290 (1650 housing units)
      Area: 33.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 25320

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Susanville, CA (city, FIPS 77364)
      Location: 40.41106 N, 120.65061 W
      Population (1990): 7279 (3124 housing units)
      Area: 7.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 96130
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