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   walleyed pike
         n 1: pike-like freshwater perches [syn: {walleye}, {walleyed
               pike}, {jack salmon}, {dory}, {Stizostedion vitreum}]

English Dictionary: wild basil by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wealthy person
n
  1. a person who possesses great material wealth [syn: {rich person}, wealthy person, have]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
well-advised
adj
  1. having the benefit of careful prior consideration or counsel; "a well-advised delay in carrying out the plan"
    Synonym(s): well-advised, advised
    Antonym(s): ill-advised, unadvised
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
well-defined
adj
  1. having a clean and distinct outline as if precisely cut along the edges; "a finely chiseled nose"; "well-defined features"
    Synonym(s): chiseled, well-defined
  2. accurately stated or described; "a set of well-defined values"
    Synonym(s): well-defined, clear
    Antonym(s): ill-defined, unclear
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wheeled vehicle
n
  1. a vehicle that moves on wheels and usually has a container for transporting things or people; "the oldest known wheeled vehicles were found in Sumer and Syria and date from around 3500 BC"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
whole to part relation
n
  1. the semantic relation that holds between a whole and its parts
    Synonym(s): holonymy, whole to part relation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
whole wheat bread
n
  1. bread made with whole wheat flour [syn: dark bread, whole wheat bread, whole meal bread, brown bread]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
whole wheat flour
n
  1. flour made by grinding the entire wheat berry including the bran; (`whole meal flour' is British usage)
    Synonym(s): whole wheat flour, graham flour, graham, whole meal flour
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wild apple
n
  1. any of numerous wild apple trees usually with small acidic fruit
    Synonym(s): wild apple, crab apple, crabapple
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wild basil
n
  1. aromatic herb having heads of small pink or whitish flowers; widely distributed in United States, Europe and Asia
    Synonym(s): wild basil, cushion calamint, Clinopodium vulgare, Satureja vulgaris
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wild bean
n
  1. a North American vine with fragrant blossoms and edible tubers; important food crop of Native Americans
    Synonym(s): groundnut, groundnut vine, Indian potato, potato bean, wild bean, Apios americana, Apios tuberosa
  2. nutlike tuber; important food of Native Americans
    Synonym(s): groundnut, potato bean, wild bean
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wild bergamot
n
  1. any of various aromatic herbs of the genus Monarda [syn: monarda, wild bergamot]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Wild Bill Hickock
n
  1. frontier marshal whose adventures have become legendary (1837-1876)
    Synonym(s): Hickock, Wild Bill Hickock, James Butler Hickock
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wild blue yonder
n
  1. the sky as viewed during daylight; "he shot an arrow into the blue"
    Synonym(s): blue sky, blue, blue air, wild blue yonder
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wild boar
n
  1. Old World wild swine having a narrow body and prominent tusks from which most domestic swine come; introduced in United States
    Synonym(s): wild boar, boar, Sus scrofa
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wild buckwheat
n
  1. low-growing shrub with spreading branches and flowers in loose heads; desert regions of western United States (California to Utah)
    Synonym(s): wild buckwheat, California buckwheat, Erigonum fasciculatum
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wild fig
n
  1. a strangler tree native to southern Florida and West Indies; begins as an epiphyte eventually developing many thick aerial roots and covering enormous areas
    Synonym(s): golden fig, Florida strangler fig, strangler fig, wild fig, Ficus aurea
  2. a West Indies clusia having fig-shaped fruit
    Synonym(s): wild fig, Clusia flava
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wild flower
n
  1. wild or uncultivated flowering plant [syn: wildflower, wild flower]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wild hop
n
  1. bryony having fleshy roots pale green flowers and very small red berries; Europe; North Africa; western Asia
    Synonym(s): red bryony, wild hop, Bryonia dioica
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wild pansy
n
  1. a common and long cultivated European herb from which most common garden pansies are derived
    Synonym(s): wild pansy, Johnny-jump-up, heartsease, love-in-idleness, pink of my John, Viola tricolor
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wild parsley
n
  1. any of various uncultivated umbelliferous plants with foliage resembling that of carrots or parsley
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wild parsnip
n
  1. biennial weed in Europe and America having large pinnate leaves and yellow flowers and a bitter and somewhat poisonous root; the ancestor of cultivated parsnip
    Synonym(s): wild parsnip, madnep
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wild pea
n
  1. any of various plants of the family Leguminosae that usually grow like vines
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wild peach
n
  1. large much-branched shrub grown primarily for its evergreen foliage
    Synonym(s): wild peach, Kiggelaria africana
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wild peanut
n
  1. vine widely distributed in eastern North America producing racemes of purple to maroon flowers and abundant (usually subterranean) edible one-seeded pods resembling peanuts
    Synonym(s): hog peanut, wild peanut, Amphicarpaea bracteata, Amphicarpa bracteata
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wild pink
n
  1. a bog orchid with usually a solitary fragrant magenta pink blossom with a wide gaping corolla; Canada
    Synonym(s): bog rose, wild pink, dragon's mouth, Arethusa bulbosa
  2. perennial of eastern and central North America having short- stalked pink or white flowers in hairy clusters
    Synonym(s): wild pink, Silene caroliniana
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wild pitch
n
  1. an errant pitch that the catcher cannot be expected to catch and that allows a base runner to advance a base
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wild plum
n
  1. an uncultivated plum tree or shrub [syn: wild plum, {wild plum tree}]
  2. fruit of the wild plum of southern United States
    Synonym(s): hog plum, wild plum
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wild plum tree
n
  1. an uncultivated plum tree or shrub [syn: wild plum, {wild plum tree}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wild potato
n
  1. erect or spreading perennial of southwestern United States and Mexico bearing small pale brown to cream-colored tubers resembling potatoes
    Synonym(s): wild potato, Solanum jamesii
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wild potato vine
n
  1. tropical American prostrate or climbing herbaceous perennial having an enormous starchy root; sometimes held to be source of the sweet potato
    Synonym(s): wild potato vine, wild sweet potato vine, man-of-the-earth, manroot, scammonyroot, Ipomoea panurata, Ipomoea fastigiata
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wild pumpkin
n
  1. perennial vine of dry parts of central and southwestern United States and Mexico having small hard mottled green inedible fruit
    Synonym(s): prairie gourd, prairie gourd vine, Missouri gourd, wild pumpkin, buffalo gourd, calabazilla, Cucurbita foetidissima
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wild tobacco
n
  1. tobacco plant of South America and Mexico [syn: {wild tobacco}, Indian tobacco, Nicotiana rustica]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wild vanilla
n
  1. perennial of southeastern United States with leaves having the fragrance of vanilla
    Synonym(s): wild vanilla, Trilisa odoratissima
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wildebeest
n
  1. large African antelope having a head with horns like an ox and a long tufted tail
    Synonym(s): gnu, wildebeest
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wildfire
n
  1. a raging and rapidly spreading conflagration
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wildflower
n
  1. wild or uncultivated flowering plant [syn: wildflower, wild flower]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
wildfowl
n
  1. flesh of any of a number of wild game birds suitable for food
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
would-be
adj
  1. unfulfilled or frustrated in realizing an ambition [syn: manque, would-be(a)]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Wall-eye \Wall"-eye`\, n. [See {Wall-eyed}.]
      1. An eye in which the iris is of a very light gray or
            whitish color; -- said usually of horses. --Booth.
  
      Note: Jonson has defined wall-eye to be [bd]a disease in the
               crystalline humor of the eye; glaucoma.[b8] But
               glaucoma is not a disease of the crystalline humor, nor
               is wall-eye a disease at all, but merely a natural
               blemish. --Tully. In the north of England, as Brockett
               states, persons are said to be wall-eyed when the white
               of the eye is very large and distorted, or on one side.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) An American fresh-water food fish ({Stizostedion
                  vitreum}) having large and prominent eyes; -- called
                  also {glasseye}, {pike perch}, {yellow pike}, and
                  {wall-eyed perch}.
            (b) A California surf fish ({Holconotus argenteus}).
            (c) The alewife; -- called also {wall-eyed herring}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Wealthful \Wealth"ful\, a.
      Full of wealth; wealthy; prosperous. [R.] --Sir T. More. --
      {Wealth"ful*ly}, adv. [R.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Wealthful \Wealth"ful\, a.
      Full of wealth; wealthy; prosperous. [R.] --Sir T. More. --
      {Wealth"ful*ly}, adv. [R.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Weldable \Weld"a*ble\, a.
      Capable of being welded.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Wieldable \Wield"a*ble\, a.
      Capable of being wielded.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {To run wild}, to go unrestrained or untamed; to live or
            untamed; to live or grow without culture or training.
  
      {To sow one's wild oats}. See under {Oat}.
  
      {Wild allspice}. (Bot.), spicewood.
  
      {Wild balsam apple} (Bot.), an American climbing
            cucurbitaceous plant ({Echinocystis lobata}).
  
      {Wild basil} (Bot.), a fragrant labiate herb ({Calamintha
            Clinopodium}) common in Europe and America.
  
      {Wild bean} (Bot.), a name of several leguminous plants,
            mostly species of {Phaseolus} and {Apios}.
  
      {Wild bee} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of
            undomesticated social bees, especially the domestic bee
            when it has escaped from domestication and built its nest
            in a hollow tree or among rocks.
  
      {Wild bergamot}. (Bot.) See under {Bergamot}.
  
      {Wild boar} (Zo[94]l.), the European wild hog ({Sus scrofa}),
            from which the common domesticated swine is descended.
  
      {Wild brier} (Bot.), any uncultivated species of brier. See
            {Brier}.
  
      {Wild bugloss} (Bot.), an annual rough-leaved plant
            ({Lycopsis arvensis}) with small blue flowers.
  
      {Wild camomile} (Bot.), one or more plants of the composite
            genus {Matricaria}, much resembling camomile.
  
      {Wild cat}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) A European carnivore ({Felis catus}) somewhat
                  resembling the domestic cat, but larger stronger, and
                  having a short tail. It is destructive to the smaller
                  domestic animals, such as lambs, kids, poultry, and
                  the like.
            (b) The common American lynx, or bay lynx.
            (c) (Naut.) A wheel which can be adjusted so as to revolve
                  either with, or on, the shaft of a capstan. --Luce.
  
      {Wild celery}. (Bot.) See {Tape grass}, under {Tape}.
  
      {Wild cherry}. (Bot.)
            (a) Any uncultivated tree which bears cherries. The wild
                  red cherry is {Prunus Pennsylvanica}. The wild black
                  cherry is {P. serotina}, the wood of which is much
                  used for cabinetwork, being of a light red color and a
                  compact texture.
            (b) The fruit of various species of {Prunus}.
  
      {Wild cinnamon}. See the Note under {Canella}.
  
      {Wild comfrey} (Bot.), an American plant ({Cynoglossum
            Virginicum}) of the Borage family. It has large bristly
            leaves and small blue flowers.
  
      {Wild cumin} (Bot.), an annual umbelliferous plant
            ({Lag[oe]cia cuminoides}) native in the countries about
            the Mediterranean.
  
      {Wild drake} (Zo[94]l.) the mallard.
  
      {Wild elder} (Bot.), an American plant ({Aralia hispida}) of
            the Ginseng family.
  
      {Wild fowl} (Zo[94]l.) any wild bird, especially any of those
            considered as game birds.
  
      {Wild goose} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of
            undomesticated geese, especially the Canada goose ({Branta
            Canadensis}), the European bean goose, and the graylag.
            See {Graylag}, and {Bean goose}, under {Bean}.
  
      {Wild goose chase}, the pursuit of something unattainable, or
            of something as unlikely to be caught as the wild goose.
            --Shak.
  
      {Wild honey}, honey made by wild bees, and deposited in
            trees, rocks, the like.
  
      {Wild hyacinth}. (Bot.) See {Hyacinth}, 1
            (b) .
  
      {Wild Irishman} (Bot.), a thorny bush ({Discaria Toumatou})
            of the Buckthorn family, found in New Zealand, where the
            natives use the spines in tattooing.
  
      {Wild land}.
            (a) Land not cultivated, or in a state that renders it
                  unfit for cultivation.
            (b) Land which is not settled and cultivated.
  
      {Wild licorice}. (Bot.) See under {Licorice}.
  
      {Wild mammee} (Bot.), the oblong, yellowish, acid fruit of a
            tropical American tree ({Rheedia lateriflora}); -- so
            called in the West Indies.
  
      {Wild marjoram} (Bot.), a labiate plant ({Origanum vulgare})
            much like the sweet marjoram, but less aromatic.
  
      {Wild oat}. (Bot.)
            (a) A tall, oatlike kind of soft grass ({Arrhenatherum
                  avenaceum}).
            (b) See {Wild oats}, under {Oat}.
  
      {Wild pieplant} (Bot.), a species of dock ({Rumex
            hymenosepalus}) found from Texas to California. Its acid,
            juicy stems are used as a substitute for the garden
            rhubarb.
  
      {Wild pigeon}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The rock dove.
            (b) The passenger pigeon.
  
      {Wild pink} (Bot.), an American plant ({Silene
            Pennsylvanica}) with pale, pinkish flowers; a kind of
            catchfly.
  
      {Wild plantain} (Bot.), an arborescent endogenous herb
            ({Heliconia Bihai}), much resembling the banana. Its
            leaves and leaf sheaths are much used in the West Indies
            as coverings for packages of merchandise.
  
      {Wild plum}. (Bot.)
            (a) Any kind of plum growing without cultivation.
            (b) The South African prune. See under {Prune}.
  
      {Wild rice}. (Bot.) See {Indian rice}, under {Rice}.
  
      {Wild rosemary} (Bot.), the evergreen shrub {Andromeda
            polifolia}. See {Marsh rosemary}, under {Rosemary}.
  
      {Wild sage}. (Bot.) See {Sagebrush}.
  
      {Wild sarsaparilla} (Bot.), a species of ginseng ({Aralia
            nudicaulis}) bearing a single long-stalked leaf.
  
      {Wild sensitive plant} (Bot.), either one of two annual
            leguminous herbs ({Cassia Cham[91]crista}, and {C.
            nictitans}), in both of which the leaflets close quickly
            when the plant is disturbed.
  
      {Wild service}.(Bot.) See {Sorb}.
  
      {Wild Spaniard} (Bot.), any one of several umbelliferous
            plants of the genus {Aciphylla}, natives of New Zealand.
            The leaves bear numerous bayonetlike spines, and the
            plants form an impenetrable thicket.
  
      {Wild turkey}. (Zo[94]l.) See 2d {Turkey}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {To run wild}, to go unrestrained or untamed; to live or
            untamed; to live or grow without culture or training.
  
      {To sow one's wild oats}. See under {Oat}.
  
      {Wild allspice}. (Bot.), spicewood.
  
      {Wild balsam apple} (Bot.), an American climbing
            cucurbitaceous plant ({Echinocystis lobata}).
  
      {Wild basil} (Bot.), a fragrant labiate herb ({Calamintha
            Clinopodium}) common in Europe and America.
  
      {Wild bean} (Bot.), a name of several leguminous plants,
            mostly species of {Phaseolus} and {Apios}.
  
      {Wild bee} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of
            undomesticated social bees, especially the domestic bee
            when it has escaped from domestication and built its nest
            in a hollow tree or among rocks.
  
      {Wild bergamot}. (Bot.) See under {Bergamot}.
  
      {Wild boar} (Zo[94]l.), the European wild hog ({Sus scrofa}),
            from which the common domesticated swine is descended.
  
      {Wild brier} (Bot.), any uncultivated species of brier. See
            {Brier}.
  
      {Wild bugloss} (Bot.), an annual rough-leaved plant
            ({Lycopsis arvensis}) with small blue flowers.
  
      {Wild camomile} (Bot.), one or more plants of the composite
            genus {Matricaria}, much resembling camomile.
  
      {Wild cat}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) A European carnivore ({Felis catus}) somewhat
                  resembling the domestic cat, but larger stronger, and
                  having a short tail. It is destructive to the smaller
                  domestic animals, such as lambs, kids, poultry, and
                  the like.
            (b) The common American lynx, or bay lynx.
            (c) (Naut.) A wheel which can be adjusted so as to revolve
                  either with, or on, the shaft of a capstan. --Luce.
  
      {Wild celery}. (Bot.) See {Tape grass}, under {Tape}.
  
      {Wild cherry}. (Bot.)
            (a) Any uncultivated tree which bears cherries. The wild
                  red cherry is {Prunus Pennsylvanica}. The wild black
                  cherry is {P. serotina}, the wood of which is much
                  used for cabinetwork, being of a light red color and a
                  compact texture.
            (b) The fruit of various species of {Prunus}.
  
      {Wild cinnamon}. See the Note under {Canella}.
  
      {Wild comfrey} (Bot.), an American plant ({Cynoglossum
            Virginicum}) of the Borage family. It has large bristly
            leaves and small blue flowers.
  
      {Wild cumin} (Bot.), an annual umbelliferous plant
            ({Lag[oe]cia cuminoides}) native in the countries about
            the Mediterranean.
  
      {Wild drake} (Zo[94]l.) the mallard.
  
      {Wild elder} (Bot.), an American plant ({Aralia hispida}) of
            the Ginseng family.
  
      {Wild fowl} (Zo[94]l.) any wild bird, especially any of those
            considered as game birds.
  
      {Wild goose} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of
            undomesticated geese, especially the Canada goose ({Branta
            Canadensis}), the European bean goose, and the graylag.
            See {Graylag}, and {Bean goose}, under {Bean}.
  
      {Wild goose chase}, the pursuit of something unattainable, or
            of something as unlikely to be caught as the wild goose.
            --Shak.
  
      {Wild honey}, honey made by wild bees, and deposited in
            trees, rocks, the like.
  
      {Wild hyacinth}. (Bot.) See {Hyacinth}, 1
            (b) .
  
      {Wild Irishman} (Bot.), a thorny bush ({Discaria Toumatou})
            of the Buckthorn family, found in New Zealand, where the
            natives use the spines in tattooing.
  
      {Wild land}.
            (a) Land not cultivated, or in a state that renders it
                  unfit for cultivation.
            (b) Land which is not settled and cultivated.
  
      {Wild licorice}. (Bot.) See under {Licorice}.
  
      {Wild mammee} (Bot.), the oblong, yellowish, acid fruit of a
            tropical American tree ({Rheedia lateriflora}); -- so
            called in the West Indies.
  
      {Wild marjoram} (Bot.), a labiate plant ({Origanum vulgare})
            much like the sweet marjoram, but less aromatic.
  
      {Wild oat}. (Bot.)
            (a) A tall, oatlike kind of soft grass ({Arrhenatherum
                  avenaceum}).
            (b) See {Wild oats}, under {Oat}.
  
      {Wild pieplant} (Bot.), a species of dock ({Rumex
            hymenosepalus}) found from Texas to California. Its acid,
            juicy stems are used as a substitute for the garden
            rhubarb.
  
      {Wild pigeon}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The rock dove.
            (b) The passenger pigeon.
  
      {Wild pink} (Bot.), an American plant ({Silene
            Pennsylvanica}) with pale, pinkish flowers; a kind of
            catchfly.
  
      {Wild plantain} (Bot.), an arborescent endogenous herb
            ({Heliconia Bihai}), much resembling the banana. Its
            leaves and leaf sheaths are much used in the West Indies
            as coverings for packages of merchandise.
  
      {Wild plum}. (Bot.)
            (a) Any kind of plum growing without cultivation.
            (b) The South African prune. See under {Prune}.
  
      {Wild rice}. (Bot.) See {Indian rice}, under {Rice}.
  
      {Wild rosemary} (Bot.), the evergreen shrub {Andromeda
            polifolia}. See {Marsh rosemary}, under {Rosemary}.
  
      {Wild sage}. (Bot.) See {Sagebrush}.
  
      {Wild sarsaparilla} (Bot.), a species of ginseng ({Aralia
            nudicaulis}) bearing a single long-stalked leaf.
  
      {Wild sensitive plant} (Bot.), either one of two annual
            leguminous herbs ({Cassia Cham[91]crista}, and {C.
            nictitans}), in both of which the leaflets close quickly
            when the plant is disturbed.
  
      {Wild service}.(Bot.) See {Sorb}.
  
      {Wild Spaniard} (Bot.), any one of several umbelliferous
            plants of the genus {Aciphylla}, natives of New Zealand.
            The leaves bear numerous bayonetlike spines, and the
            plants form an impenetrable thicket.
  
      {Wild turkey}. (Zo[94]l.) See 2d {Turkey}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Basil \Bas"il\, n. [F. basilic, fr. L. badilicus royal, Gr. [?],
      fr. [?] king.] (Bot.)
      The name given to several aromatic herbs of the Mint family,
      but chiefly to the common or sweet basil ({Ocymum
      basilicum}), and the bush basil, or lesser basil ({O.
      minimum}), the leaves of which are used in cookery. The name
      is also given to several kinds of mountain mint
      ({Pycnanthemum}).
  
      {Basil thyme}, a name given to the fragrant herbs {Calamintha
            Acinos} and {C. Nepeta}.
  
      {Wild basil}, a plant ({Calamintha clinopodium}) of the Mint
            family.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {To run wild}, to go unrestrained or untamed; to live or
            untamed; to live or grow without culture or training.
  
      {To sow one's wild oats}. See under {Oat}.
  
      {Wild allspice}. (Bot.), spicewood.
  
      {Wild balsam apple} (Bot.), an American climbing
            cucurbitaceous plant ({Echinocystis lobata}).
  
      {Wild basil} (Bot.), a fragrant labiate herb ({Calamintha
            Clinopodium}) common in Europe and America.
  
      {Wild bean} (Bot.), a name of several leguminous plants,
            mostly species of {Phaseolus} and {Apios}.
  
      {Wild bee} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of
            undomesticated social bees, especially the domestic bee
            when it has escaped from domestication and built its nest
            in a hollow tree or among rocks.
  
      {Wild bergamot}. (Bot.) See under {Bergamot}.
  
      {Wild boar} (Zo[94]l.), the European wild hog ({Sus scrofa}),
            from which the common domesticated swine is descended.
  
      {Wild brier} (Bot.), any uncultivated species of brier. See
            {Brier}.
  
      {Wild bugloss} (Bot.), an annual rough-leaved plant
            ({Lycopsis arvensis}) with small blue flowers.
  
      {Wild camomile} (Bot.), one or more plants of the composite
            genus {Matricaria}, much resembling camomile.
  
      {Wild cat}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) A European carnivore ({Felis catus}) somewhat
                  resembling the domestic cat, but larger stronger, and
                  having a short tail. It is destructive to the smaller
                  domestic animals, such as lambs, kids, poultry, and
                  the like.
            (b) The common American lynx, or bay lynx.
            (c) (Naut.) A wheel which can be adjusted so as to revolve
                  either with, or on, the shaft of a capstan. --Luce.
  
      {Wild celery}. (Bot.) See {Tape grass}, under {Tape}.
  
      {Wild cherry}. (Bot.)
            (a) Any uncultivated tree which bears cherries. The wild
                  red cherry is {Prunus Pennsylvanica}. The wild black
                  cherry is {P. serotina}, the wood of which is much
                  used for cabinetwork, being of a light red color and a
                  compact texture.
            (b) The fruit of various species of {Prunus}.
  
      {Wild cinnamon}. See the Note under {Canella}.
  
      {Wild comfrey} (Bot.), an American plant ({Cynoglossum
            Virginicum}) of the Borage family. It has large bristly
            leaves and small blue flowers.
  
      {Wild cumin} (Bot.), an annual umbelliferous plant
            ({Lag[oe]cia cuminoides}) native in the countries about
            the Mediterranean.
  
      {Wild drake} (Zo[94]l.) the mallard.
  
      {Wild elder} (Bot.), an American plant ({Aralia hispida}) of
            the Ginseng family.
  
      {Wild fowl} (Zo[94]l.) any wild bird, especially any of those
            considered as game birds.
  
      {Wild goose} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of
            undomesticated geese, especially the Canada goose ({Branta
            Canadensis}), the European bean goose, and the graylag.
            See {Graylag}, and {Bean goose}, under {Bean}.
  
      {Wild goose chase}, the pursuit of something unattainable, or
            of something as unlikely to be caught as the wild goose.
            --Shak.
  
      {Wild honey}, honey made by wild bees, and deposited in
            trees, rocks, the like.
  
      {Wild hyacinth}. (Bot.) See {Hyacinth}, 1
            (b) .
  
      {Wild Irishman} (Bot.), a thorny bush ({Discaria Toumatou})
            of the Buckthorn family, found in New Zealand, where the
            natives use the spines in tattooing.
  
      {Wild land}.
            (a) Land not cultivated, or in a state that renders it
                  unfit for cultivation.
            (b) Land which is not settled and cultivated.
  
      {Wild licorice}. (Bot.) See under {Licorice}.
  
      {Wild mammee} (Bot.), the oblong, yellowish, acid fruit of a
            tropical American tree ({Rheedia lateriflora}); -- so
            called in the West Indies.
  
      {Wild marjoram} (Bot.), a labiate plant ({Origanum vulgare})
            much like the sweet marjoram, but less aromatic.
  
      {Wild oat}. (Bot.)
            (a) A tall, oatlike kind of soft grass ({Arrhenatherum
                  avenaceum}).
            (b) See {Wild oats}, under {Oat}.
  
      {Wild pieplant} (Bot.), a species of dock ({Rumex
            hymenosepalus}) found from Texas to California. Its acid,
            juicy stems are used as a substitute for the garden
            rhubarb.
  
      {Wild pigeon}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The rock dove.
            (b) The passenger pigeon.
  
      {Wild pink} (Bot.), an American plant ({Silene
            Pennsylvanica}) with pale, pinkish flowers; a kind of
            catchfly.
  
      {Wild plantain} (Bot.), an arborescent endogenous herb
            ({Heliconia Bihai}), much resembling the banana. Its
            leaves and leaf sheaths are much used in the West Indies
            as coverings for packages of merchandise.
  
      {Wild plum}. (Bot.)
            (a) Any kind of plum growing without cultivation.
            (b) The South African prune. See under {Prune}.
  
      {Wild rice}. (Bot.) See {Indian rice}, under {Rice}.
  
      {Wild rosemary} (Bot.), the evergreen shrub {Andromeda
            polifolia}. See {Marsh rosemary}, under {Rosemary}.
  
      {Wild sage}. (Bot.) See {Sagebrush}.
  
      {Wild sarsaparilla} (Bot.), a species of ginseng ({Aralia
            nudicaulis}) bearing a single long-stalked leaf.
  
      {Wild sensitive plant} (Bot.), either one of two annual
            leguminous herbs ({Cassia Cham[91]crista}, and {C.
            nictitans}), in both of which the leaflets close quickly
            when the plant is disturbed.
  
      {Wild service}.(Bot.) See {Sorb}.
  
      {Wild Spaniard} (Bot.), any one of several umbelliferous
            plants of the genus {Aciphylla}, natives of New Zealand.
            The leaves bear numerous bayonetlike spines, and the
            plants form an impenetrable thicket.
  
      {Wild turkey}. (Zo[94]l.) See 2d {Turkey}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {To run wild}, to go unrestrained or untamed; to live or
            untamed; to live or grow without culture or training.
  
      {To sow one's wild oats}. See under {Oat}.
  
      {Wild allspice}. (Bot.), spicewood.
  
      {Wild balsam apple} (Bot.), an American climbing
            cucurbitaceous plant ({Echinocystis lobata}).
  
      {Wild basil} (Bot.), a fragrant labiate herb ({Calamintha
            Clinopodium}) common in Europe and America.
  
      {Wild bean} (Bot.), a name of several leguminous plants,
            mostly species of {Phaseolus} and {Apios}.
  
      {Wild bee} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of
            undomesticated social bees, especially the domestic bee
            when it has escaped from domestication and built its nest
            in a hollow tree or among rocks.
  
      {Wild bergamot}. (Bot.) See under {Bergamot}.
  
      {Wild boar} (Zo[94]l.), the European wild hog ({Sus scrofa}),
            from which the common domesticated swine is descended.
  
      {Wild brier} (Bot.), any uncultivated species of brier. See
            {Brier}.
  
      {Wild bugloss} (Bot.), an annual rough-leaved plant
            ({Lycopsis arvensis}) with small blue flowers.
  
      {Wild camomile} (Bot.), one or more plants of the composite
            genus {Matricaria}, much resembling camomile.
  
      {Wild cat}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) A European carnivore ({Felis catus}) somewhat
                  resembling the domestic cat, but larger stronger, and
                  having a short tail. It is destructive to the smaller
                  domestic animals, such as lambs, kids, poultry, and
                  the like.
            (b) The common American lynx, or bay lynx.
            (c) (Naut.) A wheel which can be adjusted so as to revolve
                  either with, or on, the shaft of a capstan. --Luce.
  
      {Wild celery}. (Bot.) See {Tape grass}, under {Tape}.
  
      {Wild cherry}. (Bot.)
            (a) Any uncultivated tree which bears cherries. The wild
                  red cherry is {Prunus Pennsylvanica}. The wild black
                  cherry is {P. serotina}, the wood of which is much
                  used for cabinetwork, being of a light red color and a
                  compact texture.
            (b) The fruit of various species of {Prunus}.
  
      {Wild cinnamon}. See the Note under {Canella}.
  
      {Wild comfrey} (Bot.), an American plant ({Cynoglossum
            Virginicum}) of the Borage family. It has large bristly
            leaves and small blue flowers.
  
      {Wild cumin} (Bot.), an annual umbelliferous plant
            ({Lag[oe]cia cuminoides}) native in the countries about
            the Mediterranean.
  
      {Wild drake} (Zo[94]l.) the mallard.
  
      {Wild elder} (Bot.), an American plant ({Aralia hispida}) of
            the Ginseng family.
  
      {Wild fowl} (Zo[94]l.) any wild bird, especially any of those
            considered as game birds.
  
      {Wild goose} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of
            undomesticated geese, especially the Canada goose ({Branta
            Canadensis}), the European bean goose, and the graylag.
            See {Graylag}, and {Bean goose}, under {Bean}.
  
      {Wild goose chase}, the pursuit of something unattainable, or
            of something as unlikely to be caught as the wild goose.
            --Shak.
  
      {Wild honey}, honey made by wild bees, and deposited in
            trees, rocks, the like.
  
      {Wild hyacinth}. (Bot.) See {Hyacinth}, 1
            (b) .
  
      {Wild Irishman} (Bot.), a thorny bush ({Discaria Toumatou})
            of the Buckthorn family, found in New Zealand, where the
            natives use the spines in tattooing.
  
      {Wild land}.
            (a) Land not cultivated, or in a state that renders it
                  unfit for cultivation.
            (b) Land which is not settled and cultivated.
  
      {Wild licorice}. (Bot.) See under {Licorice}.
  
      {Wild mammee} (Bot.), the oblong, yellowish, acid fruit of a
            tropical American tree ({Rheedia lateriflora}); -- so
            called in the West Indies.
  
      {Wild marjoram} (Bot.), a labiate plant ({Origanum vulgare})
            much like the sweet marjoram, but less aromatic.
  
      {Wild oat}. (Bot.)
            (a) A tall, oatlike kind of soft grass ({Arrhenatherum
                  avenaceum}).
            (b) See {Wild oats}, under {Oat}.
  
      {Wild pieplant} (Bot.), a species of dock ({Rumex
            hymenosepalus}) found from Texas to California. Its acid,
            juicy stems are used as a substitute for the garden
            rhubarb.
  
      {Wild pigeon}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The rock dove.
            (b) The passenger pigeon.
  
      {Wild pink} (Bot.), an American plant ({Silene
            Pennsylvanica}) with pale, pinkish flowers; a kind of
            catchfly.
  
      {Wild plantain} (Bot.), an arborescent endogenous herb
            ({Heliconia Bihai}), much resembling the banana. Its
            leaves and leaf sheaths are much used in the West Indies
            as coverings for packages of merchandise.
  
      {Wild plum}. (Bot.)
            (a) Any kind of plum growing without cultivation.
            (b) The South African prune. See under {Prune}.
  
      {Wild rice}. (Bot.) See {Indian rice}, under {Rice}.
  
      {Wild rosemary} (Bot.), the evergreen shrub {Andromeda
            polifolia}. See {Marsh rosemary}, under {Rosemary}.
  
      {Wild sage}. (Bot.) See {Sagebrush}.
  
      {Wild sarsaparilla} (Bot.), a species of ginseng ({Aralia
            nudicaulis}) bearing a single long-stalked leaf.
  
      {Wild sensitive plant} (Bot.), either one of two annual
            leguminous herbs ({Cassia Cham[91]crista}, and {C.
            nictitans}), in both of which the leaflets close quickly
            when the plant is disturbed.
  
      {Wild service}.(Bot.) See {Sorb}.
  
      {Wild Spaniard} (Bot.), any one of several umbelliferous
            plants of the genus {Aciphylla}, natives of New Zealand.
            The leaves bear numerous bayonetlike spines, and the
            plants form an impenetrable thicket.
  
      {Wild turkey}. (Zo[94]l.) See 2d {Turkey}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {To run wild}, to go unrestrained or untamed; to live or
            untamed; to live or grow without culture or training.
  
      {To sow one's wild oats}. See under {Oat}.
  
      {Wild allspice}. (Bot.), spicewood.
  
      {Wild balsam apple} (Bot.), an American climbing
            cucurbitaceous plant ({Echinocystis lobata}).
  
      {Wild basil} (Bot.), a fragrant labiate herb ({Calamintha
            Clinopodium}) common in Europe and America.
  
      {Wild bean} (Bot.), a name of several leguminous plants,
            mostly species of {Phaseolus} and {Apios}.
  
      {Wild bee} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of
            undomesticated social bees, especially the domestic bee
            when it has escaped from domestication and built its nest
            in a hollow tree or among rocks.
  
      {Wild bergamot}. (Bot.) See under {Bergamot}.
  
      {Wild boar} (Zo[94]l.), the European wild hog ({Sus scrofa}),
            from which the common domesticated swine is descended.
  
      {Wild brier} (Bot.), any uncultivated species of brier. See
            {Brier}.
  
      {Wild bugloss} (Bot.), an annual rough-leaved plant
            ({Lycopsis arvensis}) with small blue flowers.
  
      {Wild camomile} (Bot.), one or more plants of the composite
            genus {Matricaria}, much resembling camomile.
  
      {Wild cat}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) A European carnivore ({Felis catus}) somewhat
                  resembling the domestic cat, but larger stronger, and
                  having a short tail. It is destructive to the smaller
                  domestic animals, such as lambs, kids, poultry, and
                  the like.
            (b) The common American lynx, or bay lynx.
            (c) (Naut.) A wheel which can be adjusted so as to revolve
                  either with, or on, the shaft of a capstan. --Luce.
  
      {Wild celery}. (Bot.) See {Tape grass}, under {Tape}.
  
      {Wild cherry}. (Bot.)
            (a) Any uncultivated tree which bears cherries. The wild
                  red cherry is {Prunus Pennsylvanica}. The wild black
                  cherry is {P. serotina}, the wood of which is much
                  used for cabinetwork, being of a light red color and a
                  compact texture.
            (b) The fruit of various species of {Prunus}.
  
      {Wild cinnamon}. See the Note under {Canella}.
  
      {Wild comfrey} (Bot.), an American plant ({Cynoglossum
            Virginicum}) of the Borage family. It has large bristly
            leaves and small blue flowers.
  
      {Wild cumin} (Bot.), an annual umbelliferous plant
            ({Lag[oe]cia cuminoides}) native in the countries about
            the Mediterranean.
  
      {Wild drake} (Zo[94]l.) the mallard.
  
      {Wild elder} (Bot.), an American plant ({Aralia hispida}) of
            the Ginseng family.
  
      {Wild fowl} (Zo[94]l.) any wild bird, especially any of those
            considered as game birds.
  
      {Wild goose} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of
            undomesticated geese, especially the Canada goose ({Branta
            Canadensis}), the European bean goose, and the graylag.
            See {Graylag}, and {Bean goose}, under {Bean}.
  
      {Wild goose chase}, the pursuit of something unattainable, or
            of something as unlikely to be caught as the wild goose.
            --Shak.
  
      {Wild honey}, honey made by wild bees, and deposited in
            trees, rocks, the like.
  
      {Wild hyacinth}. (Bot.) See {Hyacinth}, 1
            (b) .
  
      {Wild Irishman} (Bot.), a thorny bush ({Discaria Toumatou})
            of the Buckthorn family, found in New Zealand, where the
            natives use the spines in tattooing.
  
      {Wild land}.
            (a) Land not cultivated, or in a state that renders it
                  unfit for cultivation.
            (b) Land which is not settled and cultivated.
  
      {Wild licorice}. (Bot.) See under {Licorice}.
  
      {Wild mammee} (Bot.), the oblong, yellowish, acid fruit of a
            tropical American tree ({Rheedia lateriflora}); -- so
            called in the West Indies.
  
      {Wild marjoram} (Bot.), a labiate plant ({Origanum vulgare})
            much like the sweet marjoram, but less aromatic.
  
      {Wild oat}. (Bot.)
            (a) A tall, oatlike kind of soft grass ({Arrhenatherum
                  avenaceum}).
            (b) See {Wild oats}, under {Oat}.
  
      {Wild pieplant} (Bot.), a species of dock ({Rumex
            hymenosepalus}) found from Texas to California. Its acid,
            juicy stems are used as a substitute for the garden
            rhubarb.
  
      {Wild pigeon}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The rock dove.
            (b) The passenger pigeon.
  
      {Wild pink} (Bot.), an American plant ({Silene
            Pennsylvanica}) with pale, pinkish flowers; a kind of
            catchfly.
  
      {Wild plantain} (Bot.), an arborescent endogenous herb
            ({Heliconia Bihai}), much resembling the banana. Its
            leaves and leaf sheaths are much used in the West Indies
            as coverings for packages of merchandise.
  
      {Wild plum}. (Bot.)
            (a) Any kind of plum growing without cultivation.
            (b) The South African prune. See under {Prune}.
  
      {Wild rice}. (Bot.) See {Indian rice}, under {Rice}.
  
      {Wild rosemary} (Bot.), the evergreen shrub {Andromeda
            polifolia}. See {Marsh rosemary}, under {Rosemary}.
  
      {Wild sage}. (Bot.) See {Sagebrush}.
  
      {Wild sarsaparilla} (Bot.), a species of ginseng ({Aralia
            nudicaulis}) bearing a single long-stalked leaf.
  
      {Wild sensitive plant} (Bot.), either one of two annual
            leguminous herbs ({Cassia Cham[91]crista}, and {C.
            nictitans}), in both of which the leaflets close quickly
            when the plant is disturbed.
  
      {Wild service}.(Bot.) See {Sorb}.
  
      {Wild Spaniard} (Bot.), any one of several umbelliferous
            plants of the genus {Aciphylla}, natives of New Zealand.
            The leaves bear numerous bayonetlike spines, and the
            plants form an impenetrable thicket.
  
      {Wild turkey}. (Zo[94]l.) See 2d {Turkey}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bergamot \Ber"ga*mot\ (b[etil]r"g[adot]*m[ocr]t), n. [F.
      bergamote, fr. It. bergamotta; prob. a corruption of Turk.
      beg arm[umac]di a lord's pear.]
      1. (Bot.)
            (a) A tree of the Orange family ({Citrus bergamia}),
                  having a roundish or pear-shaped fruit, from the rind
                  of which an essential oil of delicious odor is
                  extracted, much prized as a perfume. Also, the fruit.
            (b) A variety of mint ({Mentha aquatica, var. glabrata}).
  
      2. The essence or perfume made from the fruit.
  
      3. A variety of pear. --Johnson.
  
      4. A variety of snuff perfumed with bergamot.
  
                     The better hand . . . gives the nose its bergamot.
                                                                              --Cowper.
  
      5. A coarse tapestry, manufactured from flock of cotton or
            hemp, mixed with ox's or goat's hair; -- said to have been
            invented at Bergamo, Italy. Encyc. Brit.
  
      {Wild bergamot} (Bot.), an American herb of the Mint family
            ({Monarda fistulosa}).

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {To run wild}, to go unrestrained or untamed; to live or
            untamed; to live or grow without culture or training.
  
      {To sow one's wild oats}. See under {Oat}.
  
      {Wild allspice}. (Bot.), spicewood.
  
      {Wild balsam apple} (Bot.), an American climbing
            cucurbitaceous plant ({Echinocystis lobata}).
  
      {Wild basil} (Bot.), a fragrant labiate herb ({Calamintha
            Clinopodium}) common in Europe and America.
  
      {Wild bean} (Bot.), a name of several leguminous plants,
            mostly species of {Phaseolus} and {Apios}.
  
      {Wild bee} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of
            undomesticated social bees, especially the domestic bee
            when it has escaped from domestication and built its nest
            in a hollow tree or among rocks.
  
      {Wild bergamot}. (Bot.) See under {Bergamot}.
  
      {Wild boar} (Zo[94]l.), the European wild hog ({Sus scrofa}),
            from which the common domesticated swine is descended.
  
      {Wild brier} (Bot.), any uncultivated species of brier. See
            {Brier}.
  
      {Wild bugloss} (Bot.), an annual rough-leaved plant
            ({Lycopsis arvensis}) with small blue flowers.
  
      {Wild camomile} (Bot.), one or more plants of the composite
            genus {Matricaria}, much resembling camomile.
  
      {Wild cat}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) A European carnivore ({Felis catus}) somewhat
                  resembling the domestic cat, but larger stronger, and
                  having a short tail. It is destructive to the smaller
                  domestic animals, such as lambs, kids, poultry, and
                  the like.
            (b) The common American lynx, or bay lynx.
            (c) (Naut.) A wheel which can be adjusted so as to revolve
                  either with, or on, the shaft of a capstan. --Luce.
  
      {Wild celery}. (Bot.) See {Tape grass}, under {Tape}.
  
      {Wild cherry}. (Bot.)
            (a) Any uncultivated tree which bears cherries. The wild
                  red cherry is {Prunus Pennsylvanica}. The wild black
                  cherry is {P. serotina}, the wood of which is much
                  used for cabinetwork, being of a light red color and a
                  compact texture.
            (b) The fruit of various species of {Prunus}.
  
      {Wild cinnamon}. See the Note under {Canella}.
  
      {Wild comfrey} (Bot.), an American plant ({Cynoglossum
            Virginicum}) of the Borage family. It has large bristly
            leaves and small blue flowers.
  
      {Wild cumin} (Bot.), an annual umbelliferous plant
            ({Lag[oe]cia cuminoides}) native in the countries about
            the Mediterranean.
  
      {Wild drake} (Zo[94]l.) the mallard.
  
      {Wild elder} (Bot.), an American plant ({Aralia hispida}) of
            the Ginseng family.
  
      {Wild fowl} (Zo[94]l.) any wild bird, especially any of those
            considered as game birds.
  
      {Wild goose} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of
            undomesticated geese, especially the Canada goose ({Branta
            Canadensis}), the European bean goose, and the graylag.
            See {Graylag}, and {Bean goose}, under {Bean}.
  
      {Wild goose chase}, the pursuit of something unattainable, or
            of something as unlikely to be caught as the wild goose.
            --Shak.
  
      {Wild honey}, honey made by wild bees, and deposited in
            trees, rocks, the like.
  
      {Wild hyacinth}. (Bot.) See {Hyacinth}, 1
            (b) .
  
      {Wild Irishman} (Bot.), a thorny bush ({Discaria Toumatou})
            of the Buckthorn family, found in New Zealand, where the
            natives use the spines in tattooing.
  
      {Wild land}.
            (a) Land not cultivated, or in a state that renders it
                  unfit for cultivation.
            (b) Land which is not settled and cultivated.
  
      {Wild licorice}. (Bot.) See under {Licorice}.
  
      {Wild mammee} (Bot.), the oblong, yellowish, acid fruit of a
            tropical American tree ({Rheedia lateriflora}); -- so
            called in the West Indies.
  
      {Wild marjoram} (Bot.), a labiate plant ({Origanum vulgare})
            much like the sweet marjoram, but less aromatic.
  
      {Wild oat}. (Bot.)
            (a) A tall, oatlike kind of soft grass ({Arrhenatherum
                  avenaceum}).
            (b) See {Wild oats}, under {Oat}.
  
      {Wild pieplant} (Bot.), a species of dock ({Rumex
            hymenosepalus}) found from Texas to California. Its acid,
            juicy stems are used as a substitute for the garden
            rhubarb.
  
      {Wild pigeon}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The rock dove.
            (b) The passenger pigeon.
  
      {Wild pink} (Bot.), an American plant ({Silene
            Pennsylvanica}) with pale, pinkish flowers; a kind of
            catchfly.
  
      {Wild plantain} (Bot.), an arborescent endogenous herb
            ({Heliconia Bihai}), much resembling the banana. Its
            leaves and leaf sheaths are much used in the West Indies
            as coverings for packages of merchandise.
  
      {Wild plum}. (Bot.)
            (a) Any kind of plum growing without cultivation.
            (b) The South African prune. See under {Prune}.
  
      {Wild rice}. (Bot.) See {Indian rice}, under {Rice}.
  
      {Wild rosemary} (Bot.), the evergreen shrub {Andromeda
            polifolia}. See {Marsh rosemary}, under {Rosemary}.
  
      {Wild sage}. (Bot.) See {Sagebrush}.
  
      {Wild sarsaparilla} (Bot.), a species of ginseng ({Aralia
            nudicaulis}) bearing a single long-stalked leaf.
  
      {Wild sensitive plant} (Bot.), either one of two annual
            leguminous herbs ({Cassia Cham[91]crista}, and {C.
            nictitans}), in both of which the leaflets close quickly
            when the plant is disturbed.
  
      {Wild service}.(Bot.) See {Sorb}.
  
      {Wild Spaniard} (Bot.), any one of several umbelliferous
            plants of the genus {Aciphylla}, natives of New Zealand.
            The leaves bear numerous bayonetlike spines, and the
            plants form an impenetrable thicket.
  
      {Wild turkey}. (Zo[94]l.) See 2d {Turkey}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {To run wild}, to go unrestrained or untamed; to live or
            untamed; to live or grow without culture or training.
  
      {To sow one's wild oats}. See under {Oat}.
  
      {Wild allspice}. (Bot.), spicewood.
  
      {Wild balsam apple} (Bot.), an American climbing
            cucurbitaceous plant ({Echinocystis lobata}).
  
      {Wild basil} (Bot.), a fragrant labiate herb ({Calamintha
            Clinopodium}) common in Europe and America.
  
      {Wild bean} (Bot.), a name of several leguminous plants,
            mostly species of {Phaseolus} and {Apios}.
  
      {Wild bee} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of
            undomesticated social bees, especially the domestic bee
            when it has escaped from domestication and built its nest
            in a hollow tree or among rocks.
  
      {Wild bergamot}. (Bot.) See under {Bergamot}.
  
      {Wild boar} (Zo[94]l.), the European wild hog ({Sus scrofa}),
            from which the common domesticated swine is descended.
  
      {Wild brier} (Bot.), any uncultivated species of brier. See
            {Brier}.
  
      {Wild bugloss} (Bot.), an annual rough-leaved plant
            ({Lycopsis arvensis}) with small blue flowers.
  
      {Wild camomile} (Bot.), one or more plants of the composite
            genus {Matricaria}, much resembling camomile.
  
      {Wild cat}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) A European carnivore ({Felis catus}) somewhat
                  resembling the domestic cat, but larger stronger, and
                  having a short tail. It is destructive to the smaller
                  domestic animals, such as lambs, kids, poultry, and
                  the like.
            (b) The common American lynx, or bay lynx.
            (c) (Naut.) A wheel which can be adjusted so as to revolve
                  either with, or on, the shaft of a capstan. --Luce.
  
      {Wild celery}. (Bot.) See {Tape grass}, under {Tape}.
  
      {Wild cherry}. (Bot.)
            (a) Any uncultivated tree which bears cherries. The wild
                  red cherry is {Prunus Pennsylvanica}. The wild black
                  cherry is {P. serotina}, the wood of which is much
                  used for cabinetwork, being of a light red color and a
                  compact texture.
            (b) The fruit of various species of {Prunus}.
  
      {Wild cinnamon}. See the Note under {Canella}.
  
      {Wild comfrey} (Bot.), an American plant ({Cynoglossum
            Virginicum}) of the Borage family. It has large bristly
            leaves and small blue flowers.
  
      {Wild cumin} (Bot.), an annual umbelliferous plant
            ({Lag[oe]cia cuminoides}) native in the countries about
            the Mediterranean.
  
      {Wild drake} (Zo[94]l.) the mallard.
  
      {Wild elder} (Bot.), an American plant ({Aralia hispida}) of
            the Ginseng family.
  
      {Wild fowl} (Zo[94]l.) any wild bird, especially any of those
            considered as game birds.
  
      {Wild goose} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of
            undomesticated geese, especially the Canada goose ({Branta
            Canadensis}), the European bean goose, and the graylag.
            See {Graylag}, and {Bean goose}, under {Bean}.
  
      {Wild goose chase}, the pursuit of something unattainable, or
            of something as unlikely to be caught as the wild goose.
            --Shak.
  
      {Wild honey}, honey made by wild bees, and deposited in
            trees, rocks, the like.
  
      {Wild hyacinth}. (Bot.) See {Hyacinth}, 1
            (b) .
  
      {Wild Irishman} (Bot.), a thorny bush ({Discaria Toumatou})
            of the Buckthorn family, found in New Zealand, where the
            natives use the spines in tattooing.
  
      {Wild land}.
            (a) Land not cultivated, or in a state that renders it
                  unfit for cultivation.
            (b) Land which is not settled and cultivated.
  
      {Wild licorice}. (Bot.) See under {Licorice}.
  
      {Wild mammee} (Bot.), the oblong, yellowish, acid fruit of a
            tropical American tree ({Rheedia lateriflora}); -- so
            called in the West Indies.
  
      {Wild marjoram} (Bot.), a labiate plant ({Origanum vulgare})
            much like the sweet marjoram, but less aromatic.
  
      {Wild oat}. (Bot.)
            (a) A tall, oatlike kind of soft grass ({Arrhenatherum
                  avenaceum}).
            (b) See {Wild oats}, under {Oat}.
  
      {Wild pieplant} (Bot.), a species of dock ({Rumex
            hymenosepalus}) found from Texas to California. Its acid,
            juicy stems are used as a substitute for the garden
            rhubarb.
  
      {Wild pigeon}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The rock dove.
            (b) The passenger pigeon.
  
      {Wild pink} (Bot.), an American plant ({Silene
            Pennsylvanica}) with pale, pinkish flowers; a kind of
            catchfly.
  
      {Wild plantain} (Bot.), an arborescent endogenous herb
            ({Heliconia Bihai}), much resembling the banana. Its
            leaves and leaf sheaths are much used in the West Indies
            as coverings for packages of merchandise.
  
      {Wild plum}. (Bot.)
            (a) Any kind of plum growing without cultivation.
            (b) The South African prune. See under {Prune}.
  
      {Wild rice}. (Bot.) See {Indian rice}, under {Rice}.
  
      {Wild rosemary} (Bot.), the evergreen shrub {Andromeda
            polifolia}. See {Marsh rosemary}, under {Rosemary}.
  
      {Wild sage}. (Bot.) See {Sagebrush}.
  
      {Wild sarsaparilla} (Bot.), a species of ginseng ({Aralia
            nudicaulis}) bearing a single long-stalked leaf.
  
      {Wild sensitive plant} (Bot.), either one of two annual
            leguminous herbs ({Cassia Cham[91]crista}, and {C.
            nictitans}), in both of which the leaflets close quickly
            when the plant is disturbed.
  
      {Wild service}.(Bot.) See {Sorb}.
  
      {Wild Spaniard} (Bot.), any one of several umbelliferous
            plants of the genus {Aciphylla}, natives of New Zealand.
            The leaves bear numerous bayonetlike spines, and the
            plants form an impenetrable thicket.
  
      {Wild turkey}. (Zo[94]l.) See 2d {Turkey}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {To run wild}, to go unrestrained or untamed; to live or
            untamed; to live or grow without culture or training.
  
      {To sow one's wild oats}. See under {Oat}.
  
      {Wild allspice}. (Bot.), spicewood.
  
      {Wild balsam apple} (Bot.), an American climbing
            cucurbitaceous plant ({Echinocystis lobata}).
  
      {Wild basil} (Bot.), a fragrant labiate herb ({Calamintha
            Clinopodium}) common in Europe and America.
  
      {Wild bean} (Bot.), a name of several leguminous plants,
            mostly species of {Phaseolus} and {Apios}.
  
      {Wild bee} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of
            undomesticated social bees, especially the domestic bee
            when it has escaped from domestication and built its nest
            in a hollow tree or among rocks.
  
      {Wild bergamot}. (Bot.) See under {Bergamot}.
  
      {Wild boar} (Zo[94]l.), the European wild hog ({Sus scrofa}),
            from which the common domesticated swine is descended.
  
      {Wild brier} (Bot.), any uncultivated species of brier. See
            {Brier}.
  
      {Wild bugloss} (Bot.), an annual rough-leaved plant
            ({Lycopsis arvensis}) with small blue flowers.
  
      {Wild camomile} (Bot.), one or more plants of the composite
            genus {Matricaria}, much resembling camomile.
  
      {Wild cat}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) A European carnivore ({Felis catus}) somewhat
                  resembling the domestic cat, but larger stronger, and
                  having a short tail. It is destructive to the smaller
                  domestic animals, such as lambs, kids, poultry, and
                  the like.
            (b) The common American lynx, or bay lynx.
            (c) (Naut.) A wheel which can be adjusted so as to revolve
                  either with, or on, the shaft of a capstan. --Luce.
  
      {Wild celery}. (Bot.) See {Tape grass}, under {Tape}.
  
      {Wild cherry}. (Bot.)
            (a) Any uncultivated tree which bears cherries. The wild
                  red cherry is {Prunus Pennsylvanica}. The wild black
                  cherry is {P. serotina}, the wood of which is much
                  used for cabinetwork, being of a light red color and a
                  compact texture.
            (b) The fruit of various species of {Prunus}.
  
      {Wild cinnamon}. See the Note under {Canella}.
  
      {Wild comfrey} (Bot.), an American plant ({Cynoglossum
            Virginicum}) of the Borage family. It has large bristly
            leaves and small blue flowers.
  
      {Wild cumin} (Bot.), an annual umbelliferous plant
            ({Lag[oe]cia cuminoides}) native in the countries about
            the Mediterranean.
  
      {Wild drake} (Zo[94]l.) the mallard.
  
      {Wild elder} (Bot.), an American plant ({Aralia hispida}) of
            the Ginseng family.
  
      {Wild fowl} (Zo[94]l.) any wild bird, especially any of those
            considered as game birds.
  
      {Wild goose} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of
            undomesticated geese, especially the Canada goose ({Branta
            Canadensis}), the European bean goose, and the graylag.
            See {Graylag}, and {Bean goose}, under {Bean}.
  
      {Wild goose chase}, the pursuit of something unattainable, or
            of something as unlikely to be caught as the wild goose.
            --Shak.
  
      {Wild honey}, honey made by wild bees, and deposited in
            trees, rocks, the like.
  
      {Wild hyacinth}. (Bot.) See {Hyacinth}, 1
            (b) .
  
      {Wild Irishman} (Bot.), a thorny bush ({Discaria Toumatou})
            of the Buckthorn family, found in New Zealand, where the
            natives use the spines in tattooing.
  
      {Wild land}.
            (a) Land not cultivated, or in a state that renders it
                  unfit for cultivation.
            (b) Land which is not settled and cultivated.
  
      {Wild licorice}. (Bot.) See under {Licorice}.
  
      {Wild mammee} (Bot.), the oblong, yellowish, acid fruit of a
            tropical American tree ({Rheedia lateriflora}); -- so
            called in the West Indies.
  
      {Wild marjoram} (Bot.), a labiate plant ({Origanum vulgare})
            much like the sweet marjoram, but less aromatic.
  
      {Wild oat}. (Bot.)
            (a) A tall, oatlike kind of soft grass ({Arrhenatherum
                  avenaceum}).
            (b) See {Wild oats}, under {Oat}.
  
      {Wild pieplant} (Bot.), a species of dock ({Rumex
            hymenosepalus}) found from Texas to California. Its acid,
            juicy stems are used as a substitute for the garden
            rhubarb.
  
      {Wild pigeon}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The rock dove.
            (b) The passenger pigeon.
  
      {Wild pink} (Bot.), an American plant ({Silene
            Pennsylvanica}) with pale, pinkish flowers; a kind of
            catchfly.
  
      {Wild plantain} (Bot.), an arborescent endogenous herb
            ({Heliconia Bihai}), much resembling the banana. Its
            leaves and leaf sheaths are much used in the West Indies
            as coverings for packages of merchandise.
  
      {Wild plum}. (Bot.)
            (a) Any kind of plum growing without cultivation.
            (b) The South African prune. See under {Prune}.
  
      {Wild rice}. (Bot.) See {Indian rice}, under {Rice}.
  
      {Wild rosemary} (Bot.), the evergreen shrub {Andromeda
            polifolia}. See {Marsh rosemary}, under {Rosemary}.
  
      {Wild sage}. (Bot.) See {Sagebrush}.
  
      {Wild sarsaparilla} (Bot.), a species of ginseng ({Aralia
            nudicaulis}) bearing a single long-stalked leaf.
  
      {Wild sensitive plant} (Bot.), either one of two annual
            leguminous herbs ({Cassia Cham[91]crista}, and {C.
            nictitans}), in both of which the leaflets close quickly
            when the plant is disturbed.
  
      {Wild service}.(Bot.) See {Sorb}.
  
      {Wild Spaniard} (Bot.), any one of several umbelliferous
            plants of the genus {Aciphylla}, natives of New Zealand.
            The leaves bear numerous bayonetlike spines, and the
            plants form an impenetrable thicket.
  
      {Wild turkey}. (Zo[94]l.) See 2d {Turkey}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Burnet \Bur"net\, n. [OE. burnet burnet; also, brownish (the
      plant perh. being named from its color), fr. F. brunet, dim.
      of brun brown; cf. OF. brunete a sort of flower. See
      {Brunette}.] (Bot.)
      A genus of perennial herbs ({Poterium}); especially,
      {P.Sanguisorba}, the common, or garden, burnet.
  
      {Burnet moth} (Zo[94]l.), in England, a handsome moth
            ({Zyg[91]na filipendula}), with crimson spots on the
            wings.
  
      {Burnet saxifrage}. (Bot.) See {Saxifrage}.
  
      {Canadian burnet}, a marsh plant ({Poterium Canadensis}).
  
      {Great burnet}, {Wild burnet}, {Poterium ([or] Sanguisorba)
            oficinalis}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {To run wild}, to go unrestrained or untamed; to live or
            untamed; to live or grow without culture or training.
  
      {To sow one's wild oats}. See under {Oat}.
  
      {Wild allspice}. (Bot.), spicewood.
  
      {Wild balsam apple} (Bot.), an American climbing
            cucurbitaceous plant ({Echinocystis lobata}).
  
      {Wild basil} (Bot.), a fragrant labiate herb ({Calamintha
            Clinopodium}) common in Europe and America.
  
      {Wild bean} (Bot.), a name of several leguminous plants,
            mostly species of {Phaseolus} and {Apios}.
  
      {Wild bee} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of
            undomesticated social bees, especially the domestic bee
            when it has escaped from domestication and built its nest
            in a hollow tree or among rocks.
  
      {Wild bergamot}. (Bot.) See under {Bergamot}.
  
      {Wild boar} (Zo[94]l.), the European wild hog ({Sus scrofa}),
            from which the common domesticated swine is descended.
  
      {Wild brier} (Bot.), any uncultivated species of brier. See
            {Brier}.
  
      {Wild bugloss} (Bot.), an annual rough-leaved plant
            ({Lycopsis arvensis}) with small blue flowers.
  
      {Wild camomile} (Bot.), one or more plants of the composite
            genus {Matricaria}, much resembling camomile.
  
      {Wild cat}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) A European carnivore ({Felis catus}) somewhat
                  resembling the domestic cat, but larger stronger, and
                  having a short tail. It is destructive to the smaller
                  domestic animals, such as lambs, kids, poultry, and
                  the like.
            (b) The common American lynx, or bay lynx.
            (c) (Naut.) A wheel which can be adjusted so as to revolve
                  either with, or on, the shaft of a capstan. --Luce.
  
      {Wild celery}. (Bot.) See {Tape grass}, under {Tape}.
  
      {Wild cherry}. (Bot.)
            (a) Any uncultivated tree which bears cherries. The wild
                  red cherry is {Prunus Pennsylvanica}. The wild black
                  cherry is {P. serotina}, the wood of which is much
                  used for cabinetwork, being of a light red color and a
                  compact texture.
            (b) The fruit of various species of {Prunus}.
  
      {Wild cinnamon}. See the Note under {Canella}.
  
      {Wild comfrey} (Bot.), an American plant ({Cynoglossum
            Virginicum}) of the Borage family. It has large bristly
            leaves and small blue flowers.
  
      {Wild cumin} (Bot.), an annual umbelliferous plant
            ({Lag[oe]cia cuminoides}) native in the countries about
            the Mediterranean.
  
      {Wild drake} (Zo[94]l.) the mallard.
  
      {Wild elder} (Bot.), an American plant ({Aralia hispida}) of
            the Ginseng family.
  
      {Wild fowl} (Zo[94]l.) any wild bird, especially any of those
            considered as game birds.
  
      {Wild goose} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of
            undomesticated geese, especially the Canada goose ({Branta
            Canadensis}), the European bean goose, and the graylag.
            See {Graylag}, and {Bean goose}, under {Bean}.
  
      {Wild goose chase}, the pursuit of something unattainable, or
            of something as unlikely to be caught as the wild goose.
            --Shak.
  
      {Wild honey}, honey made by wild bees, and deposited in
            trees, rocks, the like.
  
      {Wild hyacinth}. (Bot.) See {Hyacinth}, 1
            (b) .
  
      {Wild Irishman} (Bot.), a thorny bush ({Discaria Toumatou})
            of the Buckthorn family, found in New Zealand, where the
            natives use the spines in tattooing.
  
      {Wild land}.
            (a) Land not cultivated, or in a state that renders it
                  unfit for cultivation.
            (b) Land which is not settled and cultivated.
  
      {Wild licorice}. (Bot.) See under {Licorice}.
  
      {Wild mammee} (Bot.), the oblong, yellowish, acid fruit of a
            tropical American tree ({Rheedia lateriflora}); -- so
            called in the West Indies.
  
      {Wild marjoram} (Bot.), a labiate plant ({Origanum vulgare})
            much like the sweet marjoram, but less aromatic.
  
      {Wild oat}. (Bot.)
            (a) A tall, oatlike kind of soft grass ({Arrhenatherum
                  avenaceum}).
            (b) See {Wild oats}, under {Oat}.
  
      {Wild pieplant} (Bot.), a species of dock ({Rumex
            hymenosepalus}) found from Texas to California. Its acid,
            juicy stems are used as a substitute for the garden
            rhubarb.
  
      {Wild pigeon}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The rock dove.
            (b) The passenger pigeon.
  
      {Wild pink} (Bot.), an American plant ({Silene
            Pennsylvanica}) with pale, pinkish flowers; a kind of
            catchfly.
  
      {Wild plantain} (Bot.), an arborescent endogenous herb
            ({Heliconia Bihai}), much resembling the banana. Its
            leaves and leaf sheaths are much used in the West Indies
            as coverings for packages of merchandise.
  
      {Wild plum}. (Bot.)
            (a) Any kind of plum growing without cultivation.
            (b) The South African prune. See under {Prune}.
  
      {Wild rice}. (Bot.) See {Indian rice}, under {Rice}.
  
      {Wild rosemary} (Bot.), the evergreen shrub {Andromeda
            polifolia}. See {Marsh rosemary}, under {Rosemary}.
  
      {Wild sage}. (Bot.) See {Sagebrush}.
  
      {Wild sarsaparilla} (Bot.), a species of ginseng ({Aralia
            nudicaulis}) bearing a single long-stalked leaf.
  
      {Wild sensitive plant} (Bot.), either one of two annual
            leguminous herbs ({Cassia Cham[91]crista}, and {C.
            nictitans}), in both of which the leaflets close quickly
            when the plant is disturbed.
  
      {Wild service}.(Bot.) See {Sorb}.
  
      {Wild Spaniard} (Bot.), any one of several umbelliferous
            plants of the genus {Aciphylla}, natives of New Zealand.
            The leaves bear numerous bayonetlike spines, and the
            plants form an impenetrable thicket.
  
      {Wild turkey}. (Zo[94]l.) See 2d {Turkey}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {To run wild}, to go unrestrained or untamed; to live or
            untamed; to live or grow without culture or training.
  
      {To sow one's wild oats}. See under {Oat}.
  
      {Wild allspice}. (Bot.), spicewood.
  
      {Wild balsam apple} (Bot.), an American climbing
            cucurbitaceous plant ({Echinocystis lobata}).
  
      {Wild basil} (Bot.), a fragrant labiate herb ({Calamintha
            Clinopodium}) common in Europe and America.
  
      {Wild bean} (Bot.), a name of several leguminous plants,
            mostly species of {Phaseolus} and {Apios}.
  
      {Wild bee} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of
            undomesticated social bees, especially the domestic bee
            when it has escaped from domestication and built its nest
            in a hollow tree or among rocks.
  
      {Wild bergamot}. (Bot.) See under {Bergamot}.
  
      {Wild boar} (Zo[94]l.), the European wild hog ({Sus scrofa}),
            from which the common domesticated swine is descended.
  
      {Wild brier} (Bot.), any uncultivated species of brier. See
            {Brier}.
  
      {Wild bugloss} (Bot.), an annual rough-leaved plant
            ({Lycopsis arvensis}) with small blue flowers.
  
      {Wild camomile} (Bot.), one or more plants of the composite
            genus {Matricaria}, much resembling camomile.
  
      {Wild cat}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) A European carnivore ({Felis catus}) somewhat
                  resembling the domestic cat, but larger stronger, and
                  having a short tail. It is destructive to the smaller
                  domestic animals, such as lambs, kids, poultry, and
                  the like.
            (b) The common American lynx, or bay lynx.
            (c) (Naut.) A wheel which can be adjusted so as to revolve
                  either with, or on, the shaft of a capstan. --Luce.
  
      {Wild celery}. (Bot.) See {Tape grass}, under {Tape}.
  
      {Wild cherry}. (Bot.)
            (a) Any uncultivated tree which bears cherries. The wild
                  red cherry is {Prunus Pennsylvanica}. The wild black
                  cherry is {P. serotina}, the wood of which is much
                  used for cabinetwork, being of a light red color and a
                  compact texture.
            (b) The fruit of various species of {Prunus}.
  
      {Wild cinnamon}. See the Note under {Canella}.
  
      {Wild comfrey} (Bot.), an American plant ({Cynoglossum
            Virginicum}) of the Borage family. It has large bristly
            leaves and small blue flowers.
  
      {Wild cumin} (Bot.), an annual umbelliferous plant
            ({Lag[oe]cia cuminoides}) native in the countries about
            the Mediterranean.
  
      {Wild drake} (Zo[94]l.) the mallard.
  
      {Wild elder} (Bot.), an American plant ({Aralia hispida}) of
            the Ginseng family.
  
      {Wild fowl} (Zo[94]l.) any wild bird, especially any of those
            considered as game birds.
  
      {Wild goose} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of
            undomesticated geese, especially the Canada goose ({Branta
            Canadensis}), the European bean goose, and the graylag.
            See {Graylag}, and {Bean goose}, under {Bean}.
  
      {Wild goose chase}, the pursuit of something unattainable, or
            of something as unlikely to be caught as the wild goose.
            --Shak.
  
      {Wild honey}, honey made by wild bees, and deposited in
            trees, rocks, the like.
  
      {Wild hyacinth}. (Bot.) See {Hyacinth}, 1
            (b) .
  
      {Wild Irishman} (Bot.), a thorny bush ({Discaria Toumatou})
            of the Buckthorn family, found in New Zealand, where the
            natives use the spines in tattooing.
  
      {Wild land}.
            (a) Land not cultivated, or in a state that renders it
                  unfit for cultivation.
            (b) Land which is not settled and cultivated.
  
      {Wild licorice}. (Bot.) See under {Licorice}.
  
      {Wild mammee} (Bot.), the oblong, yellowish, acid fruit of a
            tropical American tree ({Rheedia lateriflora}); -- so
            called in the West Indies.
  
      {Wild marjoram} (Bot.), a labiate plant ({Origanum vulgare})
            much like the sweet marjoram, but less aromatic.
  
      {Wild oat}. (Bot.)
            (a) A tall, oatlike kind of soft grass ({Arrhenatherum
                  avenaceum}).
            (b) See {Wild oats}, under {Oat}.
  
      {Wild pieplant} (Bot.), a species of dock ({Rumex
            hymenosepalus}) found from Texas to California. Its acid,
            juicy stems are used as a substitute for the garden
            rhubarb.
  
      {Wild pigeon}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The rock dove.
            (b) The passenger pigeon.
  
      {Wild pink} (Bot.), an American plant ({Silene
            Pennsylvanica}) with pale, pinkish flowers; a kind of
            catchfly.
  
      {Wild plantain} (Bot.), an arborescent endogenous herb
            ({Heliconia Bihai}), much resembling the banana. Its
            leaves and leaf sheaths are much used in the West Indies
            as coverings for packages of merchandise.
  
      {Wild plum}. (Bot.)
            (a) Any kind of plum growing without cultivation.
            (b) The South African prune. See under {Prune}.
  
      {Wild rice}. (Bot.) See {Indian rice}, under {Rice}.
  
      {Wild rosemary} (Bot.), the evergreen shrub {Andromeda
            polifolia}. See {Marsh rosemary}, under {Rosemary}.
  
      {Wild sage}. (Bot.) See {Sagebrush}.
  
      {Wild sarsaparilla} (Bot.), a species of ginseng ({Aralia
            nudicaulis}) bearing a single long-stalked leaf.
  
      {Wild sensitive plant} (Bot.), either one of two annual
            leguminous herbs ({Cassia Cham[91]crista}, and {C.
            nictitans}), in both of which the leaflets close quickly
            when the plant is disturbed.
  
      {Wild service}.(Bot.) See {Sorb}.
  
      {Wild Spaniard} (Bot.), any one of several umbelliferous
            plants of the genus {Aciphylla}, natives of New Zealand.
            The leaves bear numerous bayonetlike spines, and the
            plants form an impenetrable thicket.
  
      {Wild turkey}. (Zo[94]l.) See 2d {Turkey}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {To run wild}, to go unrestrained or untamed; to live or
            untamed; to live or grow without culture or training.
  
      {To sow one's wild oats}. See under {Oat}.
  
      {Wild allspice}. (Bot.), spicewood.
  
      {Wild balsam apple} (Bot.), an American climbing
            cucurbitaceous plant ({Echinocystis lobata}).
  
      {Wild basil} (Bot.), a fragrant labiate herb ({Calamintha
            Clinopodium}) common in Europe and America.
  
      {Wild bean} (Bot.), a name of several leguminous plants,
            mostly species of {Phaseolus} and {Apios}.
  
      {Wild bee} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of
            undomesticated social bees, especially the domestic bee
            when it has escaped from domestication and built its nest
            in a hollow tree or among rocks.
  
      {Wild bergamot}. (Bot.) See under {Bergamot}.
  
      {Wild boar} (Zo[94]l.), the European wild hog ({Sus scrofa}),
            from which the common domesticated swine is descended.
  
      {Wild brier} (Bot.), any uncultivated species of brier. See
            {Brier}.
  
      {Wild bugloss} (Bot.), an annual rough-leaved plant
            ({Lycopsis arvensis}) with small blue flowers.
  
      {Wild camomile} (Bot.), one or more plants of the composite
            genus {Matricaria}, much resembling camomile.
  
      {Wild cat}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) A European carnivore ({Felis catus}) somewhat
                  resembling the domestic cat, but larger stronger, and
                  having a short tail. It is destructive to the smaller
                  domestic animals, such as lambs, kids, poultry, and
                  the like.
            (b) The common American lynx, or bay lynx.
            (c) (Naut.) A wheel which can be adjusted so as to revolve
                  either with, or on, the shaft of a capstan. --Luce.
  
      {Wild celery}. (Bot.) See {Tape grass}, under {Tape}.
  
      {Wild cherry}. (Bot.)
            (a) Any uncultivated tree which bears cherries. The wild
                  red cherry is {Prunus Pennsylvanica}. The wild black
                  cherry is {P. serotina}, the wood of which is much
                  used for cabinetwork, being of a light red color and a
                  compact texture.
            (b) The fruit of various species of {Prunus}.
  
      {Wild cinnamon}. See the Note under {Canella}.
  
      {Wild comfrey} (Bot.), an American plant ({Cynoglossum
            Virginicum}) of the Borage family. It has large bristly
            leaves and small blue flowers.
  
      {Wild cumin} (Bot.), an annual umbelliferous plant
            ({Lag[oe]cia cuminoides}) native in the countries about
            the Mediterranean.
  
      {Wild drake} (Zo[94]l.) the mallard.
  
      {Wild elder} (Bot.), an American plant ({Aralia hispida}) of
            the Ginseng family.
  
      {Wild fowl} (Zo[94]l.) any wild bird, especially any of those
            considered as game birds.
  
      {Wild goose} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of
            undomesticated geese, especially the Canada goose ({Branta
            Canadensis}), the European bean goose, and the graylag.
            See {Graylag}, and {Bean goose}, under {Bean}.
  
      {Wild goose chase}, the pursuit of something unattainable, or
            of something as unlikely to be caught as the wild goose.
            --Shak.
  
      {Wild honey}, honey made by wild bees, and deposited in
            trees, rocks, the like.
  
      {Wild hyacinth}. (Bot.) See {Hyacinth}, 1
            (b) .
  
      {Wild Irishman} (Bot.), a thorny bush ({Discaria Toumatou})
            of the Buckthorn family, found in New Zealand, where the
            natives use the spines in tattooing.
  
      {Wild land}.
            (a) Land not cultivated, or in a state that renders it
                  unfit for cultivation.
            (b) Land which is not settled and cultivated.
  
      {Wild licorice}. (Bot.) See under {Licorice}.
  
      {Wild mammee} (Bot.), the oblong, yellowish, acid fruit of a
            tropical American tree ({Rheedia lateriflora}); -- so
            called in the West Indies.
  
      {Wild marjoram} (Bot.), a labiate plant ({Origanum vulgare})
            much like the sweet marjoram, but less aromatic.
  
      {Wild oat}. (Bot.)
            (a) A tall, oatlike kind of soft grass ({Arrhenatherum
                  avenaceum}).
            (b) See {Wild oats}, under {Oat}.
  
      {Wild pieplant} (Bot.), a species of dock ({Rumex
            hymenosepalus}) found from Texas to California. Its acid,
            juicy stems are used as a substitute for the garden
            rhubarb.
  
      {Wild pigeon}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The rock dove.
            (b) The passenger pigeon.
  
      {Wild pink} (Bot.), an American plant ({Silene
            Pennsylvanica}) with pale, pinkish flowers; a kind of
            catchfly.
  
      {Wild plantain} (Bot.), an arborescent endogenous herb
            ({Heliconia Bihai}), much resembling the banana. Its
            leaves and leaf sheaths are much used in the West Indies
            as coverings for packages of merchandise.
  
      {Wild plum}. (Bot.)
            (a) Any kind of plum growing without cultivation.
            (b) The South African prune. See under {Prune}.
  
      {Wild rice}. (Bot.) See {Indian rice}, under {Rice}.
  
      {Wild rosemary} (Bot.), the evergreen shrub {Andromeda
            polifolia}. See {Marsh rosemary}, under {Rosemary}.
  
      {Wild sage}. (Bot.) See {Sagebrush}.
  
      {Wild sarsaparilla} (Bot.), a species of ginseng ({Aralia
            nudicaulis}) bearing a single long-stalked leaf.
  
      {Wild sensitive plant} (Bot.), either one of two annual
            leguminous herbs ({Cassia Cham[91]crista}, and {C.
            nictitans}), in both of which the leaflets close quickly
            when the plant is disturbed.
  
      {Wild service}.(Bot.) See {Sorb}.
  
      {Wild Spaniard} (Bot.), any one of several umbelliferous
            plants of the genus {Aciphylla}, natives of New Zealand.
            The leaves bear numerous bayonetlike spines, and the
            plants form an impenetrable thicket.
  
      {Wild turkey}. (Zo[94]l.) See 2d {Turkey}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {To run wild}, to go unrestrained or untamed; to live or
            untamed; to live or grow without culture or training.
  
      {To sow one's wild oats}. See under {Oat}.
  
      {Wild allspice}. (Bot.), spicewood.
  
      {Wild balsam apple} (Bot.), an American climbing
            cucurbitaceous plant ({Echinocystis lobata}).
  
      {Wild basil} (Bot.), a fragrant labiate herb ({Calamintha
            Clinopodium}) common in Europe and America.
  
      {Wild bean} (Bot.), a name of several leguminous plants,
            mostly species of {Phaseolus} and {Apios}.
  
      {Wild bee} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of
            undomesticated social bees, especially the domestic bee
            when it has escaped from domestication and built its nest
            in a hollow tree or among rocks.
  
      {Wild bergamot}. (Bot.) See under {Bergamot}.
  
      {Wild boar} (Zo[94]l.), the European wild hog ({Sus scrofa}),
            from which the common domesticated swine is descended.
  
      {Wild brier} (Bot.), any uncultivated species of brier. See
            {Brier}.
  
      {Wild bugloss} (Bot.), an annual rough-leaved plant
            ({Lycopsis arvensis}) with small blue flowers.
  
      {Wild camomile} (Bot.), one or more plants of the composite
            genus {Matricaria}, much resembling camomile.
  
      {Wild cat}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) A European carnivore ({Felis catus}) somewhat
                  resembling the domestic cat, but larger stronger, and
                  having a short tail. It is destructive to the smaller
                  domestic animals, such as lambs, kids, poultry, and
                  the like.
            (b) The common American lynx, or bay lynx.
            (c) (Naut.) A wheel which can be adjusted so as to revolve
                  either with, or on, the shaft of a capstan. --Luce.
  
      {Wild celery}. (Bot.) See {Tape grass}, under {Tape}.
  
      {Wild cherry}. (Bot.)
            (a) Any uncultivated tree which bears cherries. The wild
                  red cherry is {Prunus Pennsylvanica}. The wild black
                  cherry is {P. serotina}, the wood of which is much
                  used for cabinetwork, being of a light red color and a
                  compact texture.
            (b) The fruit of various species of {Prunus}.
  
      {Wild cinnamon}. See the Note under {Canella}.
  
      {Wild comfrey} (Bot.), an American plant ({Cynoglossum
            Virginicum}) of the Borage family. It has large bristly
            leaves and small blue flowers.
  
      {Wild cumin} (Bot.), an annual umbelliferous plant
            ({Lag[oe]cia cuminoides}) native in the countries about
            the Mediterranean.
  
      {Wild drake} (Zo[94]l.) the mallard.
  
      {Wild elder} (Bot.), an American plant ({Aralia hispida}) of
            the Ginseng family.
  
      {Wild fowl} (Zo[94]l.) any wild bird, especially any of those
            considered as game birds.
  
      {Wild goose} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of
            undomesticated geese, especially the Canada goose ({Branta
            Canadensis}), the European bean goose, and the graylag.
            See {Graylag}, and {Bean goose}, under {Bean}.
  
      {Wild goose chase}, the pursuit of something unattainable, or
            of something as unlikely to be caught as the wild goose.
            --Shak.
  
      {Wild honey}, honey made by wild bees, and deposited in
            trees, rocks, the like.
  
      {Wild hyacinth}. (Bot.) See {Hyacinth}, 1
            (b) .
  
      {Wild Irishman} (Bot.), a thorny bush ({Discaria Toumatou})
            of the Buckthorn family, found in New Zealand, where the
            natives use the spines in tattooing.
  
      {Wild land}.
            (a) Land not cultivated, or in a state that renders it
                  unfit for cultivation.
            (b) Land which is not settled and cultivated.
  
      {Wild licorice}. (Bot.) See under {Licorice}.
  
      {Wild mammee} (Bot.), the oblong, yellowish, acid fruit of a
            tropical American tree ({Rheedia lateriflora}); -- so
            called in the West Indies.
  
      {Wild marjoram} (Bot.), a labiate plant ({Origanum vulgare})
            much like the sweet marjoram, but less aromatic.
  
      {Wild oat}. (Bot.)
            (a) A tall, oatlike kind of soft grass ({Arrhenatherum
                  avenaceum}).
            (b) See {Wild oats}, under {Oat}.
  
      {Wild pieplant} (Bot.), a species of dock ({Rumex
            hymenosepalus}) found from Texas to California. Its acid,
            juicy stems are used as a substitute for the garden
            rhubarb.
  
      {Wild pigeon}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The rock dove.
            (b) The passenger pigeon.
  
      {Wild pink} (Bot.), an American plant ({Silene
            Pennsylvanica}) with pale, pinkish flowers; a kind of
            catchfly.
  
      {Wild plantain} (Bot.), an arborescent endogenous herb
            ({Heliconia Bihai}), much resembling the banana. Its
            leaves and leaf sheaths are much used in the West Indies
            as coverings for packages of merchandise.
  
      {Wild plum}. (Bot.)
            (a) Any kind of plum growing without cultivation.
            (b) The South African prune. See under {Prune}.
  
      {Wild rice}. (Bot.) See {Indian rice}, under {Rice}.
  
      {Wild rosemary} (Bot.), the evergreen shrub {Andromeda
            polifolia}. See {Marsh rosemary}, under {Rosemary}.
  
      {Wild sage}. (Bot.) See {Sagebrush}.
  
      {Wild sarsaparilla} (Bot.), a species of ginseng ({Aralia
            nudicaulis}) bearing a single long-stalked leaf.
  
      {Wild sensitive plant} (Bot.), either one of two annual
            leguminous herbs ({Cassia Cham[91]crista}, and {C.
            nictitans}), in both of which the leaflets close quickly
            when the plant is disturbed.
  
      {Wild service}.(Bot.) See {Sorb}.
  
      {Wild Spaniard} (Bot.), any one of several umbelliferous
            plants of the genus {Aciphylla}, natives of New Zealand.
            The leaves bear numerous bayonetlike spines, and the
            plants form an impenetrable thicket.
  
      {Wild turkey}. (Zo[94]l.) See 2d {Turkey}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {To run wild}, to go unrestrained or untamed; to live or
            untamed; to live or grow without culture or training.
  
      {To sow one's wild oats}. See under {Oat}.
  
      {Wild allspice}. (Bot.), spicewood.
  
      {Wild balsam apple} (Bot.), an American climbing
            cucurbitaceous plant ({Echinocystis lobata}).
  
      {Wild basil} (Bot.), a fragrant labiate herb ({Calamintha
            Clinopodium}) common in Europe and America.
  
      {Wild bean} (Bot.), a name of several leguminous plants,
            mostly species of {Phaseolus} and {Apios}.
  
      {Wild bee} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of
            undomesticated social bees, especially the domestic bee
            when it has escaped from domestication and built its nest
            in a hollow tree or among rocks.
  
      {Wild bergamot}. (Bot.) See under {Bergamot}.
  
      {Wild boar} (Zo[94]l.), the European wild hog ({Sus scrofa}),
            from which the common domesticated swine is descended.
  
      {Wild brier} (Bot.), any uncultivated species of brier. See
            {Brier}.
  
      {Wild bugloss} (Bot.), an annual rough-leaved plant
            ({Lycopsis arvensis}) with small blue flowers.
  
      {Wild camomile} (Bot.), one or more plants of the composite
            genus {Matricaria}, much resembling camomile.
  
      {Wild cat}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) A European carnivore ({Felis catus}) somewhat
                  resembling the domestic cat, but larger stronger, and
                  having a short tail. It is destructive to the smaller
                  domestic animals, such as lambs, kids, poultry, and
                  the like.
            (b) The common American lynx, or bay lynx.
            (c) (Naut.) A wheel which can be adjusted so as to revolve
                  either with, or on, the shaft of a capstan. --Luce.
  
      {Wild celery}. (Bot.) See {Tape grass}, under {Tape}.
  
      {Wild cherry}. (Bot.)
            (a) Any uncultivated tree which bears cherries. The wild
                  red cherry is {Prunus Pennsylvanica}. The wild black
                  cherry is {P. serotina}, the wood of which is much
                  used for cabinetwork, being of a light red color and a
                  compact texture.
            (b) The fruit of various species of {Prunus}.
  
      {Wild cinnamon}. See the Note under {Canella}.
  
      {Wild comfrey} (Bot.), an American plant ({Cynoglossum
            Virginicum}) of the Borage family. It has large bristly
            leaves and small blue flowers.
  
      {Wild cumin} (Bot.), an annual umbelliferous plant
            ({Lag[oe]cia cuminoides}) native in the countries about
            the Mediterranean.
  
      {Wild drake} (Zo[94]l.) the mallard.
  
      {Wild elder} (Bot.), an American plant ({Aralia hispida}) of
            the Ginseng family.
  
      {Wild fowl} (Zo[94]l.) any wild bird, especially any of those
            considered as game birds.
  
      {Wild goose} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of
            undomesticated geese, especially the Canada goose ({Branta
            Canadensis}), the European bean goose, and the graylag.
            See {Graylag}, and {Bean goose}, under {Bean}.
  
      {Wild goose chase}, the pursuit of something unattainable, or
            of something as unlikely to be caught as the wild goose.
            --Shak.
  
      {Wild honey}, honey made by wild bees, and deposited in
            trees, rocks, the like.
  
      {Wild hyacinth}. (Bot.) See {Hyacinth}, 1
            (b) .
  
      {Wild Irishman} (Bot.), a thorny bush ({Discaria Toumatou})
            of the Buckthorn family, found in New Zealand, where the
            natives use the spines in tattooing.
  
      {Wild land}.
            (a) Land not cultivated, or in a state that renders it
                  unfit for cultivation.
            (b) Land which is not settled and cultivated.
  
      {Wild licorice}. (Bot.) See under {Licorice}.
  
      {Wild mammee} (Bot.), the oblong, yellowish, acid fruit of a
            tropical American tree ({Rheedia lateriflora}); -- so
            called in the West Indies.
  
      {Wild marjoram} (Bot.), a labiate plant ({Origanum vulgare})
            much like the sweet marjoram, but less aromatic.
  
      {Wild oat}. (Bot.)
            (a) A tall, oatlike kind of soft grass ({Arrhenatherum
                  avenaceum}).
            (b) See {Wild oats}, under {Oat}.
  
      {Wild pieplant} (Bot.), a species of dock ({Rumex
            hymenosepalus}) found from Texas to California. Its acid,
            juicy stems are used as a substitute for the garden
            rhubarb.
  
      {Wild pigeon}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The rock dove.
            (b) The passenger pigeon.
  
      {Wild pink} (Bot.), an American plant ({Silene
            Pennsylvanica}) with pale, pinkish flowers; a kind of
            catchfly.
  
      {Wild plantain} (Bot.), an arborescent endogenous herb
            ({Heliconia Bihai}), much resembling the banana. Its
            leaves and leaf sheaths are much used in the West Indies
            as coverings for packages of merchandise.
  
      {Wild plum}. (Bot.)
            (a) Any kind of plum growing without cultivation.
            (b) The South African prune. See under {Prune}.
  
      {Wild rice}. (Bot.) See {Indian rice}, under {Rice}.
  
      {Wild rosemary} (Bot.), the evergreen shrub {Andromeda
            polifolia}. See {Marsh rosemary}, under {Rosemary}.
  
      {Wild sage}. (Bot.) See {Sagebrush}.
  
      {Wild sarsaparilla} (Bot.), a species of ginseng ({Aralia
            nudicaulis}) bearing a single long-stalked leaf.
  
      {Wild sensitive plant} (Bot.), either one of two annual
            leguminous herbs ({Cassia Cham[91]crista}, and {C.
            nictitans}), in both of which the leaflets close quickly
            when the plant is disturbed.
  
      {Wild service}.(Bot.) See {Sorb}.
  
      {Wild Spaniard} (Bot.), any one of several umbelliferous
            plants of the genus {Aciphylla}, natives of New Zealand.
            The leaves bear numerous bayonetlike spines, and the
            plants form an impenetrable thicket.
  
      {Wild turkey}. (Zo[94]l.) See 2d {Turkey}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {To run wild}, to go unrestrained or untamed; to live or
            untamed; to live or grow without culture or training.
  
      {To sow one's wild oats}. See under {Oat}.
  
      {Wild allspice}. (Bot.), spicewood.
  
      {Wild balsam apple} (Bot.), an American climbing
            cucurbitaceous plant ({Echinocystis lobata}).
  
      {Wild basil} (Bot.), a fragrant labiate herb ({Calamintha
            Clinopodium}) common in Europe and America.
  
      {Wild bean} (Bot.), a name of several leguminous plants,
            mostly species of {Phaseolus} and {Apios}.
  
      {Wild bee} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of
            undomesticated social bees, especially the domestic bee
            when it has escaped from domestication and built its nest
            in a hollow tree or among rocks.
  
      {Wild bergamot}. (Bot.) See under {Bergamot}.
  
      {Wild boar} (Zo[94]l.), the European wild hog ({Sus scrofa}),
            from which the common domesticated swine is descended.
  
      {Wild brier} (Bot.), any uncultivated species of brier. See
            {Brier}.
  
      {Wild bugloss} (Bot.), an annual rough-leaved plant
            ({Lycopsis arvensis}) with small blue flowers.
  
      {Wild camomile} (Bot.), one or more plants of the composite
            genus {Matricaria}, much resembling camomile.
  
      {Wild cat}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) A European carnivore ({Felis catus}) somewhat
                  resembling the domestic cat, but larger stronger, and
                  having a short tail. It is destructive to the smaller
                  domestic animals, such as lambs, kids, poultry, and
                  the like.
            (b) The common American lynx, or bay lynx.
            (c) (Naut.) A wheel which can be adjusted so as to revolve
                  either with, or on, the shaft of a capstan. --Luce.
  
      {Wild celery}. (Bot.) See {Tape grass}, under {Tape}.
  
      {Wild cherry}. (Bot.)
            (a) Any uncultivated tree which bears cherries. The wild
                  red cherry is {Prunus Pennsylvanica}. The wild black
                  cherry is {P. serotina}, the wood of which is much
                  used for cabinetwork, being of a light red color and a
                  compact texture.
            (b) The fruit of various species of {Prunus}.
  
      {Wild cinnamon}. See the Note under {Canella}.
  
      {Wild comfrey} (Bot.), an American plant ({Cynoglossum
            Virginicum}) of the Borage family. It has large bristly
            leaves and small blue flowers.
  
      {Wild cumin} (Bot.), an annual umbelliferous plant
            ({Lag[oe]cia cuminoides}) native in the countries about
            the Mediterranean.
  
      {Wild drake} (Zo[94]l.) the mallard.
  
      {Wild elder} (Bot.), an American plant ({Aralia hispida}) of
            the Ginseng family.
  
      {Wild fowl} (Zo[94]l.) any wild bird, especially any of those
            considered as game birds.
  
      {Wild goose} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of
            undomesticated geese, especially the Canada goose ({Branta
            Canadensis}), the European bean goose, and the graylag.
            See {Graylag}, and {Bean goose}, under {Bean}.
  
      {Wild goose chase}, the pursuit of something unattainable, or
            of something as unlikely to be caught as the wild goose.
            --Shak.
  
      {Wild honey}, honey made by wild bees, and deposited in
            trees, rocks, the like.
  
      {Wild hyacinth}. (Bot.) See {Hyacinth}, 1
            (b) .
  
      {Wild Irishman} (Bot.), a thorny bush ({Discaria Toumatou})
            of the Buckthorn family, found in New Zealand, where the
            natives use the spines in tattooing.
  
      {Wild land}.
            (a) Land not cultivated, or in a state that renders it
                  unfit for cultivation.
            (b) Land which is not settled and cultivated.
  
      {Wild licorice}. (Bot.) See under {Licorice}.
  
      {Wild mammee} (Bot.), the oblong, yellowish, acid fruit of a
            tropical American tree ({Rheedia lateriflora}); -- so
            called in the West Indies.
  
      {Wild marjoram} (Bot.), a labiate plant ({Origanum vulgare})
            much like the sweet marjoram, but less aromatic.
  
      {Wild oat}. (Bot.)
            (a) A tall, oatlike kind of soft grass ({Arrhenatherum
                  avenaceum}).
            (b) See {Wild oats}, under {Oat}.
  
      {Wild pieplant} (Bot.), a species of dock ({Rumex
            hymenosepalus}) found from Texas to California. Its acid,
            juicy stems are used as a substitute for the garden
            rhubarb.
  
      {Wild pigeon}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The rock dove.
            (b) The passenger pigeon.
  
      {Wild pink} (Bot.), an American plant ({Silene
            Pennsylvanica}) with pale, pinkish flowers; a kind of
            catchfly.
  
      {Wild plantain} (Bot.), an arborescent endogenous herb
            ({Heliconia Bihai}), much resembling the banana. Its
            leaves and leaf sheaths are much used in the West Indies
            as coverings for packages of merchandise.
  
      {Wild plum}. (Bot.)
            (a) Any kind of plum growing without cultivation.
            (b) The South African prune. See under {Prune}.
  
      {Wild rice}. (Bot.) See {Indian rice}, under {Rice}.
  
      {Wild rosemary} (Bot.), the evergreen shrub {Andromeda
            polifolia}. See {Marsh rosemary}, under {Rosemary}.
  
      {Wild sage}. (Bot.) See {Sagebrush}.
  
      {Wild sarsaparilla} (Bot.), a species of ginseng ({Aralia
            nudicaulis}) bearing a single long-stalked leaf.
  
      {Wild sensitive plant} (Bot.), either one of two annual
            leguminous herbs ({Cassia Cham[91]crista}, and {C.
            nictitans}), in both of which the leaflets close quickly
            when the plant is disturbed.
  
      {Wild service}.(Bot.) See {Sorb}.
  
      {Wild Spaniard} (Bot.), any one of several umbelliferous
            plants of the genus {Aciphylla}, natives of New Zealand.
            The leaves bear numerous bayonetlike spines, and the
            plants form an impenetrable thicket.
  
      {Wild turkey}. (Zo[94]l.) See 2d {Turkey}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      Note: Two or three hundred varieties of plums derived from
               the {Prunus domestica} are described; among them the
               {greengage}, the {Orleans}, the {purple gage}, or
               {Reine Claude Violette}, and the {German prune}, are
               some of the best known.
  
      Note: Among the true plums are;
  
      {Beach plum}, the {Prunus maritima}, and its crimson or
            purple globular drupes,
  
      {Bullace plum}. See {Bullace}.
  
      {Chickasaw plum}, the American {Prunus Chicasa}, and its
            round red drupes.
  
      {Orleans plum}, a dark reddish purple plum of medium size,
            much grown in England for sale in the markets.
  
      {Wild plum of America}, {Prunus Americana}, with red or
            yellow fruit, the original of the {Iowa plum} and several
            other varieties. Among plants called plum, but of other
            genera than {Prunus}, are;
  
      {Australian plum}, {Cargillia arborea} and {C. australis}, of
            the same family with the persimmon.
  
      {Blood plum}, the West African {H[91]matostaphes Barteri}.
  
      {Cocoa plum}, the Spanish nectarine. See under {Nectarine}.
           
  
      {Date plum}. See under {Date}.
  
      {Gingerbread plum}, the West African {Parinarium
            macrophyllum}.
  
      {Gopher plum}, the Ogeechee lime.
  
      {Gray plum}, {Guinea plum}. See under {Guinea}.
  
      {Indian plum}, several species of {Flacourtia}.
  
      2. A grape dried in the sun; a raisin.
  
      3. A handsome fortune or property; formerly, in cant
            language, the sum of [9c]100,000 sterling; also, the
            person possessing it.
  
      {Plum bird}, {Plum budder} (Zo[94]l.), the European
            bullfinch.
  
      {Plum gouger} (Zo[94]l.), a weevil, or curculio ({Coccotorus
            scutellaris}), which destroys plums. It makes round holes
            in the pulp, for the reception of its eggs. The larva
            bores into the stone and eats the kernel.
  
      {Plum weevil} (Zo[94]l.), an American weevil which is very
            destructive to plums, nectarines cherries, and many other
            stone fruits. It lays its eggs in crescent-shaped
            incisions made with its jaws. The larva lives upon the
            pulp around the stone. Called also {turk}, and {plum
            curculio}. See Illust. under {Curculio}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Potato \Po*ta"to\, n.; pl. {Potatoes}. [Sp. patata potato,
      batata sweet potato, from the native American name (probably
      batata) in Hayti.] (Bot.)
            (a) A plant ({Solanum tuberosum}) of the Nightshade
                  family, and its esculent farinaceous tuber, of which
                  there are numerous varieties used for food. It is
                  native of South America, but a form of the species is
                  found native as far north as New Mexico.
            (b) The sweet potato (see below).
  
      {Potato beetle}, {Potato bug}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) A beetle ({Doryphora decemlineata}) which feeds, both
                  in the larval and adult stages, upon the leaves of the
                  potato, often doing great damage. Called also
                  {Colorado potato beetle}, and {Doryphora}. See
                  {Colorado beetle}.
            (b) The {Lema trilineata}, a smaller and more slender
                  striped beetle which feeds upon the potato plant, bur
                  does less injury than the preceding species.
  
      {Potato fly} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of
            blister beetles infesting the potato vine. The black
            species ({Lytta atrata}), the striped ({L. vittata}), and
            the gray ({L. cinerea, [or] Fabricii}) are the most
            common. See {Blister beetle}, under {Blister}.
  
      {Potato rot}, a disease of the tubers of the potato, supposed
            to be caused by a kind of mold ({Peronospora infestans}),
            which is first seen upon the leaves and stems.
  
      {Potato weevil} (Zo[94]l.), an American weevil ({Baridius
            trinotatus}) whose larva lives in and kills the stalks of
            potato vines, often causing serious damage to the crop.
  
      {Potato whisky}, a strong, fiery liquor, having a hot, smoky
            taste, and rich in amyl alcohol (fusel oil); it is made
            from potatoes or potato starch.
  
      {Potato worm} (Zo[94]l.), the large green larva of a sphinx,
            or hawk moth ({Macrosila quinquemaculata}); -- called also
            {tomato worm}. See Illust. under {Tomato}.
  
      {Seaside potato} (Bot.), {Ipom[d2]a Pes-Capr[91]}, a kind of
            morning-glory with rounded and emarginate or bilobed
            leaves. [West Indies]
  
      {Sweet potato} (Bot.), a climbing plant ({Ipom[d2]a Balatas})
            allied to the morning-glory. Its farinaceous tubers have a
            sweetish taste, and are used, when cooked, for food. It is
            probably a native of Brazil, but is cultivated extensively
            in the warmer parts of every continent, and even as far
            north as New Jersey. The name potato was applied to this
            plant before it was to the {Solanum tuberosum}, and this
            is the [bd]potato[b8] of the Southern United States.
  
      {Wild potato}. (Bot.)
            (a) A vine ({Ipom[d2]a pandurata}) having a pale purplish
                  flower and an enormous root. It is common in sandy
                  places in the United States.
            (b) A similar tropical American plant ({I. fastigiata})
                  which it is thought may have been the original stock
                  of the sweet potato.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Wildebeest \Wilde"beest`\, n. [D. wild wild + beeste beast.]
      (Zo[94]l.)
      The gnu.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Wildfire \Wild"fire\, n.
      1. A composition of inflammable materials, which, kindled, is
            very hard to quench; Greek fire.
  
                     Brimstone, pitch, wildfire . . . burn cruelly, and
                     hard to quench.                                 --Bacon.
  
      2. (Med.)
            (a) An old name for erysipelas.
            (b) A disease of sheep, attended with inflammation of the
                  skin.
  
      3. A sort of lightning unaccompanied by thunder. [R.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Would-be \Would"-be`\, a.
      Desiring or professing to be; vainly pretending to be; as, a
      would-be poet

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   Waldoboro, ME (CDP, FIPS 79515)
      Location: 44.09610 N, 69.38152 W
      Population (1990): 1420 (645 housing units)
      Area: 8.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 04572

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Waldport, OR (city, FIPS 78000)
      Location: 44.42144 N, 124.06415 W
      Population (1990): 1595 (800 housing units)
      Area: 5.4 sq km (land), 1.4 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 97394

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   Wild Peach Village, TX (CDP, FIPS 79192)
      Location: 29.08340 N, 95.63372 W
      Population (1990): 2440 (930 housing units)
      Area: 26.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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