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   tamarillo
         n 1: South American arborescent shrub having pale pink blossoms
               followed by egg-shaped reddish-brown edible fruit somewhat
               resembling a tomato in flavor [syn: {tree tomato},
               {tamarillo}]

English Dictionary: Tamerlane by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Tamerlane
n
  1. Mongolian ruler of Samarkand who led his nomadic hordes to conquer an area from Turkey to Mongolia (1336-1405)
    Synonym(s): Tamerlane, Tamburlaine, Timur, Timur Lenk
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
time-release
adj
  1. of or relating to a preparation that gradually releases an active substance (especially a drug) over a period of time
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Timur Lenk
n
  1. Mongolian ruler of Samarkand who led his nomadic hordes to conquer an area from Turkey to Mongolia (1336-1405)
    Synonym(s): Tamerlane, Tamburlaine, Timur, Timur Lenk
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Teneral \Ten"er*al\, a. [L. tener, -eris, tender, delicate.]
      (Zo[94]l.)
      Of, pertaining to, or designating, a condition assumed by the
      imago of certain Neuroptera, after exclusion from the pupa.
      In this state the insect is soft, and has not fully attained
      its mature coloring.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Twine \Twine\, n. [AS. twin, properly, a twisted or double
      thread; akin to D. twijn, Icel. twinni; from twi-. See
      {Twice}, and cf. {Twin}.]
      1. A twist; a convolution.
  
                     Typhon huge, ending in snaky twine.   --Milton.
  
      2. A strong thread composed of two or three smaller threads
            or strands twisted together, and used for various
            purposes, as for binding small parcels, making nets, and
            the like; a small cord or string.
  
      3. The act of twining or winding round. --J. Philips.
  
      {Twine reeler}, a kind of machine for twisting twine; a kind
            of mule, or spinning machine.
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