Zanthoxylum flavum : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

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English Dictionary: Zanthoxylum flavum	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Zanthoxylum n deciduous or evergreen trees or shrubs: prickly ash [syn: Zanthoxylum, genus Zanthoxylum]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Zanthoxylum americanum n small deciduous aromatic shrub (or tree) having spiny branches and yellowish flowers; eastern North America Synonym(s): toothache tree, sea ash, Zanthoxylum americanum, Zanthoxylum fraxineum
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis n densely spiny ornamental of southeastern United States and West Indies Synonym(s): Hercules'-club, Hercules'-clubs, Hercules-club, Zanthoxylum clava-herculis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Zanthoxylum flavum n West Indian tree with smooth lustrous and slightly oily wood Synonym(s): satinwood, West Indian satinwood, Zanthoxylum flavum
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Zanthoxylum fraxineum n small deciduous aromatic shrub (or tree) having spiny branches and yellowish flowers; eastern North America Synonym(s): toothache tree, sea ash, Zanthoxylum americanum, Zanthoxylum fraxineum
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
zoonotic adj of or relating to or constituting zoonosis; "the Ebola virus is believed to be zoonotic"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
zoonotic disease n an animal disease that can be transmitted to humans [syn: zoonosis, zoonotic disease]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
zymotic adj of or relating to or causing fermentation [syn: zymotic, zymolytic] relating to or caused by infection
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Zante currant \Zan"te cur"rant\ A kind of seedless grape or raisin; -- so called from Zante, one of the Ionian Islands.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Grapevine \Grape"vine`\, n. (Bot.) A vine or climbing shrub, of the genus {Vitis}, having small green flowers and lobed leaves, and bearing the fruit called {grapes}. Note: The common grapevine of the Old World is {Vitis vinifera}, and is a native of Central Asia. Another variety is that yielding small seedless grapes commonly called {Zante currants}. The northern {Fox grape} of the United States is the {V. Labrusca}, from which, by cultivation, has come the Isabella variety. The southern {Fox grape}, or {Muscadine}, is the {V. vulpina}. The {Frost grape} is {V. cordifolia}, which has very fragrant flowers, and ripens after the early frosts.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ash \Ash\ ([acr]sh), n. [OE. asch, esh, AS. [91]sc; akin to OHG. asc, Sw. & Dan. ask, Icel. askr, D. esch, G. esche.] 1. (Bot.) A genus of trees of the Olive family, having opposite pinnate leaves, many of the species furnishing valuable timber, as the European ash ({Fraxinus excelsior}) and the white ash ({F. Americana}). {Prickly ash} ({Zanthoxylum Americanum}) and {Poison ash} ({Rhus venenata}) are shrubs of different families, somewhat resembling the true ashes in their foliage. {Mountain ash}. See {Roman tree}, and under {Mountain}. 2. The tough, elastic wood of the ash tree. Note: Ash is used adjectively, or as the first part of a compound term; as, ash bud, ash wood, ash tree, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hercules \Her"cu*les\, n. 1. (Gr. Myth.) A hero, fabled to have been the son of Jupiter and Alcmena, and celebrated for great strength, esp. for the accomplishment of his twelve great tasks or [bd]labors.[b8] 2. (Astron.) A constellation in the northern hemisphere, near Lyra. {Hercules' beetle} (Zo[94]l.), any species of {Dynastes}, an American genus of very large lamellicorn beetles, esp. {D. hercules} of South America, which grows to a length of six inches. {Hercules' club}. (Bot.) (a) An ornamental tree of the West Indies ({Zanthoxylum Clava-Herculis}), of the same genus with the prickly ash. (b) A variety of the common gourd ({Lagenaria vulgaris}). Its fruit sometimes exceeds five feet in length. (c) The Angelica tree. See under {Angelica}. {Hercules powder}, an explosive containing nitroglycerin; -- used for blasting.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Zenith \Ze"nith\ (?; 277), n. [OE. senyth, OF. cenith, F. z[82]nith, Sp. zenit, cenit, abbrev. fr. Ar. samt-urras way of the head, vertical place; samt way, path + al the + ras head. Cf. {Azimuth}.] 1. That point in the visible celestial hemisphere which is vertical to the spectator; the point of the heavens directly overhead; -- opposed to {nadir}. From morn To noon he fell, from noon to dewy eve, A summer's day; and with the setting sun Dropped from the zenith, like a falling star. --Milton. 2. hence, figuratively, the point of culmination; the greatest height; the height of success or prosperity. I find my zenith doth depend upon A most auspicious star. --Shak. This dead of midnight is the noon of thought, And wisdom mounts her zenith with the stars. --Mrs. Barbauld. It was during those civil troubles . . . this aspiring family reached the zenith. --Macaulay. {Zenith distance}. (Astron.) See under {Distance}. {Zenith sector}. (Astron.) See {Sector}, 3. {Zenith telescope} (Geodesy), a telescope specially designed for determining the latitude by means of any two stars which pass the meridian about the same time, and at nearly equal distances from the zenith, but on opposite sides of it. It turns both on a vertical and a horizontal axis, is provided with a graduated vertical semicircle, and a level for setting it to a given zenith distance, and with a micrometer for measuring the difference of the zenith distances of the two stars.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Zoanthacea \[d8]Zo`antha"cea\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. zw^,on an animal + [?] flower.] (Zo[94]l.) A suborder of Actinaria, including {Zoanthus} and allied genera, which are permanently attached by their bases.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Zounds \Zounds\, interj. [Contracted from God's wounds.] An exclamation formerly used as an oath, and an expression of anger or wonder.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Zymotic \Zy*mot"ic\, a. [Gr. [?] causing to ferment, fr. [?] to ferment, [?] ferment, leaven.] 1. Of, pertaining to, or caused by, fermentation. 2. (Med.) Designating, or pertaining to, a certain class of diseases. See {Zymotic disease}, below. {Zymotic disease} (Med.), any epidemic, endemic, contagious, or sporadic affection which is produced by some morbific principle or organism acting on the system like a ferment.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Zymotic \Zy*mot"ic\, a. [Gr. [?] causing to ferment, fr. [?] to ferment, [?] ferment, leaven.] 1. Of, pertaining to, or caused by, fermentation. 2. (Med.) Designating, or pertaining to, a certain class of diseases. See {Zymotic disease}, below. {Zymotic disease} (Med.), any epidemic, endemic, contagious, or sporadic affection which is produced by some morbific principle or organism acting on the system like a ferment.