Acalypha
         n 1: a genus of herbs and shrubs belonging to the family
               Euphorbiaceae [syn: {Acalypha}, {genus Acalypha}]

English Dictionary: acclivity	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Acalypha virginica n weedy herb of eastern North America [syn: {three-seeded mercury}, Acalypha virginica]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
acclivitous adj sloping upward Synonym(s): acclivitous, rising, uphill
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acclivity n an upward slope or grade (as in a road); "the car couldn't make it up the rise" Synonym(s): ascent, acclivity, rise, raise, climb, upgrade Antonym(s): declension, declination, decline, declivity, descent, downslope, fall
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Achillea ptarmica n Eurasian herb having loose heads of button-shaped white flowers and long grey-green leaves that cause sneezing when powdered Synonym(s): sneezeweed yarrow, sneezewort, Achillea ptarmica
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Aegilops n goat grass Synonym(s): Aegilops, genus Aegilops
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Aegilops triuncalis n European grass naturalized as a weed in North America; sharp-pointed seeds cause injury when eaten by livestock Synonym(s): goat grass, Aegilops triuncalis
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aesculapian adj of or belonging to Aesculapius or the healing art [syn: aesculapian, medical]
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Aesculapius n son of Apollo; a hero and the Roman god of medicine and healing; his daughters were Hygeia and Panacea Synonym(s): Aesculapius, Asclepius, Asklepios
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Asclepia meadii n milkweed of central North America; a threatened species Synonym(s): Mead's milkweed, Asclepias meadii, Asclepia meadii
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
asclepiad n any plant of the family Asclepiadaceae
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Asclepiadaceae n widely distributed family of herbs and shrubs of the order Gentianales; most with milky juice Synonym(s): Asclepiadaceae, family Asclepiadaceae, milkweed family
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
asclepiadaceous adj of or relating to plants of the milkweed family
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Asclepias n genus of chiefly North American perennial herbs: silkweed; milkweed Synonym(s): Asclepias, genus Asclepias
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Asclepias albicans n tall herb with leafless white waxy stems and whitish starlike flowers; southwestern United States Synonym(s): white milkweed, Asclepias albicans
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Asclepias curassavica n tropical herb having orange-red flowers followed by pods suggesting a swallow with outspread wings; a weed throughout the tropics Synonym(s): blood flower, swallowwort, Asclepias curassavica
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Asclepias exaltata n milkweed of the eastern United States with leaves resembling those of pokeweed Synonym(s): poke milkweed, Asclepias exaltata
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Asclepias incarnata n densely branching perennial of the eastern United States with white to crimson or purple flowers Synonym(s): swamp milkweed, Asclepias incarnata
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Asclepias meadii n milkweed of central North America; a threatened species Synonym(s): Mead's milkweed, Asclepias meadii, Asclepia meadii
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Asclepias purpurascens n perennial of eastern North America having pink-purple flowers Synonym(s): purple silkweed, Asclepias purpurascens
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Asclepias speciosa n milkweed of southern North America having large starry purple and pink flowers Synonym(s): showy milkweed, Asclepias speciosa
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Asclepias subverticillata n milkweed of southwestern United States and Mexico; poisonous to livestock Synonym(s): poison milkweed, horsetail milkweed, Asclepias subverticillata
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Asclepias tuberosa n erect perennial of eastern and southern United States having showy orange flowers Synonym(s): butterfly weed, orange milkweed, chigger flower, chiggerflower, pleurisy root, tuber root, Indian paintbrush, Asclepias tuberosa
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Asclepias verticillata n milkweed of the eastern United States with narrow leaves in whorls and greenish-white flowers Synonym(s): whorled milkweed, Asclepias verticillata
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Asclepius n son of Apollo; a hero and the Roman god of medicine and healing; his daughters were Hygeia and Panacea Synonym(s): Aesculapius, Asclepius, Asklepios
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ash-leaved maple n common shade tree of eastern and central United States Synonym(s): box elder, ash-leaved maple, Acer negundo
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Asklepios n son of Apollo; a hero and the Roman god of medicine and healing; his daughters were Hygeia and Panacea Synonym(s): Aesculapius, Asclepius, Asklepios
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asleep adv into a sleeping state; "he fell asleep" in the sleep of death adj in a state of sleep; "were all asleep when the phone rang"; "fell asleep at the wheel" Antonym(s): awake(p) lacking sensation; "my foot is asleep"; "numb with cold" Synonym(s): asleep(p), benumbed, numb dead; "he is deceased"; "our dear departed friend" Synonym(s): asleep(p), at peace(p), at rest(p), deceased, departed, gone
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
aslope adj having an oblique or slanted direction [syn: aslant, aslope, diagonal, slanted, slanting, sloped, sloping]
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assailability n vulnerability to forceful attack
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assailable adj not defended or capable of being defended; "an open city"; "open to attack" Synonym(s): assailable, undefendable, undefended, open
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axile placentation n ovules are borne at or around the center of a compound ovary on an axis formed from joined septa
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axle bar n an iron bar that serves as an axletree
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Limpkin \Limp"kin\ (l[icr]mp"k[icr]n), n. (Zo[94]l.)       Either one of two species of wading birds of the genus       {Aramus}, intermediate between the cranes and rails. The       limpkins are remarkable for the great length of the toes. One       species ({A. giganteus}) inhabits Florida and the West       Indies; the other ({A. scolopaceus}) is found in South       America. Called also {courlan}, and {crying bird}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Acaleph \Ac"a*leph\, Acalephan \Ac`a*le"phan\n.; pl. {Acalephs},       {Acalephans}. [See {Acaleph[91]}.] (Zo[94]l.)       One of the Acaleph[91].
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Acaleph \Ac"a*leph\, Acalephan \Ac`a*le"phan\n.; pl. {Acalephs},       {Acalephans}. [See {Acaleph[91]}.] (Zo[94]l.)       One of the Acaleph[91].
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Acaleph \Ac"a*leph\, Acalephan \Ac`a*le"phan\n.; pl. {Acalephs},       {Acalephans}. [See {Acaleph[91]}.] (Zo[94]l.)       One of the Acaleph[91].
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Acalephoid \Ac`ale"phoid\, a. [Acaleph + -oid.] (Zo[94]l.)       Belonging to or resembling the Acaleph[91] or jellyfishes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Acaleph \Ac"a*leph\, Acalephan \Ac`a*le"phan\n.; pl. {Acalephs},       {Acalephans}. [See {Acaleph[91]}.] (Zo[94]l.)       One of the Acaleph[91].
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Acclive \Ac*clive"\, a.       Acclivous. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Acclivity \Ac*cliv"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Acclivities}. [L. acclivitas,       fr. acclivis, acclivus, ascending; ad + clivus a hill, slope,       fr. root kli to lean. See {Lean}.]       A slope or inclination of the earth, as the side of a hill,       considered as ascending, in opposition to declivity, or       descending; an upward slope; ascent.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Acclivitous \Ac*cliv"i*tous\, a.       Acclivous. --I. Taylor.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Acclivity \Ac*cliv"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Acclivities}. [L. acclivitas,       fr. acclivis, acclivus, ascending; ad + clivus a hill, slope,       fr. root kli to lean. See {Lean}.]       A slope or inclination of the earth, as the side of a hill,       considered as ascending, in opposition to declivity, or       descending; an upward slope; ascent.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Acclivous \Ac*cli"vous\ (#; 277), a. [L. acclivis and acclivus.]       Sloping upward; rising as a hillside; -- opposed to       {declivous}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sneezewort \Sneeze"wort`\, n. (Bot.)       A European herbaceous plant ({Achillea Ptarmica}) allied to       the yarrow, having a strong, pungent smell.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Goose grass}. (Bot.)             (a) A plant of the genus {Galium} ({G. Aparine}), a                   favorite food of geese; -- called also {catchweed} and                   {cleavers}.             (b) A species of knotgrass ({Polygonum aviculare}).             (c) The annual spear grass ({Poa annua}).          {Goose neck}, anything, as a rod of iron or a pipe, curved             like the neck of a goose; specially (Naut.), an iron hook             connecting a spar with a mast.          {Goose quill}, a large feather or quill of a goose; also, a             pen made from it.          {Goose skin}. See {Goose flesh}, above.          {Goose tongue} (Bot.), a composite plant ({Achillea             ptarmica}), growing wild in the British islands.          {Sea goose}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Phalarope}.          {Solan goose}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Gannet}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sneezewort \Sneeze"wort`\, n. (Bot.)       A European herbaceous plant ({Achillea Ptarmica}) allied to       the yarrow, having a strong, pungent smell.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Goose grass}. (Bot.)             (a) A plant of the genus {Galium} ({G. Aparine}), a                   favorite food of geese; -- called also {catchweed} and                   {cleavers}.             (b) A species of knotgrass ({Polygonum aviculare}).             (c) The annual spear grass ({Poa annua}).          {Goose neck}, anything, as a rod of iron or a pipe, curved             like the neck of a goose; specially (Naut.), an iron hook             connecting a spar with a mast.          {Goose quill}, a large feather or quill of a goose; also, a             pen made from it.          {Goose skin}. See {Goose flesh}, above.          {Goose tongue} (Bot.), a composite plant ({Achillea             ptarmica}), growing wild in the British islands.          {Sea goose}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Phalarope}.          {Solan goose}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Gannet}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Aculeiform \A*cu"le*i*form\, a.       Like a prickle.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Asclepiad \As*cle"pi*ad\, n. (Gr. & L. Pros.)       A choriambic verse, first used by the Greek poet Asclepias,       consisting of four feet, viz., a spondee, two choriambi, and       an iambus.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Asclepiadaceous \As*cle`pi*a*da"ceous\, a. [See {Asclepias}.]       (Bot.)       Of, pertaining to, or resembling, plants of the Milkweed       family.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vincetoxin \Vin`ce*tox"in\, n. (Chem.)       A glucoside extracted from the root of the white swallowwort       ({Vincetoxicum officinale}, a plant of the Asclepias family)       as a bitter yellow amorphous substance; -- called also       {asclepiadin}, and {cynanchin}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Asclepias \[d8]As*cle"pi*as\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?], named from       Asclepios or Aesculapius.] (Bot.)       A genus of plants including the milkweed, swallowwort, and       some other species having medicinal properties.          {Asclepias butterfly} (Zo[94]l.), a large, handsome, red and             black butterfly ({Danais Archippus}), found in both             hemispheres. It feeds on plants of the genus Asclepias.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Butterfly \But"ter*fly`\, n.; pl. {Butterflies}. [Perh. from the       color of a yellow species. AS. buter-fl[c7]ge,       buttor-fle[a2]ge; cf. G. butterfliege, D. botervlieg. See       {Butter}, and {Fly}.] (Zo[94]l.)       A general name for the numerous species of diurnal       Lepidoptera.          Note: [See Illust. under {Aphrodite}.]          {Asclepias butterfly}. See under {Asclepias}.          {Butterfly fish} (Zo[94]l.), the ocellated blenny ({Blennius             ocellaris}) of Europe. See {Blenny}. The term is also             applied to the flying gurnard.          {Butterfly shell} (Zo[94]l.), a shell of the genus {Voluta}.                      {Butterfly valve} (Mech.), a kind of double clack valve,             consisting of two semicircular clappers or wings hinged to             a cross rib in the pump bucket. When open it somewhat             resembles a butterfly in shape.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ipecacuanha \Ip`e*cac`u*an"ha\, n. [Pg. ipecacuanha (cf. Sp.       ipecacuana); fr. Braz. ipe-kaa-guena, prop., a creeping plant       that causes vomiting.] (Med. & Bot.)       The root of a Brazilian rubiaceous herb ({Cepha[89]lis       Ipecacuanha}), largely employed as an emetic; also, the plant       itself; also, a medicinal extract of the root. Many other       plants are used as a substitutes; among them are the black or       Peruvian ipecac ({Psychotria emetica}), the white ipecac       ({Ionidium Ipecacuanha}), the bastard or wild ipecac       ({Asclepias Curassavica}), and the undulated ipecac       ({Richardsonia scabra}).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Redhead \Red"head`\ (-h?d`), n.       1. A person having red hair.          2. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) An American duck ({Aythya Americana}) highly esteemed                   as a game bird. It is closely allied to the                   canvasback, but is smaller and its head brighter red.                   Called also {red-headed duck}. {American poachard},                   {grayback}, and {fall duck}. See Illust. under                   {Poachard}.             (b) The red-headed woodpecker. See {Woodpecker}.          3. (Bot.) A kind of milkweed ({Asclepias Curassavica}) with             red flowers. It is used in medicine.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pleurisy \Pleu"ri*sy\, n. [F. pleur[82]sie, L. pleurisis,       pleuritis, Gr pleyri^tis (sc. no`sos), fr. pleyra` rib,       side.] (Med.)       An inflammation of the pleura, usually accompanied with       fever, pain, difficult respiration, and cough, and with       exudation into the pleural cavity.          {Pleurisy root}. (Bot.)       (a) The large tuberous root of a kind of milkweed ({Asclepias             tuberosa}) which is used as a remedy for pleuritic and             other diseases.       (b) The plant itself, which has deep orange-colored flowers;             -- called also {butterfly weed}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Note: In some parts of America, especially in New England,                the name walnut is given to several species of hickory                ({Carya}), and their fruit.          {Ash-leaved walnut}, a tree ({Juglans fraxinifolia}), native             in Transcaucasia.          {Black walnut}, a North American tree ({J. nigra}) valuable             for its purplish brown wood, which is extensively used in             cabinetwork and for gunstocks. The nuts are thick-shelled,             and nearly globular.          {English}, [or] {European}, {walnut}, a tree ({J. regia}),             native of Asia from the Caucasus to Japan, valuable for             its timber and for its excellent nuts, which are also             called Madeira nuts.          {Walnut brown}, a deep warm brown color, like that of the             heartwood of the black walnut.          {Walnut oil}, oil extracted from walnut meats. It is used in             cooking, making soap, etc.          {White walnut}, a North American tree ({J. cinerea}), bearing             long, oval, thick-shelled, oily nuts, commonly called             butternuts. See {Butternut}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Asleep \A*sleep"\, a. & adv. [Pref. a- + sleep.]       1. In a state of sleep; in sleep; dormant.                         Fast asleep the giant lay supine.      --Dryden.                         By whispering winds soon lulled asleep. --Milton.          2. In the sleep of the grave; dead.                         Concerning them which are asleep . . . sorrow not,                      even as others which have no hope.      --1 Thess. iv.                                                                               13.          3. Numbed, and, usually, tingling. --Udall.                         Leaning long upon any part maketh it numb, and, as                      we call it, asleep.                           --Bacon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Aslope \A*slope"\, adv. & a. [Pref. a- + slope.]       Slopingly; aslant; declining from an upright direction;       sloping. [bd]Set them not upright, but aslope.[b8] --Bacon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Assailable \As*sail"a*ble\, a.       Capable of being assailed.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Axis \Ax"is\, n.; pl. {Axes}. [L. axis axis, axle. See {Axle}.]       A straight line, real or imaginary, passing through a body,       on which it revolves, or may be supposed to revolve; a line       passing through a body or system around which the parts are       symmetrically arranged.          2. (Math.) A straight line with respect to which the             different parts of a magnitude are symmetrically arranged;             as, the axis of a cylinder, i. e., the axis of a cone,             that is, the straight line joining the vertex and the             center of the base; the axis of a circle, any straight             line passing through the center.          3. (Bot.) The stem; the central part, or longitudinal             support, on which organs or parts are arranged; the             central line of any body. --Gray.          4. (Anat.)             (a) The second vertebra of the neck, or {vertebra                   dentata}.             (b) Also used of the body only of the vertebra, which is                   prolonged anteriorly within the foramen of the first                   vertebra or atlas, so as to form the odontoid process                   or peg which serves as a pivot for the atlas and head                   to turn upon.          5. (Crystallog.) One of several imaginary lines, assumed in             describing the position of the planes by which a crystal             is bounded.          6. (Fine Arts) The primary or secondary central line of any             design.          {Anticlinal axis} (Geol.), a line or ridge from which the             strata slope downward on the two opposite sides.          {Synclinal axis}, a line from which the strata slope upward             in opposite directions, so as to form a valley.          {Axis cylinder} (Anat.), the neuraxis or essential, central             substance of a nerve fiber; -- called also {axis band},             {axial fiber}, and {cylinder axis}.          {Axis in peritrochio}, the wheel and axle, one of the             mechanical powers.          {Axis of a curve} (Geom.), a straight line which bisects a             system of parallel chords of a curve; called a {principal             axis}, when cutting them at right angles, in which case it             divides the curve into two symmetrical portions, as in the             parabola, which has one such axis, the ellipse, which has             two, or the circle, which has an infinite number. The two             axes of the ellipse are the {major axis} and the {minor             axis}, and the two axes of the hyperbola are the             {transverse axis} and the {conjugate axis}.          {Axis of a lens}, the straight line passing through its             center and perpendicular to its surfaces.          {Axis of a} {telescope [or] microscope}, the straight line             with which coincide the axes of the several lenses which             compose it.          {Axes of co[94]rdinates in a plane}, two straight lines             intersecting each other, to which points are referred for             the purpose of determining their relative position: they             are either rectangular or oblique.          {Axes of co[94]rdinates in space}, the three straight lines             in which the co[94]rdinate planes intersect each other.          {Axis of a balance}, that line about which it turns.          {Axis of oscillation}, of a pendulum, a right line passing             through the center about which it vibrates, and             perpendicular to the plane of vibration.          {Axis of polarization}, the central line around which the             prismatic rings or curves are arranged. --Brewster.          {Axis of revolution} (Descriptive Geom.), a straight line             about which some line or plane is revolved, so that the             several points of the line or plane shall describe circles             with their centers in the fixed line, and their planes             perpendicular to it, the line describing a surface of             revolution, and the plane a solid of revolution.          {Axis of symmetry} (Geom.), any line in a plane figure which             divides the figure into two such parts that one part, when             folded over along the axis, shall coincide with the other             part.          {Axis of the} {equator, ecliptic, horizon} (or other circle             considered with reference to the sphere on which it lies),             the diameter of the sphere which is perpendicular to the             plane of the circle. --Hutton.          {Axis of the Ionic capital} (Arch.), a line passing             perpendicularly through the middle of the eye of the             volute.          {Neutral axis} (Mech.), the line of demarcation between the             horizontal elastic forces of tension and compression,             exerted by the fibers in any cross section of a girder.          {Optic axis of a crystal}, the direction in which a ray of             transmitted light suffers no double refraction. All             crystals, not of the isometric system, are either uniaxial             or biaxial.          {Optic axis}, {Visual axis} (Opt.), the straight line passing             through the center of the pupil, and perpendicular to the             surface of the eye.          {Radical axis of two circles} (Geom.), the straight line             perpendicular to the line joining their centers and such             that the tangents from any point of it to the two circles             shall be equal to each other.          {Spiral axis} (Arch.), the axis of a twisted column drawn             spirally in order to trace the circumvolutions without.          {Axis of abscissas} and {Axis of ordinates}. See {Abscissa}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Axle box \Ax"le box`\       1. A bushing in the hub of a wheel, through which the axle             passes.          2. The journal box of a rotating axle, especially a railway             axle.          Note: In railway construction, the axle guard, or pedestal,                with the superincumbent weight, rests on the top of the                box (usually with a spring intervening), and holds it                in place by flanges. The box rests upon the journal                bearing and key, which intervene between the inner top                of the box and the axle.
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Ashley Falls, MA       Zip code(s): 01222
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Azalea Park, FL (CDP, FIPS 2850)       Location: 28.54540 N, 81.29524 W       Population (1990): 8926 (3610 housing units)       Area: 8.2 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 32807