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   abbatial
         adj 1: of or having to do with or belonging to an abbey or
                  abbot, or abbess

English Dictionary: avowedly by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Abbott Lawrence Lowell
n
  1. United States educator and president of Harvard University (1856-1943)
    Synonym(s): Lowell, Abbott Lawrence Lowell
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
abetalipoproteinemia
n
  1. a rare inherited disorder of fat metabolism; characterized by severe deficiency of beta-lipoproteins and abnormal red blood cells (acanthocytes) and abnormally low cholesterol levels
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
abettal
n
  1. the verbal act of urging on [syn: abetment, abettal, instigation]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Abutilon
n
  1. herbs or shrubs or small trees: flowering maple; Indian mallow
    Synonym(s): Abutilon, genus Abutilon
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Abutilon theophrasti
n
  1. tall annual herb or subshrub of tropical Asia having velvety leaves and yellow flowers and yielding a strong fiber; naturalized in southeastern Europe and United States
    Synonym(s): velvetleaf, velvet-leaf, velvetweed, Indian mallow, butter-print, China jute, Abutilon theophrasti
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
apetalous
adj
  1. (of flowers) having no petals [syn: apetalous, petalless]
    Antonym(s): petaled, petalled, petalous
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
apetalous flower
n
  1. flower having no petals
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
aphid lion
n
  1. carnivorous larva of lacewing flies [syn: aphid lion, aphis lion]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
apodal
adj
  1. (of snakes and eels) naturally footless; "eels are apodal"
    Synonym(s): apodal, apodous
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
aptly
adv
  1. with competence; in a competent capable manner; "they worked competently"
    Synonym(s): competently, aptly, ably, capably
    Antonym(s): displaying incompetence, incompetently
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
avidly
adv
  1. in an avid manner; "whatever the flavor or color of your local paper, do remember that these are read avidly for local information"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
avowedly
adv
  1. by open declaration; "their policy has been avowedly Marxist"; "Susan Smith was professedly guilty of the murders"
    Synonym(s): avowedly, professedly
  2. as acknowledged; "true, she is the smartest in her class"
    Synonym(s): true, admittedly, avowedly, confessedly
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Abbatial \Ab*ba"tial\ ([acr]b*b[amac]"sh[ait]l), a. [LL.
      abbatialis : cf. F. abbatial.]
      Belonging to an abbey; as, abbatial rights.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Abettal \A*bet"tal\, n.
      Abetment. [R.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Abutilon \A*bu"ti*lon\, n. [Ar. aub[d4]t[c6]l[d4]n.] (Bot.)
      A genus of malvaceous plants of many species, found in the
      torrid and temperate zones of both continents; -- called also
      {Indian mallow}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Indian \In"di*an\ (?; 277), a. [From India, and this fr. Indus,
      the name of a river in Asia, L. Indus, Gr. [?], OPers. Hindu,
      name of the land on the Indus, Skr. sindhu river, the Indus.
      Cf. {Hindoo}.]
      1. Of or pertaining to India proper; also to the East Indies,
            or, sometimes, to the West Indies.
  
      2. Of or pertaining to the aborigines, or Indians, of
            America; as, Indian wars; the Indian tomahawk.
  
      3. Made of maize or Indian corn; as, Indian corn, Indian
            meal, Indian bread, and the like. [U.S.]
  
      {Indian} bay (Bot.), a lauraceous tree ({Persea Indica}).
  
      {Indian bean} (Bot.), a name of the catalpa.
  
      {Indian berry}. (Bot.) Same as {Cocculus indicus}.
  
      {Indian bread}. (Bot.) Same as {Cassava}.
  
      {Indian club}, a wooden club, which is swung by the hand for
            gymnastic exercise.
  
      {Indian cordage}, cordage made of the fibers of cocoanut
            husk.
  
      {Indian corn} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Zea} ({Z. Mays});
            the maize, a native of America. See {Corn}, and {Maize}.
           
  
      {Indian cress} (Bot.), nasturtium. See {Nasturtium}, 2.
  
      {Indian cucumber} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Medeola} ({M.
            Virginica}), a common in woods in the United States. The
            white rootstock has a taste like cucumbers.
  
      {Indian currant} (Bot.), a plant of the genus
            {Symphoricarpus} ({S. vulgaris}), bearing small red
            berries.
  
      {Indian dye}, the puccoon.
  
      {Indian fig}. (Bot.)
            (a) The banyan. See {Banyan}.
            (b) The prickly pear.
  
      {Indian file}, single file; arrangement of persons in a row
            following one after another, the usual way among Indians
            of traversing woods, especially when on the war path.
  
      {Indian fire}, a pyrotechnic composition of sulphur, niter,
            and realgar, burning with a brilliant white light.
  
      {Indian grass} (Bot.), a coarse, high grass ({Chrysopogon
            nutans}), common in the southern portions of the United
            States; wood grass. --Gray.
  
      {Indian hemp}. (Bot.)
            (a) A plant of the genus {Apocynum} ({A. cannabinum}),
                  having a milky juice, and a tough, fibrous bark,
                  whence the name. The root it used in medicine and is
                  both emetic and cathartic in properties.
            (b) The variety of common hemp ({Cannabis Indica}), from
                  which hasheesh is obtained.
  
      {Indian mallow} (Bot.), the velvet leaf ({Abutilon
            Avicenn[91]}). See {Abutilon}.
  
      {Indian meal}, ground corn or maize. [U.S.]
  
      {Indian millet} (Bot.), a tall annual grass ({Sorghum
            vulgare}), having many varieties, among which are broom
            corn, Guinea corn, durra, and the Chinese sugar cane. It
            is called also {Guinea corn}. See {Durra}.
  
      {Indian ox} (Zo[94]l.), the zebu.
  
      {Indian paint}. See {Bloodroot}.
  
      {Indian paper}. See {India paper}, under {India}.
  
      {Indian physic} (Bot.), a plant of two species of the genus
            {Gillenia} ({G. trifoliata}, and {G. stipulacea}), common
            in the United States, the roots of which are used in
            medicine as a mild emetic; -- called also {American
            ipecac}, and {bowman's root}. --Gray.
  
      {Indian pink}. (Bot.)
            (a) The Cypress vine ({Ipom[d2]a Quamoclit}); -- so called
                  in the West Indies.
            (b) See {China pink}, under {China}.
  
      {Indian pipe} (Bot.), a low, fleshy herb ({Monotropa
            uniflora}), growing in clusters in dark woods, and having
            scalelike leaves, and a solitary nodding flower. The whole
            plant is waxy white, but turns black in drying.
  
      {Indian plantain} (Bot.), a name given to several species of
            the genus {Cacalia}, tall herbs with composite white
            flowers, common through the United States in rich woods.
            --Gray.
  
      {Indian poke} (Bot.), a plant usually known as the {white
            hellebore} ({Veratrum viride}).
  
      {Indian pudding}, a pudding of which the chief ingredients
            are Indian meal, milk, and molasses.
  
      {Indian purple}.
            (a) A dull purple color.
            (b) The pigment of the same name, intensely blue and
                  black.
  
      {Indian red}.
            (a) A purplish red earth or pigment composed of a silicate
                  of iron and alumina, with magnesia. It comes from the
                  Persian Gulf. Called also {Persian red}.
            (b) See {Almagra}.
  
      {Indian rice} (Bot.), a reedlike water grass. See {Rice}.
  
      {Indian shot} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Canna} ({C.
            Indica}). The hard black seeds are as large as swan shot.
            See {Canna}.
  
      {Indian summer}, in the United States, a period of warm and
            pleasant weather occurring late in autumn. See under
            {Summer}.
  
      {Indian tobacco} (Bot.), a species of {Lobelia}. See
            {Lobelia}.
  
      {Indian turnip} (Bot.), an American plant of the genus
            {Aris[91]ma}. {A. triphyllum} has a wrinkled farinaceous
            root resembling a small turnip, but with a very acrid
            juice. See {Jack in the Pulpit}, and {Wake-robin}.
  
      {Indian wheat}, maize or Indian corn.
  
      {Indian yellow}.
            (a) An intense rich yellow color, deeper than gamboge but
                  less pure than cadmium.
            (b) See {Euxanthin}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Velvetleaf \Vel"vet*leaf`\, n. (Bot.)
      A name given to several plants which have soft, velvety
      leaves, as the {Abutilon Avicenn[91]}, the {Cissampelos
      Pareira}, and the {Lavatera arborea}, and even the common
      mullein.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Abuttal \A*but"tal\, n.
      The butting or boundary of land, particularly at the end; a
      headland. --Spelman.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Affodill \Af"fo*dill\, n.
      Asphodel. [Obs.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Smeared \Smeared\, a. (Zo[94]l.)
      Having the color mark ings ill defined, as if rubbed; as, the
      smeared dagger moth ({Apatela oblinita}).

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Strawberry \Straw"ber*ry\, n. [AS. stre[a0]wberige; stre[a0]w
      straw + berie berry; perhaps from the resemblance of the
      runners of the plant to straws.] (Bot.)
      A fragrant edible berry, of a delicious taste and commonly of
      a red color, the fruit of a plant of the genus {Fragaria}, of
      which there are many varieties. Also, the plant bearing the
      fruit. The common American strawberry is {Fragaria
      virginiana}; the European, {F. vesca}. There are also other
      less common species.
  
      {Strawberry bass}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Calico bass}, under
            {Calico}.
  
      {Strawberry blite}. (Bot.) See under {Blite}.
  
      {Strawberry borer} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of
            insects whose larv[91] burrow in the crown or roots of the
            strawberry vine. Especially:
      (a) The root borer ({Anarsia lineatella}), a very small dark
            gray moth whose larv[91] burrow both in the larger roots
            and crown, often doing great damage.
      (b) The crown borer ({Tyloderma fragari[91]}), a small brown
            weevil whose larva burrows in the crown and kills the
            plant.
  
      {Strawberry bush} (Bot.), an American shrub ({Euonymus
            Americanus}), a kind of spindle tree having crimson pods
            and the seeds covered with a scarlet aril.
  
      {Strawberry crab} (Zo[94]l.), a small European spider crab
            ({Eurynome aspera}); -- so called because the back is
            covered with pink tubercles.
  
      {Strawberry fish} (Zo[94]l.), the amadavat.
  
      {Strawberry geranium} (Bot.), a kind of saxifrage ({Saxifraga
            sarmentosa}) having reniform leaves, and producing long
            runners like those of the strawberry.
  
      {Strawberry leaf}.
      (a) The leaf of the strawberry.
      (b) The symbol of the rank or estate of a duke, because the
            ducal coronet is twined with strawberry leaves. [bd]The
            strawberry leaves on her chariot panels are engraved on
            her ladyship's heart.[b8] --Thackeray.
  
      {Strawberry-leaf roller} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several
            species of moths whose larv[91] roll up, and feed upon,
            the leaves of the strawberry vine; especially,
            {Phoxopteris fragari[91]}, and {Eccopsis permundana}.
  
      {Strawberry moth} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of
            moth whose larv[91] feed on the strawberry vines; as:
      (a) The smeared dagger ({Apatela oblinita}), whose large
            hairy larva is velvety black with two rows of bright
            yellow spots on each side.
      (b) A geometrid ({Angerona crocataria}) which is yellow with
            dusky spots on the wings. Called also {currant moth}.
  
      {Strawberry pear} (Bot.), the red ovoid fruit of a West
            Indian plant of the genus Cereus ({C. triangularia}). It
            has a sweetish flavor, and is slightly acid, pleasant, and
            cooling. Also, the plant bearing the fruit.
  
      {Strawberry sawfly} (Zo[94]l.), a small black sawfly
            ({Emphytus maculatus}) whose larva eats the leaves of the
            strawberry vine.
  
      {Strawberry tomato}. (Bot.) See {Alkekengi}.
  
      {Strawberry tree}. (Bot.) See {Arbutus}.
  
      {Strawberry vine} (Bot.), the plant which yields the
            strawberry.
  
      {Strawberry worm} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of any moth which
            feeds on the strawberry vine.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Apetalous \A*pet"al*ous\ ([adot]*p[ecr]t"[ait]l*[ucr]s), a.
      [Pref. a- not + petal.] (Bot.)
      Having no petals, or flower leaves. [See Illust. under
      {Anther}].

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Apetalousness \A*pet"al*ous*ness\, n.
      The state of being apetalous.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Apod \Ap"od\, Apodal \Ap"o*dal\, a. [See {Apod}, n.]
      1. Without feet; footless.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) Destitute of the ventral fin, as the eels.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Apotelesm \A*pot"e*lesm\, n. [See {Apotelesmatic}.]
      1. The result or issue. [Obs.]
  
      2. (Astrol.) The calculation and explanation of a nativity.
            [Obs.] --Bailey.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Apotelesmatic \Ap`o*tel`es*mat"ic\, a. [Gr. [?], fr. [?] effect
      of the stars on human destiny, fr. [?] to complete; [?] from
      + [?] to end, [?] end.]
      1. Relating to the casting of horoscopes. [Archaic]
            --Whewell.
  
      2. Relating to an issue of fulfillment.
  
                     In this way a passage in the Old Testament may have,
                     or rather comprise, an apotelesmatic sense, i. e.,
                     one of after or final accomplishment. --M. Stuart.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Aptly \Apt"ly\, adv.
      In an apt or suitable manner; fitly; properly; pertinently;
      appropriately; readily.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Avoidless \A*void"less\, a.
      Unavoidable; inevitable.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Avowed \A*vowed"\, a.
      Openly acknowledged or declared; admitted. -- {A*vow"ed*ly},
      adv.

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   APDL
  
      {Algorithmic Processor Description Language}
  
  

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
   Abdeel
      servant of God, (Jer. 36:26), the father of Shelemiah.
     

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
   Abdiel
      servant of God, (1 Chr. 5:15), a Gadite chief.
     

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
   Abital
      father of dew; i.e., "fresh", David's fifth wife (2 Sam. 3:4).
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
   Abdeel, a vapor; a cloud of God
  

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
   Abdiel, servant of God
  

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
   Abital, the father of the dew; or of the shadow
  
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