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   Napaea dioica
         n 1: tall coarse American herb having palmate leaves and
               numerous small white dioecious flowers; found wild in most
               alluvial soils of eastern and central United States [syn:
               {glade mallow}, {Napaea dioica}]

English Dictionary: naphthoquinone by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
naphthoquinone
n
  1. a fat-soluble vitamin that helps in the clotting of blood
    Synonym(s): vitamin K, naphthoquinone, antihemorrhagic factor
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Neobiotic
n
  1. an antibiotic obtained from an actinomycete and used (as a sulphate under the trade name Neobiotic) as an intestinal antiseptic in surgery
    Synonym(s): neomycin, fradicin, Neobiotic
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Nepeta cataria
n
  1. hairy aromatic perennial herb having whorls of small white purple-spotted flowers in a terminal spike; used in the past as a domestic remedy; strongly attractive to cats
    Synonym(s): catmint, catnip, Nepeta cataria
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Nephthys
n
  1. Egyptian goddess associated with ritual of the dead; sister of Geb and Nut; wife of Set
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nepotism
n
  1. favoritism shown to relatives or close friends by those in power (as by giving them jobs)
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
nepotist
n
  1. a powerful person who shows favoritism to relatives or close friends
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Nuptse
n
  1. a mountain in the central Himalayas on the border of Tibet and Nepal (25,726 feet high)
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Naphthazarin \Naph*thaz"a*rin\, n. [Naphthalene + alizarin.]
      (Chem.)
      A dyestuff, resembling alizarin, obtained from naphthoquinone
      as a red crystalline substance with a bright green, metallic
      luster; -- called also {naphthalizarin}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Naphthoic \Naph*tho"ic\, a. (Chem.)
      Pertaining to, derived from, or related to, naphthalene; --
      used specifically to designate any one of a series of
      carboxyl derivatives, called naphthoic acids.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Naphthoquinone \Naph`tho*qui"none\, n. [Naphthalene + quinone.]
      (Chem.)
      A yellow crystalline substance, {C10H6O2}, analogous to
      quinone, obtained by oxidizing naphthalene with chromic acid.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Nap-taking \Nap"-tak`ing\, n.
      A taking by surprise; an unexpected onset or attack. --Carew.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ivy \I"vy\, n.; pl. {Ivies}. [AS. [c6]fig; akin to OHG. ebawi,
      ebah, G. epheu.] (Bot.)
      A plant of the genus {Hedera} ({H. helix}), common in Europe.
      Its leaves are evergreen, dark, smooth, shining, and mostly
      five-pointed; the flowers yellowish and small; the berries
      black or yellow. The stem clings to walls and trees by
      rootlike fibers.
  
               Direct The clasping ivy where to climb.   --Milton.
  
               Ye myrtles brown, with ivy never sere.   --Milton.
  
      {American ivy}. (Bot.) See {Virginia creeper}.
  
      {English ivy} (Bot.), a popular name in America for the ivy
            proper ({Hedera helix}).
  
      {German ivy} (Bot.), a creeping plant, with smooth, succulent
            stems, and fleshy, light-green leaves; a species of
            {Senecio} ({S. scandens}).
  
      {Ground ivy}. (Bot.) Gill ({Nepeta Glechoma}).
  
      {Ivy bush}. (Bot.) See {Mountain laurel}, under {Mountain}.
           
  
      {Ivy owl} (Zo[94]l.), the barn owl.
  
      {Ivy tod} (Bot.), the ivy plant. --Tennyson.
  
      {Japanese ivy} (Bot.), a climbing plant ({Ampelopsis
            tricuspidata}), closely related to the Virginia creeper.
           
  
      {Poison ivy} (Bot.), an American woody creeper ({Rhus
            Toxicodendron}), with trifoliate leaves, and
            greenish-white berries. It is exceedingly poisonous to the
            touch for most persons.
  
      {To pipe in an ivy leaf}, to console one's self as best one
            can. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
  
      {West Indian ivy}, a climbing plant of the genus
            {Marcgravia}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Alehoof \Ale"hoof`\ ([amac]l"h[oomac]f`), n. [AS. h[omac]fe
      ground ivy; the first part is perh. a corruption: cf. OE.
      heyhowe hedgehove, ground ivy, [bd]in old MSS. heyhowe,
      heyoue, haihoue, halehoue.[b8] --Prior.]
      Ground ivy ({Nepeta Glechoma}).

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cat's-foot \Cat's`-foot\, n. (Bot.)
      A plant ({Nepeta Glechoma}) of the same genus with catnip;
      ground ivy.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gill \Gill\, n. [Abbrev. from Gillian.]
      1. A young woman; a sweetheart; a flirting or wanton girl.
            [bd]Each Jack with his Gill.[b8] --B. Jonson.
  
      2. (Bot.) The ground ivy ({Nepeta Glechoma}); -- called also
            {gill over the ground}, and other like names.
  
      3. Malt liquor medicated with ground ivy.
  
      {Gill ale}.
            (a) Ale flavored with ground ivy.
            (b) (Bot.) Alehoof.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lurg \Lurg\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      A large marine annelid ({Nephthys c[91]ca}), inhabiting the
      sandy shores of Europe and America. It is whitish, with a
      pearly luster, and grows to the length of eight or ten
      inches.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Nepotic \Ne*pot"ic\, a. [See {nepotism}.]
      Of or pertaining to npotism.
  
               The nepotic ambition of the ruling pontiff. --Milman.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Nepotism \Nep"o*tism\ (?; 277), n. [L. nepus, nepotus, nephew:
      cf. F. n[82]potisme. See {Nephew}.]
      Undue attachment to relations; favoritism shown to members of
      one's family; bestowal of patronage in consideration of
      relationship, rather than of merit or of legal claim.
  
               From nepotism Alexander V. was safe; for he was without
               kindred or relatives. But there was another perhaps
               more fatal nepotism, which turned the tide of
               popularity against him -- the nepotism of his order.
                                                                              --Milman.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Nepotist \Nep"o*tist\, n.
      One who practices nepotism.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Nobody \No"bod*y\, n.; pl. {Nobodies}. [No, a. + body.]
      1. No person; no one; not anybody.
  
      2. Hence: A person of no influence or importance; an
            insignificant or contemptible person. [Colloq.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Novitious \No*vi"tious\, a. [L. novitius, novicius.]
      Newly invented; recent; new. [Obs.] --Bp. Pearson.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Nevada City, CA (city, FIPS 50874)
      Location: 39.26036 N, 121.02125 W
      Population (1990): 2855 (1399 housing units)
      Area: 5.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 95959

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Nevada County, AR (county, FIPS 99)
      Location: 33.66672 N, 93.30288 W
      Population (1990): 10101 (4287 housing units)
      Area: 1605.8 sq km (land), 2.1 sq km (water)
   Nevada County, CA (county, FIPS 57)
      Location: 39.30400 N, 120.76623 W
      Population (1990): 78510 (37352 housing units)
      Area: 2480.3 sq km (land), 43.7 sq km (water)
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