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cloverlike — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective : resembling clover … Useful english dictionary
oxalis — /ok seuh lis, ok sal is/, n. any plant of the genus Oxalis, comprising the wood sorrels. [1595 1605; < L: garden sorrel, sour wine < Gk oxalís, deriv. of oxýs sharp] * * * Any of about 850 species of small herbaceous plants that make up the genus … Universalium
alfalfa — Lucern Lu cern, n. [F. luzerne.] (Bot.) A leguminous plant ({Medicago sativa}), having bluish purple cloverlike flowers, cultivated for fodder; called also {alfalfa}. [Written also {lucerne}.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Alfalfa — Al*fal fa, n. [Sp.] (Bot.) The lucern ({Medicago sativa}), a leguminous plant having bluish purple cloverlike flowers, and cultivated for fodder; so called in California, Texas, etc. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Anthyllis Barba-Jovis — Jupiter Ju pi*ter, n. [L., fr. Jovis pater. See {Jove}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Rom. Myth.) The supreme deity, king of gods and men, and reputed to be the son of Saturn and Rhea; Jove. He corresponds to the Greek Zeus. [1913 Webster] 2. (Astron.) One … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Anthyllis vulneraria — Kidney Kid ney (k[i^]d n[y^]), n.; pl. {Kidneys} (k[i^]d n[i^]z). [OE. kidnei, kidnere, from Icel. koi[eth]r belly, womb (akin to Goth. gipus, AS. cwi[thorn] womb) + OE. nere kidney; akin to D. nier, G. niere, OHG. nioro, Icel. n[=y]ra, Dan. nyre … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
beehive — Snail Snail (sn[=a]l), n. [OE. snaile, AS. sn[ae]gel, snegel, sn[ae]gl; akin to G. schnecke, OHG. snecko, Dan. snegl, Icel. snigill.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) Any one of numerous species of terrestrial air breathing gastropods belonging to the genus… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Brunswick black — Japan Ja*pan , a. Of or pertaining to Japan, or to the lacquered work of that country; as, Japan ware. [1913 Webster] {Japan allspice} (Bot.), a spiny shrub from Japan ({Chimonanthus fragrans}), related to the Carolina allspice. {Japan black}… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Centranthus ruber — Jupiter Ju pi*ter, n. [L., fr. Jovis pater. See {Jove}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Rom. Myth.) The supreme deity, king of gods and men, and reputed to be the son of Saturn and Rhea; Jove. He corresponds to the Greek Zeus. [1913 Webster] 2. (Astron.) One … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Chimonanthus fragrans — Japan Ja*pan , a. Of or pertaining to Japan, or to the lacquered work of that country; as, Japan ware. [1913 Webster] {Japan allspice} (Bot.), a spiny shrub from Japan ({Chimonanthus fragrans}), related to the Carolina allspice. {Japan black}… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
