‖n. [ Skr. amrita. ] (Hind. Myth.) Immortality; also, the nectar conferring immortality. --
n. a plant of the genus
n. The rod used in ramming home the charge in a muzzle-loading firearm. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. seamrog, seamar, trefoil, white clover, white honeysuckle; akin to Gael. seamrag. ] (Bot.) A trifoliate plant used as a national emblem by the Irish. The legend is that St. Patrick once plucked a leaf of it for use in illustrating the doctrine of the trinity. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ The original plant was probably a kind of wood sorrel (Oxalis Acetocella); but now the name is given to the white clover (Trifolium repens), and the black medic (Medicago lupulina). [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Mach.) An overhead rail forming a track on which a trolley runs to convey a load, as in a shop. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
n. [ Tram a coal wagon + road. ] A road prepared for easy transit of trams or wagons, by forming the wheel tracks of smooth beams of wood, blocks of stone, or plates of iron. [ 1913 Webster ]