n. [ L. Of unknown origin. ] A mystical word or collocation of letters written as in the figure. Worn on an amulet it was supposed to ward off fever. At present the word is used chiefly in jest to denote something without meaning; jargon. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. same as cadastre.
a. [ F. ] Of or pertaining to landed property. [ 1913 Webster ]
Cadastral survey,
Cadastral map
‖n. [ L., fr cadere to fall. ] A dead human body; a corpse. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a corpse, or the changes produced by death; cadaverous;
Cadaveric alkaloid,
a. [ L. cadaverosus. ]
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n.;
n. a natural family of ancient palmlike plants closely related to ferns in that fertilization is by means of spermatozoids.
a. (Bot.) Pertaining to, or resembling, an order of plants like the palms, but having exogenous wood. The sago palm is an example. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. an order of primitive tropical gymnosperms abundant in the Mesozoic, now reduced to a few scattered tropical forms.
a. Pertaining to ten; consisting of tens. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The broken stone used in macadamized roadways. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
n.
n. The hard-shelled nut of the Macadamia ternifolia, or the delicious edible nut without its shell; large quantities are produced in Hawaii and sold commercially. [ PJC ]
n. The process or act of macadamizing. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
[ See Macadamize. ] A macadamized road. [ 1913 Webster ]