n. [ L. calescens, p. pr. of calescere, incho. of calere to be warm. ] Growing warmth; increasing heat. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. an order of fossil gymnospermous trees or climbing plants from the Devonian: seed ferns.
prop. n. an order including the Ericaceae; Clethraceae; Diapensiaceae; Epacridaceae; Lennoaceae; Pyrolaceae; and Monotropaceae.
n. An order coextensive with the family
n. The state of being incalescent, or of growing warm. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Incalescence. Ray. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. incalescens, -entis, p. pr. of incalescere to grow hot. See 1st In-, and Calescence. ] Growing warm; increasing in heat. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. L. muscus moss. ] (Bot.) An old name for mosses in the widest sense, including the true mosses and also hepaticae and sphagna. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A female rascal. [ Humorous ] [ 1913 Webster ]