(n) primitive dinosaur actually lacking horns and having only the beginning of a frill; long hind limbs and short forelimbs; may have been bipedal, Syn. psittacosaurus

regular icosahedron

(n) an icosahedron with twenty equilateral triangles as faces

styracosaur

(n) an unusual ceratopsian dinosaur having many large spikes around the edge of its bony frill and a long nose horn; late Cretaceous, Syn. styracosaurus

submucosa

(n) the connective tissue beneath mucous membrane

anil

(n) shrub of West Indies and South America that is a source of indigo dye, Syn. Indigofera anil, Indigofera suffruticosa

cerotic acid

(n) a white solid fatty acid found in waxes (such as beeswax), Syn. hexacosanoic acid

clammy locust

(n) small rough-barked locust of southeastern United States having racemes of pink flowers and glutinous branches and seeds, Syn. Robinia viscosa

european wolf spider

(n) large southern European spider once thought to be the cause of tarantism (uncontrollable bodily movement), Syn. tarantula, Lycosa tarentula

explorer's gentian

(n) tufted sometimes sprawling perennial with blue flowers spotted with green; western North America, Syn. Gentiana calycosa

false indigo

(n) dense shrub of moist riverbanks and flood plains of the eastern United States having attractive fragrant foliage and dense racemes of dark purple flowers, Syn. Amorpha fruticosa, bastard indigo

jerusalem sage

(n) a spreading subshrub of Mediterranean regions cultivated for dense axillary whorls of purple or yellow flowers, Syn. Phlomis fruticosa

mafia

(n) a crime syndicate in the United States; organized in families; believed to have important relations to the Sicilian Mafia, Syn. Maffia, Cosa Nostra

mucous membrane

(n) mucus-secreting membrane lining all body cavities or passages that communicate with the exterior, Syn. mucosa

sandwort

(n) loosely matted plant with moss-like foliage studded with tiny starry four-petaled white blossoms; mountains of central and southern Europe, Syn. Moehringia mucosa

spider orchid

(n) Central American orchid having spiderlike flowers with prominent green warts, Syn. Brassia verrucosa

stonefish

(n) venomous tropical marine fish resembling a piece of rock, Syn. Synanceja verrucosa

sundrops

(n) a day-flowering biennial or perennial of the genus Oenothera, Syn. Oenothera fruticosa

yellow henbane

(n) found on sea beaches from Virginia to South America having greenish-yellow flowers and orange or yellow berries, Syn. Physalis viscosa

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Icosahedral

a. [ See Icosahedron. ] (Geom.) Having twenty equal sides or faces. [ 1913 Webster ]

Icosahedron

n. [ Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; twenty + &unr_; seat, base, fr. &unr_; to sit. ] (Geom.) A solid bounded by twenty sides or faces. [ 1913 Webster ]

Regular icosahedron, one of the five regular polyhedrons, bounded by twenty equilateral triangules. Five triangles meet to form each solid angle of the polyhedron. [ 1913 Webster ]

Icosandria

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; twenty +&unr_;, &unr_;, man, male: cf. F. icosandrie. ] (Bot.) A Linnæan class of plants, having twenty or more stamens inserted in the calyx.

Icosandrous

{ } a. (Bot.) Pertaining to the class Icosandria; having twenty or more stamens inserted in the calyx. [ 1913 Webster ]

Lycosa

n. The type genus of the family Lycosidae.
Syn. -- genus Lycosa. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

mucosa

n. The mucus-secreting membrane lining all body cavities or passages that communicate with the exterior; called also mucous membrane.
Syn. -- mucous membrane. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

Pelicosauria

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. peli`ka a wooden bowl (but taken to mean, pelvis) + say^ros a lizard. ] (Paleon.) A suborder of Theromorpha, including terrestrial reptiles from the Permian formation. [ 1913 Webster ]

pelycosaur

n. 1. A large primitive reptile having a tall spinal sail; of the Permian or late Paleozoic in Europe and North America. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

Pelycosauria

prop. n. 1. An order of extinct reptiles including edaphosaurus and dimetrodon.
Syn. -- order Pelycosauria. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

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