(n) small sometimes shrubby tree native to California; often used as an ornamental; in some classification systems includes the pygmy cypress and the Santa Cruz cypress, Syn. Cupressus goveniana

guadalupe cypress

(n) relatively low wide-spreading endemic on Guadalupe Island; cultivated for its bluish foliage, Syn. Cupressus guadalupensis

italian cypress

(n) tall Eurasian cypress with thin grey bark and ascending branches, Syn. Mediterranean cypress, Cupressus sempervirens

mexican cypress

(n) tall spreading evergreen found in Mexico having drooping branches; believed to have been introduced into Portugal from Goa, Syn. Portuguese cypress, Cupressus lusitanica, cedar of Goa

monterey cypress

(n) tall California cypress endemic on Monterey Bay; widely used for ornament as well as reforestation and shelterbelt planting, Syn. Cupressus macrocarpa

penicillamine

(n) a drug (trade name Cuprimine) used to treat heavy metal poisoning and Wilson's disease and severe arthritis, Syn. Cuprimine

port jackson pine

(n) Australian cypress pine having globular cones, Syn. Callitris cupressiformis

pygmy cypress

(n) rare small cypress native to northern California; sometimes considered the same species as gowen cypress, Syn. Cupressus pigmaea, Cupressus goveniana pigmaea

rimu

(n) tall New Zealand timber tree, Syn. imou pine, Dacrydium cupressinum, red pine

santa cruz cypress

(n) rare California cypress taller than but closely related to gowen cypress and sometimes considered the same species, Syn. Cupressus abramsiana, Cupressus goveniana abramsiana

verdigris

(n) a blue or green powder used as a paint pigment, Syn. cupric acetate

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

Acupressure

n. [ L. acus needle + premere, pressum, to press. ] (Surg.) A mode of arresting hemorrhage resulting from wounds or surgical operations, by passing under the divided vessel a needle, the ends of which are left exposed externally on the cutaneous surface. Simpson. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cupreous

a. [ L. cupreus, fr. cuprum. ] Consisting of copper or resembling copper; coppery. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cupressus

n. one of the genera of cypress trees, the type genus of the Cupressaceae.
Syn. -- genus Cupressus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

Cupric

a. [ From Cuprum. ] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or derived from, copper; containing copper; -- said of those compounds of copper in which this element is present in its lowest proportion. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cupriferous

a. [ Cuprum + -ferous. ] Containing copper; as, cupriferous silver. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cuprite

n. (Min.) The red oxide of copper; red copper; an important ore of copper, occurring massive and in isometric crystals. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cuproid

n. [ Cuprum + -oid. ] (Crystalloq.) A solid related to a tetrahedron, and contained under twelve equal triangles. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cuprous

a. [ From Cuprum. ] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or derived from, copper; containing copper; -- said of those compounds of copper in which this element is present in its highest proportion. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cuprum

‖n. [ L. ] (Chem.) Copper. [ 1913 Webster ]

Chinese-English: CC-CEDICT Dictionary CC-CEDICT CN-EN Dictionary

拔罐

[拔罐, bá guàn] cupping glass; fire cupping (acupressure technique of Chinese medicine, with fired vacuum cup applied to the skin); ventouse (vacuum method used in obstetrics) #48091

拔罐法

[拔罐法, bá guàn fǎ] fire cupping (acupressure technique of Chinese medicine, with fired vacuum cup applied to the skin); ventouse (vacuum method used in obstetrics) #194211

Japanese-English: EDICT Dictionary EDICT JP-EN Dictionary

キュプラ

[kyupura] (n) cupra

キュプロニッケル

[kyupuronikkeru] (n) (obsc) (See 白銅) cupronickel

クプロファン

[kupurofan] (n) Cuprophan

ニッケル銅

[ニッケルどう, nikkeru dou] (n) (See 白銅) cupronickel (alloy of approximately 80% copper and 20% nickel)

ヒノキ科

[ヒノキか, hinoki ka] (n) (See 檜) Cupressaceae (plant family); cypress

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