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n. [ Basidium + spore. ] (Bot.) A spore borne by a basidium. -- Ba*sid`i*o*spor"ous a. [1913 Webster]

adj. of or pertaining to a basidiospore. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. kardi`a heart + sclerosis. ] Induration of the heart, caused by development of fibrous tissue in the cardiac muscle. [ Obsolescent ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

prop. n. A genus of tendril-climbing herbs or shrubs whose seeds have a white heart-shaped spot.
Syn. -- genus Cardiospermum. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. A combination of cardiograph and sphygmograph. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Med.) any of a group of infectious diseases caused by protozoan parasites (coccidia) of the order Coccidia, which infect the intestines of birds, dogs, and other vertebrates. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

{ } a. [ L. desidiosus, fr. desidia a sitting idle, fr. desid&unr_;re to sit idle; de- + sed&unr_;re to sit. ] Idle; lazy. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. Named after Dioscorides the Greek physician. ] (Bot.) A genus of plants, the roots of which are eaten as yams. See Yam. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

n. 1. a natural family of tuberous plants including the yams.
Syn. -- family Dioscoreaceae, yam family. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. Fastidiousness; squeamishness. [ Obs. ] Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F. grandiose, It. grandioso. See Grand. ] 1. Impressive or elevating in effect; imposing; splendid; striking; -- in a good sense. [ 1913 Webster ]

The tone of the parts was to be perpetually kept down in order not to impair the grandiose effect of the whole. M. Arnold. [ 1913 Webster ]

The grandiose red tulips which grow wild. C. Kingsley. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor; flaunting; turgid; bombastic; -- in a bad sense; as, a grandiose style. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. grandiosité, It. grandiosità. ] The state or quality of being grandiose, [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Idiosyncrasies [ Gr. &unr_;; 'i`dios proper, peculiar + &unr_; a mixing together, fr. &unr_; to mix together; &unr_; with + &unr_; to mix: cf. F. idiosyncrasie. See Idiom, and Crasis. ] A peculiarity of physical or mental constitution or temperament; a characteristic belonging to, and distinguishing, an individual; characteristic susceptibility; idiocrasy; eccentricity. [ 1913 Webster ]

The individual mind . . . takes its tone from the idiosyncrasies of the body. I. Taylor.

{ } a. Of peculiar temper or disposition; belonging to one's peculiar and individual character. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Iris, and -scope. ] A kind of ophthalmoscope. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. medius middle + E. stapedial. ] (Anat.) Pertaining to that part of the columella of the ear which, in some animals, connects the stapes with the other parts of the columella. -- n. The mediostapedial part of the columella. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The art and principles of method. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Radio- + -scopy. ] Direct observation of objects opaque to light by means of some other form of radiant energy, as x-rays. -- Ra`di*o*scop"ic Ra`di*o*scop"ic*al a. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]