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n. 1. a California herb (Fritillaria pluriflora) with pinkish purple flowers.
Syn. -- adobe lily, pink fritillary, Fritillaria pluriflora [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

n. 1. a Philippine dish of marinated vegetables and meat or fish; served with rice. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, shield + &unr_; gills. ] (Zool.) A group of Gastropoda, with limpetlike shells, including the abalone shells and keyhole limpets. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Hind. & Per. bando-bast tying and binding. ] System; discipline. [ India ] [ 1913 Webster ]

He has more bundobust than most men. Kipling. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ Cnida + -blast. ] (Zool.) One of the cells which, in the Cœlenterata, develop into cnidæ. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Prob. fr. the Spanish explorer Francisco Hernández de Córdoba. ] The monetary unit of Nicaragua, equivalent to the United States gold dollar. It is divided into 100 centavos. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. 1. (Zool.) See Dabchick. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A float to a fishing line. [ Local, U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. An old jaded horse. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Sea gravel mixed with sand. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Weaving) An apparatus resembling a Jacquard for weaving small figures (usually about 12 - 16 threads, seldom more than 36 - 40 threads). [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. (Zool.) See Dabchick. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Med.) An aqueous solution of carbolic acid, borax, sodium bicarbonate, and glycerin, used as a spray in diseases of the nose and throat. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. (Zool.) The aquatic larva of a large neuropterous insect (Corydalus cornutus), used as bait in angling. See Hellgamite. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) The European dace. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Endo- + -blast. ] (Biol.) Entoblast; endoplast. See Nucleus, [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Biol.) Relating to the endoblast; as, the endoblastic layer.

n. Pedobaptism. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. pai^s, paido`s, a child + E. baptism. ] The baptism of infants or of small children. [ Written also pædobaptism. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who advocates or practices infant baptism. [ Written also pædobaptist. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Podo-, and Branchia. ] (Zool.) One of the branchiæ attached to the bases of the legs in Crustacea. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n., pl. Podobranchiæ [ NL. ] (Zool.) Same as Podobranch. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. [ Pseudo- + bacteria. ] (Biol.) Microscopic organic particles, molecular granules, powdered inorganic substances, etc., which in form, size, and grouping resemble bacteria. [ 1913 Webster ]

The globules which divide and develop in form of chains are organized beings; when this does not occur, we are dealing with pseudobacteria. Sternberg. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. pseydh`s false + ble`psis sight. ] (Med.) False or depraved sight; imaginary vision of objects. Forsyth. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Anat.) Same as Pseudobranchia. [ 1913 Webster ]