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n. a genus of tall evergreens of West North America and East Asia; formerly included in genus
n. One of a people and religious sect dwelling chiefly in the Lebanon mountains of Syria. [ 1913 Webster ]
The Druses separated from the Muslim Arabs in the 9th century. Their characteristic dogma is the unity of God. Am. Cyc.
n. [ Cf. G. druse bonny, crystallized piece of ore, Bohem. druza. Cf. Dross. ] (Min.) A cavity in a rock, having its interior surface studded with crystals and sometimes filled with water; a geode. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ L., a water serpent; also, a certain constellation, Gr.
n. A genus of cedarlike cypresses.