(n) a form of neuropathy that can begin between childhood and young adulthood; characterized by weakness and atrophy of the muscles of the hands and lower legs; progression is slow and individuals affected can have a normal life span; inheritance is X-linked recessive or X-linked dominant, Syn. hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy
(n) fleshy maritime plant having fleshy stems with rudimentary scalelike leaves and small spikes of minute flowers; formerly used in making glass, Syn. Salicornia europaea, samphire
(n) very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers; common throughout western Europe, Syn. furze, Ulex europaeus, whin, Irish gorse
(n) evergreen tree cultivated in the Mediterranean region since antiquity and now elsewhere; has edible shiny black fruits, Syn. European olive tree, Olea europaea
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)
[一个幽灵在欧洲游荡 / 一個幽靈在歐洲遊蕩, yī gè yōu líng zài ōu zhōu yóu dàngㄧ ㄍㄜˋ ㄧㄡ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄗㄞˋ ㄡ ㄓㄡ ㄧㄡˊ ㄉㄤˋ] Ein Gespenst geht um in Europa; the opening sentence of Marx and Engels' "Communist manifesto"
[腕隧道症候群, wàn suì dào zhèng hòu qúnㄨㄢˋ ㄙㄨㄟˋ ㄉㄠˋ ㄓㄥˋ ㄏㄡˋ ㄑㄩㄣˊ] carpal tunnel syndrome (pain in the hands due to pressure on the median nerve); median neuropathy at the wrist