(n) the quality of being rash and foolish, Syn. madness, foolishness, craziness, Example:trying to drive through a blizzard is the height of folly; adjusting to an insane society is total foolishness
(n) an acute viral disease of the nervous system of warm-blooded animals (usually transmitted by the bite of a rabid animal); rabies is fatal if the virus reaches the brain, Syn. hydrophobia, lyssa, madness
(n) biennial weed in Europe and America having large pinnate leaves and yellow flowers and a bitter and somewhat poisonous root; the ancestor of cultivated parsnip, Syn. madnep
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)
n. 1. (Bot.) The masterwort (Peucedanum Ostruthium), a tall and coarse European umbelliferous plant. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. (Bot.) A biennial weed in Europe and America having large pinnate leaves and yellow flowers and a bitter and somewhat poisonous root; the ancestor of cultivated parsnip; called also wild parsnip. [ WordNet 1.5 ]