a.
Reverence the hoary head. Dr. T. Dwight. [ 1913 Webster ]
Hoary bat (Zool.),
a. Having the form or the use of an oar;
n. (Zool.) The compound organism of a polyzoan. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to both the thyroid and arytenoid cartilages of the larynx. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. zédoaire, LL. zedoaria; cf. It. zedoaria, zettovario, Pg. zedoaria, Sp. zedoaria, cedoaria; all fr. Ar. & Per. zedw&unr_;r. ] (Med.) A medicinal substance obtained in the East Indies, having a fragrant smell, and a warm, bitter, aromatic taste. It is used in medicine as a stimulant. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ It is the rhizome of different species of Curcuma, esp. Curcuma zedoaria, and comes in short, firm pieces, externally of a wrinkled gray, ash-colored appearance, but within of a brownish red color. There are two kinds, round zedoary, and long zedoary. [ 1913 Webster ]