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n. [ Gr. &unr_; + &unr_; anything twisted. ] (Bot.) The sprout at the end of a seed when it begins to germinate; the plumule in germination; -- so called from its spiral form. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To put forth the first sprout. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; + &unr_; fruit. ] (Bot.) A spore borne at the extremity of the cells of fructification in fungi. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having acrospores. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. the atmosphere and outer space considered together or as a whole. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. the sector of industry that designs and builds aircraft, rockets, missiles, and devices or vehicles intended to operate in outer space. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. of or pertaining to aerospace in either sense. [ PJC ]

n. [ Aëro- + sphere: cf. F. aérosphère. ] The atmosphere. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. & a. [ . a- + gasp. ] In a state of gasping. Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. the atmosphere above a nation and deemed to be under its jurisdiction. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Anat.) The alisphenoid bone. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. ala wing + E. sphenoid. ] (Anat.) Pertaining to or forming the wing of the sphenoid; relating to a bone in the base of the skull, which in the adult is often consolidated with the sphenoid; as, alisphenoid bone; alisphenoid canal. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The berry of the pimento (Eugenia pimenta), a tree of the West Indies; a spice of a mildly pungent taste, and agreeably aromatic; Jamaica pepper; pimento. It has been supposed to combine the flavor of cinnamon, nutmegs, and cloves; and hence the name. The name is also given to other aromatic shrubs; as, the Carolina allspice (Calycanthus floridus); wild allspice (Lindera benzoin), called also spicebush, spicewood, and feverbush. [ 1913 Webster ]

. (Billiards) In the balk-line game, any of eight spaces, 7 inches by 31/2, lying along a cushion and bisected transversely by a balk line. Object balls in an anchor space are treated as in balk. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ Gr. 'anh`r, 'andro`s, man + sfi`gx sphinx. ] (Egypt. Art.) A man sphinx; a sphinx having the head of a man and the body of a lion. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. 'anh`r, 'andro`s, a man + &unr_; a seed. ] (Bot.) A spore of some algæ, which has male functions. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Angio- + monospermous. ] (Bot.) Producing one seed only in a seed pod. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Angio- + Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, seed. ] (Bot.) A plant which has its seeds inclosed in a pericarp. Contrasted with gymnosperm. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The term is restricted to exogenous plants, and applied to one of the two grand divisions of these species, the other division including gymnosperms, or those which have naked seeds. The oak, apple, beech, etc., are angiosperms, while the pines, spruce, hemlock, and the allied varieties, are gymnosperms. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Bot.) Same as Angiospermous. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Bot.) Having seeds inclosed in a pod or other pericarp. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Angio- + spore. ] (Bot.) Having spores contained in cells or thecæ, as in the case of some fungi. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; priv. + isospore. ] (Biol.) A sexual spore in which the sexes differ in size; -- opposed to isospore. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. (Med.) Good against spasms. -- n. A medicine which prevents or allays spasms or convulsions. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. antispastus, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to draw the contrary way; 'anti` against + &unr_; to draw. ] (Pros.) A foot of four syllables, the first and fourth short, and the second and third long (#). [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_;. See Antispast. ] (Med.) (a) Believed to cause a revulsion of fluids or of humors from one part to another. [ Obs. ] (b) Counteracting spasms; antispasmodic. -- n. An antispastic agent. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Good as a remedy against disease of the spleen. -- n. An antisplenetic medicine. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. same as archesporium.
Syn. -- archesporium. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. 1. of or pertaining to an archespore. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. a primitive cell or group of cells from which a mother cell develops.
Syn. -- archespore. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. any type of strongly alcoholic beverage prepared by distillation of an alcohol-containing fermented material. [ PJC ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; joint + E. spore. ] (Bacteriol.) 1. A bacterial resting cell, -- formerly considered a spore, but now known to occur even in endosporous bacteria. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. one of the small conidia occurring arranged in chains in certain fungi. Called also oidium. [ PJC ]

-- Ar`thro*spor"ic Ar*thros"po*rous a. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

adj. 1. 1 of or pertaining to an arthrospore{ 2 }.
Syn. -- arthrosporous. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. 1. of or pertaining to an arthrospore{ 2 }.
Syn. -- arthrosporic [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n.; pl. Aruspices [ L. aruspex or haruspex. ] One of the class of diviners among the Etruscans and Romans, who foretold events by the inspection of the entrails of victims offered on the altars of the gods. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. aruspex: cf. F. aruspice. Cf. Aruspex, Haruspice. ] A soothsayer of ancient Rome. Same as Aruspex. [ Written also haruspice. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. aruspicium, haruspicium. ] Prognostication by inspection of the entrails of victims slain sacrifice. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Ascus + spore. ] (Bot.) One of the spores contained in the asci of lichens and fungi. [ See Illust. of Ascus. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. 1 of or pertaining to an ascospore. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Bot.) Same as Aspen. “Trembling poplar or asp.” Martyn. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. aspis, fr. Gr. 'aspi`s: cf. OF. aspe, F. aspic. ] (Zool.) A small, hooded, poisonous serpent of Egypt and adjacent countries, whose bite is often fatal. It is the Naja haje. The name is also applied to other poisonous serpents, esp. to Vipera aspis of southern Europe. See Haje. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ AS. æsp, æps; akin to OHG. aspa, Icel. ösp, Dan. æsp, Sw. asp, D. esp, G. espe, äspe, aspe; cf. Lettish apsa, Lith. apuszis. ] (Bot.) One of several species of poplar bearing this name, especially the Populus tremula, so called from the trembling of its leaves, which move with the slightest impulse of the air. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L. aspalathus, Gr. &unr_;. ] (Bot.) (a) A thorny shrub yielding a fragrant oil. Ecclus. xxiv. 15. (b) A genus of plants of the natural order Leguminosæ. The species are chiefly natives of the Cape of Good Hope. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. 1 one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae: includes genera Asparagus and sometimes Ruscus.
Syn. -- family Asparagaceae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Cf. F. asparagine. ] (Chem.) A white, nitrogenous, crystallizable substance, C4H8N2O3+H2O, found in many plants, and first obtained from asparagus. It is believed to aid in the disposition of nitrogenous matter throughout the plant; -- called also altheine. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining or allied to, or resembling, asparagus; having shoots which are eaten like asparagus; as, asparaginous vegetables. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L., fr. Gr. 'aspa`ragos, 'asfa`ragos; cf. sparga^n to swell with sap or juice, and Zend çparegha prong, sprout, Pers. asparag, Lith. spurgas sprout, Skr. sphurj to swell. Perh. the Greek borrowed from the Persian. Cf. Sparrowgrass. ] 1. (Bot.) A genus of perennial plants belonging to the natural order Liliaceæ, and having erect much branched stems, and very slender branchlets which are sometimes mistaken for leaves. Asparagus racemosus is a shrubby climbing plant with fragrant flowers. Specifically: The Asparagus officinalis, a species cultivated in gardens. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The young and tender shoots of Asparagus officinalis, which form a valuable and well-known article of food. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ This word was formerly pronounced sparrowgrass; but this pronunciation is now confined exclusively to uneducated people. [ 1913 Webster ]

Asparagus beetle (Zool.), a small beetle (Crioceris asparagi) injurious to asparagus. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. an artificial sweetener containing an aspartic acid peptide, (C14H18N2O5); it is 160 times sweeter than sucrose (cane sugar) and is used as a calorie-free sweetener. Chemically it is N-L-α-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine-1-methyl ester. It is sold also under the trade name Equal. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived, asparagine; as, aspartic acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. aspectus, fr. aspicere, aspectum, to look at; ad + spicere, specere, to look, akin to E. spy. ] 1. The act of looking; vision; gaze; glance. [ R. ] “The basilisk killeth by aspect.” Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

His aspect was bent on the ground. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Look, or particular appearance of the face; countenance; mien; air. “Serious in aspect.” Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ Craggs ] with aspect open shall erect his head. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Appearance to the eye or the mind; look; view. “The aspect of affairs.” Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

The true aspect of a world lying in its rubbish. T. Burnet. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Position or situation with regard to seeing; that position which enables one to look in a particular direction; position in relation to the points of the compass; as, a house has a southern aspect, that is, a position which faces the south. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Prospect; outlook. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

This town affords a good aspect toward the hill from whence we descended. Evelyn. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. (Astrol.) The situation of planets or stars with respect to one another, or the angle formed by the rays of light proceeding from them and meeting at the eye; the joint look of planets or stars upon each other or upon the earth. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The aspects which two planets can assume are five; sextile, &unr_;, when the planets are 60° apart; quartile, or quadrate, &unr_;, when their distance is 90° or the quarter of a circle; trine, &unr_;, when the distance is 120°; opposition, &unr_;, when the distance is 180°, or half a circle; and conjunction, &unr_;, when they are in the same degree. Astrology taught that the aspects of the planets exerted an influence on human affairs, in some situations for good and in others for evil. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. (Astrol.) The influence of the stars for good or evil; as, an ill aspect. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

The astrologers call the evil influences of the stars evil aspects. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

8. (Aëronautics) A view of a plane from a given direction, usually from above; more exactly, the manner of presentation of a plane to a fluid through which it is moving or to a current. If an immersed plane meets a current of fluid long side foremost, or in broadside aspect, it sustains more pressure than when placed short side foremost. Hence, long narrow wings are more effective than short broad ones of the same area. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

Aspect of a plane (Geom.), the direction of the plane. [ 1913 Webster ]