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n. 1. 1 baneberry.
Syn. -- genus Actaea [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_;. ] Pertaining to Antaeus, a giant athlete slain by Hercules. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ [ L., tree of life. ] 1. (Bot.) An evergreen tree of the cypress tribe, genus Thuja. The American species is the Thuja occidentalis. It is commonly used as an ornamental shrub around homes. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

2. (Anat.) The treelike disposition of the gray and white nerve tissues in the cerebellum, as seen in a vertical section. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. 1 a genus comprising the orange tortrix.
Syn. -- genus Argyrotaenia. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., Fem. pl. fr. L. carinatus. See Carinate. ] A grand division of birds, including all existing flying birds; -- So called from the carina or keel on the breastbone. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., from L. compositus made up of parts. See Composite. ] (Bot.) A large family of dicotyledonous plants, having their flowers arranged in dense heads of many small florets and their anthers united in a tube. The daisy, dandelion, and asters, are examples. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. krataigo`s. ] (Bot.) A genus of small, hardy trees, including the hawthorn, much used for ornamental purposes. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. curricula vitae (-l&adot_;). [ L. the course of one's life or career. See Curriculum. ] A brief biographical summary of the main points of a person's life, especially one's education and training, the jobs one has held, and other notable activities one has participated in, as well as other notable points such as honors one has received. It is prepared and used commonly by a person who is submitting an application for a job or position of responsibility. It is also called a vita or vitae, and is abbreviated CV. [ PJC ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. &unr_; to appear. ] (Eccl. Hist.) Ancient heretics who held that Christ's body was merely a phantom or appearance. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖ n. [ NL. See Gluteal. ] (Anat.) Any of several muscles in the buttocks of man and most mammals, especially the great muscle of the buttock (the gluteus maximus); also, the corresponding muscle in many lower animals. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

☞ In man, the gluteus is composed of three distinct parts, which extend and abduct the thigh, and help support the body in standing. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Guttae [ L. ] 1. A drop. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Arch.) One of a series of ornaments, in the form of a frustum of a cone, attached to the lower part of the triglyphs, and also to the lower faces of the mutules, in the Doric order; -- called also campana, and drop. [ 1913 Webster ]

Gutta serena [ L., lit. serene or clear drop ] (Med.), amaurosis. --
Guttæ band (Arch.), the listel or band from which the guttæ hang. [ 1913 Webster ]

. A Chinese weight (1/10 catty) equivalent to 11/3 oz. or 37.801 g. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

{ ‖‖, n.; pl. -rae /plu>. [ NL. See Hetairism. ] (Gr. Antiq.) A female paramour; a mistress, concubine, or harlot. -- He*tae"ric, He*tai"ric a. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖n. [ L., wood of life; lignum wood + vita, genitive vitæ, life. ] (Bot.) A tree (Guaiacum officinale) found in the warm latitudes of America, from which the guaiacum of medicine is procured. Its wood is very hard and heavy, and is used for various mechanical purposes, as for the wheels of ships' blocks, cogs, bearings, and the like. See Guaiacum. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ In New Zealand the Metrosideros buxifolia is called lignum-vitæ, and in Australia a species of Acacia. The bastard lignum-vitæ is a West Indian tree (Sarcomphalus laurinus). [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; pertaining to the notum or back. ] (Zool.) The back or upper surface, as of a bird. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. See Octahedral. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;, neut. of &unr_; of the eighth day. ] (Eccl.) A fast of eight days before a great festival. Shipley. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. L. ratis a raft; cf. L. ratitus marked with the figure of a raft. ] (Zool.) An order of birds in which the wings are small, rudimentary, or absent, and the breastbone is destitute of a keel. The ostrich, emu, moa, and apteryx are examples. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_; putrid + &unr_;&unr_;&unr_; blood. ] (Med.) Septicaemia. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ ‖ or } n. [ G. ] (Switzerland) The legislature of Switzerland. See Legislature, above. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖n. [ L. ] See Tedium. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Malay ta&ibreve_;l, a certain weight, probably fr. Hind. tola, Skr. tulā a balance, weight, tul to weigh. ] A denomination of money, in China, worth nearly six shillings sterling, or about a dollar and forty cents; also, a weight of one ounce and a third. [ Written also tale. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

{ or }, p. p. of Ta, to take, or a contraction of Taken. [ Poetic & Scot. ] Burns. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Taeniae [ L., a ribbon, a tapeworm. ] 1. (Zool.) A genus of intestinal worms which includes the common tapeworms of man. See Tapeworm. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Anat.) A band; a structural line; -- applied to several bands and lines of nervous matter in the brain. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Arch.) The fillet, or band, at the bottom of a Doric frieze, separating it from the architrave. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL. ] (Zool.) Same as Taenioidea. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. L. taenia a ribbon. ] (Zool.) A division of Ctenophora including those which have a long, ribbonlike body. The Venus's girdle is the most familiar example. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Taenidia [ NL., dim. fr. L. taenia a ribbon. ] (Zool.) The chitinous fiber forming the spiral thread of the tracheae of insects. See Illust. of Trachea. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. taini`a a ribbon + glw^ssa a tongue. ] (Zool.) An extensive division of gastropod mollusks in which the odontophore is long and narrow, and usually bears seven rows of teeth. It includes a large number of families both marine and fresh-water. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the Taenioglossa. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Taenia + -oid. ] 1. Ribbonlike; shaped like a ribbon. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) Like or pertaining to Taenia. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. (Zool.) The division of cestode worms which comprises the tapeworms. See Tapeworm. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Taeniolae [ L., dim. of taenia a ribbon. ] (Zool.) One of the radial partitions which separate the internal cavities of certain medusae. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. taini`a ribbon + sw^ma body. ] (Zool.) An order of fishes remarkable for their long and compressed form. The ribbon fishes are examples. See Ribbon fish, under Ribbon. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ or } a. [ Chin. t'aip'ing great peace. ] (Chinese Hist.) Pertaining to or designating a dynasty with which one Hung-Siu-Chuen, a half-religious, half-political enthusiast, attempted to supplant the Manchu dynasty by the
Taiping rebellion, incited by him in 1850 and suppressed by General Gordon about 1864. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

{ n. Also }. [ Taenia + -cide. ] (Med.) A remedy to destroy tapeworms. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

{ n. Also }. [ Taenia + L. fugare to drive away. ] (Med.) A remedy to expel tapeworms. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

{ ‖n. Also ‖ }. [ NL. See Taenia. ] (Med.) Ill health due to taenia, or tapeworms. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; (pl. &unr_;) an attendant, servant, physician. See Therapeutic. ] (Eccl. Hist.) A name given to certain ascetics said to have anciently dwelt in the neighborhood of Alexandria. They are described in a work attributed to Philo, the genuineness and credibility of which are now much discredited. [ 1913 Webster ]