A leguminous plant (Medicago sativa), having bluish purple cloverlike flowers, cultivated for fodder; -- called also alfalfa. noun (n.) A lamp. lucernal adjective (a.) Of or pertaining to a lamp. lucernaria noun (n.) A genus of acalephs, having a bell-shaped body with eight groups...
noun(n.) The flying feathery or hairy crown of seeds or achenes, as the down of the thistle. noun(n.) A kind of ape. feveretnoun(n.) A slight fever. floretnoun(n.) A little flower; one of the numerous little flowers which compose the head or anthodium in such flowers as the ...
Orchid judges spend years studying and training to find and evaluate those perfect flowers. It’s challenging work. These photos spotlight winners at recent shows. The first row of pictures above features an […] Categories: Misc, Orchid Names, Photos Comments: Comments Off on Lots of Hard ...
How about a name called GulBano that means ‘princess of flowers’. The name is a good choice for all those people who consider their daughters to be their queens. 20. Haniya: Haniya means ‘pleased’ or ‘happy’. The name conveys the exact feelings of what you felt when you had her...
It has long, rushlike leaves, and yellow or white fragrant flowers. The root has emetic properties. It is sometimes called the rush-leaved daffodil. See Illust. of Corona. limaille noun (n.) Filings of metal. manille noun (n.) See 1st Manilla, 1. mervaille noun (n.) Marvel. mit...
Originally, a member of any of the families constituting the populus Romanus, or body of Roman citizens, before the development of the plebeian order; later, one who, by right of birth or by special privilege conferred, belonged to the nobility. noun (n.) A person of high birth; a ...
Having the sexes united in one individual, as when male and female flowers grow upon the same individual plant; hermaphrodite; -- opposed to dioecious. monoecism noun (n.) The state or condition of being monoecious. noel noun (n.) Same as Nowel. noematachograph noun (n.) An instrument...
To cause to blossom; to put forth (blossoms or flowers). verb (v. i.) To produce a current of air; to move, as air, esp. to move rapidly or with power; as, the wind blows. verb (v. i.) To send forth a forcible current of air, as from the mouth or from a pair of ...
parnassianoun(n.) A genus of herbs growing in wet places, and having white flowers; grass of Parnassus. paronomasianoun(n.) A play upon words; a figure by which the same word is used in different senses, or words similar in sound are set in opposition to each other, so as to give...
An animal of the class Anthozoa, and family Actinidae. From a resemblance to flowers in form and color, they are often called animal flowers and sea anemones. [See Polyp.]. noun (n.) A genus in the family Actinidae. adansonia noun (n.) A genus of great trees related to the ...