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1-heptanecarboxylic acid — OEnanthic [OE]*nan thic, a. [Gr. ? the first shoot of the vine, the vine blossom, the vine; o i nh the vine + ? bloom, a nqos flower.] (Chem.) Having, or imparting, the odor characteristic of the bouquet of wine; specifically used, formerly, to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Actinaria — Anthozoa An tho*zo a, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. a nqos flower + ? animal.] (Zo[ o]l.) The class of the C[oe]lenterata which includes the corals and sea anemones. The three principal groups or orders are {Acyonaria}, {Actinaria}, and {Madreporaria}.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Acyonaria — Anthozoa An tho*zo a, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. a nqos flower + ? animal.] (Zo[ o]l.) The class of the C[oe]lenterata which includes the corals and sea anemones. The three principal groups or orders are {Acyonaria}, {Actinaria}, and {Madreporaria}.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ananthous — An*an thous, a. [Gr. an priv. + a nqos a flower.] (Bot.) Destitute of flowers; flowerless. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Anthemis — An the*mis, n. [Gr. anqemi s, equiv. to a nqos flower; an herb like our chamomile.] (Bot.) Chamomile; a genus of composite, herbaceous plants. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Anther — An ther, n. [F. anth[ e]re, L. anthera a medicine composed of flowers, fr. Gr. ? flowery, fr. anqei^n to bloom, a nqos flower.] (Bot.) That part of the stamen containing the pollen, or fertilizing dust, which, when mature, is emitted for the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Antheral — Anther An ther, n. [F. anth[ e]re, L. anthera a medicine composed of flowers, fr. Gr. ? flowery, fr. anqei^n to bloom, a nqos flower.] (Bot.) That part of the stamen containing the pollen, or fertilizing dust, which, when mature, is emitted for… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Anthesis — An*the sis, n. [Gr. ? bloom, fr. anqei^n to bloom, a nqos flower.] (Bot.) The period or state of full expansion in a flower. Gray. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Anthobian — An*tho bi*an, n. [Gr. a nqos flower + bi os life.] (Zo[ o]l.) A beetle which feeds on flowers. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Anthobranchia — An tho*bran chi*a, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. a nqos flower + ? gills, n. pl.] (Zo[ o]l.) A division of nudibranchiate Mollusca, in which the gills form a wreath or cluster upon the posterior part of the back. See {Nudibranchiata}, and {Doris}. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
