‖n. [ Sp. algarroba, fr. Ar. al-kharr&unr_;bah. Cf. Carob. ] (Bot.) (a) The Carob, a leguminous tree of the Mediterranean region; also, its edible beans or pods, called St. John's bread. (b) The Honey mesquite (Prosopis juliflora), a small tree found from California to Buenos Ayres; also, its sweet, pulpy pods. A valuable gum, resembling gum arabic, is collected from the tree in Texas and Mexico. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ F. algaroth, fr. the name of the inventor, Algarotti. ] (Med.) A term used for the Powder of Algaroth, a white powder which is a compound of trichloride and trioxide of antimony. It was formerly used in medicine as an emetic, purgative, and diaphoretic. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. The agglutinated seeds and husks of the legumes of a South American tree (Inga Marthae). It is valuable for tanning leather, and as a dye. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ F. bigarreau, fr. bigarré variegated. ] (Bot.) The large white-heart cherry. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ From the name of the barber in Beaumarchais' “Barber of Seville.” ] An adroit and unscrupulous intriguer. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. A small fishing vessel met with in the Persian Gulf. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ From Garum. ] Pertaining to, or resembling, garum. Sir T. Browne.

n. [ Said to be the native name. ] (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of jumping marsupials of the family Macropodidæ. They inhabit Australia, New Guinea, and adjacent islands, They have long and strong hind legs and a large tail, while the fore legs are comparatively short and feeble. The giant kangaroo (Macropus major) is the largest species, sometimes becoming twelve or fourteen feet in total length. The tree kangaroos, belonging to the genus Dendrolagus, live in trees; the rock kangaroos, of the genus Petrogale, inhabit rocky situations; and the brush kangaroos, of the genus Halmaturus, inhabit wooded districts. See Wallaby. [ 1913 Webster ]

Kangaroo apple (Bot.), the edible fruit of the Tasmanian plant Solanum aviculare. --
Kangaroo grass (Bot.), a perennial Australian forage grass (Anthistiria australis). --
Kangaroo hare (Zool.), the jerboa kangaroo. See under Jerboa. --
Kangaroo mouse. (Zool.) See Jumping mouse, under Jumping. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) A jumping rodent of the genus Dipodomys of the family Heteromyidae, which lives in arid regions of Mexico and the western U. S. [ PJC ]

2. (Zool.) An Australian mammal of the genus Notomys. [ PJC ]

3. (Zool.) a small ratlike Australian kangaroo of the genus Potorous, also called the potoroo. [ PJC ]

n. A sedgelike spring-flowering herb (Anigozanthus manglesii) of Australia, having clustered flowers covered with woolly hairs.
Syn. -- kangaroo paw, kangaroo-foot plant, Australian sword lily, Anigozanthus manglesii. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n.; pl. Loups-garous /plu>. [ F., fr. loup wolf + a Teutonic word akin to E. werewolf. ] A werewolf; a lycanthrope. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

The superstition of the loup-garou, or werewolf, belongs to the folklore of most modern nations, and has its reflex in the story of “Little Red Riding-hood” and others. Brinton. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; pearl-like. ] (Min.) A hidrous potash mica related to muscovite. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Margaric + -one. ] (Chem.) The ketone of margaric acid. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Chem.) Margaric; -- formerly designating a supposed acid. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Zingari [ It. ] A gypsy. [ 1913 Webster ]