chlorenchyma | (n) parenchyma whose cells contain chloroplasts |
council of basel-ferrara-florence | (n) the council in 1431-1439 that concentrated on the elimination of heresies and on reforms within the Roman Catholic Church |
florence | (n) a town in northeast South Carolina; transportation center |
florence fennel | (n) grown especially for its edible aromatic bulbous stem base, Syn. Foeniculum vulgare dulce, Foeniculum dulce |
florentine | (n) a native or resident of Florence, Italy |
florentine | (adj) of or relating to or characteristic of the city of Florence |
florentine iris | (n) German iris having large white flowers with lavender-tinged falls and a fragrant rhizome, Syn. orris, Iris germanica florentina, Iris florentina |
loren | (n) Italian film actress (born in 1934), Syn. Sofia Scicolone, Sophia Loren |
lorentz | (n) Dutch physicist noted for work on electromagnetic theory (1853-1928), Syn. Hendrik Antoon Lorentz |
lorentz force | (n) the force experienced by a point charge moving along a wire that is in a magnetic field; the force is at right angles to both the current and the magnetic field |
lorenz | (n) Austrian zoologist who studied the behavior of birds and emphasized the importance of innate as opposed to learned behaviors (1903-1989), Syn. Konrad Lorenz, Konrad Zacharias Lorenz |
lorenzo de'medici | (n) Italian statesman and scholar who supported many artists and humanists including Michelangelo and Leonardo and Botticelli (1449-1492), Syn. Lorenzo the Magnificent |
lorenzo dressing | (n) vinaigrette with chili sauce and chopped watercress |
bernini | (n) Italian sculptor and architect of the baroque period in Italy; designed many churches and chapels and tombs and fountains (1598-1680), Syn. Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini |
clement xiv | (n) Italian pope from 1769 to 1774 who lost whatever support remained of Catholic Europe, causing the church to fall into the hands of secular princes (1705-1774), Syn. Lorenzo Ganganelli |
fennel | (n) aromatic bulbous stem base eaten cooked or raw in salads, Syn. finocchio, Florence fennel |
firenze | (n) a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries, Syn. Florence |
hart | (n) United States lyricist who collaborated with Richard Rodgers (1895-1943), Syn. Lorenz Hart, Lorenz Milton Hart |
nightingale | (n) English nurse remembered for her work during the Crimean War (1820-1910), Syn. Lady with the Lamp, Florence Nightingale |
oken | (n) German naturalist whose speculations that plants and animals are made up of tiny living `infusoria' led to the cell theory (1779-1851), Syn. Lorenz Okenfuss, Lorenz Oken, Okenfuss |
tertullian | (n) Carthaginian theologian whose writing influenced early Christian theology (160-230), Syn. Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus |
wax begonia | (n) hybrid fibrous-rooted begonia having broad-ovate green to bronze-red leaves and small clusters of white or pink or red flowers; widely used as a bedding plant, Syn. Begonia semperflorens |
ziegfeld | (n) United States theatrical producer noted for a series of extravagant revues known as the Ziegfeld Follies (1869-1932), Syn. Florenz Ziegfeld, Flo Ziegfeld |
Floren | n. [ LL. florenus. See Florin. ] A cerain gold coin; a Florence. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Florence | n. [ From the city of Florence: cf. F. florence a kind of cloth, OF. florin. ] 1. An ancient gold coin of the time of Edward III., of six shillings sterling value. Camden. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. A kind of cloth. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ] Florence flask. See under Flask. -- Florence oil, olive oil prepared in Florence. [ 1913 Webster ]
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Florentine | a. [ L. Florentinus, fr. Florentia Florence: cf. F. florentin. ] Belonging or relating to Florence, in Italy. [ 1913 Webster ] Florentine mosaic, a mosaic of hard or semiprecious stones, often so chosen and arranged that their natural colors represent leaves, flowers, and the like, inlaid in a background, usually of black or white marble. [ 1913 Webster ]
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Florentine | n. 1. A native or inhabitant of Florence, a city in Italy. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. A kind of silk. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. A kind of pudding or tart; a kind of meat pie. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ] Stealing custards, tarts, and florentines. Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ] |
Loren | obs. strong p. p. of Lose. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ] |