n.; pl. Aloes [ L. aloë, Gr. 'alo`h, aloe: cf. OF. aloe, F. aloès. ] 1. pl. The wood of the agalloch. [ Obs. ] Wyclif. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) [ capitalized ] A genus of succulent plants, some classed as trees, others as shrubs, but the greater number having the habit and appearance of evergreen herbaceous plants; from some of which are prepared articles for medicine and the arts. They are natives of warm countries. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. pl. (Med.) The inspissated juice of several species of aloe, used as a purgative. [ Plural in form but syntactically singular. ] AS [ 1913 Webster ]

American aloe,
Century aloe, the agave. See Agave. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. One of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted.
Syn. -- family Aloeaceae, aloe family. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a purgative made from the leaves of aloe. Same as aloe{ 3 }.
Syn. -- bitter aloes [ WordNet 1.5 ]

See Agalloch. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A medicine containing chiefly aloes. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. aloétique. ] Consisting chiefly of aloes; of the nature of aloes. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. any of various South American plants of the genus Alstroemeria valued for their handsome umbels of beautiful flowers. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. 1 one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; sometimes included in subfamily Amaryllidaceae.
Syn. -- family Alstroemeriaceae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

p. p. Posted in ambush; ambuscaded. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Amenorrhea AS
‖ n. [ Gr. 'a priv. + mh`n month + "rei^n to flow: cf. F. aménorrhée.] (Med.) Pathological or physiological absence of menstruation. [1913 Webster + AS]

a. Pertaining to amenorrhoea. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. L. Amœbæ E. Amœbas [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; change. ] (Zool.) A rhizopod common in fresh water, capable of undergoing many changes of form at will. Same as ameba. See Rhizopoda. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L. amœbaeus, Gr. &unr_;, alternate; L. amoebaeum carmen, Gr. &unr_; &unr_;, a responsive song, fr. &unr_; change. ] A poem in which persons are represented at speaking alternately; as the third and seventh eclogues of Virgil. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl. [ NL. ] (Zool.) That division of the Rhizopoda which includes the amoeba and similar forms. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Alternately answering. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) One of the Amœbea. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Amœba + -form or -oid. ] (Biol.) Resembling an amœba; amœba-shaped; changing in shape like an amœba. [ 1913 Webster ]

Amœboid movement, movement produced, as in the amœba, by successive processes of prolongation and retraction. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Like an amœba in structure. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Gr. &unr_; hollowed all round; 'amfi` + &unr_; hollow. ] (Zool.) Having both ends concave; biconcave; -- said of vertebræ. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_;, to communicate; &unr_; up + &unr_; to make common, &unr_; common. ] (Rhet.) A figure by which a speaker appeals to his hearers or opponents for their opinion on the point in debate. Walker. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ , a. [ Gr. 'anh`r, 'andro`s, man + E. diœcious. ] (Bot.) Having perfect and staminate flowers on different plants. -- An`dro*di*œ"cism, -di*e"cism n. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖n. [ NL., from Gr. 'anh`r, 'andro`s, man + &unr_; house. ] (bot.) The stamens of a flower taken collectively. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; unthinkable; &unr_; priv. + &unr_; perceptible, thinkable. ] 1. Unthinkable. [ Rare ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. (Psychol.) Not subject to conscious attention; having an indefinite, relatively passive, conscious being; characteristic of the “fringe” or “margin” of consciousness. [ 1913 Webster ]

Presentation considered as having an existence relatively independent of thought, may be called sentience, or anoetic consciousness. Thought and sentience are fundamentally distinct mental functions. G. F. Stout. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖ n. pl. [ NL. antoeci, fr. Gr. pl. 'a`ntoiki; 'anti` opposite + o'ikei^n to live. ] Those who live under the same meridian, but on opposite parallels of latitude, north and south of the equator. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. 'a priv. + &unr_;, &unr_;, breath, &unr_; to breathe, blow. ] (Med.) Partial privation or suspension of breath; suffocation; same as apnea. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. same as apneic.
Syn. -- apneic [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ } n. [ Asa + L. foetidus fetid. ] The fetid gum resin or inspissated juice of a large umbelliferous plant (Ferula asafoetida) of Persia and the East Indies. It is used in medicine as an antispasmodic. [ Written also assafoetida. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Asafetida. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. On tiptoe; eagerly expecting. [ 1913 Webster ]

We all feel a-tiptoe with hope and confidence. F. Harrison. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Auto- + Gr. &unr_; house. ] (Biol.) Passing through all its stages on one host, as certain parasitic fungi; -- contrasted with heterœcious. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. Quality of being autœcious. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

adj. 1. sexually self-satisfying, as by masturbation. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. using you own body as a sexual object. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ or } n. A West Indian island, giving its name to a disease, to a cherry, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

Barbados cherry (Bot.), a genus of trees of the West Indies (Malpighia) with an agreeably acid fruit resembling a cherry. --
Barbados leg (Med.), a species of elephantiasis incident to hot climates. --
Barbados nuts, the seeds of the Jatropha curcas, a plant growing in South America and elsewhere. The seeds and their acrid oil are used in medicine as a purgative. See Physic nut. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L. Beroe, one of the Oceanidæ Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. beroé. ] (Zool.) A small, oval, transparent jellyfish, belonging to the Ctenophora. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. electric phenomena in animals or plants. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. biological science applied to the study the relation between workers and their environments.
Syn. -- ergonomics. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. the application of engineeering principles to solve problems in medicine, such as the design of artificial limbs or organs; -- called also biomedical engineering. [ PJC ]

3. the branch of engineering dealing with the application of biological processes to the solution of practical problems, such as the manufacture of products by fermentation, the production and use of enzymes for various purposes, the use of microorganisms in environmental cleanup, etc.; -- called also biotechnology. [ PJC ]

n. [ Gr. blasto`s sprout + koi^los hollow. ] (Biol.) The cavity inside a blastula; -- also called segmentation cavity. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. of or pertaining to a blastocoel. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ From the chemist Blöde. ] (Min.) A hydrous sulphate of magnesium and sodium. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. the mystical theological doctrine of Jakob Boehme that influenced the Quakers.
Syn. -- Behmenism. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a genus comprising the false nettle.
Syn. -- genus Boehmeria. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. a district of ancient Greece northwest of Athens. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ L. Boeotia, Gr. boiwti`a, noted for its moist, thick atmosphere, and the dullness and stupidity of its inhabitants. ] Of or pertaining to Bœotia. -- n. A native of Bœotia; also, one who is dull and ignorant. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hence: Stupid; dull; obtuse. -- n. One who is dull and ignorant. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ D., a farmer. See Boor. ] A colonist or farmer in South Africa of Dutch descent. [ 1913 Webster ]

3d sing. pr. of Behove. Behoves or behooves. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. meat from an adult domestic bovine.
Syn. -- beef. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. a genus of grasses comprising buffalo grass.
Syn. -- genus Buchloe. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_; of ill habits, &unr_;&unr_; &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_; an ill habit; kako`s bad + &unr_; habit ] 1. A bad custom or habit; an insatiable desire; as, cacoëthes scribendi, “The itch for writing”. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Med.) A bad quality or disposition in a disease; an incurable ulcer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. small genus of North American herbs having usually red or purple flowers.
Syn. -- genus Callirhoe. [ WordNet 1.5 ]