n. 1. a bee that is a a member of the genus Andrena..
Syn. -- andrena, mining bee [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. 1 a large family of solitary short-tongued bees most of which burrow in the ground.
Syn. -- family Andrenidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ L. arena sand + colere to cherish or live. ] (Paleon.) An ancient wormhole in sand, preserved in the rocks. Dana. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. growing or living or burrowing in sand. arenicolous worms [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ L. arena sand + Gr. li`qos stone. ] Of or pertaining to sandstone; as, arenilitic mountains. Kirwan. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ See Berenice's Locks, in Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction. ] (Astron.) See Coma Berenices, under Coma. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. Pertaining to Cyrene, in Africa; Cyrenaic. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A native or inhabitant of Cyrene. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One of a school of philosophers, established at Cyrene by Aristippus, a disciple of Socrates. Their doctrines were nearly the same as those of the Epicureans. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From &unr_;&unr_;ierre Armand Dufrénoy, a French geologist. ] (Min.) A mineral of a blackish green color, commonly massive or in nodules. It is a hydrous phosphate of iron. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pacific. See Irenic. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gastro- + -phrenic. ] (Anat.) Pertaining to the stomach and diaphragm; as, the gastrophrenic ligament. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Gr. &unr_;. ] Fitted or designed to promote peace; pacific; conciliatory; peaceful. Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., from Gr. &unr_; peaceful, fr. &unr_; peace. ] A proposition or device for securing peace, especially in the church. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Eccl.) That branch of Christian science which treats of the methods of securing unity among Christians or harmony and union among the churches; -- called also Irenical theology. Schaff-Herzog. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A language spoken in the Thai-Burmese borderlands. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, dog + &unr_; urine. ] (Physiol. Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained from the urine of dogs. By decomposition the acid yields a nitrogenous base (called kynurin) and carbonic acid. [ Written also cynurenic. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. musculus muscle + E. phrenic. ] (Anat.) Pertaining to the muscles and the diaphragm; as, the musculophrenic artery. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. frh`n, freno`s, the midriff, or diaphragm, the heart, the mind: cf. F. phrénique. ] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the diaphragm; diaphragmatic; as, the phrenic nerve. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. frh`n, freno`s, the midriff, or diaphragm, the heart (as the seat of emotions), the mind. ] (Anat.) A combining form meaning, of or pertaining to the diaphragm, the mind, or the brain; frenic. Stedman. [ PJC ]

n. That branch of science which relates to the mind; mental philosophy. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Phrenic. ] (Biol.) See Vital force, under Vital. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L., fr. Gr. freni^tis, fr. frh`n, freno`s. ] 1. (Med.) Inflammation of the brain, or of the meninges of the brain, attended with acute fever and delirium; -- called also cephalitis. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. See Frenzy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) The act of rebuilding a nest. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. renes kidneys + -form: cf. F. réniforme. ] Having the form or shape of a kidney; as, a reniform mineral; a reniform leaf. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ Cf. F. rénitence. ] The state or quality of being renitent; resistance; reluctance. Sterne. [ 1913 Webster ]

We find a renitency in ourselves to ascribe life and irritability to the cold and motionless fibers of plants. E. Darwin. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. renitens, -entis, p. pr. of renit to strive or struggle against, resist; pref. re- re- + niti to struggle or strive: cf. F. rénitent. ] 1. Resisting pressure or the effect of it; acting against impulse by elastic force. “[ Muscles ] soft and yet renitent.” Ray. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Persistently opposed. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Serenity. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. serenuas: cf. F. sérénité. ] 1. The quality or state of being serene; clearness and calmness; quietness; stillness; peace. [ 1913 Webster ]

A general peace and serenity newly succeeded a general trouble. Sir W. Temple. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Calmness of mind; eveness of temper; undisturbed state; coolness; composure. [ 1913 Webster ]

I can not see how any men should ever transgress those moral rules with confidence and serenity. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Serenity is given as a title to the members of certain princely families in Europe; as, Your Serenity. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. [ NL. ] (Zool.) An order of large aquatic herbivorous mammals, including the manatee, dugong, rytina, and several fossil genera. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The hind limbs are either rudimentary or wanting, and the front ones are changed to paddles. They have horny plates on the front part of the jaws, and usually flat-crowned molar teeth. The stomach is complex and the intestine long, as in other herbivorous mammals. See Cetacea (b). [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) Any species of Sirenia. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Like, or appropriate to, a siren; fascinating; deceptive. [ 1913 Webster ]

Here's couple of sirenical rascals shall enchant ye. Marton. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To use the enticements of a siren; to act as a siren; to fascinate. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Earthiness; worldliness. [ Obs. ] “A dull and low terrenity.” Feltham. [ 1913 Webster ]