a. [ L. Icarius, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_;, the mythic son of Dædalus, who, when flying from Crete on wings cemented with wax, mounted so high that the sun melted the wax, and he fell into the sea. ] Soaring too high for safety, like Icarus; adventurous in flight. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. A genus of chiefly Old World strong-smelling weedy herbs; it comprises plants sometimes included in other genera, such as Tanacetum and Tripleurospermum.
Syn. -- genus Matricaria. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ NL., from LL. persicarius a peach tree. See Peach. ] (Bot.) See Lady's thumb. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to Picariæ. -- n. One of the Picariæ. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ LL. suburbicarius, equiv. to L. suburbanus: cf. F. suburbicaire. See Suburban. ] Being in the suburbs; -- applied to the six dioceses in the suburbs of Rome subject to the pope as bishop of Rome. [ 1913 Webster ]

The pope having stretched his authority beyond the bounds of his suburbicarian precincts. Barrow. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. See Urtica. ] (Med.) The nettle rash, a disease characterized by a transient eruption of red pimples and of wheals, accompanied with a burning or stinging sensation and with itching; uredo. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. vicarial. ] 1. Of or pertaining to a vicar; as, vicarial tithes. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Delegated; vicarious; as, vicarial power. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A vicar. [ Obs. ] Marston. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having delegated power, as a vicar; vicarious. Barrow. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. vicariatus, or F. vicariat. ] Delegated office or power; vicarship; the office or oversight of a vicar. [ 1913 Webster ]

The vicariate of that part of Germany which is governed by the Saxon laws devolved on the elector of Saxony. Robertson. [ 1913 Webster ]