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Definition of pungent
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Pungent
(v. t.)
Prickly-pointed;
hard and
sharp.
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Cinnamon
::
Cinnamon
(n.) The inner bark of the
shoots
of
Cinnamomum
Zeylanicum,
a tree
growing
in
Ceylon.
It is
aromatic,
of a
moderately
pungent
taste,
and is one of the best
cordial,
carminative,
and
restorative
spices..
Pungency
::
Pungency
(n.) The
quality
or state of being
pungent
or
piercing;
keenness;
sharpness;
piquancy;
as, the
pungency
of
ammonia..
Smart
::
Smart (v. i.)
Causing
a
smart;
pungent;
pricking;
as, a smart
stroke
or
taste..
Calamus
::
Calamus
(n.) A
species
of
Acorus
(A.
calamus),
commonly
called
calamus,
or sweet flag. The root has a
pungent,
aromatic
taste,
and is used in
medicine
as a
stomachic;
the
leaves
have an
aromatic
odor, and were
formerly
used
instead
of
rushes
to strew on
floors..
Piperaceous
::
Piperaceous
(a.) Of or
pertaining
to the order of
plants
(Piperaceae)
of which the
pepper
(Piper
nigrum)
is the type. There are about a dozen
genera
and a
thousand
species,
mostly
tropical
plants
with
pungent
and
aromatic
qualities..
Acrid
::
Acrid (a.) Sharp and
harsh,
or
bitter
and not, to the
taste;
pungent;
as, acrid
salts..
Smart
::
Smart (v. i.)
Severe,
pungent
pain of mind;
pungent
grief;
as, the smart of
affliction..
Horse-radish
::
Horse-radish
(n.) A plant of the genus
Nasturtium
(N.
Armoracia),
allied
to
scurvy
grass,
having
a root of a
pungent
taste,
much used, when
grated,
as a
condiment
and in
medicine..
Chloral
::
Chloral
(n.) A
colorless
oily
liquid,
CCl3.CHO,
of a
pungent
odor and harsh
taste,
obtained
by the
action
of
chlorine
upon
ordinary
or ethyl
alcohol..
Smart
::
Smart (v. i.)
Quick,
pungent,
lively
pain; a
pricking
local pain, as the pain from
puncture
by
nettles..
Poignant
::
Poignant
(a.)
Pricking;
piercing;
sharp;
pungent.
Ammonia
::
Ammonia
(n.) A
gaseous
compound
of
hydrogen
and
nitrogen,
NH3, with a
pungent
smell and
taste:
-- often
called
volatile
alkali,
and
spirits
of
hartshorn..
Pungent
::
Pungent
(v. t.)
Prickly-pointed;
hard and
sharp.
Spice
::
Spice (n.) A
vegetable
production
of many
kinds,
fragrant
or
aromatic
and
pungent
to the
taste,
as
pepper,
cinnamon,
nutmeg,
mace,
allspice,
ginger,
cloves,
etc., which are used in
cookery
and to
flavor
sauces,
pickles,
etc..
Nasturtium
::
Nasturtium
(n.) Any plant of the genus
Tropaeolum,
geraniaceous
herbs,
having
mostly
climbing
stems,
peltate
leaves,
and
spurred
flowers,
and
including
the
common
Indian
cress
(Tropaeolum
majus),
the
canary-bird
flower
(T.
peregrinum),
and about
thirty
more
species,
all
natives
of South
America.
The whole plant has a warm
pungent
flavor,
and the
fleshy
fruits
are used as a
substitute
for
capers,
while the
leaves
and
flowers
are
sometimes
used in
salads..
Hygrine
::
Hygrine
(n.) An
alkaloid
associated
with
cocaine
in coca
leaves
(Erythroxylon
coca),
and
extracted
as a
thick,
yellow
oil,
having
a
pungent
taste and
odor..
Garlic
::
Garlic
(n.) A plant of the genus
Allium
(A.
sativum
is the
cultivated
variety),
having
a
bulbous
root, a very
strong
smell,
and an
acrid,
pungent
taste.
Each root is
composed
of
several
lesser
bulbs,
called
cloves
of
garlic,
inclosed
in a
common
membranous
coat, and
easily
separable..
Pyridine
::
Pyridine
(n.) A
nitrogenous
base,
C5H5N,
obtained
from the
distillation
of bone oil or coal tar, and by the
decomposition
of
certain
alkaloids,
as a
colorless
liquid
with a
peculiar
pungent
odor. It is the
nucleus
of a large
number
of
organic
substances,
among which
several
vegetable
alkaloids,
as
nicotine
and
certain
of the
ptomaines,
may be
mentioned.
See
Lutidine..
Rappee
::
Rappee
(v.) A
pungent
kind of snuff made from the
darker
and
ranker
kinds of
tobacco
leaves.
Geranium
::
Geranium
(n.) A genus of
plants
having
a
beaklike
tours or
receptacle,
around
which the seed
capsules
are
arranged,
and
membranous
projections,
or
stipules,
at the
joints.
Most of the
species
have showy
flowers
and a
pungent
odor.
Called
sometimes
crane's-bill..
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