Definition of rape

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Rape (n.) A name given to a variety or to varieties of a plant of the turnip kind, grown for seeds and herbage. The seeds are used for the production of rape oil, and to a limited extent for the food of cage birds..

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Broom Rape :: Broom rape () A genus (Orobanche) of parasitic plants of Europe and Asia. They are destitute of chlorophyll, have scales instead of leaves, and spiked flowers, and grow attached to the roots of other plants, as furze, clover, flax, wild carrot, etc. The name is sometimes applied to other plants related to this genus, as Aphyllon uniflorumand A. Ludovicianum..
Brattishing :: Brattishing (n.) Carved openwork, as of a shrine, battlement, or parapet..
Isopathy :: Isopathy (n.) The doctrine that the power of therapeutics is equal to that of the causes of disease.
Crush :: Crush (v. t.) To press or bruise between two hard bodies; to squeeze, so as to destroy the natural shape or integrity of the parts, or to force together into a mass; as, to crush grapes..
Interpetiolar :: Interpetiolar (a.) Being between petioles. Cf. Intrapetiolar.
Limp :: Limp (n.) A scraper for removing poor ore or refuse from the sieve.
Hang :: Hang (v. i.) To cover, decorate, or furnish by hanging pictures trophies, drapery, and the like, or by covering with paper hangings; -- said of a wall, a room, etc..
Scrape :: Scrape (v. t.) To remove by rubbing or scraping (in the sense above).
Phylloxera :: Phylloxera (n.) A small hemipterous insect (Phylloxera vastatrix) allied to the aphids. It attacks the roots and leaves of the grapevine, doing great damage, especially in Europe..
Dibs :: Dibs (n.) A sweet preparation or treacle of grape juice, much used in the East..
Tasteful :: Tasteful (a.) Having or exhibiting good taste; in accordance with good taste; tasty; as, a tasteful drapery..
Crisp :: Crisp (a.) To cause to undulate irregularly, as crape or water; to wrinkle; to cause to ripple. Cf. Crimp..
Hurter :: Hurter (v. t.) A butting piece; a strengthening piece, esp.: (Mil.) A piece of wood at the lower end of a platform, designed to prevent the wheels of gun carriages from injuring the parapet..
Catawba :: Catawba (n.) A light-colored, sprightly American wine from the Catawba grape..
Erased :: Erased (p. pr. & a.) Rubbed or scraped out; effaced; obliterated.
Express :: Express (a.) To press or squeeze out; as, to express the juice of grapes, or of apples; hence, to extort; to elicit..
Polygonaceous :: Polygonaceous (a.) Of or pertaining to a natural order of apetalous plants (Polygonaceae), of which the knotweeds (species of Polygonum) are the type, and which includes also the docks (Rumex), the buckwheat, rhubarb, sea grape (Coccoloba), and several other genera..
Crepe :: Crepe (n.) Same as Crape.
Coleseed :: Coleseed (n.) The common rape or cole.
Vinery :: Vinery (n.) A structure, usually inclosed with glass, for rearing and protecting vines; a grapery..
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