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Canary :: Canary (v. i.) To perform the canary dance; to move nimbly; to caper.

Canary Bird :: Canary bird () A small singing bird of the Finch family (Serinus Canarius), a native of the Canary Islands. It was brought to Europe in the 16th century, and made a household pet. It generally has a yellowish body with the wings and tail greenish, but in its wild state it is more frequently of gray or brown color. It is sometimes called canary finch..

Canary :: Canary (a.) Of a pale yellowish color; as, Canary stone..

Teneriffe :: Teneriffe (n.) A white wine resembling Madeira in taste, but more tart, produced in Teneriffe, one of the Canary Islands; -- called also Vidonia..

Serin :: Serin (n.) A European finch (Serinus hortulanus) closely related to the canary.

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..

Fig :: Fig (n.) A small fruit tree (Ficus Carica) with large leaves, known from the remotest antiquity. It was probably native from Syria westward to the Canary Islands..

Alpia :: Alpia (n.) The seed of canary grass (Phalaris Canariensis), used for feeding cage birds..

Archil :: Archil (n.) A violet dye obtained from several species of lichen (Roccella tinctoria, etc.), which grow on maritime rocks in the Canary and Cape Verd Islands, etc..

Canary :: Canary (a.) Of or pertaining to the Canary Islands; as, canary wine; canary birds..

Canary :: Canary (n.) A pale yellow color, like that of a canary bird..

Sea Canary :: Sea canary () The beluga, or white whale..

Birdseed :: Birdseed (n.) Canary seed, hemp, millet or other small seeds used for feeding caged birds..

Malmsey :: Malmsey (n.) A kind of sweet wine from Crete, the Canary Islands, etc..

Canary :: Canary (n.) A quick and lively dance.

Laurus :: Laurus (n.) A genus of trees including, according to modern authors, only the true laurel (Laurus nobilis), and the larger L. Canariensis of Madeira and the Canary Islands. Formerly the sassafras, the camphor tree, the cinnamon tree, and several other aromatic trees and shrubs, were also referred to the genus Laurus..

Canary :: Canary (n.) A canary bird.

Lignum Rhodium :: Lignum rhodium () The fragrant wood of several shrubs and trees, especially of species of Rhodorhiza from the Canary Islands, and of the West Indian Amyris balsamifera..

Canary :: Canary (n.) Wine made in the Canary Islands; sack.

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