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Moonwort :: Moonwort (n.) Any fern of the genus Botrychium, esp. B. Lunaria; -- so named from the crescent-shaped segments of its frond..

Lune :: Lune (n.) A figure in the form of a crescent, bounded by two intersecting arcs of circles..

Increscent :: Increscent (a.) Increasing; on the increase; -- said of the moon represented as the new moon, with the points turned toward the dexter side..

Lunulated :: Lunulated (a.) Resembling a small crescent.

Demilune :: Demilune (n.) A crescentic mass of granular protoplasm present in the salivary glands.

Moon :: Moon (n.) A crescentlike outwork. See Half-moon.

Excrescential :: Excrescential (a.) Pertaining to, or resembling, an excrescence..

Half-moon :: Half-moon (n.) The shape of a half-moon; a crescent.

Crescent :: Crescent (n.) The emblem of the increasing moon with horns directed upward, when used in a coat of arms; -- often used as a mark of cadency to distinguish a second son and his descendants..

Horning :: Horning (n.) Appearance of the moon when increasing, or in the form of a crescent..

Horn :: Horn (n.) The curving extremity of the wing of an army or of a squadron drawn up in a crescentlike form.

Crescent :: Crescent (v. t.) To adorn with crescents.

Crescentic :: Crescentic (a.) Crescent-shaped.

Crescent :: Crescent (n.) A representation of the increasing moon, often used as an emblem or badge.

Crescent :: Crescent (n.) A symbol of Artemis, or Diana..

Lunated :: Lunated (a.) Crescent-shaped; as, a lunate leaf; a lunate beak; a lunated cross..

Phaeton :: Phaeton (n.) A handsome American butterfly (Euphydryas, / Melitaea, Phaeton). The upper side of the wings is black, with orange-red spots and marginal crescents, and several rows of cream-colored spots; -- called also Baltimore..

Equicrescent :: Equicrescent (a.) Increasing by equal increments; as, an equicrescent variable..

Increscent :: Increscent (a.) Increasing; growing; augmenting; swelling; enlarging.

Lunule :: Lunule (n.) A small or narrow crescent.

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