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Myrtle :: Myrtle (n.) A species of the genus Myrtus, especially Myrtus communis. The common myrtle has a shrubby, upright stem, eight or ten feet high. Its branches form a close, full head, thickly covered with ovate or lanceolate evergreen leaves. It has solitary axillary white or rosy flowers, followed by black several-seeded berries. The ancients considered it sacred to Venus. The flowers, leaves, and berries are used variously in perfumery and as a condiment, and the beautifully mottled wood is used i

Atrous :: Atrous (a.) Coal-black; very black.

Coal-black :: Coal-black (a.) As black as coal; jet black; very black.

Equipedal :: Equipedal (a.) Equal-footed; having the pairs of feet equal.

Iridoline :: Iridoline (n.) A nitrogenous base C10H9N, extracted from coal-tar naphtha, as an oily liquid. It is a member of the quinoline series, and is probably identical with lepidine..

Meal-mouthed :: Meal-mouthed (a.) See Mealy-mouthed.

Picoline :: Picoline (n.) Any one of three isometric bases (C6H7N) related to pyridine, and obtained from bone oil, acrolein ammonia, and coal-tar naphtha, as colorless mobile liquids of strong odor; -- called also methyl pyridine..

Inequilateral :: Inequilateral (a.) Having unequal sides; unsymmetrical; unequal-sided.

Coral-rag :: Coral-rag (n.) Same as Corallian.

Coralline :: Coralline (n.) Formerly any slender coral-like animal; -- sometimes applied more particulary to bryozoan corals.

Cheval-de-frise :: Cheval-de-frise (n.) A piece of timber or an iron barrel traversed with iron-pointed spikes or spears, five or six feet long, used to defend a passage, stop a breach, or impede the advance of cavalry, etc..

Glomuliferous :: Glomuliferous (a.) Having small clusters of minutely branched coral-like excrescences.

Al- :: Al- (A prefix.) The Arabic definite article answering to the English the; as, Alkoran, the Koran or the Book; alchemy, the chemistry..

Al- :: Al- (A prefix.) To; at; on; -- in OF. shortened to a-. See Ad-.

Bird Pepper :: Bird pepper () A species of capsicum (Capsicum baccatum), whose small, conical, coral-red fruit is among the most piquant of all red peppers..

Crystalloid :: Crystalloid (a.) Crystal-like; transparent like crystal.

Anthraconite :: Anthraconite (n.) A coal-black marble, usually emitting a fetid smell when rubbed; -- called also stinkstone and swinestone..

Costal-nerved :: Costal-nerved (a.) Having the nerves spring from the midrib.

Meter :: Meter (n.) One who, or that which, metes or measures. See Coal-meter..

Al- :: Al- (A prefix.) All; wholly; completely; as, almighty, almost..

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