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Definition of indies
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Indies
(n. pl.) A name
designating
the East
Indies,
also the West
Indies..
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Water-white
::
Water-white
(n.) A
vinelike
plant
(Vitis
Caribaea)
growing
in
parched
districts
in the West
Indies,
and
containing
a great
amount
of sap which is
sometimes
used for
quenching
thirst..
Tam-tam
::
Tam-tam
(n.) A kind of drum used in the East
Indies
and other
Oriental
countries;
--
called
also
tom-tom.
Guaiacum
::
Guaiacum
(n.) The heart wood or the resin of the
Guaiacum
offinale
or
lignum-vitae,
a large tree of the West
Indies
and
Central
America.
It is much used in
medicine..
Samphire
::
Samphire
(n.) A
seashore
shrub
(Borrichia
arborescens)
of the West
Indies.
Dengue
::
Dengue
(n.) A
specific
epidemic
disease
attended
with high
fever,
cutaneous
eruption,
and
severe
pains in the head and
limbs,
resembling
those of
rheumatism;
--
called
also
breakbone
fever.
It
occurs
in
India,
Egypt,
the West
Indies,
etc., is of short
duration,
and
rarely
fatal..
Granadilla
::
Granadilla
(n.) The fruit of
certain
species
of
passion
flower
(esp.
Passiflora
quadrangularis)
found in
Brazil
and the West
Indies.
It is as large as a
child's
head, and is a good
dessert
fruit.
The fruit of
Passiflora
edulis
is used for
flavoring
ices..
Harefoot
::
Harefoot
(n.) A tree
(Ochroma
Laqopus)
of the West
Indies,
having
the
stamens
united
somewhat
in the form of a
hare's
foot..
Piccalilli
::
Piccalilli
(n.) A
pickle
of
various
vegetables
with
pungent
species,
--
originally
made in the East
Indies..
Gourd Tree
::
Gourd tree () A tree (the
Crescentia
Cujete,
or
calabash
tree) of the West
Indies
and
Central
America..
Zebu
::
Zebu (n.) A
bovine
mammal
(Ros
Indicus)
extensively
domesticated
in
India,
China,
the East
Indies,
and East
Africa.
It
usually
has short
horns,
large
pendulous
ears,
slender
legs, a large
dewlap,
and a
large,
prominent
hump over the
shoulders;
but these
characters
vary in
different
domestic
breeds,
which range in size from that of the
common
ox to that of a large
mastiff..
Tamarind
::
Tamarind
(n.) A
leguminous
tree
(Tamarindus
Indica)
cultivated
both the
Indies,
and the other
tropical
countries,
for the sake of its
shade,
and for its
fruit.
The trunk of the tree is lofty and
large,
with
wide-spreading
branches;
the
flowers
are in
racemes
at the ends of the
branches.
The
leaves
are small and
finely
pinnated..
Allspice
::
Allspice
(n.) The berry of the
pimento
(Eugenia
pimenta),
a tree of the West
Indies;
a spice of a
mildly
pungent
taste,
and
agreeably
aromatic;
Jamaica
pepper;
pimento.
It has been
supposed
to
combine
the
flavor
of
cinnamon,
nutmegs,
and
cloves;
and hence the name. The name is also given to other
aromatic
shrubs;
as, the
Carolina
allspice
(Calycanthus
floridus);
wild
allspice
(Lindera
benzoin),
called
also
spicebush,
spicewood,
and
feverbush..
Chigre
::
Chigre
(n.) A
species
of flea
(Pulex
penetrans),
common
in the West
Indies
and South
America,
which often
attacks
the feet or any
exposed
part of the human body, and
burrowing
beneath
the skin
produces
great
irritation.
When the
female
is
allowed
to
remain
and
breed,
troublesome
sores
result,
which are
sometimes
dangerous.
See
Jigger..
Cassowary
::
Cassowary
(n.) A large bird, of the genus
Casuarius,
found in the east
Indies.
It is
smaller
and
stouter
than the
ostrich.
Its head is armed with a kind of
helmet
of horny
substance,
consisting
of
plates
overlapping
each
other,
and it has a group of long sharp
spines
on each wing which are used as
defensive
organs.
It is a shy bird, and runs with great
rapidity.
Other
species
inhabit
New
Guinea,
Australia,
etc..
Buckra
::
Buckra
(n.) A white man; -- a term used by
negroes
of the
African
coast,
West
Indies,
etc..
Topaz
::
Topaz (n.)
Either
one of two
species
of
large,
brilliantly
colored
humming
birds of the
Topaza,
of South
America
and the West
Indies..
Myrobolan
::
Myrobolan
(n.) A dried
astringent
fruit much
resembling
a
prune.
It
contains
tannin,
and was
formerly
used in
medicine,
but is now
chiefly
used in
tanning
and
dyeing.
Myrobolans
are
produced
by
various
species
of
Terminalia
of the East
Indies,
and of
Spondias
of South
America..
Tabasheer
::
Tabasheer
(n.) A
concretion
in the
joints
of the
bamboo,
which
consists
largely
or
chiefly
of pure
silica.
It is
highly
valued
in the East
Indies
as a
medicine
for the cure of
bilious
vomitings,
bloody
flux,
piles,
and
various
other
diseases..
Flower-fence
::
Flower-fence
(n.) A
tropical
leguminous
bush
(Poinciana,
/
Caesalpinia,
pulcherrima)
with
prickly
branches,
and showy
yellow
or red
flowers;
-- so named from its
having
been
sometimes
used for
hedges
in the West
Indies..
Tum-tum
::
Tum-tum
(n.) A dish made in the West
Indies
by
beating
boiled
plantain
quite soft in a
wooden
mortar.
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