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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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Fireback
::
Fireback
(n.) One of
several
species
of
pheasants
of the genus
Euplocamus,
having
the lower back a
bright,
fiery red. They
inhabit
Southern
Asia and the East
Indies..
Obi
::
Obi (n.) A
species
of
sorcery,
probably
of
African
origin,
practiced
among the
negroes
of the West
Indies..
Archer Fish
::
Archer
fish () A small fish
(Toxotes
jaculator),
of the East
Indies;
-- so
called
from its
ejecting
drops of water from its mouth at its prey. The name is also
applied
to
Chaetodon
rostratus..
Caribbee
::
Caribbee
(a.) Of or
pertaining
to the
Caribs,
to their
islands
(the
eastern
and
southern
West
Indies),
or to the sea
(called
the
Caribbean
sea) lying
between
those
islands
and
Central
America..
Tarpum
::
Tarpum
(n.) A very large
marine
fish
(Megapolis
Atlanticus)
of the
Southern
United
States
and the West
Indies.
It often
becomes
six or more feet in
length,
and has large
silvery
scales.
The
scales
are a
staple
article
of
trade,
and are used in
fancywork.
Called
also
tarpon,
sabalo,
savanilla,
silverfish,
and
jewfish..
Jambolana
::
"Jambolana
(n.) A
myrtaceous
tree of the West
Indies
and
tropical
America
(Calyptranthes
Jambolana),
with
astringent
bark, used for
dyeing.
It bears an
edible
fruit..
Slash Pine
::
Slash pine () A kind of pine tree
(Pinus
Cubensis)
found in
Southern
Florida
and the West
Indies;
-- so
called
because
it grows in
slashes..
Moses
::
Moses (n.) A large
flatboat,
used in the West
Indies
for
taking
freight
from shore to
ship..
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..
Sola
::
Sola (n.) A
leguminous
plant
(Aeschynomene
aspera)
growing
in moist
places
in
Southern
India and the East
Indies.
Its
pithlike
stem is used for
making
hats,
swimming-jackets,
etc..
Catamaran
::
Catamaran
(n.) A kind of raft or
float,
consisting
of two or more logs or
pieces
of wood
lashed
together,
and moved by
paddles
or sail; -- used as a surf boat and for other
purposes
on the
coasts
of the East and West
Indies
and South
America.
Modified
forms are much used in the
lumber
regions
of North
America,
and at
life-saving
stations..
Kingfisher
::
Kingfisher
(n.) Any one of
numerous
species
of birds
constituting
the
family
Alcedinidae.
Most of them feed upon
fishes
which they
capture
by
diving
and
seizing
then with the beak;
others
feed only upon
reptiles,
insects,
etc. About one
hundred
and fifty
species
are
known.
They are found in
nearly
all parts of the
world,
but are
particularly
abundant
in the East
Indies..
Teak
::
Teak (n.) A tree of East
Indies
(Tectona
grandis)
which
furnishes
an
extremely
strong
and
durable
timber
highly
valued
for
shipbuilding
and other
purposes;
also, the
timber
of the
tree..
Patchouly
::
Patchouly
(n.) A
mintlike
plant
(Pogostemon
Patchouli)
of the East
Indies,
yielding
an
essential
oil from which a
highly
valued
perfume
is
made..
Fustic
::
Fustic
(n.) The wood of the
Maclura
tinctoria,
a tree
growing
in the West
Indies,
used in
dyeing
yellow;
--
called
also old
fustic..
Tam-tam
::
Tam-tam
(n.) A kind of drum used in the East
Indies
and other
Oriental
countries;
--
called
also
tom-tom.
Nux Vomica
::
Nux
vomica
() The seed of
Strychnos
Nuxvomica,
a tree which
abounds
on the
Malabar
and
Coromandel
coasts
of the East
Indies.
From this seed the
deadly
poisons
known as
strychnine
and
brucine
are
obtained.
The seeds are
sometimes
called
Quaker
buttons..
Macaranga Gum
::
Macaranga
gum () A gum of a
crimson
color,
obtained
from a tree
(Macaranga
Indica)
that grows in the East
Indies.
It is used in
taking
impressions
of
coins,
medallions,
etc., and
sometimes
as a
medicine..
Roselle
::
Roselle
(n.) a
malvaceous
plant
(Hibiscus
Sabdariffa)
cultivated
in the east and West
Indies
for its
fleshy
calyxes,
which are used for
making
tarts and jelly and an acid
drink..
Lemur
::
Lemur (n.) One of a
family
(Lemuridae)
of
nocturnal
mammals
allied
to the
monkeys,
but of small size, and
having
a sharp and
foxlike
muzzle,
and large eyes. They feed upon
birds,
insects,
and
fruit,
and are
mostly
natives
of
Madagascar
and the
neighboring
islands,
one genus
(Galago)
occurring
in
Africa.
The slow lemur or
kukang
of the East
Indies
is
Nycticebus
tardigradus.
See
Galago,
Indris,
and
Colugo..
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