plant
Webster Dictionary
a bush, or young tree; a sapling; hence, a stick or staff
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burning bush
(ˈbɜr nɪŋ)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
any of various plants of the genus Euonymus, of the staff-tree family, that have bright red foliage in autumn.
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kat
(ɑt)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the leaves of a SW Asian and African shrub, Catha edulis, of the staff-tree family: chewed as a stimulant or made into a tea.
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bittersweet
(ˈbɪt ərz)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
any climbing plant of the genus Celastrus, of the staff-tree family bearing orange capsules opening to expose red-coated seeds.
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euonymus
(ˈɒn ə məs)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
any shrub or vine of the genus Euonymus, of the staff-tree family, usu. having glossy evergreen leaves and clusters of orange or red fruits in open capsules.
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middle c
(ˈmɪd lˌbraʊ)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the musical note indicated by the first leger line above the bass staff and the first below the treble staff.
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staff member
(staff member, staffer)
Princeton's WordNet
an employee who is a member of a staff of workers (especially a member of the staff that works for the President of the United States)
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staffer
(staff member, staffer)
Princeton's WordNet
an employee who is a member of a staff of workers (especially a member of the staff that works for the President of the United States)
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line
(ɪn)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Music. any of the straight, horizontal, parallel strokes of the staff, or one placed above or below the staff.
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direct
Webster Dictionary
a character, thus [/], placed at the end of a staff on the line or space of the first note of the next staff, to apprise the performer of its situation
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batlet
Webster Dictionary
a short bat for beating clothes in washing them; -- called also batler, batling staff, batting staff
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mourne
Webster Dictionary
the armed or feruled end of a staff; in a sheephook, the end of the staff to which the hook is attached
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caduceus
Webster Dictionary
the official staff or wand of Hermes or Mercury, the messenger of the gods. It was originally said to be a herald's staff of olive wood, but was afterwards fabled to have two serpents coiled about it, and two wings at the top
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crook
Webster Dictionary
a bishop's staff of office. Cf. Pastoral staff
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tree
Webster Dictionary
to place upon a tree; to fit with a tree; to stretch upon a tree; as, to tree a boot. See Tree, n., 3
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bar
Webster Dictionary
a vertical line across the staff. Bars divide the staff into spaces which represent measures, and are themselves called measures
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staff
Webster Dictionary
a long piece of wood; a stick; the long handle of an instrument or weapon; a pole or srick, used for many purposes; as, a surveyor's staff; the staff of a spear or pike
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peepul tree
Webster Dictionary
a sacred tree (Ficus religiosa) of the Buddhists, a kind of fig tree which attains great size and venerable age. See Bo tree
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stand
Webster Dictionary
a young tree, usually reserved when other trees are cut; also, a tree growing or standing upon its own root, in distinction from one produced from a scion set in a stock, either of the same or another kind of tree
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ule
Webster Dictionary
a Mexican and Central American tree (Castilloa elastica and C. Markhamiana) related to the breadfruit tree. Its milky juice contains caoutchouc. Called also ule tree
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graft
Webster Dictionary
a small shoot or scion of a tree inserted in another tree, the stock of which is to support and nourish it. The two unite and become one tree, but the graft determines the kind of fruit
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bo tree
Webster Dictionary
the peepul tree; esp., the very ancient tree standing at Anurajahpoora in Ceylon, grown from a slip of the tree under which Gautama is said to have received the heavenly light and so to have become Buddha
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breadfruit
Webster Dictionary
the tree itself, which is one of considerable size, with large, lobed leaves. Cloth is made from the bark, and the timber is used for many purposes. Called also breadfruit tree and bread tree
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margosa
Webster Dictionary
a large tree of genus Melia (M. Azadirachta) found in India. Its bark is bitter, and used as a tonic. A valuable oil is expressed from its seeds, and a tenacious gum exudes from its trunk. The M. Azedarach is a much more showy tree, and is cultivated in the Southern United States, where it is known as Pride of India, Pride of China, or bead tree. Various parts of the tree are considered anthelmintic
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buttonwood
Webster Dictionary
the Platanus occidentalis, or American plane tree, a large tree, producing rough balls, from which it is named; -- called also buttonball tree, and, in some parts of the United States, sycamore. The California buttonwood is P. racemosa
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stub
Webster Dictionary
the stump of a tree; that part of a tree or plant which remains fixed in the earth when the stem is cut down; -- applied especially to the stump of a small tree, or shrub
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undercut
(ˈʌn dərˌkɜr ənt, -ˌkʌr-)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
to cut a notch in (a tree) in order to control the direction in which the tree is to fall.
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snag
(æg)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.
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tree of knowledge of good and evil
(ˈtriˌneɪl, ˈtrɛn l, ˈtrʌn l)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the tree in the Garden of Eden bearing the forbidden fruit that was tasted by Adam and Eve. Gen. 2:17; 3:6–24. Also called tree of knowledge.
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douglas fir
(ˈdʌg ləs)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a giant North American evergreen tree, Pseudotsuga menziesii, of the pine family, used for timber and as a Christmas tree.
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