nearctic
(ˈɑrk tɪk, -ˈɑr-)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
belonging to a zoogeographical division comprising temperate Greenland and arctic North America, sometimes including high mountainous regions of the northern Temperate Zone.
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antarctic circle
(æntˈɑrk tɪ kə, -ˈɑr tɪ-)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
an imaginary line drawn parallel to the equator, at 23° 28′ N of the South Pole: between the South Frigid Zone and the South Temperate Zone.
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arctic circle
(ˈɑrk tɪk or, esp. for)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
an imaginary line drawn parallel to the equator, at 23°28′ S of the North Pole: between the North Frigid Zone and the North Temperate Zone.
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water arum
Webster Dictionary
an aroid herb (Calla palustris) having a white spathe. It is an inhabitant of the north temperate zone
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subtemperate
(ʌbˈtɛm pər ɪt)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
of, pertaining to, or occurring in the colder parts of the Temperate Zone.
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walnut
(ˈwɔlˌnʌt, -nət)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the edible nut of trees of the genus Juglans, of the North Temperate Zone.
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hibernaculum
Webster Dictionary
a winter bud, in which the rudimentary foliage or flower, as of most trees and shrubs in the temperate zone, is protected by closely overlapping scales
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baneberry
Webster Dictionary
a genus (Actaea) of plants, of the order Ranunculaceae, native in the north temperate zone. The red or white berries are poisonous
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fraxinus
Webster Dictionary
a genus of deciduous forest trees, found in the north temperate zone, and including the true ash trees
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walnut
Webster Dictionary
the fruit or nut of any tree of the genus Juglans; also, the tree, and its timber. The seven or eight known species are all natives of the north temperate zone
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iceland moss
Webster Dictionary
a kind of lichen (Cetraria Icelandica) found from the Arctic regions to the North Temperate zone. It furnishes a nutritious jelly and other forms of food, and is used in pulmonary complaints as a demulcent
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zone
Webster Dictionary
a band or area of growth encircling anything; as, a zone of evergreens on a mountain; the zone of animal or vegetable life in the ocean around an island or a continent; the Alpine zone, that part of mountains which is above the limit of tree growth
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apricot
Webster Dictionary
a fruit allied to the plum, of an orange color, oval shape, and delicious taste; also, the tree (Prunus Armeniaca of Linnaeus) which bears this fruit. By cultivation it has been introduced throughout the temperate zone
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butterwort
Webster Dictionary
a genus of low herbs (Pinguicula) having simple leaves which secrete from their glandular upper surface a viscid fluid, to which insects adhere, after which the margin infolds and the insects are digested by the plant. The species are found mostly in the North Temperate zone
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larkspur
Webster Dictionary
a genus of ranunculaceous plants (Delphinium), having showy flowers, and a spurred calyx. They are natives of the North Temperate zone. The commonest larkspur of the gardens is D. Consolida. The flower of the bee larkspur (D. elatum) has two petals bearded with yellow hairs, and looks not unlike a bee
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north temperate zone
(North Temperate Zone)
Princeton's WordNet
Temperate Zone between the Arctic Circle and the Tropic of Cancer
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south temperate zone
(South Temperate Zone)
Princeton's WordNet
Temperate Zone between the Antarctic Circle and the Tropic of Capricorn
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field chickweed
(field chickweed, field mouse-ear, Cerastium arvense)
Princeton's WordNet
densely tufted perennial chickweed of north temperate zone
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field mouse-ear
(field chickweed, field mouse-ear, Cerastium arvense)
Princeton's WordNet
densely tufted perennial chickweed of north temperate zone
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cerastium arvense
(field chickweed, field mouse-ear, Cerastium arvense)
Princeton's WordNet
densely tufted perennial chickweed of north temperate zone
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sweet gale
(sweet gale, Scotch gale, Myrica gale)
Princeton's WordNet
bog shrub of north temperate zone having bitter-tasting fragrant leaves
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common apricot
(common apricot, Prunus armeniaca)
Princeton's WordNet
temperate zone tree bearing downy yellow to rosy fruits
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myrica gale
(sweet gale, Scotch gale, Myrica gale)
Princeton's WordNet
bog shrub of north temperate zone having bitter-tasting fragrant leaves
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scotch gale
(sweet gale, Scotch gale, Myrica gale)
Princeton's WordNet
bog shrub of north temperate zone having bitter-tasting fragrant leaves
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prunus armeniaca
(common apricot, Prunus armeniaca)
Princeton's WordNet
temperate zone tree bearing downy yellow to rosy fruits
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family staphylaceae
(Staphylaceae, family Staphylaceae, bladdernut family)
Princeton's WordNet
a family of dicotyledonous plants of order Sapindales found mostly in the north temperate zone
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staphylaceae
(Staphylaceae, family Staphylaceae, bladdernut family)
Princeton's WordNet
a family of dicotyledonous plants of order Sapindales found mostly in the north temperate zone
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bladdernut family
(Staphylaceae, family Staphylaceae, bladdernut family)
Princeton's WordNet
a family of dicotyledonous plants of order Sapindales found mostly in the north temperate zone
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buckwheat family
(Polygonaceae, family Polygonaceae, buckwheat family)
Princeton's WordNet
a family of plants of order Polygonales chiefly of the north temperate zone; includes the buckwheats
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maidenhair spleenwort
(maidenhair spleenwort, Asplenium trichomanes)
Princeton's WordNet
small rock-inhabiting fern of northern temperate zone and Hawaii with pinnate fronds
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