Helen Fenton

Amaryllis: Definition and part of speech

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Amaryllis

  1. n. A genus of the same family, including the Belladonna lily.
  2. n. A pastoral sweetheart.
  3. n. A family of plants much esteemed for their beauty, including the narcissus, jonquil, daffodil, agave, and others.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Alveolus: Definition and part of speech

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Alveolus

  1. n. A small depression, sac, or vesicle, as the socket of a tooth, the air cells of the lungs, the ultimate saccules of glands, etc.
  2. n. A cell in a honeycomb.
  3. n. A small cavity in a coral, shell, or fossil

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Alvine: Definition and part of speech

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Alvine

  1. a. Of, from, in, or pertaining to, the belly or the intestines; as, alvine discharges; alvine concretions.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Always: Definition and part of speech

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Always

  1. adv. Constancy during a certain period, or regularly at stated intervals; invariably; uniformly; — opposed to sometimes or occasionally.
  2. adv. At all times; ever; perpetually; throughout all time; continually; as, God is always the same.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.

Alyssum: Definition and part of speech

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Alyssum

  1. n. A genus of cruciferous plants; madwort. The sweet alyssum (A. maritimum), cultivated for bouquets, bears small, white, sweet-scented flowers.

The word meanings were obtained from OPTED(The Online Plain Text English Dictionary), which is based on “The Project Gutenberg Etext of Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary” which is in turn based on the 1913 US Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary (See Project Gutenburg), as a text file.