Helen Fenton

Ageratum: Definition and part of speech

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Ageratum

  1. n. A genus of plants, one species of which (A. Mexicanum) has lavender-blue flowers in dense clusters.

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.

Agent: Definition and part of speech

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Agent

  1. n. An active power or cause; that which has the power to produce an effect; as, a physical, chemical, or medicinal agent; as, heat is a powerful agent.
  2. a. Acting; — opposed to patient, or sustaining, action.
  3. n. One who exerts power, or has the power to act; an actor.
  4. n. One who acts for, or in the place of, another, by authority from him; one intrusted with the business of another; a substitute; a deputy; a factor.

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.

Agendum: Definition and part of speech

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Agendum

  1. n. A church service; a ritual or liturgy. [In this sense, usually Agenda.]
  2. n. Something to be done; in the pl., a memorandum book.

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.