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Vincetoxin: Definition and part of speech

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Vincetoxin

  1. n. A glucoside extracted from the root of the white swallowwort (Vincetoxicum officinale, a plant of the Asclepias family) as a bitter yellow amorphous substance; — called also asclepiadin, and cynanchin.

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.

Vinaigrette: Definition and part of speech

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Vinaigrette

  1. n. A small, two-wheeled vehicle, like a Bath chair, to be drawn or pushed by a boy or man.
  2. n. A sauce, made of vinegar, oil, and other ingredients, — used esp. for cold meats.
  3. n. A small perforated box for holding aromatic vinegar contained in a sponge, or a smelling bottle for smelling salts; — called also vinegarette.

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.

Vimineous: Definition and part of speech

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Vimineous

  1. a. Producing long, slender twigs or shoots.
  2. a. Of or pertaining to twigs; made of pliant twigs.

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.

Vinaceous: Definition and part of speech

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Vinaceous

  1. a. Of the color of wine, especially of red wine.
  2. a. Belonging to, or like, wine or grapes.

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.

Villous: Definition and part of speech

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Villous

  1. a. Furnished or clothed with villi.
  2. a. Abounding in, or covered with, fine hairs, or a woolly substance; shaggy with soft hairs; nappy.

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.

Villus: Definition and part of speech

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Villus

  1. n. Fine hairs on plants, resembling the pile of velvet.
  2. n. One of the minute papillary processes on certain vascular membranes; a villosity; as, villi cover the lining of the small intestines of many animals and serve to increase the absorbing surface.

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.