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GENEALOGIST |
Family-tree specialist |
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GENETICS |
Family tree |
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PEDIGREE |
Family tree |
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LINEAGE |
Row a long time about family tree |
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ANCESTRY |
Fancy crest found in any family tree |
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RELATED |
Brother finally thrilled to be part of the same family tree |
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MUSKWOOD |
The wood of a West Indian tree of the Mahogany family
(Moschoxylum Swartzii). |
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QUANDONG |
The edible drupaceous fruit of an Australian tree
(Fusanus acuminatus) of the Sandalwood family; -- called also quandang. |
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TAMPOE |
The edible fruit of an East Indian tree (Baccaurea
Malayana) of the Spurge family. It somewhat resembles an apple. |
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FLEA-LOUSE |
A jumping plant louse of the family Psyllidae, of many
species. That of the pear tree is Psylla pyri. |
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OFFSHOOT |
That which shoots off or separates from a main stem,
channel, family, race, etc.; as, the offshoots of a tree. |
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RAMOON |
A small West Indian tree (Trophis Americana) of the
Mulberry family, whose leaves and twigs are used as fodder for cattle. |
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CLEARWING |
A lepidopterous insect with partially transparent wings,
of the family Aegeriadae, of which the currant and peach-tree borers
are examples. |
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SASSAFRAS |
An American tree of the Laurel family (Sassafras
officinale); also, the bark of the roots, which has an aromatic smell
and taste. |
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ARBUTE |
The strawberry tree, a genus of evergreen shrubs, of the
Heath family. It has a berry externally resembling the strawberry; the
arbute tree. |
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LONG-LIVED |
Having a long life; having constitutional peculiarities
which make long life probable; lasting long; as, a long-lived tree;
they are a longlived family; long-lived prejudices. |
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TRUMPETWOOD |
A tropical American tree (Cecropia peltata) of the
Breadfruit family, having hollow stems, which are used for wind
instruments; -- called also snakewood, and trumpet tree. |
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ANACARDIACEOUS |
Belonging to, or resembling, a family, or order, of
plants of which the cashew tree is the type, and the species of sumac
are well known examples. |
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PEAR |
The fleshy pome, or fruit, of a rosaceous tree (Pyrus
communis), cultivated in many varieties in temperate climates; also,
the tree which bears this fruit. See Pear family, below. |
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BUTTERNUT |
An American tree (Juglans cinerea) of the Walnut family,
and its edible fruit; -- so called from the oil contained in the
latter. Sometimes called oil nut and white walnut. |
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THYINE WOOD |
...n tree
(Callitris quadrivalvis), formerly called Thuja articulata. The tree is
of the Cedar family, and furnishes a balsamic resin called sandar... |
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WAMPEE |
A tree (Cookia punctata) of the Orange family, growing in
China and the East Indies; also, its fruit, which is about the size of
a large grape, and has a hard rind and a peculiar flavor. |
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TUPELO |
A North American tree (Nyssa multiflora) of the Dogwood
family, having brilliant, glossy foliage and acid red berries. The wood
is crossgrained... |
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BERGAMOT |
A tree of the Orange family (Citrus bergamia), having a
roundish or pear-shaped fruit, from the rind of which an essential oil
of delicious odo... |
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UPAS |
A tree (Antiaris toxicaria) of the Breadfruit family, common
in the forests of Java and the neighboring islands. Its secretions are
poisonous, ... |