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NUMEROUS |
Very many |
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UMPTEEN |
Very many |
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SEVERAL |
Persons oe objects, more than two, but not very many. |
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FAR |
In a great proportion; by many degrees; very much; deeply;
greatly. |
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MYRIAD |
An immense number; a very great many; an indefinitely large
number. |
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MUSHROOM |
Any large fungus, especially one of the genus Agaricus; a
toadstool. Several species are edible; but many are very poisonous. |
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MIDGE |
A very small fly, abundant in many parts of the United
States and Canada, noted for the irritating quality of its bite. |
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INDUSIUM |
The immediate covering of the fruit dots or sori in many
ferns, usually a very thin scale attached by the middle or side to a
veinlet. |
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SPERMATOPHORE |
...matozoa. They are present in many annelids, brachiopods, mollusks,
and crustaceans. In cephalopods the structure of the capsule is very
complex.... |
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DADDY LONGLEGS |
A name applied to many species of dipterous insects
of the genus Tipula, and allied genera, with slender bodies, and very
long, slender legs; the crane fly; -- called also father longlegs. |
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POLYCYSTINA |
...e
marine species. The skeleton is composed of silica, and is often very
elegant in form and sculpture. Many have been found in the fossil
sta... |
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GIBBON |
... many
species and varieties inhabit the East Indies and Southern Asia. They
are tailless and without cheek pouches, and have very long arms,
... |
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PANSY |
...blossom,
originally purple and yellow. Cultivated varieties have very large
flowers of a great diversity of colors. Called also heart's-ease,
... |
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GOURAMI |
A very largo East Indian freshwater fish (Osphromenus
gorami), extensively reared in artificial ponds in tropical countries,
and highly valued ... |
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STRONGYLOID |
...kidneys, lungs, and
bronchial tubes, are often very injurious. ... |
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CURCULIO |
... many
genera; -- called also weevils, snout beetles, billbeetles, and
billbugs. Many of the species are very destructive, as the plum
curculi... |
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JADE |
A stone, commonly of a pale to dark green color but sometimes
whitish. It is very hard and compact, capable of fine polish, and is
used for orn... |
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QUINCE |
... carpel. It has hard flesh of high flavor, but
very acid, and is largely used for marmalade, jelly, and preserves. ... |
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FIDDLER |
A burrowing crab of the genus Gelasimus, of many species.
The male has one claw very much enlarged, and often holds it in a
position similar to... |
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FLUORITE |
...ors,
white, yellow, purple, green, red, etc., often very beautiful,
crystallizing commonly in cubes with perfect octahedral cleavage; also
ma... |
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MOOSE |
...icanus),
native of the Northern United States and Canada. The adult male is
about as large as a horse, and has very large, palmate antlers. It
... |
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GARFISH |
...enus
Tylosurus, of which one species (T. marinus) is common on the Atlantic
coast. T. Caribbaeus, a very large species, and T. crassus, are more... |
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WATERMELON |
The very large ovoid or roundish fruit of a
cucurbitaceous plant (Citrullus vulgaris) of many varieties; also, the
plant itself. The fruit some... |
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BROMINE |
...ities to
chlorine and iodine. Atomic weight 79.8. Symbol Br. It is a deep
reddish brown liquid of a very disagreeable odor, emitting a brownish
... |
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INULIN |
A substance of very wide occurrence. It is found dissolved
in the sap of the roots and rhizomes of many composite and other
plants, as Inula, H... |