a. 1. Armed with prickles, as a plant. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the family of plants of which the acanthus is the type. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. acinus a grape, grapestone. ] (Bot.) Containing seeds or stones of grapes, or grains like them. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to the genus Allium, or garlic, onions, leeks, etc.; having the smell or taste of garlic or onions. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. alutacius, fr. aluta soft leather. ] 1. Leathery. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Of a pale brown color; leather-yellow. Brande. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Bot.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the family of plants of which the amaranth is the type. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. (Bot.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, an order of plants differing from the lily family chiefly in having the ovary below the petals. The narcissus and daffodil are members of this family. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ LL. amentaceus. ] (Bot.) (a) Resembling, or consisting of, an ament or aments; as, the chestnut has an amentaceous inflorescence. (b) Bearing aments; having flowers arranged in aments; as, amentaceous plants. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. ampullaceus, fr. ampulla. ] Like a bottle or inflated bladder; bottle-shaped; swelling. Kirby. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ampullaceous sac (Zool.), one of the peculiar cavities in the tissues of sponges, containing the zooidal cells. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Bot.) Akin to, or derived from, the almond. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. amylum starch, Gr. &unr_;. See Amidin. ] Pertaining to starch; of the nature of starch; starchy. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Bot.) 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to the order of plants including the soursop, custard apple, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Bot.) Umbelliferous. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; dogbane; &unr_; from + &unr_; dog. ] (Bot.) Belonging to, or resembling, a family of plants, of which the dogbane (Apocynum) is the type. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. arum a genus of plants, fr. Gr. &unr_;. ] (Bot.) Of or pertaining to an order of plants, of which the genus Arum is the type. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. 1 abounding in trees. an arboraceous landscape
Syn. -- arboreous, woodsy, woody. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

Arbor Day, a day appointed for planting trees and shrubs. [ U.S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. arenaceus, fr. arena sand. ] Sandy or consisting largely of sand; of the nature of sand; easily disintegrating into sand; friable; as, arenaceous limestone. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. argillaceus, fr. argilla. ] Of the nature of clay; consisting of, or containing, argil or clay; clayey. [ 1913 Webster ]

Argillaceous sandstone (Geol.), a sandstone containing much clay. --
Argillaceous iron ore, the clay ironstone. --
Argillaceous schist or
state. See Argillite. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Consisting of, or containing, clay and sand, as a soil. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. arundinaceus, fr. arundo reed. ] Of or pertaining to a reed; resembling the reed or cane. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Asclepias. ] (Bot.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, plants of the Milkweed family. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. atramentum ink, fr. ater black. ] Black, like ink; inky; atramental. [ Obs. ] Derham. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to, or resembling, the Aurantiaceæ, an order of plants (formerly considered natural), of which the orange is the type. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. aurichalcum, for orichalcum brass. ] (Zool.) Brass-colored. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. avenaceus, fr. avena oats. ] Belonging to, or resembling, oats or the oat grasses. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Bot.) Of pertaining to, or resembling, the family of plants of which the trumpet flower (also called trumpet creeper and trumpet vine) is an example. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Bot.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a family of plants (Boraginaceæ) which includes the borage, heliotrope, beggar's lice, and many pestiferous plants. [ 1913 Webster ]

n., a., etc. See Borage, n., etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. brassica cabbage. ] (Bot.) Related to, or resembling, the cabbage, or plants of the Cabbage family. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Named after Olaf Bromel, a Swedish botanist. ] (Bot.) Pertaining to, or resembling, a family of endogenous and mostly epiphytic or saxicolous plants of which the genera Tillandsia and Billbergia are examples. The pineapple, though terrestrial, is also of this family. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. bulbaceus. See Bulb, n. ] Bulbous. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. butyrum butter. See Butter. ] Having the qualities of butter; resembling butter. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ From Byssus. ] (Bot.) Byssuslike; consisting of fine fibers or threads, as some very delicate filamentous algæ. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Bot.) Belonging to, or like, the family of plants of which the prickly pear is a common example. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. consisting of, or containing, calcareous and argillaceous earths. [ 1913 Webster ]

a.Consisting of, or containing, calcareous and siliceous earths. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. L. calceolarius shoemaker, fr. calceolus, a dim. of calceus shoe. ] (Bot.) A genus of showy herbaceous or shrubby plants, brought from South America; slipperwort. It has a yellow or purple flower, often spotted or striped, the shape of which suggests its name. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Calceolaria. ] Slipper-shaped. See Calceiform. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Bot.) Of pertaining to, or resembling, the family of plants (Campanulaceæ) of which Campanula is the type, and which includes the Canterbury bell, the harebell, and the Venus's looking-glass. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of the nature of camphor; containing camphor. Dunglison. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. capillaceus hairy, fr. capillus hair. ] Having long filaments; resembling a hair; slender. See Capillary. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the Honeysuckle family of plants (Caprifoliacæ. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to, containing, or composed of, carbon. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; clove tree; &unr_; nut + &unr_; leaf. ] (Bot.) (a) Having corollas of five petals with long claws inclosed in a tubular, calyx, as the pink. (b) Belonging to the family of which the pink and the carnation are the types. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ AS. See Churl, n. ] (O. Eng. Hist.) A freeman of the lowest class; one not a thane or of the servile classes; a churl. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. [ L. cepa, caepa, onion. ] Of the nature of an onion, as in odor; alliaceous. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. [ L. cera wax. ] Having the texture and color of new wax; like wax; waxy. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the Cetacea. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. chartaceus. See Charta. ] Resembling paper or parchment; of paper-like texture; papery. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Physiol.) Possessed of the properties of chyle; consisting of chyle. [ 1913 Webster ]