a. [ Gr. &unr_; extreme, highest + &unr_; fruit. ] (Bot.) (a) Having a terminal fructification; having the fruit at the end of the stalk. (b) Having the fruit stalks at the end of a leafy stem, as in certain mosses. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. 1 dioecious evergreen trees or shrubs; equatorial to S and SE Africa: yellowwood2; similar to trees or genus Podocarpus.
Syn. -- genus Afrocarpus [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Sp. brocado (cf. It. broccato, F. brocart), fr. LL. brocare *prick, to figure (textile fabrics), to emboss (linen), to stitch. See Broach. ] Silk stuff, woven with gold and silver threads, or ornamented with raised flowers, foliage, etc.; -- also applied to other stuffs thus wrought and enriched. [ 1913 Webster ]

A gala suit of faded brocade. W. Irving. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Woven or worked, as brocade, with gold and silver, or with raised flowers, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

Brocaded flowers o'er the gay mantua shine. Gay. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Dressed in brocade. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Brokkerage. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Perh. fr. Brocardica, Brocardicorum opus, a collection of ecclesiastical canons by Burkhard, Bishop of Worms, called, by the Italians and French, Brocard. ] An elementary principle or maximum; a short, proverbial rule, in law, ethics, or metaphysics. [ 1913 Webster ]

The legal brocard, “Falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus, ” is a rule not more applicable to other witness than to consciousness. Sir W. Hamilton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. brocatelle, fr. It. brocatello: cf. Sp. brocatel. See Brocade. ] 1. A kind of coarse brocade, or figured fabric, used chiefly for tapestry, linings for carriages, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A marble, clouded and veined with white, gray, yellow, and red, in which the yellow usually prevails. It is also called Siena marble, from its locality. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Brocatel. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; second + E. canonical. ] Pertaining to a second canon, or ecclesiastical writing of inferior authority; -- said of the Apocrypha, certain Epistles, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; with two wings + &unr_; fruit. ] (Bot.) A genus of trees found in the East Indies, some species of which produce a fragrant resin, other species wood oil. The fruit has two long wings. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Embrocated p. pr. & vb. n. Embrocating. ] [ NL. embrocatus, p. p. of embrocare; cf. Gr. &unr_; lotion, fomentation, fr. &unr_; to foment; &unr_; in + &unr_; to wet. ] (Med.) To moisten and rub (a diseased part) with a liquid substance, as with spirit, oil, etc., by means of a cloth or sponge. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL. embrocatio: cf. F. embrocation. ] (Med.) (a) The act of moistening and rubbing a diseased part with spirit, oil, etc. (b) The liquid or lotion with which an affected part is rubbed. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a genus of nearly globular cacti of Mexico and Southwestern U. S., including some of the barrel cacti.
Syn. -- genus Ferocactus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Ferro- + calcite. ] Limestone containing a large percentage of iron carbonate, and hence turning brown on exposure. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. fibra a fiber + E. cartilage. ] (Anat.) A kind of cartilage with a fibrous matrix and approaching fibrous connective tissue in structure. -- Fi`bro*car`ti*lag"i*nous a. [1913 Webster]

n. one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Lily family Liliaceae, but not widely accepted; it includes the genus Hemerocallis.
Syn. -- family Hemerocallidaceae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; day + ka`llos beauty. ] (Bot.) A genus of plants, some species of which are cultivated for their beautiful flowers; day lily. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Hetero- + Gr. &unr_; fruit. ] (Bot.) The power of producing two kinds of reproductive bodies, as in the hog peanut Amphicarpaea bracteata (photo by Daniel Reed ([email protected]) from http://www.2bnthewild.com), in which besides the usual pods produced from flowers above ground, there are others underground. In the hog peanut the above-ground flowers are all creamy white or tinged with purple, as in the photo. [ 1913 Webster + PJC ]

a. (Bot.) Characterized by heterocarpism. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Hydro-, 2 + carbon. ] (Chem.) A compound containing only hydrogen and carbon, as methane, benzene, etc.; also, by extension, any of their derivatives. [ 1913 Webster ]

Hydrocarbon burner,
furnace,
stove, a burner, furnace, or stove with which liquid fuel, as petroleum, is used. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of the nature, or containing, hydrocarbons. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (a) (Old Chem.) A hydrocarbon. [ Obs. ] (b) (Chem.) A hydrous carbonate, as malachite. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Hydro-, 2 + carbostyril. ] (Chem.) A white, crystalline, nitrogenous hydrocarbon, C9H9NO, obtained from certain derivatives of cinnamic acid and closely related to quinoline and carbostyril. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Hydro-, 2 + carburet. ] (Chem.) Carbureted hydrogen; also, a hydrocarbon. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Hydrocauli [ NL., fr. Gr. "y`dwr water + &unr_; a stalk.] (Zool.) The hollow stem of a hydroid, either simple or branched. See Illust. of Gymnoblastea and Hydroidea. [1913 Webster]

n.; pl. Imbrocadoes [ See Brocade. ] Cloth of silver or of gold. [ R. ]

{ ‖ }, n. [ It. imbroccata. ] A hit or thrust. [ Obs. ] B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A dress crepe; similar to Canton crepe.
Syn. -- crepe marocain. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Nitro- + calcite. ] (Min.) Nitrate of calcium, a substance having a grayish white color, occuring in efflorescences on old walls, and in limestone caves, especially where there exists decaying animal matter. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Nitro- + carbon + L. oleum oil. ] (Chem.) See Nitromethane. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. not reciprocating. [ Narrower terms: nonreciprocal (vs. reciprocal) ] WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. pl. [ NL., from Gr. fanero`s evident + karpo`s fruit (but taken to mean, ovary). ] (Zool.) Same as Acraspeda. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pleuro- + Gr. &unr_; fruit. ] (Bot.) Any pleurocarpic moss. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. (Bot.) Side-fruited; -- said of those true mosses in which the pedicels or the capsules are from lateral archegonia; -- opposed to acrocarpous. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. procax, -acis, fr. procare to ask, demand. ] Pert; petulant; forward; saucy. [ R. ] Barrow. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. procacitas. ] Forwardness; pertness; petulance. [ R. ] Burton. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. See Pro-, and Cambium. ] (Bot.) The young tissue of a fibrovascular bundle before its component cells have begun to be differentiated. Sachs. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; beginning beforehand. fr. &unr_; to begin first; &unr_; before + &unr_; to begin; &unr_; intens. + &unr_; to begin: cf. F. procatarctique. ] (Med.) Beginning; predisposing; exciting; initial. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The words procatarctic causes have been used with different significations. Thus they have been employed synonymously with prime causes, exciting causes, and predisposing or remote causes. [ 1913 Webster ]

The physician inquires into the procatarctic causes. Harvey. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; first beginning. ] (Med.) The kindling of a disease into action; also, the procatarctic cause. Quincy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pyro- + catechu. ] (Chem.) A white crystalline substance, C6H4(OH)2, of the phenol series, found in various plants; -- so called because first obtained by distillation of gum catechu. Called also catechol, oxyphenol. etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. reciprocus; of unknown origin. ] 1. Recurring in vicissitude; alternate. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Done by each to the other; interchanging or interchanged; given and received; due from each to each; mutual; as, reciprocal love; reciprocal duties. [ 1913 Webster ]

Let our reciprocal vows be remembered. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Mutually interchangeable. [ 1913 Webster ]

These two rules will render a definition reciprocal with the thing defined. I. Watts. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Gram.) Reflexive; -- applied to pronouns and verbs, but sometimes limited to such pronouns as express mutual action. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. (Math.) Used to denote different kinds of mutual relation; often with reference to the substitution of reciprocals for given quantities. See the Phrases below. [ 1913 Webster ]

Reciprocal equation (Math.), one which remains unchanged in form when the reciprocal of the unknown quantity is substituted for that quantity. --
Reciprocal figures (Geom.), two figures of the same kind (as triangles, parallelograms, prisms, etc.), so related that two sides of the one form the extremes of a proportion of which the means are the two corresponding sides of the other; in general, two figures so related that the first corresponds in some special way to the second, and the second corresponds in the same way to the first. --
Reciprocal proportion (Math.), a proportion such that, of four terms taken in order, the first has to the second the same ratio which the fourth has to the third, or the first has to the second the same ratio which the reciprocal of the third has to the reciprocal of the fourth. Thus, 2:5: :20:8 form a reciprocal proportion, because 2:5: :1/20:1/8. --
Reciprocal quantities (Math.), any two quantities which produce unity when multiplied together. --
Reciprocal ratio (Math.), the ratio between the reciprocals of two quantities; as, the reciprocal ratio of 4 to 9 is that of 1/4 to 1/9. --
Reciprocal terms (Logic), those terms which have the same signification, and, consequently, are convertible, and may be used for each other. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Mutual; alternate. -- Reciprocal, Mutual. The distinctive idea of mutual is, that the parties unite by interchange in the same act; as, a mutual covenant; mutual affection, etc. The distinctive idea of reciprocal is, that one party acts by way of return or response to something previously done by the other party; as, a reciprocal kindness; reciprocal reproaches, etc. Love is reciprocal when the previous affection of one party has drawn forth the attachment of the other. To make it mutual in the strictest sense, the two parties should have fallen in love at the same time; but as the result is the same, the two words are here used interchangeably. The ebbing and flowing of the tide is a case where the action is reciprocal, but not mutual. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. That which is reciprocal to another thing. [ 1913 Webster ]

Corruption is a reciprocal to generation. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Arith. & Alg.) The quotient arising from dividing unity by any quantity; thus 1/4 is the reciprocal of 4; 1/(a + b) is the reciprocal of a + b. The reciprocal of a fraction is the fraction inverted, or the denominator divided by the numerator. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or condition of being reciprocal; reciprocalness. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. 1. In a reciprocal manner; so that each affects the other, and is equally affected by it; interchangeably; mutually. [ 1913 Webster ]

These two particles do reciprocally affect each other with the same force. Bentley. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Math.) In the manner of reciprocals. [ 1913 Webster ]

Reciprocally proportional (Arith. & Alg.), proportional, as two variable quantities, so that the one shall have a constant ratio to the reciprocal of the other. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or condition of being reciprocal; mutual return; alternateness. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To give and return mutually; to make return for; to give in return; to interchange; to alternate; as, to reciprocate favors. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Reciprocated p. pr. & vb. n. Reciprocating. ] [ L. reciprocatus, p. p. of reciprocare. See Reciprocal. ] To move forward and backward alternately; to recur in vicissitude; to act interchangeably; to alternate. [ 1913 Webster ]

One brawny smith the puffing bellows plies,
And draws and blows reciprocating air. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

Reciprocating engine, a steam, air, or gas engine, etc., in which the piston moves back and forth; -- in distinction from a rotary engine, in which the piston travels continuously in one direction in a circular path. --
Reciprocating motion (Mech.), motion alternately backward and forward, or up and down, as of a piston rod. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. reciprocatio: cf. F. réciprocation. ] 1. The act of reciprocating; interchange of acts; a mutual giving and returning; as, the reciprocation of kindness. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Alternate recurrence or action; as, the reciprocation of the sea in the flow and ebb of tides. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F. Cf. Rock a stone. ] (Art) (a) Artificial rockwork made of rough stones and cement, as for gardens. (b) The rococo system of scroll ornament, based in part on the forms of shells and water-worn rocks. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ F. ] [ Written also rokambole. ] (Bot.) A name of Allium Scorodoprasum and Allium Ascalonium, two kinds of garlic, the latter of which is also called shallot. [ 1913 Webster ]