Nasturtium
n.
Any plant of the genus Tropaeolum, geraniaceous herbs, having mostly climbing stems, peltate leaves, and spurred flowers, and including the common Indian cress (Tropaeolum majus), the canary-bird flower (T. peregrinum), and about thirty more species, all natives of South America. The whole plant has a warm pungent flavor, and the fleshy fruits are used as a substitute for capers, while the leaves and flowers are sometimes used in salads. →
Rubigo
n.
same as Rust, n., 2. →
Reconversion
n.
A second conversion. →
Wany
a.
Spoiled by wet; -- said of timber. →
Greasiness
n.
The quality or state of being greasy, oiliness; unctuousness; grossness. →
Lampoon
v. t.
To subject to abusive ridicule expressed in writing; to make the subject of a lampoon. →
Unwreathe
v. t.
To untwist, uncoil, or untwine, as anything wreathed. →
Jewstone
n.
A large clavate spine of a fossil sea urchin. →
Algor
n.
Cold; chilliness. →
Uncovering
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Uncover →
Fume
v. t.
To praise inordinately; to flatter. →
High
superl.
Acute or sharp; -- opposed to grave or low; as, a high note. →