n.
A dangerous rock on the Italian coast opposite the whirpool Charybdis on the coast of Sicily, -- both personified in classical literature as ravenous monsters. The passage between them was formerly considered perilous; hence, the saying "Between Scylla and Charybdis," signifying a great peril on either hand. →
n.
A genus of plants which yield the cotton of the arts. The species are much confused. G. herbaceum is the name given to the common cotton plant, while the long-stapled sea-island cotton is produced by G. Barbadense, a shrubby variety. There are several other kinds besides these. →
n.
Consumption of less than is produced; consumption of less than the usual amount. →
a.
Belonging to the nations at large, as distinguished from the Jews; ethnic; of pagan or heathen people. →
A kind of mint (Mentha aquatica) growing in wet places, and sometimes having a perfume resembling bergamot. →