Acinetae :: Acinetae (n. pl.) A group of suctorial Infusoria, which in the adult stage are stationary. See Suctoria..

Antae :: Antae (pl. ) of Ant.

Antaean :: Antaean (a.) Pertaining to Antaeus, a giant athlete slain by Hercules..

Arbor Vitae :: Arbor vitae () An evergreen tree of the cypress tribe, genus Thuja. The American species is the T. occidentalis..

Arbor Vitae :: Arbor vitae () The treelike disposition of the gray and white nerve tissues in the cerebellum, as seen in a vertical section..

Carinatae :: Carinatae (n. pl.) A grand division of birds, including all existing flying birds; -- So called from the carina or keel on the breastbone..

Compositae :: Compositae (n. pl.) A large family of dicotyledonous plants, having their flowers arranged in dense heads of many small florets and their anthers united in a tube. The daisy, dandelion, and asters, are examples..

Crataegus :: Crataegus (n.) A genus of small, hardy trees, including the hawthorn, much used for ornamental purposes..

Docetae :: Docetae (n. pl.) Ancient heretics who held that Christ's body was merely a phantom or appearance.

Glutaeus :: Glutaeus (n.) The great muscle of the buttock in man and most mammals, and the corresponding muscle in many lower animals..

Guttae :: GuttAe (pl. ) of Gutt.

Lignum-vitae :: Lignum-vitae (n.) A tree (Guaiacum officinale) found in the warm latitudes of America, from which the guaiacum of medicine is procured. Its wood is very hard and heavy, and is used for various mechanical purposes, as for the wheels of ships' blocks, cogs, bearings, and the like. See Guaiacum..

Lyttae :: Lyttae (pl. ) of Lytt.

Notaeum :: Notaeum (n.) The back or upper surface, as of a bird..

Octaedral :: Octaedral (a.) See Octahedral.

Octaemeron :: Octaemeron (n.) A fast of eight days before a great festival.

Peltae :: Peltae (pl. ) of Pelt.

Placentae :: Placentae (pl. ) of Placent.

Portae :: Portae (pl. ) of Port.

Praetextae :: Praetextae (pl. ) of Praetext.

Ratitae :: Ratitae (n. pl.) An order of birds in which the wings are small, rudimentary, or absent, and the breastbone is destitute of a keel. The ostrich, emu, moa, and apteryx are examples..

Semitae :: Semitae (pl. ) of Semit.

Septaemia :: Septaemia (n.) Septicaemia.

Setae :: Setae (pl. ) of Set.

Taedium :: Taedium (n.) See Tedium.

Tael :: Tael (n.) A denomination of money, in China, worth nearly six shillings sterling, or about a dollar and forty cents; also, a weight of one ounce and a third..

Taen :: Taen () Alt. of Ta'e.

Taenia :: Taenia (n.) A genus of intestinal worms which includes the common tapeworms of man. See Tapeworm.

Taenia :: Taenia (n.) A band; a structural line; -- applied to several bands and lines of nervous matter in the brain.

Taenia :: Taenia (n.) The fillet, or band, at the bottom of a Doric frieze, separating it from the architrave..

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