Coniferous :: Coniferous (a.) Pertaining to the order Coniferae, of which the pine tree is the type..

Coniform :: Coniform (a.) Cone-shaped; conical.

Coniine :: Coniine (n.) See Conine.

Conimene :: Conimene (n.) Same as Olibene.

Conine :: Conine (n.) A powerful and very poisonous vegetable alkaloid found in the hemlock (Conium maculatum) and extracted as a colorless oil, C8H17N, of strong repulsive odor and acrid taste. It is regarded as a derivative of piperidine and likewise of one of the collidines. It occasions a gradual paralysis of the motor nerves. Called also coniine, coneine, conia, etc. See Conium, 2..

Coniroster :: Coniroster (n.) One of the Conirostres.

Conirostral :: Conirostral (a.) Belonging to the Conirostres.

Conirostres :: Conirostres (n. pl.) A tribe of perching birds, including those which have a strong conical bill, as the finches..

Conisor :: Conisor (n.) See Cognizor.

Conistra :: Conistra (n.) Originally, a part of the palestra, or gymnasium among the Greeks; either the place where sand was stored for use in sprinkling the wrestlers, or the wrestling ground itself. Hence, a part of the orchestra of the Greek theater..

Conite :: Conite (n.) A magnesian variety of dolomite.

Conium :: Conium (n.) A genus of biennial, poisonous, white-flowered, umbelliferous plants, bearing ribbed fruit (seeds) and decompound leaves..

Conium :: Conium (n.) The common hemlock (Conium maculatum, poison hemlock, spotted hemlock, poison parsley), a roadside weed of Europe, Asia, and America, cultivated in the United States for medicinal purpose. It is an active poison. The leaves and fruit are used in medicine..

Croconic :: Croconic (a.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling saffron; having the color of saffron; as, croconic acid..

Croconic :: Croconic (a.) Pertaining to, or derived from, croconic acid..

Draconian :: Draconian (a.) Pertaining to Draco, a famous lawgiver of Athens, 621 b. c..

Draconic :: Draconic (a.) Relating to Draco, the Athenian lawgiver; or to the constellation Draco; or to dragon's blood..

Draconin :: Draconin (n.) A red resin forming the essential basis of dragon's blood; -- called also dracin.

Falconine :: Falconine (a.) Like a falcon or hawk; belonging to the Falconida.

Glauconite :: Glauconite (n.) The green mineral characteristic of the greensand of the chalk and other formations. It is a hydrous silicate of iron and potash. See Greensand.

Gluconic :: Gluconic (a.) Pertaining to, or derived from, glucose..

Glutaconic :: Glutaconic (a.) Pertaining to, or derived from, an acid intermediate between glutaric and aconitic acids..

Glyconian :: Glyconian (a. & n.) Glyconic.

Glyconic :: Glyconic (a.) Consisting of a spondee, a choriamb, and a pyrrhic; -- applied to a kind of verse in Greek and Latin poetry..

Glyconic :: Glyconic (n.) A glyconic verse.

Glyconin :: Glyconin (n.) An emulsion of glycerin and the yolk of eggs, used as an ointment, as a vehicle for medicines, etc..

Heliconia :: Heliconia (n.) One of numerous species of Heliconius, a genus of tropical American butterflies. The wings are usually black, marked with green, crimson, and white..

Heliconian :: Heliconian (a.) Of or pertaining to Helicon.

Heliconian :: Heliconian (a.) Like or pertaining to the butterflies of the genus Heliconius.

Iconical :: Iconical (a.) Pertaining to, or consisting of, images, pictures, or representations of any kind..

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