Definition of hymen

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Hymen (n.) A fabulous deity; according to some, the son of Apollo and Urania, according to others, of Bacchus and Venus. He was the god of marriage, and presided over nuptial solemnities..

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Formica :: Formica (n.) A Linnaean genus of hymenopterous insects, including the common ants. See Ant..
Hymenophore :: Hymenophore (n.) That part of a fungus which is covered with the hymenium.
Hymenopterous :: Hymenopterous (a.) Like, or characteristic of, the Hymenoptera; pertaining to the Hymenoptera..
Caprification :: Caprification (n.) The practice of hanging, upon the cultivated fig tree, branches of the wild fig infested with minute hymenopterous insects..
Hymeneal :: Hymeneal (n.) Alt. of Hymenea.
Hymenium :: Hymenium (n.) The spore-bearing surface of certain fungi, as that on the gills of a mushroom..
Hymeniums :: Hymeniums (pl. ) of Hymeniu.
Urocerata :: Urocerata (n. pl.) A division of boring Hymenoptera, including Tremex and allied genera. See Illust. of Horntail..
Paraglossa :: Paraglossa (n.) One of a pair of small appendages of the lingua or labium of certain insects. See Illust. under Hymenoptera.
Maidenhead :: Maidenhead (n.) The hymen, or virginal membrane..
Morel :: Morel (n.) An edible fungus (Morchella esculenta), the upper part of which is covered with a reticulated and pitted hymenium. It is used as food, and for flavoring sauces..
Hymenogeny :: Hymenogeny (n.) The production of artificial membranes by contact of two fluids, as albumin and fat, by which the globules of the latter are surrounded by a thin film of the former..
Apis :: Apis (n.) A genus of insects of the order Hymenoptera, including the common honeybee (Apis mellifica) and other related species. See Honeybee..
Gallfly :: Gallfly (n.) An insect that deposits its eggs in plants, and occasions galls, esp. any small hymenopteran of the genus Cynips and allied genera. See Illust. of Gall..
Hymeneal :: Hymeneal (n.) Alt. of Hymenea.
Jointworm :: "Jointworm (n.) The larva of a small, hymenopterous fly (Eurytoma hordei), which is found in gall-like swellings on the stalks of wheat, usually at or just above the first joint. In some parts of America it does great damage to the crop..
Bee :: Bee (n.) An insect of the order Hymenoptera, and family Apidae (the honeybees), or family Andrenidae (the solitary bees.) See Honeybee..
Matrimonial :: Matrimonial (a.) Of or pertaining to marriage; derived from marriage; connubial; nuptial; hymeneal; as, matrimonial rights or duties..
Chalcid Fly :: Chalcid fly () One of a numerous family of hymenopterous insects (Chalcididae. Many are gallflies, others are parasitic on insects..
Hymenoptera :: Hymenoptera (n. pl.) An extensive order of insects, including the bees, ants, ichneumons, sawflies, etc..
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