Academist
A‐cad″e‐mist (�), n. [F. academiste.] 1. An Academic philosopher.2. An academician. Ray.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Academy
A‐cad″e‐my (�), n.; pl.Academies (�). [F. académie, L. academia. Cf. Academe.] 1. A garden or grove near Athens (so named from the hero Academus), where Plato and his followers ...
Acadian
A‐ca″di‐an (�), a. Of or pertaining to Acadie, or Nova Scotia. “Acadian farmers.” Longfellow. — n. A native of Acadie.Acadian epoch(Geol.), an epoch at the beginning of the Amer...
Acajou
‖Ac″a‐jou (�), n. [F. See Cashew.] (Bot.) (a) The cashew tree; also, its fruit. See Cashew. (b) The mahogany tree; also, its timber.
Acaleph
{ Ac″a‐leph (�), Ac′a‐le″phan (�) } n.; pl.Acalephs (�), Acalephans (�). [See Acalephæ.] (Zoöl.) One of the Acalephæ.
Acalephæ
‖Ac′a‐le″phæ (�), n. pl. A group of Cœlenterata, including the Medusæ or jellyfishes, and hydroids; — so called from the stinging power they possess. Sometimes called sea nettles.
Acalephoid
Ac′ale″phoid (�), a. [Acaleph + -oid.] (Zoöl.) Belonging to or resembling the Acalephæ or jellyfishes.
Acalycine
A‐cal″y‐cine (�), Ac′a‐lys′i‐nous (�), a. [Gr. ἀ priv. + � calyx.] (Bot.) Without a calyx, or outer floral envelope.
Acanth
A‐canth″ (�), n. Same as Acanthus.
Acantha
‖A‐can″tha (�), n. [Gr. � thorn, fr. � point. See Acute.] 1. (Bot.) A prickle.2. (Zoöl.) A spine or prickly fin.3. (Anat.) The vertebral column; the spinous process of a vertebr...
Acanthaceous
Ac″an‐tha″ceous (�), a. 1. Armed with prickles, as a plant.2. (Bot.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the family of plants of which the acanthus is the type.
Acanthine
A‐can″thine (�), a. [L. acanthinus, Gr. �, thorny, fr. �. See Acanthus.] Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the plant acanthus.
Acanthocarpous
A‐can′tho‐car″pous (�), a.(Bot.) Having the fruit covered with spines.
Acanthocephala
‖A‐can′tho‐ceph″a‐la (�), n. pl.(Zoöl.) A group of intestinal worms, having the proboscis armed with recurved spines.
Acanthocephalous
A‐can′tho‐ceph″a‐lous (�), a.(Zoöl.) Having a spiny head, as one of the Acanthocephala.
Acanthophorous
Ac′an‐thoph″o‐rous (�), a. Spine-bearing. Gray.
Acanthopodious
A‐can′tho‐po″di‐ous (�), a.(Bot.) Having spinous petioles.
Acanthopteri
‖Ac′an‐thop″ter‐i (�), n. pl.(Zoöl.) A group of teleostean fishes having spiny fins. See Acanthopterygii.
Acanthopterous
Ac′an‐thop″ter‐ous (�), a. 1. (Zoöl.) Spiny-winged.2. (Zoöl.) Acanthopterygious.
Acanthopterygian
Ac′an‐thop′ter‐yg″i‐an (�), a.(Zoöl.) Belonging to the order of fishes having spinose fins, as the perch. — n. A spiny-finned fish.
Acanthopterygii
‖Ac′an‐thop′ter‐yg″i‐i (�), n. pl.(Zoöl.) An order of fishes having some of the rays of the dorsal, ventral, and anal fins unarticulated and spinelike, as the perch.
Acanthopterygious
Ac′an‐thop′ter‐yg″i‐ous (�), a.(Zoöl.) Having fins in which the rays are hard and spinelike; spiny-finned.
Acanthus
A‐can″thus (�), n.; pl. E. Acanthuses (�), L. Acanthi (�). [L., from Gr. �. Cf. Acantha.]1. (Bot.) A genus of herbaceous prickly plants, found in the south of Europe, Asia Minor...
Acapsular
A‐cap″su‐lar (�), a. [Pref. a- not + capsular.] (Bot.) Having no capsule.
Acardiac
A‐car″di‐ac (�), a. [Gr. �; ἀ priv. + � heart.] Without a heart; as, an acardiac fetus.
Acaridan
A‐car″i‐dan (�), n. [See Acarus.] (Zoöl.) One of a group of arachnids, including the mites and ticks.
Acarina
‖Ac′a‐ri″na (�), n. pl.(Zoöl.) The group of Arachnida which includes the mites and ticks. Many species are parasitic, and cause diseases like the itch and mange.