Holly (2)
Hol″ly (hŏl″ly̆), n. [OE holi, holin, AS. holen, holegn; akin to D. & G. hulst, OHG. huls hulis, W. celyn, Armor. kelen, Gael. cuilionn, Ir. cuileann. Cf. 1st Holm, Hulver.] 1. ...
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Hollyhock
Hol″ly‐hock (?), n. [OE. holihoc; holi holy + hoc mallow, AS. hoc; cf. W. hocys mallows, hocys bendigaid hollyhock, lit., blessed mallow. Prob. so named because brought from the...
Holm
Holm (?), n. [OE., prob. from AS. holen holly; as the holly is also called holm. See Holly.] (Bot.) A common evergreen oak, of Europe (Quercus Ilex); — called also ilex, and holly.
Holm (2)
Holm (?), n. [AS. holm, usually meaning, sea, water; akin to Icel. hōlmr, holmr, an island, Dan. holm, Sw. holme, G. holm, and prob. to E. hill. Cf. Hill.]1. An islet in a river...
Holmia
‖Hol″mi‐a (?), n.(Chem.) An oxide of holmium.
Holmium
‖Hol″mi‐um (?), n.(Chem.) A rare element said to be contained in gadolinite. — Hol″mic (#), a.
Holmos
‖Hol″mos (?), n.(Greek & Etrus. Antiq.) A name given to a vase having a rounded body; esp.: (a) A closed vessel of nearly spherical form on a high stem or pedestal. Fairholt. (b...
Holo-
Hol″o– (?). A combining form fr. Gr. ὅλοσ whole.
Holoblast
Hol″o‐blast (?), n. [Holo + -blast.] (Biol.) an ovum composed entirely of germinal matter. See Meroblast.
Holoblastic
Hol′o‐blas″tic (?), a.(Biol.) Undergoing complete segmentation; composed entirely of germinal matter, the whole of the yolk undergoing fission; — opposed to meroblastic.
Holocaust
Hol″o‐caust (?), n. [L. holocaustum, Gr. �, neut. of �, �, burnt whole; ὁλοσ̓ whole + καυστόσ burnt, fr. καίειν to burn (cf. Caustic): cf. F. holocauste.] 1. A burnt sacrifice; ...
Holocephali
‖Hol′o‐ceph″a‐li (?), n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ὅλοσ whole + κεφαλή head.] (Zoöl.) An order of elasmobranch fishes, including, among living species, only the chimæras; — called also...
Holocryptic
Hol′o‐cryp″tic (?), a. [Holo- + Gr. κρύπτειν to conceal.] Wholly or completely concealing; incapable of being deciphered.Holocryptic cipher, a cipher so constructed as to afford...
Holocrystalline
Hol′o‐crys″tal‐line (?), a. [Holo + crystalline.] (Min.) Completely crystalline; — said of a rock like granite, all the constituents of which are crystalline.
Holograph
Hol″o‐graph (?), n. [L. holographus entirely autograph, Gr. ολὅγραφοσ; ὅλοσ whole + γράφειν to write: cf. F. holographe, olographe.] A document, as a letter, deed, or will, whol...
Holographic
Hol′o‐graph″ic (?), a. Of the nature of a holograph; pertaining to holographs.
Holohedral
Hol′o‐he″dral (?), a. [Holo- + Gr. � seat, base, fr. � to sit.] (Crystallog.) Having all the planes required by complete symmetry, — in opposition to hemihedral.
Holohemihedral
Hol′o‐hem′i‐he″dral (?), a. [Holo- + hemihedral.] (Crystallog.) Presenting hemihedral forms, in which all the sectants have halt the whole number of planes. Dana.
Holometabola
‖Hol′o‐me‐tab″o‐la (?), n. pl. [NL. See Holo-, and Metabola.] (Zoöl.) Those insects which have a complete metamorphosis; metabola.
Holometabolic
Hol′o‐met′a‐bol″ic (?), a.(Zoöl.) Having a complete metamorphosis; — said of certain insects, as the butterflies and bees.
Holometer
Ho‐lom″e‐ter (?), n. [Holo + -meter: cf. F. holometre.] An instrument for making all kinds of angular measurements.
Holophanerous
Hol′o‐phan″er‐ous (?), a. [Holo + Gr. � visible, fr. � to appear.] (Zoöl.) Same as Holometabolic.
Holophotal
Hol′o‐pho″tal (?), a. [Holo + Gr. �, �, light.] (Opt.) Causing no loss of light; — applied to reflectors which throw back the rays of light without perceptible loss.
Holophote
Hol″o‐phote (?), n. A lamp with lenses or reflectors to collect the rays of light and throw them in a given direction; — used in lighthouses.
Holophrastic
Hol′o‐phras″tic (?), a. [Holo + Gr. � to speak: cf. F. holophrastique.] Expressing a phrase or sentence in a single word, — as is the case in the aboriginal languages of America.
Holophytic
Hol′o‐phyt″ic (?), a. [Holo + Gr.� a plant.] Wholly or distinctively vegetable.Holophytic nutrition (�), that form of nutrition, characteristic of vegetable organisms, in which ...
Holorhinal
Hol′o‐rhi″nal (?), a. [Holo + Gr.�, nose.] (Anat.) Having the nasal bones contiguous.