- jesuits' water nut
- noun
Usage: usually capitalized J: water chestnut 1
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Jesuits' nut — Jesuit Jes u*it, n. [F. J[ e]suite, Sp. Jesuita: cf. It. Gesuita.] 1. (R. C. Ch.) One of a religious order founded by Ignatius Loyola, and approved in 1540, under the title of The Society of Jesus. [1913 Webster] Note: The order consists of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Jesuits' bark — Jesuit Jes u*it, n. [F. J[ e]suite, Sp. Jesuita: cf. It. Gesuita.] 1. (R. C. Ch.) One of a religious order founded by Ignatius Loyola, and approved in 1540, under the title of The Society of Jesus. [1913 Webster] Note: The order consists of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Jesuits' drops — Jesuit Jes u*it, n. [F. J[ e]suite, Sp. Jesuita: cf. It. Gesuita.] 1. (R. C. Ch.) One of a religious order founded by Ignatius Loyola, and approved in 1540, under the title of The Society of Jesus. [1913 Webster] Note: The order consists of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Jesuits' powder — Jesuit Jes u*it, n. [F. J[ e]suite, Sp. Jesuita: cf. It. Gesuita.] 1. (R. C. Ch.) One of a religious order founded by Ignatius Loyola, and approved in 1540, under the title of The Society of Jesus. [1913 Webster] Note: The order consists of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Jesuits' tea — Jesuit Jes u*it, n. [F. J[ e]suite, Sp. Jesuita: cf. It. Gesuita.] 1. (R. C. Ch.) One of a religious order founded by Ignatius Loyola, and approved in 1540, under the title of The Society of Jesus. [1913 Webster] Note: The order consists of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
water chestnut — noun 1. a plant of the genus Trapa bearing spiny four pronged edible nutlike fruits • Syn: ↑water chestnut plant, ↑caltrop • Hypernyms: ↑aquatic plant, ↑water plant, ↑hydrophyte, ↑hydrophytic plant … Useful english dictionary
water caltrop — noun a variety of water chestnut • Syn: ↑Jesuits nut, ↑Trapa natans • Hypernyms: ↑water chestnut, ↑water chestnut plant, ↑caltrop * * * noun 1 … Useful english dictionary
Jesuits' nut — noun a variety of water chestnut • Syn: ↑water caltrop, ↑Trapa natans • Hypernyms: ↑water chestnut, ↑water chestnut plant, ↑caltrop * * * noun Usage: usually capitalized J … Useful english dictionary
water chestnut plant — noun a plant of the genus Trapa bearing spiny four pronged edible nutlike fruits • Syn: ↑water chestnut, ↑caltrop • Hypernyms: ↑aquatic plant, ↑water plant, ↑hydrophyte, ↑hydrophytic plant … Useful english dictionary
brazil — /breuh zil /, n. brazilwood. [1350 1400; ME brasile < ML < It < Sp brasil, deriv. of brasa live coal (the wood being red in color) < Gmc; see BRAISE] * * * Brazil Introduction Brazil Background: Following three centuries under the rule of… … Universalium
