- Scotch attorney
- Scotch attorney noun (W Indies)A climber (genus Clusia) that strangles trees• • •Main Entry: ↑Scotch
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Scotch — (adj.) of Scotland, 1590s, contraction of SCOTTISH (Cf. Scottish). Disdained by the Scottish because of the many insulting and pejorative formations made from it by the English (e.g. Scotch attorney, a Jamaica term from 1864 for strangler vines) … Etymology dictionary
List of Old Scotch Collegians — Old Scotch Collegians Association Logo This is a list of Old Scotch Collegians, who are notable former students of Scotch College in Melbourne … Wikipedia
Clusiaceae — ▪ plant family the garcinia family, in the order Malpighiales, comprising about 40 genera of tropical trees and shrubs. Several are important for their fruits, resins, or timbers. Members of the Clusiaceae family usually have broad ended,… … Universalium
Clusia — fluminensis Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae … Wikipedia
Clusia major — Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae … Wikipedia
Clusia rosea Jacq. — Symbol CLRO Common Name Scotch attorney Botanical Family Clusiaceae … Scientific plant list
Clusia rosea — ID 20418 Symbol Key CLRO Common Name Scotch attorney Family Clusiaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution FL, HI, PR, VI Growth Habit Tree, Shrub Dur … USDA Plant Characteristics
compear — (Scotch.) To enter an appearance in an action, either in person or by attorney … Ballentine's law dictionary
United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… … Universalium
Mountjoy Square — The south side of Mountjoy Square, in the snow of January 2010 Mountjoy Square (Irish: Cearnóg Mhuinseo), one of five Georgian squares in Dublin, Ireland, lies on the north side of the city just under a kilometre from the … Wikipedia
