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• worm — Screw Screw (skr[udd]), n. [OE. scrue, OF. escroue, escroe, female screw, F. [ e]crou, L. scrobis a ditch, trench, in LL., the hole made by swine in rooting; cf. D. schroef a screw, G. schraube, Icel. skr[=u]fa.] 1. A cylinder, or a cylindrical… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• WORM — The word tola at or tole ah is employed in the Bible and the Talmud both for destructive caterpillars and for the rainworm; sometimes the combination rimmah ve tole ah (= maggots and worms) occurs. One of the curses in the commination of the… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Tree snake — Snake Snake, n. [AS. snaca; akin to LG. snake, schnake, Icel. sn[=a]kr, sn?kr, Dan. snog, Sw. snok; of uncertain origin.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any species of the order Ophidia; an ophidian; a serpent, whether harmless or venomous. See {Ophidia}, and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Tree wormwood — Wormwood Worm wood, n. [AS. werm?d, akin to OHG. wermuota, wormuota, G. wermuth, wermut; of uncertain origin.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) A composite plant ({Artemisia Absinthium}), having a bitter and slightly aromatic taste, formerly used as a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• worm bark — noun 1. : the bark of the cabbage bark sometimes used in medicine as a vermifuge compare surinam cabbage tree 2. : cabbage bark …   Useful english dictionary

• Christmas tree (disambiguation) — A Christmas tree is a festive decoration. It may also refer to: The Christmas Tree (film), a 1996 TV Movie starring Julie Harris and Andrew McCarthy Christmas tree, a common name for the West Australian plant Nuytsia floribunda Christmas tree… …   Wikipedia

• The Worm Turns — Infobox Television episode Title = The Worm Turns Series = Garfield and Friends Caption = Season = 1 Episode = 20 Airdate = October 29, 1988 [ [http://www.povonline.com/Garf%20Episodes.htm Garfield Friends Episode Guide ] ] Production = US007 B… …   Wikipedia

• The One Tree — infobox Book | name = The One Tree orig title = translator = image caption = Cover of The One Tree author = Stephen R. Donaldson cover artist = Darrell K. Sweet country = United States language = English series = The Second Chronicles of Thomas… …   Wikipedia

• Mongolian death worm — This article is about the legendary monster in Mongolia. For the William Gibson novel, see Spook Country. For the 2010 film, see Mongolian Death Worm (film). An interpretation of the Mongolian Death Worm by Belgian painter Pieter Dirkx The… …   Wikipedia

• Man-eating tree — can refer to any of various legendary or cryptid carnivorous plants that are large enough to kill and consume a person or other large animal.[1] In actuality, the carnivorous plant with the largest known traps is probably Nepenthes rajah, which… …   Wikipedia