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111fire blight — Plant Pathol. a disease of pears, apples, quinces, etc., characterized by blossom, twig, and fruit blight and stem cankers, caused by a bacterium, Erwinia amylovora. [1740 50; from the burnt look of the foliage] * * * ▪ disease plant disease… …
112insect — insectival /in sek tuy veuhl/, adj. /in sekt/, n. 1. any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two… …
113shrivel — /shriv euhl/, v.t., v.i., shriveled, shriveling or (esp. Brit.) shrivelled, shrivelling. 1. to contract and wrinkle, as from great heat, cold, or dryness. 2. to wither; make or become helpless or useless. [1595 1605; akin to Sw skroflig uneven,… …
114Bright disease — Type of nephritis without pus formation or edema. It may or may not recur. The acute stage involves severe inflammation and back pain, deficient kidney function, swelling, and hypertension. In the subacute stage the kidney enlarges, blood does… …
115Animals in the Bible — • The sacred books were composed by and for a people almost exclusively given to husbandry and pastoral life, hence in constant communication with nature Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Animals in the Bible Anima …
116Paganism — • Paganism, in the broadest sense includes all religions other than the true one revealed by God, and, in a narrower sense, all except Christianity, Judaism, and Islam Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Paganism Paganism …
117St. John Nepomucene — St. John Nepomucene † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. John Nepomucene Born at Nepomuk about 1340; died 20 March, 1393. The controversy concerning the identity of John of Pomuk or Nepomuk (a small town in the district of Pilsen, Bohemia),… …
118shrammed — adjective Of a person, cold (in temperature); shrivelled with cold. There was a bitter wind and she looked shrammed in her thin dress …
119withered — adjective Shrivelled, shrunken or faded, especially due to lack of water …
120unctuous — adjective a) Oily or greasy. In a word, after being tried out, the crisp, shrivelled blubber, now called scraps or fritters, still contains considerable of its unctuous properties. b) Rich, lush, intense, with layers of concentrated, soft,… …
