Word Meanings - PEARLWORT - Book Publishers vocabulary database

A name given to several species of Sagina, low and inconspicuous herbs of the Chickweed family.

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• FAMILY
  A groupe of organisms, either animal or vegetable, related by certain points of resemblance in structure or development, more comprehensive than a genus, because it is usually based on fewer or less pronounced points of likeness. In zoölogy
• SPECIES
  A group of individuals agreeing in common attributes, and designated by a common name; a conception subordinated to another conception, called a genus, or generic conception, from which it differs in containing or comprehending more attributes,
• SEVERALITY
  Each particular taken singly; distinction. Bp. Hall.
• SEVERALLY
  Separately; distinctly; apart from others; individually. There must be an auditor to check and revise each severally by itself. De Quincey.
• SEVERAL
  1. Separate; distinct; particular; single. Each several ship a victory did gain. Dryden. Each might his several province well command, Would all but stoop to what they understand. Pope. 2. Diverse; different; various. Spenser. Habits and faculties,
• SEVERALTY
  A state of separation from the rest, or from all others; a holding by individual right. Forests which had never been owned in severalty. Bancroft. Estate in severalty , an estate which the tenant holds in his own right, without being joined in
• SAGINATE
  To make fat; to pamper. "Many a saginated boar." Cowper.
• GIVEN
  p. p. & a. from Give, v.
• CHICKWEED
  The name of several caryophyllaseous weeds, especially Stellaria media, the seeds and flower buds of which are a favorite food of small birds.
• INCONSPICUOUS
  Not conspicuous or noticeable; hardly discernible. -- In`con*spic"u*ous*ly, adv. -- In`con*spic"u*ous*ness, n. Boyle.
• SEVERALIZE
  To distinguish.
• SAGINATION
  The act of fettening or pampering. Topsell.
• WATER CHICKWEED
  A small annual plant growing in wet places in southern regions.
• FORGIVENESS
  1. The act of forgiving; the state of being forgiven; as, the forgiveness of sin or of injuries. To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses. Dan. ix. 9. In whom we have . . . the forgiveness of sin. Eph. i. 7. 2. Disposition to pardon;
• SUBFAMILY
  One of the subdivisions, of more importance than genus, into which certain families are divided.
• SUBSPECIES
  A group somewhat lessdistinct than speciesusually are, but based on characters more important than those which characterize ordinary varieties; often, a geographical variety or race.
• SEA CHICKWEED
  A fleshy plant growing in large tufts in the sands of the northern Atlantic seacoast; -- called also sea sandwort, and sea purslane.
• SUPERFAMILY
  A group intermediate between a family and a suborder.