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Alewife
n.
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A North American fish (Clupea vernalis) of the Herring family. It is called also ellwife, ellwhop, branch herring. The name is locally applied to other related species.
Alexanders
n.
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Alt. of Alisanders
Alisanders
n.
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A name given to two species of the genus Smyrnium, formerly cultivated and used as celery now is; -- called also horse parsely.
Alexandrian
a.
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Of or pertaining to Alexandria in Egypt; as, the Alexandrian library.
Alexandrian
a.
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Applied to a kind of heroic verse. See Alexandrine, n.
Alexandrine
a.
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Belonging to Alexandria; Alexandrian.
Alexandrine
n.
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A kind of verse consisting in English of twelve syllables.
Alexipharmac
a. & n.
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Alt. of Alexipharmacal
Alexipharmacal
a. & n.
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Alexipharmic.
Alexipharmic
a.
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Alt. of Alexipharmical
Alexipharmical
a.
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Expelling or counteracting poison; antidotal.
Alexipharmic
n.
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An antidote against poison or infection; a counterpoison.
Alexipyretic
a.
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Serving to drive off fever; antifebrile.
Alexipyretic
n.
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A febrifuge.
Alexiteric
a.
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Alt. of Alexiterical
Alexiterical
a.
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Resisting poison; obviating the effects of venom; alexipharmic.
Alexiteric
n.
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A preservative against contagious and infectious diseases, and the effects of poison in general.
Alfa
n.
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Alt. of Alfa grass
Alfa grass
n.
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A plant (Macrochloa tenacissima) of North Africa; also, its fiber, used in paper making.
Alfalfa
n.
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The lucern (Medicago sativa); -- so called in California, Texas, etc.
Alfenide
n.
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An alloy of nickel and silver electroplated with silver.
Alferes
n.
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An ensign; a standard bearer.
Alfet
n.
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A caldron of boiling water into which an accused person plunged his forearm as a test of innocence or guilt.
Alfilaria
n.
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The pin grass (Erodium cicutarium), a weed in California.
Alfione
n.
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An edible marine fish of California (Rhacochilus toxotes).
Alfresco
adv. & a.
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In the open-air.
Algae
pl.
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of Alga
Alga
n.
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A kind of seaweed; pl. the class of cellular cryptogamic plants which includes the black, red, and green seaweeds, as kelp, dulse, sea lettuce, also marine and fresh water confervae, etc.
Algal
a.
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Pertaining to, or like, algae.
Algaroba
n.
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The Carob, a leguminous tree of the Mediterranean region; also, its edible beans or pods, called St. John's bread.