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Ululating
p. pr. & vb. n.
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of Ululate
Ululate
v. i.
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To howl, as a dog or a wolf; to wail; as, ululating jackals.
Ululation
n.
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A howling, as of a dog or wolf; a wailing.
Ulva
n.
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A genus of thin papery bright green seaweeds including the kinds called sea lettuce.
Umbe
prep.
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About.
Umbecast
v. i.
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To cast about; to consider; to ponder.
Umbel
n.
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A kind of flower cluster in which the flower stalks radiate from a common point, as in the carrot and milkweed. It is simple or compound; in the latter case, each peduncle bears another little umbel, called umbellet, or umbellule.
Umbellar
a.
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Of or pertaining to an umbel; having the form of an umbel.
Umbellate
a.
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Alt. of Umbellated
Umbellated
a.
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Bearing umbels; pertaining to an umbel; umbel-like; as, umbellate plants or flowers.
Umbellet
n.
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A small or partial umbel; an umbellule.
Umbellic
a.
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Pertaining to, or obtained from, certain umbelliferous plants; as, umbellic acid.
Umbellifer
n.
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A plant producing an umbel or umbels.
Umbelliferone
n.
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A tasteless white crystalline substance, C9H6O3, found in the bark of a certain plant (Daphne Mezereum), and also obtained by the distillation of certain gums from the Umbelliferae, as galbanum, asafetida, etc. It is analogous to coumarin. Called also hydroxy-coumarin.
Umbelliferous
a.
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Producing umbels.
Umbelliferous
a.
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Of or pertaining to a natural order (Umbelliferae) of plants, of which the parsley, carrot, parsnip, and fennel are well-known examples.
Umbellularia
n.
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A genus of deep-sea alcyonaria consisting of a cluster of large flowerlike polyps situated at the summit of a long, slender stem which stands upright in the mud, supported by a bulbous base.
Umbellule
n.
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An umbellet.
Umber
n.
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A brown or reddish pigment used in both oil and water colors, obtained from certain natural clays variously colored by the oxides of iron and manganese. It is commonly heated or burned before being used, and is then called burnt umber; when not heated, it is called raw umber. See Burnt umber, below.
Umber
n.
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An umbrere.
Umber
n.
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See Grayling, 1.
Umber
n.
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An African wading bird (Scopus umbretta) allied to the storks and herons. It is dull dusky brown, and has a large occipital crest. Called also umbrette, umbre, and umber bird.
Umber
a.
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Of or pertaining to umber; resembling umber; olive-brown; dark brown; dark; dusky.
Umber
v. t.
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To color with umber; to shade or darken; as, to umber over one's face.
Umbery
a.
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Of or pertaining to umber; like umber; as, umbery gold.
Umbilic
n.
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The navel; the center.
Umbilic
n.
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An umbilicus. See Umbilicus, 5 (b).
Umbilic
a.
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See Umbilical, 1.
Umbilical
n.
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Of or pertaining to an umbilicus, or umbilical cord; umbilic.
Umbilical
n.
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Pertaining to the center; central.