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[syn: balsa, Ochroma lagopus]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Harefoot \Hare"foot`\ (-f[oo^]t`), n.
1. (Zool.) A long, narrow foot, carried (that is, produced or
extending) forward; -- said of dogs.
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2. (Bot.) A tree (Ochroma Lagopus) of the West Indies,
having the stamens united somewhat in the form of a hare's
foot.
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Harefoot clover (Bot.), a species of clover (Trifolium
arvense) with soft and silky heads.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Corkwood \Cork"wood`\ (k[^o]rk"w[oo^]d`), n.
1. The wood of the cork oak. [Obs.]
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2. Any one of several trees or shrubs having light or corky
wood; esp.:
(a) In the United States, the tree Leitneria floridana,
a very small deciduous dioecious tree or shrub of damp
habitats in the southeastern US having extremely light
wood; -- called also the corkwood tree.
(b) In the West Indies: (1) Either of the cotton trees
Ochroma lagopus and Pariti tiliaceum. (2) The tree
producing the aligator apple. (3) The blolly.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Down \Down\, n. [Akin to LG. dune, dun, Icel. d?nn, Sw. dun,
Dan. duun, G. daune, cf. D. dons; perh. akin to E. dust.]
1. Fine, soft, hairy outgrowth from the skin or surface of
animals or plants, not matted and fleecy like wool; esp.:
(a) (Zool.) The soft under feathers of birds. They have
short stems with soft rachis and bards and long
threadlike barbules, without hooklets.
(b) (Bot.) The pubescence of plants; the hairy crown or
envelope of the seeds of certain plants, as of the
thistle.
(c) The soft hair of the face when beginning to appear.
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And the first down begins to shade his face.
--Dryden.
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2. That which is made of down, as a bed or pillow; that which
affords ease and repose, like a bed of down
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When in the down I sink my head,
Sleep, Death's twin brother, times my breath.
--Tennyson.
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Thou bosom softness, down of all my cares!
--Southern.
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Down tree (Bot.), a tree of Central America (Ochroma
Lagopus), the seeds of which are enveloped in vegetable
wool.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Ochroma lagopus
n 1: forest tree of lowland Central America having a strong very
light wood; used for making floats and rafts and in crafts
[syn: balsa, Ochroma lagopus]