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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. Old World perennial having foliage resembling cypress; naturalized as a weed in the United States;
[syn: cypress spurge, Euphorbia cyparissias]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Luteic \Lu*te"ic\, a. (Chem.) (a) Pertaining to, or derived from, weld (Reseda luteola). (b) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid resembling luteolin, but obtained from the flowers of Euphorbia cyparissias. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Tithymal \Tith"y*mal\, n. [L. tithymalus a plant with a milklike sap, Gr. ?: cf. F. tithymale.] (Bot.) Any kind of spurge, esp. Euphorbia Cyparissias. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Welcome \Wel"come\, a. [OE. welcome, welcume, wilcume, AS. wilcuma a welcome guest, from wil-, as a prefix, akin to willa will + cuma a comer, fr. cuman to come; hence, properly, one who comes so as to please another's will; cf. Icel. velkominn welcome, G. willkommen. See Will, n., and Come.] [1913 Webster] 1. Received with gladness; admitted willingly to the house, entertainment, or company; as, a welcome visitor. [1913 Webster] When the glad soul is made Heaven's welcome guest. --Cowper. [1913 Webster] 2. Producing gladness; grateful; as, a welcome present; welcome news. "O, welcome hour!" --Milton. [1913 Webster] 3. Free to have or enjoy gratuitously; as, you are welcome to the use of my library. [1913 Webster] Note: Welcome is used elliptically for you are welcome. "Welcome, great monarch, to your own." --Dryden. [1913 Webster] Welcome-to-our-house (Bot.), a kind of spurge (Euphorbia Cyparissias). --Dr. Prior. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Euphorbia cyparissias n 1: Old World perennial having foliage resembling cypress; naturalized as a weed in the United States [syn: cypress spurge, Euphorbia cyparissias]