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[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.
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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.
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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.]
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1. Received with gladness; admitted willingly to the house,
entertainment, or company; as, a welcome visitor.
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When the glad soul is made Heaven's welcome guest.
--Cowper.
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2. Producing gladness; grateful; as, a welcome present;
welcome news. "O, welcome hour!" --Milton.
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3. Free to have or enjoy gratuitously; as, you are welcome to
the use of my library.
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Note: Welcome is used elliptically for you are welcome.
"Welcome, great monarch, to your own." --Dryden.
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Welcome-to-our-house (Bot.), a kind of spurge (Euphorbia
Cyparissias). --Dr. Prior.
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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]