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- English Word Asp Definition A small, hooded, poisonous serpent of Egypt and adjacent countries, whose bite is often fatal. It is the Naja haje. The name is also applied to other poisonous serpents, esp. to Vipera aspis of southern Europe. See Haje.
- English Word Asp Definition One of several species of poplar bearing this name, especially the Populus tremula, so called from the trembling of its leaves, which move with the slightest impulse of the air.
- English Word Aspalathus Definition A thorny shrub yielding a fragrant oil.
- English Word Aspalathus Definition A genus of plants of the natural order Leguminosae. The species are chiefly natives of the Cape of Good Hope.
- English Word Asparagine Definition A white, nitrogenous, crystallizable substance, C4H8N2O3+H2O, found in many plants, and first obtained from asparagus. It is believed to aid in the disposition of nitrogenous matter throughout the plant; -- called also altheine.
- English Word Asparaginous Definition Pertaining or allied to, or resembling, asparagus; having shoots which are eaten like asparagus; as, asparaginous vegetables.
- English Word Asparagus Definition A genus of perennial plants belonging to the natural order Liliaceae, and having erect much branched stems, and very slender branchlets which are sometimes mistaken for leaves. Asparagus racemosus is a shrubby climbing plant with fragrant flowers. Specifically: The Asparagus officinalis, a species cultivated in gardens.
- English Word Asparagus Definition The young and tender shoots of A. officinalis, which form a valuable and well-known article of food.
- English Word Aspartic Definition Pertaining to, or derived, asparagine; as, aspartic acid.
- English Word Aspect Definition The act of looking; vision; gaze; glance.
- English Word Aspect Definition Look, or particular appearance of the face; countenance; mien; air.
- English Word Aspect Definition Appearance to the eye or the mind; look; view.
- English Word Aspect Definition Position or situation with regard to seeing; that position which enables one to look in a particular direction; position in relation to the points of the compass; as, a house has a southern aspect, that is, a position which faces the south.
- English Word Aspect Definition Prospect; outlook.
- English Word Aspect Definition The situation of planets or stars with respect to one another, or the angle formed by the rays of light proceeding from them and meeting at the eye; the joint look of planets or stars upon each other or upon the earth.
- English Word Aspect Definition The influence of the stars for good or evil; as, an ill aspect.
- English Word Aspect Definition To behold; to look at.
- English Word Aspectable Definition Capable of being; visible.
- English Word Aspectant Definition Facing each other.
- English Word Aspected Definition Having an aspect.
- English Word Aspection Definition The act of viewing; a look.
- English Word Aspen Definition Alt. of Asp
- English Word Aspen Definition Of or pertaining to the aspen, or resembling it; made of aspen wood.
- English Word Asper Definition Rough; rugged; harsh; bitter; stern; fierce.
- English Word Asper Definition The rough breathing; a mark (/) placed over an initial vowel sound or over / to show that it is aspirated, that is, pronounced with h before it; thus "ws, pronounced h/s, "rh`twr, pronounced hra"t/r.
- English Word Asper Definition A Turkish money of account (formerly a coin), of little value; the 120th part of a piaster.
- English Word Asperate Definition To make rough or uneven.
- English Word Asperated Definition of Asperate
- English Word Asperating Definition of Asperate
- English Word Asperation Definition The act of asperating; a making or becoming rough.