Monocotyledonae

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Monocotyledonae

"The monocots. Flower parts are usually in threes; leaf venation is usually parallel; true secondary growth is not present; there is one cotyledon; vascular bundles in the stem are scattered; the pollen is basically monocolpate. There are about 60,000 species."
Biology of Plants, p. 660, Appendix C, ©1970, Worth Publishers, Inc., Peter H. Raven, Helena Curtis, Stanford University
Taxonomic Hierarchy
cotyledon
Traditional classification system based on cotyledons.
See dicotyledon.
Kingdom Plantae – Vegetal, plants
Subkingdom Viridaeplantae – green plants
Infrakingdom Streptophyta – land plants
Division Tracheophyta – vascular plants, tracheophytes
Subdivision Spermatophytina – spermatophytes, seed plants
Infradivision Angiospermae – flowering plants, angiosperms
Class Magnoliopsida
Superorder Lilianae – monocots, monocotyledons
Direct Children:
Order Acorales
Order Alismatales
Order Arecales
Order Asparagales
Order Commelinales
Order Dasypogonales
Order Dioscoreales
Order Liliales
Order Pandanales
Order Petrosaviales
Order Poales
Order Zingiberales

References and Further Reading

  • Biology of Plants, p. 660, Appendix C, ©1970, Worth Publishers, Inc., Peter H. Raven, Helena Curtis, Stanford University
  • Lilianae, Taxonomic Serial No.: 846542
  • Also see Zoology Quest: Dicotyledon
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    Chrysophyceae

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    Chrysophyceae

    "Golden algae. A diverse group of organisms including flagellated, amoeboid, and nonmotile forms, some naked and others with a cell wall that may be ornamented with siliceous scales. At least 1,000 species."
    Biology of Plants, Fourth Edition, Worth Publishers Inc., Stanford University, Peter H. Raven and Helena Curtis, ©1971
    Taxonomic Hierarchy
    Kingdom Chromista
    Subkingdom Chromista
    Division Chrysophyta – golden-brown algae
    Class Chrysophyceae
    Direct Children:
    Genus Pelagococcus
    Order Chromalinales
    Order Chrysamoebidales
    Order Chrysapiales
    Order Chrysocapsales
    Order Chrysosphaerales
    Order Dictyochales
    Order Ochromonadales
    Order Phaeothamniales
    Order Rhizochrysidales
    Order Thallochrysidales

    References

  • Biology of Plants, Fourth Edition, Worth Publishers Inc., Stanford University, Peter H. Raven and Helena Curtis, ©1971
  • Chrysophyceae, Taxonomic Serial No.: 1448
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    Bacillariophyceae ( Class )

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    Bacillariophyceae

    "Diatoms. Chrysophyta with double siliceous shells, the two halves of which fit together like a pillbox. They are sometimes motile by the secretion of mucilage fibrils along a specialized groove, the raphe. There are many extinct and 5,000 to 9,000 living species."
    Biology of Plants, Fourth Edition, Worth Publishers Inc., Stanford University, Peter H. Raven and Helena Curtis, ©1971
    Taxonomic Hierarchy
    Kingdom Chromista
    Subkingdom Chromista
    Division Bacillariophyta – diatoms, diatomées
    Class Bacillariophyceae
    Direct Children:
    Order Achnanthales Silva
    Order Bacillariales Hendey
    Order Centrales
    Order Cymbellales D. G. Mann
    Order Eunotiales Silva
    Order Mastogloiales D. G. Mann
    Order Naviculales Bessey
    Order Pennales
    Order Rhopalodiales D. G. Mann
    Order Surirellales D. G. Mann
    Order Thalassiophysales D. G. Mann

    References

  • Bacillariophyceae, Taxonomic Serial No.: 2287
  • Biology of Plants, Fourth Edition, Worth Publishers Inc., Stanford University, Peter H. Raven and Helena Curtis, ©1971
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    Chrysophyta ( Golden-Brown Algae )

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    Chrysophyta

    This group usually has one or two golden-brown chloroplasts (chlorophyll-containing bodies). The cells are surrounded by membranes or have walls containing a small amount of silica and most are motile. Some species are found in salt water but the majority are located in lakes, pools and ditches.

    synura uvella
    Synura uvella
    "Golden algae and diatoms. Autotrophic organisms with chlorophylls a and c and the accessory pigment fucoxanthan. Food stored as the carbohydrate leucosin or as large oil droplets. Cell walls consisting mainly of pectic compounds, sometimes heavily impregnated with siliceous materials. Some 6,000 to 10,000 living species."
    Biology of Plants, Fourth Edition, Worth Publishers Inc., Stanford University, Peter H. Raven and Helena Curtis, ©1971
    Dinobryon divergens
    dinobryon-divergens

     

    Taxonomic Hierarchy
    Kingdom Chromista
    Subkingdom Chromista
    Division Chrysophyta – golden-brown algae, chrysophycophytes
    Direct Children:
    Class Chrysophyceae

    References

  • Biology of Plants, Fourth Edition, Worth Publishers Inc., Stanford University, Peter H. Raven and Helena Curtis, ©1971
  • A Golden Guide: Non-Flowering Plants ©1967
  • Chrysophyta, Taxonomic Serial No.: 1447
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    eaglet

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    Pronunciation key

    ( ēglit )

    ea•glet

    n.

    [Fr. aiglette dim. of aigle].

    A hatchling or juvenile eagle.

    Taxonomic Hierarchy
    eaglet
    Kingdom Animalia – Animal, animals
    Phylum Chordata – chordates
    Subphylum Vertebrata – vertebrates
    Class Aves – Birds
    Order Accipitriformes – Hawks
    Family Accipitridae Vigors, 1824 – Eagles, Hawks, Kites

    References

  • Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955
  • Accipitridae, Vigors, 1824, Taxonomic Serial No.: 175280
  • Maine Dept. of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife: The Biologist's Journal (2006)
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    Plantae ( Kingdom )

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    Plantae

    "Multicellular eucaryotes and related unicellular forms. Principal mode of nutrition by photosynthesis, but a number of plants have secondarily lost this capacity. Their photosynthetic pigment is chlorophyll a with chlorophyll b and a number of carotenoids serving as accessory pigments. The cell walls contain cellulose as a matrix. They are primarily nonmotile organisms attached to a substrate. There is considerable differentiation of organs and tissues in the more specialized forms. Their reproduction is primarily sexual with alternating gametophytic and sporophytic phases; the former has been progressively reduced in the course of evolution. The plants have clearly evolved on at least three occasions; the red algae and brown algae have an origin separate from the rest."
    Biology of Plants, Fourth Edition, Worth Publishers Inc., Stanford University, Peter H. Raven and Helena Curtis, ©1971
    Taxonomic Hierarchy
    Kingdom Plantae – Vegetal, plants
    Direct Children:
    Subkingdom Biliphyta
    Subkingdom Viridaeplantae – green plants

    References and Further Reading

  • Biology of Plants, Fourth Edition, Worth Publishers Inc., Stanford University, Peter H. Raven and Helena Curtis, ©1971
  • Plantae, Taxonomic Serial No.: 202422
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    Animalia ( Kingdom )

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    Animalia

    "Eucaryotic multicellular organisms. Their principal mode of nutrition is by ingestion. Many animals are motile, and they generally lack the rigid cell walls characterized by plants. Considerable cellular migration and reorganization of tissues often occuring during the course of embryology. Their reproduction is primarily sexual, with male and female diploid organisms producing haploid gametes which fuse to form the zygote. Organisms included in this phylum have clearly evolved on at least three separate occasions. There are more than a million described species of animals, but the actual number may be closer to 10 million. Thus they may outnumber all other groups of organisms by a factor of perhaps 10 to 1."
    Biology of Plants, Fourth Edition, Worth Publishers Inc., Stanford University, Peter H. Raven and Helena Curtis, ©1971
    Taxonomic Hierarchy
    Kingdom Animalia – Animal, animals
    Direct Children:
    Phylum Acanthocephala – spiny-headed worms
    Phylum Annelida – annelids
    Phylum Arthropoda – arthropods
    Phylum Brachiopoda – brachiopodes
    Phylum Chaetognatha – arrow worms
    Phylum Chordata – cordés, cordado, chordates
    Phylum Cnidaria Hatschek, 1888 - coral
    Phylum Ctenophora Eschscholtz, 1829 – comb jellies, sea walnuts
    Phylum Cycliophora Funch and Kristensen, 1995 – cycliophorans
    Phylum Echinodermata Klein, 1734 – echinoderms
    Phylum Echiura Newby, 1940 – burrow worms, echiuran worms
    Phylum Ectoprocta – bryozoa, moss animals
    Phylum Entoprocta Nitsche, 1870 – entoprocto
    Phylum Gastrotricha Metschnikoff, 1865 – gastrotriches
    Phylum Gnathostomulida Sterrer, 1972 – gnathostomulids
    Phylum Hemichordata – hemichordates
    Phylum Kinorhyncha Reinhard, 1881 – kinorhynchs
    Phylum Loricifera Kristensen, 1983 – loriciferans
    Phylum Micrognathozoa
    Phylum Mollusca – mollusks
    Phylum Myxozoa – ciliated protozoans
    Phylum Nemata – nematodes, roundworms, threadworms
    Phylum Nematomorpha Vejdovsky, 1886 – gordian worms, horsehair worms, hair worms
    Phylum Nemertea – proboscis worms, ribbon worms
    Phylum Onychophora – velvet worms
    Phylum Orthonectida Giard, 1877 – orthonectids
    Phylum Phoronida – horseshoe worms
    Phylum Placozoa Grell, 1971
    Phylum Platyhelminthes – flatworms
    Phylum Porifera Grant, 1836 – sponges, porifero
    Phylum Priapula – priapulans
    Phylum Rhombozoa van Beneden, 1876 – rhombozoans
    Phylum Rotifera Cuvier, 1817 – rotifers, wheel animalcules
    Phylum Sipuncula – peanut worms, shore worms, sipunculan worms, shore worms
    Phylum Tardigrada – tardigrades, water bears

    References and Further Reading

  • Biology of Plants, Fourth Edition, Worth Publishers Inc., Stanford University, Peter H. Raven and Helena Curtis, ©1971
  • Animalia, Taxonomic Serial No.: 202423
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    Fungi ( Kingdom )

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    Pronunciation key

    ( funjī )

    fun•gi

    n.

    [L. fungosus spongy < a mushroom, fungus; altered after fungus].

    Alternative plural of fungus.

    "Eucaryotic unicellular or multinucleate organisms in which the nuclei occur in a basically continuous mycelium; this mycelium becomes septate in certain groups and at certain stages of the life cycle. They are heterotrophic, with nutrition by absorption. Reproductive cycles often include both sexual and asexual phases. All are provisionally included in a single phylum, Mycota. There are some 100,000 valid species of fungi to which names have been given, but at least twice this many more probably await discovery, and many of the described ones will be eventually found to have been named two or more times; this is particularly so for fungi that may be classified both as ascomycetes and as members of the Fungi Imperfecti."
    Biology of Plants, Fourth Edition, Worth Publishers Inc., Stanford University, Peter H. Raven and Helena Curtis, ©1971
    Taxonomic Hierarchy
    Kingdom Fungi – champignons, Fungo, fungi
    Direct Children:
    Division Ascomycota – sac fungi
    Division Basidiomycota – basidiomycetes, club fungi
    Division Deuteromycotina
    Division Myxomycota – slime molds

    References

  • Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955
  • Biology of Plants, Fourth Edition, Worth Publishers Inc., Stanford University, Peter H. Raven and Helena Curtis, ©1971
  • Fungi, Taxonomic Serial No.: 555705
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    Chromista ( Kingdom and Subkingdom )

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    chromista

    n.

    [The name Chromista means "colored"].

    They are photosynthetic, but chromists are not closely related to plants, or other algae. In difference to plants, the Chromista have chlorophyll c, and do not store energy in the form of starch. Photosynthetic chromists often carry various pigments in addition to chlorophyll, which are not found in plants. It is these pigments which give them their characteristic brown or golden color. Some of the organisms which fall into this classification are microscopic diatoms.

    Taxonomic Hierarchy
    Kingdom Chromista
    Direct Children:
    Subkingdom Chromista

    Chromista, Taxonomic Serial No.: 630578


    Chromista, Taxonomic Serial No.: 590735

    Taxonomic Hierarchy
    Kingdom Chromista
    Subkingdom Chromista
    Direct Children:
    Division Bacillariophyta – diatoms
    Division Chrysophyta – golden-brown algae
    Division Cryptophycophyta
    Division Haptophyta
    Division Phaeophyta – brown algae
    Division Pyrrophycophyta – dinoflagellates
    Division Xanthophyta – yellow-green algae

    References

  • Chromista, Taxonomic Serial No.: 630578
  • Introduction to the Chromista
  • "For many years, photosynthetic chromists were classified as plants, while non-photosynthetic chromists were classified with the fungi or animals. The close relationship among chromists was not fully appreciated until the rise of ultrastructural and molecular studies. For instance, it is now known that chlorophyll "c" and a number of other pigments found in the Chromista are not found in any plant group, but occur in a number of photosynthetic chromist taxa. There are also peculiarities of the flagella, plastids, and genetic arrangement which are not found in any other group.
    The Chromista appear to represent an independent evolutionary line that diverged from the same common ancestor as plants, fungi, and animals. It was for this reason that the new kingdom Chromista was proposed."
  • Chromista: Systematics
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    Protista ( Kingdom )

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    Pronunciation key

    ( prō-tistə )

    [< Gr. prōtistos first < prōtos first].

    pro•tist n. (prōtist).

    A single cell organism.

    pro•tist•a n.

    A scientific classification, kingdom.

    pro•tist•an (prō-tistən) adj.

    Of the protists or belonging to protists. n., a protist.

    pro•tis•tic (prō-tistik) adj.

    of the protists.

    "Eucaryotic unicellular organisms in which the cells are sometimes aggregated into filaments or other superficially multi-cellular bodies. Their modes of nutrition include ingestion, photosynthesis, and sometimes absorption. True sexuality is present in some phyla. They move 9-plus-2 flagella or are nonmotile."
    Biology of Plants, Fourth Edition, Worth Publishers Inc., Stanford University, Peter H. Raven and Helena Curtis, ©1971

    Those who still use Kingdom Protista are referring to the traditional broad grouping based upon the work of Whittaker in Science 163: 150-160 in which organisms are divided into five major groups, or kingdoms:

    • Monera
    • Protista
    • Animalia
    • Fungi
    • Plantae

    Cavalier-Smith (1998) divides Protista into two separate Kingdoms (Protozoa and Chromista), both of which contain colorless and pigmented forms and are currently recognized by itis.gov for its current standing on classification system.

    References

  • Biology of Plants, Fourth Edition, Worth Publishers Inc., Stanford University, Peter H. Raven and Helena Curtis, ©1971
  • Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955
  • Protista, Sat Dec 18 14:43:51 CST 2010
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    Monera ( Kingdom )

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    Monera

    "Procaryotic cells which lack a nuclear envelope, plastids and mitochondria, and 9-plus-2 flagella. Monera are unicellular but sometimes aggregate into filaments or other superficially multi-cellular bodies. Their predominant mode of nutrition is absorption, but some groups are photosynthetic or chemosynthetic. Reproduction is primarily asexual, by fission or budding, but portions of DNA molecules may also be exchanged between cells under certain circumstances. They are motile by simple flagella, gliding, or nonmotile.
    About 1,600 species of bacteria and bacterialike organisms are recognized at present, but doubtless thousands more await discovery. The recognition of species is not comparable with that in eucaryotes, and is based largely upon metabolic features.
    One group, the class Rickettsiae-very small bacterialike organisms-occurs widely as parasites in arthropods, and may contain tens or even hundreds of thousands of species, depending upon the criteria used; they have not been included in the estimate given. No satisfactory classification of the Monera has yet been proposed. One of the included groups is the phylum Cyanophyta, the blue-green algae, with motility by gliding and photosynthesis based on chlorophyll a. Although some 7,500 species have been described, a more reasonable estimate puts the total number of these specialized bacteria at about 200 nonsymbiotic distinct species
    ."
    Source: Biology of Plants, Fourth Edition, Worth Publishers Inc., Stanford University, Peter H. Raven and Helena Curtis, ©1971
    Taxonomic Hierarchy
    cyanophytes
    Kingdom Monera – monerans
    Direct Children:
    Phylum Bacteria – bacteria, bactéries
    Phylum Cyanophycota – blue-green algae, cyanophytes

    References and Further Reading

  • Biology of Plants, Fourth Edition, Worth Publishers Inc., Stanford University ©1971
  • Monera, Taxonomic Serial No.: 202420
  • cyanophytes Hawaii University, Botany.
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    earthstar ( Basidiomycetes )

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    ( ũrthstär′ )

    earth•star

    n.

    Fungus species. Its external covering splits into a form that bears resemblance to a star.

    The traditional name for this class of fungi were the Gasteromycetes, Taxonomic Serial No.: 14095 which notes, "The Dictionary of Fungi (1995) says, of Gasteromycetes, "The polyphyletic nature of the group makes it inappropriate to maintain in a natural classification...". It has been declared invalid and the accepted scientific name is Basidiomycetes.

    According to A Golden Guide: Non-Flowering Plants ©1967, (paraphrased)

    Earthstars split open during maturity. They have a thick outer layer which divides into pointed segments which resembles a star. This reveals a ball-shaped structure with a thin, papery-textured coat. Spores discharge from mouth-openings on the top. Mycelium threads often enmesh debris about outer segments.

    Taxonomic Hierarchy
    earthstar
    Kingdom Fungi – fungi
    Division Basidiomycota – basidiomycetes, club fungi
    Class Basidiomycetes
    Direct Children:
    Order Agaricales
    Order Auriculariales
    Order Boletales
    Order Cantharellales
    Order Lycoperdales
    Order Melanogastrales
    Order Sclerodermatales
    Order Tremellales

     

    Triplex Earthstar
    triplex earthstar, Geastrum (or Geaster) triplex
    (1967)

     

    Taxonomic Hierarchy
    Crowned Earthstar Crowned Earthstar, Geastrum coronatum or Geaster coronatum

    References and Further Reading

  • Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955
  • A Golden Guide: Non-Flowering Plants ©1967
  • Basidiomycetes, Taxonomic Serial No.: 14093
  • Zoology Quest: Class Basidiomycetes
  • Zoology Quest: Geaster triplex
  • Crowned earthstar ( Geaster or Geastrum Coronatus )
  • Beaked Earthstar
  • "Earthstars belong to a group... of fungi called Gasteromycetes, or "stomach fungi". Their fruiting bodies are a stomach-shaped sac filled with dry spores. They are related to puffballs. Young, closed earthstars are onion-shaped. Their peridium (skin) is made up of three layers. The layers allow the earthstar to do something no other fungus can do. Earthstars can move!"
  • Fungus of the Month for December 2003, This month's fungus is Astraeus hygrometricus, an earthstar.
  • Fungal Flickr favourites
  • Genus: Geaster, Unknown: Geaster triplex
  • Typification of Geastrium
  • Geaster (Genus)
  • Earth Star Fungus – In the Lily Wood
  • Earthstars
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    Dzungaria ( China )

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    Pronunciation key

    ( zoon-gari-ə )

    Dzun•ga•ri•a

    n.

    District located in northern Sinkiang, China.

    References

  • Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955
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    dz.

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    dz.

    1. dozen.
    2. dozens.

    References

  • Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955
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    dyn.

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    dyn.

    dynamics.

    References

  • Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955
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    Dy

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    Dy

    In chemistry, dysprosium.

    References

  • Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955
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    DX, D.X.

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    DX, D.X.

    1. in radio.
      1. distance.
      2. distant.

    References

  • Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955
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    dwt.

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    dwt.

    [denarius weight.]

    1. pennyweight.
    2. pennyweights.

    References

  • Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955
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    D/W

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    D/W

    dock warrant.

    References

  • Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955
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    D.V.S.

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    D.V.S.

    Doctor of Veterinary Surgeon.

    References

  • Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955
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    D.V.

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    D.V.

    1. Deo volente [L.] God willing.
    2. Douay Version (of the Bible).

    References

  • Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955
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    Dutchman's-pipe ( Aristolochia )

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    Pronunciation key

    ( duchmənz-pīp )

    Dutch•man's-pipe

    n.

    [from the similarity between the curved flowers and a pipe bowl].

    A woody vine with U-shaped flowers.

    Taxonomic Hierarchy
    Dutchman's pipe lithograph
    Kingdom Plantae – Vegetal, plants
    Subkingdom Viridaeplantae – green plants
    Infrakingdom Streptophyta – land plants
    Division Tracheophyta – vascular plants, tracheophytes
    Subdivision Spermatophytina – spermatophytes, seed plants
    Infradivision Angiospermae – flowering plants, angiosperms
    Class Magnoliopsida
    Superorder Magnolianae
    Order Piperales
    Family Aristolochiaceae – birthworts
    Genus Aristolochia L. – dutchman's pipe
    Aristolochia
    Direct Children:
    Species Aristolochia anguicida Jacq. – harlequin dutchman's pipe
    Species Aristolochia bilabiata L. – West Indian dutchman's pipe
    Species Aristolochia bilobata L. – twolobe dutchman's pipe
    Species Aristolochia californica Torr. – California dutchman's pipe
    Species Aristolochia clematitis L. – birthwort
    Species Aristolochia cordifolia Glaz. – heartleaf dutchman's pipe
    Species Aristolochia coryi I.M. Johnst. – Cory's dutchman's pipe
    Species Aristolochia elegans Mast. – elegant dutchman's pipe
    Species Aristolochia erecta L. – swanflower, dutchman's pipe
    Species Aristolochia grandiflora Sw. – pelicanflower
    Species Aristolochia labiata Willd. – mottled dutchman's pipe
    Species Aristolochia littoralis D. Parodi – elegant dutchman's pipe, calico flower, dutchman's pipe, pelican flower
    Species Aristolochia macrophylla Lam. – pipevine
    Species Aristolochia maxima Jacq. – Florida dutchman's pipe
    Species Aristolochia oblongata Jacq.
    Species Aristolochia odoratissima L. – fragrant dutchman's pipe
    Species Aristolochia peltata L. – peltate dutchman's pipe
    Species Aristolochia pentandra Jacq. – Marsh's dutchman's pipe
    Species Aristolochia reticulata Nutt. – Texas dutchman's pipe
    Species Aristolochia ringens Vahl – gaping dutchman's pipe
    Species Aristolochia rotunda L.
    Species Aristolochia rugosa Lam.
    Species Aristolochia serpentaria L. – Virginia snakeroot, Virginia dutchman's pipe
    Species Aristolochia surinamensis Willd.
    Species Aristolochia tomentosa Sims – common dutchman's pipe, woolly dutchman's pipe
    Species Aristolochia trilobata L. – bejuco de santiago
    Species Aristolochia watsonii Wooton & Standl. – Watson's dutchman's pipe, Indian root
    Species Aristolochia wrightii Seem. – Wright's dutchman's pipe

    References

  • Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955
  • Aristolochia, L., Taxonomic Serial No.: 18328
  • Dutchmans pipe, Family: Birthwort
  • flora, botany tamu.edu
  • litho by Horto Van Houtteano
  • PlantFiles: Elegant Dutchman's Pipe, Calico Flower, Pelican Flower, Aristolochia elegans
  • Pelican Flower - The Giant Dutchman's Pipe
  • Aristolochia elegans, Calico flower, Dutchman's pipe, pipe vine (Family: Aristolochiaceae (birthwort Family))
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    duckbill platypus ( Ornithorhynchus anatinus )

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    Pronunciation key

    ( dukbil′)

    duck•bill

    n.

    Small (about 1.5 ft. length), egg-laying water mammal with webbed feet and a beaver-like tail and a bill similar to a duck's. Also called platypus.

    Taxonomic Hierarchy
    Duckbilled Platypus, Ornithorhynchus anatinus
    Kingdom Animalia – Animal, animals
    Phylum Chordata – chordates
    Subphylum Vertebrata – vertebrates
    Class Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 – mammals
    Subclass Prototheria Gill, 1872 – egg-laying mammals
    Order Monotremata Bonaparte, 1837
    Family Ornithorhynchidae Gray, 1825
    Genus Ornithorhynchus Blumenbach, 1800
    Species Ornithorhynchus anatinus (Shaw, 1799) – duck-billed platypus, Platypus

    References

  • Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955
  • Ornithorhynchus anatinus, (Shaw, 1799), Taxonomic Serial No.: 552524
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    D.T.'s

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    ( dētēz )

    [Slang].

    delirium tremens.

    References

  • Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955
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    d.t.

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    Pronunciation key

    ( dētēz )

    d.t., D.T.

    1. delirium tremens.
    2. double time.
    3. D.T.'s, delirium tremens.

    References

  • Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955
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    D.S.T.

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    D.S.T.

    Daylight Saving Time.

    References

  • Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955
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    Ds, d.s., DS.

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    Ds, d.s., DS.

    1. Ds, in chemistry, dysprosium.
    2. d.s.
      1. daylight saving.
      2. in commerce, days after sight.
    3. D.S., d.s., dal segno, [It.] (repeat) from this sign.
    4. D.S., Doctor of Science.

    References

  • Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955
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    drumfish ( Sciaenidae )

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    Pronunciation key

    ( drumfish )

    drum•fish

    n. [pl. DRUMFISH, DRUMFISHES (-iz) see FISH].

    A variety of saltwater and freshwater fishes that make a drumming noise.

    Taxonomic Hierarchy
    Drumfish, Sciaenidae
    Redfish, Puppy Drum, Drum, Channel Bass
    (Sciaenops ocellatus)
    Kingdom Animalia – Animal, animals
    Phylum Chordata – chordates
    Subphylum Vertebrata – vertebrates
    Superclass Osteichthyes – bony fishes
    Class Actinopterygii – ray-finned fishes, spiny rayed fishes
    Subclass Neopterygii – neopterygians
    Infraclass Teleostei
    Superorder Acanthopterygii
    Order Perciformes – perch-like fishes
    Suborder Percoidei
    Family Sciaenidae – drums and croakers
    Direct Children:
    Genus Aplodinotus Rafinesque, 1819 – river drums, thunderpumpers, freshwater drums
    Genus Argyrosomus De la Pylaie, 1835
    Genus Aspericorvina Fowler, 1934
    Genus Atractoscion Gill, 1862
    Genus Atrobucca Chu, Lo and Wu, 1963
    Genus Austronibea Trewavas, 1977
    Genus Bahaba Herre, 1935
    Genus Bairdiella Gill, 1861 – mademoiselle, striped croakers
    Genus Boesemania Trewavas, 1977
    Genus Cheilotrema Tschudi, 1846
    Genus Chrysochir Trewavas and Yazdani, 1966
    Genus Cilus Delfin, 1900
    Genus Collichthys Günther, 1860
    Genus Corvula Jordan and Eigenmann, 1889
    Genus Ctenosciaena Fowler and Bean, 1923
    Genus Cynoscion Gill, 1861 – sea trout, weak fishes, seatrouts
    Genus Daysciaena Talwar, 1970
    Genus Dendrophysa Trewavas, 1964
    Genus Elattarchus Jordan and Evermann, 1896
    Genus Equetus Rafinesque, 1815 – ribbonfishes
    Genus Genyonemus Gill, 1861
    Genus Isopisthus Gill, 1862
    Genus Johnius Bloch, 1793 – maigres, maigres
    Genus Kathala Mohan, 1969
    Genus Larimichthys Jordan and Starks, 1905
    Genus Larimus Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1830
    Genus Leiostomus Lacepède, 1802 – spots
    Genus Lonchurus Bloch, 1793
    Genus Macrodon Schinz, 1822
    Genus Macrospinosa Mohan, 1969
    Genus Megalonibea Chu, Lo and Wu, 1963
    Genus Menticirrhus Gill, 1861 – kingfishes, weakfishes
    Genus Micropogonias Bonaparte, 1831 – finebarbel croakers
    Genus Miichthys Lin, 1938
    Genus Miracorvina Trewavas, 1962
    Genus Nebris Cuvier in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1830
    Genus Nibea Jordan and Thompson, 1911
    Genus Odontoscion Gill, 1862
    Genus Ophioscion Gill, 1863
    Genus Otolithes Oken, 1817
    Genus Otolithoides Fowler, 1933
    Genus Pachypops Gill, 1861
    Genus Pachyurus Agassiz in Spix and Agassiz, 1831
    Genus Panna Mohan, 1969
    Genus Paralonchurus Bocourt, 1869
    Genus Paranebris Chao, Béarez and Robertson, 2001
    Genus Paranibea Trewavas, 1977
    Genus Pareques Gill in Goode, 1876
    Genus Pennahia Fowler, 1926
    Genus Pentheroscion Trewavas, 1962
    Genus Petilipinnis Casatti, 2002
    Genus Plagioscion Gill, 1861
    Genus Pogonias Lacepède, 1801 – black drums
    Genus Protonibea Trewavas, 1971
    Genus Protosciaena Sasaki, 1989
    Genus Pseudotolithus Bleeker, 1863
    Genus Pteroscion Fowler, 1925
    Genus Pterotolithus Fowler, 1933
    Genus Roncador Jordan and Gilbert, 1880
    Genus Sciaena Linnaeus, 1758 – black drums, black drums
    Genus Sciaenops Gill, 1863 – red drums
    Genus Seriphus Ayres, 1860
    Genus Sonorolux Trewavas, 1977
    Genus Stellifer Oken, 1817
    Genus Totoaba Villamar, 1980
    Genus Umbrina Cuvier, 1816 – croakers, roncadores

    References

  • Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955
  • Sciaenidae, Taxonomic Serial No.: 169237
  • Red Drum, Redfish, Puppy Drum, Drum, Channel Bass (Sciaenops ocellatus)
  • Red Drum - a.k.a. Channel Bass, Redfish, or Puppy Drum
  • Sciaenidae make species-specific drumming sounds during courtship of the females at locations where spawning occurs.
  • Black Drum | Ocean Conservation Research “Drum” is a broad colloquial name used in many English speaking areas to name various fish under the Sciaenidae family that make “drumming” sounds.
  • Croakers and Drums named for repetitive throbbing or drumming sounds they make.
  • Sound production behaviour in a marine croaker fish, The teleost family-Sciaenidae, collectively known as the croakers and drums because of their ability for making sound.
  • Sciaenidae Drums are so called because of the deep, reverberating sound they make.
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    dracaena ( dragon tree or dragon palm )

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    ( drə-sēnə )

    dra•cae•na

    n.

    [Mod. L. < Gr. drakaina she-dragon; see DRAGON].

    One of several related tropical shrubs and trees found in the Eastern hemisphere.

    Taxonomic Hierarchy
    dracaena
    Kingdom Plantae – Vegetal, plants
    Subkingdom Viridaeplantae – green plants
    Infrakingdom Streptophyta – land plants
    Division Tracheophyta – vascular plants, tracheophytes
    Subdivision Spermatophytina – spermatophytes, seed plants
    Infradivision Angiospermae – flowering plants, angiosperms
    Class Magnoliopsida
    Superorder Lilianae – monocots
    Order Asparagales
    Family Asparagaceae
    Genus Dracaena L. – dracaena
    Direct Children:
    Species Dracaena aurea H. Mann
    Species Dracaena cinnabari Balf. f. – Socotra dragontree
    Species Dracaena concinna Kunth
    Species Dracaena draco (L.) L. – dragontree
    Species Dracaena fernaldii (H. St. John) Jankalski
    Species Dracaena forbesii O. Deg.
    Species Dracaena fragrans (L.) Ker Gawl. – fragrant dracaena
    Species Dracaena halapepe (H. St. John) Jankalski
    Species Dracaena konaensis (H. St. John) Jankalski
    Species Dracaena reflexa Lam.
    Species Dracaena steudneri Schweinf. ex Engl. – bush nightfighter
    Species Dracaena surculosa Lindl. – gold dust dracaena
    Species Pleomele auwahiensis H. St. John – Maui hala pepe

    References

  • Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955
  • Dracaena, [L.], Taxonomic Serial No.: 500631
  • tree species, dracaena draco
  • Dracaena palm
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    Dr.

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    Dr.

    1. Doctor.
    2. Drive. (Designates a street name).

    References

  • Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955
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    dpt.

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    dpt.

    1. department.
    2. deponent.

    References

  • Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955
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    D.P.

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    D.P.

    displaced person.

    References

  • Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955
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    john dory fish ( Zenopsis conchifera )

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    ( dôri )
    ( dōri )

    do•ry

    n. [pl. DORIES (-iz) or (-riz)]

    [Fr. dorée, lit. gilt; fem. of doré, pp. of dorer; LL. deaurare, to gild; L. de-, intens. + aurare, to gild < aurum gold].

    1. Salt water fish, small in size with golden tint and edible known by the common name, "john dory" and scientific name Zenopsis conchifera.
    2. Any relative to this species such as the wall-eyed pike.
    Taxonomic Hierarchy
    Zenopsis conchifera ( John Dory Fish )
    Kingdom Animalia – Animal, animals
    Phylum Chordata – chordates
    Subphylum Vertebrata – vertebrates
    Superclass Osteichthyes – bony fishes
    Class Actinopterygii – ray-finned fishes, spiny rayed fishes
    Subclass Neopterygii – neopterygians
    Infraclass Teleostei
    Superorder Acanthopterygii
    Order Zeiformes – boarfishes, dories, john dories
    Suborder Zeioidei
    Family Zeidae Latreille, 1825 – dories, John dories, Saint-Pierre, St. Peter fish, buckler dories
    Genus Zenopsis Gill, 1862
    Species Zenopsis conchifera (Lowe, 1852) – buckler dory, American john dory

    References

  • Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955
  • Zenopsis conchifera, (Lowe, 1852) Taxonomic Serial No.: 166284
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    doting, doty, dotty, dotage, dotard, dote

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    ( dōtij )

    dot•age

    n.

    [ME. < dotien, doten to dote].

    1. Characteristically feeble-minded and childish due to old age; senility.
    2. An excessively foolish affection. Doting.

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    Pronunciation key

    ( dōtẽrd )

    do•tard

    n.

    [ME. < dotien, doten to dote; cf. DODDERED].

    1. One in their dotage.
    2. A foolishly doddering old person.

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    Pronunciation key

    ( dōt )

    dote

    v.i.. [DOTED (-id), DOTING].

    [ME. dotien, doten < Anglo-Fr. *doter (Fr. radoter); ult. < Gmc. (cf. D. doten, to dote) < base of dodder].

    1. The condition of being foolish and feeble-minded, primarily due to old age.
    2. To excessively, foolishly express fondness. Doting upon or on.

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    Pronunciation key

    ( dōtiŋ )

    dot•ing

    adj. [ppr. of dote]

    1. Foolish, excessive fondness.
    2. In botany, decaying from age.

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    Pronunciation key

    ( dōti )

    adj. [DOTTIER (-i-ẽr) DOTTIEST (-i-ist) < dot a spot].

    1. speckled in dots, dotted.
    2. [Colloq.], feeble, unsteady, shaky therefore,
    3. feeble minded, weak, senile.

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    Pronunciation key

    ( dōti )

    dot•y

    adj. [DOTIER (-ti-ẽr) DOTIEST (-ti-ist)]

    [< dote]

    1. In botany, in a state of decay and discoloration from age.

    « go back

    References

  • Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955
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    Dodo ( Raphus cucullatus )

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    ( dōdō )

    Do•do [pl DODOS, DODOES (-dōz)].

    n.

    [Port. doudo lit., stupid or foolish].

    A large bird which is now extinct, having a large hooked bill, short neck and legs and had only rudimentary wings which were useless for flight. Formerly its native habitat was located in Mauritius.

    Taxonomic Hierarchy
    Dodo Bird
    Standing height of 2 ft.
    Kingdom Animalia – Animal, animals
    Phylum Chordata – chordates
    Subphylum Vertebrata – vertebrates
    Class Aves – Birds
    Order Columbiformes – Doves, colombes, pigeons, Pigeons
    Family Raphidae
    Genus Raphus Brisson, 1760
    Species Raphus cucullatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

    References and Further Reading

  • Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955
  • Raphus cucullatus, (Linnaeus, 1758) Taxonomic Serial No.: 555609
  • EXTINCT DODO BIRD, Raphus Cucullatus
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    D.N.B.

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    D.N.B.

    Dictionary of National Biography. British.

    References

  • Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955
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    D. Mus.

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    D. Mus.

    Doctor of Music.

    References

  • Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955
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    DM., dm.

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    DM., dm.

    1. Deutschemark.
    2. decimeter. decimeters.

    References

  • Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955
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    dlvy.

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    dlvy.

    delivery.

    References

  • Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955
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    D.L.S.

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    D.L.S.

    Doctor of Library Science.

    References

  • Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955
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    D/L, dl.

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    D/L, dl.

    1. D/L, demand loan.
    2. dl., decileter, deciliters.

    References

  • Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955
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    dkl.

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    dkl.

    decaliter.

    References

  • Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955
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    dkg.

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    dkg.

    decagram, decagrams.

    References

  • Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955
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    dkm.

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    dkm.

    decameter.

    References

  • Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955
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    dk.

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    dk.

    1. deck.
    2. dock.

    References

  • Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955
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    Djokjakarta

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    ( jkyä-kärtä )

    Djok•ja•kar•ta

    n.

    A city in Java, in Indonesia.

    References

  • Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955
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    Djakarta

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    ( jä-kärtä )

    Dja•kar•ta

    n.

    The capital of Indonesia in Java. Jakarta.

    References

  • Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955
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    Diptera

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    ( diptẽr-ə )

    Dip•ter•a

    n.pl..

    [Mod. L. < Gr. dipteros; see DIPTEROUS].

    Classification of insects which includes gnats, houseflies, mosquitos and soforth, characterized by having only one pair of membranous wings.

    Taxonomic Hierarchy
    diptera, gnat
    A gnat is classified in the order Diptera.
    Kingdom Animalia – Animal, animals
    Phylum Arthropoda – arthropods
    Subphylum Hexapoda – hexapods
    Class Insecta – insects, hexapoda
    Subclass Pterygota – winged insects
    Infraclass Neoptera – modern, wing-folding insects
    Order Diptera – mosca, mosquito, gnats, mosquitoes, true flies
    Direct Children:
    Suborder Brachycera – circular-seamed flies, muscoid flies, short-horned flies
    Suborder Nematocera – long-horned flies

    dip•ter•on ( diptẽr-on′ )

    n.

    [Gr. dipteron, neut. of dipteros; see DIPTEROUS].

    An insect with the dipterous feature.

    dip•ter•ous ( diptẽr-əs )

    adj.

    [Gr. dipteros having two wings < di-, two + pteron, a wing]

    1. Some insects which are uniquely characterized by having only two wings or, in other species which have two winglike structures in their anatomy such as some varieties of seeds.
    2. A member of the order Diptera.

    References and Further Reading

  • Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955
  • Diptera, Taxonomic Serial No.: 118831
  • Home » Flies » Flies Pictures
  • Facts, Identification & Control
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    dicotyledon, dicotyledonous, dicotyledonae, dicotyledoneae, dicotyledones

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    ( dī′kot-ʼl-edʼn )
    ( dī-kot′ʼl-ē'dʼn )

    di•cot•y•le•don

    n.

    A plant that produces two seed leaves (cotyledons). Any plant that is classed among one of the two subclasses of seed plants characteristically having two embryos with two cotyledons as most shrubs and deciduous trees.

    dicotyledonous

    Terms once used to classify species become outdated and are replaced as classification systems become more accurate. Currently, as it stands, the term Dicotyledoneae, (Taxonomic Serial No.: 206968) is invalid. The accepted name is Magnoliopsida.

    Taxonomic Hierarchy
    Kingdom Plantae – Vegetal, plants
    Subkingdom Viridaeplantae – green plants
    Infrakingdom Streptophyta – land plants
    Division Tracheophyta – vascular plants, tracheophytes
    Subdivision Spermatophytina – spermatophytes, seed plants
    Infradivision Angiospermae – flowering plants, angiosperms
    Class Magnoliopsida
    Direct Children:
    Superorder Amborellanae
    Superorder Asteranae
    Superorder Austrobaileyanae
    Superorder Berberidopsidanae
    Superorder Buxanae
    Superorder Caryophyllanae
    Superorder Ceratophyllanae
    Superorder Dillenianae
    Superorder Lilianae – monocots, monocotyledons
    Superorder Magnolianae
    Superorder Myrothamnanae
    Superorder Nymphaeanae
    Superorder Proteanae
    Superorder Ranunculanae
    Superorder Rosanae
    Superorder Santalanae
    Superorder Saxifraganae
    Superorder Trochodendranae

    Historically, dicotyledon were classed as such,

    Subclass Dicotyledonae: the dicots. Flower parts are usually in fours or fives; leaf venation is usually netlike, pinnate, or palmate; there is true secondary growth with vascular cambium commonly present; there are two cotyledons; vascular bundles in the stem are in a ring; pollen is basically tricolpate. There are about 190,000 species.

    Subclass Monocotyledonae: the monocots. Flower parts are usually in threes; leaf venation is usually parallel; true secondary growth is not present; there is one cotyledon; vascular bundles in the stem are scattered; the pollen is basically monocolpate. There are about 60,000 species.

    Source: Biology of Plants, p. 660, Appendix C, ©1970, Worth Publishers, Inc., Peter H. Raven, Helena Curtis, Stanford University

    di•cot•y•le•don•ous ( dī′kot-ʼl-edʼn-əs )
    ( dī-kot′ʼl-ed'n-əs )

    adj.

    Possessing two cotyledons and belonging to the subclass of dicotyledons.

    References and Further Reading

  • Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955
  • Biology of Plants, ©1970, Worth Publishers, Inc.
  • Magnoliopsida, Taxonomic Serial No.: 18063
  • The Monocot Class of Flowering Plants
  • Bean Seed Germination Photos
  • The Seed
  • Invalid subtaxa: Dicotyledonae [invalid subgroup], Dicotyledoneae [invalid subgroup], Dicotyledones [invalid subgroup]
  • Traditional Classification of Plant Families Table gives the traditional classification of Plant Families into their Orders and Superorders, in the Subclasses Dicotyledonae and Monocotyledonae, in the Class Gymnospermae.
  • Magnoliopsida (Synonyms Dicotyledons)
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    diclinous and diclinism

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    ( dīkli-nəs )
    ( dī-klīnəs )

    di•cli•nous

    adj.

    [< di + Gr. klinē bed; + ous].

    1. The characteristic of having stamens and pistils located in separate flowers.
    2. Flowers which contain exclusively stamens or, exclusively pistils inside them.

    di•cli•nism (dīkli-nizʼm)

    n.

    Characteristically diclinous.

    References

  • Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955
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    dhurna

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    ( dũrnä )

    dhur•na

    n.

    dharna.

    References

  • Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955
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    d.h.

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    d.h.

    das heisst, [German], that is specifically, i.e.

    References

  • Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955
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    dg.

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    dg.

    1. decigram.
    2. decigrams.

    References

  • Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955
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    D/F, D.F.

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    D/F, D.F.

    1. D/F, in radio, direction-finding.
    2. D.F.
      1. Dean of the Faculty
      2. Defensor Fidei, [L.] Defender of the Faith.
      3. Districto Federal, [Port.] Federal District.
      4. Distrito Federal, [Sp.], Federal District (in Mexico).

    References

  • Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955
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    dextrorse

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    ( dekstrôrs )
    ( dek-strôrs )

    dex•trorse

    adj.

    [L. dextrorsum or dextrovorsum, toward the right < dexter, right + versus or vorsus, pp. of vertere or vortere, to turn].

    dextrorse morning glory
    Dextrorse Vine
    (Morning Glory)

    in botany a vine which twines upwards in a right direction, opposed to sinistrorse which follows a left direction.

    References

  • Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955
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    Devilfish ( Manta birostris )

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    ( devʼl-fish′ )

    dev•il•fish [pl. DEVILFISH, DEVILFISHES (-iz); see FISH]

    n.

    1. The largest among the rays. Known as the Atlantic manta, or giant devil ray (Manta birostris). It's common name is due to the horn-like appearance when the pectoral fins are rolled up.
    2. A large cephalopod, especially the octopus.
    Taxonomic Hierarchy
    devilfish
    approximate 20 ft. width
    Kingdom Animalia – Animal, animals
    Phylum Chordata – chordates
    Subphylum Vertebrata – vertebrates
    Class Chondrichthyes – cartilaginous fishes, rays, sharks
    Subclass Elasmobranchii – cartilaginous fishes, rays, sharks, skates, torpedoes
    Superorder Euselachii
    Order Myliobatiformes – stingrays
    Family Mobulidae Gill, 1893 – mantas, mantes, devil rays, mantas
    Genus Manta Bancroft, 1829 – mantas
    Species Manta birostris (Walbaum, 1792) – manta gigante, giant manta, Atlantic manta, manta, Pacific manta

    References and Further Reading

  • Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955
  • Manta birostris, (Walbaum, 1792), Taxonomic Serial No.: 160992
  • Manta Ray
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    Deadly Nightshade, ( Genus Solanum ), the belladonna

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    deadly nightshade

    The belladonna. A poisonous plant but parts of which are used in medicine.

    Taxonomic Hierarchy
    Deadly Nightshade, Solanum
    Kingdom Plantae – Vegetal, plants
    Subkingdom Viridaeplantae – green plants
    Infrakingdom Streptophyta – land plants
    Division Tracheophyta – vascular plants
    Subdivision Spermatophytina – spermatophytes, seed plants
    Infradivision Angiospermae – flowering plants, angiosperms
    Class Magnoliopsida
    Superorder Asteranae
    Order Solanales
    Family Solanaceae – nightshades
    Genus Solanum L. – nightshade
    Species Solanum interius Rydb. – deadly nightshade

     

    Taxonomic Hierarchy
    Kingdom Plantae – Vegetal, plants
    Subkingdom Viridaeplantae – green plants
    Infrakingdom Streptophyta – land plants
    Division Tracheophyta – vascular plants
    Subdivision Spermatophytina – spermatophytes, seed plants
    Infradivision Angiospermae – flowering plants, angiosperms
    Class Magnoliopsida
    Superorder Asteranae
    Order Solanales
    Family Solanaceae – nightshades
    Genus Solanum L. – nightshade
    Species Solanum nigrum L. – deadly nightshade, garden nightshade, black nightshade

    References and Further Reading

  • Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955
  • Solanum interius [Rydb.,] Taxonomic Serial No.: 30435
  • Solanum nigrum [L.] Taxonomic Serial No.: 565525
  • The Poison Garden
  • PlantFiles: Deadly Nightshade, Belladonna, Devil's Cherry, Atropa belladonna
  • Atropa belladonna - Deadly Nightshade
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    D.D.Sc.

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    D.D.Sc.

    Doctor of Dental Science.

    References

  • Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955
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    D.D.S.

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    D.D.S.

    Doctor of Dental Surgery.

    References

  • Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955
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    D.D., dd., d/d

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    D.D., dd., d/d

    1. demand draft also D/D.
    2. Divinitatis Doctor [L] Doctor of Divinity.
    3. delivered.

    References

  • Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955
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    D.C.S.

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    D.C.S.

    1. Deputy Clerk of Sessions.
    2. Doctor of Christian Science.
    3. Doctor of Commercial Science.

    References

  • Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955
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    D.C., d.c.

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    D.C., d.c.

    1. Dental Corps.
    2. District of Columbia.
    3. Doctor of Chiropractic.
    4. in music, [It.] da capo.
    5. Direct current.

    References

  • Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955
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    db., D.B., d.b.

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    db., D.B., d.b.

    1. db, decibal.
    2. D.B., Domesday Book.
    3. d.b., daybook.

    References

  • Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955
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    Charles Robert Darwin ( 1809-1882 )

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    ( därwin )

    Dar•win Charles Robert 1809-1882

    n.

    English naturalist. Originated the theory of Evolution by natural selection.

    References

  • Webster's New World Dictionary of the American Language (College Edition) ©1955
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