Canary bird flower

Canary bird flower
Canary bird Ca*na"ry bird` (Zo["o]l.) A small singing bird of the Finch family ({Serinus Canarius}), a native of the Canary Islands. It was brought to Europe in the 16th century, and made a household pet. It generally has a yellowish body with the wings and tail greenish, but in its wild state it is more frequently of gray or brown color. It is sometimes called {canary finch}. [1913 Webster]

{Canary bird flower} (Bot.), a climbing plant ({Trop[ae]olum peregrinum}) with canary-colored flowers of peculiar form; -- called also {canary vine}. [1913 Webster]


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  • canary-bird-flower — karpytalapė nasturtė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Nasturtinių šeimos dekoratyvinis augalas (Tropaeolum peregrinum), paplitęs Peru. atitikmenys: lot. Tropaeolum peregrinum angl. canary bird flower; canary bird vine; canary creeper pranc.… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • Canary bird — Ca*na ry bird (Zo[ o]l.) A small singing bird of the Finch family ({Serinus Canarius}), a native of the Canary Islands. It was brought to Europe in the 16th century, and made a household pet. It generally has a yellowish body with the wings and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • canary-bird-vine — karpytalapė nasturtė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Nasturtinių šeimos dekoratyvinis augalas (Tropaeolum peregrinum), paplitęs Peru. atitikmenys: lot. Tropaeolum peregrinum angl. canary bird flower; canary bird vine; canary creeper pranc.… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • Canary — Ca*na ry, a. [F. Canarie, L. Canaria insula one of the Canary islands, said to be so called from its large dogs, fr. canis dog.] 1. Of or pertaining to the Canary Islands; as, canary wine; canary birds. [1913 Webster] 2. Of a pale yellowish… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Canary grass — Canary Ca*na ry, a. [F. Canarie, L. Canaria insula one of the Canary islands, said to be so called from its large dogs, fr. canis dog.] 1. Of or pertaining to the Canary Islands; as, canary wine; canary birds. [1913 Webster] 2. Of a pale… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Canary stone — Canary Ca*na ry, a. [F. Canarie, L. Canaria insula one of the Canary islands, said to be so called from its large dogs, fr. canis dog.] 1. Of or pertaining to the Canary Islands; as, canary wine; canary birds. [1913 Webster] 2. Of a pale… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Canary vine — Canary Ca*na ry, a. [F. Canarie, L. Canaria insula one of the Canary islands, said to be so called from its large dogs, fr. canis dog.] 1. Of or pertaining to the Canary Islands; as, canary wine; canary birds. [1913 Webster] 2. Of a pale… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Canary wood — Canary Ca*na ry, a. [F. Canarie, L. Canaria insula one of the Canary islands, said to be so called from its large dogs, fr. canis dog.] 1. Of or pertaining to the Canary Islands; as, canary wine; canary birds. [1913 Webster] 2. Of a pale… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • canary finch — Canary bird Ca*na ry bird (Zo[ o]l.) A small singing bird of the Finch family ({Serinus Canarius}), a native of the Canary Islands. It was brought to Europe in the 16th century, and made a household pet. It generally has a yellowish body with the …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • canary vine — Canary bird Ca*na ry bird (Zo[ o]l.) A small singing bird of the Finch family ({Serinus Canarius}), a native of the Canary Islands. It was brought to Europe in the 16th century, and made a household pet. It generally has a yellowish body with the …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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