Syn: cock's eggs, {Salpichroa organifolia}, {Salpichroa rhomboidea}. [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
cock's-eggs — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun (plural cock s eggs) 1. : the egg shaped white or yellow fruit of a weedy herbaceous vine (Salpichroa rhomboidea) of the family Solanaceae of Argentina 2. : the plant bearing cock s eggs … Useful english dictionary
cock's-eggs — paprastoji vilkvyšnė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Bulvinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, medieninis, vaistinis augalas (Salpichroa origanifolia), paplitęs Pietų Amerikoje. Piktžolė. atitikmenys: lot. Atropa rhomboidea; Salpichroa origanifolia;… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
cock's eggs — noun weedy vine of Argentina having solitary white flowers followed by egg shaped white or yellow fruit • Syn: ↑Salpichroa organifolia, ↑Salpichroa rhomboidea • Hypernyms: ↑vine • Member Holonyms: ↑Salpichroa, ↑genus Salpichroa … Useful english dictionary
eggs — It was thought very unlucky to take eggs into or out of a house after sunset. There were rules about setting them to be hatched it should be done with a waxing *moon, but not on a *Friday or Sunday; there should be an odd number, preferably… … A Dictionary of English folklore
Cock egg — A cock egg is an archaic term for a yolkless egg [1]. Since they contained no yolk and therefore cannot hatch, these eggs were traditionally believed to be laid by roosters.[1] This gave rise to the myth that when a cock s egg was hatched, it… … Wikipedia
Guianan Cock-of-the-rock — Taxobox name = Guianan Cock of the rock status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 image width = 225px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Passeriformes familia = Cotingidae genus = Rupicola species = R. rupicola binomial =… … Wikipedia
Jungle cock — Jungle Jun gle (j[u^][ng] g l), n. [Hind. jangal desert, forest, jungle; Skr. ja[.n]gala desert.] 1. A dense growth of brushwood, grasses, reeds, vines, etc.; an almost impenetrable thicket of trees, canes, and reedy vegetation, as in India,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
water cock — ▪ bird (Gallicrex cinerea), marsh bird of the rail family, Rallidae (order Gruiformes). It occurs from India to Japan and throughout Southeast Asia to the Philippines. The male is blue black with red legs, a strongly conical red bill, and a … Universalium
Salpichroa organifolia — cock s eggs cock s eggs n. a weedy vine of Argentina ({Salpichroa organifolia}) having solitary white flowers followed by egg shaped white or yellow fruit. Syn: cock s eggs, {Salpichroa organifolia}, {Salpichroa rhomboidea}. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Salpichroa organifolia — cock s eggs cock s eggs n. a weedy vine of Argentina ({Salpichroa organifolia}) having solitary white flowers followed by egg shaped white or yellow fruit. Syn: cock s eggs, {Salpichroa organifolia}, {Salpichroa rhomboidea}. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
