Limy
21sea lily — a stalked, sessile crinoid. See illus. under crinoid. [1875 80] * * * ▪ echinoderm any crinoid marine invertebrate animal (class Crinoidea, phylum Echinodermata) in which the adult is fixed to the sea bottom by a stalk. Other crinoids (such …
22liminess — n. state of being limy, quality of being limy …
23limey — limey, limy Limey is the adjective corresponding to the fruit called lime, whereas limy relates to the caustic alkaline substance. Limey (with a capital initial letter) is an AmE slang term for a person from Britain, and arose from the enforced… …
24lim|ey — lim|ey1 «LY mee», noun, plural eys, adjective. Slang. –n. 1. any Englishman, especially a sailor or soldier. 2. an English ship. –adj. English: »Naples was the first port this limey ship made (New Yorker). Also, limy. ╂[American English <… …
25aplacophoran — n. 1. one of the {aplacophora}; a deep water wormlike mollusk lacking calcareous plates on the body but having fine limy spicules on the covering mantle. Syn: solenogaster [WordNet 1.5] …
26Liminess — Lim i*ness (l[imac]m [i^]*n[e^]s), n. The state or quality of being limy. [1913 Webster] …
27rendzina — noun Etymology: Polish rędzina rich limy soil Date: 1922 any of a group of dark grayish brown intrazonal soils developed in grassy regions of high to moderate humidity from soft calcareous marl or chalk …
28limey — I. noun (plural limeys) Usage: often capitalized Etymology: lime juicer + 4 y Date: 1918 1. slang a British sailor 2. slang Englishman II …
29History of the Bahamas — The verifiable History of the Bahamas can be traced back to Christopher Columbus s first voyage in 1492. The first attempt at a permanent western settlement in the Bahamas occurred in 1647. The 18th century African slave trade brought many… …
30Gentiana acaulis — Taxobox | name = Gentiana acaulis image width = 240px regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Gentianales familia = Gentianaceae genus = Gentiana species = G. acaulis binomial = Gentiana acaulis binomial authority …
