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• Lemon

  ·noun The tree which bears lemons; the lemon tree. II. Lemon ·noun An oval or roundish fruit resemb...

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• Wild

  ·adv Wildly; as, to talk wild. II. Wild ·superl Hard to steer; — said of a vessel. III. Wild ·sup...

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• wild

  A ship's motion when she steers badly, or is badly steered. A wild roadstead implies one that is exp...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• Sea lemon

  ·- Any one of several species of nudibranchiate mollusks of the genus Doris and allied genera, havin...

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• Water lemon

  ·- The edible fruit of two species of passion flower (Passiflora laurifolia, and P. maliformis); — ...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• Lemon, Mark

  (1809-1870) Journalist and humorist, b. in London, wrote many theatrical pieces, and a few novels, ...

  Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin

• desert lemon

  n. called also NativeKumquat, Atalantia glauca, Hook., N.O. Rutacea. 1889. J. H. Maiden, `Useful N...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• lemon, desert

  n. See desert lemon. ...

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• lemon-sole

  n. In England, the name is appliedto an inferior species of Sole. In New South Wales,it is given to...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• lemon-wood

  n. one of the names given bysettlers to the New Zealand tree called by Maoris Tarata (q.v.), or Map...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• lemon-rob

  The inspissated juice of limes or lemons, a powerful anti-scorbutic. ...

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• Wild-cat

  ·adj Running without control; running along the line without a train; as, a wild-cat locomotive. II...

  Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

• Wild Rents

  In Long Lane (P.C. 1732). Not named in the maps. ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• wild rogues

  Rogues trained up to stealing from their cradles. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• wild squirt

  A looseness. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• ivy, wild

  n. an Australian creeper, Platylobium triangulare, R. Br., N.O. Leguminosae. ...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• oats, wild

  an indigenous grass, Bromusarenarius, Labill, N.O. Gramineae.Called also Seaside Brome-Grass. «It ma...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• orange, wild

  n. i.q. Wild Lemon.See under lemon, wild. ...

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• parsley, wild

  n. Apium leptophyllum,F. v. M., N.O. Umbelliferae. Parsley grows wild inmany parts of the world, es...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• parsnip, wild

  n. a poisonous weed, Trachymene australis, Benth., N.O. Umbelliferae. 1889. J. H. Maiden, `Useful ...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• wild plum

  See plum, native ...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• plum, wild

  n. i.q. Native Plum (q.v.). ...

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• quince, wild

  n. another name for the BlackAsh-tree. See ash. ...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• raspberry, wild

  or Native ,n. Rubus gunnianus, Hook., N.O. Rosaceae;peculiar to Tasmania, and so called there. In ...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• rosemary, wild

  a slender Australian timber-tree, Cassinia laevis, R. Br., N.O. Compositae. ...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• wild dog

  n. i.q. dingo (q.v.). ...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• wild geranium

  n. In Australia, the speciesis Pelargonium australe, Willd., N.O. Geraniaceae. ...

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• wild irishman

  a spiny New Zealand shrub, Discariatoumatou, Raoul, N.O. Rhamneae. The Maori name is Tumata-Kuru (q....

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• wild parsnip

  n. See parsnip, wild. ...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• wild rosemary

  n. See rosemary. ...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• wild turkey

  n. See turkey. ...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• wild yam

  n. a parasitic orchid, Gastrodiasesamoides, R. Br., N.O. Orchideae. ...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• wild-cat

  the pole-cat. Lane. ...

  A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose

• wild-wind

  An old term for whirlwind. ...

  The Sailor's Word-Book

• lemon-scented gum

  n. See gum. ...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• lemon-scented ironbark

  n. a name given to the Queensland tree Eucalyptus staigeriana, F. v. M., N.O. Myrtaceae. See Ironba...

  Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

• Wild Goose Court

  See Wingoose Alley. ...

  A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.

• wild-goose chase

  A tedious uncertain pursuit, like the following a flock of wild geese, who are remarkably shy. ...

  Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose

• wild cat bank

  One of the various terms applied at the West to some of the irresponsible banks of the country. A ba...

  Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.