di·ver·si·ty Pronunciation Key (d-vûrs-t, d-)
n. pl. di·ver·si·ties
The fact or quality of being diverse; difference.
A point or respect in which things differ.
Variety or multiformity: ?Charles Darwin saw in the diversity of species the principles of evolution that operated to generate the species: variation, competition and selection? (Scientific American).
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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diversity
\Di*ver"si*ty\, n.; pl. Diversities. [F. diversit['e], L. diversitas, fr. diversus. See Diverse.] 1. A state of difference; dissimilitude; unlikeness.
They will prove opposite; and not resting in a bare diversity, rise into a contrariety. --South.
2. Multiplicity of difference; multiformity; variety. ``Diversity of sounds.'' --Shak. ``Diversities of opinion.'' --Secker.
3. Variegation. ``Bright diversities of day.'' --Pope.
Syn: See Variety.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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diversity
n 1: noticeable heterogeneity; "a diversity of possibilities"; "the range and variety of his work is amazing" [syn: diverseness, multifariousness, variety] 2: the condition or result of being variable
Source: WordNet ® 1.6, © 1997 Princeton University
A·mer·i·can Pronunciation Key (-mr-kn)
adj.
Of or relating to the United States of America or its people, language, or culture.
Of or relating to North or South America, the West Indies, or the Western Hemisphere.
Of or relating to any of the Native American peoples.
Indigenous to North or South America. Used of plants and animals.
n.
A native or inhabitant of America.
A citizen of the United States.
American English.
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A·meri·can·ness n.
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Nutmeg \Nut"meg\, n. [OE. notemuge; note nut + OF. muge musk, of the same origin as E. musk; cf. OF. noix muguette nutmeg, F. noix muscade. See Nut, and Musk.] (Bot.) The kernel of the fruit of the nutmeg tree (Myristica fragrans), a native of the Molucca Islands, but cultivated elsewhere in the tropics.
Note: This fruit is a nearly spherical drupe, of the size of a pear, of a yellowish color without and almost white within. This opens into two nearly equal longitudinal valves, inclosing the nut surrounded by its aril, which is mace The nutmeg is an aromatic, very grateful to the taste and smell, and much used in cookery. Other species of Myristica yield nutmegs of inferior quality.
American, Calabash, or Jamaica, nutmeg, the fruit of a tropical shrub (Monodora Myristica). It is about the size of an orange, and contains many aromatic seeds imbedded in pulp.
Brazilian nutmeg, the fruit of a lauraceous tree, Cryptocarya moschata.
California nutmeg, tree of the Yew family (Torreya Californica), growing in the Western United States, and having a seed which resembles a nutmeg in appearance, but is strongly impregnated with turpentine.
Clove nutmeg, the Ravensara aromatica, a laura ceous tree of Madagascar. The foliage is used as a spice, but the seed is acrid and caustic.
Jamaica nutmeg. See American nutmeg (above).
Nutmeg bird (Zo["o]l.), an Indian finch (Munia punctularia).
Nutmeg butter, a solid oil extracted from the nutmeg by expression.
Nutmeg flower (Bot.), a ranunculaceous herb (Nigella sativa) with small black aromatic seeds, which are used medicinally and for excluding moths from furs and clothing.
Nutmeg liver (Med.), a name applied to the liver, when, as the result of heart or lung disease, it undergoes congestion and pigmentation about the central veins of its lobules, giving it an appearance resembling that of a nutmeg.
Nutmeg melon (Bot.), a small variety of muskmelon of a rich flavor.
Nutmeg pigeon (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of pigeons of the genus Myristicivora, native of the East Indies and Australia. The color is usually white, or cream-white, with black on the wings and tail.
Nutmeg wood (Bot.), the wood of the Palmyra palm.
Peruvian nutmeg, the aromatic seed of a South American tree (Laurelia sempervirens).
Plume nutmeg (Bot.), a spicy tree of Australia (Atherosperma moschata).
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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american
\A*mer"i*can\, a. [Named from Americus Vespucius.] 1. Of or pertaining to America; as, the American continent: American Indians.
2. Of or pertaining to the United States. ``A young officer of the American navy.'' --Lyell.
American ivy. See Virginia creeper.
American Party (U. S. Politics), a party, about 1854, which opposed the influence of foreign-born citizens, and those supposed to owe allegiance to a foreign power.
Native american Party (U. S. Politics), a party of principles similar to those of the American party. It arose about 1843, but soon died out.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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american
\A*mer"i*can\, n. A native of America; -- originally applied to the aboriginal inhabitants, but now applied to the descendants of Europeans born in America, and especially to the citizens of the United States.
The name American must always exalt the pride of patriotism. --Washington.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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american
adj 1: of or relating to the United States of America or its people or language or culture; "American citizens"; "American English"; "the American dream" [syn: American] 2: of or relating to or characteristic of the continents and islands of the Americas; "the American hemisphere"; "American flora and fauna" [syn: American] n 1: a native or inhabitant of the United States [syn: American] 2: the English language as used in the US [syn: American English, American language, American] 3: a native or inhabitant of America [syn: American]
Source: WordNet ® 1.6, © 1997 Princeton University
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