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the poison of evil example; the poison of sin. Poison ash. (Bot.) (a) A tree of the genus Amyris (A. balsamifera) found in the West Indies, from the trunk of which a black liquor distills, supposed to have poisonous qualities. (b) The poison sumac (Rhus venenata). [U. S.] -- Poison dogwood (Bot.), poison sumac. -- Poi…

One who practices polygamy, or maintains its lawfulness.

To practice polygamy; to marry several wives. Sylvester. Coleridge.

Of or pertaining to polygamy; characterized by, or involving, polygamy; having a plurality of wives; as, polygamous marriages; -- opposed to monogamous.

oor excuse. That I have wronged no man will be a poor plea or apology at the last day. Calamy.

e crop. -- Potato whisky, a strong, fiery liquor, having a hot, smoky taste, and rich in amyl alcohol (fusel oil); it is made from potatoes or potato starch. -- Potato worm (Zoöl.), the large green larva of a sphinx, or hawk moth (Macrosila quinquemaculata); -- called also tomato worm. See Illust. under Tomato. -- S…

or be before, in estimation; to outrank; to surpass. [Obs.] "Though maidenhood prefer bigamy." Chaucer.

Next; nearest. Prochein ami or amy ( (Law), the next friend. See under Next.

An unorganized amylolytic ferment, on enzyme, present in human mixed saliva and in the saliva of some animals.

The yellowish white opaque creamy matter produced by the process of suppuration. It consists of innumerable white nucleated cells floating in a clear liquid.

nch that fire. Shak. The supposition of the lady's death Will quench the wonder of her infamy. Shak.

of radiating, or the state of being radiated; emission and diffusion of rays of light; beamy brightness.

ness appear above the rate and pitch of other men's, in that he was so . . . merciful. Calamy. Many of the horse could not march at that rate, nor come up soon enough. Clarendon.

done to others as done to himself, and by promise obloges himself to full retaliation. Calamy.

To cry aloud; to proclaim loudly. This last action will roar thy infamy. Ford.

A dreamy, imaginative habit of mind; a disposition to ignore what is real; as, a girl full of romance.

nous tree Pterocarpus erinaceus. -- Jamaica rosewood, the wood of two West Indian trees (Amyris balsamifera, and Linocieria ligustrina). -- New South Wales rosewood, the wood of Trichilia glandulosa, a tree related to the margosa.

s (Cycas revoluta). -- Sago spleen (Med.), a morbid condition of the spleen, produced by amyloid degeneration of the organ, in which a cross section shows scattered gray translucent bodies looking like grains of sago.

Disgraceful to reputation; bringing shame or infamy; opprobrious; as, a scandalous crime or vice.

The fertilization of a flower by pollen from the same flower and without outer aid; autogamy.