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Any plant nearly related to the rose. Lindley.

A european tree (Pyrus aucuparia) related to the apple, but with pinnate leaves and flat corymbs of small white flowers followed by little bright red berries. Called also roan tree, and mountain ash. The name is also applied to two American trees of similar habit (Pyrus Americana, and P. sambucifolia).…

n acid which is obtained from gallic acid as a brown or red crystalline substance, and is related to rufiopin and anthracene.

A yellowish red crystalline substance related to anthracene, and obtained from opianic acid.

ene obtained as a white crystalline substance, which on oxidation produces a red dyestuff related to anthraquinone.

A variety of domestic pigeon, related to the barb and carrier.

Like, or related to, the genus Sabella. -- Sa*bel"loid, n.

The hypothetical radical of salicylic acid and of certain related compounds.

so struthiin, quilaiin, senegin, polygalic acid, etc. By extension, any one of a group of related bodies of which saponin proper is the type.

Any species of the genus Sarcoptes and related genera of mites, comprising the itch mites and mange mites. -- a.

Any one of several species of sparoid fishes belonging to Sargus, Pomodasys, and related genera; -- called also sar, and saragu.

An order of fishes including the blennioid and gobioid fishes, and other related families.

A sea anemone, or any related anthozoan.

; esp. (Paleon.) the large extinct species of Mosasaurus, Icthyosaurus, Plesiosaurus, and related genera.

nts; belonging to that division of the Caucasian race which includes the Arabs, Jews, and related races. [Written also Shemitic.] Semitic language, a name used to designate a group of Asiatic and African languages, some living and some dead, namely: Hebrew and Phoenician, Aramaic, Assyrian, Arabic, Ethiopic (Geez and A…

A large South American bird (Dicholophus, or Cariama cristata) related to the cranes. It is often domesticated. Called also cariama.

Any comprehensive group of animals or plants including several subordinate related groups.

A European finch (Serinus hortulanus) closely related to the canary.

cle plasma, under Plasma. -- Serum albumin (Physiol. Chem.), an albuminous body, closely related to egg albumin, present in nearly all serous fluids; esp., the albumin of blood serum. -- Serum globulin (Physiol. Chem.), paraglobulin. -- Serum of milk (Physiol. Chem.), the whey, or fluid portion of milk, remaining af…

Related to, or resembling, the serval.