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A small tree of tropical America (Cæsalpinia coriaria), whose legumes contain a large proportion of tannic and gallic acid, and are used by tanners and dyers.

A prefix, meaning upon, beside, among, on the outside, above, over. It becomes ep- before a vowel, as in epoch, and eph- before a Greek aspirate, as in ephemeral.

A prefix, meaning equally; as, equidistant; equiangular.

Capable of being defended, or of making or affording defense. [Obs.] No fort so fencible, nor walls so strong. Spenser.

Fencible. [Obs.] Spenser.

A combining form indicating ferric iron as an ingredient; as, ferricyanide.

A time of feasting or celebration; an anniversary day of joy, civil or religious. The morning trumpets festival proclaimed. Milton.

A irrevocable Turkish decree countersigned by the sultan.

A prefix signifying half.

A short note, equal to one fourth of a semiquaver, or the sixty-fourth part of a whole note.

A general name for a group of Algonquin tribes which formerly occupied the coast region of North America from Connecticut to Virginia. They included the Mohicans, Delawares, Shawnees, and several other tribes.

A prefix denoting a thousandth part of; as, millimeter, milligram, milliampère.

A prefix signifying much or many; several; more than one; as, multiaxial, multocular.

Any plant of a genus of herbs (Impatiens) having capsules which, if touched when ripe, discharge their seeds. -- See Impatiens.

A combining form denoting all, every, everywhere; as in omnipotent, all-powerful; omnipresent.

A combining form signifying equal; as, paridigitate, paripinnate.

Colored with different tints; variegated; as, a party-colored flower. "Parti-colored lambs." Shak.

Combining forms from L. pes, pedis, foot, as pedipalp, pedireme, pedometer.

A prefix used to signify around, by, near, over, beyond, or to give an intensive sense; as, perimeter, the measure around; perigee, point near the earth; periergy, work beyond what is needed; perispherical, quite spherical.

Combining forms signifying flat, level, plane; as planifolious, planimetry, plano-concave.