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The common white lily (Lilium candidum). So called because it is usually introduced by painters in pictures of the Annunciation.

s of mosquitoes which are secondary hosts of the malaria parasites, and whose bite is the usual, if not the only, means of infecting human beings with malaria. Several species are found in the United States. They may be distinguished from the ordinary mosquitoes of the genus Culex by the long slender palpi, nearly equa…

A moss or mosslike plant which cellular stems, having usually an upward growth and distinct leaves.

A granular igneous rock composed almost exclusively of a soda- lime feldspar, usually labradorite.

modation, correspondence, relation, or proportion; to conform; to correspond; to suit; -- usually with to. That the time may have all shadow and silence in it, and the place answer to convenience. Shak. If this but answer to my just belief, I 'll remember you. Shak. As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of m…

a group of ruminant quadrupeds, intermediate between the deer and the goat. The horns are usually annulated, or ringed. There are many species in Africa and Asia. The antelope and wolf both fierce and fell. Spenser.

nsation, attached to the heads of insects and Crustacea. There are two in the former, and usually four in the latter. They are used as organs of touch, and in some species of Crustacea the cavity of the ear is situated near the basal joint. In insects, they are popularly called horns, and also feelers. The term in also…

, esp. of the uterus, in such manner that its whole axis is directed further forward than usual.

A coal-black marble, usually emitting a fetid smell when rubbed; -- called also stinkstone and swinestone.

Old; ancient; of genuine antiquity; as, an antique statue. In this sense it usually refers to the flourishing ages of Greece and Rome. For the antique world excess and pride did hate. Spenser.

An iron block, usually with a steel face, upon which metals are hammered and shaped.

Native phosphate of lime, occurring usually in six-sided prisms, color often pale green, transparent or translucent.

An ornamental appendage of wood at the ship's stern, usually spreading like a fan and curved like a bird's feather. Audsley.

A prefix from a Greek preposition. It usually signifies from, away from, off, or asunder, separate; as, in apocope (a cutting off), apostate, apostle (one sent away), apocarpous.

A mineral relating to the zeolites, usually occurring in square prisms or octahedrons with pearly luster on the cleavage surface. It is a hydrous silicate of calcium and potassium.

Sudden diminution or loss of consciousness, sensation, and voluntary motion, usually caused by pressure on the brain.

Belonging; appertaining. [Now usually written appurtenant.] Coleridge.

A pie made of apples (usually sliced or stewed) with spice and sugar. Apple-pie bed, a bed in which, as a joke, the sheets are so doubled (like the cover of an apple turnover) as to prevent any one from getting at his length between them. Halliwell, Conybeare. -- Apple-pie order, perfect order or arrangement. [Colloq.…

An artificial pond, or a globe or tank (usually with glass sides), in which living specimens of aquatic animals or plants are kept.

A wagon or cart, usually heavy and without springs, and often covered. [Oriental]