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0bladder/1' class='d_link'>air bladder of certain algae or aquatic plants (such as rockweed)

a capsule formed about a minute organism going into a resting or spore stage

also this capsule with its contents

a resistant cover about a parasite produced by the parasite or the host

First Known Use

circa 1723, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology

New Latin cystis, from Greek kystis bladder, pouch; akin to Sanskrit śvasiti he blows, snorts — more at wheeze

cyst

noun

Synonyms

as in wart, tubercle
Synonyms & Near Synonyms

tubercle wart
cancer carcinoma lymphoma malignancy melanoma polyp
outgrowth
excrescence excrescency growth lump neoplasm tumor

dandelion

noun

dan·de·li·on

ˈdan-də-ˌlī-ən -dē-

Definition

any of a genus (Taraxacum) of yellow-flowered composite herbs with milky sap
especially one (T. officinale) sometimes grown as a potherb and nearly cosmopolitan as a weed

Illustration

dandelion

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology

Middle English dendelyoun, from Anglo-French dent de lion, literally, lion's tooth

abnormal psychology

noun

Definition

a branch of psychology concerned with mental and emotional disorders (such as anxiety disorders, phobias, depression, and developmental disorders) and with certain incompletely understood normal phenomena (such as dreams and hypnosis)

First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined above

darning needle

noun

Definition

a long needle with a large eye for use in darning
dragonfly, damselfly

First Known Use

1742, in the meaning defined at sense 1

0bladder/1' class='d_link'>air bladder of certain algae or aquatic plants (such as rockweed)

a capsule formed about a minute organism going into a resting or spore stage
also this capsule with its contents

a resistant cover about a parasite produced by the parasite or the host

First Known Use

circa 1723, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology

New Latin cystis, from Greek kystis bladder, pouch; akin to Sanskrit śvasiti he blows, snorts — more at wheeze

cyst

noun

Synonyms

as in wart, tubercle
Synonyms & Near Synonyms

tubercle wart
cancer carcinoma lymphoma malignancy melanoma polyp
outgrowth
excrescence excrescency growth lump neoplasm tumor

dandelion

noun

dan·de·li·on

ˈdan-də-ˌlī-ən -dē-

Definition

any of a genus (Taraxacum) of yellow-flowered composite herbs with milky sap
especially one (T. officinale) sometimes grown as a potherb and nearly cosmopolitan as a weed

Illustration

dandelion

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology

Middle English dendelyoun, from Anglo-French dent de lion, literally, lion's tooth

abnormal psychology

noun

Definition

a branch of psychology concerned with mental and emotional disorders (such as anxiety disorders, phobias, depression, and developmental disorders) and with certain incompletely understood normal phenomena (such as dreams and hypnosis)

First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined above

darning needle

noun

Definition

a long needle with a large eye for use in darning
dragonfly, damselfly

First Known Use

1742, in the meaning defined at sense 1