Epinasty (2.1.2009)

Definitions of Epinasty on the Web:

• the downward curvature of leaves etc due to differential growth rates
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• downward curvature of a leaf, leaf part, or stem.
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• A process by which the growth of branches or petioles is abnormally pointing downward. This phenomenon is caused by the more rapid growth of the upper side. Epinasty may result from either nutritional deficiencies or irregularities at the plant growth regulator level. ...
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• Downward curling of a leaf blade resulting from more rapid cell growth on the upper side of a petiole than on the lower side; often a hyperplastic ...
  www.ppath.cornell.edu/glossary/Defs_E.htm

• A downward bending of flower parts or leaves. Epinasty is different from wilting in that the tissues aren’t suffering from lack of water, but ...
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Animus (1.31.2009)

Definitions of animus on the Web:

• animosity: a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility 
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• Vamp is a fictional character in the Marvel Universe.
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• Animus is a fictional character from the Philippine telefantasya Etheria, which is a prequel/sequel to the highly rated Encantadia. ...
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• ANIMUS is a world fusion music & dance ensemble based in the Philadelphia, PA area. Led by Bill Koutsouros, Animus has been creating unique ...
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• This is a list of villains from the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. For other, related lists, see below.
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• In the World of Greyhawk campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons roleplaying game, an Animus is an undead monster created through the use of both arcane and divine magic. They are unique to the Great Kingdom and its successor states.
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• The basic impulses and instincts which govern one's actions; A feeling of enmity, animosity or ill will; The masculine aspect of the feminine ...
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• Jungian term for the masculine principle residing in the female psyche.

Parlous (1.30.2009)

Definitions of Parlous on the Web:

• fraught with danger; "dangerous waters"; "a parlous journey on stormy seas"; "a perilous voyage across the Atlantic in a small boat"; "the ...
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• Risk is a concept that denotes a potential negative impact to some characteristic of value that may arise from a future event, or we can say that "Risks are events or conditions that may occur, and whose occurrence, if it does take place, has a harmful or negative effect". ...
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• Attended with peril; dangerous; risky; Dire, terrible, appalling; Dangerously clever or cunning; Very, extremely
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