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<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>DICTIONARY: cornucopia - corpora callosa</TITLE></HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> <A HREF="a.dic">A</A> <A HREF="b.dic">B</A> <A HREF="c.dic">C</A> <A HREF="d.dic">D</A> <A HREF="e.dic">E</A> <A HREF="f.dic">F</A> <A HREF="g.dic">G</A> <A HREF="h.dic">H</A> <A HREF="i.dic">I</A> <A HREF="j.dic">J</A> <A HREF="k.dic">K</A> <A HREF="l.dic">L</A> <A HREF="m.dic">M</A> <A HREF="n.dic">N</A> <A HREF="o.dic">O</A> <A HREF="p.dic">P</A> <A HREF="q.dic">Q</A> <A HREF="r.dic">R</A> <A HREF="s.dic">S</A> <A HREF="t.dic">T</A> <A HREF="u.dic">U</A> <A HREF="v.dic">V</A> <A HREF="w.dic">W</A> <A HREF="x.dic">X</A> <A HREF="y.dic">Y</A> <A HREF="z.dic">Z</A> <A NAME="cornucopia"> cornucopia, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a horn-shaped container represented in art as overflowing with fruit, vegetables, and flowers; horn of plenty. It is the symbol of fruitfulness and plenty. Originally it represented the horn of the goat Amalthaea, which suckled the infant Zeus. <DD> 2. any horn-shaped container or ornament. Cornucopias are hung on Christmas trees. <DD> 3. (Figurative.) an overflowing supply; abundance. </DL> <A NAME="cornucopian"> cornucopian, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> like a cornucopia; overflowingly abundant or productive. Ex. Comfortable, air-conditioned homes, cornucopian supermarkets (London Times). </DL> <A NAME="cornucopiate"> cornucopiate, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having the shape of a cornucopia, as certain shells. </DL> <A NAME="cornus"> cornus, noun. =cornel.</DL> <A NAME="cornute"> cornute, adjective, verb, -nuted, -nuting.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. cornuted. <DD>v.t. (Archaic.) to make a cuckold of. </DL> <A NAME="cornuted"> cornuted, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. horn-shaped. <DD> 2. having horns or hornlike projections. <DD> 3. (Archaic.) cuckolded. </DL> <A NAME="cornuto"> cornuto, noun, pl. -tos.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Archaic.) a cuckold. </DL> <A NAME="cornwallite"> cornwallite, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a green, amorphous arsenite of copper, resembling malachite. </DL> <A NAME="cornwhiskey"> corn whiskey,<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S.) whiskey distilled from corn; corn liquor. </DL> <A NAME="corny"> corny (1), adjective, cornier, corniest.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1a. of or having to do with corn. <DD> b. abounding in corn. <DD> 2. (Informal.) trite, outdated, or sentimental. Ex. corny jokes, corny music. He uses the corniest lines, ones that no one else would dare to try (Newsweek). adv. cornily. noun corniness. </DL> <A NAME="corny"> corny (2), adjective, cornier, corniest.<DL COMPACT><DD> having or having to do with corns on the feet. </DL> <A NAME="corody"> corody, noun, pl. -dies.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. an allowance, especially of provisions for maintenance. <DD> 2. the right to receive this. Also, corrody. </DL> <A NAME="coroll"> coroll.,<DL COMPACT><DD> corollary. </DL> <A NAME="corolla"> corolla, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the petals of a flower. The petals which make up the corolla may be either separate from each other or fused together. Ex. The corolla is the inner floral envelope, usually delicate in texture, and showing more or less brilliant colors and combinations of color (Heber W. Youngken). </DL> <A NAME="corollaceous"> corollaceous, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Botany.) having to do with or resembling a corolla. </DL> <A NAME="corollar"> corollar, adjective. =corollaceous.</DL> <A NAME="corollary"> corollary, noun, pl. -laries, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun 1. a natural consequence or result. Ex. Destruction and suffering are corollaries of war. <DD> 2. an inference; deduction. <DD> 3. something proved by inference from something else already proved. <DD>adj. of the nature of a corollary. </DL> <A NAME="corollate"> corollate, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Botany.) <DD> 1. having a corolla. <DD> 2. resembling a corolla. </DL> <A NAME="corolliferous"> corolliferous, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having or producing a corolla. Ex. corolliferous flowers. </DL> <A NAME="corona"> corona, noun, pl. -nas, -nae.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1a. a ring of light seen around the sun, moon, or other luminous body. It is usually colored and is caused by diffraction produced by thin clouds or mist. <DD> b. a halo of light around the sun, seen only during an eclipse or with a coronagraph. <DD> 2a. a crownlike part, such as the top of the head or the crown of a tooth. <DD> b. (Botany.) a crownlike appendage on the inner side of the corolla in some flowers, such as the daffodil. <DD> c. (Zoology.) the ciliated, retractile area at the anterior end of a rotifer. <DD> 3. (Architecture.) the main, projecting element of a cornice. <DD> 4. a discharge of electricity, often visible, that occurs at the surface of a conductor or between two terminals; brush discharge. <DD> 5. a long, untapered cigar, usually one of superior quality. Ex. Subtle attempts are being made to convince women that a man with a giant corona in his mouth is a sight both gracious and graceful (Punch). </DL> <A NAME="coronaaustralis"> Corona Australis, genitive Coronae Australis.<DL COMPACT><DD> a southern constellation near Sagittarius; the Southern Crown. </DL> <A NAME="coronaborealis"> Corona Borealis, genitive Coronae Borealis.<DL COMPACT><DD> a northern constellation between Hercules and Bootes; the Northern Crown. </DL> <A NAME="coronach"> coronach, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Scottish and Irish.) a song or lamentation for the dead; dirge. </DL> <A NAME="coronaeaustralis"> Coronae Australis,<DL COMPACT><DD> genitive of Corona Australis. </DL> <A NAME="coronaeborealis"> Coronae Borealis,<DL COMPACT><DD> genitive of Corona Borealis. </DL> <A NAME="coronagraph"> coronagraph, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a telescope equipped with a disk that blacks out most of the sun, used for observing the sun's corona at any time. Also, coronograph. </DL> <A NAME="coronal"> coronal, noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun 1. a crown or coronet. <DD> 2. a garland. <DD>adj. 1. of or having to do with a crown or corona. <DD> 2. (Anatomy.) designating, adjoining, or paralleling the coronal suture. <DD> 3. (Phonetics.) articulated by the blade of the tongue. </DL> <A NAME="coronally"> coronally, adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> in the manner of a crown or corona. </DL> <A NAME="coronalsuture"> coronal suture,<DL COMPACT><DD> (Anatomy.) a suture extending across the skull between the frontal bone and the parietal bones. </DL> <A NAME="coronary"> coronary, adjective, noun, pl. -aries.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. 1a. of or having to do with either of the two arteries that supply blood to the muscular tissue of the heart. <DD> b. encircling (a part or organ) like a crown, as certain blood vessels do. <DD> 2. having to do with or resembling a crown. <DD>noun =coronary thrombosis. </DL> <A NAME="coronaryartery"> coronary artery,<DL COMPACT><DD> either of the two arteries that supply blood to the muscular tissue of the heart. ] </DL> <A NAME="coronaryarterydisease"> coronary artery disease,<DL COMPACT><DD> a progressive narrowing or blockage of the coronary arteries by deposits of fatty material; atherosclerosis of the coronary arteries. (Abbr:) CAD (no periods). </DL> <A NAME="coronarycushion"> coronary cushion,<DL COMPACT><DD> a thickened ring of tissue encircling the upper part of the hoof in horses and allied animals. The coronary cushion secretes the horny material that constitutes the wall of the hoof. </DL> <A NAME="coronaryocclusion"> coronary occlusion, =coronary thrombosis.</DL> <A NAME="coronarythrombosis"> coronary thrombosis,<DL COMPACT><DD> the stopping up of a coronary artery or one of its branches by a blood clot; coronary occlusion. Coronary thrombosis sometimes results in a fatal blocking of blood to the heart muscles. </DL> <A NAME="coronate"> coronate, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Botany.) having a corona or a crownlike part. </DL> <A NAME="coronated"> coronated, adjective. =coronate.</DL> <A NAME="coronation"> coronation, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the ceremony of crowning a king, queen, or emperor. </DL> <A NAME="coronationoath"> coronation oath,<DL COMPACT><DD> the oath taken by a sovereign at his or her coronation. </DL> <A NAME="coroner"> coroner, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an official of a local government who investigates any death not clearly due to natural causes. He may be assisted by a jury to determine the cause of death. noun coronership. </DL> <A NAME="coronersinquest"> coroner's inquest,<DL COMPACT><DD> an investigation of the cause of a person's death, held by a coroner, usually with the aid of a jury. The verdict of the jury is not conclusive, but if crime is involved, it may be the basis for a criminal prosecution. </DL> <A NAME="coronersjury"> coroner's jury,<DL COMPACT><DD> a group of persons chosen to witness a coroner's investigation and to determine the cause of any death not clearly due to natural causes. </DL> <A NAME="coronet"> coronet, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a small crown worn as a mark of high rank. Ex. A king wears a crown; princes and nobles wear coronets. <DD> 2. a circle of gold, jewels, or flowers worn around the head as an ornament. (SYN) chaplet, coronal, circlet. <DD> 3. the lowest part of the pastern of a horse, just above the hoof. </DL> <A NAME="coroneted"> coroneted or coronetted, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> adorned with a coronet. </DL> <A NAME="coroniform"> coroniform, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having the form of a crown; crown-shaped. </DL> <A NAME="coronium"> coronium, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a hypothetical gaseous element formerly assumed to explain a characteristic green line in the spectrum of the sun's corona, now known to be formed by certain highly ionized chemical elements. </DL> <A NAME="coronograph"> coronograph, noun. =coronagraph.</DL> <A NAME="coronoid"> coronoid, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. shaped like the beak of a crow. <DD> 2. of or denoting any of various bony processes of this shape, as one on the lower jaw. </DL> <A NAME="corp"> Corp. or corp.,<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. corporal. <DD> 2. corporation. </DL> <A NAME="corpora"> corpora, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> plural of corpus. </DL> <A NAME="corporaallata"> corpora allata,<DL COMPACT><DD> plural of corpus allatum. </DL> <A NAME="corporacallosa"> corpora callosa,<DL COMPACT><DD> plural of corpus callosum. </DL> <A NAME="corporacardiaca"> corpora cardiaca,<DL COMPACT><DD> plural of corpus cardiacum. </DL> <A HREF="corporal.dic">NEXT</A>