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91di|an|thus — «dy AN thuhs», noun. any one of various plants of the pink family, as the carnations and sweet williams; pink. ╂[< New Latin Dianthus the genus name < Greek Diós, genitive of Zeús Zeus + ánthos flower] …
92en|ki|an|thus — «EHN kee AN thuhs», noun. a deciduous shrub of the heath family, native to the Far East. It is planted for its white, red, or yellow flowers and its scarlet foliage in autumn. ╂[< New Latin Enkianthus genus name < Greek énkyos pregnant +… …
93ep|i|can|thus — «EHP uh KAN thuhs», noun, plural thi « thy». = epicanthic fold. (Cf. ↑epicanthic fold) ╂[< New Latin epicanthus < epi + canthus] …
94he|li|an|thus — «HEE lee AN thuhs», noun. = sunflower. (Cf. ↑sunflower) ╂[< New Latin Helianthus the genus name < Greeh sun + ánthos flower] …
95Hy|a|cin|thus — «HY uh SIHN thuhs», noun. Greek Mythology. a handsome youth, killed accidentally by Apollo because of the jealousy of Zephyrus, and from whose blood Apollo caused a flower to grow …
96lec|y|thus — «LEHS uh thuhs», noun, plural thi « thy». a tall, slender, narrow necked vase with a handle, for holding oil, unguents, and other liquids, used in ancient Greece. Also, lekythos. ╂[< Greek l ] …
97pol|y|an|thus — «POL ee AN thuhs», noun. 1. a kind of narcissus bearing clusters of small yellow or white flowers. 2. a hybrid primrose bearing a single umbrel of many flowers. 3. = oxlip. (Cf. ↑oxlip) ╂[< New Latin polyanthus < Greek polýanthos, variant… …
98Rhad|a|man|thus — «RAD uh MAN thuhs», noun. Greek Mythology. a son of Zeus and Europa, and brother of King Minos of Crete. Because he showed the spirit of justice in all his life, he was made a judge of the dead in Hades after he died …
99schi|zan|thus — «skih ZAN thuhs», noun. any plant of a group of variously colored annual and biennial herbs, native to Chile, that are often cultivated, especially in greenhouses, for their showy and abundant flowers. ╂[< Greek schízein to split + ánthos… …
100stro|phan|thus — «stroh FAN thuhs», noun. 1. any one of a group of tropical African shrubs or small trees of the dogbane family, the seeds of which are used in making strophanthin. 2. the seeds. ╂[< New Latin Strophanthus the genus name < Greek stróphos… …
