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Wayne Scott, M.D.
June 1st, 2006, 12:24 PM
Here are 17 definitions for xanthus, one of which came from Webster's Unabridged, CD version.
Please vote for 2 by replying to this message. Voting will close at 6 P.M. PDT, Saturday, June 3, 2005, which is probably 0200, 03June2006 Greenwich Summer Time.

1. a Roman wine cup. [See illus.]

2. malocclusion caused by habitual grinding of the teeth.

3. a yellowish nodule behind the eye of a pig, frequently regarded as a delicacy.

4. a very dark honey made with pollen from black and dark bule tulips.

5. a crown made of fresh flowers.

6. a type of fig, found mainly in warm climates.

7. a tropical American tree having an irritating milky juice, a spiny trunk, and large woody seed capsules that split explosively when ripe.

8. the type genus of the family Xancidae.

9. a cuff or blow with the fist or hand.

10. a fire-breathing land-snail - invented by Jose-Farmer, originating from the defensive 'smoke' of ink used by squid etc.

11. a small yellow flower of the mint family.

12. a flowering plant of the Heliocanthus family, usually with blue flowers.

13. the forecourt or outer precinct of a Greek temple.

14. a genus of Old World decorative annual plants which includes the Nasturtium_X. majus_and the Canary creeper_X. peregrinum.

15. system of Chinese meditational exercises.

16. the long, prehensile tongue of an insect, esp. a moth or butterfly.

17. an inscribed stele, often memorial.

Go to it gang!!

Wayne




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Judy Madnick
June 1st, 2006, 01:30 PM
12. a flowering plant of the Heliocanthus family, usually with blue flowers.

14. a genus of Old World decorative annual plants which includes the Nasturtium_X. majus_and the Canary creeper_X. peregrinum.

Judy Madnick
Albany, NY


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Hugo Kornelis
June 1st, 2006, 02:37 PM
Hi Wayne,

I believe none of them. Are you sure you incuded the reall def?

1. a Roman wine cup. [See illus.]

17. an inscribed stele, often memorial.

Best, Hugo


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Tim Bourne
June 1st, 2006, 05:02 PM
7 and 13, please

Tim B





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Guerri Stevens
June 1st, 2006, 07:20 PM
I vote for 5 and 13.

You left out the illustration for number 1.

Guerri



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Chuck Emery
June 2nd, 2006, 11:41 AM
Wayne -

Nice selection. I'll try:

1. a Roman wine cup. [See illus.]

and

5. a crown made of fresh flowers.

Thanks,

Chuck

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Tony Abell
June 2nd, 2006, 09:22 PM
I don't believe any of them, not even 14 and 17, which I'll vote for
anyway.




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Russ Heimerson
June 3rd, 2006, 07:27 AM
I'll go for #8 and double it for #16, please.

Russ


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Christopher Carson
June 3rd, 2006, 07:35 AM
6 and 9 for me.

Chris


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Dave Cunningham
June 3rd, 2006, 11:40 AM
11 and 17 for no great reasons at all ...

Dave

Dave Cunningham
June 4th, 2006, 07:54 AM
Um -- I didn;t see the other thread -- so both my def and vote were based entirely on "xanthus" which meant 8 could not possibly be right :(

Dave