phil|a|del|phus — «FIHL uh DEHL fuhs», noun, plural phus|es. = syringa. (Cf. ↑syringa) … Useful english dictionary
Zizўphus — Müll. et Gärtn. (Judendorn), Gattung der Rhamnazeen, oft niederliegende Sträucher, seltener kleine Bäume, mit sehr häufig scharf dornigen Zweigen, abwechselnden, häufig fast zweizeiligen, ganzrandigen oder gesägten, meist lederigen Blättern,… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
scy|phus — «SY fuhs», noun, plural phi. 1. Botany. a cupshaped part, such as the end of a lichen s fruit stalk or the corolla of a flower. 2. an ancient Greek cup. ╂[< New Latin scyphus < Latin, a large drinking cup < Greek skýphos] … Useful english dictionary
Sis|y|phus — «SIHS uh fuhs», noun. Greek Mythology. a king of Corinth condemned forever to roll a heavy stone up a steep hill in Hades, only to have it always roll down again when he neared the top … Useful english dictionary
syr|phus fly — «SUR fuhs», any fly of a family that feed on the nectar of flowers and oen resemble bees or wasps, whose larvae live on decaying matter or plant lice. ╂[< New Latin Syrphus the genus name < Greek sŷrphos gnat, some small insect] … Useful english dictionary
to|phus — «TOH fuhs», noun, plural phi « fy». 1. a small, hard, chalklike growth in the tissues and joints of the feet and hands, and around the teeth, and other structures, in severe cases of gout; chalkstone. 2. = tufa. (Cf. ↑tufa) ╂[< Latin tōphus,… … Useful english dictionary
ty|phus — «TY fuhs», noun, or typhus fever, an acute, infectious disease characterized by high fever, extreme weakness, dark red spots on the skin, and stupor or delirium. It is caused by a rickettsia carried by fleas, lice, ticks, or mites. ╂[< New… … Useful english dictionary
ty·phus — /ˈtaıfəs/ noun [noncount] medical : a serious disease that is carried by small insects that live on the bodies of people and animals and that causes high fever, headache, and a dark red rash called also typhus fever … Useful english dictionary
Burushaski language — language familycolor=Isolate name=Burushaski region=Northern Areas, Pakistan, Jammu Kashmir speakers=87,000 (2000) iso3=bskBurushaski ( ur. بروشسکی burūšaskī) is a language isolate not known to be related to any other language of the world. [… … Wikipedia
Burushaski — Gesprochen in Pakistan Sprecher 100.000 Linguistische Klassifikation Isolierte Sprache Burushaski … Deutsch Wikipedia