'Pheasant wood' definitions:

Definition of 'Pheasant wood'

From: GCIDE
  • Pheasant \Pheas"ant\ (f[e^]z"ant), n. [OE. fesant, fesaunt, OF. faisant, faisan, F. faisan, L. phasianus, Gr. fasiano`s (sc. 'o`rnis) the Phasian bird, pheasant, fr. Fa`sis a river in Colchis or Pontus.]
  • 1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of large gallinaceous birds of the genus Phasianus, and many other genera of the family Phasianid[ae], found chiefly in Asia. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: The
  • common pheasant, or English pheasant ({Phasianus Colchicus}) is now found over most of temperate Europe, but was introduced from Asia. The
  • ring-necked pheasant (Phasianus torquatus) and the
  • green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor) have been introduced into Oregon. The
  • golden pheasant (Thaumalea picta) is one of the most beautiful species. The
  • silver pheasant (Euplocamus nychthemerus) of China, and several related species from Southern Asia, are very beautiful. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Zool.) The ruffed grouse. [Southern U.S.] [1913 Webster]
  • Note: Various other birds are locally called pheasants, as the lyre bird, the leipoa, etc. [1913 Webster]
  • Fireback pheasant. See Fireback.
  • Gold pheasant, or Golden pheasant (Zool.), a Chinese pheasant (Thaumalea picta), having rich, varied colors. The crest is amber-colored, the rump is golden yellow, and the under parts are scarlet.
  • Mountain pheasant (Zool.), the ruffed grouse. [Local, U.S.]
  • Pheasant coucal (Zool.), a large Australian cuckoo (Centropus phasianus). The general color is black, with chestnut wings and brown tail. Called also {pheasant cuckoo}. The name is also applied to other allied species.
  • Pheasant duck. (Zool.) (a) The pintail. (b) The hooded merganser.
  • Pheasant parrot (Zool.), a large and beautiful Australian parrakeet (Platycercus Adelaidensis). The male has the back black, the feathers margined with yellowish blue and scarlet, the quills deep blue, the wing coverts and cheeks light blue, the crown, sides of the neck, breast, and middle of the belly scarlet.
  • Pheasant's eye. (Bot.) (a) A red-flowered herb (Adonis autumnalis) of the Crowfoot family; -- called also {pheasant's-eye Adonis}. (b) The garden pink (Dianthus plumarius); -- called also Pheasant's-eye pink.
  • Pheasant shell (Zool.), any marine univalve shell of the genus Phasianella, of which numerous species are found in tropical seas. The shell is smooth and usually richly colored, the colors often forming blotches like those of a pheasant.
  • Pheasant wood. (Bot.) Same as Partridge wood (a), under Partridge.
  • Sea pheasant (Zool.), the pintail.
  • Water pheasant. (Zool.) (a) The sheldrake. (b) The hooded merganser. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'pheasant wood'

From: GCIDE
  • Partridge \Par"tridge\ (p[aum]r"tr[i^]j), n. [OE. partriche, pertriche, OF. pertris, perdriz, F. perdrix, L. perdix, -icis, fr. Gr. pe`rdix.] (Zool.)
  • 1. Any one of numerous species of small gallinaceous birds of the genus Perdix and several related genera of the family Perdicid[ae], of the Old World. The partridge is noted as a game bird. [1913 Webster]
  • Full many a fat partrich had he in mew. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: The common European, or gray, partridge ({Perdix cinerea}) and the red-legged partridge ({Caccabis rubra}) of Southern Europe and Asia are well-known species. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Any one of several species of quail-like birds belonging to Colinus, and allied genera. [U.S.] [1913 Webster]
  • Note: Among them are the bobwhite (Colinus Virginianus) of the Eastern States; the plumed, or mountain, partridge (Oreortyx pictus) of California; the Massena partridge (Cyrtonyx Montezum[ae]); and the California partridge (Callipepla Californica). [1913 Webster]
  • 3. The ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus). [New Eng.] [1913 Webster]
  • Bamboo partridge (Zool.), a spurred partridge of the genus Bambusicola. Several species are found in China and the East Indies.
  • Night partridge (Zool.), the woodcock. [Local, U.S.]
  • Painted partridge (Zool.), a francolin of South Africa (Francolinus pictus).
  • Partridge berry. (Bot.) (a) The scarlet berry of a trailing american plant (Mitchella repens) of the order Rubiace[ae], having roundish evergreen leaves, and white fragrant flowers sometimes tinged with purple, growing in pairs with the ovaries united, and producing the berries which remain over winter; also, the plant itself. (b) The fruit of the creeping wintergreen ({Gaultheria procumbens}); also, the plant itself.
  • Partridge dove (Zool.) Same as Mountain witch, under Mountain.
  • Partridge pea (Bot.), a yellow-flowered leguminous herb (Cassia Cham[ae]crista), common in sandy fields in the Eastern United States.
  • Partridge shell (Zool.), a large marine univalve shell (Dolium perdix), having colors variegated like those of the partridge.
  • Partridge wood (a) A variegated wood, much esteemed for cabinetwork. It is obtained from tropical America, and one source of it is said to be the leguminous tree Andira inermis. Called also pheasant wood. (b) A name sometimes given to the dark-colored and striated wood of some kind of palm, which is used for walking sticks and umbrella handles.
  • Sea partridge (Zool.), an Asiatic sand partridge (Ammoperdix Bonhami); -- so called from its note.
  • Snow partridge (Zool.), a large spurred partridge ({Lerwa nivicola}) which inhabits the high mountains of Asia; called also jermoonal.
  • Spruce partridge. See under Spruce.
  • Wood partridge, or Hill partridge (Zool.), any small Asiatic partridge of the genus Arboricola. [1913 Webster]