arabis canadensis

2 definitions found

arabis canadensis - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Sickle \Sic"kle\, n. [OE. sikel, AS. sicol; akin to D. sikkel,
     G. sichel, OHG. sihhila, Dan. segel, segl, L. secula, fr.
     secare to cut; or perhaps from L. secula. See Saw a cutting
     instrument.]
     1. A reaping instrument consisting of a steel blade curved
        into the form of a hook, and having a handle fitted on a
        tang. The sickle has one side of the blade notched, so as
        always to sharpen with a serrated edge. Cf. Reaping  hook
        , under Reap.
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              When corn has once felt the sickle, it has no more
              benefit from the sunshine.            --Shak.
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     2. (Astron.) A group of stars in the constellation Leo. See
        Illust. of Leo.
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     Sickle pod (Bot.), a kind of rock cress (Arabis  Canadensis
        ) having very long curved pods.
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arabis canadensis - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Arabis Canadensis
      n 1: North American rock cress having very long curved pods
           [syn: sicklepod, Arabis Canadensis]