| alpine | 1. Of or pertaining to the Alps, or to any lofty mountain; as, Alpine snows; Alpine plants. 2. Like the Alps; lofty. "Gazing up an Alpine height." Origin: L. Alpinus, fr. Alpes the Alps: cf. F. Alpin. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| Alpine scurvy | <disease> A niacin deficiency disease (pellagra) caused by improper diet and characterised by skin lesions, gastrointestinal disturbances and nervousness. Depression, dermatitis, dementia and diarrhoea are common symptoms. (27 Sep 1997) |
| meadow | Of or pertaining to a meadow; of the nature of a meadow; produced, growing, or living in, a meadow. "Fat meadow ground." For many names of plants compounded with meadow, see the particular word in the Vocabulary. Meadow beauty. <botany> The common or jack snipe. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| meadow dermatitis | A photoallergic reaction to contact with a plant containing furocoumarin in which the bizarre configuration of the eruption is that of the streaky pattern of the plant contact; often occurs after sunbathing. Synonym: phytophlyctodermatitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| water meadow | <agriculture> A meadow, or piece of low, flat land, capable of being kept in a state of fertility by being overflowed with water from some adjoining river or stream. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |