| bunch | 1. A protuberance; a hunch; a knob or lump; a hump. "They will carry . . . Their treasures upon the bunches of camels." (Isa. Xxx. 6) 2. A collection, cluster, or tuft, properly of things of the same kind, growing or fastened together; as, a bunch of grapes; a bunch of keys. 3. <chemical> A small isolated mass of ore, as distinguished from a continuous vein. Origin: Akin to OSw. & Dan. Bunke heap, Icel. Bunki heap, pile, bunga tumour, protuberance; cf. W. Pwng cluster. Cf. Bunk. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| bunch grass | Any of a number of perennial grasses (family Gramineae) which grow in tight clumps and regenerate each year from deep roots. (09 Oct 1997) |
| bunchberry | <botany> The dwarf cornel (Cornus Canadensis), which bears a dense cluster of bright red, edible berries. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| bunching | <radiobiology> A technique for spatial compression of a pulse in a beam of charged particles. (09 Oct 1997) |
| bunchy | 1. Swelling out in bunches. "An unshapen, bunchy spear, with bark unpiled." (Phaer) 2. Growing in bunches, or resembling a bunch; having tufts; as, the bird's bunchy tail. 3. <chemical> Yielding irregularly; sometimes rich, sometimes poor; as, a bunchy mine. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |