| vex | 1. To tos back and forth; to agitate; to disquiet. "White curl the waves, and the vexed ocean roars." (Pope) 2. To make angry or annoyed by little provocations; to irritate; to plague; to torment; to harass; to afflict; to trouble; to tease. "I will not vex your souls." "Then thousand torments vex my heart." (Prior) 3. To twist; to weave. "Some English wool, vexed in a Belgian loom." (Dryden) Synonym: See Tease. Origin: F. Vexer, L. Vexare, vexatum, to vex, originally, to shake, toss, in carrying, v. Intens. Fr. Vehere, vectum, to carry. See Vehicle. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| vexar tube | A biodegradable plastic mesh tube used to protect young plants from browsing by deer or other animals. (09 Oct 1997) |
| vexillary | 1. Of or pertaining to an ensign or standard. 2. <botany> Of or pertaining to the vexillum, or upper petal of papilionaceous flowers. <botany> Vexilary aestivation, a mode of aestivation in which one large upper petal folds over, and covers, the other smaller petals, as in most papilionaceous plants. Origin: Cf. F. Vexillaire, L. Vexillarius a standard bearer. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| vexillum | Origin: L, a standard, a flag. 1. A flag or standard. A company of troops serving under one standard. 2. A banner. The sign of the cross. 3. <botany> The upper petal of a papilionaceous flower; the standard. 4. <zoology> The rhachis and web of a feather taken together; the vane. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |