- water-yielding
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English-Russian dictionary of geology. 2011.
English-Russian dictionary of geology. 2011.
Water purification — This article is about large scale, municipal water purification. For portable/emergency water purification, see portable water purification. For industrial water purification, see deionized water. For distilled water, see distilled water. Water… … Wikipedia
water — n. & v. n. 1 a colourless transparent odourless tasteless liquid compound of oxygen and hydrogen. Usage: Chem. formula: H2O 2 a liquid consisting chiefly of this and found in seas, lakes, and rivers, in rain, and in secretions of organisms. 3 an… … Useful english dictionary
water supplies — In the Stone Age, when people first began settling on the alluvial plains of Mesopotamia, perhaps their single most immediate concern was finding reliable sources of freshwater for drinking and watering their crops and animals. At first, the… … Ancient Mesopotamia dictioary
water chestnut — noun 1. a plant of the genus Trapa bearing spiny four pronged edible nutlike fruits • Syn: ↑water chestnut plant, ↑caltrop • Hypernyms: ↑aquatic plant, ↑water plant, ↑hydrophyte, ↑hydrophytic plant … Useful english dictionary
water-bearing — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective : yielding or holding water : laden with percolating water : permeable by water water bearing strata … Useful english dictionary
water gum — noun columnar swamp tree of southeastern to midwestern North America yielding pale soft easily worked wood • Syn: ↑Nyssa aquatica • Hypernyms: ↑tupelo, ↑tupelo tree * * * noun 1. : any of several Australian trees that grow near water; … Useful english dictionary
water vine — noun 1. : any of several Asiatic climbing plants (genus Phytocrene) of the family Icacinaceae with stems that yield a copious and refreshing watery sap 2. : water tree b * * * water vine noun A name for various plants yielding a refreshing watery … Useful english dictionary
Water hog — Hog Hog (h[o^]g), n. [Prob. akin to E. hack to cut, and meaning orig., a castrated boar; cf. also W. hwch swine, sow, Armor. houc h, hoc h. Cf. {Haggis}, {Hogget}, and {Hoggerel}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A quadruped of the genus {Sus}, and allied genera… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Water hemp — Hemp Hemp (h[e^]mp), n. [OE. hemp, AS. henep, h[ae]nep; akin to D. hennep, OHG. hanaf, G. hanf, Icel. hampr, Dan. hamp, Sw. hampa, L. cannabis, cannabum, Gr. ka nnabis, ka nnabos; cf. Russ. konoplia, Skr. [,c]a[.n]a; all prob. borrowed from some… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Water mint — Mint Mint (m[i^]nt), n. [AS. minte, fr. L. mentha, Gr. mi nqa, mi nqh.] (Bot.) The name of several aromatic labiate plants, mostly of the genus {Mentha}, yielding odoriferous essential oils by distillation. See {Mentha}. [1913 Webster] Note:… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
High-yielding variety — High yielding varieties (HYVs) are any of a group of genetically enhanced cultivars of crops such as rice, maize and wheat that have an increased growth rate, an increased percentage of usable plant parts or an increased resistance against crop… … Wikipedia