triffid
1triffid — /trifˈid/ noun A monstrous (fictional) stinging plant, mobile and rapidly multiplying, of invasive habit and malign intent ORIGIN: From John Wyndham s science fiction novel The Day of the Triffids (1951) • • • triffidˈian or triffˈidy adjective… …
2Triffid — The triffid is a highly venomous fictional plant species, the titular antagonist from the 1951 novel The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham and also later appears in Simon Clark s novel The Night of the Triffids .Triffids were also featured in… …
3triffid — noun A fictional plant, able to move around and kill people with a poisonous stinger But this should not lead to complete avoidance, as if it is like some dire incursion of triffids or ents …
4triffid — noun (in science fiction) a large predatory plant which is able to move about and has a poisonous sting. Origin coined by John Wyndham in Day of the Triffids (1951) …
5triffid — noun (C) an imaginary plant that grows very large, moves about, and attacks people …
6triffid — Noun. Any large or sprawling plant, usually a house plant. From The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham …
7triffidian — triffidˈian or triffˈidy adjective In the nature of or reminiscent of a triffid or triffids • • • Main Entry: ↑triffid …
8triffidy — triffidˈian or triffˈidy adjective In the nature of or reminiscent of a triffid or triffids • • • Main Entry: ↑triffid …
9Dynamic global vegetation model — A dynamic global vegetation model (DGVM) is a computer program that simulates shifts in potential vegetation and its associated biogeochemical and hydrological cycles as a response to shifts in climate. DGVMs use time series of climate data and,… …
10The Day of the Triffids (1962 film) — Infobox Film name = The Day of the Triffids caption = film poster by Reynold Brown director = Steve Sekely producer = George Pitcher Philip Yordan writer = Bernard Gordon Philip Yordan starring = Howard Keel Kieron Moore Janette Scott Nicole… …
