wound (noun)

  • 11wound|wort — «WOOND WURT», noun. any one of various plants formerly used for treating wounds, such as the comfrey or the kidney vetch …

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  • 12wound rotor — noun A type of rotor, that consists of a laminated core which is cylindrical in shape and carries AC current across it. Slip rings are mounted on the shaft …

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  • 13wound — noun An injury to the body of a person or animal, especially one caused by violence, by which the continuity of the covering, as skin, mucous membrane, or conjunctiva, is broken. Any breaking up or dispersion, or disintegration of the natural… …

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  • 14wound tumor virus — noun a tumor virus transmitted by leafhoppers (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑WTV • Hypernyms: ↑tumor virus …

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  • 15wound cork — noun : cork formed over the wounded surface of a tree or plant compare periderm …

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  • 16wound gall — noun : an elongated swollen or tuberous gall on the branches of the grapevine caused by a vine borer (Ampeloglypter sesostris) whose larvae inhabit the galls …

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  • 17wound hormone — noun : a substance (as traumatic acid) that promotes the healing of wounds in plants …

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  • 18wound parasite — noun : a usually weakly parasitic fungus that becomes established in a plant following damage by other agencies …

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  • 19wound rocket — noun Etymology: so called from its use in healing wounds : yellow rocket …

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  • 20wound root — noun : a root originating in callus tissue near a cut or damaged surface as distinguished from a root arising from a normal meristematic region or from a primary root …

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