festucine — ozdic

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ADJ.

bound

VERB + FESTUCINE

massed

FESTUCINE + NOUN

arundinacea, festuca, tresses

PREP.

from

Definitions

adj

1

Of a straw colour; greenish-yellow.

For here the true Cicada is not bred, but certain it is, that out of this, some kind of Locuſt doth proceed, for herein may be diſcovered a little inſect of a feſtucine or pale green, reſembling in all parts a Locuſt, or what we call a Graſhopper.

[…]; and during the controversy and distracted attention, a beautiful young lady, habited in a black silk pelisse, a festucine dress, and an envious little straw bonnet, stepped out of the opposite side of the coach.

noun

1

Loline, an alkaloid with the formula C₈H₁₄N₂O.

MS and NMR spectra of loline from L. cunneatum and festucine from Festuca arundinacea showed that both alkaloids are identical.

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For here the true Cicada is not bred, but certain it is, that out of this, some kind of Locuſt doth proceed, for herein may be diſcovered a little inſect of a feſtucine or pale green, reſembling in al

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02

[…]; and during the controversy and distracted attention, a beautiful young lady, habited in a black silk pelisse, a festucine dress, and an envious little straw bonnet, stepped out of the opposite si

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03

[…] laid Upon thy pouting lips the drench of wine! Above thy brow they massed the festucine Tresses and bound them with a mitra's braid;

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04

MS and NMR spectra of loline from L. cunneatum and festucine from Festuca arundinacea showed that both alkaloids are identical.

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