dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/aru_MW.json
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{
"arum":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8a-r\u0259m",
"\u02c8er-\u0259m"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Arum italicum or Italian arum is a cool season shade perennial. \u2014 Janet Carson, Arkansas Online , 20 Dec. 2021",
"Blackberry, tree-of-heaven, invasive knotweeds, garlic mustard, lesser celandine, Italian arum and horsetail are some examples that are difficult to control. \u2014 oregonlive , 3 June 2021",
"If the arum is located across a larger area, herbicides are an option but even in strong formulations will mostly just set it back rather than kill it, due to its thick waxy leaves and multitude of bulbs. \u2014 oregonlive , 27 Mar. 2021",
"Ivy arum , Pothos 9 Octopus tree, Brassia actinophylla 10. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 Feb. 2020",
"On a precociously hot day in May, Avent takes me on a golf cart tour past fields of arums , lycoris, trilliums, crinums, epimediums, colocasias, baptisias and gingers \u2014 the botany begins to blur after a few hours under the beating Carolina sun. \u2014 Adrian Higgins, Washington Post , 17 Sep. 2019",
"Another big category to keep your pets from gnawing is aroids (aka arums ), the group of plants including philodendrons, pothos, peace lily (Spathiphyllum), arrowhead plants (Syngonium), elephant ear (Caladium), Dieffenbachia and others. \u2014 Kenneth Setzer, miamiherald , 14 June 2018",
"This arum thrives in partial shade or sun, so would be ideal with hostas in a partly-shaded bed. \u2014 Margaret Lauterbach, idahostatesman , 26 Apr. 2017",
"Java is one of two corpse flowers, or titan arums , that have been on display in the garden's greenhouse since May 17 in a state of near bloom. \u2014 Daniel I. Dorfman, chicagotribune.com , 31 May 2017"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from New Latin Arum (Linnaeus), a genus name, going back to Latin, \"any of several plants of the genus Arum, \" borrowed from Greek \u00e1ron \"the plant Arum italicum or a related species,\" perhaps borrowed from Egyptian \u02bfr \"bulrush, reed\"":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"14th century, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-132625"
},
"Aru Islands":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"islands of eastern Indonesia south of western New Guinea area 3305 square miles (8593 square kilometers), population 29,604":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u00e4r-(\u02cc)\u00fc"
],
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"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-165934"
},
"Arua":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an Arawakan people of French Guiana and Brazil":[],
": a member of such people":[],
": the language of the Arua people":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u00a6\u00e4r\u0259\u00a6w\u00e4"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Portuguese aru\u00e1 , of American Indian origin":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220709-204322"
},
"arui":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": aoudad":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u00e4r\u00fc\u02cc\u0113"
],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{
"native name in eastern Africa":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-063546"
},
"aruhe":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": the edible, starchy rhizome of a bracken fern ( Pteridium esculentum )":[
"Over time, with a growing population, the most important native food plant for the Maori was the root of the aruhe , a bracken fern ( Pteridium esculentum ).",
"\u2014 Simon D. Pollard , Natural History , May 2011"
]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8\u00e4-r\u00fc-\u02cch\u0101"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Maori":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"circa 1843, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-151047"
},
"arum family":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": araceae":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-161830"
},
"arum lily":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": calla lily":[]
},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonyms":[],
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"synonym_discussion":"",
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"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-165906"
},
"Arunachal Pradesh":{
"type":[
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"state of northeastern India north of Assam and bordering on Bhutan, China, and Myanmar (Burma); capital Itanagar area 32,269 square miles (83,577 square kilometers), population 1,091,117":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-\u02c8desh",
"\u02c8\u00e4r-\u0259-\u02ccn\u00e4-ch\u0259l-pr\u0259-\u02c8d\u0101sh"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-175613"
},
"Aruncus":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a small genus of herbs (family Rosaceae) found in North America and Japan and having compound leaves and a showy branched cluster of white flowers \u2014 see goatsbeard":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259\u02c8r\u0259\u014bk\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Latin, beard of a goat, from (assumed) Greek (Doric) aryngos ; akin to Greek (Attic) \u0113ryngos":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-191443"
},
"Arundel":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": of or relating to a subdivision of the Lower Cretaceous":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259\u02c8r\u0259nd\u1d4al"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"from Anne Arundel county, Maryland":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-034831"
},
"arugula":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a yellowish-flowered Mediterranean herb ( Eruca vesicaria sativa ) of the mustard family cultivated for its foliage which is used especially in salads":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"-gy\u0259-",
"\u0259-\u02c8r\u00fc-g\u0259-l\u0259"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Lay the arugula on a serving platter and cover evenly with the dressed veggies and chips. \u2014 Reem Assil, Robb Report , 11 June 2022",
"Papuashvili\u2019s wife, Lucia Mascia, served a squid pasta dish and arugula -and-citrus salad, and Papuashvili poured white wine. \u2014 Annie Hylton, The New Yorker , 16 Apr. 2022",
"Add the arugula and herbs to a large bowl along with scoops of avocado. \u2014 Christian Reynoso, San Francisco Chronicle , 11 Mar. 2022",
"To dress the arugula , a bit of the brine from the jarred artichoke hearts that are also featured. \u2014 Washington Post , 10 Dec. 2021",
"Divide the arugula on four plates, top immediately with the hot mushrooms. \u2014 Elizabeth Karmel, Forbes , 11 Oct. 2021",
"Scatter the arugula , tomatoes, avocado chunks and herbs on top. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Aug. 2021",
"The arugula sprouted on schedule, but the lettuce did not. \u2014 Washington Post , 23 June 2021",
"Top with the arugula and the Tahini Dijon Dressing. \u2014 Rebecca White, Dallas News , 4 May 2021"
],
"history_and_etymology":{
"borrowed from Italian, probably from a southern dialectal form of Tuscan ruca, rucola, as Neapolitan arucola, arucolo, with English spelling -gu- reflecting lenis articulation of consonants and reduction of vowels \u2014 more at rocket entry 1":""
},
"first_known_use":{
"1960, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-100855"
},
"Aruba":{
"type":[
"adjective or noun",
"geographical name"
],
"definitions":{
"internally self-governing Dutch island in the Caribbean Sea off the coast of northwestern Venezuela; chief town Oranjestad area 69 square miles (179 square kilometers), population 69,000":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259-\u02c8r\u00fc-b\u0259"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-132602"
},
"arundinaceous":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"definitions":{
": of or relating to a reed : resembling reed or cane":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259\u00a6r\u0259nd\u0259\u00a6n\u0101sh\u0259s"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"Latin arundinaceus, harundinaceus reedlike, from arundin-, arundo, harundin-, harundo reed + -aceus -aceous":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-212922"
},
"Arundinaria":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a genus of large woody bamboo grasses that are natives of Asia and America and have terete culms, persistent leaf sheaths with stiff scabrous bristles, and flower spikelets arranged in racemes or panicles \u2014 compare canebrake , giant cane , small cane":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259\u02ccr\u0259nd\u0259\u02c8na(a)r\u0113\u0259"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Latin arundin-, arundo, harundin-, harundo reed + New Latin -aria":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-192154"
},
"Arundo":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": a small genus of coarse tall grasses found in most warm countries and having conspicuous 2-ranked long leaves and an erect panicle up to 2 feet or more in length \u2014 see giant reed":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259\u02c8r\u0259n(\u02cc)d\u014d"
],
"synonyms":[],
"antonyms":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"examples":[],
"history_and_etymology":{
"New Latin, from Latin arundo, harundo reed":""
},
"first_known_use":{},
"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-193343"
},
"Arunta":{
"type":[
"noun"
],
"definitions":{
": an aboriginal people in central Australia":[],
": a member of such people":[],
": the language of the Arunta people":[]
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u0259\u02c8r\u0259nt\u0259"
],
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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-194046"
}
}