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An evergreen Chinese shrub of the Magnolia family (Illicium anisatum), and its aromatic seeds; Chinese anise; star anise.
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An evil spirit; a wicked and unprincipled person; the personification of evil.
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An exchange, or place where merchants, bankers, etc., meet for business at certain hours; esp., the Stock Exchange of Paris.
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An expression of disapprobation fir something deemed to be wrong; imputation of fault; censure.
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An extinct animal of large size, known from its three-toed footprints in Mesozoic sandstone.
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An extremely adhesive viscid substance, usually made of the middle bark of the holly, by boiling, fermenting, and cleansing it. When a twig is smeared with this substance it will hold small birds which may light upon it. Hence: Anything which insnares.
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An herbaceous plant (Trillium erectum), and its astringent rootstock, which is said to have medicinal properties.
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An herbaceous plant of the Barberry family (Epimedium alpinum), having leaves that are bitter and said to be sudorific.
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An herbaceous plant of the genus Polygonum, section Bistorta; snakeweed; adderwort. Its root is used in medicine as an astringent.
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