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Thuringian (iou) and labrador (medicine)


Thuringian (iou)



Thuringian adjective & noun. E17.
[from Thuringia (see below) + -AN.]
A. adjective. Of or pertaining to Thuringia, a region of central Germany (formerly a principality, and later a state under the Weimar Republic), its natives or inhabitants, or their Franconian dialect. E17.
b. noun. A native or inhabitant of Thuringia; the Franconian dialect of German spoken there. E17.

labrador (medicine)


labrador


A region of British America on the Atlantic coast, north of Newfoundland.

<zoology> Labrador duck, a sea duck (Camtolaimus Labradorius) allied to the eider ducks. It was formerly common on the coast of new England, but is now supposed to be extinct, no specimens having been reported since 1878. Labrador feldspar. See Labradorite.

<botany> Labrador tea, a name of two low, evergreen shrubs of the genus Ledum (L. Palustre and L. Latifolium), found in Northern Europe and America. They are used as tea in British America, and in Scandinavia as a substitute for hops.

Source: Websters Dictionary