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bilingual (iou)



bilingual adjective & noun. M19.
[from Latin bilinguis, from BI- + lingua tongue, + -AL1.]
A. adjective.
Having two Languages; speaking two Languages fluently; loosely bidialectal. M19.
Of an inscription etc.: written or inscribed in two Languages. M19.
b. noun.
A bilingual inscription. L19.
A bilingual person. M20.
bilingualism noun facility in using two Languages or (loosely) dialects L19.
bilingu'ality noun = bilingualism M20.

locust gum (medicine)


locust gum -->
algaroba
<botany> The Carob, a leguminous tree of the Mediterranean region; also, its edible beans or pods, called St. John's bread.

The Honey mesquite (Prosopis juliflora), a small tree found from California to Buenos Ayres; also, its sweet, pulpy pods. A valuable gum, resembling gum Arabic, is collected from the tree in Texas and Mexico.

Origin: Sp. Algarroba, fr. Ar. Al-kharrbah. Cf. Carob.

Source: Websters Dictionary