See Also: terraneous(dictionary)

ephemera (iou) and terraneous (iou)


ephemera (iou)



ephemera noun1 & adjective. LME.
[medieval Latin, use as noun of fem. of late Latin ephemerus lasting only a day from Greek ephemeros, formed as EPI- + hemera day.]
A. noun. Pl. -ras, -rae [-ri:].
A fever lasting only one day. LME-E19.
Orig. = EPHEMERON 2. Now, a winged insect of the genus Ephemera or the order Ephemeroptera, a mayfly. Cf. EPHEMERID noun. L17.
A person or thing of short-lived interest or use. M18.
S. Johnson These papers of a day, the Ephemerae of learning.
B. adjective. Of a fever: lasting one day. LME-M16.

terraneous (iou)



terraneous adjective. rare. E18.
[from Latin terra earth, after mediterraneous, subterraneous: see -ANEOUS.]
Of or pertaining to the earth; terrestrial. E18.
Botany. Growing on land. L19.