See Also: Barmecide(dictionary)

vernation (iou) and Barmecide (iou)


vernation (iou)



vernation noun. L18.
[Latin vernatio(n-) a snake's sloughing of its skin in spring, from vernare show springtime growth, from vernus: see VERNAL, -ATION.]
Botany. The arrangement of bud scales or young leaves in a bud. Cf. AESTIVATION 2, PTYXIS. L18.
Plant growth, as characteristic of spring. Now rare or obsolete. E19.

Barmecide (iou)



Barmecide noun & adjective. E18.
[Arab. barmaki, the patronymic of a prince in the Arabian Nights' Entertainments who feasted a beggar on a succession of empty dishes to test his humour.]
A. noun. A person who offers imaginary Food or illusory benefits. E18.
b. attrib. or as adjective. Illusory, unreal; offering imaginary Food or illusory benefits. M19.
Barme'cidal adjective illusory, unreal M19.