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millipede (medicine) and witch(2) (iou)


millipede (medicine)


millipede


A venomous nonpredaceous arthropod of the order Diplopoda, characterised by two pairs of legs per leg-bearing segment. The venom is purely defensive, oozed or squirted from pores along the body, producing irritation to the skin or severe inflammation if it reaches the eyes.

Origin: milli-+ L. Pes, pedis, foot


witch(2) (iou)



witch noun2. Also wych.

(A vague or General name for) any of various trees having pliant branches: esp. (a) (now dial.) the mountain ash, Pyrus aucuparia; (b) = WYCH ELM.
Comb.: witch alder a small shrub of the southern US, Fothergilla gardenii, with leaves like the alder, related to the witch hazel; witch elm: see WYCH ELM; WITCH HAZEL.