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Definition: Chamaelirium luteum
Unicorn
\U"ni*corn\, n. [OE. unicorne, F. unicorne, L. unicornis
one-horned, having a single horn; unus one + cornu a horn;
cf. L. unicornuus a unicorn. See
One, and
Horn.]
1. A fabulous animal with one horn; the monoceros; -- often
represented in heraldry as a supporter.
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2. A two-horned animal of some unknown kind, so called in the
Authorized Version of the Scriptures.
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Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the
furrow? --Job xxxix.
10.
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Note: The unicorn mentioned in the Scripture was probably the
urus. See the Note under
Reem.
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3. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) Any large beetle having a hornlike prominence on the
head or prothorax.
(b) The larva of a unicorn moth.
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4. (Zo["o]l.) The kamichi; -- called also
unicorn bird.
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5. (Mil.) A howitzer. [Obs.]
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Fossil unicorn, or
Fossil unicorn's horn (Med.), a
substance formerly of great repute in medicine; -- named
from having been supposed to be the bone or the horn of
the unicorn.
Unicorn fish,
Unicorn whale (Zo["o]l.), the narwhal.
Unicorn moth (Zo["o]l.), a notodontian moth (
C[oe]lodasys unicornis
) whose caterpillar has a prominent horn on its
back; -- called also
unicorn prominent.
Unicorn root (Bot.), a name of two North American plants,
the yellow-flowered colicroot (
Aletris farinosa) and the
blazing star (
Cham[ae]lirium luteum). Both are used in
medicine.
Unicorn shell (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of
marine gastropods having a prominent spine on the lip of
the shell. Most of them belong to the genera
Monoceros
and
Leucozonia.
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Blazing
\Blaz"ing\, a.
Burning with a blaze; as, a blazing fire; blazing torches.
--Sir W. Scott.
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Blazing star.
(a) A comet. [Obs.]
(b) A brilliant center of attraction.
(c) (Bot.) A name given to several plants; as, to
Cham[ae]lirium luteum of the Lily family;
Liatris squarrosa
; and
Aletris farinosa, called also
colicroot and
star grass.
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