Found 2 items, similar to americana.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Americana Americana n : any artifact (such as books or furniture or art) that is distinctive of America
English → English (gcide) Definition: americana Ankylostomiasis \An`ky*los*to*mi"a*sis\, n. [NL., fr. Ankylostoma, var. of Agchylostoma, generic name of one genus of the parasitic nematodes.] (Med.) A disease due to the presence of the parasites Agchylostoma duodenale , Uncinaria (subgenus Necator) americana, or allied nematodes, in the small intestine. When present in large numbers they produce a severe an[ae]mia by sucking the blood from the intestinal walls. Called also miner's an[ae]mia , tunnel disease, brickmaker's an[ae]mia, Egyptian chlorosis. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]