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 Panax ginseng Panax ginseng /ˈpænæks ˈdʒɪnsɛŋ/

noun

  1. Chinese herb with palmately compound leaves and small greenish flowers and forked aromatic roots believed to have medicinal powers  ( ginseng , nin-sin , Panax ginseng , Panax pseudoginseng , Panax schinseng )
    Chinese herb with palmately compound leaves and small greenish flowers and forked aromatic roots believed to have medicinal powers


 Erethizon dorsatum Erethizon dorsatum /ɛˈrɛθɪzɒn dɔːrˈseɪtəm/

noun

  1. Porcupine of northeastern North America with barbed spines concealed in the coarse fur; often gnaws buildings for salt and grease  ( Canada porcupine , Erethizon dorsatum )
    porcupine of northeastern North America with barbed spines concealed in the coarse fur; often gnaws buildings for salt and grease


 image image /ˈɪmɪdʒ/

noun

  1. () An iconic mental representation  ( mental image , image )
    an iconic mental representation
     Her imagination forced images upon her too awful to contemplate
    her imagination forced images upon her too awful to contemplate
  2. () (Jungian psychology) a personal facade that one presents to the world  ( persona , image )
    (Jungian psychology) a personal facade that one presents to the world
     A public image is as fragile as Humpty Dumpty
    a public image is as fragile as Humpty Dumpty
  3. () A visual representation (of an object, scene, person or abstraction) produced on a surface  ( icon , ikon , image , picture )
    a visual representation (of an object, scene, person or abstraction) produced on a surface
     They showed us the pictures of their wedding
    they showed us the pictures of their wedding
     A movie is a series of images projected so rapidly that the eye integrates them
    a movie is a series of images projected so rapidly that the eye integrates them
  4. () A standard or typical example  ( epitome , paradigm , image , prototype )
    a standard or typical example
     He is the prototype of good breeding
    he is the prototype of good breeding
     He provided America with an image of the good father
    he provided America with an image of the good father
  5. () Language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense  ( figure , trope , figure of speech , image )
    language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
  6. A representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture)  ( effigy , image , simulacrum )
    a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture)
     The coin bears an effigy of Lincoln
    the coin bears an effigy of Lincoln
     The emperor's tomb had his image carved in stone
    the emperor's tomb had his image carved in stone
  7. The general impression that something (a person, organization or product) presents to the public  ( image )
    the general impression that something (a person, organization or product) presents to the public
     Although her popular image was contrived it served to inspire music and pageantry
    although her popular image was contrived it served to inspire music and pageantry
     The company tried to project an altruistic image
    the company tried to project an altruistic image
  8. (mathematics) the set of values of the dependent variable for which a function is defined  ( image , range , range of a function )
    (mathematics) the set of values of the dependent variable for which a function is defined
     The image of f(x) = x^2 is the set of all non-negative real numbers if the domain of the function is the set of all real numbers
    the image of f(x) = x^2 is the set of all non-negative real numbers if the domain of the function is the set of all real numbers
  9. Someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor)  ( double , image , look-alike )
    someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor)
     He could be Gingrich's double
    he could be Gingrich's double
     She's the very image of her mother
    she's the very image of her mother

verb

  1. Imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind  ( image , project , visualise [British] , envision , fancy , figure , picture , see , visualize )
    imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind
     I can't see him on horseback!
    I can't see him on horseback!
     I can see what will happen
    I can see what will happen
     I can see a risk in this strategy
    I can see a risk in this strategy
  2. Render visible, as by means of MRI  ( image )
    render visible, as by means of MRI


 black lead black lead /blæk liːd/

noun

  1. Used as a lubricant and as a moderator in nuclear reactors  ( black lead , plumbago , graphite )
    used as a lubricant and as a moderator in nuclear reactors
     The pencil's lead is made of graphite, a soft mineral that leaves a dark mark when rubbed against paper
    The pencil's lead is made of graphite, a soft mineral that leaves a dark mark when rubbed against paper