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• straw — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. hay, fodder, silage. Straws and strawlike fibers include: oat, wheat, barley, rye, rice, buckwheat, bean, pea, buri, jipijapa, jute, raffia, palm, palmetto; see also hay . • grasp at straws or [m1]• a straw*, Syn. panic,… …   English dictionary for students

• straw — Synonyms and related words: a continental, a curse, a damn, a darn, a hoot, adjutage, afterglow, afterimage, air, anthrophore, aureate, auric, axis, bagatelle, balance, barley, bauble, bean, beige, bestrew, bibelot, bird seed, bit, bole, bran,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• bean — Synonyms and related words: Irish potato, Kraut, a continental, a curse, a damn, a darn, a hoot, algae, aubergine, autophyte, bagatelle, bauble, beans, belfry, bibelot, bit, bracken, brain, brass farthing, brow, brown algae, button, cabbage, cent …   Moby Thesaurus

• straw — n 1. stalk, Bot. petiole, spear, blade, spire, shoot, stem, reed, fiber, sprig. 2. hay, fodder; silage, ensilage; chaff. 3. trifle, least bit, pin, fig, bean, hill of beans; tinker s dam, damn, Inf. darn; hoot, hoot in hell; continental, sou,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

• Common bean — Taxobox name = Phaseolus vulgaris image width = 240px image caption = Plant with immature fruit regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Fabales familia = Fabaceae subfamilia = Faboideae tribus = Phaseoleae genus =… …   Wikipedia

• Saint-Ignatius's-bean — Saint Ig·na·tius s bean ig nā sh(ē )əs n the greenish straw colored seed of a Philippine woody vine of the genus Strychnos (S. ignatii) that is like nux vomica in its action and uses called also Ignatius bean Aze·ve·do ə zə vā thü Blessed Ignacio …   Medical dictionary

• saint-ignatius's-bean — ig|nāsh(ē)əs(ə̇z)| noun Usage: usually capitalized S&I Etymology: after St. Ignatius of Loyola (Íñigo de Oñez y Loyola) died 1556 Spanish soldier and ecclesiastic, founder of the Jesuits : the greenish straw colored seed of a Philippine woody… …   Useful english dictionary

• Parilia — As described in the Fasti (a series of poems by Ovid), the agricultural festival of Parilia, performed annually on April 21, was aimed to cleanse both sheep and shepherd. It was carried out in acknowledgment to the Roman deity Pales, god of… …   Wikipedia

• Nattō — Natto is typically eaten on rice Nattō (なっとう or 納豆?) is a traditi …   Wikipedia

• agriculture, origins of — Introduction  the active production of useful plants or animals in ecosystems that have been created by people. Agriculture has often been conceptualized narrowly, in terms of specific combinations of activities and organisms wet rice production… …   Universalium

• MythBusters (2006 season) — Country of origin Australia United States No. of episodes 28 (includes 2 specials) Broadcast Original channel Discovery Channel …   Wikipedia